Everyone applauded as the sorting ended. Dumbledore stood up to make his usual speech. He beamed down at them all as usual. "Welcome back old students and welcome to our new students. I just have a few short announcements to make before the feast can begin." He said cheerfully. "First of all, congratulations to our new Head Girl and Boy: Hermione Granger from Gryffindor!" The Gryffindors applauded and cheered madly, and Hermione felt a huge grin take over her face, as Harry and Ron patted her back enthusiastically.
" 'Course, they'd be mad not to," Said Ron cheerfully.
"Aw thanks Ron," Hermione smiled.
"Just like they'd be mad not to make me Head Boy." He finished in a mock serious voice. Hermione rolled her eyes as Harry snorted.
"And our Head Boy," Said Dumbledore loudly, as the hall quieted down. "Is Draco Malfoy from Slytherin!"
There were loud cheers and clapping from the Slytherin house.
"What!" Ron yelled. "Draco Malfoy! Head boy! Come off it!"
But Harry could see Malfoy's evil smirk on the table at the far end of the hall.
"Why would Dumbledore make Malfoy a Head?" Harry wondered out loud. "He's going to abuse his position even worse then he abused his prefect position!"
"Dumbledore's lost it," Seamus said blankly. "There's no other explanation."
"Yes, congratulations to both of you." Said Dumbledore cheerfully. "Now some other small announcements, the forest in the grounds is…"
Nobody really bothered to listen to Dumbledore: they were all too hungry.
"Hurry up," Ron moaned, his hand on his stomach. "I'm starving."
Finally the golden plates filled up with food. Everybody started eating and talking loudly.
As Hermione filled up her plate she suddenly felt a hand on her leg, causing her to almost drop the plate in surprise. She looked to her left at Ron. He was using his left hand to eat a bread roll, but his right hand was still tracing circles on her thigh. Hermione could hardly suppress a smile. She liked Ron a lot. Ron chanced a look at her and gave her a small smile in return when he saw hers.
Harry was sitting next to Ginny. She was looking very pretty this evening. Her red hair was in a messy ponytail, and she had a few strands hanging over her face.
"Are you the new captain?" Ginny asked smiling at him as she helped herself to potatoes.
"Huh?" He asked still staring at her. She smiled. "For the quidditch team."
"Oh. Oh yeah." Harry replied, sounding stupid.
"Cool, I was wondering… do you want to come to Hogsmeade with me at the next. Um. Time we go?" She asked, praying inside herself that he'd say…
"Yes! Of course I'll come with you," Harry said quickly. Why didn't you just ask her first you doth? "Sorry, I was gonna ask you, but, er, I was, er," he was cut off by Ginny pecking him on the cheek.
"Great!" She said happily. "There'll probably be one soon."
"Yeah." Harry said happily, his hand on his cheek where she had kissed him. "Yeah."
Eventually the golden plates vanished, and Dumbledore stood up. " Well it's getting late, and you have your first lessons tomorrow. So off you trot." He said happily. Prefects, will you please escort the first years to their dormitories. And could the Head Boy and Girl please come to the top table so I can show you your dormitory."
"Oh, damn it," Hermione spluttered. "I forgot. Heads have to share dormitories!"
"Damn it your kidding!" Harry and Ron exclaimed.
"You have to share a dormitory with that worm?" Asked Ginny in disbelief.
"Yep." Said Hermione grimly. "Ah well. See you guys." She walked up to the top table.
Malfoy was already up there, smirking. She shot him a dirty look as she walked up.
"Ah, Miss Granger." Dumbledore said smiling down. "Hi Professor."
"If you two will follow me, I'll take you to your dormitory." He said, and strode off in front of them, out of the Great Hall, Hermione and Draco almost jogging to keep up with him.
"Well, this will be a fun year won't it Mudblood?" Draco said sarcastically.
"Shut up Malfoy," Hermione said coolly. She wasn't going to take any of his rubbish.
Dumbledore continued walking up the grand staircase and then down a corridor. They followed him up an other staircase and around a corner until finally they came to a large painting of a happy looking witch with bright pink cheeks and two bright yellow pigtails, standing in a meadow full of cows.
"This is Penelope," Dumbledore said gesturing at the jolly witch, who was beaming at them as her hand waved back and forth furiously.
"The password is 'Daisies and butterflies." Dumbledore's beard twitched. "I'll leave you two to it." He strode off around the corner.
Draco snorted. "Daisies and butterflies?" He said, disgusted.
"That's the password," said Penelope cheerfully and the portrait swung open.
"Wow," said Hermione, stepping inside.
The room was richly furnished with Green and Red Sofas and Armchairs. A great fire was burning in the grate. Draco seemed quite unimpressed by the décor and walked down the corridor at the other end of the of the stone room. Hermione followed him down the corridor and found two large wooden doors, one which had 'Head Boy' written on it in large writing and the other which had 'Head Girl.'
Hermione pushed pass Draco into her room and gasped as she opened the door. There was a huge four poster bed in the middle of it, with a red and gold quilt and hangings. There were wooden benches and a large full length mirror placed around the room.
"Huh, I suppose this is luxury for you isn't it Granger?" Draco sneered from the door.
"Get out!" Hermione snarled and slammed the door inn his face.
That night she went to sleep dreaming about Ron and the way he'd touched her.
Hey Guys! To those people who have been asking us to hurry up and make Hermione and Ron, uh 'elope,' don't worry that will happen eventually. He, he.