A/N: sorry to keep ya waiting, busy weekend! Looks like im not leaving for vacation until Friday though, so I get to write a bit more! On to the story!
Disclaimer: not mine, wish they were though
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They arrived at the castle just as the sun was beginning to set. The rest of the train ride had been in silence besides a few insults being thrown here and there. Hermione was beginning to wish that she was back home getting ready for dinner with her parents. She had never missed home so much, and it wasn't even 24 hours since she had left.
They took a carriage from Hogsmeade station to the castle, and Hermione and Draco both agreed that Hogwarts looked strange without all the lights on in the windows and the carriages and boats taking all the students up to the Sorting.
Once they got up to the castle they walked into the main hall and waited for someone to come and tell them what to do. They were walking around the hall, looking at the spotless walls and floors, it was so quite there. It was almost eerie. Hermione looked up when she heard someone coming into the hall. It was Dumbledore. He looked his normal self in his deep green robes, seeing that, Hermione realized that she nor Malfoy had changed and they were still in muggle clothing.
"Good evening Mr. Malfoy, Miss Granger. I am pleased to see you. "
"Good evening Headmaster." They both answered simultaneously, Hermione had the urge to yell 'jinx!' but it was a Muggle game, and Draco wouldn't understand it.
"I suppose that you are quite tired from the long train ride? I shall show you to your rooms, hopefully you will find them fitting to your needs. This year is quite different though, instead of having you stay in your houses and having private rooms, you get private rooms away from the houses. We hope this works out quite well."
The Head Boy and Head Girl followed Dumbledore to the fourth floor where he stopped at a picture of a lion and snake battling in a small clearing of a forest. He said the password (hippogriff) and led them into a room. The room was colored in both Gryffindor and Slytherin house colors.
"This, is the common room. Hermione, your room is to the right, Draco, yours is to the left. Straight ahead is the bathroom." His eyes twinkled. "I'm sure you will find this large enough to accommodate your needs. But, because you are sharing rooms very close to each other, I expect you both to be on your best behavior." His meaning, was of course, implied.
"Now, I am going to leave you for the night, if you are hungry just summon a house elf by pulling that rope over there in the corner. If you need one of the teachers, just pull it twice. Goodnight."
The two had both been standing there in awe at their new rooms. They bid goodnight to Dumbledore and he stepped out of the room. They both walked to their rooms and opened the doors. Hermione let out a small gasp.
Her room was done in red and gold, her bedspread was made of crushed velvet, a fetish of hers, and her bed was the size of two of the normal ones. The hanging around it were made of crushed velvet as well and the canopy was the same. She walked to the bureau and looked inside, noticing that all of her clothes had been folded or hung up, she noticed that there were also brand new pajama's in crushed velvet (again) that had a golden lion on the front. She made a mental note to thank her mother, who had apparently slipped them into her trunk before she left.
She walked back into the common room and toward the bathroom, noticing that Draco was still looking at his bedroom. The bathroom was more than she could ever ask for, it was even better than the Prefect bathroom last year. The bath was the size of a small swimming pool, with about 75 taps all around it, each produced a different kind of bubble or water, Hermione was looking forward to testing each and every one of these taps when she took a bath. There was also a shower incase you were running late, and the toilet and sink were nothing great, but better than she was used to. She heard the soft tapping of a foot and turned around looking at Draco standing in the doorway.
'He looks quite good in those clothes, a lot better than he does in robes.'
"Well what do you think of your room Malfoy?"
"Its very nice compared to what I used to sleep in, dungeons get very dark and depressing after 6 years."
Hermione laughed. 'Did he just try and make me laugh? What is wrong with him? What is wrong with me?'
Draco walked over to the bath and surveyed it, deep in thought. 'She laughed, she really does have a cute laugh. This tub is huge, enough to fit two people…wait Draco, stop now, don't think that next thought.'
"We'll have to work out schedules so that we can take bath's without making each other late, I'm sure that you take a longer one than I do though Granger, to wash that mop that you call hair."
"Well yes, we'll have to wait to get our class schedules so that we can work around them, and yes, I do take long baths, a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine."
Draco looked at himself in the mirror, Hermione standing next to him, they would really make a strange couple, a strange but cute one, but why was he thinking that? Why would they even be a couple.
"Well, are you hungry? I was going to have a house elf bring me some food, would you like anything?" Hermione's voice interrupted his train of thought.
