Disclaimer: The characters in this fanfic are from J.K. Rowling's brain, not mine I'm only manipulating the plot to suit my own fascination, with the exception of Jesse.

Author's Note: With school in full swing, I may not be updating as often as I'd like, but I will try my hardest to update at least once a week.

Chapter One:

A Different Look At Life

Hermione stood outside of the little blue house with her hands planted on her hips, inside her boyfriend Jesse was suppose to be getting ready to go out with their friends. Hermione Granger wasn't your typical seventeen-year-old girl; on the contrary she was quite different. Not only was she the brightest student in her school, but she attended a school for gifted people…witches and wizards if you might. But the Hermione everyone saw at Hogwarts was certainly not the Hermione her muggle friends knew. If you were to tell say Jesse that Hermione was a bookworm, or tell Harry that Hermione was a party girl you would be admitted to St. Mungos immediately. But this was how she liked it. She enjoyed her separate lives, it was fun to her. She was playing a part, a huge part. But now she was in the muggle world and she was waiting on her boyfriend of three years to open his door. She'd already been standing out on the porch for ten minutes and Jesse hadn't even made a move to crack the door even to let her know he was coming. This was growing tiresome, and Hermione was just about ready to bust into the house. Her short black skirt blew up slightly as a breeze passed by her. The breeze felt nice and she removed her black cashmere sweater and draped it over her arm revealing a low cut pink halter top.

Looking down at her heart shaped watch she sighed. The party was starting right now, and they hadn't even hit the road yet, and there was still at least a fifteen minute drive ahead of them. She was going to miss out on the beginning activities. Hermione was growing even more sick of waiting. Why did guys think they could do this? She wasn't about to put up with it anymore. Grabbing the door handle she turned it, surprised when the door slid open. It wasn't like the McKee's to leave their door unlocked, even with someone in the house, they were one of the most paranoid families ever. Assuming Jesse had just forgotten to lock it when he had come back she marched up the stairs to his bedroom.

"Jesse, open your door."

Inside the room Hermione could hear shuffling around. And the sound of someone cursing softly under their breath. The cursing one was Jesse, she was sure of it. Taking an annoyed stance Hermione stuck her hands back on her hips and tipped her head to the side waiting for Jesse to open up.

"'Mione is that you?"

She was about ready to throw a sarcastic remark his way but instead settled for a simple, "yeah it's me. What were you doing? The party started 10 minutes ago."

Just as she finished talking Jesse's blonde head popped out from behind the door. Hermione couldn't help but smile. She was so in love with Jesse that just seeing him sent her heart beating faster. But the expression on Jesse's face made her frown. He didn't look like her Jesse at the moment. Instead he looked like someone who had just got caught doing something very bad. She didn't even stick around to hear what he had to say, instead she turned around her light brown hair whipping behind her as she marched down the steps and out the door. Once outside she slammed the big maple door and burst into tears. Three years, down the drain.

Sniffling she made her way down the street back to her house. No longer was she planning on going out and having fun. Now was a time to sulk and reminisce all the good things that had happened between Jesse and herself. But her thoughts of Jesse were cut short when she noticed a prim looking owl perched on her desk beside her bed. Tied to its leg was a thick envelope with the Hogwarts seal. Finally, her book list had arrived. After removing the envelope she gave the owl a treat and it set off out her open window.

Tearing open the letter she was surprised when a badge fell out of the package. It was her Head Girl's badge. A huge smile spread across her face. All thoughts of what she had just been put through were pushed far from her mind as she pinned the badge to the front of her shirt. Immediately she snatched a piece of parchment from her desk and began to scribble letters to Ron and Harry telling them the exciting news. And asking when they were going to get together to get their supplies for the upcoming year. Nothing was going to diminish her happy mood now. After the letters had been completed she whistled and her tawny owl Orion flew to her and let her tie the letters to his leg. She watched for a few minutes as the owl soared away, off to deliver who news to the boys.

