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"DRACO MALFOY! How on earth did he get Head Boy! And you have to livewith him!" Ron yelled this out loud as soon as Hermione told Harry and him what she had just discovered. Harry scowled, but didn't explode.
"Well, to be fair, the prick does have higher grades than either of you do…" Hermione started, but cut off as soon as Ron and Harry turned their glares towards her. As they walked up to the school, she tried to explain, "I'm sorry, but it's true! And you know Dumbledore is always trying to promote inter-house unity."
"Hermione, that boy is the son of one of Voldemort's most prominent Death Eaters!" Harry protested loudly, "he would turn everybody in this school in as soon as he would work in harmony with you."
"You don't know that, Harry…Dumbledore has his reasons, I'm sure of it."
"Oh. So youwant to work with him then." Hermione spun around to face Ron, who was scowling darkly at her."
"That's right Weasel…be scared…if I ever actuallywanted to touch a filthy Mudblood, you would be in trouble. However, I don't think you have to worry about Granger succumbing to my charm – simply because I wouldn't attempt to take the dirty bitch to bed with me." Malfoy snuck up behind the trio and was hissing this directly to Ron, who was turning redder and redder.
"How…dare…. you…," Hermione was trembling so hard she could barely speak. "Even if you had half the charm Ron has, I would stillnever come near you, you foul, loathsome, evil creature!"
"Oh…oh, I'm so hurt…and oh all the charm that Weaslby has…he's dripping with it really…has to make up for the lack of moneysomehow I suppose…with that bright red face, bright red hair…he's right charming." Malfoy's goons were behind him, cracking up at their leader's remarks. Ron spun around and tried to hit the silver-haired boy, but Hermione caught his arm.
"Don't Ron…he doesn't deserve the attention." They turned to walk away, but not until Malfoy had the final word. "Hey, look at that…she's falling for me already." The remark was accompanied by laugher by the group of Slytherin crowd that had formed.
Hermione gave Ron a quick kiss on the cheek as they walked into the Great Hall, and the humiliated redness began to fade from his cheeks and replace itself with a modest blush. She smiled and looked forward, proud that she could affect the boy that much.
As they started dinner, news of Ron and Hermione's coupling spread fast. She could see faces across the Hall looking over at their table and talking excitedly among themselves. They had all known it was coming, and now that it was finally here, people couldn't help but exclaim over it.
The murmurs were quieted when Dumbledore stood up and began his annual speech. "Welcome back to Hogwarts! I have several important announcements to make before we can return to our feasts, so listen closely. First of all, I would like to congratulate our new Head Boy, Draco Malfoy, and Head Girl, Hermione Granger. I am enormously pleased that there are two very different Houses represented, and I am hoping this will help promote some unity between them." At these words, there were several scoffs, mainly from the two houses in question, but the Headmaster ignored them and carried on. "One of the things we shall be doing to encourage this unity is to hold a Homecoming Ball, along with a Christmas Ball and, depending on how those go, possibly a Spring Dance as well. I have been informed of the students' wishes that there were more activities outside of school related ones, and your Heads will be working to carry out those requests. There will be more information for you two," Dumbledore looked pointedly at Hermione and Draco, "at a briefing meeting you will have in your quarters. Now, for the rest of the students, I am finished for now! Enjoy your year, and the rest of your dinner!"
Hermione's mood was slightly lifted by the prospect of planning events for the year, but the fact that it would be with her enemy still loomed in the back of her mind. Ron was still sulking, and Harry seemed distracted by Ginny, who kept looking at him and smiling slightly.
After she was too full to sit in the Great Hall any longer, Hermione left and went to the rooms that she had been assigned to. She opened the door, and saw Draco sitting on a luxurious red couch next to a lit fireplace. The glow in the room made him seem like an angel from hell, with the flames reflecting in his gray eyes and his white skin shimmering. She stopped in her tracks and gazed at him, half terrified, and half…she didn't know…almost attracted. But she couldn't be.
The boy began to turn his head in her direction, and she snapped back into reality. As she began walking over to him, she asked, "Do you know when the meeting is going to start?"
He turned his eyes to rest on hers, and she was shocked to see the pain so openly exposed within them. As soon as she saw it, it was gone, but the image stayed with her, burned into the back of her mind.
"Now, I suppose. There isn't a teacher or anything to give us instructions, only a message Dumbledore sent which can only be read if we both open it."
"Oh, ok. Let's get it over with then." Hermione hesitantly walked over and sat next to Draco, feeling the heat from his skin on the arm closest to him.
"What Granger, don't want to prolong our time together?" Draco sneered at Hermione, and she felt all pity for him dissolve again.
"Whatever Malfoy, just open the letter."
"Fine, but you have to put your hand on it too." Hermione reached out and touched the tip of her pinky to the edge of the letter, as far away from Draco as she could. He grabbed her hand and shocks ran through her, as if he had electrocuted her with a single touch.
"Just do it right, Mudblood." She felt tears in her eyes, but didn't show them, and they began to study the letter. As soon as they started though, the letter began to read itself, in Dumbledore's rich voice.
"Again, congratulations to the both of you for taking Hogwart's most esteemed positions for students. You are both at the top of your class, and are some of the brightest wizards I have had the privilege of meeting in years. Now, I do not pretend to be oblivious to your social disagreements with one another, but I hope that it will not interfere with your work here.
"You will be expected to collaborate with each other to organize the three dances I mentioned in my speech before, and come up with ways to unify the Houses you belong too. I do not think that Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff will need much persuasion to integrate, but your two Houses, as you well know, will. Also, you will be expected to work together in every class, and spend social evenings with each other every Monday night. Every other Friday night, you will host a party in your dorm for all four houses, starting this week.
"These tasks accompany the normal Head tasks, which include patrolling the school every night and keeping ahead in your school work so that you may assist a teacher or me at any moment. I offer one more congratulations, and have a great year!"
Hermione stared in shock at the letter, which quickly shriveled into itself, and then turned to look at Draco. He had an icy expression on, which didn't allow any emotion through. He stood up, and quietly stalked out of the room.
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