Hey! Firstly, if you are reading this, thank you so much for reading and this is my first fic so feedback and reviews are very much appreciated.
Hermione's Aunt Sylvie looked around her in amazement. There was a black and red steam engine with the words" Hogwarts Express" painted on in neat, black lettering. There were many children dressed in black robes carrying trunks, hugging their parent's goodbye. Most of the children had owls in cages, hooting to one another. Why, one boy even had a toad!Hermione was pleased to have been allowed back to finish her last year. She was slightly disappointed that they could have no leadership positions, which just about crushed her dreams of being Head Girl but she was greatly cheered up by the fact that Ginny Weasley had gotten it and Luna had gotten Deputy.
"Bye Aunt Sylvie, thanks for the letting me stay over. Especially the makeover!" Hermione said goodbye to her aunt at platform nine and three-quarters.
Aunt Sylvie smiled warmly and hugged her only niece, "Hermione, darling, you have a lovely figure and such a creamy complexion. I only helped tame your hair and educate you on the world of fashion!"
Hermione smiled at her aunt and said, "Thanks anyway, Aunt Sylvie, I really appreciate it."
"You're welcome Hermione, it was my pleasure! I've got to go back to work now, goodbye!" Hermione and her Aunt shared a brief but warm hug.
"See you during the holidays!" Hermione called back and promptly entered the Hogwarts Express.
Meanwhile, in another area on the platform Lucius Malfoy was talking to his son, Draco. "Draco, stay away from Pansy Parkinson, understand? My sources told me she likes to flirt with all the Slytherin males. She is almost as filthy as a Mudblood. No Malfoy is going to hang around near a filthy whore liker her," Lucius told his son. "Yes, Father." Draco respectfully replied. "Good, now how about that girl over there", Lucius said pointing to a petite brunette with a good figure walking towards the Express."Yes, she is pretty enough for me." Draco smirked at the girl. He bid quick farewell to his father and began to search for the brunette.
As she made her way into the mass of students, she caught many of them starring at her. She was surprised but then she remembered the makeover her aunt had given her. Head high and full of confidence. Her aunt's words echoed in her might. She lifted her head higher and strode past the gawking crowd with more confidence in her steps. Suddenly a boy with fine cheekbones and white-blond hair stood directly in front of her. On either side of him were two hulking figures. Malfoy, Hermione scowled at him.
"Scowling, my princess? Why should you be scowling in my presence?" Malfoy said arrogantly, with that dratted smirk of his on his face.
In any other situation, Hermione would have slapped the smirk right of but she was stunned. Princess? Not Mudblood? Not even Granger?
Then, quick as a snake Draco put his arm around her waist, her tiny, tiny waist. "Get off me Malfoy!" she shrieked, throwing his arm of her.
Draco Malfoy froze. He knew that voice! It belonged to that filthy Mudblood Granger. Impossible! He thought. The girl in front of him had sleek, waved hair, tailor made robes, and she looked much, much nicer than Granger ever did. She couldn't even compare to Granger! That Mudblood bird's nest hair and that potato sack she called robes. But there were similarities too, like her deep brown eyes, that seemed to flit from a golden honey coloured to dark brown. Wait, what was he thinking? Day dreaming about a Mudblood's eyes, what kind of pure blood was he?
"Granger?" he said, softly and uncertainly.
"Oh wow! You actually remembered my name, Malfoy. I'm so honoureed!" Hermione turned on her heel and stalked right past him, leaving Draco in shock and horror at what he'd just done. Flirting with a Mudblood! Now he'd done it. He looked around and luckily no one seemed to be paying him any attention because everyone was stumped at the change in appearance of Hermione Granger. The males were staring at where Hermione had disappeared down the corridor while the females were glaring enviously. Draco quickly slipped away before anyone realized and had a chance to tease him about trying to flirt, and unsuccessfully too, with a filthy Mudblood. While walking towards his compartment, he reasoned with himself that it wasn't entirely his fault he had not done the wrong things as Father had told him to chat up the girl.
Hermione scowled all the way to her compartment thinking about Malfoy. How dare he touch her? At that moment she reached her compartment, the same one Harry, Ron and her had sat in the previous years. Harry and Ron were already inside and were each devouring a pumpkin pasty. Predictable, they were always eating thought Hermione as she rolled her eyes and stepped into the compartment. As expected neither of them noticed here until they finished scarfing down their pasty.
"Hey Mione!" Harry finished his pasty fist and greeted her with a hug. Hermione smiled and hugged him back. By this time Ron had finished.
" What about me? I feel so left out," he pouted. Hermione grinned even wider and hugged him too. Then he stepped out of her embrace and looked at her.
"W-W-Wow Mione! You look a-a-amazing!" he stuttered, turning beetroot red.
"Yeah Mione you look nice," Harry said. Thanks Ron, Harry!" She smiled at them."Ginny and Luna went to the heads compartment, and Neville went to find the snack cart," Harry informed her.
Hermione walked into the great hall followed by Ron and Harry. Whispering broke out immediately."Whoah, who is that chick?"
"That's Hermione Granger!"
"No way!" The old Hermione would have blushed furiously at all the attention that had been directed at her but the new Hermione looked confident, or so she hoped. She had been practicing her look for almost 2 weeks now. She was still blushing inside but fought hard against it, letting only a light blush show, making her complexion rosier, and if it was possible, making her look more dazzling.
Draco was seated at his place at the Slytherin table when Hermione entered. Much as he hated to admit it, he was immediately entranced by her. He shook his head and went back to eating. However, he noted, all the males at his table, excluding him, Crabbe and Goyle, had their attention fixed on Granger.
Hermione sat down at her seat next to Harry and Ginny and opposite Ron. She was starving. She ate her food slowly and daintily before giving her attention to the sorting, applauding every student, even the Slytherins, hoping they might not turn out as bad as the Slytherins in her year. Then Dumbledore gave his usual short speech and they all headed for their respective dormitories. Hermione yawned. Back to school and homework she thought brightly. She imagined Harry and Ron rolling their eyes at what she had just said, saying she was the only one who missed homework. She smiled at the thought and went to bed soon after.
Draco Malfoy was lying on his bed. He was thinking about Granger the Mudblood. He felt thoroughly ashamed of his behavior on the train but on the other hand, that moment had been so contenting. Urgh, what was he still doing, thinking about that Mudblood. He finally drifted of to sleep.
REVIEW PLEASE! I would really appreciate it!