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DracoIsMyFerret

THE PORTRAIT AND INTERRUPTIONS

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Hermione snapped out of her thoughts and looked up at Blaize, "Yeah, Blaize?"

Blaize was smiling like a mad man. She didn't like it much. Blaize smiled and looked at her, "Sorry, but one second you were writing in a little book and now you aren't paying us any mind. Are you ok?"

Hermione placed on a big smile and spoke with a fake happiness, "Don't worry, Blaize. I am just peachy."

Blaize smirked and nodded his head as the carriages pulled up to Hogwarts. Hermione stepped out of the carriage and followed her new friends up to the school and into the Great Hall.

But what she didn't know was that during the entire trip to the school, a certain blonde felt extremely bad for what he did to her. And was intently looking at her beauty.

Present

Hermione walked into the Great Hall. She looked around for old times sake before making her way up to the main table where she was to sit as Head Girl. Everyone looked at her. She could hear them talking.

She heard one girl say, "Oh my god! Look at all those piercing and tattoos! What is her deal? Maybe she's the new whore of the dark lord."

This made Hermione angry. She looked at the girl who just stared right back at her. Hermione walked over towards the table and leaned over it to look into the girl's eyes. The girl flinched with fear. Hermione laughed before speaking, "Well, well, well. Scared are we?" The girl just nodded and Hermione continued, "You should be! For I am the new Headmistress of this school! Everywhere you go you had better watch out for me. The next time I see you I'll do more then threaten! Understood?"

One look at the girl and she nodded. Hermione was about to leave but she forgot to say one thing, "Oh, and I am not anyone's lap dog. Voldemort ((the girl flinched)) has absolutely nothing on me! I follow no one other then myself."

Hermione smirked at the girl before getting up and walking to the head table. She sat next to Dumbledore on his right side and Draco sat with him on his left. Dumbledore turned and looked at Hermione, "Hello, Miss Granger. How are you doing on this fine day? Excited to be back at Hogwarts?"

She looked at Dumbledore and smiled, "Oh, I am very well, thank you. Also, I am more then excited to be back to school. This is my true home after all."

Dumbledore had the usual twinkle in his eye as he said this. Hermione was used to it, so it didn't strike her any suspicion.

Draco just rolled his eyes at their whole conversation. He felt it was pathetic to talk to their headmaster. No matter that he had slightly changed he still wasn't too fond of the old man. Draco just looked back as the Great Hall started to fill up with the usual students. Then after they had all sat down, a mob of first years walked in looking absolutely horrified. Draco smirked at all of them as they looked around the building. He remembered the feeling of first walking into the school. Excited yet nervous at the same time. He also remembered that before the Sorting HT even touched his head it yelled out, "SLYTHERIN". He laughed at the memory.

McGonagall soon came to the front of the group with a stool and an old raggedy hat. The Sorting Hat. The Sorting hat sang a new song. As it did every year.

This is another year of Hogwarts

Another year of fun.

I welcome all you first years,

For this is only year one.

I am the sorting hat,

To place you were you belong.

I look inside your mind,

And believe me I'm never wrong.

I am here to tell you,

The house you belong of the four.

Slytherin, Ravenclaw,

Hufflepuff or Griffindor.

Slytherin's are sly,

Ravenclaw's behave,

Hufflepuff's are smart,

And Griffindor's are brave.

Just place me on your head,

And I will say what's true.

You will go where you are meant,

Where you'll stay through and through.

You will all do great things,

If you come together as one.

That is all I have to say,

A new school year has begun.

The whole Great Hall clapped. Then McGonagall started to call out first years, "Arnold, Renee." She laid the hat on her head and after a few moments the Hat shouted, "HUFFLEPUFF!" McGonagall said another name, "Belony, Andrew." "RAVENCLAW!"

This went on all the way down to Zupin, Lindsay. There were 12 Hufflepuff, 10 Slytherin, 15 Gryffindor, and 13 Ravenclaw.

