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A/N ;; well THANK YOU FOR ALL MY LOYAL REVIEWERS! I FUCKING LOVE YOU. I would totally love new reviewers though pout anyways, a little about my life before I go on with the story. If you don't feel like reading this part then I understand.
But anyways, I don't know. Lately I've felt super depressed. I mean I see I've gotten hella hits on my story, but I only have 21 reviews? Is that saying something? Is my story really that bad? I mean I totally understand, my story isn't the BEST out there. Oh well, I'd rather not get flames yea?
And I dunno. I've been having this confused situation with me and these three guys. Yeah, I know three guys. HAHAHA call me pimpette. ROFLROFL. Kidding. But I dunno you guys. Boys have played with my heart too much ya know? And I'm tired of it. I'm trying to get a break from all that drama and stuff, but I hate turning people down. You know what I mean. You all should know, you sexy thangs.
BUT ANYWAYS, enough of my life. HERES THE FREGGIN STORY.
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Chapter 6 ;; A New Year
"Alright prefects. Those are all the duties this year. Does anyone have any questions?" Hermione looked at all the prefects. "Yes Ginny?"
"What events are happening this year again?" she asked, looking up from her notes.
"Well we have a Halloween Dance to plan up, a Winter Ball and we're still not sure if we're going to have a field day at the end of the year, but we will get you back on that." Hermione said, hoping they will be able to have that. But with the war going on, she wasn't sure how much they will be able to do this year. (a/n ;; actually its just because the author might be too lazy to write up a field day. Hahahaha) Hermione looked around for any other questions.
"Alright. So please check up on your sheets on the days in which you will be doing night checks and in what corridor. You will not have to do any of the back corridors for Draco, the teachers and I will be assigned those. Please do not miss out on any of your duties." She continued.
"What happens if we do?" a 6th year Slytherin, named Marvin Demou, in the back asked with a sneer.
"Then you don't have to bother with any of your other duties for that will be the last bloody thing your irresponsible prefect ass will ever have to do." Draco said from the back. Hermione stared at him angrily and there was a hush over the other prefects. Marvin was taken aback and never asked any other questions. After the prefects left, Hermione cornered Draco.
"What was that all about?"
"What?" he asked innocently.
"The whole attitude you gave them! You're supposed to be head boy for Merlin's sake!" she said angrily.
"I'm sorry 'Mione, I just been having all these bloody nightmares every night and I can't fucking sleep anymore." Draco groaned, sitting on a couch in the head's compartment. Hermione softened, putting a supporting arm around her best friend.
"I'm sorry Draco. I didn't know you were still having them."
Draco sighed. It was the same dream every night. Hermione alone in the dark. Him not able to save her. "I guess I'll have to ask Snape for some dreamless sleep potion."
"I'll come with you if you want." Hermione offered.
"Naw, it's alright. You going to patrol the train with me?" he asked standing up.
She hesitated for a second and Draco raised his eyebrows. Then his face softened into his first smile for the day, "Why don't you visit your friends for a second. I'll cover for now and I'll come to your compartment in ten minutes."
Hermione smiled at him thankfully. "Thanks Draco. You're such a sweetheart." Draco smiled back at her as she left the room. As she left, he flopped back on the couch and laid down for a bit. He still had a horrible migraine ever since he had woken up.
"Draco! You horrible son!"
He rubbed his temples. "Go away." He whispered. Then he shook his head and walked out to patrol the hallways.
Hermione walked around, trying to listen into each compartment, trying to figure out which one contained her best friends.
"Have you seen that dress on witch weekly? Oh I told mother that I wanted it so she's going to send me it before the ball!"
Hermione shook her head. Harry and Ron would never talk about dresses, and they NEVER read witch weekly.
"Did you see Harry Potter yet? Oh, wow, what a hottie. I do hope he's still single." Nope, not them either. Hermione walked down to each compartment, not having any luck. Finally she opened the last compartment and finally found her best friends sitting around, talking about Quidditch and boring poor Ginny out of her mind.
