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"Well, well, well, looks like I've caught something" a cold voice sneered.
A silent Hermione slightly trembled under the intense gaze of… Draco Malfoy.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Hermione asked, trying to hide her initial fear and shock.
"I just wanted to talk, Mudblood. Is that so wrong?" Draco asked coldly
All the fear Hermione had felt up to this point was immediately washed as she heard this and it was replaced with anger and hate.
"Talk, Malfoy?" Hermione asked bitterly, "Never will I ever talk to you willingly. You and your… playtoy of a girlfriend aren't worth my time"
"Now listen here, you Mudblood bitch" Draco said grabbing Hermione and pushing her against the compartment door, "No one, and I repeat, no one, talks down to me. You may think that you are all high and mighty because you're Head Girl, but let me fill you in on a little secret…" Draco said leaning closer to Hermione so he could whisper in her ear, "No one gets in my way without paying the price."
Hermione's eyes widened. She had no idea what he was talking about. When had she ever been in his way?
"Malfoy, what the hell are you talking about? I have no idea what you mean and…" Hermione started, only to be interrupted by Draco tightening his grip on her arms.
"Take a wild guess Granger."
Hermione thought hard about what she could have done, besides being born to Muggles.
"Wait a minute, you're made because I stopped you and Pansy from having…more sex?" Hermione asked, unable to believe this was the real cause of his anger.
"I thought you were supposed to be the smartest witch in our school Granger! I guess you really are just a stupid Mudblood after all."
"Contrary to popular belief" Hermione started, ignoring his last comment, "I don't care about your sex life and I don't want to interfere, but if you're gonna shag in the compartment right NEXT to me, I'm gonna have to. This is so made up, you're forcing a fight out of nothing. You're ridiculous."
Draco tightened his grip again, but this time, he grabbed Hermione's neck, making it hard for her to breathe.
"…you're hurting me…"
"What makes you think I give a damn? And if you ever try to show me up while I'm getting some action again, you're gonna wish you were never born to those Mudbloods you call parents." Draco said coldly.
"Malfoy, please…I can barely breathe" Hermione pleaded, not caring if she was showing weakness.
As she tried to pull his left arm away so her neck and his hand wouldn't be touching, she gasped for air. She only succeeded in pulling his sleeves back. As she saw his arm, she gasped again, but this time, it wasn't from lack of air.
After Malfoy quickly let her go and shoved her out of the compartment, Hermione quietly walked back to her friends' compartment. Once she got to the right compartment, she quickly sat down trying to appear as normal as possible, failing miserably.
"Hey, Hermione, what took you so long?" Ron asked while stuffing a chocolate frog into his mouth.
"What? Oh, Professor McGonagall wanted to talk to me about my…course schedule" Hermione managed to spit out.
"You aren't pulling another time turner stunt, are you Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Oh, no, no. She just wanted to know what classes I have decided to take." Hermione lied again.
"Are you ok, 'Mione? You look kind of pale. Before you were almost glowing, but now you look like you've seen a ghost or something" Ginny asked, with a concerned look in her eyes.
'Or something' Hermione thought to herself.
"Hermione, what's wrong?" Ginny asked again.
"Nothing's wrong, Gin. Just nervous about, you know, being Head Girl" Hermione improvised.
"Oh, ok" Ginny said, not completely convinced but willing to let it slide.
"Don't worry, Hermione. You'll be great" Harry said reassuringly…and lovingly.
"Thanks, Harry" Hermione said gratefully, only to receive a huffing sound from Ron, and a nervous glance from Ginny. A little too nervous.
The rest of the train ride passed smoothly enough. The foursome talked amiably and there were no more run ins with Draco Malfoy or a naked Pansy. Fortunately.
After what seemed to be hours, the train had finally slowed down and come to a stop. As soon as Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny got off the train, they were greeted by a booming voice, yelling over to them.
"Y'alright, there, you four?" Hagrid asked happily.
"We're great, Hagrid" Harry yelled, "We'll see you inside!"
The four waved goodbye and quickly found a carriage when Hermione felt her heart sink.
"Ummm…I have to go to the Heads Carriage. I can't ride with you three" she said glumly.
