~Young Love~
Chapter 1- Crushes and Common rooms.

Hermione Granger passed through the barrier of platform 9 3/4. She already had her robes on, with her shiny head badge pinned to the front. She was excited for 7th year to begin, little did she know, everything would be changing.

She entered the train and found Harry and Ron sitting in a compartment. They smiled as she entered. "'Mione!" Ron embraced her tightly, and Harry followed suit. She smiled and checked her watch. "I need to go to the Prefect/Head meeting, I'll be back soon." Hermione smiled at them again and headed to the compartment at the front of the train. She entered and sat down. Nobody else had arrived, including the Professors, and for this she was glad. The head boy was Draco Malfoy. She stared down at the floor, deep in thought. |I wonder why Harry didn't look at me. And they barely said anything. Hum. That's odd.|

Draco Malfoy entered the train. He didn't have any real friends to say "Hi" to, so he went straight towards the front of the train. His head badge was pinned to his robes, which were billowing behind him. He entered the compartment and noticed only a girl sitting on the seat. He sat down across from her, wondering who she was. The truth was, Hermione had changed over the summer. Her fizzy brown had become less fizzy and more curly. She was much more of a girl then she had been. Draco stared into her chocolate brown eyes. |Is it-no, it can't be her, but who else would it be?| He noticed the badge on her shirt, and mentally smacked himself. "Well, well, well, we meat again Granger." He drawled in a voice that maybe wasn't as ice cold as it had been other years.

She looked up at the voice, |Oh god.| She gulped; Malfoy was, well, he was hot. His platinum blonde hair wasn't plastered to his head anymore, but just brushed down. His gray eyes held the same twinkle, but it seemed as if it was almost stronger.

"So Granger how was your summer?" Hermione looked at him. He was being almost civil to her, he even said more then Harry and Ron had. "Why do you want to know, Malfoy?" Draco frowned. "Aren't I allowed to ask a question?" He raised an eyebrow. |Oh no, oh no, stop it Hermione, this can not be happening, you cannot be falling for Him!| Hermione was at a loss for words, and was saved by Prof. McGonagall entering the compartment. "Ah, the head boy and head girl. You two do know that you both share a common room?" Hermione's eyes shot up and her head turned to stare at the Professor. "What?" Draco also looked up. "Yes, the head boy and head girl always have, you'll get the password and where it's located when we arrive." McGonagall was interrupted by the prefects entering the compartment. She explained how everything worked and let them all go. Hermione walked back to the compartment with Harry and Ron. She sat down and listened to them ramble on about Quiddich.

They arrived at Hogwarts and entered the great hall. Hermione sat in between Harry and Ron. Dumbledore stood and made his speech, and then the food appeared. Ron, as usual, dug in right away. Harry talked a little, but also mostly ate. Hermione didn't speak, and didn't eat much either. Towards the end of the meal, she looked over to the Slythern table, at Draco's back. |Oh no, oh no, oh no! I have a crush on him!| She came to the realization and almost jumped up, but held back.

Draco was talking with his 'friends'. Okay, he wasn't talking; Pansy Parkinson was filling him in on her summer. She was leaning on his arm. Every so often she'd say how much she had missed him. He felt eyes on his back and shook Pansy off. He turned around and caught Hermione turning her head sharply back to Harry and Ron. He caught himself looking at her brown hair. |She's a mudblood and a Gryffindor too.| He was falling for her, just as she for him.

Hermione noticed that almost everybody was getting up to leave. She stood and headed for the door. Prof. McGonagall caught her arm. "Miss. Granger, would you care to stay a minute? I need to fill you in on your living quarters." Hermione nodded. Prof. McGonagall also caught Draco. "Now you two, I will show you where you live, you things are already there." McGonagall left and Hermione followed. Draco left after them.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. Please review and tell me if you liked it, I promise it'll get better! Just PLEASE review! I need them! Oh and I don't mind mean reviews either! Oh and also, thoughts are in | | 's