The Secret Admirer of Hermione Jean Granger

Chapter1. A new beginning

A/N: All characters owned by J., I only own the plot. Thank Rowling for HP.
Set in the 7th year; Dumbledore and Snape are not dead. Lupin and Tonks are alive. But Bellatrix, Voldemort, Fred and Sirius are dead. According to the plot, Harry and cp. have defeated Voldemort, and are starting their 7th year to complete their education. Enjoy!!!!

It was a fine and pleasant day at Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry had finally defeated Lord Voldemort at the age of seventeen. He, Ron and Hermione and all others in their year have decided to restart their seventh year to complete their education. Even Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson have decided to come back. The previous year's sixth years were to join them. This made Harry's life easier as Ginny Weasley, his girlfriend and Luna Lovegood, one his best friends would be in the same year as he.

Classes were difficult to manage but Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster who had not died, managed to solve the problem. The entire seventh year would be divided in pairs. One person from one house would partner another person from another house throughout the year. The whole seventh year was to get a huge but separate dormitory to themselves. Sixth year and below would be in their house common rooms. Professors Snape and McGonagall would select the pairs.

The entire seventh year was anxious as their partner would be from another house and they would be getting their partner's name by owl at breakfast.
So were Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Harry wanted to go with Ginny and vice versa but it wasn't possible. Hermione and Ron had decided to be just friends as they were not comfortable with each other after the battle.

At breakfast, the foursomes were eating their last happy meal together. Hermione and Ginny were eating silently; Harry was having pumpkin juice while Ron's mouth was full of chicken legs. "ben 'il it um? tha 'etters?" asked Ron, spraying food all on Harry's face. Hermione snapped, "Manners Ronald, don't you ever stop eating? Anyway, I suppose they'll come now..."she paused then looked up to see many owls suddenly entering the great hall, "Look they've come! Oh no!" She gave a little scream as an owl dropped a letter on her lap while one came on Harry, Ginny and Ron's lap as well.
"Well, let's open it together," suggested Harry, "It'll make things easier to digest."
"Right. On the count of three," said Ron who just finished eating, "One...two.....three! Open!"
As soon as they opened it the name of their partner was written on the parchment.
Hermione screamed loudly, Ron swore, Ginny's mouth hung low and Harry was the only one with a smile on his face.
"Ha! I got Luna! That's great for me! I don't believe it! I'm so relieved!" said Harry, happily.

"I don't believe it, how could McGonagall partner mw with this cockroach?!" cried Hermione in despair, "I don't believe that she partnered me with Draco Malfoy!"
"Oh please Hermione," said Ginny," Mine's worse than yours. I got Blaise Zabini, that idiot who insulted Harry in Slughorn's compartment. I don't believe it that I've not fainted till now."

Ron suddenly swore really loudly, causing many heads to turn at him. "MINE IS THE WORST!!! I GOT PANSY-PUG-FACED-PARKINSON!!!! HOW THE BLOODY HELL DO I STAND THIS WOMAN???" he yelled.
"Calm down, brother, we all better." said Ginny.
"Yeah, Weaslette's right for the first time." said a familiar drawling voice. All four turned behind to find Draco Malfoy, his white-blonde hair left messy, eyes, grey but had a shocking specks of light blue in them, and had seemed grown taller than Ron over the summer. Hermione was continuously staring at him, her cheeks bright red.

A/N: Please R/R if you think it was alright. Till next time, bye friends!