It was while she was mesmerized watching the owl become nothing but a speck in the sky that a soft knock sounded behind her. "Come in." She called to whoever was on the other side of the bedroom door. To her dismay it was none other then Jesse coming through the door. When she saw it was he she jumped up and stuck her finger right in his face before yelling at him.

"How could you do that to me! After everything we've gone through, you cheat on me!"

Hermione was fuming and her face was turning many different shades of red, one right after the other. Jesse was quivering watching his girlfriend. He had never in all the years he had known her seen her look so upset and hurt. And he blamed himself entirely for how she was feeling. Though what she was accusing him of was not in the least bit true. Never would he have thought to cheat on her. He loved her and had since he had first laid eyes on her when they were in nursery school. Of course back then he just thought of her as a friend, being that they were four years old.

"Hermione, get a hold of yourself I would never cheat on you! And you should know that. You've been my best friend, and now my girlfriend. Do you really think I would risk losing you by doing something so stupid?"

His declaration made the brunette stop for a minute, her petite hand dropping to her side as she scanned his face for any trace of a lie. But she didn't see one. He looked completely sincere. How had she thought such things? How could she have ever accused him of doing something so foul? Jesse was much better then that…wasn't he? Maybe it was just her insecurities. But then what was he doing that he was hiding it by not opening the door all the way, and why hadn't he been ready to go out with her when she had arrived?

"Then what were you doing? Why were you hiding something from me? I'm your girlfriend you are suppose to tell me your secrets, I always tell you mine." Except that I am a witch. Hermione would never be able to tell Jesse her biggest secret. It would be the end of their relationship, and he would hate her. Or, he'd just try to get her to do stuff for him with her magical abilities and either way she wasn't going to like it. So for now it would remain her secret.

"'Mione there are just something's you wouldn't understand about me…" Jesse trailed off. How could he ever tell her that he had magical powers. She'd think it was just a big joke and would laugh at him and tell him he was being silly. That there was no such thing as magic, that witches and wizards didn't exist. But that had been what Jesse was hiding. He had been doing his potions homework when Hermione had showed up.

"I'm sure I would understand just about anything you threw my way." After all, your secret can't be anywhere as grand as mine. Hermione was getting upset with how the conversation was going. Why couldn't Jesse just tell her what had been happening behind his closed door when she had showed up? Folding her hands across her chest, she stared Jesse down with a determined look on her face. She was going to get to the bottom of this, even if she was forced to use a truth spell on him. After all she was now of age and allowed to do that sort of thing.

"'Mione…I'm, well I'm…a wizard." Jesse looked up at her and was surprised when he was a huge smile cross her face.

Hermione was shocked, that had not been what she had expected Jesse to say to her and yet that was what had just slipped from his lush pink lips. She threw her arms around his neck and she kissed him full on. A bit taken back at first Jesse was slow to react but soon he had intertwined his arms around her back and held her close to him, as he kissed her back. He wasn't sure what the kiss was for but he sure wasn't about to turn away from it.

"Jesse, I'm a witch." The words slipped from Hermione's mouth as the couple pulled apart from one another. "I go to Hogwarts, where do you go? Why aren't you in the same school as me?" That was now going to confuse the poor girl. Why would Jesse, who lived just a few houses down from her, not attend the same wizarding school as she.

When he heard those words uttered by his love he nearly collapsed, but caught himself by tightening his hold on her. Hogwarts. He had thought of attending there, but he had chosen to attend Beuxbaton Academy just as his mother and father had. "My mum and father went to Beuxbaton was I decided to continue the family chain by going there for school. And this year actually mother persuaded me to go to Hogwarts instead. Because father will be the one teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts."

Hermione's jaw dropped open when she heard that Jesse's parents were both of wizarding blood as well. And even more shocking that Mr. McKee was going to be her new teacher. "Oh my gosh."