A/N: Hey fellow HP/Dramione fans! I think a (hopefully short but probably not knowing me) introduction is in need. So I'm Toshiro-Momoaresuchacutecouple but that's too long so you guys can just call me Tilda if you want :D My pen name refers to the anime Bleach which I love and two of the characters. But don't get me wrong I ADORE Harry Potter and DracoXHerimone as a pair. This is my first ever Harry Potter fanfiction so I would appreciate some reviews, but not flames please. I hate flames Anyway enough of the introduction, I hope you guys like my story. ENJOY! Please R&R
Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Harry Potter. The genius we known as J.K. Rowling does though! I own nothing!
One Unforgettable Year
Chapter 1: Unexpected and Interesting.
Full Summary: The Golden Trio are in their seventh and last year at Hogwarts. They're determined to have a good last year but what happens when Draco - their enemy - suddenly changes? Is it a good change or bad? All they know is it will be one unforgettable year. R&R! Rated M for later on in the story and to be on the safe side!
Info you need to know: "Talking". The Battle of Hogwarts never happened, no-one has died everyone is still very much alive. Voldemort included but he's off somewhere in the background. The Golden Trio are in their 7th year at Hogwarts.
~ September 1st 2012 ~
September 1st was the first day back to Hogwarts from the summer holiday break. Many people were sad that the summer holidays were over but they were equally as excited that they were back at Hogwarts. The students that didn't have the best of parents or guardians at home were glad to finally be away from their not-so-nice home life. The first years were excited (and nervous) to finally be studying at the famous and highly-praised wizarding school. Then there were the seventh years who were just as excited as the first years because it was there last year at Hogwarts, which had been there home and school for seven long years of their life. While they were glad to be leaving and to have completed their education some if not most were sad to have to say goodbye at the end of the year. Nonetheless the seventh years were determined to make it one unforgettable year.
Some of the students in the seventh year included the famous Golden Trio. Which as you all should know included Ronald Weasley, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. They were all now seventeen Harry being the last one to turn it and Ron being the first. They had all matured over the years and this last summer. Mainly in looks wise but in other ways too.
Harry Potter, The Chosen One, The Boy Who Lived, whichever you would call him had changed a lot since he first arrived at Hogwarts. His hair had grown long over the summer but it was still its usual messy and dishevelled style. His scar was faintly hidden under his long hair but if you looked close enough you could still see it. He still had his normal round glasses that on anyone else would look geeky and stupid but somehow he managed to pull it off. He was now 6 foot tall and had a slender but muscular body thanks to being Captain (and Seeker) of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Ron Weasley was a lot like Harry in some ways. He was tall like Harry taller in fact, a nice 6 foot 1. He too was slender yet muscular because he too was on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, he was the Keeper. He was slightly more well-built then Harry because Harry had to be slender in order to be nimble and fast so he could catch the snitch. Ron on the other hand had to be more muscular (but slender too) so he could take the bludgers that the other team hit towards the goal. He couldn't always hit them away so he had to develop himself to be able to handle being hit by the hard bludgers. Ron hadn't changed in just the physic are, his hair had been cut during the summer holidays so it was neither long but neither short. He was of course still ginger and his hair looked messy like he hadn't combed it. He hadn't. He didn't have plump cheeks but instead a nice cheekbone structure. He only had a few freckles on his face none that were highly noticeable.
Hermione Granger the last person in the Golden Trio and the only girl. Hermione had been going out with Ron for six months now and she was still Harry's best friend. She too had changed quite a lot during her seven years at Hogwarts. Gone was her busy hair, now it was thin and beautiful. Her luscious brown curls cascaded down her resting just above her chest. She no longer had large teeth but instead perfect, white, normal-sized teeth. Her breasts had gotten bigger which pleased the boys at Hogwarts. She was slender more so than the boys and her curves were more defined. But she kept that hidden under her robes, she wasn't planning on wearing anything other than robes until the weekend and at night-time. She wasn't like some of the girls there who gladly showed off her body. No hers was of limits except maybe to Ron. Maybe. Hermione was smaller than the boys but not by much, she was a nice 5 foot 8 and she was happy with it.
Currently the three friends were on the Hogwarts Express train on their way to Hogwarts of course. Ginny Weasley was accompanying them. Ginny was a year younger than all of them (16) and was Ron's little sister and Harry's girlfriend. Ginny and Harry had been going out 6 months – the same amount of time Ron and Hermione had been going out. Both were content in their relationship, Ginny slightly more seeing as it was Harry Potter, THE Harry Potter whom was her boyfriend. That was definitely something to be happy about.
