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Chapter 3 - The New Duties
It was way past afternoon when Hermione woke up the next day. She went downstairs for breakfast and saw her mother sitting at the kitchen table, reading a newspaper, or rather, pretending to read, because her eyes were not moving. She was smiling.
"Good morning," Hermione yawned.
"Morning, sweetie," she said, smiling even wider.
"What happened?" Hermione asked, noticing her mother's smile.
"Well," Mrs. Granger put down her newspaper, as if waiting to say this, "you have a letter."
"A letter?" Hermione asked suspiciously. She then noticed the two letters on the table, with offical Hogwarts seals.
"Why are there two?" she asked, gazing at them both. One of them lay open.
"Well," Mrs. Granger said, "they're both for you."
Hermione gave a puzzled expression.
"Oh, Hermione, just read it!" she exclaimed in delight.
Hermione picked up the opened one, and pulled out the parchment inside. She unfolded it and read out loud:
Dear Miss Hermione Granger,
I would just like to remind you term begins on September 1st. The Hogwarts Express departs London at 11 o' clock from Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
Due to unfortunate circumstances, we have been unable to select a Head Boy and Head Girl in the seventh year.
"Why are they telling me this?" Hermione asked, looking at her mother.
"Keep reading," Mrs. Granger urged. Hermione read on.
However, we have recently done a thorough lookup of all students at Hogwarts school, and it is my extreme pleasure to inform you that you have been selected as our school Head Girl. Congratulations, Miss Granger. Your badge is included in the parcel.
Yours sincerely,
Professor M. McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
"What?!" Hermione squealed. "Aren't only seventh years allowed to be selected?"
"Well," Mrs. Granger grinned broadly. "I suppose they bent the rules, when they realized who my daughter was."
"Oh, mother!" Hermione exclaimed, and went to hug her.
"I'm very proud of you, honey," Mrs. Granger said happily.
Hermione picked up the envelope, and found a glass case covering a shiny HG badge. She took it out and pinned it to her nightshirt, grinning more broadly than ever.
"Master Malfoy! Master Malfoy!" Ruby, the house elf squeaked, urging Draco to wake up.
"Master Malfoy!" Ruby shrieked. Draco got such a shock that he nearly fell off his bed in panic. When he saw the house elf, his expression changed.
"What is it?!" He demanded angrily.
"Young Master Malfoy must wake up, sir. Young Master Malfoy's father would like to see you, sir."
Draco groaned and fell back on his bed.
"Master Malfoy--"
"I'M COMING!" Draco shouted. Ruby covered her ears and tears formed in her eyes.
Draco showed no caring of this, whatsoever. He simply shoved her out of the way and stomped out of his room without dressing.
He entered the living room and saw his father sitting on the couch, looking down at a piece of parchment. There was a silent moment where there was no sound except Ruby's shuffling in the kitchen. Draco stared warily at his father.
"No good morning?" Lucius said softly.
"Good morning, father," Draco said, his mouth set. "You wanted to see me?"
"I do not need to make appointments to see my own son!" Lucius snapped. Draco did not respond.
"You have gotten a letter from Hogwarts, other than the one you usually get," Lucius said slowly. Draco remained silent.
"You," his father continued, "have been selected as Head Boy of Hogwarts. I have gotten in contact with Professor McGonagall, and she has told me that Hermione Granger is Head Girl."
"WHAT?!" Draco yelled. "I am not getting within a MILE of that filthy mudblood!"
"Draco," Lucius said, keeping his voice low. "You will do everything that is required of the duties of Head Boy."
"YOU JUST WANT ME TO BE HEAD BOY BECAUSE IT'LL HELP YOUR DAMN REPUTATION AT THE MINISTRY--"
"I WILL NOT BE SPOKEN TO LIKE THAT!" Lucius spat. "YOU WILL DO AS I SAY, YOU HEAR ME?!" His wand was out and pointed towards Draco, who was pinned against the wall with some sort of invisible force.
Seeing as there was nothing else he could do, Draco nodded curtly. As Lucius put down his wand, the force on Draco lifted.
"I have business at the Ministry," Lucius said, straining to keep from shouting. There was a loud CRACK! and he disappeared.
