Pretty in Pink
Chapter 1
Hermione woke early, as usual, on the day of returning to Hogwarts. She checked her trunk for the 10th time to make sure she had everything. She went to shower before waking her dad for the day.
Once she showered and dressed, it was 7:30. She wouldn't have to be at King's Cross until ten til 11. She put a pot of coffee on for him and made him breakfast.
It was just the two of them since she was 10. The day she found out she was a witch, her mother left. Hermione was hurt at her mother's actions, but grew to not hate her. She was happy with her dad. He still took care of her and supported her as a witch.
"Daddy, it's almost 8. Time to get up. You need to shower and eat before you take me to King's Cross." She threw the curtains back to let the sun shine in.
"Is it that day already?" Henry Granger grumbled from his bed.
"Yes, it is. You know how I don't want to be late. I have breakfast and coffee ready."
"Alright, I'm up. I'll be down in fifteen." Henry smiled at his daughter.
Hermione smiled back and went downstairs. She fixed them both a plate, with a glass of juice for them both and a cup of coffee for her dad. Fifteen minutes later, he came down ready. They ate breakfast together and talked about Hermione's final year and what would happen once she was done.
Hermione cleaned the dishes before putting them away and going to gather her things. Her father helped her load her truck into the car and they headed for the station. The drive consisted of Hermione assuring her father that she would write to him all the time and tell him how everyone is.
Once at the station, Hermione hugged her dad before entering Platform 9 3/4. The platform was busy and full. Hermione got her trunk to the loading spot and climbed aboard the train.
"Good morning, Hermione. May I say you look dashing today." Harry Potter, her best friend, came walking up to her from down the corridor.
"Morning, Harry. How was your summer?" She gave him a hug.
"It was okay. Spent time at the Weasley's. You?"
"Dad and I went vacationing. We went on a camping trip and done some hiking." Hermione found an empty compartment and went in.
She sat beside the window so she could watch the landscape pass by on the trip. Harry began talking ninety to nothing, and the trip hadn't even started. Hermione looked up when the compartment door opened. In stepped Ron and Ginny Weasley.
"Hello, Hermione. Nice to see you." Ginny said, sitting next to Harry.
"Same here, Ginny."
Hermione didn't really socialize with the Weasley's. She spoke to them in the common room and classes. She never fit in with the group. Ginny tried to get Harry to to hang out with her more, but Harry wanted to stay next to Hermione.
Hermione turned back to the window, thankful when the train pulled away from the station. She pulled out her sketch pad and began to sketch whatever drifted into her mind. About an hour in, her watch alarm went off.
"Where you going?" Harry jumped up when Hermione was leaving the compartment.
"Calm down, Harry. I'm going to the Head's compartment for a meeting with McGonagall." Hermione rolled her eyes, slightly annoyed.
Harry nodded and sat back down next to Ginny. Hermione made her way to the front of the train, never knowing that since the moment she stepped into Platform 9 3/4, a set of steel grey eyes had been watching her.
Draco Malfoy left earlier than usual to get to the Hogwarts Express. He didn't want to wait around the house for his parents to see him off, or lack thereof. His parents hadn't spoken to him all summer due to his lack of wanting to participate in the pureblood rituals that were bestowed upon him.
Draco had gotten sick of pretending to be someone he wasn't. He could see over the years that pretending to be a pureblood snob was getting him nowhere. His friends weren't really his friends it seemed. The only one who acted like his real friend was Blaise.
Draco arrived at Platform 9 3/4 just as other students were arriving. He put his trunk at the loading spot and went to stand in the shadows, watching as everyone arrived.
He watched as the annoying Harry Potter arrived, followed by the Weasley's. He couldn't help but wonder where Granger was. Usually Potter was following her around like a lost puppy. As his mind wondered to the witch, he spotted her coming through the entrance from King's Cross Station. He swore when his heart skipped a beat at the sight of her.
He would never admit that he was falling for the witch. It started when she punched him in third year. No one had ever stood up to him that way. Then in fourth year at the Yule Ball, she took his breath away in her elegent dress that showed how much she had began to fill out as a young woman. Each year he would watch her, hiding behind his now growing hair and in the shadows.
She began to show him that blood status meant nothing when it came to academics and brains. She bested him in everything. He began to notice everything about her.
When he stepped on the train, he purposely chose the empty compartment next to hers. He didn't pay attention to the others coming in; Blaise, Pansy and Astoria. He said a simple hello and stared out the window. An hour or so into the train ride he got up to go to the Head's compartment for a meeting. He stopped just before he opened the door, noticing Hermione walk by. He followed in behind her, wondering if she was to be head girl.
His heart jumped for joy when they found the same door. Hermione jumped, startled by Draco.
"Hello, Draco. Head boy I see." She gave him a slight smile.
"I am." Was all he could say.
A/N: So, I hope everyone likes this. I have another chapter done. I want to test this story to see if it will work. I love the 80s movie Pretty in Pink that I got the idea from this for. Let me know what you think; if you'd like to read more or if it will go no where. :)
