AN: Hello! This is my first story so reviews are wanted and more importantly needed. So without further to do.

Chapter one

Hermione's POV

It was once again time to board the Hogwarts express. She couldn't wait. The summer had been so long and drawn out. Last year she had gotten her prefects badge. Ron had one too. This year Harry had become Gryffindor quiddich team captain. They all had their own thing going on. Life seemed to be going good. However she felt strange. She felt unhealthy, sick almost. She had a funny felling in her stomach like all her insides were missing. She was snapped out of her thoughts when she bumped into someone.

"I'm so sor-" she was cut off.

"Watch where you're going mudblood" Draco spat.

"Malfoy" Hermione hissed through clenched teeth. She walked away like a mature adult when she just wanted to slap Malfoy. She always wanted to slap him which was odd because she was not a violent person. She then saw her two best friends Ron and Harry. All thought about Malfoy was wiped from her mind.

"Hi Harry. Hi Ron." She said hugging them. Both Ron and Harry had grown about a foot over the summer, making her feel even shorter.
"Hey Hermione. Come on, we've loads to tell you." Ron said gesturing towards the train.

Once they had found an empty compartment and ditched their bags Ron and Hermione went to the prefects' compartment. McGonagall hadn't started talking yet. The first thing Hermione heard when she interred the compartment was Draco Malfoy.

"Go away mudblood. You're stinking up the place and take weaselbee with you." Draco sneered.

"Shut up ferret." Hermione spat back. Wanting to slap him so bad she couldn't stand it.

Blaise's POV

Blaise was sitting in the compartment reading a book. Pansy was sitting waiting for Draco to return while Crabbe and Goyle were staring off in space. Suddenly the compartment door flew open and a nervous looking second year was standing there.

"Excuse me. Are any of you Blaise Zabini?" He asked.

"Yes. What do you want?" Blaise said not looking up from his book.

"I bring you a message from professor Slughorn." He said looking at Blaise.

"Okay." Blaise puts down his book and takes the letter. The second year hurries away without another word. Blaise read the letter twice. Slughorn had requested his presence at some sort of gathering. Even though he would like to continue his book, he went.

Hermione's POV

She was exiting off the train with Ron close behind her but she didn't see Harry, It was strange but she wasn't worried. She just knew he was probably already on the carriage waiting for her and Ron to arrive. However when they did not see him on any of the carriages she began to feel a little uneasy but still not worried. By the time they got to the Gryffindor table and the hat was done sorting the first years into their houses and everyone had started eating (including Ron who seemed not the least bit worried where his friend might be) Hermione was panicking. Who knows what kind of trouble Harry could have gotten into? She was a little relived where he sat down but only slightly seeing he was covered in blood.

"Where were you? And why is your face covered in blood?" she asked when he sat down next to her and Ron.

"Yeah where were you mate? We were worried sick about you." Ron said suddenly looking concerned.

Hermione shot him one disbelieving look before turning back to Harry. "So, where were you?" She asked again."

Harry told them everything about what he heard to Malfoy kicking him in the face, and he even told them about Tonk's protronus changing form.

"Well you know you shouldn't have gone sneaking around eavesdropping" she said in a very stiff tone.

Blaise's POV

The next day Blaise woke up bright and early. He took a bath, got dressed, and made his to the Great Hall. To his surprise he found Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle already sitting down. Crabbe and Goyle were stuffing they're faces as always but Draco was just starring whether it was at space or at someone Blaise did not know. He walked over and sat by them.

"Morning all" he said and started eating breakfast. Draco seemed to snap out of his thoughts.

"Oh, morning Blaise." He said still a bit absentminded.

"You okay Drakie. You look a bit pale." Pansy said sitting across from Draco.

"Yeah I'm fine just didn't get much sleep last night. My mind kept wandering." He said rubbing his eyes. Now that Blaise actually looked he could see that Draco hint of black circles forming under his eyes. His skin was a pale too then again Draco was always pale.

Blaise finished eating and went to the library seeing as he had a free period this morning. He checked out a book from the library and went back to the boys' dormitory to read. However he was a bit sleepier than the thought and quickly fell asleep while reading. He woke to find he had ten minutes before potions and decided better to go ahead and get up than risk sleeping through the whole class.

He waited until the potions class was dismissed then he went and took a seat. Pansy came in about three minutes later and plopped down next to him. She wasn't the smartest girl in the world but she was better than a Gryffindor. The seats started to fill in and Granger was the only one without a partner. Draco just did make it and was forced to take the seat next to Granger.

Blaise was eager to see how that tuned out. She would probably hex him or scream his head off or something like that. He was surprised to see them working together like civil human beings. He even saw Granger laugh. What was she laughing at? He saw nothing funny. In fact this dungeon was a very depressing place so what could she possibly have to laugh at. This was on his mind almost all of potions class. He continued to work absentmindedly and for the most part forgot Pansy was even there.

Hermione's POV

She saw that her usual partner, Parvati, was absent and was left with no partner. She didn't really need a partner she just always took one. At the last moment Draco Malfoy walked into the dungeon and sat down right next to her. She felt her hand twitch, wanting to slap him in but she restrained herself.

"Where's your usual partner Indian girl?" Malfoy asked as soon as he sat down.

"She was really sleepy at breakfast this morning so I guess she slept in." Hermione answered surprised that the first thing he didn't do was call her mudblood or scum.

"Don't know why she didn't just come to class and sleep. You probably do all the work anyway." He said getting out a quill and some parchment.

Hermione laughed. He didn't know how right he was. She had always done all the work and she just sat and read or drew or slept. She never did any work and her exams showed it.

"What's so funny?" He asked suspiciously.

"Nothing" she said quickly.

"Whatever Granger. Let's get started." He said rolling his eyes. They're potion went off without a cinch. At the end of class Hermione gathered her things and set off for the rest of her classes. She was on her way to the Great Hall for dinner when she was stopped by a second year girl.

"Are you Hermione Granger?" she asked in an abnormally high voice.

"Yes I am" Hermione said looking the girl in the eyes.

The girl looked away. "I bring you a message from Professor Slughorn." She said in her high voice. Hermione took the letter and the girl scampered away,

Hermione read and reread the letter over and over again. She couldn't believe it. She, a muggle-born with no famous witch relatives, was accepted into the slug club.

AN: That was just the beginning. I was trying to get a good start but I know it was boring.