Jennifer Sorry for the long wait….my internet crashed and I just got a new computer so the updates will be a lot faster….they will be faster if you review! So please read and review…I know I sound pathetic but oh well. OH OH OH! I got Microsoft word so the mistakes will be less! Yeah I know, but its true!

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter but I do own the characters you don't recognize from her world.

The Announcement

"Draco, I have to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"I kinda-" Hermione started, but didn't get to finish. The compartment door slid open and in walked Headmistress McGonagall.

"Welcome back, both of you." She smiled at both of them. "Due to the very unfortunate accident last year, some new precautionary measures have been instated. Like always, the Heads will share dormitories, but each of you will choose someone from your house to stay with you all year. Plus, it is your responsibility to assign the corridor patrols. You must have the completed schedule in to me by the end of the week. How does that sound to you?"

"Sounds great, Headmaster!" Draco said happily. Hermione glanced in his direction, wondering what had made him so happy. He looked as though he was jumping up and down. He already knew that we would be sharing dorms, so that couldn't be it.

"It's good for me to." Hermione said, still puzzled as to what could've made him so happy. "I'll ask him later" She thought.

With that, McGonagall left the car just as fast as she had came in.

"Now what were you saying, Granger?"

"Nothing!" Hermione squeaked, turning red. She couldn't believe she was just about to tell him how she had felt all summer. Gahh! What was she thinking?

"Whatever." Draco muttered as he turned to the window.

"What is it to you?" Hermione said, rather loud too. "You get on here and you stutter. Then we get to the car and you hold open the door for me. And you were talking about us being 'friends'! What was that about? It seems like you like me! After all these years! After all you have done to me! Is that it? Do you like me?" Hermione yelled at him, her emotions getting the best of her.

"Well, yeah…" Draco managed to squeak out between Hermione's screams. By this time there were quite a few other kids standing outside their car watching what was going on inside. Draco pulled out his wand and pointed it at the window. He muttered something under his breath and the glass turned black. Both he and Hermione heard a professor tell everyone to get back to their cars. He stifled a laugh.

"Wow." Hermione said. "the pureblood Slytherin actually likes me, a Gryffindor mudblood."

"I only called you that because my dad taught me to hate anyone who wasn't a pureblood….I'm really sorry, I swear I am…..and I never told you because I knew that you could never like me back….so I kept quiet. I'm sorry."

"Did you just actually apologize to me?" Hermione was soaring inside. This was the second time someone actually liked her. Ron didn't count because he was always around. She had basically grown up at his house. He would never be more then a friend to her. But Draco….that was a different story. He actually liked her. Or did he….was he just joking around? If he was, it wasn't a very funny joke. She had liked him, but now that she knew he liked her back, she didn't know what to do.

"Yeah, Hermione. Please don't poke fun at me. I really just told you everything I have been feeling for the past three years. I don't want to hear it. I know you don't like me so just drop it."

'Is he telling the truth?' Hermione dared not to even hope.

"Well, the truth is, Draco, I have liked you too for the past year. Over the summer you were the only person that I thought about. And I would have never told you if you hadn't became brave and told me how you felt. But there is one thing."

"What?" Draco asked.

"I know I shouldn't even be hoping this, but if we were to go out, how would we keep it from Harry and Ron?"

"You would actually go out with me?" Draco asked surprised.

"Yeah but you missed the point. We could not let Harry or Ron know. They would kill me and you."

"True. But we're almost at school. Shouldn't we talk about this later, like in the room?" Draco hinted.

"Yeah, but there's another problem."

"What?" Draco groaned.
"Who are we going to room with?"