Author's note: I do not own anything.
Later that night Professor Snape came to collect Hermione and show her to her new Head Girl bedroom in Slytherin House. Hermione trailed slowly behind her professor as the walked down the dungeon corridors. As the approached a dead end in one of the corridors that Hermione had not been down before, Professor Snape turned to Hermione and waited until she was next to him.
"Ms. Granger this is the entrance to the Slytherin common room. The password is basilisk," Professor Snape said in a silky voice.
The stones in the wall start to rearrange themselves when Professor Snape had spoke the password. Snape quickly entered the common room through the new opening followed by Hermione. When they entered the common room Malfoy, Parkinson, and a few other slytherins that Hermione did not know where sitting around the room.
"Ms. Granger please come here," Professor Snape asked as he turned and noticed that Hermione was standing just inside the entrance to the room.
"Yes Professor," Hermione said as she walked up to Snape.
"Now Ms. Granger since both you and Mr. Malfoy are the Head boy and girl this year your rooms will be next to each other through that portrait over there," Professor Snape said as he pointed to a portrait of Salazar Slytherin.
Hermione paled at the thought that her room would be next to Malfoy of all people.
"Um, Professor what is the password for that portrait to enter to the head boy and girl's bedrooms?" Hermione asked with a small voice.
"That Ms. Granger will up to you and Mr. Malfoy to choose," Professor Snape said as he looked from her to Draco.
Draco stood up from his chair and made his way up to Professor Snape and Hermione.
"Hello Granger, I've been waiting for you so we can pick a password," Draco said in a smooth friendly voice.
"Malfoy, what are you up to?" Hermione asked in a suspicious voice.
"You're a Slytherin now Granger, your one of us. I'm just welcoming you to our house," Draco said as he looked Hermione up and down.
"Well Mr. Malfoy I will leave you to show Ms. Granger around the slytherin common room and the dungeons. I have things to do now so I will see you tomorrow Ms. Granger," Professor Snape said in a smooth pleasant voice.
With that Professor Snape left the slytherin common room in a sweep of billowing robes. Hermione just watch Snape leaving her alone with the other slytherins like she would be safe with them. Draco tapped Hermione on the shoulder trying to get her attention back on him.
"Hey Granger," Draco said trying to get her attention.
"What Malfoy? You can drop the act that you're going to try and be my friend now that Snape has left," Hermione said in a cold voice.
"You're a slytherin now Granger, so I think we should try and put the past behind us," Draco said in a friendly voice as he extended his hand towards her in a gesture of a truce.
Hermione cautiously extended her hand hoping that she wasn't making a mistake and accepting what Malfoy had said to her. Draco took Hermione's hand in his and shook it in a friendly gesture.
"Well then Granger you want to talk about what password we are going to use for our entrance to our rooms?" Draco asked as he moved to a couch and took a seat.
Hermione followed Draco to the couch and took a seat as she faced him on the couch.
"Well Malfoy, what do you think we should use for a password?" Hermione questioned as she leaned towards him so the others in the room wouldn't here what they chose.
"I think it should be something that represents the both of us," Draco said in a low voice as he leaned towards Hermione as well.
Hermione sat back on the couch and began to try and think about a password that fit the two of them. After a few minutes Hermione had come up with a password that she thought fit them. Hermione leaned towards Draco and motioned for him to come closer so she could whisper it in his ear. Draco complied and scooted over on the couch next to Hermione as she whisper her idea for their new password.
"What do you think of my idea for the password Malfoy?" Hermione asked as she looked into his eyes for the first time.
"I think it is a good password, Granger. Especially when you know the two of us," Draco said with a smile on his face.
Hermione's breath was taken away when she looked at Malfoy smile at her a real smile, not one of his malevolent smiles. Draco rose to his feet and extended his hand to help Hermione up from the couch. Hermione looked at the hand in front of her like it might bite her if she reached out and took a hold of it.
"It's not going to bite you if you take my hand Granger," Draco said in a teasing tone as he took in the look on her face.
Hermione blush at Draco for him catching her staring at his hand like it was a snake.
"Sorry, Malfoy," Hermione said as she reached out and took his hand.
Draco pulled Hermione up of the couch and released her hand as he walked towards the portrait covering the entrance to their rooms. Draco quickly told the portrait the new password and it swung open to reveal a large hallway leading down a set of stairs. Hermione followed Draco down the stairs where it came to two doors.
"Which door is yours and which is mine," Hermione said as she looked at the two doors.