Now it was time for Dumbledore's original speech, "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts everyone. And welcome all first years. First the usual announcements. First of the third floor is strictly forbidden to all students. Also, the Forest is as well. None of the objects created by the Weasley twins is completely unallowed. Any breaking of these rules will bring severe consequences. Now onto better news. Our Heads this year are Miss Hermione Granger of Gryffindor. (Applause) And Mr. Draco Malfoy of Slytherin. (more applause) Our quiddich captains are Mr. Michael Turner of Hufflepuff, Thomas Flitchers of Ravenclaw, Harry Potter of Gryffindor, and Draco Malfoy of slytherin. Now everyone please dig in."

Trays and trays of food appeared before them and they started feasting. Hermione broke into conversation with McGonagall and Dumbledore as Draco talked with Snape. This went on for a good 40 minutes as everyone ate before all the trays were cleared and Dumbledore spoke again, "Now off to your common rooms for some shut eye before tomorrow's classes. Good day. Hermione and Draco come with me. I will show you to your own dormitory."

Hermione and Draco walked behind Dumbledore as he led them to their dorm. They slipped glances at each other every once in a while but looked away when they notcied the other one catching them.

Soon they arrived at a portrait of a little girl with pig tails in a green dress. Dumbeldore spoke to her as if she were a friend, "Hello there, Innocence! How are you today my dear?"

The little girl giggled, "I am doing well, Sir. How are you?" She had the cutest squeaky voice. Hermione smiled at her. Draco just rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall.

Dumbledore just smiled at her, "I am doing very well, thank you dear." Hermione thought the little girl was adorable. She had the cutest dirty blonde hair with brownish-blue eyes. She looked no older then 10.

Dumbledore turned around and looked from Hermione to Draco, "The password is 'Infinite Wisdom'. This is Innocence here. She'll be your portrait during the day and Silence, her brother whom is two years older then her, is the portrait during the night. Hermione's dorm is on the left and Draco's is on the right. Good night. Since tomorrow is Saturday there are no classes. Enjoy your first night." With that he left them to their business.

Draco was getting annoyed so he turned to the portrait and rolled his eyes before saying in a bored tone, "Infinite Wisdom."

Innocence looked at him with a confused expression, "Wow, you are such a meany now days. I wonder what she seens in you!"

Hermione looked confusedly at the portrait. 'What is she talking about?' she asked herself. Draco looked just as confused as she was, "What exactly do you mean by that?" he said that in a more way then he originally meant to. Innocence looked at him with tears in her eyes, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean… to… offend you. Your just originally not this mean in the future. But she certainly is as sweet as she is in the future."

Now it was Hermione's turn to speak, "Excuse me, sweetie? What do you mean?"

Innocence slapped a hand over her mouth at the thought of what she just said, "Uh oh! I made a booboo. I wasn't upposed to say nuttin. Professor Sir will be mad at me. I am in BIG twouble! Here go in before I get in any more twouble!" She opened up the portrait before Hermione and Draco could protest. Draco looked like he was ready to ask more questions but Hrmione grabbed his arm and yanked him into the room. When they were in and the portrait closed Draco turned to Hermione, "What? I was just about to ask that little twirp what she meant! Why did you pull me in!"

Hermione hit him upside the head. He growled, "What was that for?"

Hermione couldn't believe how stupid this guy was, "You were making that poor little baby girl cry! You arrogant loathsome little cockroach! She said that she was already in trouble. Now let's not get her in anymore trouble. God! Guys have no compassion!" She turned away and walked out the portrait to talk to the little girl.

When she got to the portrait she saw that the little girl was there with a little boy. He was obviously her big brother. Innocence was in her brothers arms crying. Hermione walked up close to the picture. The little boy look and awful lot like Draco and now that she was close the little girl looked a lot like her. She shrugged it off, "I am so sorry, I'm sure that Draco didn't mean anything by it! Please don't cry!"

The little boy looked at Hermione with the wide eyes, "Oh my! It's you!" Now Hermione was confused!

She looked at the portrait and saw that Innocence had stopped crying and was whispering to her brother, Silence. He looked back at Hermione, "I am sorry. We really want to tell you who we are. But see, me being only 12 and my sister being 10 we will get in a lot of trouble. But we want you to know that us being your portrait is really important to us. And please tell Dad…. Uh… Mr. Malfoy to not make my sister cry."

