A/N: Thanks to my reviews. Just to let you guys know, Harry does know that Ron broke up with Hermione for Hannah. Hermione and Harry just haven't seen each other or talked about it yet! Also, this is a longer chapter than all of the others just for you guys that asked for a bigger chapter. It kind of makes up for the last chapter, which was really short!

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After the sorting ceremony and grand feast, Hermione and Draco were shown to their living quarters – which were hidden behind a portrait of a lioness and a snake who were arguing.

"Well, you two can choose a password if you like otherwise I can think up a delicious sounding lolly for you to use," Professor Dumbledore said.

"How about we have -" Hermione was about to announce the word she had chosen for a password until Draco cut her off.

"Frangipani. The new password is frangipani." And with that, the portrait opened and Draco stepped in.

Dumbledore and Hermione just looked at each other.

'I guess he's thinking what I am," Hermione thought to herself.

She knew the frangipani was a beautiful looking flower, in fact it was her favourite. She just didn't know that if Draco, given the opportunity to select any word in the universe, would choose frangipani.

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The Heads' Common Room was amazing. She'd heard stories from the heads' of previous years and how it was decorated in their favourite colours and house colours. The only things in this room that were Gryffindor coloured was the gold leather couch (A/N: If you have The Sims: Superstar, think the gold couch in that!) which was decorated with some maroon coloured pillows. Across the floor was a silvery-white rug with a magnificent green-coloured trimming.

Draco and Hermione had their own mini-kitchen, study, library and grand fireplace. Hermione knew that she would curl up in front of the fire in the winter with a warm blanket and read a book – just like they do in movies.

"Your bedrooms are upstairs. Draco, yours is on the right and Hermione, yours is on the left."

Both teens made a run for the stairs but Draco got there first. Always the gentleman in front of others, he let Hermione go first. He also made a point of checking out her butt as she walked up the stairs in front of him.

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Draco was stunned when he walked into his room. He liked this one better than he did at his house.

'Damnit Draco. Don't think about that shit. It'll only piss you off,' he thought to himself.

The truth was, Draco had been avoiding a problem since before he went to Hermione's. He couldn't bring himself to think about it anymore. He was now an orphan, well his mum was dead but his dad wasn't. But what good is he in Azkaban?

Draco felt his train of thoughts going somewhere he didn't want them to; his parents. He distracted himself by taking in the scenery and beauty of his new room.

He had a silver 4-poster bed that was covered in a black bed-cover and he had two black pillows and one metallic green rainbow-shaped pillow. They were his two favourite colours. Even back at home he wasn't allowed to have those colours in his bedroom. It was always mahogany. His parents had expensive taste, anything but the best was too cheap looking according to them.

His chest of drawers sat opposite his bed but then he saw it. It was a mahogany trunk, obviously for him to put his most-prized possessions in, sitting at the foot of his bed. He couldn't deal with that right now. The mahogany reminded him too much of him and he didn't want to be reminded of that. Every memory of his "home" was painful.

He looked around the room some more and found something he knew he was going to enjoy. He loved these things! In the corner of his new bedroom was a desk with an expensive-looking computer sitting on top of it.

'No way!' he thought, 'A computer in Hogwarts?'

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'No way!' she thought, 'A computer in Hogwarts?'

Hermione was ecstatic with her bedroom. The walls were lilac and her bed had beautiful white bedspreads across it, with some flower embroidery across the middle of the bedsheet. She had already jumped on it, just to see how comfy it was. It was more comfortable than her bed at home and it was definitely just the way she wanted it.

Her bedroom was decorated beautifully; it was to her exact taste.

'So this is what I've worked for all these years?' Hermione thought, 'Wow! I love it!'

She walked towards the door that was set just a few metres away from her bedhead and turned the handle. She marveled at what she saw inside.

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'Whoa! This is amazing.' Draco thought.

He looked around and was instantly amazed with what he saw. The bathroom was completely decorated in marble, just like his ensuite at home.

'Don't think about home. Don't think about home, Draco!'

There was a large spa bath directly in the middle of the floor; it was about the size of a small pool. A double vanity was set opposite of it, which was also marble. Draco liked the large mirrors; but then again, he liked anything that showed his own reflection.

He also liked what he saw at the opposite end of the bathroom; Hermione. She was a lovely sight to and like Draco, clearly amazed at the sight before her eyes (the bathroom).

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"Gorgeous, isn't it?" Hermione was the first to speak.

"Yeah, you are," realizing his mistake, he quickly corrected himself. "I mean, is it." He blushed. He didn't know whether Hermione heard him, if she did, she didn't acknowledge it.

Hermione sighed.

"Well it's getting late and I'm tired. I'll see you in the morning. Luv ya!" she winked at him and blew him a kiss.

"Oh, hey, wait, Hermione!"

"Yeah?"

"About what happened on the train, you know, me asking you out? Is that all just a game to get back at Weasley for what he did to you?"

"Um, yeah, I guess. You want to keep going along with it? I know he'll act like it doesn't bother him but it'll eat him up inside."

Draco thought about it...

"Well anything to get at Weasley or Potter is fine with me! Night, babe!" he winked and blew her a kiss.

Hermione giggled and walked into her room, closing the door behind her. Draco did the same.

