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I looked at Dumbledore in shock and tried to protest. Dumbledore just shook his head and replied with "There is nothing to be done. I understand your concerns, but you had the opportunity to be rid of him. Besides, I don't think any harm will come of it. I believe you two may even become friends," he said with ease. I squeezed my eyes shut as panic welled up in my chest.

"Please sir, don't make me do this," I whispered trying to keep my voice from wavering. Dumbledore just shook his head sadly and patted my shoulder.

"It will be okay Miss Morgan. If you have any problems with him, just let me know and we will make other arrangements, but as of right now it has already been done." I nodded slowly, trying to keep myself composed. Dumbledore stood up and made to walk away, "Meet Miss Simmons in the Slytherin common room. She probably has much to talk to you about," he called over his shoulder. I sighed and put my head in my hands. Why did this have to happen to me now? This is my last year at Hogwarts. I do NOT want to spend it with Malfoy breathing down my neck! I swung my legs off the bed and walked towards the door. "Thank you Madam Pomphrey," I called to her in the other room.

"You are very welcome dear. Be careful!" she called, accompanied by a stream of curses, "Oh hush!"

I shook my head as I walked out of the hospital wing. It must have been during class because the hallways were deathly quiet. I walked down the stairs in the direction of the dungeons. I looked down at myself, still in the clothes I arrived at school in, and realized how disgusting I felt. I decided to take a shower as soon as I got to the dorms. I turned down a corridor and walked towards a portrait that was inhabited by a mighty python sunning itself on a rock. It was at this point I realized I did not know the new password. The snake looked at me curiously and hissed, "Password?" I gulped and looked at the snake. "I…"

"Salazar," came the familiar voice of Malfoy from behind me and I froze in fear. The snake nodded and the portrait swung open. I cleared my throat, muttered thanks as I heard footsteps walking away, and stepped into the passageway leading towards the common room. I saw Em sitting on one of the couches and hurried towards her. She stood up to give me a hug and stopped short.

"Honey, I don't mean to be rude or anything, but you stink," she said with a laugh.

"Oh, I know. I really need to go up and take a shower."

"Do you want to take one here or in your new dorm?"

"Uhhh… Here, if you don't mind."

Em nodded and laughed. "I figured you would say that," she said as we walked up the stairs, "that's why I brought some of your robes over here." I smiled as I followed her to out old dorm room. "Well, you know the drill. Knock yourself out," she said pointing to the bathroom door, "Your robes are already in there." I nodded and said my thanks as I walked into the bathroom.

About 30 minutes later I walked out of the bathroom feeling like a whole new person: squeaky clean and refreshed. Em was waiting on the bed working on something for some class. She looked up as I walked over and a smile lit her face as she took a look at me in the robes. "Now this is the you I know."

I grinned, "I know right? It's amazing what a shower can do to you!"

Em nodded and looked at me gravely, "So, what are you going to do about the little Malfoy predicament?" she said patting the bed beside her. I walked over to her and sat down with a sigh.

"I honestly have no idea, Em. I am really scared."

She gave me a look full of sympathy, "I really tried to talk Dumbledore out of making you stay there with him, but for some reason they feel as though he's not going to harm you."

I fought back tears of frustration, "I don't know what to do!" I hated that the thought of him made me utterly terrified. I was so used to being fearless and not letting people get to me. These feelings of terror were completely alien and I didn't know how to handle it. Em looked at me and pulled me into her arms.

"There is NOTHING at all to be ashamed of. He tried to KILL you. It's okay to be scared. It doesn't make you crazy, it makes you sane. I would be worried about you if you weren't afraid," she said, rubbing my back comfortingly. A tear fell from my eyes silently and I rested my head on her shoulder for a minute before pulling away.

"I suppose I should get this over with," I said and stood up in resignation, "Sitting here dreading things isn't going to help at all. I need to face it." Em looked at me sadly.

"I'm sorry Violet. I wish there was something I could do to change things. Do you want me to walk you over to the dorm?"

I shook my head. "Thank you though." She walked over and gave me a big hug.

"You be careful, okay? And if you need to get out of there come over here."