"'MIONE!" a relieved Ginny got up and swept her girlfriend into a hug.
Hermione laughed, "I missed you too Ginny."
The boys got up and each gave their "other sister" a hug.
"Aw 'Mione, you look great!" Harry smiled. Hermione sat down next to him.
"Thanks Harry. You look great too. I heard some girls talking about you on the way to the compartment." She grinned.
Harry blushed and Ron laughed at him. "Congrats on getting head girl 'Mione." He said.
"Thanks." She smiled.
"So who got head boy?" Harry asked.
"Draco was given head." She replied. Ron who was currently drinking some water chocked, causing him to spit it all over Harry in surprise.
"AH! Watch it!" He said wiping himself.
"That was unnecessary information Hermione." Ron said, choking on his water.
She looked at him confused, "What?"
"I really don't need to know Malfoy's sexual accomplishments." Ron replied, shaking his head.
"Ron, all I said was that Malfoy got the head boy position." Hermione said, a little confused.
Ron's face washed over with realization, "…Ohhh…"
The three looked at each other and burst out laughing. "You're such an idiot Ron." Harry laughed. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Ron opened the door to see Draco.
"What do you want Malfoy?"
"I was here just to inform Hermione that she has some duties to carry out." He replied coolly. "It's nothing you would know of Weasley."
"Are you suggesting something?" Ron asked angrily.
"If you mean a nitwit like you could have never had the chance of ever getting head boy, then yes, you could say that I'm suggesting something."
"Why I outta—"
"Boys! Boys, let's not start anything. It's only the beginning of the school year and we're not even at school yet. Let's calm down a second." Hermione worked her way in the middle of the two boys. "Now lets go Draco." The two walked out of the room without any further confrontations.
"What was that about Draco?" Hermione whispered to him.
He looked at the door of the compartment with no interest, "Our friendship doesn't extend to them."
She sighed, "Can't you just try to be civil?" He looked at her unconvinced. She sighed, "Well, whatever. I'm not going to force you to do anything." She walked ahead but Draco reached out for her arm.
"Wait." Hermione turned back around and looked at him straight into his eyes. He stood there mesmerized that he almost forgot what he was about to say. "I'll try for you 'Mione."
She smiled, knowing it was asking a lot for him. "Thanks Draco. I appreciate it." She turned back around, breaking their connection as they continued patrolling the hallways.
Back at the compartment, the trio sat around staring at each other.
Ginny turned to the others, "Did I just hear her call him Draco?"
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"Welcome! Welcome everyone!" Dumbledore stood up and welcomed everyone to a new school year. The four Gryffindors immediately toned him out as Dumbledore said his usual welcome back speech.
"What's up with you and ferret boy Hermione?" Ginny whispered.
"What do you mean 'what's up'?"
"I mean you calling him Draco and him calling you Hermione."
"Yeah. Last time I checked, you were calling him an arrogant little twit and he was calling you a know it all muggle born." Ron added, not using the exact terminology.
"Oh," Hermione blushed a little at how much her thoughts of Draco had changed. "Well, since we're head boy and head girl, we've formed some sort of a truce." She lied.
"Oh I see…" Harry and Ron bought the lie. Ginny didn't look that convinced but she didn't ask any further questions. All four gave their attentions back onto Dumbledore.
"And now I am happy to announce our head girl and head boy for this year!" Dumbledore announced. "When I call your names, please come up here and grab a seat on our tables. This is where you will be sitting every day now." Every student listened in attentively, wondering who were head girl and boy.
"And our head girl is Hermione Granger!" Hermione stood up as everyone, mainly the Ravenclaws, Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs, clapped and cheered while she made her way to her place up at the teacher's table.
"Next, our head boy is Draco Malfoy!" Draco stood up but almost nobody clapped for him. He got a few pity claps, but the only people who were really clapping for him were the teachers, Hermione and a small handful of Slytherins. His own house seemed to have turned on him. Draco figured their parents had told them about how much of a traitor he was. As that thought passed through his head, he realized that he really didn't care.