Hermione smiled up and the portraits, "You have my word. I think I should go in now, Love Eternal." They swung open the door and before Hermione was fully through the common room, she swore she heard Innocence say, "Goodnight Momma." But she shook it off and walked to her room. Draco was obviously already in his.

When she walked in her room she saw an amazing sight. It was a copy of her room at home. HUGE. Since she lived in a Mansion her room was a good size. Violet walls with black Hearts and lightning bolts. Her bed sheets were violet silk with a black comforter. Her pillow cases were a mix of violet and black silk. Practically every was a light purple ((violet)) and black. Her desk was violet, her computer (charmed to work at Hogwarts) was black, her dresser was black, her cupboard for her dresses and uniforms was violet, and her end tables on each side were black with violet colored drawers. Hermione loved it.

She looked in her dresser and found her silk pajamas that consisted of short black shorts with violet pockets and a small violet tank with black straps that showed off her midriff. She grabbed her violet colored towel (her name was on the end in black) and walked into the bathroom.

But when she walked in it wasn't empty. Draco was in the shower. The curtains were black so she couldn't see him and he couldn't see her. She decided to have fun with this. She walked to the toilet and flushed. Draco jumped out of the shower.

Without a TOWEL!

Hermione clutched her side and she fell over laughing. Tears were falling down her face as Draco ran into his room and slammed his door. Hermione stood up and muttered a anti-fog spell while she tried to calm her laughter.

A few minutes later Draco came in with a green towel wrapped around his waist. He watched as she started laughing again, having to hold onto the sink as to stop herself from falling back onto the floor. Draco looked at her with anger and laughter in his eyes.

Hermione finally stopped laughing long enough to walk up to him. She looked into his eyes. They were filled with amusement. Hermione tried to hold her straight face but she broke and started laughing again. Draco thought about an idea to make her stop laughing.

He lowered his lips onto hers for a passionate kiss. Hermione moaned into his mouth. He pulled her towards him. Hermione felt a little something poking against her stomach a few minutes later. Draco slid his tongue across her mouth asking, no, BEGGING for entrance into her mouth. She granted it and their tongues battled for dominance. Draco grabbed her hips and lifted her onto the sink. Hermione wrapped her legs around his waist feeling a little something poke her leg. What started out as an idea to shut someone up turned into a full blown make out session.

Draco went to pull Hermione shirt over her head when she stopped him. She pushed his hands away and jumped of the sink mumbling something he couldn't understand. She walked to her door when Draco called out to her, "Mione?"

She looked back at him, "I cant… I… can't… do this. I'm sorry." Before she opened her door Draco ran and shut it again, "Why not? What is sodding wrong?"

Hermione looked up into his eyes. He saw that she was starting to cry, "There are things wrong with me that you don't know about. Things no one, not even my parents know about. I cant tell you and I'm afraid." He looked confused, "Afraid of what? I have feelings for you and you are going to leave me out? Tell me, Hermione."

She looked down at the ground and mumbled something. Draco pulled her face up to force her to look into his eyes, "What?" Tears were falling down her face, "I'm afraid of falling in love with you."

With that she pushed him out of the way and locked her door. She fell onto her bed and cried. Draco listened through the door. He felt bad. He didn't even know why. Malfoy's never felt anything except evil and power. He sighed and walked back into his bedroom where he slid on some boxers and laid down to get some sleep. He tossed and turned for hours. Knowing that he was thinking about the person causing his feelings in the next room.

The Next Morning

Hermione woke up to the sun coming through her window flashing onto her face. She sat up in her bed and swung her legs over her bed. He bare feet falling onto the cold wood floor. She walked to the mirror on her wall. Her hair was a bushy mess like it was every morning, her eyes were red and puffy, her cheeks were flushed, and she was as pale as a ghost. She didn't want Dumbledore or anyone else seeing her that way.

She walked to her bathroom door to get her towel off the hook but she realized it wasn't there. Then she remembered. She had left it in the bathroom last night. Hse sighed and leaned her ear against the door to hear if Draco was in there or not. It sounded empty so she decided to take a bath.

