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Chap 2- Getting Used to a New Environment
The train finally stopped and Hermione found Professor McGonagall waiting for Malfoy and herself. When they found Malfoy, Hermione and Malfoy got in the Head Boy/Girl carriage and headed off towards Hogwarts. Hermione just looked out the window the whole ride, while Malfoy did just the same, both ignoring each other.
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Once they got to Hogwarts, Hermione entered the Great Hall and waited for the Sorting Ceremony to begin. The ceremony went by quick and Hermione waited around for McGonagall to show her to her new room. Malfoy spotted Hermione waiting for McGonagall, and walked over towards her. When Hermione spotted Malfoy, she glared at him and shifted uncomfortably, know there would be an argument, but surprisingly, there wasn't one. Instead, their eyes locked and they seemed to be reading each other's thoughts.
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Hermione could not pull her eyes away from his even if she wanted to. 'His gorgeous, steel-blue eyes are incredible to stare into, but they still give me the chills.' Hermione thought. As she noticed his finely toned arms, she was beyond impressed. 'It had to be from all that Quidditch' she thought. "Gosh! I don't believe how I never noticed how gorgeous he is!' Hermione to herself.
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Draco noticed how she suddenly shivered and wondered what she was thinking about. 'Gosh, she has gotten so hot over the summer; I can't believe I never noticed before. Her hair is far from bushy now, and has become an auburn color, which seems to compliment her amber eyes even more; and speaking of eyes, darn is they gorgeous. Wait, what am I thinking—this is GRANGER we are talking about.' Draco thought.
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Interrupting the two teens thoughts, Professor McGonagall walked over.
"I hope you both had a pleasurable train ride here?" inquired McGonagall.
"Oh yes! It was fine. Thank you for asking professor," Hermione replied, glaring at Draco.
"It was okay," Draco agreed.
"Good. Now if you both are ready, I will show you to your dormitories."
McGonagall kept walking until she reached a portrait of the 'Three Blind Mice'.
"The password for you dormitories is 'Lemon Drop'," McGonagall told her students.
The portrait swung open to the left and revealed a circular passageway. McGonagall walked through assuming that Draco and Hermione would follow. Professor McGonagall had assumed right and the students entered their new common room.
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As McGonagall showed them their dormitories, both teens were in awe. Hermione's room was a dark scarlet with gigantic tapestries on the wall, with a big bed with silk sheets in the middle of the room. Draco's room was the same, except the color theme was a rich green instead of scarlet.
"You both will be sharing a bathroom, and I trust that you will keep it rated G," McGonagall said.
"You don't have to worry about that," Hermione mumbled under her breath.
In the middle of the bathroom, there was a bathtub as big as a swimming pool, with hundreds of faucets (A/N: we took this part out of The Goblet of Fire, and all credit to the hundreds of faucets belongs to the author of Harry Potter.) each shooting out a different fragranced bubble bath. There were also two showers, and a gazillion of mirrors.
"Wow!" was all Hermione could say. The bathroom was the most beautiful living quarters she had ever seen.
Draco didn't know what to say. This was as nice, maybe even nicer than his room and bathroom at the Malfoy mansion. 'I can't believe I will be sharing this with the hottest girl at Hogwarts. My luck is better than I thought! Ahhhhhh…. why can't I stop thinking about Hermione. Wait, did I just say Hermione? I mean Granger!' Draco thought.
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After Professor McGonagall left, Hermione decided she wanted to take a shower. When she got to the bathroom though, she discovered someone else wanted to do the same.
"What are you doing here Malfoy?" Hermione asked.
"This is my bathroom too, you know. I wanted to take a shower," Draco replied coolly.
"Ahhh…" Hermione yelled in frustration. This year was going to be very hard. "Okay fine, then why don't we put our swim suits on, so we can use the bathroom at the same time. Okay?"
"So, Granger wants to see me in my suit, eh?" Draco said.
"Noooooooo! I just want to take a shower before it gets too late, it is already 10:30!" Hermione yelled back.
