Chapter 8

Prefects

Hermione couldn't stop smiling. She was very happy, and she knew that she really was in love. She sat on the edge of her bed and just fell backwards, arms open and looking up to the ceiling. She closed her eyes and turned over on her side in a more convertible position. She could still feel Draco's lips on hers. Suddenly, Padma entered, following her was Lavender. Hermione got up right away and pretended everything was normal. "Hi guys!"

"Oh, hi there Hermione." Said Lavender.

"Where have you guys been going all the time? You never woke me up yesterday, and I never saw you all last night, and you weren't here today until now! What have you two been up to?" Asked Hermione.

"Oh, well..." Padma looked at Lavender and whispered. "Do you think we should tell her? I mean, everyone's gonna find out tonight anyway." Lavender nodded her head.

"Yeah, sure, why not?" She answered. Hermione looked at them.

"Well?" Asked Hermione.

"Well, we have been helping Dumbledore choose new prefects. There will be an assembly tonight. There going to say all the new prefects, there is one from each house." Said Padma.

"Oh! Cool! So that's where you two were all this time."

"Yes, we had to go through almost every single record of each student. Of course there were other people helping us, like teachers." Said Lavender.

"So...got any hints about who they are?" Asked Hermione.

"Nice try Hermione...you can find out tonight." Said Padma. Hermione sighed. "The assembly is tonight."

"OK, well see you guys later!" Shouted Hermione.

"Okay, bye Hermione! Remember, don't tell anyone!"

"I won't! Bye!"

"Bye!"

When Supper time came around, Hermione went down to the Great Hall with the rest of the school wondering whom the new prefects would be. When she sat down in the at the Gryffindor table, Dumbledore stood up, Hermione was only one of the people in the school who knew what he was about to say.

"Now, today, we have decide to choose one prefect from each house. This was depending on your grades, behavior and your over all appearance. I know many of you put great effort into all of these things. But there were 4 who stood out on top. I would like every one to be happy for your new house prefects. Now, getting to the point, here are the new prefects of this wonderful year at Hogwarts..." He cleared his through. "From Ravenclaw, Cho Chang!" He smiled. Cho shot up from her seat smiling then she walked up to Dumbledore. The entire crowd clapped. Hermione caught Draco's eye from the crowd, and he gave her a smile. "Now, from Slytherin, Draco Malfoy!" Half the crowd clapped. Hermione clapped a lot. Ron and Harry looked at her in a weird way. Draco got up smiling and walked up to Dumbledore. "From Gryffindor, Hermione Granger!" Hermione almost fainted. The Gryffindor table bellowed with yells and claps. Hermione got up, and ran to Dumbledore, almost crying she was so happy. She turned around, and saw Draco behind Dumbledore. He winked at her. Hermione was extremely happy. "Now, last but not least, HufflePuff, Susan Bones!" Susan got up to Dumbledore as the crowd clapped. "Now the rest of you please go back to your common rooms and have a good night." Then he smiled. Everyone got up and left. "I would like for the new prefects to fallow me." Hermione, Susan, Draco and Cho got up and followed him. It was the best day of Hermione's life.