"I guess, just ring for one, I'm not sure what I want." He followed her out of the room, thinking to himself, 'I'll take you for dessert,' he stopped before he was forced to take a cold shower. He knew that there would be many of those this year.
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After the house elf had come and brought the food, they sat down at the table in the common room. Hermione had ordered ham and mashed potato's, and Draco had ordered beef, he had missed Hogwarts food over the summer, and that was one of his favorites.
"Well I guess that this year won't be that bad, just as long as you stay out of my way Granger."
"And the same for you Malfoy, I like quiet when I study."
"Which is every moment of the day that you aren't in class I'd suppose." Voices were raising and Hermione knew there was going to be a fight.
"Malfoy, we really need to not argue, not if we are going to survive the year together like this."
"I agree, I'm sorry Granger."
"Yes, well, I'm sorry too."
The rest of the dinner was eaten in silence, and Hermione excused herself and went into her room, she decided that she would take a bath the next day. She changed into her new pajamas and put on her robe, and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. The door was closed so she knocked softly, there was no answer so she went in. The room smelled of aftershave, almost like her father's was. The tub was filled to the brim with steaming water and white bubbles, sitting in it though, was Malfoy.
"Granger! What are you doing in here? Haven't you ever heard of knocking?"
"I did knock! You didn't answer so I came in!" She was relieved that the bubbles were thick enough so that Malfoy was covered up to his neck in white suds.
"Oh, sorry then, but you should really knock harder next time. Now turn around so that I can get out, I'm done anyway."
Hermione did as she was told and wondered why Malfoy hadn't yelled at her more for walking into the bathroom. She heard him pull out of the water and pad sloppily over to the rack which held fluffy white towels and robes. He pushed past her and out of the room, she heard his door slam and she ambled to the sink to brush her teeth. The toothpaste that had been supplied was her favorite flavor, strawberry.
"This place gets better by the minute." She said aloud, toothpaste drooling down her lip. She finished and walked back to her room. Laying down in her new bed was like laying on a cloud in the sky, except the cloud was covered in crushed velvet. She instantly fell into a sleep with some very interesting dreams.
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A/N…long chapter, hope you like it! Im going to write another chapter tonight!
Please review!
Natalie
Disclaimer: not mine, wish they were though
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They arrived at the castle just as the sun was beginning to set. The rest of the train ride had been in silence besides a few insults being thrown here and there. Hermione was beginning to wish that she was back home getting ready for dinner with her parents. She had never missed home so much, and it wasn't even 24 hours since she had left.
They took a carriage from Hogsmeade station to the castle, and Hermione and Draco both agreed that Hogwarts looked strange without all the lights on in the windows and the carriages and boats taking all the students up to the Sorting.
Once they got up to the castle they walked into the main hall and waited for someone to come and tell them what to do. They were walking around the hall, looking at the spotless walls and floors, it was so quite there. It was almost eerie. Hermione looked up when she heard someone coming into the hall. It was Dumbledore. He looked his normal self in his deep green robes, seeing that, Hermione realized that she nor Malfoy had changed and they were still in muggle clothing.
"Good evening Mr. Malfoy, Miss Granger. I am pleased to see you. "
"Good evening Headmaster." They both answered simultaneously, Hermione had the urge to yell 'jinx!' but it was a Muggle game, and Draco wouldn't understand it.
"I suppose that you are quite tired from the long train ride? I shall show you to your rooms, hopefully you will find them fitting to your needs. This year is quite different though, instead of having you stay in your houses and having private rooms, you get private rooms away from the houses. We hope this works out quite well."
The Head Boy and Head Girl followed Dumbledore to the fourth floor where he stopped at a picture of a lion and snake battling in a small clearing of a forest. He said the password (hippogriff) and led them into a room. The room was colored in both Gryffindor and Slytherin house colors.
"This, is the common room. Hermione, your room is to the right, Draco, yours is to the left. Straight ahead is the bathroom." His eyes twinkled. "I'm sure you will find this large enough to accommodate your needs. But, because you are sharing rooms very close to each other, I expect you both to be on your best behavior." His meaning, was of course, implied.
"Now, I am going to leave you for the night, if you are hungry just summon a house elf by pulling that rope over there in the corner. If you need one of the teachers, just pull it twice. Goodnight."
