Dumbledore led them to the forth floor corridor, and they walked until they reached a dead end. Standing in front of then was a locked door, and to the side the walls were completely covered in paintings. Dumbledore turned to his left, and taped the lower left picture with his wand; he then turned to his right and tapped the lower right portrait.
"Step back," Dumbledore quickly stated.
As they took a few steps back, a trap door opened to a flight of stairs leading to a single door, where they were standing just moments ago. All three then walked down the flight of stairs, Dumbledore in the front, and opened the door.
"This is your new common room, be careful and behave. Also do not attempt whatsoever to kill or harm each other in any way. I suggest you two go get a goodnight's rest, classes start tomorrow at the same time as usual." Dumbledore said now leading them to another flight of stairs that split in the middle and each led to a master bedroom.
"Hermione," he said pointing to the right, "you will be staying in this room. And Draco, you will be staying up these stairs to the left."
It was September 1st, and the Trio had reached their seventh and final year and were finally separated. Hermione was the Head Girl of her year, of course, and so was Draco (but that is only because he has many friends in high places, or at least his Daddy does). Hermione and Draco both hated the idea that they would have to share a common room, they would actually have to live with each other. Lastly Dumbledore bid his goodbyes and goodnight's and left.
"So mudblood looks like were stuck living together, eh?" Draco smirked.
Hermione hand immediately found Draco's face with a smack load and painful enough to break the sound barrier. He was hit with such force that not a moment passed before he flew directly down upon a chair. Once he realized what kind of chair he landed in he sprang up and began to take a good look around.
"Now, if you ever call me mudblood again, " she threatened pointing her wand at his temple so forcefully that there was no need for words. She pulled it away and, like Draco, started to take a look around.
The room was quite large, and completely split in half on the walls by paint. On the walls directly in front of them the wall color was split perfectly in half Vertically and it covered the walls on their sides and behind them. On the left side of the two it was the Slytherins green paint and there was a mini replica of the Slytherin common room. To the right was the same thing except it was for Gryffindor. When Hermione hit Draco he fell into a Gryffindor chair and therefore sprang up only to realize that it was like seeing two miniature common rooms separated only by paint. The floor was a tan carpet with the Hogwarts crest largely planted directly in the center, and the ceiling was painted with tan paint and was so very plain and simple. Then there was the wide staircase, which about midway up it divided into two staircases leading to each of their rooms.
Hermione then went to examine her room unknowingly being followed by Draco. Once she walked into the room Draco stopped and leaned against the door archway and waited, while Hermione realizing someone was behind her, spun around.
"What the bloody hell do you think your doing in here?" Hermione yelled in his face.
"Testy, aren't we Granger?" Draco taunted.
"Well, why the hell don't you leave me alone and go to your own room? And for your information I am testy because I am not at all pleased with living here with you. So please leave and goodnight!" Hermione exclaimed agitatedly.
"Goodnight," he began slowly, "Hermione."
That was the first time he has ever said my name! I don't know how to react, what the bloody hell should I do? What does this mean? Someone please tell me, Hermione thought. She slowly found the bed with her hands and sat upon it, it was so soft and comfortable (though she only noticed absentmindedly) and she quickly fell into a deep slumber. The next day she was awoken by a shrill voice coming from downstairs beyond her bedroom.
"Wake up bookworm!" Draco shouted up the stairs. "Don't want to be late to breakfast or to your classes, it is the first day in case you haven't noticed.
Hermione jumped out of bed, grabbed her books and flew out the door! She ran at breakneck speed to the entrance hall, but since she stopped so suddenly she went sliding and paused with her nose only centimeters in front of the Great Hall. She opened the door and sneaked in, very noticeably though, and found a seat between her two best mates Harry Potter and Ron Weasley at the Gryffindor table. Draco had already been in the Great Hall and was sitting with his usual gang of Slytherin who now worshiped him three times as much because he was head boy.
"Where were you?" Ron questioned as she sat down.
