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Chapter 4
Heads
Hermione walked happily into the Great Hall, automatically noticing the exact locations of the ghosts and everyone else who could fight without remorse. It was a habit she had picked up after fighting the Death Eaters in her 5th year. Finally she smiled. With a spell she had made in her fifth year she could tell if someone was working for Voldemort by a pitch black shadow. No one here had one. Sitting down at the Gryffindor table, her stomach suddenly had an odd mixture of flying bugs in it.
"Mione? What's wrong?" Harry sat down, concern written all over his face.
"I guess I'm just nervous." Hermione replied.
Finally the hall settled in and Dumbledore stood up at the head table. This act in itself was incredibly impressive since he had almost died the year before.
"As all 7th years have undoubtedly noticed, this year we are doing things a bit different. Instead of giving out the Head Badges to the heads of house through owl, I thought it would help our school unity to announce them in front of the school. So I shall proceed to announce Head Girl first."
Hermione drew in a quick breath of air. She was too distracted to realize that she didn't let it out.
"Hermione Granger, would you please come up here?"
Hermione beamed and started to breathe regularly again. As she got up she heard Dumbledore say, "And now for Head Boy."
Draco watched Hermione walk to the front with a slight twinge of jealousy. Three quarters of the school were cheering for her. Tuning back in, he glared at Dumbledore.
"Draco Malfoy, would you please come up here?"
Draco stared. What? Had he heard the old man right? As he stood up, Draco was positive Dumbledore gave him a wink.
Harry and Ron watched Draco Malfoy walk up to the front of the hall. When he got there it was hard to tell who was more pissed off. Malfoy and Hermione were glaring daggers at each other. They probably would have started cursing each other if Dumbledore hadn't been standing between them.
