A/N: Hermione's POV, Probably OOC, I'm going to try to follow the Hogwarts plot line. For more details on the story, (I advise doing this,) visit my profile at ~darkgryffindorxo!

This is my very first chapter. I hope you enjoy it, that is, as much as you can enjoy an angsty book. Please, leave a review! :)I will respond to your comments, but if I think it's a common question or concern, I'll be responding in the A/N of the next chapter.

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Pieces

I remember in the summer of my 11th birthday, I was friends with a girl named Jenny. Jenny and I were best friends we laughed at the stupidest things and had the time of our lives. I remember telling her I was going on vacation. We bid our goodbyes and promised to keep in touch. On vacation, away from my flighty friend, I'd realized that the stupid laughs weren't even funny. They were stupid and annoying. When I returned that summer, I'd expected Jenny and I to be the same as before I left, to be best friends. She still found stupid things funny and could understand my sudden seriousness, we no longer shard interests, I'd found a surprised yet welcome liking in books. She'd found new friends, they hated me. Eventually I couldn't stand the lot of them and stopped talking to Jenny. I'd become the bitch and all her little gossips agreed. I spent that summer buried in my books wallowing in my loneliness. My mom tried to comfort me and keep me happy. But I only found solace in my books where words could carry me away to happier places and pass the time like none else. It was during that summer that I joined the Dive team as a way to lift my spirits, I'd always loved swimming. I went to the public pool. At the pool I developed a crush on one of the older guys on the dive team, Ethan; he was 2 and half years older than me and had sandy hair and tan skin with dark green eyes. He laughed very loudly and welcomed me. He was very advanced and always helped me with the back dive which i was very afraid of. My mom even mentioned if he asks me out that she approved of him. I grew very happy and spent many hot days with Ethan.

I left the doors of the public pool and waved good bye to Ethan he flashed me a grin and hopped on his bike. I walked home as my house was only several minutes away, paying slight attention to the graceful birds and delicate flowers, and thought of my day. I had finally done the back dive correctly and was very happy. I arrived home and was greeted with yelling from the basements. I sighed my parents were arguing again. The police had been my house three times due to their arguing once from my father hitting my mother. I handled the arguing the usual way and made my way to my bedroom. I dropped my bag on the floor with a soft thud. My eyes wandered to my increasingly growing bookshelf and I chose a book of mysteries, Nancy drew. I simply loved Nancy
Drew and drew comfort from the yellowing dog eared pages. I brushed my hand across the cover affectingly and settled on my bed getting lost in the black ink. Somewhere among the mystery my eyes fell closed and the shouts from below fell upon deaf ears.

I woke with a start and scanned my room. My mother stood at my door she smiled and came too sat on my bed, "you, alright dear." I nodded and gave a small smile. She smiled, and crow's feet appeared. "I have some interesting news for you." I sat up a little taller and leaned forward instantly interested. She placed a letter in my hand and motioned for me to read it. My eyes scanned the pale paper on which green script flowed. My eyes progressively grew until I met my mothers. "Is it true?" She smiled kindly. "Yes there are some people downstairs to explain this all." I smiled and jumped up off my bed.

The people downstairs were called ministry officials. They explained everything about the Wizarding World and Hogwarts. I was a witch. I was start school in 15days. The explanation all went very fast. When I went to Diagon ally with my mum, we'd meet a wizard who'd help us find everything I'd need for my first year at Hogwarts.

I sighed remembering when things were easy. It was two weeks into my fourth year. Every day felt like a weight being added to my shoulders, every smile grew faker until it became forced grimaces. Harry and Ron weren't speaking to me due to all the secrecy. Ron didn't want to speak Harry as he was under the impression that Harry had found a way to enter the Goblet of fire and hadn't let him in on the fun. This left the golden trio broken up.

I began to spend the majority of my time with the youngest Weasly, Ginny, and a bubbly Luna Lovegood, and I felt horrible to say it, but they weren't enough compared to Ron and Harry. Though the boys aggravated me, they were my best friends and it hurt that they weren't speaking to me.

Ron and Harry were convinced I was keeping a secret. I was distancing myself, yes, and finding that I felt uncomfortable in their presence, yes, but a secret, me, boring old Hermione, hiding something? Your shameful ugliness, I flinched at my thoughts and banished the absurd answer from my mind.

"Hermione, Hermione?" Ginny waved her hand in front of my face.

I blinked rapidly and focused on her pale features. "Sorry?" I asked apologetically.

The red head rolled her eyes, "I asked if you were going to sit was us at dinner?" she had a hint of pleading upon her tone. Lately I'd been spending meal times in the library, trying to avoid Harry and Ron.

"Eh," I bit my lip. "Well, I err have some…" seeing her face fall I shook my head a bit, "sure, I…guess."

She instantly brightened. "Great! I'm going to go find Luna, then we can meet in the great hall!" she practically skipped away.

My heart fell. You really should spend more time with them, when you had nobody they accepted you into their friendship…I decided from now on I was going to be a better friend.

Hope you all liked it, if there's something you'd like me to change or if you find any mistakes, Please let me know so I can fix them to your liking. This chapter is around 1000 words or so, rather short. Would you guys prefer chapters longer or short? More detail, less detail? Tell me your preferences in review! All feedback is welcome, but please if you're going to be rude, don't bother.

-Kate