"You alright?" Hermione asked as he took his seat right next to her.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He replied. They returned their attentions back onto Dumbledore
"Alright, now we have our first years to get sorted." Professor McGonagall brought the stool out with the raggedy sorting hat. The first years gasped as the hat began to sing. Hermione laughed to herself. I remember when I was a first year.
The sorting hat finished its song and everyone clapped. "Alam, Latoya." McGonagall read to begin the sorting. Not paying attention to the sorting, the two heads began to talk.
"So how was it?"
"How was what?" Draco asked.
"Sitting with the Slytherins."
"Oh, it was alright. I just talked to Blaise." He shrugged.
"What about Crabbe and Goyle?" she asked, watching the two lumps at the Slytherin table play with their silverware.
Draco snorted, "Those two mindless oafs? No thanks, I'd rather have more intelligent individuals around me." He looked at her and smiled, "Like you."
Hermione couldn't help but blush. "Thanks Draco. You're sweet." Draco only smiled his response.
"Harry look." Ginny said, pointing up at the couple. Harry looked up and saw them. Then he smiled, "It looks like Hermione's enjoying herself."
"Alright!" Dumbledore said again, standing up after the final first year was sorted. "We have a new student this year." All the students immediately hushed up to hear the interesting news. Hermione stopped her conversation with Draco only to look up.
A tall tanned boy with black spiky hair and deep brown eyes walked up to the front of the teacher table in front of Dumbledore. He seemed a little shy of being in front of so many people, but he held his composure anyways. Hermione couldn't help but notice that every part of the female student body had their eyes up on the new student. She too couldn't keep her eyes off of him. Draco noticed this and scowled at the guy.
"This is Brandon Santos." Dumbledore started. Every student in the school clung onto his every word. "He is a transfer from California's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry entering his seventh year. So yes, he is a transfer from the Americas. Let's show him a warm welcome into not only Hogwarts, but into a new continent. I know you all will show him with your kindest attitudes." All the girls nodded appreciatively. Dumbledore smiled and then looked at Brandon comfortingly, "Now Brandon, we have to sort you into a house so if you will sit on this stool…" Brandon sat on the stool as Dumbledore placed the hat on his head. It seemed like almost every girl in the great hall was praying that Brandon would be in her house.
Several minutes passed and still there was no response. It seemed like every student was at the edge of his or her seat. Finally the hat opened its mouth, "GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindor table erupted in applause. Brandon stood up. Dumbledore lead Brandon in front of Hermione and Draco.
"Now Brandon, this is Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy. They are the head girl and head boy. They will give you a tour after dinner. Hermione, do you think that you could show Brandon in a comfortable seat for the time being?" Hermione nodded and stood up. Draco watched with jealousy as Hermione and Brandon talked on their way to the Gryffindor table. She seemed to be enjoying herself and Brandon seemed to be smiling too. Finally she showed him to a spot in between Ginny and Neville.
Hermione came back up next to him. Noticing his change of attitude, she looked at him assuring, "You alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Draco answered a little too quickly. Hermione gave him an unconvinced look before turning to her plate of food, which had magically appeared on her plate.
After dinner, the prefects escorted all the first years on their way to their common room. Hermione and Draco went to go take Brandon around.
"So how do you like Hogwarts so far Brandon?" Hermione asked him.
"I think it's pretty cool. I totally love all the gothic style architecture. And I love how the ceiling was enchanted. It's hella tight!" He laughed. Hermione laughed too, not knowing what "hella tight" meant, but figured it meant something good. "Our school in Cali is more laid back. I love it here." He smiled at her. "I read all about Hogwarts though. I read Hogwarts, A History on the train ride here."
Hermione's eyes brightened, "I love that book."
Brandon laughed, "Yeah, me too." Finally after the tour, they came upon the Fat Lady.
"Orange Hippogriffs." Hermione stated. The portrait swung open and the three stood outside of the entrance.
"Well, here's the common room. It was nice meeting you Brandon." She smiled. "If you need anything you could always come to me and Draco. Or any of the other friends you met."
