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The Day Before

Hermione awoke to the sound of water running in the room next door. She stretched her arms and decided to have a shower before she went down to breakfast. Pulling back the red silken sheets, she sat up and got out of bed.

As Hermione walked across her new bedroom she stopped to pick up her scarlet dressing gown which bared the Gryffindor badge on the chest pocket. She pulled it on and glanced around the room.

The room was bigger than the one she shared in the Gryffindor dormitories. The walls were covered with a red and gold patterned wallpaper and the soft carpet was a deep red. The room was quite bare apart from a large, dark mahogany wardrobe and desk and a king-sized double bed. A few shelves also were hung on the walls for her to store some of her belongings. The bed was covered with scarlet red sheets and pillows to match the drapes that hung from the bed's posts. Hermione's trunk and bag still sat in the corner next to the door.

She had decided last night that she would unpack her things after she'd had breakfast and listened to what Professor Dumbledore had to say about the new "project".

Hermione, opening the door, waltzed into the common room (which she now shared with Draco Malfoy) and over to the bathroom.

She knocked on the door but there was no answer so she knocked again.

"Hold up Granger, I'm trying to get washed!" shouted Draco as he rinsed his platinum blond hair.

"You've got two minutes Malfoy, hurry up!" Hermione shouted back as she went to sit down in a chair.

Draco muttered under his breath as he grabbed the bar of soap and began rubbing it against his milky skin. "Why should I hurry up for HER?" he thought as he put the soap back down and stood back underneath the shower head. "I mean, it may take her two seconds to get washed but it doesn't with me. Who does she think she is anyway, telling ME to hurry up? Stupid Mudblood!"

Draco turned off the shower and, reaching for a towel and wrapping it around his waist, stepped out of the shower and walked over to the sink. He picked up his toothbrush and toothpaste and began brushing his teeth.

Another knock came from the door. "Hurry up Malfoy!"

"Fuck off Granger." Draco tried to shout with a mouth full of toothpaste. He gazed into the mirror and shook his head.

Hermione was getting annoyed now and banged on the door loudly. "Your not the only one here who needs to get washed in the morning you know." There was no reply. She knocked on the door again. "Malfoy if you don't come out of there this instance I'm gonna…"

"Your gonna what Granger?" Hermione was now looking at a half naked Draco. "Gonna go moan to McGonagall like always?" He was watching her and noticed that she was looking at him with her mouth open as if she was trying to find something to say in reply. "Like what you see Granger?" he sniggered.

"I…no of course not!" Hermione lied as she tried to push past him so she could enter the bathroom. He was blocking her way in and she was beginning to blush. "Get out of my way Malfoy. Now!"

Draco let her past and chuckled as she dashed inside and slammed the door behind her. He walked over to his room with a smug look on his face. He'd made Hermione blush.

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Breakfast was like it always was: Hermione eating whilst listening to Ron and Harry chatter on about Quidditch and brooms. She'd really hoped their infatuation with them had managed to die down over the summer but who was she kidding.

The hall was almost empty as everyone but the seventh years had gone to lessons. Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat.

"Ah I see your all almost here. Where is Mr. Malfoy and Miss. Parkinson?"

"She's probably giving him a blow job down in the dungeons!" Ron snickered and the rest of the Gryffindor's laughed along with him.

Draco and Pansy walked into the hall. Pansy's face was flushed and she tried to straighten her hair down as she noticed Dumbledore looking at the both.

Draco noticed that he was looking at them expectedly and shouted out the first lie that he thought of. "Sorry we're late. We um…Pansy fell down in the corridor and I was helping her back up."

"You mean fell face down on your dick!" The Gryffindor's burst out laughing again. Draco scowled at Ron as he passed by and sat down in a chair at the Slytherin table.

Dumbledore coughed loudly and the room quietened and turned to face him. "Now, about this project. You will all be set in groups of six and shall share a cottage which is located in a hidden place away from near civilisation so you can't cheat. The groups have been picked by myself and Professor Snape." Snape smirked as he gazed over them. Moans were heard from the Gryffindor's.

"The project will last for a month beginning tomorrow morning. Inside your cottage you will find a letter which will tell you more about the project and also contains a list of things you will need to do. Everything must be completed for you to pass. I want you all to remember that the object of this is to SURVIVE so try not to kill one another whilst your away!" He paused waiting for them to laugh at his little joke but there was only a few un-enthusiastic ones.

"Right, well, off you all go. Your lessons have been cancelled for today so you can get a chance to pack and owl loved ones if you wish. You need not pack too much except clothing and essentials. We will all meet down here at 6 o'clock sharp for your departure."

Hermione's hand sprung right up.

"Yes Miss. Granger."

"When do we find out which groups we're in?"

"You will find a list with all the groups in your house common rooms."

Everyone stood up and began to walk back to the common rooms, picking up the pace as soon as they were out of sight of Dumbledore. Soon breaking into a sprint.

Once she'd arrived in the Gryffindor common room, Hermione pushed her way through the crowd towards the list which was pinned on the wall.

"Ah no!"

"What's wrong Ron?" Hermione asked as she jumped up and down to try and look over the heads of those who were in front of her.

"I'm in a group which is all Hufflepuff's and Slytherin's. I'm the only Gryffindor!"

Hermione managed to get passed a few more and was finally looking at the list. She ran her finger down the list until, she found her name.

Group Seven

Harry Potter

Neville Longbottom

Hermione Granger

Pansy Parkinson

Lavender Brown

Draco Malfoy

"Just great!" Hermione muttered un-enthusiastically.

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Hermione stood in the owlry, fastening a letter to a large snowy-white owl. She'd finished packing over an hour ago and decided to visit some friends over in Gryffindor. Unfortunately, they were all still packing and she found it a little too hectic over there so she decided to send an owl.

She'd written her parents a letter to let them know she had arrived at Hogwarts safely and that she was OK.

Hermione had just turned to leave when she knocked into someone and fell to the floor. The person held out a hand and she held onto it as she was pulled back up. She patted her robes and look up.

"You should watch where your going Granger."

"Well if you weren't in the way I probably wouldn't have bumped into you would I, Malfoy?"

Draco rolled his eyes back and Hermione turned the other way to leave. "Your in my group Granger."

"So? What about it?" Hermione began to walk away.

"I hope your not going to be a nightmare to live with!"

She stopped and turned to face him with a scowl on her face. "YOU'RE the one that's going to be a nightmare to live with, not me!"

"As if!" Draco spat back at her as she walked away. His fists clenched as he felt Anger boil up inside him. "That stupid...fucking…MUDBLOOD!!" Draco's fist collided with the wall.

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