AN: This is my first fanfiction so hopefully it's at least decent. I know this chapter is kind of short but I have more, I promise. Also, I probably won't have a set day I update. Probably just whenever I finish a chapter. BTW, I plan to make this like a long fic so yup. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: All the characters belong to J.K. Rowling. I am not J.K. Rowling. If I were, I wouldn't be here writing fanfiction.

Hermione's POV

It's been a couple months since the Battle of Hogwarts. We've all been coping with our losses. Especially Harry, since he still believes that he made everyone die. I've reassured him thousands of times, and he's finally starting to believe that he wasn't to blame. Ron and I have tried getting a relationship to work, but it just didn't feel right. We figured that staying friends would be best for both of us.

I've decided to come back to Hogwarts to finish my last year and take my N.E.W.T.S. There is still two more weeks until I have to be at King's Cross to take my last journey as a student on the Hogwarts Express. I decided to stay at Ron's for a while to spend the remaining of my time before leaving for Hogwarts with him and Harry since they decided not to return to school.

One day, I woke up to the sound of tapping on my window. I grumbled and lifted my covers off of my head and looked in the direction of the window. I noticed a tawny barn owl that looked a lot like on of the school owls from Hogwarts. I opened the window and took off the letter attached to the owl's left leg.

I sat back down on the edge of my bed and opened the envelope.

Dear Ms. Granger

We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to serve as Head Girl. We are certain that you will do an exceptional job in aiding everyone who needs your assistance. As a privilege of the head girl, you get a special common room, which is at the end of the left corridor of the fourth floor. On your journey to Hogwarts, we would like you to meet with Professor McGonagoll and the Head Boy to discuss your duties at the compartment in the front of the train.

Attached to this letter is you Head Girl badge. We hope that you won't take advantage of your status and we hope to see you at the start of this term.

Yours Sincerely,

Professor McGonagoll

I don't know how many times I reread the letter but I still couldn't believe it. I've dreamed of this moment for 8 years and it's finally coming true.

As I walked downstairs to tell Harry, Ron, and Ginny the news, I heard whispering coming from Ron's bedroom. I couldn't resist urge to put my ear up against the door to listen in to what I assumed was his conversation with Harry.

"I can't do it! She's going to hate me!" Harry's voice whisper-yelled.

"Well it's either you or me and you know she could never hate you! And Professor McGonagoll even told us not to tell! She trusts us with this information."

"We can't just NOT tell her! She's our best friend."

"Bloody Hell what should we do?!"

Not wanting them to know that you were listening, I walked quickly to Ginny's room and knocked quietly. I heard the shuffling of feet and after a few seconds the door opened. I slipped in and sat down on the edge of Ginny's bed.

"Is everything alright Hermione?"

"Yes everything is great!" I said with partially fake enthusiasm. I was kind of upset over the fact that Harry and Ron were hiding something that seem important from I. Even though Professor McGonagoll had trusted them, I wanted them to trust me enough to know that I would never tell McGonagoll that they had told me.

As I showed Ginny the letter I had received, I thought over everything that Harry and Ron could possibly be talking about. Was it about their job? Nope. Was it about me staying here? Nope. Was it about them also going back to Hogwarts? Double Nope.

By the end of the hour, I had run out of ideas, and Ginny had finally stopped being excited for me. I decided to just wait and see what's in store for me. If they wanted to tell me, they would've so I just decided to forget about it.