Disclaimer: I do not own Harry potter...everything belongs to J.K. Rowling, except the plot...

A/N : okay, well ths is my frst fanficton PLEASE REVIEW ! the more reviews the more it wll motivate me to continue! Also i am afraid i will have to rate this M for the later chapters.. Im sorry but im not about to write some school girl smushy love story this is going to be intense yet trying to show the true characters! Hopefully you will enjoy... okay thanks... :D

Hermione stood alone on the platform of 9 3/4, fidgiting nervously waiting for her friends. Unfortunatly they were not allowed to write toeachother as instructed by the ministry. Even though Harry had officially defeated Voldemort the previous year, the ministry have been very strict due to the remaining uncaught death eaters that roam both worlds, seeking revenge. Unfortunatly for Hermone, she had recieved a letter from the Ministry of magic explainng how death eaters had gotten to her parents home during the great war and tortured and killed both her Mother and Father.

It had instructed her of basic security rules and how it was now very unsafe for her to return home, untill they had cleared up the remaining death eaters, which has been found a difficult situation as the distinctive dark mark had dissapeared from Voldermorts followers the moment Harry had killed him.

Decpite being lonely and greving she did for her parents her summer wasn't to bad. She rented a room above the Leaky Cauldron and managed to gain herself a summer job in Flourish and Blotts which distracted her for the majorty of each day, unfortunatly this ment spending her evenings alone, usually in a drunken state in the main bar or up in her room.

Impatiently she continued to wait glancing at the large clock and then towards her fellow students. A loud sound errupted from the train announcing 5 minutes untill departure causing Hermione to panic.

Suddenly she span round to face the brick wall where the voice came from. She easily recognised the worn and tired voice of .

"Now come on dears, shuffle along. I dont want a repeat of your second year." the distinct Red headed family apeared before her with Harry clinging onto Ginny.

"Harry, Ron! .. i thought for a moment you wern't going to come!" she squealed as she wrapped herself around both the boys shoulders, "Oh Ginny i missed you too, you look so well!" she beamed turning back towards the two boys. Rons mouth was open and his eyes starring at her as if she was standing there naked or something.

"Well, you can blame Ron here for insisting we stopped off at a muggle sweet shop alone the way." Harry anounced rolling his eyes but continuing to smile up at her.

Feelng uncomfortable at Rons stares she repled "Typical Ron, when are you going to sort out that rediculous eatinig habit of yours?" he eyed the bag of jelly snakes that he was holding in his right hand. "And please, shut your mouth...you wll catch flies." she span on her heel before embracing .

"Oh, its good to see you my dear its not the same with just the two boys at home, im so use to you beng at ours over the summer aswell... either way suppose it is for the best." she mumbled in her motherly tone. Hermione always felt safe in her arms, but the sound of the traiin errupted again announcing that they needed to get onto the train, waving goodbye they climbed onto the train and found an empty compartment. Waving out of the window, like the rest of the students untill the steam engulfed the platform and they began to move.

"Oh Hermione well done for getting Head Girl! i almost forget!... we all found out the other week at dinner when our letters arived."Strange, it didn't announce the Head Boy." she looked towards the celing as if thinkiing about something very important.

"Yeah, Well done 'Mione, we wanted to write but yanno how its been." Ron said with half his mouth full she pulled away from him instinctly so she didnt get spat on and turned back towards the couple sitting opposite her.

"Yeah, the ministry are more strict then when Voldermort was actually alive!" Harry muttered in an annoyed tone.

"It's alright guys i understand, i managed to get a job at Flourish and Blotts... i hoped one of you would come in but i guess i missed you lot. However i did see a few students when working, but with my parents passing away i guess i wasn't really in the talking mood anyway." Instantly their smiles dropped.

"We are always here for you Hermone especially this year. We are unstoppable and no matter what we wll always be there." Harry muttered and Ginny nodded enthusiastically. Hermione sent a soft smle towards harry and then let her gaze wander out past the window to the moving scenery. She couldn't brng herself to think this was her final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Suddenly a familiar voice came from the doorway "Anything from the trolley dears?" She turned around to watch Ron order a handfull of Items, sptting half his food out of his mouth in the the war had recieved a promotion and they were no more a poor family, infact their income was so good they were now keeping up wth some of the top pureblood families, and it was obvious by both Ron and Ginnys new robes. Harry and ginny shared another handfull between the two of them and ermione sweetly declned. She was not in a place to be wasting money and she knew it.

"Hey, Hermone... have this, we have more than plently between us." Ginny said chucking a chocolate frog onto Hermione's lap.

"Thanks, Gin.. at least you have an appitite of a normal human, unlike that brother of yours." she said nodding her had in Rons direction.

"What? im a growng Lad!" Ron replied defensivly spraying Harry and Ginny "Sorry.." he muttered before swallowing.

"Seriously Ronald, gets some manners." Hermione glared towards him feelinig slghtly sick. She smiled slightly noticing the Wizards collectors card was of Godric Gryffindor.

They contnued their journey wth small talk about ther summers, quiditch and ther expectations of their final year, however, Hermione couldnt help but feel distant especally as she was not part of their summer and they had spent it together. She continued to stare out of the window until it was time to change into her robes.

They all turned their heads as they heard Professor Mcgonagal's (Now the head Professor of Hogwarts) dstinct sound of her heels stop outsde their compartment.

"Ah, Miss Granger, have been looking everywhere for you. Good evening Master Potter and Master Weasly, oh and Miss Weasly aswell. Yes well im glad i found you. I just wanted to remind you to meet me outside the great hall after the feast where i will ascort you and the Head boy to your new dorms, i will get you luggage to be placed in your room for you so no need to worry about that, maybe n the time being whlist waiting for the feast to begin, you can spend time wth your fellow housemates in the Gryffindor common room."

Hermione nodded and thanked her before sitting back down. she sat the for 2 minutes in slence before standing back up again.

"I need to go for a walk, its far to erm, i dunno...just stuffy in this compartment." she said quickly before runnng out of the roomtowards the girls toilet.

Pushinig open the doorshe didnt have time to lock it before her legs collapsed and she began to be sick into the toilet itself. She had been gettin sick a lot recently, mainly due to her stress and depression after the war but she was getting use to it. when the pain ini the belly subsided she sat up on her knees and flushed the toliet, before turninig to wash her mouth and hands. Straightening her robes she span round to see a familiar silvery blonde haired man laening against the door frame with his arms crossed...