The two had both been standing there in awe at their new rooms. They bid goodnight to Dumbledore and he stepped out of the room. They both walked to their rooms and opened the doors. Hermione let out a small gasp.
Her room was done in red and gold, her bedspread was made of crushed velvet, a fetish of hers, and her bed was the size of two of the normal ones. The hanging around it were made of crushed velvet as well and the canopy was the same. She walked to the bureau and looked inside, noticing that all of her clothes had been folded or hung up, she noticed that there were also brand new pajama's in crushed velvet (again) that had a golden lion on the front. She made a mental note to thank her mother, who had apparently slipped them into her trunk before she left.
She walked back into the common room and toward the bathroom, noticing that Draco was still looking at his bedroom. The bathroom was more than she could ever ask for, it was even better than the Prefect bathroom last year. The bath was the size of a small swimming pool, with about 75 taps all around it, each produced a different kind of bubble or water, Hermione was looking forward to testing each and every one of these taps when she took a bath. There was also a shower incase you were running late, and the toilet and sink were nothing great, but better than she was used to. She heard the soft tapping of a foot and turned around looking at Draco standing in the doorway.
'He looks quite good in those clothes, a lot better than he does in robes.'
"Well what do you think of your room Malfoy?"
"Its very nice compared to what I used to sleep in, dungeons get very dark and depressing after 6 years."
Hermione laughed. 'Did he just try and make me laugh? What is wrong with him? What is wrong with me?'
Draco walked over to the bath and surveyed it, deep in thought. 'She laughed, she really does have a cute laugh. This tub is huge, enough to fit two people…wait Draco, stop now, don't think that next thought.'
"We'll have to work out schedules so that we can take bath's without making each other late, I'm sure that you take a longer one than I do though Granger, to wash that mop that you call hair."
"Well yes, we'll have to wait to get our class schedules so that we can work around them, and yes, I do take long baths, a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine."
Draco looked at himself in the mirror, Hermione standing next to him, they would really make a strange couple, a strange but cute one, but why was he thinking that? Why would they even be a couple.
"Well, are you hungry? I was going to have a house elf bring me some food, would you like anything?" Hermione's voice interrupted his train of thought.
"I guess, just ring for one, I'm not sure what I want." He followed her out of the room, thinking to himself, 'I'll take you for dessert,' he stopped before he was forced to take a cold shower. He knew that there would be many of those this year.
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After the house elf had come and brought the food, they sat down at the table in the common room. Hermione had ordered ham and mashed potato's, and Draco had ordered beef, he had missed Hogwarts food over the summer, and that was one of his favorites.
"Well I guess that this year won't be that bad, just as long as you stay out of my way Granger."
"And the same for you Malfoy, I like quiet when I study."
"Which is every moment of the day that you aren't in class I'd suppose." Voices were raising and Hermione knew there was going to be a fight.
"Malfoy, we really need to not argue, not if we are going to survive the year together like this."
"I agree, I'm sorry Granger."
"Yes, well, I'm sorry too."
The rest of the dinner was eaten in silence, and Hermione excused herself and went into her room, she decided that she would take a bath the next day. She changed into her new pajamas and put on her robe, and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. The door was closed so she knocked softly, there was no answer so she went in. The room smelled of aftershave, almost like her father's was. The tub was filled to the brim with steaming water and white bubbles, sitting in it though, was Malfoy.
"Granger! What are you doing in here? Haven't you ever heard of knocking?"
"I did knock! You didn't answer so I came in!" She was relieved that the bubbles were thick enough so that Malfoy was covered up to his neck in white suds.
"Oh, sorry then, but you should really knock harder next time. Now turn around so that I can get out, I'm done anyway."
Hermione did as she was told and wondered why Malfoy hadn't yelled at her more for walking into the bathroom. She heard him pull out of the water and pad sloppily over to the rack which held fluffy white towels and robes. He pushed past her and out of the room, she heard his door slam and she ambled to the sink to brush her teeth. The toothpaste that had been supplied was her favorite flavor, strawberry.
"This place gets better by the minute." She said aloud, toothpaste drooling down her lip. She finished and walked back to her room. Laying down in her new bed was like laying on a cloud in the sky, except the cloud was covered in crushed velvet. She instantly fell into a sleep with some very interesting dreams.
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A/N…long chapter, hope you like it! Im going to write another chapter tonight!
Please review!
Natalie