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Time and Again

By: GaiNax *coughs* annchan

Chapter One: Back Again.

She was looking forward to her 7th year at Hogwarts, after all, she was announced Head Girl. 'Hermione Granger, head girl' she liked the sound of that. However, she didn't like the fact she has to dorm with her enemy … Draco Malfoy, since he's Head Boy. She shudders at the thought of his name.

"Mione!" She turned around to see her best friend, THE most popular wizard in their time.

"Harry … Where's Ron?" 'Ron' she thought. She had broken up with him on the last day of school. She reminisces…

"Guess what Ron? I'm going to Bulgaria to be an apprentice to some wizard. Dumbledore was able to get me that internship. I get to study charms all summer long." She hoped her boyfriend would be glad, hug her, or at least congratulate her. But all he did was look at her. Not in a way she would like him to.

"Bulgaria … isn't that where Krum is?" He spat out the name. "I forbid you to go! I cannot have you in the same place as that oaf. Remember … Dumbledore invited him to the ball we had on our fifth year? Remember what he did to you? Violate you? And you're spending your going to be spending your summer in the same vicinity! I think not! All in all, I can't have you go looking for him to have a good time."

She looked at him like she was about to kill him. "You forbid me? You can't tell me what to do! It's my life. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. And you're giving me the impression that you don't trust me. How could you NOT trust me? Have I ever betrayed you?"

"Not yet …"

"Ha! Not yet? Not yet? If you don't trust me, then forget you, I don't need you."

Those last words stung. Ron stood there stunned at what happened. It all became a blur after that …

"Hermione?" She snapped back to reality. "Are you thinking about what happened … you know … last year?" She nodded.

Harry wrapped his arms around her. "It's ok, he apologizes for what he said, …" He was interrupted by a sneer that came from behind. "You're sorry… aren't you Ron?" He pleaded at the boy behind them.

"No." he looked away and muttered "stupid mudblood" under his breath. Unfortunately, Hermione heard him. She ran onto the train and searched for an empty compartment.

She sat down, sobbing. "How could he say that? Did I do something really wrong?"

"How could who say what?" A boy asked. She didn't realize she said it out loud. She turned around to see who it was … none other than her worst enemy, Malfoy.

"What do you want?"

Draco grinned. "Just wanted to know what is wrong with you?" He tried to sound as sincere as he could, it was hard for the Malfoys, well for he and his dad anyways, to be sincere at anything. Unless it was something to do with plotting revenge.

"Nothing is wrong with me? What makes you think something is wrong with me?" She asked in her defense.

"Oh, probably the fact that you're crying and you're not tagging along Golden Boy and the weasel."

"I'm not crying …" she looked away, hoping he would just leave her alone.

"Not crying? So tears are just forming around your eyes, and you have a red stuffy nose. Yet you don't call that crying? Well whatever you call it … it still says something about you." He sat next to her.

She smiled a bit. "I don't want you to be nice just because you saw me crying. Go back to the way you were last year and leave me alone."

"I'm not doing this because I saw you crying." 'Really? Then why are you talking to a stupid mudblood?' a voice in his head asked him. "Leave me alone!"

Hermione was startled a bit. "I was in this compartment first, you're the one who's supposed to go away."

"Oh sorry…Mione. "

'Sorry? Did he just say sorry? Did he just say my name? What next? He's going to ask me out?' she asked herself. "Malf- err… Draco, did you just say my name?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing." He blinked. "Well whatever mudblood, you don't seem sad anymore, I guess I could leave you." He huffed and walked out of the compartment. 'Had she just used my name ... my first name?' he was dazzled. 'Don't get used to it …' said another voice in his head.

~ ~ ~

The knock on the door woke Draco. "Who is it?" He said spitefully. He didn't like it when people interrupt his dreams, even if it was about 'Mione.

"Such disrespect." A short man entered the compartment.

"Sorry Professor Flitwick.  I was just having a bad day I guess." 'Lying to a teacher … I never thought I'd see the day' he smirked.

"Well you aren't the only one. Seems the head girl is having a bad day as well." 'Mione…" he thought of her brown wavy hair, unlike the messy hair she had when he had first met her. "Mr.Malfoy?" snapped Flitwick.  "Sorry sir."

"Anyways, the reason I'm here is because since you're our top student, you have the opportunity to work on a very special, but very time consuming assignment."

"Top student? I thought Ms.Granger was the top student."

"Oh she is but Dumbledore wanted someone else to do this. She has too many things on her mind." He frowned. "I forgot to tell you, we're here. So get your stuff ready." He nodded.

~ ~ ~

The sight of the castle was the last thing she needed. She used to love school. Loved watching Ron at quidditch practice. Loved how he used to triumph at all his quidditch matches. Loved everything … until now. 'Why does he have to be such a prat sometimes?' She pulled on her cloak, grabbed her things and headed for the castle.

A/N: Sorry if this fic is slow now but it'll get better. Please review. By the way, to find out the coupling, wait for chapter 2.