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Hermione and Draco both stormed back into their rooms to get a suit. Hermione picked out a black bikini that she thought complimented her figure well, and Draco put on a green suit. They walked back into to the bathroom at surprisingly the same time. Subconsciously, they both stared at each other for a brief moment before they got into separate showers. Draco stepped into his, and realized that it wasn't working.
'Shit! What am I supposed to do now? I could always ask Granger if she could share hers with me. Uh! I really don't want to do that, but that's my only option right now.' Draco thought.
"Hey, uh, Granger?" Draco yelled over at Hermione who was busy washing her hair.
"Hmm, what do you want?" Hermione yelled back.
"Well, uh, my shower isn't exactly working, and I was wondering if I could share yours with you. I mean, because we have our swim suits on."
"Oh, okay, sure," Hermione replied, not realizing what she was getting herself into.
"Thanks."
Draco grabbed his shampoo and headed over to her shower stall. 'I can't believe I am going to take a shower with Granger; this is unbelievable. What would my father do if he found out about this?' Draco thought. Draco went to open the shower door, but paused before he opened it all the way. Hermione, startled by the abrupt movement, moved towards the wall. 'Wait, he wanted to take a shower at the same time as me? I didn't realize that! I need to start paying more attention to things besides class.' Hermione thought.
"Mmmm… that smells good, what is it?" Hermione said nodding towards Draco's shampoo.
"Oh, it's just uh, this Ralph Lauren stuff my dad got me. I think it's called Romance for Men," (A/N: I have that stuff for women though, it smells so good! I love it!) Draco replied.
"Oh, the expensive kind. Haha. I just use the Herbal Essence stuff. Works just as well and it smells great!" Hermione replied.
"Yah, it kind of does smell good." Draco replied. Realizing what he just said he cursed under his breath. Why had he just told Hermione that her shampoo smelled good?!
Hermione finished before Draco, and got out of the shower. Reaching for her towel, she looked back at Draco. 'Wow, maybe this year won't be so bad after all.' Hermione thought. She walked into her room and decided she was going to be a bit brave tonight, so she pulled out a black, silk short, and tight nightgown. 'Hmmm… I wonder what Draco, I mean Malfoy, will think when he sees me in this. Wait, I'm not trying to seduce him, am I?' she thought.
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Draco finished his shower, and the smell of Hermione's shampoo still lingered in the air. He grabbed his towel and walked into his room. Just as he was getting in bed, someone knocked on the door connecting his and Hermione's room.
"Yes?" Draco asked.
Hermione walked in the room and saw Draco's mouth drop slightly. 'Well, I take it that that is a good sign.' Hermione thought.
"I just wanted to tell you," Hermione began, as she walked a little closer to Draco's bed, "good night. And I was also wondering if you got your schedule, because I didn't get mine yet, and you know how Head Boy and Girl have all there classes together…" she let the rest of her sentence slur as Draco interrupted her.
"Yes, I got it. Professor Snape gave it to me earlier. I'll make a copy for you." Draco got out of bed, and reached for his wand and a thin piece of paper.
"Facsimileio" Draco muttered, and handed Hermione the sheet of paper that had appeared out of thin air.
"Thanks, Draco. Good night."
"Sure, Good night." Draco replied. He watched her as she swayed her hips as she walked to her room. 'Maybe there is more to Granger than I thought there was. And she did call me Draco; Hmm… maybe that's a start.' Draco thought.
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A/N: Hey guys! I know this chapter wasn't the greatest, but it will get so much better. We just had to put this in before we get to the better parts in the later chapters. (hehe) We only got one review so far. Uh-oh. Thank you so much Stupid.Girl for reviewing! And to the rest of you, please please please review. It only takes 2 minutes to do, and it makes us feel a lot better knowing someone is actually reading what we write. We know how you guys hate to be in suspense, so the next chapter should be up really soon. Remember, if you have any ideas, please email BOTH of us at Crazylilkt246@aol.com and BlingBling381@aol.com (subject the email: HP Fanfic)
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