Hermione woke up in her comfortable bed on a rugged, cloudy day. This would be the day that Hermione would finally be going back to school. Not that she wasn't happy being with her family, but she truly missed her two best friends, Harry Potter and Ronald (Ron for short) Weasley. She was just packing her belongings for the long awaited return to Hogwarts when an owl started pecking at her window. Hermione walked over to it and pulled it open to let a dark brown owl fly in. She took off the letter and began to read.

Dear Hermione, This year we are expecting new exchange students at Hogwarts, and it would be my pleasure to have you assist the ones sorted into Gryffindor get acquainted with their new surroundings. Albus Dumbledore

Hermione quickly scribbled back 'Yes, I would love to' on the back of the piece of parchment and attached it to the owl and let it take its journey back to Dumbledore. She returned to packing and was finally finished at a quarter 'till ten. After grabbing her wand off of her clean, white dresser she walked downstairs dragging her baggage into her car.
As she was taking out her baggage, she called to her father to drive her to The Hogwarts Express. The thing is, Hermione had moved, and she was now forty-five minutes away from Platform Nine and three quarters.

"Dad! We must get going!" she glanced down at her watch, "The Hogwarts Express leaves in less than an hour!" "I'm coming dear!" replied her father.

Hermione walked back up the sidewalk to her door when she heard her father give a little shriek. She rushed up to the house and found herself going slower and slower as if her strength was being derived out of her body. This meant only one thing in the wizarding world, there were dementors present. With her last ounce of vigor, Hermione ran through her door and found a hooded figure standing over her father. Hermione's father's head was in the dementor's hands and the dementor lowered its hood and was about to kiss Hermione's father.

Hermione took out her wand and, while thinking that her father was driving her to school to see Ron and Harry, she yelled, "EXPECTO PATRONUM!"

A shining silver otter flew out of the end of Hermione's wand and attacked the dementor before it could kiss her father. The dementor backed away and flew out of the house and disappeared. Hermione bent down to her father and gave him a chocolate frog she was going to give Harry as part of his belated birthday present. Her father stirred and began asking Hermione many questions.

"Hermione, what just happened?" Mr. Granger asked. "It was a dementor, father. Foul creatures in the wizarding world that suck the happiness out of you," responded Hermione. "Well, that chocolate did the trick. And we have to get you to school!" he exclaimed as Hermione glanced at her watch and it read, 10:23. "Oh no! I might not make it in time!" said Hermione as she hoisted her father up and ran out the door. Before she got far and owl dropped a letter at her feet.

"Oh great, just what I need. I letter telling me I'm expelled or something," Hermione said with a fear in her voice. She picked up the letter and took it into the car. "Come on, Dad. Let's go, I'll read it in the car."

They both got into the car and traveled quickly to Platform Nine and three quarters. On the way there, Hermione read her letter she received from none other than the Ministry of Magic.

Dear Miss Hermione Granger, We have just been informed that you used a Patronus Charm at approximately 10:19 on September 1, 2003. As you know, using magic is strictly forbidden outside of school. Also, you were in presence of a muggle, which makes matters even worse. Seeing as it is the first day of school, your hearing will take place September 2, 2003 at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizarding at 10:00am. Sincerely, Malfada Hophirk Improper Use of Magic Office Ministry of Magic

They just about reached the platform at ten minutes until eleven. She gave her father a kiss on the cheek and said, "Please be careful, Dad. I don't know why that dementor was at our house, but just be careful." She gave him a hug and rushed through the platform and saw the gleaming red Hogwarts Express.
As much as Hermione wanted to feel happy about going back to school, she couldn't be happy. Her father was just attacked by a dementor and the next day she would be in a hearing to be expelled from Hogwarts. If she was expelled, she would never become an Auror and her life would be ruined. She had to talk with Harry and Ron about this; Harry had already experienced this last year.
She put her baggage in the compartment suited for that, and heading down the train and finally found Ron and Harry. Unbelievably, Harry had a girl next to him, and they seemed very friendly. Hermione sat down next to Ron, and trying not to be rude, asked the girl to leave.

"Hello, I'm Hermione Granger," Hermione said, holding out her hand for the girl to grasp. The girl took it and replied, "I'm Blair Vakker." "Hi. I'm not trying to be rude, but if you don't mind, I'd like to talk with Harry and Ron, alone," said Hermione with a smile. "Oh! I guess I don't mind," said the blonde-haired, tan, and quite stunning girl as she walked out of the compartment. Harry seemed empty when she left but snapped out of it. "You guys. Something weird happened to me this morning, and it might get me expelled." "What? Were you caught shagging with Neville?" asked Ron, jokingly. "Not funny, Ron. No, actually, there was a dementor in my house and he almost killed my father. I fought them off with the Patronus Charm and saved my father, but then I got a notice that I have a hearing tomorrow at Hogwarts," said Hermione, surprisingly calm.