Chapter 3
As the hall cleared, Hermione hung back, she wanted to introduce herself to the new Dark Arts Professor. She walked over to the group of professors still standing at the front table."Hello Professor McGonagall!"
"Well hello Miss Granger, are you going to be alright?"Professor Mcgonagall new that her and Malfoy didn't get along.
"I'll be fine Proffesor I have thick skin." She turned to the new Professor."Hello Professor Camelton, I am Hermione Granger of Gryffindor house and Head Girl this year." She shook his hand in greeting.
Camelton smiled,"Good day to you Miss Granger, I hope your ready for my class next week. I've been instructed to teach some very important attacks this year. I take it you'll be up to it?"
"I'm always up for a challenge sir. I can't wait to learn something new to use against the Dark Arts."
"Yes Miss Granger has been Hogwarts top student since her first year. She is incredibly studious." said McGonagall. Hermione, never hearing her professor talk about her that way, blushed."Well professors I must be going I have hall patrol duty today." She looked at the clock as it chimed eight."Goodnight Professors."
She rushed out of the Great Hall and down the corridor. It was her job to patrol the halls and make sure everyone was in their dormitories after eight. She made her way over to the west tower to check on Gryffindor, then to the north to check on Hufflepuff. All was quiet. She went to the east tower, Ravenclaws portrait of a pumpkin patch was quiet, all the ravens in their nest. She moved on to the dungeon area of Hogwarts. This is where Slytherin students resided. The portrait to their dorm was a vast graveyard. The skeletons and zombies were playing cards on a gravestone. The way the portrait smelled because of the zombies rotting flesh made Hermione's skin crawl. She decided that everyone was in their dorm and left to go to her room in the south tower.
She found the portrait door to her dorm. There was a beautiful black stallion grazing in a grass field."Bridgewater." The stallion looked up from its grazing and neighed. The portrait swung open and Hermione carefully climbed the stairs.
"I didn't think you would come Granger. I thought I had scared you away for good." Malfoy was sitting on the couch next to a roaring fire. He was reading the daily prophet and already prepared for bed.
"You don't scare me Malfoy!" Hermione walked past him and up to her room. The portrait was of herself! The portrait smiled at her but said nothing. Hermione had already decided on a special password,"Muggle Born,"she said with a wink. The portrait opened and as she walked in she gasped in awe.
The bedroom inside looked just like that of her own in her world. With a four post queen size bed to the left wall and her awards of achievements strung about the walls. Her vanity mirror shone and her desk was just like she left it at home. On her dresser lay a stereo and a stack of cds. She was amazed at it all.'Mum and Dad must of let them do this for me,'she smiled and changed out of her clothes.
She wanted to take a warm bath to relax her tension from the day. She put on her silky blue robe, grabbed a towel and opened the door to the bathroom."Aggghhh!" She dropped the towel and her hands flew to cover her face."Malfoy what are you doing in here!"
"What did it look like Granger? I'm taking a bath if you don't mind."He chuckled.
"Why are you in my bathroom?"She said still not uncovering her eyes.
" You mean our bathroom? Yes, I believe thats the correct way to put it. We share this room muggle."She heard the water move and him get out of the tub letting the water drain away."You can look now."
She slowly took her hands down from her face. He was standing there with a towel around his waist, the water slowly dripping from his chest and hair. His well chiseled abs moving as he breathed.
"Like what you see Granger?"He said with a smirk.
Disgusted with herself for staring at him she could feel her face heat up."Never! Now if you excuse me I would like to bathe alone!"
"Are you sure? I could stay and wash your back, I mean you saw mine only fair if I got to see yours." He laughed out loud as he watched her face turn even redder. She was about to tell him where he could go when he whisked his towel off and threw it at her. He walked out the room giving Hermione a clear view of his backside. Hermione hurriedly locked the door behind him.
"Damn the bastard!" She turned on the water and watched the tub fill. She took off her robe and sank beneath the surface. Remembering how she found Malfoy, laying there naked in the water, she dunked her head under and tried to clear her thoughts.