Caught up in her thoughts Hermione walked in to the room and with a loud thud ended up on the ground. She rubbed her head, 'ugh what did i hit' she thought, as she stood up to meet a boy with beautiful silver eyes which flashed concern but shaped into daggers as they met with hers, she was positive hers had done the same thing.
"Oh deary me, looky what we have here, a filthy little Mudbl-" he stopped mid sentence and merely just walked back into the room.
"What in Merlins name are you doing here Malfoy!" she snapped at him.
"Waiting for Prof. McGonagall, is that okay with you Granger." he shot back along with his evil glare.
"Well you can wait for her outside, this room is for Head Boy and Girl Only!" she said.
"Ha, so no one's told you yet then?" he smirked slyly.
"Told me what, Malfoy just leave I'm not in the mood for you at the moment." she rolled her eyes at him.
"Stop being so stuck up, Granger, I'm hear because I'm head boy!" he said laughing at the small 'o' her mouth had made as he spoke.
"No, Michael's head boy, McGonagall told me!" she said obviously not believing him.
"Michael's parents were injured greatly in the war and wont be coming back to Hogwarts this year, when McGonagall herd and was then informed that i too would be coming back she asked me to talk the place instead. Despite what you might think of me you pathetic little 'Muggle born' next to you i have the best grades in the school." he spat obviously getting irritated that he had to explain himself to her.
"Mr Malfoy, though what you speak is the truth, you are going to need to learn to speak to Miss Granger more politely, the fact that she is muggle born has nothing to do with anything." McGonagall spoke as she appeared at the small desk in the room, she was wearing her old green robes she seemed to wear often. They both seemed to shift sitting up right as they continued to listen.
"Now then as I'm sure your aware, the head boy and girl with be helping out with the first years for the first week, ensuring that they all get to there classes on time and that they don't need any help with anything." Draco and Hermione just nodded in response.
"Good, your first job will be to organize the first years at the train station, you will the report back to me and you will help set up for the sorting seromony, do you understand?" they nodded again.
"Excellent! oh and for the love of god, please don't kill each other." Hermione and Draco looked at each other and then back at there new head Mistress, speaking in unison.
"No promises." she glared at both of them and shook her head.
"You best be getting into your robes you have 5 minutes before we arive." she said disappering again.
"Granger." he spat
"Ferret" she smirked and left towards the bathroom.
****** The Sorting Seromony *******
Hermione had descended back to he seat at the Gryffindor table next to Harry and cheered with her classmates as they got a new member of there team.
"Shannen Jenkins" McGonagall called and a shorter girl with dark maroon coloured hair approached the stool in the middle of the stage like it had always been, the sorting hat was placed on her head slipping over her eyes 'Hm, interesting... Well trained mind, attitude and lots of it, cunning...' Shannen herd the words wonder in her mind as the hat talked to her.
"Slytherin!" it finally called, she gave a sly smirk and walked over to her new house.
There where students going to each house some took seconds to place others up to 10 minutes.
"Serena Proietto!" The professor called the last name on the list. a tall tanned skin girl made her way smiling up to the chair and sitting down the hat sliding on her head. 'Hmm, ha! funny one you are aren't you, cleaver to... caring, interesting personality you've got here, you'd do well in Hufflepuff, i think but there's something string inside waiting in the darkness...' the voice drifted for a second and she spoke.
"please be Gryffindor, Please be Gryffindor." she wished.
'Ah, Gryffindor? but why? your not all that suited to be in Gryffindor...' it trailed off again.
"i wont let you or anyone else stop me from being in Gryffindor! it's where i belong!" she said to herself angrily.
'Ah, there it is, that bravery to stand up for what you believe in. that settles it.' The voice had stopped completely.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled and the table coloured in red and gold went off.
"This will be a splendid year, don't you think Harry!" Hermione said smiling at her best friend who merely nodded and returned the smile.
after dinner was done and heads of house had taken the children back to there dorms, but Draco and Hermione has stayed behind as told. Prof. McGonagall approached the middle of the room and the two children came over from either side of the room.
"Now i know this will come to a shock to both of you, but either way it's going to happen." she said bluntly. A worried look appeared on the children faces.
"First off you will be helping the first years so you will be starting your classes next week." they both sighed in relief, this was good new, they soon stiffened again as she kept talking. "Secondly, due to the fact that there are so many first years this year, there has been a change in sleeping arrangements. there is a picture on the 2nd floor of a princess and a dog her name is Princess Mary, there, will be a Heads common room where the heads of house sleeping quarters and Head meetings will be kept. though that portrait there is another of a prince with his sword though a crown his name is Prince Arnold, he will lead you to the head boy and girl commen room where you will find everything you need to the left of that room will be to Head Boys sleeping quarters and on the right the Head Girl's. Do i make myself clear, yes? Good now go to bed you both look tired." she said turning to go to her office, leaving the childeren in a state of shock. It was Draco who spoke up.
"But Professor! I, Er... Um... you didn't tell us the passwords to the portraits!" he called.
"Princess Mary's pass word is, Apple Pie, and you will be informed when it is changed, Prince Arnold on the other hand you will have to make one up that you both agree on and let him know, only you two will be alowed to enter beyond that point and the password will be changed every 2 months." she said finally walking out of the room. leaving the head boy and girl in the great hall.
They walked from the great hall to the 2nd floor up to the princess, she was very pretty, had bright blonde hair almost the same colour of Draco's and bright blur eyes, the dog barked making both Hermione and Draco jump.
"Apple Pie." Hemione muttered under her breath and the portrait swung open. inside was amazing there were 4 corners one coloured Scarlet and gold, one Yellow and Black, One Blue and Bronze and one coloured in green and silver. each with a stair case heading to sleeping quarters of those heads of house. they walked over the the portrait of the prince and he smiled at the waiting for a password. Hermione turned to Draco.
"What will it be then...?" she asked as politely as she could to someone she hated, she notice she still had a tinge of spite in her voice though.
"Pure Blood." he said grinning.
"No. How about Dumbledore?" she said looking at him, he shrugged meaning it was good enough for me.
she turned to the painting and walked up to it smiling politely.
"Hello, we've chosen, Dumbledore." she and the man smiled and opened the door for her, she didn't take in much of the room just went straight up to her bed before she collapsed. and as soon as she was ready for bed she landed on he soft fluffy brand new bed and passed out.