Ginny looked different too. She no longer looked like the baby sister of Ron Weasley but instead she was her own woman, Ginny Weasley, not just Ron's little sister. Her hair was long nearly at her waist and was dead straight. She was slender like Hermione but she wasn't as voluptuous as Hermione and was smaller in the chest area but still she was incredibly attractive. She was only just smaller than Hermione at the height of an okay 5 foot 7. She too was happy with her height, she liked being smaller than Harry. Ginny was pretty much the fourth member of the Golden Trio and they all thought they should be called the Golden Quadruple, but it didn't sound as cool as Trio. Nonetheless Ginny was an important member of the group. After all she was Harry's girlfriend, Ron's sister and Hermione's best girlfriend. She was indeed important.
Presently the four of them were talking excitedly about Hogwarts Head Boy and Girl and the prefects. Ron and Hermione had gotten letters sent by the Headmaster's owl saying that they were the prefects for Gryffindor. Each house had two prefects', one girl and one boy. Harry was the Head Boy and everyone was pleased and proud of him. So they were all wondering who the Head Girl was and who the prefects for the other house were.
Whilst Ginny and Harry gave suggestions on whom could be the other prefects and Head Girl, Ron moved his hand onto Hermione's thigh. He already had one arm loose and casually over her shoulder. That she didn't mind. But his other hand which was now on her thigh and his thumb rubbing on her leg side to side was a different matter. That she did mind. Now that was the other way Ron (and Harry) had changed. They were no longer the shy boys afraid to talk or ask a girl out, they were now equal to any of the boys at Hogwarts. Equally as hormonal I mean. Before Hermione could protest to Ron's actions he leaned down to her ear.
"How about you and I take advantage of the prefects' bath later, 'Mione?" Ron whispered seductively. Hermione was used to this behaviour of Ron's, heck she would usually flirt back but not today. Today she wasn't in the mood for Ron and his hormones. So she picked his hand up which was still on her thigh and dropped it on his own leg.
"No." she said firmly. "You know me well enough Ronald to know that I'm going to take my prefect duties seriously. So no messing around." He sighed and removed his arm from her shoulder and crossed his arm over his chest and pouted sulking. Snickers were heard from opposite them and the couple looked across them to see that Ginny was snickering at her stupid brother and Harry was smiling amusedly.
Ron shot them both a glare and Ginny stopped snickering and Harry stopped smiling. That was until Ron looked out of the window, still sulking. When he wasn't looking at them anymore Ginny sat there her shoulder shaking soundlessly due to her laughter and Harry was once again smiling amusedly. Hermione sighed at Ron's childish behaviour but couldn't be bothered to make amends. For all she cared he could just sit and sulk in the corner.
"Ron your such a child!" Ginny exclaimed after she had gotten her laughter controlled. "Is wittle Ronnikins upset because he didn't get what he wanted?" she added in a baby voice.
"Shut up, Ginny." Ron growled at his sister, Ginny rolled her eyes at that and was about to snap a comeback at him when the door slid open to their compartment. They all turned to the doorway – even the sulking Ron – curiously. Their curiosity turned into one of displeasure when they saw who it was. Draco Malfoy.
Draco Malfoy – a.k.a Slytherin King or Ferret Boy – was the Golden Trio's enemy. They despised him and he loathed them. He too though had changed since they first met him. He was tall like Harry and Ron, taller even, at an outstanding 6"2. His pale blond hair was short and dishevelled messily. In a hot way. His icy blue eyes were gorgeous and mesmerising and they could pierce your soul with just one look. He was slender and muscular at the same time; he was the Captain of the Slytherin's Quidditch team and also the Seeker. All in all he had grown out to look worthy to be a male super-model.
He wasn't wearing robes like everyone else in this compartment but casual clothes. He wore a black T-shirt that clung to his chest tightly, showing off his well-built structure. He wore plain black trousers and ordinary shoes. All in all he looked very fetching. Though Hermione (or Ginny) wasn't going to admit that.
Currently his soul piercing eyes were on Hermione's warm chocolate brown ones. But they held no warmth in them when she looked at him. True she found him incredibly sexy and his eyes almost made her melt but she was stronger than that to fall for his male charms. So she held her head high at him and looked at him with strong dislike. He too looked back as if he hated her. Which he did.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Harry asked, wary but annoyed to see his presence in their compartment. They had been hoping to avoid Malfoy this year in order to have a good year. With Malfoy around they knew it wouldn't really be deemed as 'good', rather just 'hectic'.
