Hermione granger sat on the Hogwarts Express in the Heads compartment reading the book her father lent her before going back to school. Hermione couldn't concentrate on her book because she was still thinking about her dreams about Jacob. Staring out of the window, Hermione was thinking about the last Jacob dream she had.
Hermione's
Dream Hermione was swinging on a swing set in Jacob's backyard
that was overlooking the ocean and was being pushed by
Jacob. "Higher, Jacob, higher," laughed Mia. Jacob
pushed her higher and higher until she suddenly leaped out of the
seat and landed on the ground laughing. "Mia! Are you
okay?" panicked Jacob. Mia continued laughing while
trying to tell Jacob she was
okay. "Jacob...I'm....fine...I....promise."
"Hello, my name is Draco Malfoy. What is your name?"
Hermione realized that Draco didn't recognize her. She didn't think she had changed so much since her sixth year. Well, maybe her appearance did change drastically. Hermion's once bushy brown hair is now black with purple highlights and also falls in soft curls half way down her back. Hermione's body changed a little more since last year. The five miles she runs every day has a little to do with it. Her chest had filled out and her abs are more defined now. She has muscles in her arms and legs. Her waist is now toned and slim. Her make-up and wardrobe were probably the two biggest differences about her. She no longer wore loose fitting clothes. She now wore a black strapless lace corset with purple lace trim around the top and bottom and also has purple ribbons lacing up the back. She paired the top with a black pleated mini skirt with purple trim and black knee high Chanel boots. Hermione went from wearing blush and lipgloss to wearing purple eyeshadow, black eyeliner and purple mascara. She also wore a deep purple lipstick. She also decided to get a few piercings over the summer. Hermione got her tongue, bellybutton and her industrial piercing done. She figured since Draco didn't seem to know who she was, she would go along with it.
"Hello, my name is Alex," replied Hermione.
"Are you new this year, Alex?"
"Actually, no I'm not. I've been here for six years, well no seven if you count this year."
"Really? How come I've never seen you here before?"
"Maybe because I have changed over the summer so much."
"No, that can't be it. I would have remembered someone as beautiful as you."
"Malfoy, I can't take it any longer. It's me, Granger," laughed Hermione.
Draco's normally pale face went about three shades whiter than normal.
"Granger?! Bloody hell! What are you wearing?!"
Hermione just looked
at Draco flabbergasted. How dare he get mad at me for what I'm
wearing! "
"I know that Granger. What happened to you over the summer? You actually look decent."
"Really? Only decent? I remember quite clearly that you called me beautiful."
"I don't recall ever saying that. By the way, why did you lie about your name? I mean, you never lie, so why did you start now?"
"I didn't lie about me name, Malfoy. My full name is Hermione Alexandra Granger. I sometimes go by Alex. Why would you care if I lied to you, Malfoy?"
Draco was caught off guard by her question. He managed to recover quickly. "I don't care if you lie. I don't care about you at all," snapped Draco.
Hermione could tell that Draco was flustered around her now because he had already admitte dthat a mudblood like her was beautiful. Hermione decided she would not play into the childish banter that her and Draco would normally engage in.
"draco, calm down, please. Someone will hear you and after all. we are the Heads and we need to set an example for the rest of the shcool," calmly stated Hermione.
Draco looked at Hermione with disgust before he sat down across from her and looked out the window.
Hermione decided to put her book away and take out her journal.
September 1st I had another Jacob dream
last night. They seem to be coming quite frequently. Each time I have
there dreams, I am left with more questions than I started with. I
wish I could just see his face clearly. Every night since the dreams
started this summer I have looked to the stars before bed and prayed
to Merlin that I would see Jacob again.
Hermione waved a hand in front of Draco's face. "Draco, are you alright?"
Draco snapped out of his trance-like state to see Hermione waving a hand in his face and saying something.
"Huh? What did you say?"
"I asked, 'Are you alright?'"
"Yes. I am fine," replied Draco.
"Well, good. We have to get changed into our uniforms. We are almost to Hogwarts."
Hermione walked our of the compartment and down the hall to the loo to get changed.
Draco watched Hermione leave. After he saw the door close, he got up and went to the door to lock it and pull down the blinds so he could change. As he was changing, Draco was thinking about the freams that have been plaguing his sleep. Draco finished changing and unlocked the compartment door. As he was going back to his seat, he saw that Hermione had left her journal open on the seat across from him. He decided to take a peak inside the mind of Hermione "the insufferable know-it-all" Granger. What Draco saw in the journal startled him.
