Chapter 1:

At the Train Station:

"Hey Harry!" Where's Ron and Ginny?" Hermione asked, then she thought, 'He looks… different.'

'Bloody hell. She looks amazing,' Harry thought. "Ron's in the compartment already… and so is Ginny."

"Okay. Well? What are you waiting for?" Hermione turned around and ran toward the train. It was ten fifty nine. One more minute and they would miss the train. Just as Hermione and Harry boarded the train, the train gave a jerk and they were moving towards Hogwarts.

"That was close," Harry told her.

"Yeah," she said and squeezed by Harry in the small aisle. (If you've ever been in a plane, you would know how small they are).

It seemed as though everyone in Hogwarts were in the hall. So, not only was there a lot of pushing and shoving, but a lot of yelling and screaming from the prefects. "Out of the halls," Hermione yelled and took out her wand. "Sonorus," she whispered. Then she spoke as though on a muggle loudspeaker, "Everyone out of the halls! If you are still in the halls in the next thirty seconds, you'd best have a very good explanative or detention to those without!"

It took about ten seconds for everyone to leave the halls. It took Harry about twenty to look away from Hermione's buttocks, which he was looking at.

"Come on, we don't have all day," Hermione gracefully walked to their usual compartment.

The first thing out of Ron's mouth (no surprise) happened to be, "Bloody Hell Hermione! What'd you do? Did you grow or something, because you don't look like the girl we saw last June."

This certainly was true, because over the summer, her hair had straightened, she had gained more curves, and not to mention a few inches as well. Now, she was about Ron's height, 6".

"Ron," she said right before she picked up one of her books, Transfiguration Grade 7 by Martha Gradshaw, and she sat down by the window.

About ten minutes later, Ginny and Harry left the room to find their own compartment, and Ron decided that he needed to go see Luna. (They had been going out for the past month), leaving Hermione in the compartment alone. Less than three minutes after they left, the one and only Draco Malfoy walked into the room.

"Come on Granger," he said and started to leave the compartment. When he realized that she hadn't moved and she was sitting there staring at him, he said, "What? The prefect and heads meeting is about to start." When he saw the look on her face, he asked, "Didn't you know about it?"

"No. No one said anything to me," she answered.

"Oh. Well, now you know."

"Thanks Malfoy," Hermione whispered.

"For what?" Malfoy questioned with a puzzled look on his face.

"For telling me. Professor Dumbledore wouldn't have been very happy if I missed it."

"Oh. Okay," he said rather lamely as she walked past him, her aroma making him dazed.

"Well? What are you waiting for?" She questioned him. Then, she turned and walked down the aisle toward the prefect's compartment. Malfoy a half of a step behind her, watching the way she walked down the aisle. She looked as though she was floating on air.

When they finally reached the prefect's compartment, they began the meeting, which consisted of constant bickering between the prefects. The argument was mainly about what type of parties would be held and when.

"HERMIONE!" Ron's voice shouted over the crowd.

"What Ron?" Hermione asked as she snuck up behind Ron. Ron jumped about a foot in the air. "Let's go get a carriage," she told Harry and Ron.

"I can't," Ron said. "I told Luna that I'd go with her," and then ran off to find a compartment with Luna.

"I guess that leaves just you and me, Harry," Hermione said as she turned to Harry.

"Oh, I'm sorry Hermione. I promised Ginny that I would go with her," he informed her.

"Fine. Go then. I see how much you guys care about your friends," Hermione pouted and ran off to find her own compartment.

A little after Hermione found her own compartment, someone opened the carriage door. (Guess who?) Malfoy's gang entered the compartment. "What is the mudblood doing here?" Pansy asked.

"What?" Malfoy questioned and then he noticed that Hermione was there. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with Wonder Boy and Weasel?"

"For your information, I am here because they happen to be with their girlfriends. And since I don't have a boyfriend, I don't have anyone to be with right now."

"Oh, did you hear that guys? Granger doesn't have a boyfriend. Guess Weasel dumped her." Malfoy's whole gang started to laugh.

"What's it to you?" Hermione scoffed.

"Everything," Malfoy replied. "Hey guys, she's available," all the guys started to laugh at that.

"Shut up Malfoy," Hermione whispered and took out her wand.

"Ooooo, Granger thinks she's all that," Malfoy smirked.

"Incarte Infinite," Hermione whispered and Malfoy flew into the wall. Then she walked right up to him and whispered in his ear, "Want something Malfoy? Well, start acting nicer."

With that, the carriage stopped, and she jumped out of the carriage.

"Guys! Get me out of here!" Malfoy ordered his friends whom had started to throw as many different spells as they knew to get him out of his predicament. "Ouch. Stop! Stop it!" Malfoy yelled after they hit him with a few painful charms. "Get Granger back here!"

Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle left to find Hermione, while Pansy stayed with Malfoy.

"GRANGER! Get over here," Blaise called to her. "Malfoy needs your help."

"And why should I help him?" She questioned and kept walking toward the school.

"Because, he's asking you to," Blaise nicely spoke to her.

"And because Crabbe and me will pound you to death if you don't," Goyle threatened.

"Fine. McGonagal will probably kill me for not knowing where the headboy is, so I'll help," Hermione agreed.

"What spell did you use?" Blaise asked her as they walked back to the carriage.

"Spell? I didn't use any spells. It's a mental thing."

"A mental thing?" Blaise questioned as they reached the carriage.

Hermione entered the carriage and said, "Get down here, Malfoy." As though it was his cue, Malfoy fell down from his place on the wall.

"What'd you do?" Malfoy asked her almost as though she were his friend.

"I didn't do anything," she answered, turned, and started to run toward the school. She was going to be late to the welcome ceremony thanks to Malfoy.

Author's Note:

It took4 pages in Times New Roman size 12 double spaced.