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Chapter 2
"Will. You. Stop. Eating!" Hermione punctuated each word with a thwack of her book on his arm.
"Oi! Turn around you lunatic!" Ron said around a mouth full of food.
Hermione whipped her head around to see Harry walking into the Great Hall holding cloth covered ice to his face.
"He's covered in blood again, why is he always covered in blood?" Ginny asked.
"Where have you been, and what happened to your face?" Hermione asked Harry as he sat down.
"Had a run in with Zabini, nothing serious." He said as Dumbledore stood up.
"Good evening to all, I would like to start off by introducing the newest member of our staff, Horace Slughorn, who will be taking over the position as Potions Master her at Hogwarts; meanwhile, the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be taken over by Professor Snape." Whispers filled the hall as Dumbledore announced the last bit and the Slythern table erupted with cheers.
As Dumbledore continued on with his speech, all cheerful stuff, telling about the Aurors at the gates, dark times upon us, Death Eaters trying to get into Hogwarts, and such. Hermione looked across the Hall and saw a very sullen looking Malfoy who, when he saw her studying him he inclined his head to her, a gesture which she returned before turning her attention back to the Headmaster.
"Now, I would like to announce this years Head Boy and Girl, Mr. Malfoy of Slythern, and Miss Granger of Gryffindor; would be so kind as to lead your respective houses along with the prefect to your common rooms?"
"This way please! Padma, why don't you take the rear to make sure that no first years go astray, alright?" Hermione asked her before heading to the front of the hall.
"Alright Hermione," She told her, "I swear the multiply every year…" The girl muttered while continuing walking to the back of the hall.
"I'll meet up with you guys tomorrow, I really want to get settled into my new room." Hermione said after getting everyone situated in the common room.
"Right, the heads of house get their own dormitory, I had forgotten that." Ginny commented.
"You have to share a dormitory with Malfoy?" Ron said incredulously, looking very much like he had just smelled something foul.
"Oh Ronald, you remembered the visit to Grimmauld Place, he's at least making an effort to not be as horrid as he's always been, the least we can do is meet him half way." Hermione rolled her eyes at him. If she was honest with herself, she thought his over-protectiveness endearing, but she really did want to make an effort to at least be civil with Malfoy.
"There's just something not right about all this Hermione…" He said, but hunched over in defeat.
"Anyway, yes, I have to share a dormitory with him, and I would like to go now. So I would like to go now and get some light reading done," Harry and Ron sniggered at that and Hermione glared at them, "and then get some sleep. Good night boys, night Ginny." She said as she walked out the portrait of the fat lady.
Hermione walked down to the 2nd floor landing to the picture of Queen Anne Boleyn.
She curtseyed and gave the password, "The Chaldean Method", and it swung open to a very open common room with a fire place in one corner and a desk on each side of the room. The walls were a nice cream color and there was a dark brown couch and several chairs near the fire with three sets of stairs, the one on the right and left presumably to the common rooms and the other to the bathroom.
"It's very… cozy, I suppose?" A voice said suddenly behind her making her jump and grab her wand and turned around with her it pointed in the face of one, Draco Malfoy.
"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't hear the portrait open, but it's best not to sneak up on me if you value all parts of your anatomy." She said while stuffing her wand back into her robes pocket.
"Perfectly understandable, mines on the left." He said as he plopped onto the couch and took out his wand and it spit flames into the fire place.
"Alright then Malfoy, I'm going to go and get settled in, I'm completely knackered." She yawned as she started for the stairs on the right.
"Draco."
"Pardon?" She asked, not sure she had really heard him.
"Call me Draco, please. I really do want to make things right." He said shortly.
She stood there seemingly in thought for a minute. "Draco," She said trying it out on her tongue.
"Then I must insist that you call me Hermione as well." She said with a smile slowly creeping on her face.
"Hermione," He said, "I think we might be on the right track now." He gave her a small smirk.
"Hey, I'm the hard one you have to work with, Ron's still convinced you are the epitome of evil." She chuckled lightly. "Right, well, good night Draco."
"Good night Hermione."
*Yawn* I'm SOOO sorry this was short as well, but I'm at a loss for sleep, It's like 9:30 and I've been up since 6 and chasing kids around at theatre camp where I'm an intern at, and I need to get up at 6 again as well. Seeing as I usually sleep till about 9-10, 6 is WAY too early.
You know what to do, R&R, I want atleast another 3 more review before the next chapter!