A/N: Hi everyone! This is my second Dramione fan fiction. I was getting withdrawals so I had to write another :) Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to anything Harry Potter related.

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The Girl Who Helped Save the World

The cobble stoned streets of Diagon Alley were bustling as witches and wizards walked around. It had been a long time, but finally the place that was once cold, dark and empty was now bright, cheery and noisy. The war was over, Voldemort was dead and the fully restored Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was ready for a new semester. Diagon Alley was particularly busy today as it was crowded with students, buying their supplies for school that was starting in a few days. Hermione Granger was one of those students; she weaved through the crowd, carrying books that were wrapped in brown paper.

A lot of things had changed after the war. Hermione decided to return to Hogwarts and repeat her seventh year, Ginny did the same for her sixth year. Harry and Ron didn't go back, however they joined with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and were in training to become Aurors. Kingsley Shacklebot was the new Minister for Magic and Professor McGonagall was Headmistress at Hogwarts. Things were defiantly different this year, finally everything and everyone was at peace.

Hermione, now exhausted and sweaty from a big day of shopping decided to stop by Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. She ordered a large cone of pistachio ice cream and sat outside the shop at a small table. She watched as people walked by, some whispering to each other and pointing towards her. She gave a little smile and waved. Hermione was used to all this attention by now. She had become sort of a celebrity in the wizarding world. She was now known as 'the girl who helped save the world'. She would often get stopped in the street by people asking for her autograph or giving her a pat on the back whilst praising her. Others, like today, would just stop and stare.

"Umm...excuse me miss?" A little boy with sandy coloured hair and freckled face approached her where she was sitting, "Can I please have your autograph?"

Hermione smiled warmly at him, "Of course you can!" The boy handed out his quill and one of his books, she noticed it was a Charms textbook. "Are you starting first year at Hogwarts?" The boy nodded shyly. "Charms is one of my favourite subjects, you'll love it."

The boy smiled back at her, he was about to say something when he glanced over Hermione's shoulder. His smile slowly disappeared and his eyes widened, he turned around and ran back into the shop to join his mother. Confused by his sudden reaction, Hermione turned around in her seat to see what the boy was looking at. She watched as the crowd parted to the sides of the street, some had gone quiet, young children ran to their parents with scared looks on their faces. A pale boy emerged from the crowd, wearing black robes. He was tall, slim and had platinum blonde hair that fell into his grey eyes.

Oh... of course it's Draco Malfoy. Who else would cause such a scene? thought Hermione. Ever since the war was over, the Malfoys had kept a low profile, they never spoke to anyone. People were still afraid of them after they found out that Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater, even after Voldemort's death. But Hermione saw right through them. She wasn't afraid of them at all, she despised them.

He walked through the parted crowd, eyes looking straight ahead, ignoring the whispers and comments from the people lining the streets. He too was repeating his seventh year at Hogwarts, although rather reluctantly. His father pushed him to go back, but Draco didn't want to go because he knew how he would get treated there. Although he used to be a death eater, after Voldemort's death, Draco was just looking to get his life back in order, although it was proving to be rather difficult. People avoided him and were afraid of him. No one wanted to be associated with the Malfoys anymore. He was walking along when he noticed a familiar bushy haired girl peering over her shoulder at him. They both glanced at each other, expressionless and continued with what they were doing.

Done for the day, Hermione decided to give a quick visit to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes before she left. She entered the shop and was immediately filled with the yummy aroma of sweets. She made her way to the back of the shop to find George and Ron unpacking stock from boxes. After George had reopened the shop, Ron came in whenever he could to help him out when he was not busy with his own work.

"Hermione!" Ron greeted her, "wasn't expecting to see you today." He and George came over to give her a hug. After the war, Hermione and Ron decided it was best to take a break from their relationship while Hermione completed school and Ron finished his Auror training. They still continued their friendship as if nothing happened.

"Got everything for school?" said George, "Don't know why you'd want to go back to that torture chamber," he joked.

Hermione just giggled, "Well you know me, can't leave without completing my seventh year. Did you know that if you complete school you have higher prospects..."

"Yeah, yeah, easier to find a job, blah blah," interrupted George as he went off to continue unpacking.

"So, I heard you're Head Girl, I suppose congratulations are in order. Though I'm not surprised you got it," said Ron, smiling.

"I know! I'm so excited, although I don't know who Head Boy is yet. It was all very last minute."

"Ginny doesn't want to go back to school, but mum and dad are forcing her to go."

"I'm glad she is otherwise it would be so boring. It's not going to be the same without you guys," she said sadly. She looked down at her watch, "Blimey! Is that the time. I better head back, mum is going to pick me up soon, I have to go. Make sure you send me heaps of letters, both of you, remind Harry too. I'll see you in the holidays." Ron and George said their goodbyes to her and she set off back to The Leaky Cauldron to be picked up, thoughts running through her head, Head Boy...who could it possibly be?

A/N: Please review! I rated it M just in case because I haven't decided how steamy it's going to get yet ;)