A/N: this is my first multi-chapter story so bear with me
disclaimer: anything recognizable is owned by the brilliant JK Rowling. I just own the plot
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17 years ago
"Master! She is born! The girl-child is born!"
"Very good. She will be named Hermione. Send her to the Grangers. They will raise her the right way."
"But Lord, what about the boy? He is 6 months old."
"Leave him here Zabini. He is your son. You will raise him."
11 years later
Hermione Granger stalked through the barrier to the Hogwarts Express. The gleaming crimson train stood before her, while her parents stood behind her. The Granger family stood proudly with the Zabinis, their old friends and fellow Death Eaters. Hermione had grown up with the Zabini boy, Blaise. The two looked disdainfully at all the other students milling about from the first-years, like themselves to the about-to-graduate seventh-years.
"Blaise, let's get on the train. Father will get our trunks. We should find a compartment before they all fill up," Hermione said.
"Fine, just let me say good-bye to my parents," Blaise agreed, bored with people-watching.
"Remember dear, you are a Granger, and Blaise, you are a Zabini. We have a proud history of Slytherins. Don't dissappoint us," Mr. Granger lectured.
Hermione just rolled her eyes and got on the train. She and Blaise quickly found an empty compartment and sat. The two spotted one Draco Malfoy walking with a red-head, Obviously a Weasley thought Hermione as she snorted, and a dark haired boy. Blaise sat and stared out of the window, watching as the scenery flashed by. He thought about what Hermione and he had done the night before.
Flashback
"Blaise! Blaise! Where are you? BLAISE!" Hermione shouted through the Zabini Manor. She sighed as she padded down to the room Blaise was almost always in, the kitchen. She found him stuffing his face with pumpkin pasties and swilling pumpkin juice.
"Blaise, I've been looking all over for you. I have to tell you something."
"What Hermione?" only it came out as "Wha 'Ermione?"
"Just come with me."
End Flashback
"Blaise! I've been talking to you for 10 minutes, have you been paying attention?" Hermione snapped.
"No. I haven't. What's going on?"
"I got you some sweets from the trolley, the Malfoy boy stopped by and said he's two compartments down and we should come meet his friends, and we're almost to Hogwarts," Hermione sighed.
Blaise shrugged and followed Hermione out of their compartment. They passed students they knew from familial connections and students they had no clue who they were. The pair chatted with the Nott boy, Theodore, for a bit. He followed them to the compartment that Draco was currently sharing with Harry Potter and Ronald Weasely. When the trio of Hermione, Blaise and Theodore reached the door, Hermione gestured for one of the boys to open the door. Blaise rolled his eyes and reached past her and slid the door open with a thud. The noise startled the trio in the compartment into silence until Draco grinned broadly and waved them in.
"Hermione, Blaise, Theo! Glad you came. This is Ron Weasley and that is Harry Potter. The-Boy-Who-Lived. Isn't that great?" Draco said excitedly.
Hermione merely inclined her head to Harry and glared at Ron. Blaise studied the pair while Theodore stuck out his hand, but before either new acquaintance could shake, Hermione wrenched his arm down. Blaise and Draco both raised an eyebrow at the girl's behavior.
"So, what houses do you think you'll be in?" Harry asked tentatively after several minutes of awkward silence.
"Slytherin," Draco, Hermione, Blaise, and Theodore chorused. Ron snorted at the thought of being in
Slytherin and was instantly glad he was destined for Gryffendor. The thought of being in the same house as that stuck up Hermione girl made him almost physically ill. Harry only stared. The girl- Hermione?-had hair that stuck out from her head in a large bush and front teeth almost like a beaver's. The boys-Blaise and Theodore-looked like total opposites. One he thought was Blaise was tall and dark-skinned. The other one who was possibly Theodore was pale and very short.
The train came to an abrupt halt and threw the 3 newer arrivals to the floor. Ron chuckled, Harry snickered, and Draco outright guffawed. Hermione was the first to get up and glared at Draco through her mane of hair. She made a mental note to get it cut over Christmas. She stalked off and the boys followed like puppies.
As they stepped off the train, they all heard a voice calling the first-years. They(Draco, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Blaise, and Theodore)wandered that way. Then, the two trios saw the boats. Harry, Ron and Draco immediately climbed into one while Blaise climbed into another and offered his hand to Hermione to help her in. Theodore practically fell into the boat and almost tipped it. After a lecture from Hermione about grace, poise, and balance that made everyone in earshot cringe, the boats set off across the lake.
2 Hours later
"Granger, Hermione!"
"GRYFFENDOR!"
Cheers rose from the Gryffendor table as they welcomed their newest member. Hermione looked pained.
"Malfoy, Draco!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
Draco looked perfectly neutral as he strode to the Slytherin table.
"Potter, Harry!"
The room became deadly quiet. Harry walked slowly to the Sorting Hat. He sat, petrified. It seemed ages before the hat bellowed...
"GRYFFENDOR!"
Harry seemed slightly crestfallen.
"Weasley, Ronald!"
"GRYFFENDOR!"
Ron looked like he was going to be sick, even as his family cheered from all along the table. His nightmare had come true. Hermione was in his house.
"Zabini, Blaise!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
Blaise glanced sadly at the Gryffendor table where his best friend sat, hunched and angry. He walked over to where Draco was sitting and the two struck up a conversation.
"Attention everyone! Welcome, to another year at Hogwarts!" A cheer rose from most of the student body. Hermione tuned out most of the welcome speech. She tuned back in as she heard "As you all know or will soon know, the Forbidden Forest is just that, forbidden, do not wander the corridors after curfew and welcome once again, to Hogwarts! Let's enjoy this delicious feast!" Dumbledore sat back down and the food appeared. Students filled their plates and their bellies. All too soon, they were dismissed to go to their dorms. Hermione passed Blaise and they shared a look. Draco waved enthusiastically to Harry and Ron and they waved back as the groups went their separate ways.