"Thanks, I appreciate it. I think we'll b seeing more of each other this year." He smiled back and then walked through the portrait hole.
Hermione smiled to herself and looked over at a steaming Draco right next to her. She almost laughed to herself. Is he jealous? She nodded to herself and decided that yeah, it was a nice thought. To have Draco Malfoy jealous for her, Hermione Bookworm Granger.
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McGonagall met up with the two later to lead them to their own common room. The Head Girl and Head Boy had to share a common room. They came upon a statue of Adam and Eve next to the tree of knowledge.
"Passsssssword?" the snake in the tree asked.
McGonagall turned to them, "What would you like your password to be?"
Hermione looked at Draco. Then they smiled knowingly. "Starbucks Coffee."
McGonagall smiled as the statue disappeared under them and opened up a stairway. The three made their way down and through the archway was a magnificent common room with a high ceiling. Hermione and Draco stood back and admired the room. On the right side there was a fireplace with a tapestry hanging over it with the elements of fire, water, earth and air working together. In front of the fireplace there were chairs and couches. Along the side of the Wall there were series of switches in which Hermione reminded herself to check out later. Far right of the fireplace was a ceiling high window in which opened up to a balcony in which overlooked the Quidditch fields. Since it was nighttime, Hermione couldn't see much. On the left side of the room, there was a kitchen and dining table set for two. There were tables in which they would be able to work homework on.
On both sides of the room, there were two staircases leading up to Hermione and Draco's room.
"I'll leave you here to further examine your rooms." McGonagall said. The two didn't even notice her leave as they raced up the staircases into their rooms.
On Hermione's door, there was her name in beautiful curved script. Hermione walked inside and gasped. On the floor there was a beautiful maroon Victorian rug. She had a mahogany four-poster bed with red and gold sheets, pillows and a comforter. Her walls had pictures of her best friends and loved ones. It even had a new picture that she had taken with Draco. There was also a portrait of the four founders of Hogwarts.
"Welcome to your new common room dear." Helga Hufflepuff welcomed. Each founder gave her a warm welcome.
She smiled at them, "Thank you." Then she looked on further into her room. She had a walk in closet and a humungous window which also opened up to the balcony. She even had a door leading to her own personal library. It wasn't as big as the school library, but almost the same size as the one she had in her summer home. She pulled the golden drapes to a close. She also had some muggle equipment which she guessed had been charmed so they worked inside the school. She jumped and flopped down onto her bed, enjoying the comfort of the mattress under her. She was about to fall asleep when she realized that there was still one more room to examine.
She walked through the door into the bathroom which she would be sharing with Draco. Draco was already in there, examining the room.
"This place is wonderful." He said.
"Yeah I know. I love it. I am never leaving this room." She laughed. The bathroom was just like the prefect bathroom, except way bigger and more luxurious. The floor was lined with waterproof carpet. The bathtub was the exact size of an Olympic swimming pool with different faucets running along the sides of the tub. There were even two showers, in case they ever wanted to just take a shower. There was a couch on the side and three full length mirrors which talked back to you.
"Ew, girl. You should totally change out of that outfit." The mirror said as Hermione looked in the mirror. She turned away, embarrassed as Draco laughed.
"Shut. Up."
"Sorry." He smiled, still trying to hold in his laughter. There were two sinks with their names on them.
"Wow this place is wonderful." Hermione said again.
"Yeah I know." The two looked into each other's eyes.
"You know, I'm glad I got to share this experience with you Draco." She gave him a sincere smile.
Draco's stomach flip-flopped, "Yeah, me too." They gave each other one final glance before disappearing into their rooms for the night.
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A/N ;; So THERE YOU GO (: oOoohhh. So who's Brandon? And what makes him so important enough to make it into my story? Think about it. Now REVIEW! I think I'll wait until I've gotten 30 reviews on my story. So I'm waiting on 9 more reviews! The faster you review, the faster the next chapter comes up! Now what the hell are you doing? GO REVIEW!