Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Harry were walking through the corridors towards Hermione's dorm, the latter 3 regaling her with stories from their Quidditch trials the night before.

"I can't believe I missed Quidditch trials!" Hermione was laughing with tears in her eyes after a particularly amusing story of two first years attempting to hit bludgers at each other on what was clearly their first time on a broom. "Did you at least get enough decent players to fill the team?"

"Actually, I still have some tough decisions to make." Harry grinned happily. "There was a lot of good new talent today. Obviously these two have secured spots." He put his arm around Ginny. "But I better keep that quiet for now, so people don't think I'm being biased."

Ginny scoffed at him. "As if I didn't out fly everyone else on the field today! I'm playing the best Quidditch I ever have."

"I wouldn't get on her bad side Harry." Ron looked grim. "She's got a quick hand to her wand when she gets angry."

Ginny grinned at him. "And don't you forget it!"

Hermione laughed and looked up at Evon once they reached the portrait. "Felix Felicis."

He swung open and Hermione led the other three through into the common room, breathing a sigh of relief when she saw it was empty.

"As if you get this all to yourself!" Ron exclaimed walking around the common room.

"Not all to myself," Hermione quickly corrected. "I do have a rather undesirable roommate remember?"

"Oh yeah," He turned back towards her. "But seriously, us prefects, we get what? One bathroom? And you guys get all this? It's so lucky."

Hermione couldn't help but grin. "It is pretty great."

Harry settled himself down in to the couch as if he had lived there for years. "I could get used to this." He grinned and grabbed Ginny's arm and pulled her down next to him.

"How is living with Draco Malfoy anyway Hermione?" Ginny asked as she slid into Harry's arms.

"It's…" Hermione trailed off thinking. "Actually not as bad as I expected." She admitted guiltily.

"You have got to be joking!" Ron exclaimed as he plonked himself on the floor next to the fire place.

Hermione looked at the three staring at her incredulously. "Seriously." She laughed. "Honestly, I hardly see him. When I do we hurl the odd insult at each other and that's about it. He's as busy as I am."

Ginny pulled a bag out of her pocket and started handing out Pumpkin pasties to the rest of the group. "Well, let's make the most of him not being here hey?"

"We still have to work on our homework Ginny." Hermione reminded her before taking a big bite out of her pumpkin pastie.

'Ughhh," Ginny moaned dramatically sliding of the couch onto the floor. "You guys are no fun anymore! Even you Harry and Ron, all you care about is school work." She glared at Ron and Harry mutinously as if they had betrayed her.

"I'm sorry Gin," Harry grinned at her. "You know we are literally doing the bare minimum."

"Seriously." Ron nodded grimly. "And barely passing at that."

Hermione shook her head at that. "Well if you two are doing the bare minimum then you can hardly complain that you are barely passing!"

The two boys shared a knowing look, Ron rolled his eyes but was wise enough to stay silent for once.

The four of them started working on their homework, or more accurately, Hermione worked on all the boys homework whilst they ate lots of food and joked around.

An hour and a half into their study session they heard the portrait door open and Draco walked through.

"Oh great, this is just what I felt like, two weasels and a moron in my common room." Draco snarled at the lot of them.

"Our common room Malfoy." Hermione corrected and rolled her eyes at him. "We're not going to bother you, can't you just leave us be?"

"No I can't just leave you be," Draco imitated in a high pitched voice with a sneer on his face. "They, have no right to be here. It's bad enough that I have to share this room with a filthy mudblood, let alone her blood traitor pals too."

Within seconds Ron and Harry had jumped up and had their wands pointed and Draco, mirroring his stance. Just as they were each about to mouth a hex, Hermione interjected.

"Protego!" She yelled, her wand putting a shield between Draco and the others. "I think you guys should leave, now!" She pleaded with her friends.

"But Hermione!" Ron protested. "He-"

"Yes I know Ron." Hermione interjected quickly before he could get on a role. "But it will just be easier if you leave now."

"I'm not leaving you alone with him!" Snarled Harry, keeping his eyes on Draco.

"Seriously Harry, I'll be fine." Hermione argued. "Just go! I'll see you all at breakfast tomorrow."

Draco laughed meanly. "She'll be fine. Why would I waste my time on someone like her?"

"Come on," Ginny grabbed Harry and Ron's arms. "Let's just go. Hermione can deal with the ferret better if we leave."

The three began walking towards the door away from the shield.

"Bye Hermione." Harry glared back at her. "You better watch yourself Malfoy."

"Ha! I'm so scared!" Draco called out after them as they left the common room.

"Oh real mature Malfoy." Hermione rolled her eyes at him. "Seriously, let me know when you grow up okay?" She stopped her shield charm and began walking across the room to her staircase.

As she walked back Draco grabbed her by the arm and stopped her. "I'm immature?" He glared. "At least I respect that you won't want Slytherins hanging around here. But you obviously don't think about anyone but yourself!"

"I do so!" Hermione felt herself yelling back. "I have been nothing but nice to you this year, and still you treat me like vermin!"

"Well that's what you are, aren't you?" He narrowed his eyes. "It would be a disservice to treat you any differently."

"You make me sick Malfoy, you're a vile person, and one day you will see that for yourself."

Draco placed an expression of disinterest on his face. "Oh, I can't wait." He drawled sarcastically.

"You know, I actually thought maybe, after I extended an olive branch to you the other night that we could at least be civil to one another." She glared at him with complete malice. "But apparently I'm the stupid one for thinking someone like you could have any redeeming qualities!"

Hermione stalked up the stairs to her bedroom leaving Draco still fuming watching her go. She wasn't going to get away quite that easily, he thought as he grabbed his wand and started to run after her. He only got a few steps up the stairs before suddenly the floor had changed to be completely smooth and he went tumbling unceremoniously back into their common room, sprawled in a heap on the floor.