"Oh, I'm sorry 'Mione" said Ginny. "Are you sure? We don't want to leave you alone with Malfoy"
"Yeah, just say you forgot" Ron added
"No, I can't. I have to follow the rules," Hermione said finally.
"Alright then, we'll see you inside." Harry said, kissing her goodbye.
"Alright. Save me a seat?"
"Of course 'Mione!" Ginny said as she closed the door to the carriage.
'Great' Hermione thought. 'In a carriage alone with…Malfoy'
As soon as Hermione got to the Heads Carriage, she took a deep breath and opened the door. Unfortunately, Malfoy got there first. Once Hermione got in, Draco, again, moved over as far from as he possibly could.
'Like I'm foul to be around. It's not like I'm the…" Hermione thought.
"No! Don't think about what happened in the compartment" Hermione thought…this time aloud.
"And, what exactly happened in the compartment?" Draco asked, not failing to give her a hostile glare.
"Uh…n-nothing" Hermione said, more fear rising in her by the minute.
"Yeah, and it better stay nothing. If you tell, Mudblood…" Draco started.
"Oh, we've stopped!" Hermione said jumping out and cutting him off.
Hermione didn't stop running until she found Harry and linked her arm with his, making sure no one, not even Malfoy, could tear her away.
"Malfoy that bad, eh?" Harry asked, slightly amused and a little worried at the same time.
"You have no idea" Hermione thought, this time silently.
The rest of the evening was great for Hermione. She was home at last. Dumbledore explained the quidditch parties, and announced the Yule Ball; she met up with other Gryffindors she had gotten to know over the years; she laughed with Ginny, she met some of the new Gryffindor first years; she couldn't have been happier. She refused to look at the Slytherin table, knowing Malfoy would be trying to kill her with a glare. Right when Hermione was going to dash up to her new room, Dumbledore's voice silenced the hall.
"Before you all turn in for the night, I would like to make an announcement. It is my pleasure to present to you, your new Head Boy and Girl: Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger."
At the sound of this, the whole Gryffindor table and a few students from other houses stood up and clapped for Hermione. She was the only one who truly deserved this position, and they knew it. Hermione blushed a tremendous shade of pink and didn't even notice the boos coming from the Slytherin end.
"Good night, students, and I wish you all a great and safe year!" Dumbledore shouted.
Hermione remembered her initial plan to run for it, but as soon as she got to the doors she was stopped by…Professor McGonagall.
"Miss Granger, why the rush? And where could you be going? When you don't know where your room is?"
"Oh, I forgot Professor, I was on my way to the Gryffindor common room. Habit." Hermione lied easily. She found it a lot easier to bend the truth with Professor McGonagall than other teachers. Like Snape.
"Oh, naturally. Well, follow me. You too Mr. Malfoy" Professor McGonagall said, almost snapping at Malfoy. Hermione found this highly amusing. Professor McGonagall was always talking about ending the house rivalries and yet she still favored Hermione to the Slytherin Prince, himself.
After walking for about ten minutes, and up about four floors, Professor McGonagall stopped in front of a portrait of a former Head Boy and Girl.
"This is the entrance to your common room. You will each have your own rooms, but you must share a kitchen and a bathroom. The password is 'Sa Puissance'. Good night." And with that, Professor McGonagall was gone.
After looking at Professor McGonagall's back for another moment, Hermione remembered that once again she was alone with Draco Malfoy.
"Sa puissance!" she said hurriedly.
After the portrait swung open, Hermione dashed into the common room. She wasn't even taking in her beautiful surroundings, but she was looking for the way to her room. In front of her there was a huge fireplace with a set of stairs on either side. The left staircase had red staircases, while the right had green. Feeling a little relief, Hermione ran up the red staircase and slammed the door to her room behind her before Malfoy had even closed the portrait door.
'Fine' Draco thought after hearing her door slam. 'I can wait.'
Once Hermione had calmed down a bit, she decided to explore her new environment. Her room was…exquisite.
She had a king sized 4 poster with scarlet comforters and red and gold pillows in honor of her house. She also had a desk for working, a vanity, and a very large closet that already had all of her clothes in it. She even had a balcony! Hermione ventured out onto the balcony to get some fresh air. It was such a beautiful night and the air was perfect. The view almost made Hermione forget she shared a living area with a Deatheater.