*~Chapter 1: Going Back~*
On September first, Hermione found herself boarding the train on Platform 9 3/4 once again. As she said good-bye to her parents and stowed her luggage in an empty room, Hermione began changing into her robes. Just as she was pinning her 'Head Girl' badge to her chest, the compartment door slid open. She turned to see her two best friends in the world. She smiled and they beamed back. They lugged their stuff into the compartment before giving her hugs.
"God, i missed you guys sooo much..I'm really sorry we couldn't meet in Diagon Alley, that last week was hectic." she said, the words tumbling from her like water.
"Oh, that fine Mione. So, what's that" harry asked grinning at her shiny new badge.
"No way, Lemme see hermione." said ron excitedly. She just giggled and smiled.
"We always new you'd get it but still, we're soo proud of you." added Harry. Hermione noticed Ron didn't have a badge on his robes.
"Where's your Ron?" she asked.
"oh, I err, didn't get Head Boy." he said, the excitement quickly leaving his voice.
"Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't mean-" hermione started apolegetically.
"no, it's fine. I don't mind who it is as long as it's not-" he started but stopped as the door slid back again.
"-Malfoy" harry finished Ron's sentence of a tall muscualr boy with bright blonde hair and piercing grey eyes stepped into the compartment. He sneered as she saw the other's reactions. Hermione felt her stomach begin to knot as she saw the glint coming from the front of his Robes. Malfoy had been made Head Boy. Just her luck. The second piece of parchment had been about her newly appointed psoition and had also said that the Head Boy and Girl would be sharing a common room.
She turned her eyes back to his evil face.
"What do you want, Malfoy? No one here cares for your company." she spat, eyes glaring.
"what do I want? Isn't it obvious..you're supposed to be the smartest girl in school Granger. " he replied cooly.
"Just spit out what you want" said Harry harshly. He and Ron were rolling up their sleeves.
"I want Granger." he said simply.
"WHAT?!" the threesome exploded.
"Well, if you three still haven't noticed, I'm head boy and she's Head Girl. We have to go to the front of the train to talk to McGonnagal. Didn't you read the letter, Granger?" he asked her snidly.
"Yes I did. Sorry guys but he's right. I'll be back as soon as possible." she said sadly.
"Fine, but don't you touch her, Malfoy, or you'll wish-" Ron started.
"yeah yeah, I'll bring your Mudblood back in one piece." he said, then he shut the door behind them before Ron and Harry could launch themselves at him.
As Hermione followed Draco down the corridor she mentally cursed him. How could he be so incredibly mean? It just seemed impossibly inconprehensible. When they got to the end of the hallway, they reached the door Hermione had stepped through when she had been made a prefect. As she reached for the door handle, he slapped it away.
"I don't want you contaminating EVERYTHING I have to touch this year Granger. So hands off all the doorknobs." then he threw her a signature smirk and walked through the door, leaving her to fume outside. She walked through the door after him, sending death glares his way. He pushed some 5th years off a couch and layed down on it, acting like he owned the place. Just then, Professor McGonnagal walked in.
"Oh, Mister Malfoy, don't take up all the space. This room does not belong to you. And don't give me that look, do you want to lose points for Slytherin before term even starts?" she gave him an annoyed look. Hermione smiled and shot a 'haha' look at him which he returned with (though it was a rather babyish move) sticking his tongue out at her. Hermione was taken aback and flipped him off to show her appreciation.
"Really, Ms. Granger. Please don't use that vulgar display in my presense. You too are toeing the line. I would have thought better of you. The both of you are Heads of the student body and I therefore expect the best behavior out of you. This includes your interaction with each other as well. You will be civil to your fellow houses- ALL your fellow houses." she gave them both piercing looks that clearly said, 'you better take this seriously.'
"Now, on to business, " she continued," 5th years, welcome. This is all going to be new for you so listen up. 6th years, I hope you know the drill but for some of you" she looked sternly at a 6th year boy who was flirting with the 5th year next to him, "it might be a good idea to stick around and get reaquainted with your duties. I will leave this up to Ms. Granger and Mr. Malfoy. I have business to attend to now so if you please direct your attention to the Head Boy and Girl I will see you at the school." and with that she straightened her witches hat and walked from the compartment.
Seconds later, Draco got up and followed her out lazily.
"Where are you going?" hermione asked him.
"I'm leaving, " he said as heis hand fell on the doorknob, " you can deal with this, your a big girl now."
"Oh no you don't, " she said under her breathe before, "Petrificus, Totalus!" Malfoy went stiff as a board and fell the ground. All the prefects from the houses besides Slytherin laughed and aplauded Hermione who put her wand away, smiling. She shut the door and moved him off to the side.
"Now, Mister Malfoy, as long as your just laying there, please listen up, " and with that she began informing the prefects of their duties. When she was done she let them go and then turned to Draco.
"Are you ready to be resonable?" she asked him. He couldn't move but his eyes shone with hatred for her.
"That's what I thought." then she muttered the countercurse and watched as he got up slowly.
While he was doing that, she was picking up a envelope labled 'Head Boy and Head Girl'
"I hate you Granger, " he said darkly.
"Oh, I love you too Malfoy, " she said coldly.
"What's that you've got?" he asked snidly and she unfolded the letter and began reading.
"It's from Dumbeldore, it says to meet him after the feast to be taken to our common room and then we'll be given our first assignment." she said.
"Assignment, what assignment," he asked quizzically.
"Apparently YOU didn't read the letter all the way through. It said that we would be completing tasks throughout the year, TOGETHER." she said the last word with great difficulty. " Now if you excuse me I have to go throw up and then get back to my friends." she said darkly before stuffing the letter into his hands and storming out the door. She didn't know it, but he watched her long after the door shut.
