Hermione POV
The wind blew in from a small town in the middle of nowhere. I took a deep breath and held it for a few seconds. The smell of lake water clung to my clothing as I looked up over the rocks. It had been two weeks, two weeks since I had been shipped here for protection. Two weeks since I had last heard from Harry, Ron and Dumbledore. Trust me, two weeks in nowhere ville is a lot. There was nothing to do; I had already exhausted the small town library. Nothing interesting was happening, nothing but sit around and wait for someone to get in touch with me. I sighed and headed back into town.
"Maya, I'm glad you got here in time, we're just welcoming a new boy to the area." We had changed my name for protection, I felt that wasn't needed, but hey it was Dumbledore's orders and I listened. I rolled my eyes at the mayor of this small town; of course his back was turned. This small town also had a name it was called, Lake View. How original, I'd seen the lake and there is no view except for muddy water. Oh how I wanted to do magic, but until Dumbledore got a hold of me and told me I could do magic I wasn't allowed to. A carriage came bundling up the dirt road bouncing along in the ditches. The whole town was out; they thought the visitors were something of a miracle, and after seeing this town I was half a mind to agree.
Eventually the carriage came to a stop and the door swung open. Everybody was silent and I was suddenly reminded of a movie where the hero is left alone somewhere and then a villain comes, but everybody doesn't think that they are the villain. I leaned forward to see who this "villain" would be and my mouth fell open as he stepped out of the carriage.
He looked a little agitated, probably from the jolty ride. His hair was a mess and he looked oddly strange in muggle clothes. It was none other then Draco Malfoy. I immediately jumped into the small crowd, once I was out of it I made a run for the library. It wasn't big, but it was big enough to hide me from him. As I ran my mind ran as well. Why was he here? Did he have some sort of mission for You-know-who? Did he know I was here? When would Dumbledore get in contact with me? He needed to know that Malfoy was here. Finally I arrived in the library; quickly I grabbed a book and headed to the back. It was silent and safe, two things that I needed most at the moment. Eventually I got lost in the tiny printed words of the book, all thoughts of Malfoy whisked magically out of my head.
A few hours later I surfaced to the soft clang of the bell, which told you when someone had entered the room. I heard Mrs. D the librarian talking to someone, her voice floated over the still room.
"Ah, Mr. Malfoy isn't it?" She asked and I froze.
"Call me Draco please." He said in a sweet voice, I felt like gagging.
"Draco then, is there anything that I could help you with?"
"No thank you, I don't want to disturb you. I just wanted to look around a bit." I began to make my way to the back door.
"Oh, don't worry, Maya is here. I'm sure she'll show you around, she is around your age I think." I started to freak. No, don't freak. I told myself, think. Then I realized there was no way Malfoy would recognize me. Dumbledore had put a charm on me to change my looks. My hair was now straight and a dark winter brown. My eyes had become violet, which tended to make me stick out more, but I liked it. "Maya, come here. There is someone I would like you to meet." Taking a deep breath I walked to the front of the room.
He stood there right in front of her desk, his gray eyes glittering slightly. For a second he just stared at me and I thought that he had recognized me. I did the only thing that I could. I put on a fake smile, though I felt like throwing up and stuck out my hand. "I'm Maya," god how I wanted to take my hand back as he reached out and shook it.
"Draco, Draco Malfoy." My stomach rolled, but I waited until he released my hand. There was one problem, he didn't.
"Maya, I was hoping that you would show Draco around." Mrs. D said, unaware of the fact that Malfoy wouldn't let go of my hand.
"Sure Mrs. D." I said smiling and took my hand out of his and made for the door. "This way please." He followed my smirking and I rolled my eyes after him as he made his way in front of me.
"So Maya, how long have you been here?" He asked smirking at me. I kept from rolling my eyes and smiled slightly at him. I felt sick on the inside, except there was a little bit of me that tinged with excitement. I had wanted something to happen, just not this. Just goes to show that you have to be careful with what you wish for.
"Two weeks. My parents wanted me to get acquainted with a small town." He nodded his head.
"My parents wanted me to get a taste of a small town too." I felt like laughing, but held it in. Instead I put on my most winning smile and began the tour. I was glad for the first time that the town was so small, that way the tour would end quickly.
a/n Hope you like it! In the next chapter find out about the tour, what will happen, only I know! Don't mind constructive criticism. Please review, the more reviews I get, usually the more I feel like writing.