Hi this is my first story so it may not be the best.. Please review :D

Note: Fred, Tonks, Lupin, Colin, Hedwig and Dobby have not died :D Just because it's my FanFic and I can make it like this :D (Some of them don't even appear in this story but I just like to think that their still alive)

Disclaimer: The characters, places ect. belong to JK Rowling not me blah blah blah, you get it.

Anyway, here it is!

The First Step

"What do you mean you two aren't gonna date? Is Ickle Ronniekins not a good enough boyfriend?"

"Shut up George or I'll chop your other ear off!" snapped Ron.

Everyone at the Burrow was shocked, Hermione and Ron were meant to be, why were they breaking up?

"Look, no offense, but it really isn't any of your business. We only told all of you this because it's our way of...um... confirming it" said Hermione. She knew they would be surprised but really, why did George have to be so nosy?

"Confirming it?" snorted Fred, "this is how you confirm it? I think you just want to let the rest of us know you're single Hermione" Fred gave Hermione a little wink.

"FREDRICK GIDEON WEALSLEY!" shouted Mrs Weasley

"Sorry mum" said a grinning Fred

"Look now that we, ummm, cleared the air, why don't we all go back to what we were doing?" Mr Weasley said, trying to calm the tension

"What a wonderful idea Arthur" replied Mrs Weasley.

Hermione, Ginny, Ron and Harry made their way upstairs as everyone else went about their business. Hermione knew that as soon as they got to Ron's room, there would be questions.

And, of course, she was right.

As soon as Ron shut the door, both Harry and Ginny asked "Why did you two break up?"

"The truth is, we both had feelings for each other at one point but they were gone by the time the War started. At least you two loved each before the full seriousness of the War came about. But Ron and I are a different story, I think we got scared and immediately jumped to the conclusion that we were in love. But we aren't, we love each more like brother and sister" explained Hermione.

"Yeah, what she said" Ron added meekly

"Well I'm glad you two sorted it out before Hogwarts started" said Ginny

"Yeah but I kinda wished you would have realised this earlier, it would have saved some drama" said Harry as Ron's ears went red.

One week before the return to Hogwarts

"I GOT HEAD GIRL!" shouted Hermione when she opened her letter

"Congratulations Hermione!" chimed Ginny, Harry and Ron

"Thank Merlin she got the position after us two left Hogwarts or else we would have been driven bloody crazy by the end of the year" muttered Ron but only loud enough for only him and Harry to hear

"We all knew you would get it Hermione. Does it say who the Head Boy is?" asked Ginny

"No it doesn't" answered Hermione as she skimmed the letter. "Oh we really need to go to Diagon Alley soon; we need to buy our books! And I have to buy new stationary and new robes and a few light reading books and-"

"Hermione calm down" laughed Harry

"I'll ask mum when we can go" Ginny said as she left the room.

"Wow you must be so happy Hermione" said Harry

"I am but... I don't know. It's weird going back to school, especially without you two. And I don't know how to get back to it. After last year, how is it going to be? And... Well becoming Head Girl draws more attention to me than I would have already had."

"You worry too-"

Ron was cut off by a shriek down stairs.

Everyone ran down to the kitchen and found the source of the noise to be Ginny, who was standing holding a letter

"Ginny what's the matter?" asked Harry.

"I just got named Quidditch Captain! Can you believe it? Quidditch Captain! Me!" Ginny squealed with excitement

"Oh what a lovely day, Hermione Head Girl and Ginny Quidditch Captain! Oh, I'll treat you both when we go to Diagon Alley the day after tomorrow" exclaimed Mrs Weasley

"Really Mrs Weasley that won't be ne-"

"Nonsense Hermione, I insist. Oh I'm so proud" said Mrs Weasley with a little squeal of her own.

"Why do girls have to be so bloody vocal?" muttered Ron.

At Diagon Alley

"I think we have everything, why don't we go get some food from the Leaky Cauldron?" asked Mrs Weasley

"Uh, I wanted to get some reading books. Why don't you and Ginny go and I'll join you after I get them?" asked Hermione

"Of course dear! Just don't take too long" replied Mrs Weasley.

Hermione made her way to Flourish and Blotts, eager to get new books. Just as she got outside the shop, someone stepped in her path. Looking up she realised it was Draco Malfoy

"What do you want Malfoy?"

"To not have to see you every time I go near books"

Hermione was about to retort when she saw that his smirk was somehow different. It seemed more playful and didn't resemble his sneer as much as it usually did

"Have my devilishly handsome looks rendered you speechless Granger?"

"No Malfoy, but looking at your face makes me feel nauseous and I didn't want to know what would happen if I opened my mouth"

"Ouch, that hurt Granger. I wouldn't expect something like that to come from you."

"Come off it Malfoy; you know you have that effect on everyone. Now, if you will excuse me, I have things to do."

"Granger wait! I, uh, wanted to say that I, uh,"

"Just spit it out Malfoy"

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for teasing you and everything else over the years. I'm sorry for everything that happened in the War and... I am grateful to Pott-err Harry for helping my family."

"Did you just... apologise? Why?"

"The War... it...changed me"

There was an awkward pause between them

"I have to go, I don't wanna be seen with filth" Draco playfully said with a wink and left.

It took Hermione to register his insult and was about to retort. But when she turned around to look for him, she couldn't find him in the crowd.

Going into Flourish and Blotts she felt confused and angry.

Confused because Malfoy seemed different and what he said caught her off guard.

The reason for her anger was easy enough to detect. But the way Malfoy said it, it had been... playful?

Shaking her head she decided that worrying about it would do nothing.

Yup that's the first chapter, please review :D

So here is the story with this: I wrote this a few years ago and then a lot of things happened in my life which put me in a dark place and I stopped writing. I originally had 30 chapters planned but due to those events, only 7 of those had been written. I decided to publish it (not doing all the stuff I had planned) anyway because where it final chapter ends is actually a good place. I want to see what people think of this because I really loved writing it all those years ago.

Anyway, I thought you might want to know that bit of background.

Please review :)