A CHANGE OF HEART
Miss Hermione Granger stepped through the barrier and onto platform 9 ¾. Heads turned as she ran over to Harry and Ron and pulled them into a fierce hug.
"Hey you guys! On my gosh I missed you sooo much! Greece was AMAZING! I wish you could've come! How were your holidays?" But they were too stunned to reply. Yes, even last year you could see the gradual changes that took place in Hermiones appearance, but no one really ever expected this if someone had last visited her two years ago, they wouldn't have recognized her. Long gone were the days of bushy hair, it was now straight, easily reaching her elbows, and it had been layered and streaked. Her Figure could only be described as perfect. She had curves in all the right places, not to big, not to small, simply perfect. A gasp was emitted behind them.
"Hermione oh my gosh! You look amazing!" exclaimed a red head.
"Ginny! Thankyou! How have ya been?"
"O you know, im great as usual!" she looked around as the last few people boarded the train. "Do you want me to save you a seat?"
"What do you mean?" Ron turned to Hermione, "Aren't you just gonna come with us?"
"I have to go up the front first. I need to know what my head girl assignments are."
"Oh right, I forgot about that."
"That'd be great, Ginny. I'll see you guys later, then!"
"See ya!"
"Bye!" and they headed on the train.
About halfway through the ride to Hogwarts, Hermione made her way back to the others. She opened the compartment door to find Ginny sitting on Harry's lap, snogging him. The room was otherwise empty.
"Eh hem." The pair looked, clearly startled.
"I take it you two are still together, then?" Hermione said airly to the two as she sat down.
", snogging him. The room was otherwise empty.
"Eh hem." The pair looked, clearly startled.
"I take it you two are still together, then?" Hermione said airly to the two as she sat down.
"Yeah." said Harry, who, along with Ginny, was blushing furiously. Hermione looked around.
"Where's Ron?"
"He said he was going to say hi to Lavender." Ginny giggled. "That was half an hour ago."
Hermione snorted. "Well Pavarti wont be too pleased." It was a well known fact that Parvati Patil had an enormous crush on Ron. It never helped the matter that Lavender happened to be Parvati's best friend. Or used to be anyway.
"Well I have things to do, so I'll let you guys get back to what you were doing before, hey?" she winked at them. "Have fun and behave yourselves!" she laughed and went out the door, in search of the food trolley.
"Well well well, if it isn't Hermione Granger."
She turned around to find herself face to face with Draco Malfoy.
"Hello Malfoy", she said, "Isn't there some poor innocent first year for you to be picking on?"
"That was harsh. And I was about to say how nice you looked today."
She snorted.
"Your going to have to be nicer to me this year, Hermione, after all, we will spend a lot of time working together."
She paled. "Your head boy?"
"Yes, I am. I am willing to forgive your earlier comment if you are willing to follow my lead and act civil. We don't want to set a bad example, no do we?"
"Yes, your right. That seems logical, Draco."
He smiled. "Well, Hermione, as you said, I have the first years' to attend to. So I will see you later, then." He leaned over and whispered: "And you are looking absolutely stunning, by the way." He winked, turned around and walked away.
Miss Hermione Granger stepped through the barrier and onto platform 9 ¾. Heads turned as she ran over to Harry and Ron and pulled them into a fierce hug.
"Hey you guys! On my gosh I missed you sooo much! Greece was AMAZING! I wish you could've come! How were your holidays?" But they were too stunned to reply. Yes, even last year you could see the gradual changes that took place in Hermiones appearance, but no one really ever expected this if someone had last visited her two years ago, they wouldn't have recognized her. Long gone were the days of bushy hair, it was now straight, easily reaching her elbows, and it had been layered and streaked. Her Figure could only be described as perfect. She had curves in all the right places, not to big, not to small, simply perfect. A gasp was emitted behind them.
"Hermione oh my gosh! You look amazing!" exclaimed a red head.
"Ginny! Thankyou! How have ya been?"
"O you know, im great as usual!" she looked around as the last few people boarded the train. "Do you want me to save you a seat?"
"What do you mean?" Ron turned to Hermione, "Aren't you just gonna come with us?"
"I have to go up the front first. I need to know what my head girl assignments are."
"Oh right, I forgot about that."
"That'd be great, Ginny. I'll see you guys later, then!"
"See ya!"
"Bye!" and they headed on the train.
About halfway through the ride to Hogwarts, Hermione made her way back to the others. She opened the compartment door to find Ginny sitting on Harry's lap, snogging him. The room was otherwise empty.
"Eh hem." The pair looked, clearly startled.
"I take it you two are still together, then?" Hermione said airly to the two as she sat down.
", snogging him. The room was otherwise empty.
"Eh hem." The pair looked, clearly startled.
"I take it you two are still together, then?" Hermione said airly to the two as she sat down.
"Yeah." said Harry, who, along with Ginny, was blushing furiously. Hermione looked around.
"Where's Ron?"
"He said he was going to say hi to Lavender." Ginny giggled. "That was half an hour ago."
Hermione snorted. "Well Pavarti wont be too pleased." It was a well known fact that Parvati Patil had an enormous crush on Ron. It never helped the matter that Lavender happened to be Parvati's best friend. Or used to be anyway.
"Well I have things to do, so I'll let you guys get back to what you were doing before, hey?" she winked at them. "Have fun and behave yourselves!" she laughed and went out the door, in search of the food trolley.
"Well well well, if it isn't Hermione Granger."
She turned around to find herself face to face with Draco Malfoy.
"Hello Malfoy", she said, "Isn't there some poor innocent first year for you to be picking on?"
"That was harsh. And I was about to say how nice you looked today."
She snorted.
"Your going to have to be nicer to me this year, Hermione, after all, we will spend a lot of time working together."
She paled. "Your head boy?"
"Yes, I am. I am willing to forgive your earlier comment if you are willing to follow my lead and act civil. We don't want to set a bad example, no do we?"
"Yes, your right. That seems logical, Draco."
He smiled. "Well, Hermione, as you said, I have the first years' to attend to. So I will see you later, then." He leaned over and whispered: "And you are looking absolutely stunning, by the way." He winked, turned around and walked away.