'Hermione was ecstatic. This year was hopefully going to be the best ever. She had already been sent a letter over the summer announcing she was to become head girl. Best of all this would entitle her to her own room and a common room, which she would have to share with whoever was announced head boy, but her two best friends were boys, she could handle it.
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Head girl...Griffindors Hermione Granger!" Dumbledore announced with a smile. The Griffindor table exploded into applause and Hermione smiled proudly as classmates patted her on the back and congratulated her. She already knew she had been chosen but it didn't make her feel any less proud.
"Head boy..." Hermione tensed as the anticipation of finding out who she would be roommates with for the rest of the year captured her "Slytherins Draco Malfoy!" Slytherins hooted and applauded the boy who had been her nemesis since her very first day at Hogwarts. She was once again patted on the back, this time by sympathisers.
'Anyone but him, I would've been fine with anyone but him' Hermione thought to herself. She wasn't usually self pitying but this wasn't her shining hour. A whole year as Head girl with Malfoy. A whole year sharing a common room with Malfoy!
"With that said" Dumbledore cleared his throat "Let the feast begin!"
"This is a joke!" Harry said condoling Hermione. "Malfoy of all people, surely they know he doesn't earn his grades honestly." The Griffindors dug into the plates of mashed potatoes and steak that had appeared before him.
"She looks like she's seen a ghost." Ginny waved a hand in front of Hermiones face trying to get her attention. Hermione was looking around the room aimlessly and stabbing her potatos with her fork.
"Hurmph hurmm" Nearly headless Nick feigned a cough.
"Oh, sorry Nick." Ginny blushed and diverted her attention back to her food.
"You mean she's going to have to share a common room...with that... scumbag!" Rons face turned red as he glared at the table of Slytherins still in full celebration.
"You're just jealous" Ginny looked over at Hermione and smiled.
"Shut up" Ron shoved another forkful of potato into his mouth.

"Aren't you going to eat anything Hermione?" Ginnys eyes laced with concern.

"Um, no. I'm going to find Professor McGonagal and get and early night." Hermione half smiled and pushed in her chair as she headed over to McGonagals office.

Hermione resigned to her fate as she approached McGonagal's desk. Malfoy was head boy and unless she wanted to give up her position, which she certainly did not, she would just have to deal with it. It was just one year and then she would be off training to be a healer and would never have to see him again. Malfoy stormed in not far behind Hermione and broke her chain of thought.

"First of all congratulations. As Head boy and girl you will adopt the responsibilities of a prefect as well as being in charge of any social events and can hand out will also be expected to set a good example for the younger students. I am aware of the history of animosity between you and I do hope you wont let it come between you and your responsibilities. But I can see you are both quite tired so I will continue this in the morning."
"Just through here." McGonagal called to the two knew heads as they approached the fifth floor.
"Always studying something, Mudblood." Draco remarked viciously as she noted the surrounding paintings in hopes of ever being able to find her dorm again "You must've been having withdrawals during break." he scoffed.
"If you must know, I browsed through some of this years text books" Hermione confirmed in a matter of factly tone that was not at all helping her case. She picked up her pace.
"You've..." Draco trailed off as McGonagal interrupted.
"Enough bickering you two or you wont last the week. You're just going to have to learn to be civil."
"Yea right" Draco whispered from behind her as the approached the portrait. A bearded man holding an umbrella.
"Hypogriff" McGonagal said flatly as the doors to the common room opened "Remember you two...civil."

"Ugh" Draco complained as he examined the room. It wasn't red and green as Hermione would've expected but instead held neutral colours. There were two sofas and in between stood an Edwardian style coffee table which held ink, a quill and the scroll they had to arrange their patrol schedule on. Malfoy collapsed onto the sofa which stood in front of the fireplace as Hermione looked in awe at the tall bookcase in the corner.
"This is supposed to be the Heads common room, I was expecting it at least to be a little bigger" Malfoy put his feet up on the table and rested his hands behind his neck.
"Are you kidding" She walked over to the bookcase examining its contents.
"Of course not, I'm a Malfoy...we don't kid."
"Well it is just the two of us, it's not like we need that much room, besides...it's cozy." The two of them grew silent for a moment as they considered that.
"Cozy!" Malfoy spat in disgust, a familiar scowl forming on his face.

"Now get your feet off the table." Hermione ignored his outburst and continued.

"Neat freak...should've known." Malfoy taunted as he pretended he was going to get his feet off the table and then switched them over.
"Oh shut up Ferret!" Hermione'd had enough of his snide remarks for the night and went off to have a shower.
"Later Mudblood" Draco called.