Authors note: Hello! This is my first FanFic, I hope you enjoy it! I don't own Harry Potter, please review i would really appreciate it! Thank you :)
"Hermione! Get up! Come on!" Ginny exclaimed in a singsong voice. Bleary eyed, Hermione glanced up at the excitable Gryffindor and promptly rolled over. She sat up with a shriek when Ginny sent an electric shock her way.
"Okay, Okay, I'm up!" She cried as she yawned and stretched.
"I have everything planned," Ginny gushed. "We will go to Diagon Alley and pick up a few necessities, you know the boring stuff, new quills and books..." She smirked as Hermione tutted at the mention of books being boring. "Still the same bookworm I have grown to love!" She laughed. Hermione pushed her out the room as Ginny babbled on about fashion and all of the 'fun' shops they would go to.
Hermione had spent her summer at the burrow, after all, it was a second home. With her parents in Australia with no recollection that she ever existed, the Weasley's were her family now. The war had ended and the Light side had won. Voldermort had been defeated but it was time to complete her school work so she, Harry, Ron and the rest of their year were returning to Hogwarts to complete their education.
She had just pulled on her jeans and top when Ginny was banging on her door. "Come on Mione!" Hermione groaned but smiled at her best friend. They were meeting Luna outside The Three Broomsticks to talk about their summer and then they were going shopping. Hermione came down the stairs to find Harry and Ron at the breakfast table. Harry smiled and greeted her as she sat down, Ron attempted a smile however with his mouth full of toast it looked more like a grimace.
"Charming." Hermione muttered. Harry sniggered and sent Ron an amused glance.
"I heard you girls are going shopping." He grinned.
"Yep!" Ginny replied, smiling at her boyfriend, "But if we don't leave now we never will!" She said impatiently, giving Hermione a pointed look.
Hermione sighed. "Okay Gin, I am ready." Ginny squealed and practically dragged Hermione to the apparation spot. Hermione felt the tightness in her stomach as they apparated into Diagon Alley.
After meeting Luna and getting all of the school things, they ventured into a new clothes shop that had opened after the war. It screamed the type of clothes that accentuated a girl's best assets which is why it immediately put Hermione off. She was reluctant to try anything on.
"Please Hermione! Just try a few things on! You have changed a lot over the summer and you shouldn't try to hide yourself!" Ginny pleaded. Even Luna seemed to agree with her. After a lot of persuading, Hermione was in the changing room with a couple of tops, some shorts, jeans and three dresses. As she shimmied on the first dress, she looked properly at her reflection. Ginny was right, she had changed. Her scars from the war were still there. Especially the word Mudblood that had been carved in her arm, however, her hair was less bushy and she had grown. She looked, well, pretty.
By the end of the hour, she had bought more clothes than she would have thought and she reprimanded herself for it. After they had shrunk their bags, they decided to head for the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer. It was a particularly windy day so Hermione pulled her scarf tighter around her neck. Suddenly, a huge gust of wind made her scarf fly off, Hermione didn't even think, she just ran after it. She leapt into the air and her fingers curled around it. Her relief was short lived however as she crashed into someone.
She picked herself off the ground, "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to..."
"Watch where you're going Mudblood!" Came the voice of Malfoy. He looked at her in disgust and brushed his coat as if he touch repulsed him. Which it did. He sneered at her before marching away.
Ginny and Luna rushed to her side as she glared after him.
"Uh hello? Earth to Mione? Have you ever heard of a spell called, I don't know, Accio scarf?!" Ginny said. Hermione cursed herself at her stupidity.
"Another year at school with Malfoy, hooray." Hermione said, sarcastically.
"Don't worry about it," Luna said calmly, "As head girl you can finally put him in his place."
"You're right!" Hermione said ecstatically, remembering the letter the Headmistress sent her along with her badge. She smiled as they entered the crowded pub.
"Hey guys, do you know who the head boy is?"