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Chapter One: Welcome back

A girl with a silky brown hair up to her chest walked up to Platform 9 and 3/4. She looked around and frowned to herself while casually leaning into the platform barrel, calmly entering the train station to Hogwarts Express.

Hermione Granger had grown a lot over the summer, both mentally and physically.

Although not a lot of her values have changed, her outlook on life definitely has. The only other witch cousin in her family, Maddy, had taught her the value of 'fun', and though academics still mattered a lot to her, she was definitely a much less serious girl than the one from previous years.

Her figure undeniably grew; and she can now be classified as somewhat athletic as she possessed a perfect hourglass figure. She wore a black fit t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans to show off her long legs. Her hair was finally tamed: It was a smooth dark honey brown and framed her face perfectly.

She boarded the train and looked through the compartments for Harry and Ron. She couldn't help but smile at the thought of seeing her two best friends again. As Hermione walked down the corridor, she was too focused on her thoughts to realize the many stares she was receiving, from both the female and male students, of jealousy and admiration. This was, of course, until Seamus Finnigan was even brave enough to whistle after her, in which she returned with a confused frown followed with a cute smile.

Hermione slid opened one of the cabin doors

"Harry! Ron!" she called out in a wide smile.

Harry immediately tilted his head up from cleaning his broom and Ron also peeked his head out of his "Quidditch Weekly" magazine.

However, they both paused for a few seconds, eyes searching Hermione for any trace of recognition.

"Excuse me, " Harry asked after a brief moment of silence, Harry asked in a serious tone, "do we know you?"

Hermione smiled as Harry and Ron followed into a laugh,

"You look amazing Hermione," Ron said.

"Why thank you Ronald." Hermione replied, taking a seat.

The three immediately began catching up on their summer events. With Harry complaining about the Dursleys, Ron talking about Fred and George's new pranks and Hermione sharing her trip to Istanbul, Turkey.

Thirty minutes or so into the train ride, Hermione excused herself smugly to go to the heads compartment, in which Harry and Ron congratulated her for receiving the Head Girl position with no surprise.

As Hermione walked down to hallway of the Hogwarts Express, she couldn't help but debate who the Head Boy would be. Her first thought was Harry, but she knew Harry would have owled her about it if he got it, and so would Ron. Therefore, she figured that it could be Draco Malfoy. Knowing him, his father was sure to buy his way into this Head Boy deal.

Or it could be someone from Ravenclaw...she thought as she reached the Head's compartment.

This is it! She thought to herself while pulling the door to the Heads compartment open.

"Blaise Zabini?"

Hermione almost yelled out in shock.

Blaise was sitting low on the train sofa with his head leaning against the back, his legs stretched out and his eyes shut. He did not open his eyes as he replied cooly,

"That's me."

Blaise Zabini had a certain quality to him. While Draco Malfoy was known as being attractive in a very neat and handsome way, Blaise had a alluring and charming aura to him. He had a messy but lush dark auburn hair and heavy dark brown eyes with a hint of green in them.

Hermione stopped for a few seconds to try to register this information. Zabini…hmm, I guess I could work with him. She was just glad it wasn't Draco Malfoy.

"However did YOU get Head Boy, mister?" Hermione asked with a slight curve of smile on her lips.

"For your info," Blaise finally looked up and ran his eyes up and down Hermione's body, then replied, "I earned it, Granger." Blaisé said staring at Hermione's lips.

A smirk appeared on his face as he added

"Hey, guess we'd be sharing a room won't we?" He raised his eyebrows playfully.

Hermione didn't know what to reply, was he flirting with her?

At this point, the door opened once more and Professor McGonagall led the prefects into the compartment.

"Welcome to a new term at Hogwarts everybody." She nodded towards Hermione and Blaisé, "prefects, you must listen to the heads and help with decorations at the dances we will be having. You are also in charge of your dorm passwords which will be changed every three or four months." She explained more rules and regulations for the school year then dismissed the prefects.

As the prefects eagerly filed out the room, Professor McGonagall was left with Blaisé and Hermione.

"Head boy and head girl would be sharing a room," McGonagall continued, "they will always be expected to be on their best behaviors. You two will patrol the halls every night after curfew and are both in charge of the theme for many of the events we will have this year."

As Professor McGonagall continue to talk, Hermione couldn't help but sneak a few glances at Blaise.

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"Hermione, you should really change, we're almost there

Harry and Ron were both already in their dress robes when Hermione returned. As Hermione changed in an empty compartment, she couldn't help but wonder what this year was going to be like,

"It just could be the best year ever..."

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