Shifting the Balance

SHIFTING THE BALANCE


Summary: Hermione Granger is given the Head position and is having a hard time dealing with her fellow Headboy Draco Malfoy. Will things change between them?

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Harry Potter. Not even Malfoy (sigh).


Autors note: The story is beta'd thanks to Oli, my Beta!!!
So I hope it's more pleasant to read now!!



Prologue


Malfoy woke with a start. He looked around in panic. Then the blurry room became more defined. Drowsy he unfolded himself from the comfy couch in a corner of the Head common room. He stretched and took his heavy head in his hands.

Then he heard it, a muffled sound. He looked over at Grangers door, the one that led to her quarters. He stood up and came closer to the heavy door.

He heard voices, the very shrill voice he was certain belonged to Granger, and an other male voice he did not recognice. He heard screaming, mostly from Granger.

What was that stupid mudbloods problem??

He’d have to talk to the cow about this. Having a visitor over like that, a really ponce he’d imagine, and then disturbing him while he was resting. That just wouldn’t do!! He would teach the bint a lesson. It was terrible enough he’d have to share a common room with her, but to have her present all the time and make a racket…. she will learn.


Malfoy was so full in thought that he jumped when her door flung open. A rather bewildered looking Granger stormed out and stopped in her tracks when she saw Malfoy standing close to her. Her eyes widened and then Malfoy looked at her bewildered state.


Her blouse was torn in half, no more buttons. There were scratches visible in her neck.

His eyes travelled to her skirt, it hung in a strange way around her hips. Something was definitely off. Her knees were red and her knee-high socks were at her ankles.

He looked up again, his eyes met hers. She was crying and looked like terror itself.

Then an other form came from her quarters. Suddenly Granger flew backwards and yelped. Someone turned her roughly and began screaming at her. Malfoy could hear her sobs.

He now could make out the words that made her sob even louder.

“…you fuckin’ whore!! You really think I came all the way up here to copy a stupid assignment? You really are a tease, aren’t you? Well, now you’ve got to put out, if you catch my drift.”

The boy was shaking Granger with force now and his face was red with anger.

“You finish what you started, you stupid prude!!” The boy never even noticed Malfoy.

He began to smother Grangers mouth with his and groped the now screaming girl.

Then the boy was suddenly jerked backwards and fell to the ground.


Hermione inhaled deeply and coughed while she fell to her knees. She could feel hot tears falling. She felt her heart thumping loudly, as pure terror had gripped her.


She remembered going up to her room to get a homework-assignment for a student she was tutoring. Then everything went from bad to worse. He came up after her, following her into her dorm. He just began to grope her. And made it very clear what he was expecting of her. She tried to push him away, making it clear she didn’t want anything to do with him, not in that certain way. He just snapped, his temper flared immediately. He was in a state of rage that scared Hermione. She just wanted to run. But as soon as she moved he closed in and threw her against the wall. He ripped her blouse and tried to kiss her. Hermione fought back and tried to push him off. He had slapped her then and scratched her neck. He forced her on her knees and she did, landing hard, crying out in pain. Hermione was panicking at this point. She tried to get up. While she pushed with all her might and she succeeded. He stumbled backwards and she took the chance to get up. She kicked him hard against his shins and stormed out of the room.

And then there was Malfoy. Right in front of her.

She froze, not knowing what to do.