AN: So, I put my other story (One Wish) on hiatus because I just don't know where to go with it...I can't think of anything. But I will go back to it eventually. Anyways, I hope you like this story. I plan to update it once a week, probably Saturday or Sunday. :)

It was the summer before Hermione Granger's seventh year. Well, eighth year really. She coudn't wait to go back to Hogwarts and meet all her friends again. Now that the war was over, she didn't have to worry about Death Eaters or anything. But for now, Hermione Granger was in her parents' dentist place, helping to get it back in business again. While her parents were in Australia, they obviously couldn't run the business. Now that they were back, they could get it up and running once more.

"Hermione, darling! Come here! Our new helper is here. He is volunteering here for the rest of the summer!" her mom called.

"Coming mum!" she sighed. I hope he's friendly at least. As she walked to the lobby, she pushed her long brown hair into a ponytail. She, with Ginny's help, had found a spell to tame her curls so they fell in ringlets down her back. Surprisingly, her hair was much, much longer than she thought it was.

For the past month or so, Hermione had been going to the beach a lot, so she was slimmer and tanner than before. She peered into the mirror just before entering the room and was pleased with her reflection.

As she walked out, she saw her mom, with a boy about her age looking at the magazines. She couldn't see his face, but for some reason, his hair really reminded her of…

"Hey Granger."

"Malfoy!"

"Oh! You know each other?" her mom asked, surprised.

"Mum! He's Draco Malfoy! He goes to Hogwarts, in Slytherin. And he HATES us."

"Hermione! How rude. I need to attend to a patient, but you to stay here and sort out your differences."

"What? No, Hermione" Malfoy said stressing her first name, "Of course I don't HATE you. I LOATHE you."

"Aww, thanks! I loathe you too." She replied sarcastically. "What are you doing here. Everyone knows you hate muggles and me. Why. Are. You. Here."

"Whatever Granger. If you must know, I am here to restore my family name. If I'm seen working with Hermione Granger, mudblood, and her family of muggles, then everything will be back to normal." He said pompously.

Her blood boiled at his insensitive words. "Well, you know what? You can't work here. I'll tell my mum what you just said."

He smirked. "You know, as well as I do that your family needs another worker here, especially if I'm not getting payed. Even if you tell your mum, you have no choice than to keep me. After all, no one else will work here."

Hermione glared at him, but she knew he was right. The business hadn't been going to well. They just didn't have the money to hire someone. And no one would be willing to work for free. Except him. "Mark my words Malfoy. If you do anything, anything to make my parents upset or try to ruin our business, your family's reputation will be so ruined, no one will ever be able to bring it back."

But he only smirked some more, completely ignoring my threat. Whatever you say Granger."

AN: Okay so I'll probably be able to get the next chapter up next week, or maybe sooner, depending on how much school work I have... :D