The Stares

Disclaimer: I own nothing J.K. Rowling owns everything although I do own this storyline

Rating: PG – 13

Author: Dee Cohen

A/n: Ok so I did another story before this but I soon realised that a lot of people already had the same idea so I deleted my story and I am now doing this one so please read and review and I will reply to anyone who does so on with the story

It was September 1st and Hermione was making her way to platform 3/4. The 6th year of Hogwarts was about to start and she couldn't be more excited, even though Voldermort was still on a rampage she couldn't help but be excited as she was about to head back to her world. Granted she loved her parents and missed them like mad when she was at Hogwarts but when she was at home she was missing Hogwarts and everything about it.

From Hagrid walking across the grounds with fang jumping at his heals, to the first years walking around obviously scared as the older students were playing tricks on them, like sending them in the wrong direction and making them go into the wrong classroom although the teachers didn't mind redirecting the new comers it didn't stop them from being embarrassed she once found a Ravenclaw first year in the missing step in the staircase and she could have sworn that she heard peeves laughing from behind one of the portraits. She missed everything about Hogwarts and couldn't wait to get back.

Once she was settled on the train she went in search of Harry and Ron. She searched all of the compartments then found them in there with Ginny, Luna and Neville. "Hi" she said as they all looked up at her.

Ginny jumped up immediately " Hermione! I've missed you sooo much" Hermione just grinned and hugged her back. Everyone else stood up in turn to hug her except Luna who looked deeply immersed in the latest edition of The Quibbler.

Hermione sat down next to Ron as he and Harry continued to play exploding snap. Neville was reading a book about the latest discoveries in Herbology, as it was he had taken a liking to this subject in his third year of Hogwarts and apparently he couldn't read enough about it. Ginny was watching Ron and Harry as they were playing exploding snap as she was promised the next match. And Hermione, Hermione just sat there and watched them with all the happiness her heart could hold at that specific moment. She was at her sanctuary she was finally with the ones she loved and heading back home.

Just then the compartment door slid open bringing Hermione out of her thoughts and disturbing everyone else.

As everyone looked up they saw the culprit. "Draco what do you want?" This didn't come from Ron or Harry it came from Luna.

Draco looked at Luna as if she was a piece of dirt "Who are you again? Loopy Luna is it? Well as it happens I wasn't looking for you I was looking for the mudblood" As he said mudblood he looked over to Hermione who just looked at him with a blank expression "What?" Unlike everyone else who looked angry at him she just had an expressionless face like she was bored. When Draco didn't answer her she asked him again "What do you want Draco? In case you hadn't noticed we were all busy before you decided to impose your presence on us" Draco just grinned at her "I came here to tell you that Professor McGonagall has asked why you aren't in the prefect's cabin like you are meant to or have you forgotten the fact that you are a prefect?" Draco didn't give her time to answer he simply smiled with pleasure and walked out.

Hermione stood up and muttered her goodbyes and walked out to the prefect carriage it took another two minutes for Ron to realise he was a prefect to. He immediately got up without an explanation to the others and ran for the compartment.

Harry looked up when he realised when Ron had gone he looked around at everyone and they seemed just as perplexed as he did except for Luna who simply said "He is a Prefect too" and continued to read.

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It has now been two weeks since they arrived at Hogwarts at it was obvious that this year was going to be a lot harder than last year. They were all already behind in their homework except Hermione of course who pointed out to them that she is taking the same amount of classes as them she just did her homework and they didn't.

As they get to choose which lessons they want in N.E.W.T Ron and Harry wanted to drop potions but as they both wanted to be aurors they HAD to take the lesson. Hermione had also taken the lesson as whatever career she wanted as she didn't know what she wanted to do yet but most careers needed potions so she decided that she would choose that. Snape wasn't happy that they wanted to come back and do potions as it was no secret that they all hated each other, but because they had all got good grades in their O.W.Ls he had to let them in. Once they reached the dungeons they stood in line with the rest of the Gryffindors and Slytherins.

Hermione felt like she was being watched so she looked up, she saw Malfoy staring at her. She just looked at him as he stared at her wondering what he was staring at. Then it was like he trapped out of a daze or something because he shook his head and returned to talk to Pansy.

Throughout the whole of the potions class Hermione kept catching Malfoy looking at her when he realised that she saw him he'd look away but would turn back to look at her when he thought she couldn't see but she could always sense him looking at her. She didn't know why she sensed him looking at her but she just did and that scared her a little.

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Over the next few days Hermione would just look up and notice that Malfoy was looking at her but instead of getting angry which she would normally do she felt herself looking up at him hoping that he was looking at her. She didn't know why but every time they locked eyes she saw something in him, she didn't see the normal cold, expressionless look in his grey eyes instead she saw warmth and lust and it intrigued her beyond anything she had ever felt before.

I'm not sure weather I liked the way this chapter has turned out so please read an review and tell me if you think I should continue or not. Thank you.