On September first, Hermione found herself boarding the train on Platform 9 3/4 once again. As she said good-bye to her parents and stowed her luggage in an empty room, Hermione began changing into her robes. Just as she was pinning her 'Head Girl' badge to her chest, the compartment door slid open. She turned to see her two best friends in the world. She smiled and they beamed back. They lugged their stuff into the compartment before giving her hugs.
"God, i missed you guys sooo much..I'm really sorry we couldn't meet in Diagon Alley, that last week was hectic." she said, the words tumbling from her like water.
"Oh, that fine Mione. So, what's that" harry asked grinning at her shiny new badge.
"No way, Lemme see hermione." said ron excitedly. She just giggled and smiled.
"We always new you'd get it but still, we're soo proud of you." added Harry. Hermione noticed Ron didn't have a badge on his robes.
"Where's your Ron?" she asked.
"oh, I err, didn't get Head Boy." he said, the excitement quickly leaving his voice.
"Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't mean-" hermione started apolegetically.
"no, it's fine. I don't mind who it is as long as it's not-" he started but stopped as the door slid back again.
"-Malfoy" harry finished Ron's sentence of a tall muscualr boy with bright blonde hair and piercing grey eyes stepped into the compartment. He sneered as she saw the other's reactions. Hermione felt her stomach begin to knot as she saw the glint coming from the front of his Robes. Malfoy had been made Head Boy. Just her luck. The second piece of parchment had been about her newly appointed psoition and had also said that the Head Boy and Girl would be sharing a common room.
She turned her eyes back to his evil face.
"What do you want, Malfoy? No one here cares for your company." she spat, eyes glaring.
"what do I want? Isn't it obvious..you're supposed to be the smartest girl in school Granger. " he replied cooly.
"Just spit out what you want" said Harry harshly. He and Ron were rolling up their sleeves.
"I want Granger." he said simply.
"WHAT?!" the threesome exploded.
"Well, if you three still haven't noticed, I'm head boy and she's Head Girl. We have to go to the front of the train to talk to McGonnagal. Didn't you read the letter, Granger?" he asked her snidly.
"Yes I did. Sorry guys but he's right. I'll be back as soon as possible." she said sadly.
"Fine, but don't you touch her, Malfoy, or you'll wish-" Ron started.
"yeah yeah, I'll bring your Mudblood back in one piece." he said, then he shut the door behind them before Ron and Harry could launch themselves at him.
As Hermione followed Draco down the corridor she mentally cursed him. How could he be so incredibly mean? It just seemed impossibly inconprehensible. When they got to the end of the hallway, they reached the door Hermione had stepped through when she had been made a prefect. As she reached for the door handle, he slapped it away.
"I don't want you contaminating EVERYTHING I have to touch this year Granger. So hands off all the doorknobs." then he threw her a signature smirk and walked through the door, leaving her to fume outside. She walked through the door after him, sending death glares his way. He pushed some 5th years off a couch and layed down on it, acting like he owned the place. Just then, Professor McGonnagal walked in.
"Oh, Mister Malfoy, don't take up all the space. This room does not belong to you. And don't give me that look, do you want to lose points for Slytherin before term even starts?" she gave him an annoyed look. Hermione smiled and shot a 'haha' look at him which he returned with (though it was a rather babyish move) sticking his tongue out at her. Hermione was taken aback and flipped him off to show her appreciation.
"Really, Ms. Granger. Please don't use that vulgar display in my presense. You too are toeing the line. I would have thought better of you. The both of you are Heads of the student body and I therefore expect the best behavior out of you. This includes your interaction with each other as well. You will be civil to your fellow houses- ALL your fellow houses." she gave them both piercing looks that clearly said, 'you better take this seriously.'
"Now, on to business, " she continued," 5th years, welcome. This is all going to be new for you so listen up. 6th years, I hope you know the drill but for some of you" she looked sternly at a 6th year boy who was flirting with the 5th year next to him, "it might be a good idea to stick around and get reaquainted with your duties. I will leave this up to Ms. Granger and Mr. Malfoy. I have business to attend to now so if you please direct your attention to the Head Boy and Girl I will see you at the school." and with that she straightened her witches hat and walked from the compartment.
Seconds later, Draco got up and followed her out lazily.
"Where are you going?" hermione asked him.
"I'm leaving, " he said as heis hand fell on the doorknob, " you can deal with this, your a big girl now."
"Oh no you don't, " she said under her breathe before, "Petrificus, Totalus!" Malfoy went stiff as a board and fell the ground. All the prefects from the houses besides Slytherin laughed and aplauded Hermione who put her wand away, smiling. She shut the door and moved him off to the side.
"Now, Mister Malfoy, as long as your just laying there, please listen up, " and with that she began informing the prefects of their duties. When she was done she let them go and then turned to Draco.
"Are you ready to be resonable?" she asked him. He couldn't move but his eyes shone with hatred for her.
"That's what I thought." then she muttered the countercurse and watched as he got up slowly.
While he was doing that, she was picking up a envelope labled 'Head Boy and Head Girl'
"I hate you Granger, " he said darkly.
"Oh, I love you too Malfoy, " she said coldly.
"What's that you've got?" he asked snidly and she unfolded the letter and began reading.
"It's from Dumbeldore, it says to meet him after the feast to be taken to our common room and then we'll be given our first assignment." she said.
"Assignment, what assignment," he asked quizzically.
"Apparently YOU didn't read the letter all the way through. It said that we would be completing tasks throughout the year, TOGETHER." she said the last word with great difficulty. " Now if you excuse me I have to go throw up and then get back to my friends." she said darkly before stuffing the letter into his hands and storming out the door. She didn't know it, but he watched her long after the door shut.