Hermione was at the Burrow with her best friends, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. They would be starting their 7th and final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in a week. They were eating dinner outside that night. (The kitchen was way too small.) Bill and Charlie, Ron's eldest brothers, came to visit.
Hermione was looking at the stars. She saw an owl fly over and drop a stack of letters in front of Mrs. Weasley.
"Ah, Hogwarts letters," said Mrs. Weasley. She handed everyone his or her letters.
Hermione's felt heavy, like it did when she got her prefect's badge. She opened it and pulled out three different pieces of paper and a badge.
"Oh my God! I'm Head Girl!" excitedly yelled Hermione. Harry and Ron, who were on either side of her, turned away from the conversations and looked at her badge.
"Congrats Hermione!" they said hugging her. Everyone clapped.
She picked up the first not. It read:
Dear Ms Granger,
We are please to inform you that you have been chosen for new Head Girl. Be in the front compartment of the train on September 1st. You'll get orders from Professor Dumbledore to give to the Prefects.
Professor McGonagall
The second one as her book list and the third one was the reminder that the train will leave King's Cross on September 1st at 11:00 a.m. sharp. She let everyone read the letter. They all clapped and congratulated her again. She grinned.
Hermione looked at her badge. It had an H in the middle for Head Girl. The H was gold and the background was a sparkly red.
Her badge sat on Ginny's dresser for the rest of the week. She didn't need to polish it every hour like Percy did when he got his.
"So, as new Head Girl, what do you have planned for us this year," asked Harry.
"Well, I can't really tell you yet," said Hermione. "I don't know what I can do."
"Besides, she can't tell us anyway," said Ron. "We're not prefects. Most of the stuff is secret."
"But I will tell you guys. As long as you don't tell anyone," said Hermione.
"Good," laughed Harry and Ron.