A/N So here is my first chapter of 'The Future Project' I hope you like it! Just to let you know everyone who died in the books are dead... So Snape, Hedwig, Dobby, Dumbledore, Sirius... oh except Fred, I wanted to include George in my fanfic but I couldn't do that without having Fred there!
The Future Project-
Chapter One
Hermione stepped on the train at platform 9 ¾. She was ready for the year and she had absolutely nothing to worry about; well except for the exams which would determine her whole future, but she preferred to think of these as fun quizzes. As she walked along the corridor, past several third year Hufflepuffs and the lady with the trolley (Hermione made a mental note to find out her name before her last year finished), she thought about who had made head girl this year. Although Hermione was not an overly arrogant person she was slightly surprised when she wasn't asked to take the role, though she suspected it was because she was retaking the year so had already had her chance to be head- all those who had been (or should have been in Harry, Ron and Hermione's case) in seventh year at the time of the war had been offered to retake the year due to the poor teaching they experienced last year- Hermione was delighted by the news as it had meant she and Ginny would be in the same year.
And then it hit her! Maybe Ginny's head girl! Although her best friend was a notorious gossip she couldn't deny that Ginny is a brave, intelligent and warm hearted person, she would make the perfect head girl. And as if on cue a tall ginger girl came squealing towards her. Hermione prepared herself for a tight hug.
"Herrrmmiionnneeeeekkkkkkkkkk !" Ginny squeaked as she threw her longs arms around Hermione's neck making her cough. "Mione, I got it! I'm head girl! I thought you'd get it but then I got it and Mum was so pleased and Dad got me a pygmy puff and it's called Millie and Auntie Maureen took me to Italy for a day and everyone has been congratulating me and my life is now complete, an engagement ring and a head girl badge – what more could a girl want?" Hermione giggled at her friend as she tried to keep up with her excited speech. She felt no jealousy towards her as she couldn't think of a girl who deserved the position more. As for the engagement ring, well, Harry had proposed to her earlier in the summer and Hermione, naturally, had been thrilled. That summer had been the happiest of her life; she had travelled to Australia to find her parents and restored their memory. She had then taken them to the 'newly refurbished' Burrow where she spent many happy weeks spending time with the people she loved. Although she and Ron had broken up mid August there was never even a teaspoon of awkwardness between the two. Her life was complete. All she needed now was amazing N.E.W.T.S results and a good looking, articulate man for her to marry. Her thoughts were broken when she saw two boys heading her way.
"Harry, Ron!" She shouted, grinning widely.
"Hey Herman!" they chorused together, Hermione scowled. Fleur and Bill's son, Victoire, called Hermione that because she couldn't pronounce her name, Harry and Ron had adopted it themselves as they thought it suited her more. "We've missed you so much!"
"Haha guys, I only saw you three days ago, you couldn't have missed me that much?" She replied cheerfully.
"We missed you tons! Home has been manic since you left, Ginny has been barmy, Head Girl this, Head Girl that, no doubt she has told you of her latest achievement?" Ron said half proudly, half sarcastically.
"Hey Ronald, I am here you know!"
"Sorry Gin, it's just, yo'know you've been all excitable. Like someone's given you too many red vines."
Hermione decided to step in before things got sour.
"So, who's head boy then?" She asked before gulping down lucozade, her new favourite drink.
"Draco Malfoy." Ginny said seriously. Hermione started choking on her drink and ended up spraying Ron with lucozade and spit. She stared at Ginny. "Pah! Just kidding"
Hermione sighed then offered a tissue to Ron.
"Nah, they've only chosen real seventh years, if you know what I mean." Ginny continued, "Matt Daystrike is head boy."
"Who the hell is Matt Day-whatsit?" Harry questioned.
"Daystrike," Ginny corrected, "and I have no idea, some Hufflepuff, never really noticed boys in Hufflepuff, more of a Gryffindor person..." she winked at Harry who leant over to kiss her. Ron winced, he still found it gross that his best friend and his sister were getting married, it was too weird.
"Hey, we're almost here, I wonder what it's going to look like, last time we saw Hogwarts it was a pile of rubble..." Harry said. The four sat quietly for a while as they travelled through the hills and mountains, each of them wondering what Hogwarts would look like; they felt like first years.
A few minutes later they got their first glimpse of the school, they gasped then smiled. It was exactly the same as it had always been, tall towers covered in climbing ivy, glorious gates with thousands of locks and bolts, stained glass windows showing beautiful mermaids and heroic knights and an amazing quidditch pitch covered in house flags and bunting. They all grinned cheesily at each other. This is where they belonged.
4 Months Later...
"A huge congratulations to our seventh years that have all done amazingly in their N.E.W.T.S, all of them achieving higher than their predicted grades. A special congratulations to Miss Granger and Mr Malfoy who both got Os in all of their exams!" Hermione and Draco looked at each other dryly for a moment before turning round to celebrate with their friends as Headmistress McGonagall carried on with her speech. "I hope you have all had a refreshing Christmas break and are all in the mood to learn! Oh, and finally please may I speak to all seventh years after the feast regarding you lessons for the rest of the year, thank you and enjoy your food!"
"Whazat-all-about-ven?" Ron mumbled while trying to stuff two Yorkshire puddings in his mouth. Ginny looked at him in disgust while Harry tried to stifle giggles.
"Actually Ron, I do know." Ginny said proudly.
"Tell" Ron said.
"No."
"Why?"
"You eat like a pig"
"Not a reason"
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is"
"Not"
"Is"
"Not!"
"I don't eat like a pig can I know?" Hermione broke in.
"Sure, I'll tell all of you, just don't tell anyone else!" Ginny whispered. They all nodded eagerly. "Well McGonagall told me she has turned the room of requirement into some kind of mini village, and our year will have to live there. We will have to get jobs and live like we would in the real world! She said there will be more but she will tell us in the meeting."
"Holy cricket! Won't that be exciting?" Hermione cried
-Later at McGonagall's meeting-
"So for the rest of the year you will be living in a village in the room of requirement, on one side there will be a beach, on the other a river and in the middle, a park. There are plenty of shops, restaurants and places to work as you will all have jobs. You will have to live of the money you earn so you must turn up for work. You will each have a house and you will share it with another person of the opposite gender, pairs will be listed in a minute. Your house shall be sized on how well you did in your exams, good results equal big houses and bad results equal small. Get it? Good. Finally you will each have to look after children. Although they are only simulations they will breathe and look like you and your partner. Also some couples may have more children than others!" Many of the males in the room had turned green while all the females looked rather excited, especially Lavender Brown who had recently become obsessed with babies. "Now I shall read out the list of pairs:
Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter
Hannah Abbott and Neville Longbottom
Ron Weasley and Pansy Parkinson"
Ron made a gagging nose while Pansy hugged Draco tearfully and slowly made her way towards the ginger boy who coldly greeted her; Ginny and Harry however looked ecstatic. McGonagall continued to read out the names on the long list, some pairings were obvious some were not.
"Hermione Granger and-"
Hermione looked around the room; there were only a few people left. Most of them were Slytherins, just her luck eh? Well as long as she didn't get put with-
"Draco Malfoy."
Oh shit... She was screwed.
A/N Yup so that was chapter one, sorry it wasn't very exciting, funny etc... I just wanted to put in some detail before the story starts! Please review but be nice :D Thank you!