DISCLAMIER: I own anything that you don't recognize and the plot. JK Rowling owns the rest.

A/N: This is slightly AU, especially in the sense that Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini will be from Beauxbatons Academy and the Golden Trio's archenemy was a guy by the name of Thomas Jacobson.

NOW TO THE STORY…

Chapter 1: The Trip

Hermione woke up, drenched in cold sweat. That dream, it seemed so real. "Are you ready yet?" Ginny called from the doorway. It had been years since they graduated from Hogwarts. "My god! You are still in bed? Come on, get up we are about to eat breakfast. Meet you down stairs" Hermione rolled out of bed, the dream still fresh in her mind,

"OK be there in a minute." she dressed quickly. The dream was disturbing but she wasn't going to think about it right now, she had to get ready for the trip. Hermione and Ginny had been planning this trip since Seventh year at Hogwarts, and now as independent students at the prestigious Wizarding University, Merlinous, they finally get to take it.

"I can't believe we are going to Rome! It's like a dream come true." Hermione said as she walked through the door of their kitchen. "So what time is our flight?"

"At noon I think, sit down and eat your breakfast it's getting cold, we probably need to get to the airport 'round eleven-ish." Ginny replied. Though they had both gotten their apparition licenses a long time ago, they still preferred the muggle way of traveling. Hermione glanced at the clock hanging above the fridge and her heart stopped. "OH CRUD! It is 11:15! We have to leave, Ginny, NOW!" Ginny jumped up from the table spilling coffee all over her. Dashing into the bedroom, she came back levitating their two-heaping bags of luggage and a duffle each.

"Quick, fill this with anything else you need for the trip." Ginny yelled as she threw a duffle at Hermione, before ripping off her coffee soaked shirt. Five minutes later, they were running through the parking lot, levitating their luggage behind them. They shoved the bags into the trunk of Ginny's BMW convertible (As the new Minister's Daughter, she had certain...privileges) and raced towards Newcastle Airport. Entering the terminal at half past eleven,Hermione let out a sigh of relief, but Ginny was still tense.

"Hurry up our gate is at the end of the terminal and if you don't hurry up we are going to miss the plane!" She said franticly over her shoulder at Hermione.

"Just relax we're not going to be late we have plenty of time. Besides, I'm starving and there is a McDonald's." Hermione replied amused. 'Was I ever like that?' At 20, she had matured quite a bit, and changed a lot; partially due to the fact that she allowed herself to finally relax after the defeat of Voldemort in her seventh year. Her bushy brown mane, went silky and fell in soft ringlets down to her back. Even their archenemy, Thomas Jacobson, could say nothing bad about her. As for her red- head friend, she had only seemed to bloom, in many more ways then one. Ginny had natural blonde highlights and big blue eyes that usually sparkled with a mischievous sparkle. Needless to say, this wasn't one of those occasions.

"Are you insane!" Ginny cried grabbing Hermione's arm and dragging her to the gate. (' Remind me to ask Harry and Ron how exactly they put up with me!') After their brief layover in Paris, the two young women boarded the plane that would take them to their final destination, Rome! After a questionable dinner, Hermione gazed out her window and slowly everything went dark...

A/N Hope you enjoyed the first chapter….Please Review and let me know what you think!