Mixed Blood

Chapter 4

Hermione's POV

I wiped my eyes as I walked into the common room. My eyes instantly adjusted to the new surrounding.

There was a fireplace and a couch, just like the Gryffindor common room, but there was also a kitchen and bathroom to the left of the portrait entrance. Straight ahead were two sets of stairs that led to a hallway. I walked up the stairs and entered the door on my left.

When I walked in, I saw red and gold everywhere. I blushed lightly to myself. Even though I was a Gryffindor, I had always been modest about it, never wearing my pride on my sleeve.

I noticed two other doors. One was a magnificent walk-in closet, and the other, I assumed, was a bathroom. I twisted the door knob and walked in.

The floor was made of shimmering white tiles, and the counter top was made of granite. There was two covered showers and one bathtub in the middle. Across from those was a counter top with a long mirror and double sinks.

This could only mean one thing.

I had to share a bathroom with Malfoy.

As if right on cue, he walked in and surveyed me up and down. "Looks like I walked into the trash room, my bad," he smirked, walking back out. I scowled deeply. His snarky remarks made his "apology" seem lousy.

I crossed the bathroom and opened the door that Malfoy just walked through, and I had to immediately adjust to the lighting.

The room was dimly lit, darker than the Muggle store I go to sometimes, Hollister. The walls were painted a dark, dark shade of green and everything else in the room was black.

Malfoy was just putting his things in the closet as I cleared my throat and his head snapped up to look at me. "Seems like I found the actual garbage room," I said.

Malfoy just rolled his eyes. "Real funny, Granger, but saying that just makes you seem desperate to prove yourself."

My jaw dropped. This guy had some nerve! Malfoy noticed my expression and smirked again.

At a loss for words, I just decided to reply with, "Oh shut it. Go snog Astoria instead."

To my surprise, he actually blushed, making me the one smirking. "Got a crush, do you?"

"Well I am dating her..." he tried to cover up. Oh gosh, toying with him was so fun!

"Go to sleep, Malfoy," I said picking up a pillow from his bed and throwing it at him.

"Hey!" he scowled. "That's vintage!"

I snorted. "Are you serious? I'm sure you could afford another one."

Completely ignoring my question, he grinned. "Granger, did you just snort?"

I blushed deeply while Malfoy just kept laughing. "Go to bed you numpties!" I yelled, holding back my own laughter. I walked out of the room and went to my own.

I quickly changed and pulled my red covers over myself. This was going to be a fun year, with or without Ron and Harry.

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Draco's POV

This was weird. I felt half conscious, and there was a screeching that sounded like a maimed chicken.

"Malfoy!" The chicken screeched again.

Oh bloody hell, it wasn't a chicken.

It was Granger.

I groggily sat up and yelled back, "Quit your screeching, Granger!"

My door burst open to reveal a frazzled looking Granger. Instinctively, I pulled my blanket up to cover myself.

"Bloody hell Granger, get out!" I yelled again.

"Malfoy, we're going to be late! Now get your arse out of bed!" She screamed at me before marching back out.

I sighed. I knew that if I stayed in bed she would just keep coming back, so I stood up and walked to my closet.

I pulled a white button up over my head and put on a pair of black slacks. I left my shirt untucked and loosely tied my Slytherin tie around my collar. I pulled on simple grey shoes and ruffled my hair a bit.

I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked truly unapproachable. After the war, I hadn't bothered with appearances, so how ghastly I looked right now didn't faze me.

"Malfoy!" Granger yelled again. I closed my eyes. Shut up I thought. Then I thought Stop Draco you're trying to be nice-you're doing it for Astoria.

I was, wasn't I?

A/N Sorry I haven't updated in a few days, I've been kinda busy. But I'm probably going to update the next chapter tomorrow :)