Every night since the dreams started this summer I have looked to the stars before bed and prayed to Merlin that I would see Jacob again.After reading the last sentence of her journal, Draco sat back and waited on Hermione to return. The entire time he was sitting there, his mind was trying to filter through the millions of questions that had suddenly popped up.
Hermione entered the Heads compartment ten minutes later to see Draco staring our the window with a confused look on his face and her journal lying open on her seat. Hermione panicked for a moment thinking Draco had read it, but decided a moment later that he didn't. She figured if he did, he would be teasing and taunting her about it.
When Hermione stepped off the Hogwarts Express, she quickly went to the boats to help Hagrid round up the first years.
"Hello, Hagrid," beamed Hermione.
"Blimey, Hermione, you've changed your appearance a lot."
"I needed a change. Bye, Hagrid. Talk to you later."
Hermione turned and boarded the first boat she came to. After she arrived at the castle, she turned the first years over to McGonagall and headed into the Great Hall. Moments later the doors opened and McGonagall and the first years entered. McGonagall went to the front of the hall were a stool and the sorting hat sat and started reading off names. Hermione tuned it all out thinking about Jacob. When she saw Dumbledore stand to make his beginning of the year speech, she tried to pay attention but found her mind wandering to Jacob yet again. Hermione barely rouched her food and just wanted this feast to be over with. She really needed to practice her dancing. Hermione looked up as she saw dumbledore stand up again. He raised his hands to quiet the hall. Once everyone was quieted, he began to speak.
"Now that everyone is fed, off to bed all of you. First years, please follow the prefects from your house. I will see you all in the morning. Will the Head Boy and Head Girl please stay behind?"
Draco and Hermione waited until the hall was almost clear before they made their way to the front where Dumbledore stood.
"I will be escorting you to your own common room. This year we have decided to let the Head Boy and Head Girl have their own private dormitory." Dumbledore led them through dozens of corridors and up several flights of stairs before they finally arrived at a portrait of a young ballerina and her ballet partner.
"Hello, are you the new tenants?" asked the beautiful young woman.
Hermione made to answer her but Dumbledore spoke before she could.
"Don't worry, Sophia, you will have a chance to get to know them later. Your password is unity."
Draco didn't want to hang around and chit chat so he said the password and went inside.
"Sorry about him. My name is Hermione and that lovely gentleman was Draco," said Hermione.
"Well, as Albus said, my name is Sophia and this is my dance partner, Anthony," replied Sophia.
"Nice to meet both of you. I would stay and chat longer but I am in desperate need of sleep. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," replied Sophia and Anthony.
Hermione walked into the common room and was astounded at how beautiful it was. Gryffindor and Slytherin colours were blended together so well that it didn't look Christmas-y at all. Hermione walked over to where there was a small library with all her books she had brought. She noticed that many were not her own. They must be Draco's. She looked to her left and noticed a stairway that had an arrow with the words "Head Girl" written on them. Then she looked to her right and noticed another arrow with the words "Head Boy" written on them. Hermione slowly ascended the staircase on the left and noticed a painting with a young girl swinging from a tree.
"Hello, my name is Hermione. What's yours?"
"Jaymie. You may choose any password you want for your room."
Hermione thought for a moment before she spoke.
"Jacob. I want my password to be Jacob," whispered Hermione.
The potrait swung open to reveal a gorgeous room with a four poster kind sized bed. The bed has red sheer linens hanging around the top of it. The top half of the walls are red with gold Gryffindor lions and the bottom half is done in a deep oak finish. She has a vanity table and mirror on one wall and across the room on the other wall is her armoire and chest of drawers. She went over to her bed and looked over to the opposing wall and noticed a huge mirror trimmed in gold. The room looks exquisite but the colours desperately need to be changed. With a wave of her wand everything red changed to purple and everything gold changed to balck. The Gryffindor lions changed to peace signs.
"That's better."
Hermione changed into some comfortable clothes and headed downstairs to read in front of the fire. Hermione went to the couch but as she turned to lay on the couch, she noticed there was a kitchen nook. She made her way to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water before she began reading. After about twenty minutes, Hermione fell asleep on the couch.
Draco came down the stairs to get a glass of water when he noticed Hermione asleep on the couch. He doesn't know what made him do it but he went over to her and put a blanket over her but as he was turning to leave, he heard her mumble something in her sleep that made him stop dead in his tracks