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As Hermione laid in bed thinking about the day's events, she realised that she hadn't even talked to Harry properly yet. She normally chewed his ear off on the train but this year she didn't see him on the train. And at the sorting ceremony, you usually couldn't shut her up, this year they only said 'Hi' to one another and with a quick kiss on the cheek from Harry he whispered, 'We'll catch up tomorrow.' Hermione remembered yelling a 'Yes' back at him before being whisked away by Professor McGonagall so she could be introduced as Head Girl to the students.

She eventually drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, across the hallway in a different bedroom, Draco was falling asleep dreaming of a beautiful girl. He knew that he could never have a chance with her. He didn't seem like her type. He did like her though; well he thought he was beginning to. He had tried to see if she had genuine feelings for him before, but all he found out was that he was a main part of her revenge game.

'They're all the same. It's all a game to girls. I'm over it. I've done my game playing. I want a girlfriend who wants me genuinely. Not the sex or bragging rights. I wish Hermione was like that but all I am to her is revenge.'

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Hermione slept well. She woke up at 8.00 ready for classes until she remembers that seventh years don't start until tomorrow.

"Oh shit! Only first to sixth years start today! I could've slept in!"

Hermione found it pointless to try and get back to sleep because it never worked for her anyway so she got up to get ready so she could go and get some breakfast.

Hermione showered, said a spell to dry and straighten her hair (which smelt amazing thanks to her frangipani shampoo and conditioner!) before walking to her chest of drawers and selecting her outfit for the day.

She settled on beige coloured cargo pants and a light blue halterneck top. She loved halternecks; they always seemed to flatter her shoulders more other tops made them appear broader.

Hermione went downstairs and into the great hall, where she sat down at the Gryffindor table and started to eat breakfast. She had some eggs, sausages, bacon and a bit of everything else. She was quite hungry; she always was at breakfast.

As Hermione was eating her breakfast, she scanned her eyes over the daily prophet and saw a photo of the Malfoy family. The caption underneath read; Orphaned Draco Malfoy, 17, has inherited his entire family's estate and fortune. More page 11. She went to flick to page 11 but somebody sat down beside her.

"Hey Hermione! It's great to finally have a chance to talk to you," Harry smiled brightly at his best friend.

"Oh, heya Harry! Wow! You look great! What's happening?"

"Well I just asked Ginny out, again. She said no. Then she started rambling on about she can't go out with me because of someone else and it would hurt him too much. I don't think she loves me anymore. Something changed over the holidays..."

"Yeah. A lot's changed since the holidays, Harry." Hermione's disappointment in her former best friend, Ron, showed through in her voice.

"I'm so sorry about that, Mione. I tried to tell him what he was doing wasn't right and that he shouldn't lie to you."

"You knew about this?" Hermione didn't know whether she was more shocked that he never said anything to her before had or more pissed off that they both lied to her about this.

"I'm so sorry Hermione. It's been happening since third term last year and I promised him I wouldn't tell anyone, especially you. His my best friend!"

"Oh! And what am I, Harry? Your pet dog?" Hermione yelled that out and caused most of the great hall to watch, including Draco who had made his way to breakfast at the Slytherin table.

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Hermione sat outside by herself under her favourite tree by the lake. She always came here to think. She felt like crying back in the great hall, but stopped herself. As far as people knew, she was now Draco Malfoy's girlfriend. And trust me, the whole school is talking about it.

"Feel like some company?" Hermione looked up and saw Draco standing there.

"Yeah, if you want to be that company."

"What happened back there?"

"Harry knew. He knew everything and he never told me. He said he couldn't because Ron is his best friend. I'm just losing everyone that's important. I hardly talk to my parents anymore, Harry betrayed me, and Ron cheated on me."

"You've always got me," Hermione smiled through her tears at this comment. She looked up at Draco only to realise that he was actually serious.

"Really? What happened to me being 'Mudblood Granger?'"

"I'm over that. I've noticed how beautiful that you really are lately. Give me a chance to see the inside now." Draco smirked at Hermione. He had just complimented a muggle-born on her looks, now he was practically asking her out.

"If it's too soon, I understand. I just wanted to reserve you first before all the other guys get in line!"

"Everyone already thinks you're with me anyway. There's no harm in trying, I guess."

Draco smiled. "Is that a yes, Ms. Granger?"

"Yes," Hermione couldn't believe she actually said yes. This was Malfoy. Well Draco now.

'Sure he's attractive, but has he really changed?' she thought.

"Come on, Hermione. Let's go inside. I make a mean hot chocolate, wanna try one?"

Hermione giggled, "Sure, Draco."

Draco stood up first and pulled Hermione up, he must've pulled a little too hard because she fell into him. When she regained her balance, she looked up at him and smiled. He put his hand underneath her chin and bought his lips down to hers. He then planted a passionate kiss on Hermione's mouth. She kissed him back with as much passion, maybe more. It was amazing.

She had never had a kiss like this. The girls were right, he was an amazing kisser.

In the sky above, someone had seen the entire thing. Especially the kiss. He didn't really think it was true that these two were really an item. He didn't think Hermione could move on this fast.

He had always had trouble controlling his temper but this time Ron was really pissed off and had made up his mind to confront Malfoy. But what he didn't know was that he might have met his match in Draco Malfoy.

A/N: Guys stay tuned for the next chapter where Ron & Draco come face-to-face in a heated conversation. What will it lead to? Also, what's happening with Ginny and Blaise?