She opened the door and walked into the bathroom. She looked around making sure he wasn't in the overly large bathroom and then locked her door along with his. She ran her bath and added some aroma into it. She put in some lavender scented bath bubbles and sat her shampoo and conditioner on the side. She took off her pajamas and lowered herself into the warm water.

She relaxed against the side of the pool for a few moments before going under the water. She swan around for a while under the water before coming up for air. She didn't open her eyes so she breathed in the felt around for her shampoo. She couldn't find it but then someone handed it to her.

Hermione didn't comprehend what was going on for a while. She squirted the shampoo in her hair and started to lather her hair. It was then that she realized that someone else was in the bathroom with her. She opened her eyes and saw that Draco and Blaise were both sitting on the sink watching Hermione take her bath. She screamed loudly.

It was so loud the guys had to cover their ears so their ear drums didn't break. She looked around making sure they couldn't see anything. She felt relieved when she saw that there were so many bubbles in the tub that they couldn't possibly see anything. But just to prevent that from happening she covered up herself using her hands as a reflex. The guys started laughing as Hermione turned a shade of red. She immediately relaxed and lifted her arms out of the water and rested them on the ends of the tub looking at the guys.

Blaise stopped laughing and lookked at Hermione. Her hair was extremely soapy due o her shampoo and she was covered with suds. He smirked at her, "Well, you might want to wash that out of your hair before it dries and makes your hair hard." He started laughing again. Along with Draco.

Hermione made an effort to look up at her head but couldn't. She ducked under the water and washed the majority of the soap out of her hair before coming up again. She wiped the soap out of her eyes before looking up at the guys with an evil glint in her eye.

She waited for one of them to start talking and tell her why they were here. Draco finally decided to break the silence, "Blaise and Pansy wanted us to go hang out in the Slytherin Dungeons. We saw that you weren't in your room so we decided to try the bathroom. The door was locked but Blaise, the smart ass here, said a spell that unlocked the doors. When we walked in you were under the water. So we sat here and decided to wait for you to realize we were here. And by the way it was sad that you didn't recognize that we were here when we handed you your shampoo."

Hermione frowned, "Well, excuse me I wasn't paying any attention I was too busy taking a bath. And how dare you just barge in here whilst I was taking a shower? You sodding git! And you pathetic little cockroach!" She was angry but at the same time amused.

The guys had looks on their faces that were just priceless. Hermione immediately broke out laughing, "You should have seen your faces! I almost died right there!"

Draco and Blaise exchanged glances. Then they took of their pants and shirts and jumped into the tub with Hermione. Hermione shrieked.

But she went along with it an tried and cover up. The guys were smiling at each other wickedly. Hermione decided to have some fun with this, "How about this you guys! I'll step out of the tub right now. With nothing covering me."

The guys started giving each other high-fives and breaking out in a fit of "YES!" or "THAT"S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!"

Hermione started to yell over their voices, "But on one little condition." The guys looked at her with questioning in their eyes. She decided it was now or never, "You guys have to have the guts. Take off your boxers and hand them to me. Then I'll get out of the tub and jiggle around in front of you."

The guys looked at each other and started whispering amongst themselves. Hermione made the noise from Jepardy. They finished talking and looked at Hermione, "Ok," started Blaise, "But you have to do a cartwheel after you JIGGLE in front of us."

Hermione gave it some thought and nodded her head, "Deal. Now off with them!" She held out her hand to retrieve the boxers. The guys pulled of their boxers and handed them to Hermione. She burst out in a fit of giggles. Draco's were green with little gold snitches on them and Blaise's were black with girls in bikini's all over it. The guys started shouting for her to hurry.

Hermione did what she said she would do. She began to get out of the water slowly as to tease the boys. But them she jumped out of the tub. The guys' mouths dropped.

SHE WASN'T NAKED!

Hermione was wearing a purple strapless bikini. The guys started shouting at her as she danced around them holding their boxers. Hermione was cracking up, "Sorry, you guys. I summoned a bikini while Draco was running his mouth. Never thought of that did you?"

Blaise started shouting, "Herms, that is not fair! Come one give us our boxers back!" Draco then joined in, "Yeah, come on!"

Hermione laughed as the guys shouted. She then summoned all of the towels and clothes from the bathroom so they couldn't cheat their way out.