"Just checking where the filth is so I know which places to avoid." He sneered at them harshly. They didn't take much offense to it however because they had gotten used to it over the past six years. Seven now.
"Well we're here and you know that now so you can hurry up and get lost." Ron said, just as harsh as Malfoy.
"That isn't anyway to talk to your fellow prefect now is it Weasley?" Draco said, smirking. Ron's eyes widened at this. At the fact that he was perfecting along with Draco Malfoy. One of the people he could barely stand to be in the room with.
"Your Slytherin's boy prefect?" Ginny asked, slightly curious. Draco was still smirking but he nodded in answer to her question. "Who's the girl prefect?" Draco didn't bother to answer that question. Seconds later the compartment door slid open further so that a girl could step forwards so she was next to Draco. Another Slytherin they couldn't stand, great. It was Pansy Parkinson. The bitchiest bitch in Slytherin. Maybe even in the whole school.
Pansy hnd grown taller other the years, about the same height as Hermione. Her hair was dark brown and longer than Hermione's but shorter then Ginny's. Pansy was like Hermione, quite voluptuous, she had just as much curves as Hermione and her chest was the same size. She wasn't wearing robes but a tank top so you could clearly see her cleavage and short shorts, showing off her long tanned legs. She let her hair cascade down her, not bothering to tie it up. All in all Pansy was stunning. But Hermione and the others weren't going to let her know that. She already had a big enough ego as it was. They didn't want to make it bigger so that her head exploded. On the other hand maybe it wasn't such a bad idea after all.
"I'm the girl prefect of course! If my Drakie is prefect than so am I!" she exclaimed boastfully. Everyone except for Pansy rolled their eyes at her. Including Draco. Draco was fed up with Pansy always calling him 'Drakie' and hers. He was Malfoy or Draco and he was no-one's but his own. Everyone else rolled their eyes at her because of her stupid, lame boasting. They didn't care that Draco and Pansy had a fling two years ago. It seemed as if neither did Draco.
"Well congratulations you two, now if you don't mind there really isn't enough room for the six of us and we'll be at Hogwarts soon." Hermione said politely. Everyone turned to her looking at her incredulously. It wasn't every day when one of them was nice or polite to Pansy or Draco that included Hermione.
Hermione herself wasn't quite sure why she was being kind or polite to Malfoy and Pansy of all people. But she was sure that she was sick of it. Sick of the feud between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Between Malfoy and Harry and Ron. She just wanted the last year at Hogwarts to be great. That meant she wanted everyone to get along as much as possible.
"Whatever." Pansy snapped lamely. "Draco and I didn't want to be in the presence of the filthy Mudblood longer than necessary anyway." Ron, Harry and Ginny stood up outraged at Pansy for calling Hermione that horrid word. They were about to threaten her and tell her off but got beaten to it. By Draco.
"Drop it, Pansy." Draco muttered, annoyed. It was Draco's turn to be stared at incredulously. They all stared at him in shock for he had defended Hermione. Someone he supposedly hated. Hermione was surprised the most. He looked at her briefly and Hermione saw confusion in his eyes. Draco shrugged at them and then yanked Pansy away from them and out of sight. The three friends of Hermione sat back down. Ron wasn't sulking anymore so he put his arm back around her shoulder. She didn't really notice and didn't have enough energy to protest anyway.
"Well, that was unexpected." Harry said softly after a few minutes of silence. They all nodded agreeing. None of them had expected Hermione to be kind or polite to Malfoy and none of them expected her to defend Hermione and stop Pansy from being mean to her.
"Well, looks like this is going to be an interesting year." Ginny said lightly. Trying to lighten the mood. It worked they all smiled and softly agreed. They started talking again. About anything and everything. They had all silently agreed to not bring up the encounter with Draco. As Ginny, Harry and Ron discussed Quidditch Hermione fell silent. She couldn't help but think Ginny was spot on with her comment. It certainly was going to be an interesting year.
A/N: So that's the first chapter done and dusted. I hope you guys liked it, I'm really sorry if you didn't! Please, review leaving me your thoughts on this story.
I'm not sure when my next update will be, it could be tomorrow or next week! But half-term starts next Friday so during that time updates should be more frequent for a week then I'm back to school for five weeks and my updates will probably be less frequent again. Then it's summer holidays and my updates should once again be more frequent! Please bare with me on the updates, I'd be really grateful if you did! :D
Until next time – Tilda.