Summary: Hermione and her friends have just begun their last year at Hogwarts and a certain blonde will make her year nothing less than hell. One day his antics go too far and Hermione is left with no choice but to handle the problem herself. Hermione has had enough of his teasing and bullying. What will she do and how far will she go to settle this?

A/N: Lets just say that Voldemort fell off of the side of the Astronomy Tower and died.. Ok? Thanks.

Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing, all rights to the brilliant and lovely J.K. Rowling but if I did own Harry Potter… Dramione 24/7! but since I don't own it, that's only a dream.

Chapter 1: Year 7

"Do you ever stop eating?" inquired Hermione, looking up from her book, as she watched her red-haired friend devour two chocolate frogs at once. "No." mumbled Ron, unable to speak properly due to the chocolate amphibian occupying his mouth. Hermione, in response, gave the boy a reluctant smile and turned to her other friend, Harry, who thank god wasn't stuffing his face. "So how were the Dursleys this year?" she asked putting her book down beside her, "Same old same old. They're still horrible as ever, I guess some things never change," Harry replied casually. Hermione gave a soft laugh before turning to the right, gazing though the window of the moving train. She couldn't help but think 'This is my last time taking this train, being a student, seeing these sites.' Of course after she graduated she would try her best to visit Hogwarts, but visits would never replace the feeling of being a student. This thought made her a little sad but she then reminded herself all of the good times she had at Hogwarts. She reminded herself of all of the fun experiences she had and all of the adventures she was a part of. That always made her feel a lot better. After a while of gazing thoughtfully Hermione reached for the book she was had been reading earlier and continued from her last place.

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The three friends heard the train wheels screech, signaling them to gather their belongings and to file off of the train. Harry and Hermione grabbed their bags while Ron scurried out quickly behind them with his arms filled with food. "Ey ther Harry, Hermione!" bellowed a large man. The two students turned around to face their abnormally large friend, Hagrid. "Hi Hagrid!" Hermione said with a smile, Harry simply nodded to the tall man in a greeting manner. "Where's Ron?" the man asked. His question was soon answered as Ron approached the three of them tripping over himself in and effort to balance his food and other belongings. Noticing his unsteadiness, Hagrid swiftly caught the red head preventing him from falling to the ground. "Ahh ther ya are Ron, should'a known you'd have food," said Hagrid with a slight laugh. Hermione laughed along with him. Ron shrugged and blushed slightly. "Well it's getting a little dark I think we should make our way up so we don't miss the first year's sorting, this will be our last time witnessing it you know." Harry finally said, "Not meaning to cut this conversation short, believe me." Hagrid nodded in understanding, got rid of Ron's trash from his food, and waved goodbye. The trio made their way up to the magnificent building they knew as Hogwarts. They all looked at it in awe as it would be their last time seeing it as students.

They made their way up to the large front doors and they trotted down the halls to their current destination, The Great Hall, They had already changed into their robes on the train so they made their way into the Great Hall still holding their bags. Dinner had already begun and they didn't want to miss too much of it. As they made their way to the last 3 available seats at the Gryffindor table they received dirty looks from many of the Slytherins. The trio was all too familiar with this type of treatment from that particular house, so they simply let it go right over their heads. As their food appeared in front of them they began to eat. Ron was stuffing his face, as always, with the various foods that were on the table. Harry munched on bread and sipped some pumpkin juice while Hermione began reading an article from the Daily Prophet. The Hogwarts students all sat at their respected tables and talked amongst their themselves. While many of the first years were getting acquainted, the returning pupils chatted with friends about things that happened over the summer. Many students laughed at the stories being told, even the some of the Slytherins were laughing hysterically. As the students conversed, Professor Dumbledore made his way to the front of the Great Hall and quieted the Hogwarts population. "Children and teachers, I would like to welcome you all to another fine year at Hogwarts. I would like to welcome the new first years as well as the second through seventh years. As you all know, the seventh years will be leaving us at the end of this year and I would like to wish them the best of luck on their future ventures." The aged man began to clap his hands which led to a thunderous applause meant for the seventh years. As the students began to clap for the seventh years, the male Slytherins began to obnoxiously, "whoop!" The leader of the outburst was none other than Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. As the the clapping faded out, Hermione and Ron both glared at the still loud boys. Draco simply smirked at the two. "Problem Mr. and Mrs. Weasley?" he taunted, and an eruption of laughter exploded amongst the male Slytherins with the exception of Pansy Parkinson. Ron and Hermione both blushed colorfully, while Draco kept smirking, but turned around. Noticing their obvious embarrassment, he decided not to say anything else. He decided he would expose his wrath some other time. That was until he heard, "we're not married Malfoy, don't call me that!" from a familiar feminine voice. He quickly turned back around to glare into the face of Hermione Granger. "Oh really? Would you rather me call you by your real name?" surprised by his somewhat "nice" reply, she paused before answering "Yes." "Ok then, I'll call you by your name: filthy little mudblood." Hermione went numb. The students gasped in surprise as the looked at Hermione, awaiting a response. Normally the comment wouldn't have bothered her that much, but this time he screamed it at her from his table so everyone heard it. Everyone in seventh year was shocked. Because hardly any of the younger students knew what was going on they went about with their business and continued their conversations. Ron sat with his mouth gaped at the situation, it looked as if the world was paused for ten seconds, awaiting the highly anticipated next words. Harry saw that Hermione obviously wasn't going to say anything anytime soon so he stepped in himself. "Shut your mouth Malfoy, no one likes you." the whole group of people watching the confrontation quickly turned their heads as if they were watching a tennis match. Malfoy simply smiled, not a smirk but, a legitimate smile. "Oh I see, Potter is defending the mudblood because she can't stick up for herself, well done Potter, are you going to potty train her later too?" The other students, well now considered the audience, turned their heads once again to hear the comeback. "No I'm just sticking up for her because she's being the bigger person. She's not going to give into your stupidity." Hermione gave Harry a 'thank you' smile and he gave her a 'no problem' look back. "At least she's a mudblood who knows her place, sitting down and shutting up," Malfoy spat. Hermione's smile was quickly wiped off of her face and was brought into a look of sadness. The last two words out of his mouth just hit a nerve that she couldn't explain. They were so harsh she felt like leaving the Hall right now. Harry was left without a comeback and did not reply.

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