A/N: This fic is in response to a challenge GenericWit posted on GrangerEnchanted.

The Italics showare what Hermione is thinking. Unless it is used when a person is talking about a particular item. For example, in the Harry Potter books. When someone talks about the Daily Prophet, it is written in italics because it is a known brand or product. I thought I should mention it incase some of you become confused :-)

(Hermione is supposed to be a Mary Sue so please don't flame me saying "Hermione's SUCH a Mary Sue!!" or anything like that...you should have realised it when/if you read the title...)

Anyway...on with the story...enjoy!

And Mary-Sue To You Too!

Hermione had a drastic change happen to her over the summer...Her hair is now silky smooth with a honey-like color, her heavenly face perfectly made-up with just a touch of irresistible make-up, her clothes revealing and alluring to everyone around her, her body now amazingly toned. She has changed for the better, now having forgotten about her books and cat. She has blossomed, if you will.

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After reassuring her parents that she would be ok this year and that she hadn't forgotten anything, Hermione stepped onto the Hogwarts Express and took in the familiar smell.

I wonder what compartment Ron and Harry are in...

She set off looking around for the right compartment. She had been hunting for about 5 minutes when she came to the end of the train and found the compartment the boys were in. They were accompanied by Neville, Ginny and Luna.
She slowly opened the door and stepped inside.

"Hi, guys!" she said with a smile on her face.

They were looking at her strangely but all of them quickly changed their expressions, all of them except Ron.

What's wrong with him? He looks like someone's just given him a slap.

He was still looking at her with his mouth hanging half open.

"Ron? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Rons ears turned red when he realised she had noticed him looking at her.

"Bloody hell, Hermione," he said still staring at her.

"What?"

"You've changed!"

"What do you mean I've changed?"

"The way you look!"

"Oh..."

Hermione had known she had altered her appearance a bit...she was getting tired of her bushy hair and thought she would do something about it. And that's how it started.

She carried on from there and had started putting more time and thought into her appearance. She had also researched the best potions, lotions and products for the job. She had found that if you shopped around, you didn't have to spend a bomb on the most expensive and well known brands to achieve what you wanted. You could get almost as good results from things that were more reasonably priced. She had been experimenting and was very pleased with the results.

"Well I thought I deserved a change because I've always been so bookish and obsessed with my grades and I've done really well at school so I thought I'd relax this year and take an intrest in other things...I mean, I've probably read enough to get me through the rest of Hogwarts without ever reading again!"

"Hermione...how on earth did you get your hair so smooth and soft?" Ginny asked in awe.

Hermione blushed slightly and replied, "Well there's this lotion I found-"

"It's not Lance Livermore's Lovely Hair Lotion is it?! That contains Doxy eggs! So if it is, they will be hatching on your scalp any day now!! They can lay up to 500 eggs at a time and-"

"No, no, no! It's ok Luna...that's not what I'm using! Anyway, since I'm head girl, I need to head over to the compartment I'm supposed to share with the head boy. I think I should go down there now. I was supposed to go there right away but I wanted to come and see you all first."

"Ok then, see you at the feast." Harry said.

"Yeah and be sure to tell us who the new head boy is!" Ginny added. "It better not be someone awful. I'd hate a repeat experience of when we found out Malfoy was a prefect. That was a very sad day for the world...a very sore bruise on Malfoy's face..." Ginny laughed remembering that she had got so angry with him abusing his power, she given him a punch in the face.

"Bye," said Ron.

"See you later Hermione, "said Neville.

"Goodbye..." said Luna dreamily.

"Bye then, I'll see you at the castle or at the feast...or maybe if I have to patrol the train." Hermione replied.

She left the compartment with her luggage, called out a last goodbye and made her way down the train.

As she was nearing the front of the Hogwarts Express, she passed the Prefects compartment, then an unusually empty one (she figured those people must have gone to see their friends) and finally arrived at the Head boy/girl compartment.

A/N: Ok, I left it there...who do you think will be the head boy? Hmmm...I think a lot of you will probably guess...

Anyway! Review please! Constructive critisicm appreciated! It could help improve my writing.