The warm summer slowly shifted away, and the old Hermione Granger left with it. Of course she still studied twice as hard, but she had changed. Her brown bushy hair had straightened out into silky curls that outlined her face beautifully. At seventeen, she was no longer a skinny twig, but had grown to fill her once awkward body perfectly. A week at Hawaii had left her with a glowing tan..

Hermione's POV

*From a distance she could see a handsome young man. He had striking silver blond hair that framed his face, and his eyes were a stunning color of blue. He was about 6'1" and had a muscular body. Obviously he was very athletic. Some how, he looked very familiar to her, but she couldn't put her finger on where she had seen him before. The young man smiled, and her heart leapt, he was gorgeous. But who was he?*

Hermione woke up after a restless night, the dream about the young man still haunting her mind. But she soon forgot about the entire thing because she remembered that she was going to see all her friends again. She was very excited to be getting back to Hogwarts; the hustle and bustle around the castle had always been comforting to her. She knew that her last year at Hogwarts would be unforgettable. Already she had claimed the position of Head girl. *Life is good* she smiled.

She lay in bed a little longer, daydreaming about how the rest of the year was going to be like. *She falls in love with a tall, dark, handsome wizard. After their 7th year at Hogwarts, they both get jobs in the ministry and get married.

"Hermione? Are you up?" her mom's voice brought her back to her room.

"Breakfast is ready!" her mom called up from the kitchen.

"Okay mum, be right down."

She put on a burgundy baby tee with an "H" embroidered on it and pulled on a pair of faded jeans. Then she made her bed, and arranged her stuffed animals on top of her comforter. *I won't see my room for another year. *

Hermione checked [for the 10th time] if she had forgotten anything and sighed. Crookshanks wouldn't be accompanying her to Hogwarts this year. She had left him in Hawaii with her cousin, who had begged her to leave Crookshanks behind. *Oh well, fewer things to carry. *

Finally satisfied, she ran down the stairs to breakfast.