After a few moments of the guys shouting Pansy was now up in the bathroom, "Hey you guys. What's taking so…. OH, MY, GOODNESS!" She broke out in a fit of giggles along with Hermione. Hermione then turned to her, "Pans, would you watch these two while I get changed?" Pansy nodded her head as she laughed. She was laughing too hard to talk at the moment.

Hermione walked into her bedroom and put on a pair of hip-hugger black jeans and a violet off the shoulder corset top. She dried her hair and applied the potion to her hair. She slid on a pair of violet chucks and walked back into the bathroom. Pansy was still aughign as the guys walked around holding their junk since the suds were now fully gone. Draco was begging, "Please! Give us back our clothes! HERMIONE! PANSY!"

Hermione shook her head and held up two small black towels. They were Draco's, "Here you want these?" They nodded their heads and Hermione smirked, "Then…" she handed one to Pansy and whispered something in her ear. Pansy nodded her and finished for her, "Come and get 'em!"

The guys looked at each other and then jumped out of the tub completely NUDE! Hermione and Pansy screamed and ran away. They ran screaming as the guys chased them. They tried their best to hold their little men ((AN: Teehee I thought that was funny!)) while they ran. Hermione and Pansy were now in the common room. They were behind the couch trying t fake their way out. They both went to the separate ends of the couch. Pansy was caught by Blaise and he started tickling her, "HERMIONE KEEP RUNNING! DON'T (laugh) LET (laugh) HIM (laugh) CATCH YOU!"

Hermione was breakingo in a fit of giggles. She was happy she was able to run so fast. But Draco cornered her. She was laughing like a mad woman. Draco attacked her and grabbed the towel while tickling her. He wrapped in around his waist and was tickling her to death.

Pansy managed to break away form Blaise and pried Draco off of Hermione. Hermione and Pansy sat on the couch laughing. The guys walked up to Hermione's room to get their clothes.

While they were gone Pansy and Hermione started talking, "Well," started Hermione, "what's going on between you and Blaise? Anything interesting?" She smiled wickedly. Pansy gasped and lightly slapped Hermione's arm, "MIONE! How could you ask me such a question? I mean come on! What do you take me for a…" One looked at Hermione's raised eyebrow made her break, "Does it show?"

"No offense Pansy but yeah it does!" They started giggling together. Pansy looked into Hermione's eyes. Hermione looked at her questioningly, "What?" Pansy raised her hands and didn't say anything, "No way, Pans! You aren't getting away that easily! What is on your mind?"

Pansy looked into her eyes again, "You are falling for Draco aren't you?"

Hermione was flabbergasted! 'Am I that obvious?' She asked herself. She looked at Pansy now frowning, "Yeah, but," Pansy looked at her, "But?" Hermione looked into Pansy's eyes, "But I'm too afraid to fall for someone. So I'm trying to forget about it."

Pansy was amazed! She didn't think Hermione GRANGER would be scared about anything, "What? Oh, honey I am soooo sorry!" She hugged her.

They stayed hat way until Draco and Blaise came down and look at them questioningly, "What's going on here? Talking about us? Or girl stuff?"

The girls swapped looks, "Girl stuff that is none of your business!" They both said in unison. After a few seconds they all broke down and laughed. And Hermione forgot all about what she and Pansy were just talking about.

They all head downstairs as a group talking. They were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't hear the little conversation that their portrait of Innocence and Silence were discussing.

Innocence, "I cant believe this! I cannot believe we get to see our parents when they first start falling for each other! Silence, this is soooooo amazinging!"

Silence, "Yeah. But they got a long way ahead. Remember when we were little mommy told us about how it took her and dad one whole year after I was born to get married."

Innocence, "Why do people get married, Silence?"

Silence, "Because they love each other and want to be together forever!"

Innocence, "When are you going to be born?"

Silence, "I'm not sure. It really all depends on when they admit they love each other. Then it'll happen. But we have to wait."

Innocence, "Wait."

((HEY EVERYONE! I know that it has been a really LONG time but I've been concentrating on my other story. But I am sooooo back! LOL well, I am not going to write another chapter until someone makes me a banner. Srry! PLEAZ REVIEW!))

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