A/N: Hey! This is my first fic so I don't really know what I'm doing. Have I got to put disclaimers at the beginning of each chapter? Better just incase.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you know from Harry Potter – its all JKRowlings.
Chapter 1. Getting Settled.
Dumbledore stood up and the hall fell silent.
"I would now like to introduce you to this years head boy and girl. Harry Potter and Hermione Granger." Applause filled the Great hall although no credit went to the Slytherin table.
"If they would be so kind as to wait for me in the entrance hall after dinner I would be most grateful." Dumbledore was smiling as he sat down. Hermione turned to her friends. "I wonder why he wants to see us?"
"Probably gunna tell you something exciting that no one should know," said Ron
"Ahh don't worry mate whatever it is we'll tell you anyway" Harry comforted with a smile
"We really shouldn't Harry…" but Hermione trailed off seeing the looks on Ron and Harry's face "Okay, you ready to go meet Dumbledore Harry?"
"Yeah sure, bye Ron, we'll stop by later I promise."
"Yeah okay," came the grumpy reply from the redhead
"Come on it won't be that bad there's still Ginny, Seamus, Dean and Neville," Hermione said counting off her friends names on her fingers.
"Yeah I guess and it's not like you won't be staying in the tower right?"
"Um well, this year they kinda built head dorms so we sorta gotta sleep there." But seeing the look on Ron's face Harry quickly added "Don't worry though as soon as we know the password and place we'll come find you"
"Great a year with Neville,"
"Hey, Neville's nice," Hermione scolded
"Come on 'Mione we gotta meet Dumbledore" Harry and Hermione turned and exited to the entrance hall, Dumbledore was already waiting for them.
"Hello, a nice dinner I hope?" the old wizard asked them conversationally,
"Very nice sir," Hermione replied respectfully.
"Yes well, must be getting on, tonight I'm going to be showing you to the head students rooms. So if you would like to follow me." Dumbledore apparated them to the seventh corridor, just outside the room of requirement. (A/N: For the sake of the story Dumbledore can take the enchantments off if he needs to apparate)
"Sir, I thought you couldn't apparate inside Hogwarts?" Hermione asked slightly confused
"Ahh but Miss Granger we wizards can do what we please when we please it is one of the better points of being able to do magic I find. However there is a reason I apparated us here rather than walked. Nobody must know about these rooms. They have been used to hide things in the past and could well be used in the future, if anybody unfortunate found out where they were located Hogwarts and all its students could be in grave danger."
"What? You mean we can't even tell Ron?" Harry was looking at Dumbledore incredulously
"I'm sorry Harry but no means no. Anyway it's just along here." They walked down the corridor until they saw a picture showing the Hogwarts crest. "Apple Fritters" Dumbledore spoke clearly to the painting. It swung open revealing to them a set of stairs. Harry and Hermione gave each other unconvinced looks but followed Dumbledore up the stairs all the same; when they reached the top of the stairs the sight that met there eyes had them hypnotized.
There were two rich red sofas at the left side of the room and an inch deep carpet reaching all the walls until it met a small wooded area that had cooking implements on it at the right hand wall. There was a fireplace in a corner with a small pot of Floo Powder next to it. Also there were shelves of books all down one side of the room. On the back wall there were three oak doors.
"I will leave you to get settled now. Harry, your room's in though the door on the left, Hermione yours on the left. Goodnight." Dumbledore left smiling.
"Wow, I could get used to these conditions," Harry said jumping on one of the sofas.
"I know, it's so beautiful. I'm going to look at what's behind the middle door." Hermione replied still in awe that Hogwarts could be host to something so beautiful. She pushed the heavy door open and walked through. She was stood on a balcony overlooking the lake. "Harry, you got to come see this"
"What?" he replied as he came to stand beside her. He followed Hermione's gaze and saw the view. "Wow, this is a really good room. How come we never saw this balcony from down by the lake?"
"D'no maybe there's some kind of enchantment on it so you can only see out of it."
"Could be. Hey, where do those stairs lead?" Harry asked leaving Hermione's side to walk up the stairs. Hermione turned and saw a metal spiralling staircase leading up. She followed Harry up to a door. Harry pushed a little and realised it was locked. "Bugger" he muttered under his breath.
"Harry you're a wizard!" Harry reddened slightly at the words but pulled his wand out and muttered 'Alohamora'. He tried the door again and it swung open to reveal a clean white bathroom. The two walked in and looked around. There was a bath much like the one in the prefect's bathroom and two doors leading out of the room.
"Why are there more doors?" Hermione asked walking over to the right hand one and it pushed open easily. It revealed a large bed with red and gold blankets on the bed and scarlet walls. Hermione's trunk stood at the end of her bed and Crookshanks was curled up in the middle of the bed. Hermione laughed at the sight of her fat ginger cat snoozing.
She ran through the bathroom to Harry's room and jumped on the bed.
"You know as nice as this is we've still got a problem,"
"I know what are we gunna tell him, he'll be so upset when he finds out we can' even tell him where we live."
"I know but I think we should go and see him now before we become the worst best friends ever."
"Yeah good idea 'Mione." Hermione quickly ran back and made sure the door onto the balcony was locked and joined Harry in the living room.
"I'm going to love living here." Harry sighed.
"Yeah, maybe it'll stop you breaking so many rules if you know they can take this away from you." Hermione joked as they left their room and made their way over to the Gryffindor tower.