Disclaimer: I only own the plot! Please R&R :) I wrote the first few chapters some years ago, and now am re-picking up the story. The writing gets better, I promise!

Hermione hugged her parents; she always missed them while she was gone. They were no doubt a big part of her life; they meant everything to her. "Bye mum! Bye dad!" Hermione yelled as she got onto the train to Hogwarts.

Hermione searched all the compartments for Ron and Harry but they weren't on the train. She wondered what could have delayed them to miss the train. She was worried, last time they missed the train they flew that stupid blue car there and almost got expelled. She hoped they were smarter this time around.

Hermione found the last empty compartment and sat herself down; it was going to be a long ride without her friends. Then not five minutes after she sat down Professor, and now also Headmistress McGonagall came into the compartment. "Oh Hermione dear, there you are" McGonagall smiled at her standing in the door way.

"What is it Professor?" Hermione questioned looking in the new Headmistress's direction. "Nothing bad dear, don't fret just a quick heads meeting with the Head Boy and Girl. Since you seem to have an empty compartment we shall just have it in here" the Headmistress told her and moved aside to let the Head Boy in.

Hermione nodded. Just then the unthinkable happened; Draco Malfoy walked into the compartment and sat down opposite to Hermione. "No way..." Hermione thought to herself "So much for trying to have a good year..."

"As you both know Head Boy and Girl share their own dormitory so when the train stops at the station at Hogwarts there will be one carriage that stands out from the rest waiting for the both of you. When you arrive I will show you both to your dormitory. You will both be doing rounds together every night; I will give you your schedule when you arrive. Since you two will be spending quite some time together I recommend getting better acquainted with each other." McGonagall said to them, looking them seriously in the eyes as she left the compartment and shut the door leaving them to, hopefully not kill each other.

"Well I guess we do have to try not to kill each other this year, as much as we would like to. I'm willing to try Granger, if you are" Draco said civilly to her, which she thought very odd.

"Uh, yeah sure I guess so..." she said quietly, like she was almost scared of him. Wait she should be scared, she would be living with Draco Malfoy, sleeping in the same place as him and all that would separate them from each other was a stone wall; like that would stop him if he wanted to pull something. She would be living with someone who may have already become a death eater or was soon to become one...

Draco realised the slight fear in her voice but didn't think it would be wise to say anything, he leaned his head down directing his eyes to the floor. "This was awkward..."they both thought. Hermione really wished Harry and Ron were here, but then again they might try to kill Malfoy and that would not be good and only cause her more trouble.

About an hour later of doing nothing but scanning the compartment they sat in, the train came to a stop. They both got off the train and headed towards the odd looking carriage that the professor said to go to. Just as Hermione was trying to get in Draco lifted his hand to hers and helped her in, much like Pride & Prejudice, this shocked Hermione.

"What had happened to the cruel, mudblood fearing Malfoy?" She thought.

As soon as they both got in they began the short ride to Hogwarts. Oh yeah, this was going to be an interesting year...