Woo! My first fanfic! I've read a lot of different ones and decided to try it on my own. I'd really appreciate reviews and such. I hope you like this. This first one is pretty much an intro chapter. We'll be getting into the good stuff later. Promise :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters or anything.
Hermione sat at the kitchen table at the Burrow with Harry, Ron, and the rest of the Weasleys. She reached across the table for some juice and accidentally bumped Ron's arm.
"Sorry." She said, looking at him with genuine sincerity.
"Ish aw-ite Er-my-knee," he said through a mouthful of food. She looked at her boyfriend with a mix of disgust and knowing love. She had to admit, sometimes it could be pretty cute, in a way. She took her napkin and wiped jam off of his cheek.
"Don't you ever stop eating?" said Ginny from Hermione's other side. Ron just looked at her.
"Now, now. Come on, eat up! As soon as your letters get here, we're going to Diagon Alley," said Mrs. Weasley, bustling along, putting even more food on the already crowded table, "Harry, eat something, dear. You will not leave this house until you eat a good meal. Is there something that you'd like that isn't on the table?"
"No, everything's great, Mrs. Weasley," she smiled at the compliment, "I'm just not that hungry." Mrs. Weasley looked at him, then walked away towards someone down the table who had called her name. Ginny took his hand and whispered something in his ear. Hermione didn't hear it but Harry's face went pink and he took a few bites of food. She looked at Ginny and Ginny simply winked at her. Hermione shrugged slightly and turned back to her food, sitting on pins and needles for her seventh year schedule.
After the war, Hogwarts was closed for about a year to rebuild it, and because of all the damages, no one really got to finish their previous year. The professors did their best to finish courses and they agreed that the students could continue to their next year. Hermione, Harry, and Ron, along with a few others that should've been seventh years, were going back to finish school, and they would be in the same year as Ginny. Hermione was dead set on going back and she had somehow persuaded the other two to go back also. Professor McGonagall had been appointed the new headmaster and they had a memorial made in one of the courtyards for all those who had lost their lives in the war.
Just then, an owl flew through the kitchen window. It hit its wing on a cabinet and came crashing down into the pile of toast in the middle of the table.
"Errol!" said Ginny, taking the letters from the bird's mouth and picking him back up. He flew off to another part of the house as Ginny distributed the letters. When Hermione got hers, she noticed hers was a bit bulkier than the others. She was curious as she opened her envelope. She pulled out the parchment that was inside and started to read it. Her face lit up as she continued reading and when she finished, she started to squeal.
"Bloody hell, what are you going on about?" said Ron, cringing away at the high pitched noise. Everyone was looking at her.
"I just got appointed Head Girl!" she said excitedly. She flipped her envelope upside down and a small, golden badge fell into her hand. Everyone congratulated her and Ginny grabbed her arm and started bouncing in her seat.
"Who's Head Boy? Does it say?" she asked.
"No," said Hermione, "It says I'll meet him at Hogwarts after the feast in McGonagall's office. It also says we'll be sharing a special dormitory just for the Heads. It'll have a common room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and two separate bedrooms."
"Sounds like it'd be quite cozy," said Ginny slyly, glancing at Ron. Hermione looked at Ron too, and he was obviously perturbed with the whole idea. His girlfriend? Share a private dormitory with another guy all year? The thought made his ears red.
"Oh, come now Ronald, it's not like I'm going to be swayed by whoever it is. Quite preposterous, actually, since I'm going out with you." Hermione said gently touching Ron's arm. His expression softened a little bit and he gave a weak smile.
"Alright, enough, enough," said Mrs. Weasley, "We need to get going to Diagon Alley. We need to get you your new supplies for school." She stopped and looked at Ginny with admiration. "My little girl's finally a seventh year!"
"Oi, what about me?" said Ron. Mrs. Weasley simply looked at him.
"You were already supposed to be a seventh year, Ron. But you went and risked your life to destroy Dark Magical objects."
"Yeah, and we're all alive because of it," he said puffing his chest out.
"Yes, Ronald, you did a good job and we're all proud of you for it." She cupped his face with both hands. "But, we need to get a move on if we're ever going to get all of this shopping done." Ron deflated just a little bit and he and Harry went back upstairs to get cleaned up. Hermione and Ginny sat down on the sofa and Hermione was set on memorizing her class schedule before they went to Diagon Alley. Ginny was going on about all the possible wizards Hermione could be rooming with.
"Well, there's Cormac. But he seems a bit too thick to be a Head. Let's see…what about the Slytherin boys?" Ginny eyed Hermione as Hermione tried to ignore what she said, even though her cheeks turned a light pink. "Aha! You fancy one of those Slytherin boys, don't you?"
"Of course not!" Hermione said defiantly, eyes never leaving the parchment, "I love Ron and nobody else."
"Oh, don't tell me you don't fantasize about other boys."
"No, I don't. At least not any that go to our school…" Hermione mumbled the last part, her mind going back to a certain Bulgarian seeker.
"Sure. Whatever flies your broomstick." Ginny said, picking up a book, and looking it over. The boys came back down and they all left by Floo powder. George had left earlier to go to his shop and Mr. Weasley went to work, leaving Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Mrs. Weasley. They stopped at Gringotts before they went and did anything else. They got all of their supplies, plus Mrs. Weasley did some extra home shopping. They decided to apparate back to the Burrow and they started packing for their trip to Hogwarts.
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Much love! ~musicpenguin27