Chapter 3 - The New Duties
It was way past afternoon when Hermione woke up the next day. She went downstairs for breakfast and saw her mother sitting at the kitchen table, reading a newspaper, or rather, pretending to read, because her eyes were not moving. She was smiling.
"Good morning," Hermione yawned.
"Morning, sweetie," she said, smiling even wider.
"What happened?" Hermione asked, noticing her mother's smile.
"Well," Mrs. Granger put down her newspaper, as if waiting to say this, "you have a letter."
"A letter?" Hermione asked suspiciously. She then noticed the two letters on the table, with offical Hogwarts seals.
"Why are there two?" she asked, gazing at them both. One of them lay open.
"Well," Mrs. Granger said, "they're both for you."
Hermione gave a puzzled expression.
"Oh, Hermione, just read it!" she exclaimed in delight.
Hermione picked up the opened one, and pulled out the parchment inside. She unfolded it and read out loud:
Dear Miss Hermione Granger,
I would just like to remind you term begins on September 1st. The Hogwarts Express departs London at 11 o' clock from Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
Due to unfortunate circumstances, we have been unable to select a Head Boy and Head Girl in the seventh year.
"Why are they telling me this?" Hermione asked, looking at her mother.
"Keep reading," Mrs. Granger urged. Hermione read on.
However, we have recently done a thorough lookup of all students at Hogwarts school, and it is my extreme pleasure to inform you that you have been selected as our school Head Girl. Congratulations, Miss Granger. Your badge is included in the parcel.
Yours sincerely,
Professor M. McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
"What?!" Hermione squealed. "Aren't only seventh years allowed to be selected?"
"Well," Mrs. Granger grinned broadly. "I suppose they bent the rules, when they realized who my daughter was."
"Oh, mother!" Hermione exclaimed, and went to hug her.
"I'm very proud of you, honey," Mrs. Granger said happily.
Hermione picked up the envelope, and found a glass case covering a shiny HG badge. She took it out and pinned it to her nightshirt, grinning more broadly than ever.
"Master Malfoy! Master Malfoy!" Ruby, the house elf squeaked, urging Draco to wake up.
"Master Malfoy!" Ruby shrieked. Draco got such a shock that he nearly fell off his bed in panic. When he saw the house elf, his expression changed.
"What is it?!" He demanded angrily.
"Young Master Malfoy must wake up, sir. Young Master Malfoy's father would like to see you, sir."
Draco groaned and fell back on his bed.
"Master Malfoy--"
"I'M COMING!" Draco shouted. Ruby covered her ears and tears formed in her eyes.
Draco showed no caring of this, whatsoever. He simply shoved her out of the way and stomped out of his room without dressing.
He entered the living room and saw his father sitting on the couch, looking down at a piece of parchment. There was a silent moment where there was no sound except Ruby's shuffling in the kitchen. Draco stared warily at his father.
"No good morning?" Lucius said softly.
"Good morning, father," Draco said, his mouth set. "You wanted to see me?"
"I do not need to make appointments to see my own son!" Lucius snapped. Draco did not respond.
"You have gotten a letter from Hogwarts, other than the one you usually get," Lucius said slowly. Draco remained silent.
"You," his father continued, "have been selected as Head Boy of Hogwarts. I have gotten in contact with Professor McGonagall, and she has told me that Hermione Granger is Head Girl."
"WHAT?!" Draco yelled. "I am not getting within a MILE of that filthy mudblood!"
"Draco," Lucius said, keeping his voice low. "You will do everything that is required of the duties of Head Boy."
"YOU JUST WANT ME TO BE HEAD BOY BECAUSE IT'LL HELP YOUR DAMN REPUTATION AT THE MINISTRY--"
"I WILL NOT BE SPOKEN TO LIKE THAT!" Lucius spat. "YOU WILL DO AS I SAY, YOU HEAR ME?!" His wand was out and pointed towards Draco, who was pinned against the wall with some sort of invisible force.
Seeing as there was nothing else he could do, Draco nodded curtly. As Lucius put down his wand, the force on Draco lifted.
"I have business at the Ministry," Lucius said, straining to keep from shouting. There was a loud CRACK! and he disappeared.