Spoilers: All books (This fanfic does contain some references to OotP) Rating: R for future language, and some sexuality

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Previously: Hermione finds herself stuck living with Draco Malfoy for her last year a Hogwarts, as they have been made Head Boy and Girl.

Chapter Two

Hermione awoke the next morning still fully dressed laying on her bed, it took her a moment to remember where she was, when she realized where she was and who she was living with, she grabbed a pillow and buried her head in it to silence a scream.

"Oh no, I was supposed to go find Harry and Ron last night, damn it as if things couldn't get any worse than they already are." She showered and dressed quickly and made her way down to the Great Hall where Harry and Ron were waiting for her.

"What happened to you last night, I thought you said you were coming back to the common room." Ron said he eyed her suspiciously.

"I was going to, but I fell asleep, when I woke up this morning I was still fully dressed." She said laughing

"So what are your quarters like?" Harry asked her, between bites of his toast and pumpkin jam.

"Its really nice up there, there is a big living and study area, and we each have a huge bedroom. The only real downside is that we have to share a bathroom, but if that becomes a problem I'll just go down to the prefect's bathroom." She said, buttering a bagel for herself.

"So are you going to show us?" Ron said excitedly, he had heard how grand the Head Wing was from his older brothers, two of whom had been previous Head Boy's.

"Sure if you want to, I'll take you up there tonight after dinner." She said smiling at them.

"So has Malfoy done anything to you yet?" Harry asked.

"Not yet, as soon as we arrived I fell asleep pretty much right away. We didn't have enough time for a screaming match." She said grinning broadly.

Harry and Ron could see that she was beaming, it had been her goal since first year to become Head Girl and here she was. She was positively glowing, they were happy for her but there was a sneaking suspicion that Malfoy was going to ruin this for her.

At that moment Professor McGongall came over to the Gryffindor table and began to distribute timetables. "Well it looks like we have double Defence against the Dark Arts first. I wonder who the new teacher is?" Ron said staring off into space.

"Anyone is an improvement over Professor Umbridge, do you remember what a mess she made during out fifth year. Anyone is better than Professor Umbridge." Hermione said, checking over her timetable.

They made their way to the DADA classroom and sat patiently in the back row for the new teacher to arrive. A tall, thin, blonde woman came into the room with an arm full of books, she looked very familiar. She smiled pleasantly at the class, and then she winked at someone on the Slytherin side of the classroom. No it couldn't be. . .

"Good morning class, my name is Professor Malfoy and I am going to be your Defence against the Dark Arts teacher during your final year here at Hogwarts. During this year we will begin by doing a review of what you have learnt during your previous years, and then we will move on to more adventurous material. Today all I want you to do is take out a piece of parchment and write me a little note telling me anything that you would like to learn during this final year and I will see if I can squeeze it in, or any questions that you may have. Once you are done that you may go." She said smiling, she sat back down at her desk and began writing, glancing up occasionally at her class.

When Harry, Ron and Hermione got out of class, they decided to go down to the lake as it was such a warm day.

"I wondered why she looked so familiar." Hermione exclaimed when they reached the lake.

"Who, Malfoy's mum?" Ron asked.

"Yes, she doesn't seem anything like Malfoy though does she, actually she doesn't seem anything like the last time we met her at the Quidditch world cup. Is it just me or is it weird that Lucius would let her come teach?" Hermione said, stretching out on the grass.

"I find it a bit odd too, if she is a teacher why has she never taught here before?" Harry said it was this question that bugged Harry for the rest of the day; it tried to come up with possible explanations, but none my any sense.

After dinner, Hermione showed Harry and Ron up to her new quarters. "Four founders" She said, and they walked inside. They were greeted with the sight of Draco Malfoy sitting on a couch glaring at them.

"For god's sake Granger, can't you leave your boyfriends alone for just one minute or do they always have to tag along." Malfoy said, in the familiar drawl that they had become accustomed to.

"Well I could say the same thing about you and Pansy, because she was here this morning when I got up." Hermione said, glaring at him.

"No she wasn't." Malfoy said, smirking.

"Yes she was, unless you are the one who wears 'lavender mist' lip gloss? Actually she was coming out of the bathroom this morning as I was going in." Hermione said smiling

"Whatever you say Granger, you must have been hallucinating." He said as he got up and made his way to the bathroom.

"Anyway this is it, isn't it beautiful. Malfoy brings it down but I can get used to his sarcastic comments." She smiled at them and showed them up to her room.

"This is great Hermione, now I wish they made me Head Boy." Ron said, as he walked around her room.

"That door behind you Ron, leads right into the Gryffindor common room." Hermione said, opening it, they only glanced in quickly but they saw Dean and Seamus playing a game of exploding snap. She closed the door. "Well that's it anyway, if you ever need me just knock on the painting on the other side of the door in the common room and I'll let you in."

They talked for a while, then Hermione looked at her watch, "Oh look at the time it is 8:30 already, I have to do homework." She said, looking at them expectantly.

"We'll let you get on with it then." Ron said, "See you in the morning Hermione." They went through the door to the common room and left her alone to do her homework.

Hermione made herself comfortable in one of the couches by the fire and began to read over her Arithmancy homework.

"Have your little boyfriends left you so soon?" Malfoy drawled from the next couch.

"Ron and Harry have gone back to the common room if that is what you were implying Malfoy." Hermione said, not looking up at him.

"Are you trying to ignore me Granger, because that is going to be impossible now that we are practically living together?" Malfoy said.

"How come your mum is teaching here this year?" Hermione found herself saying.

"What type of question is that? Dumbledore needed someone to teach and she said she would do it." Malfoy said, he sounded quite defensive.

"I was just wondering why she has never taught here before, that's all. I never thought that your father would let her come here to teach." She said looking at him.

"And why not?"

"Well lets see, your father is a snob to put it lightly."

"Take that back Granger."

"Why should I? You are the one who is always insulting me."

"If I tell you why she came here to teach will you just drop it?"

"Yes, I can live with that deal."

"My father was murdered this summer, now that he is no longer around my mother had decided she is going to do all the things that she's always wanted to do, and teaching was one of them."

"Draco, I am so sorry, I had no idea."

"You just called me Draco that is the first time you have ever used my first name."

"Well I could keep calling you Malfoy if you wanted, but McGonagall was pretty insistent that we call each other by our first names." She smiled at him.

"You are right Hermione; I am going to go up to my room now." He got up and walked over to his staircase. "Hermione?"

"Yes?"

"Please don't tell anyone about my father, I don't want anyone to know."

"Ok I promise. Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

A/N: Well that is chapter two, I wasn't intending for it to be up so fast but one of my reviewers was pretty insistent that she needed chapter two today. I will try to have chapter three up on Monday. Thank you to my reviewers: DJ, KarizmaShadow, Kali Shan, Sunshine*girl-Hermione, UK_angel. Please REVIEW.