"But of course," I said with a smile. Em let go and I walked out of the room and down the stairs into the common room. I glanced at the room mournfully and kept walking toward the portrait. I decided to go to Professor Snape to find out the password for the Head Boy/ Head Girl dorm. I came up to the potions dungeon after a few minutes and knocked on the door to Snape's personal room. After a few moments he opened the door in an annoyed fashion. He took one look at me and got a somewhat relieved look on his face that I was highly surprised to see.

"Well Morgan, it is very good to see that you are alive," he said leaning against his door frame with his arms crossed.

"Thank you sir," I said quietly, "I was wondering if you might be able to tell me what the password to the Head dormitory was."

He looked at me kind of funny, "Wouldn't you have to share quarters with Malfoy?" I nodded silently. "Well then… Uhh.. That's a bit odd all things considered. But, I mean… Well do you want to stay there?"

"I already agreed to. I didn't exactly have another choice," I said quietly.

He nodded and sighed, "Well then, I suppose if that is the way it must be. The password is 'Secrets.' By the way, Miss Morgan, you do realize that it is almost time for supper do you not?"

"Uhm… No sir, I didn't."

"I would suggest you get some food before going to your dormitory."

"I'll try my best sir."

He nodded as if that satisfied him. I turned to walk away and couldn't have walked more than five steps before he called out, "Do be careful. We wouldn't want anything, unfortunate happening to you again. If you have any issues at all, feel free to come to me." I tried to contain my surprise and nodded and said thanks before leaving the chamber. As I walked down the hall towards my new room and thought about how odd that little conversation was. Snape being nice? To me of all people? And actually showing seemingly genuine concern? I shook my head in bafflement and pushed the thought to the back of my mind. Well then, life never ceased to amaze me. I headed back towards the direction of the Slytherin common room. Just past it, I veered off towards a portrait of a snake swimming through murky water. As I neared closer the snake raised it giant head out of the water and hissed, "Password miss?"

I looked the snake in the eye and said, "Secrets?"

The snake nodded it's head slowly. "You may enter," he said as the portrait swung open. I walked quickly into the chambers and was amazed by what I beheld. I had walked into a huge, nicely furnished living room. There were black leather couches around a glass coffee table, all of which was in front of an enormous black marble fireplace. The room itself had similar stone walls as that of the Slytherin common room but the floors were a nice dark hard wood. I quickly scanned the room for Malfoy and let out a breath I didn't realize I had been holding when I didn't see him. There were two stairways off the sides of the room, one to the left; one to the right. I assumed that the stairs would be the same as the Slytherin house and walked to the left. At the top of the stairs there was a door on my left that I assumed was my bedroom and a short hallway to my right with another room at the end. I shuddered at the thought of who would be lurking in there and quickly opened my door. The elegant room was more than I had been expecting and I couldn't help but gasp a little. The floors were covered in a plushy white carpet that looked like a cloud. The walls were dark wood and the furnishings were spectacular. There was a floor length mirror in one corner. There was a beautiful dark wardrobe on one wall and a matching dresser with a mirror on the other. The bed was gorgeous and only had a headboard, with elaborate snakes carved into the wood and a shelf to put books in. The sheets were a beautiful satin emerald green and the comforter was the same with black embroidered swirls. I walked over there and pressed my hand on the bed and sighed in happiness. A down feather mattress. I was in heaven. There were matching bedside tables with carved snakes made to look like they were crawling along the four edges. The lamps on them were stained glass with a number of creatures such as fairies and centaurs on them. I smiled and noticed a door to the left. I walked slowly over to it and opened the door. I couldn't help but hold my breath in anticipation. I looked inside and the almost squealed in delight. The bathroom was HUGE! There was a glass shower in one corner and a enormous clawfoot bathtub along one wall. There was a marble counter almost taking up the whole side of the bathroom with two sinks and a huge mirror above it. This was my dream room and bathroom. I smiled and couldn't help but shake my head. I jumped when I heard someone clear their throat behind me.

"So… Do you like the room?"

~...-Author's Note-...~

Hey guys! I'm so sorry it took so long to get this posted! I've been really busy here lately and haven't really had the time to write as much as I've wanted to.

I really hope you liked this chapter. I'm sorry it wasn't very eventful, but don't worry: That's coming. ;)

Thank you all for your patience! I hope to get another chapter up soon!