Here we go chapter 2 of Nothing but dreams !
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˜ Chapter Two ˜
Hermione was making her last round through the Hogwarts Express, making sure that all students had left the train.
She collected a few things that were left behind and handed it over to Hagrid on her way out.
" Looks like a few students will receive a Remembrall for Christmas" he grinned as he took everything out of Hermione's hands.
" I think so too, Hagrid." she smiled at him.
Hagrid continued talking as he walked her to the carriages but she wasn't really paying attention anymore, her eyes kept scanning the area. She didn't see the new head boy at all and it was his duty to inspect the train with her.
' Nice way to show responsibility' she thought as she shook her head a little.
" Yer carriage awaits, Hermione" Hagrid's loud voice burst through her thoughts. When she looked up, she saw he had reached out his hand which she gladly accepted and with one swift movement she was lifted into carriage.
" Thank you." Hermione smiled and waved as Hagrid walked off to join the first year students.
" So how was your first assignment as head girl ?" Harry asked
" Quiet boring actually." She sighed as she let her head rest against the seats.
" What ? No students to rebuke ?"
" No Ronald, no students to rebuke." She replied shortly.
" It was just a question, you don't need to be so snarky." Ron huffed as he crossed his arms.
They all felt the mood changing as they watched the two of them bickering. Hermione's eyes were glowing with anger, she opened her mouth ready to give him an answer when Ginny quickly interfered.
" And did you see your mystery Head Boy ?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
Hermione shook her head and frowned.
" No, I didn't see him."
" You didn't ? How can that be ?"
" I don't know actually. He was supposed to help me during my round but he didn't show up." She shrugged.
"I see. You are partnered up with someone who is rather lazy than to help you with one simple task." Harry skipped in, raising his eyebrow.
" If they wanted someone like that, they could have asked Ron. He would have been brilliant in being lazy." Ginny laughed, causing Ron to growl at her.
" Not funny…" he scowled
" I thought it was amusing. You can't deny that it would be your ideal job." Ginny continued.
" Don't push it."
" Oh Ron, lighten up will you ? It was only a joke."
" Do you see me laughing, Ginny ?"
She rolled her eyes at her brother, choosing not to start an argument with him.
They remained silent during the rest of the ride.
When they walked through the black gates of Hogwarts, Hermione stopped, spreading her arms so no one could walk passed her. She looked at her friends with a determined look in her eyes.
" Mione ?" Harry questioned, looking at Ginny to see if she knew what Hermione was doing but she only shrugged.
" I'm not moving until we stop this." Hermione hissed.
" Stop what ?"
" This fighting Harry. We barely arrived and look at us already. It's ridiculous."
" It's not the first time we have had little arguments, it's normal." Ron commented.
Hermione let her eyes wander over Harry and Ron and sighed, letting her arms drop in defeat.
" Why are you so upset about it ?" Harry asked in concern as he followed Hermione to the entrance of the castle.
She shrugged a little : " I'm not upset."
" You can't lie , we can see it in your eyes."
" I just don't want to worry about having arguments all the time." Hermione sighed
" After everything we've been through, everyone we lost…I just want to make this year special."
The boys nodded in understanding.
They made their way through the halls of Hogwarts, their eyes darted to the wall on the right side of them.
At first sight the wall looked empty, cold but if you looked closer, you could see the tiniest change appearing.
Golden lines were becoming invisible , coiling around until they turned into words.
The ones who fought in the war
The ones who showed courage
The ones who gave their lives for others
They will be remembered
As heroes
Hermione was the first one, who looked away, the memory and the pain was still too fresh.
Harry came to stand next to her and placed his arm gently around her shoulder.
" I promise you Mione, this year will be special."
She nodded and gave him a little smile before she continued her walk through the hall.
" Come on. I don't want to be late for the ceremony."
" I wondered where that Hermione went." Ron grinned as he followed her.
" She never left." She whispered more to herself than to him.
They almost reached the Great Hall when they heard someone yelling.
" I said MOVE ! Are you deaf ?"
" You are not the boss over me."
There was a moment of silence before the other person replied, his voice dangerously low.
" What did you say ?"
" You heard me."
" Don't you dare speak to me like that again. Do you understand me ! "
Hermione furrowed her eyebrows, trying to locate the noises.
" Are you coming ?" Harry questioned, only to receive a quick wave of her hand.
" Go ahead you two. I will be there in a minute , I just need to know what's going on."
" Do you want us to come with you."
Hermione simply shook her head : " This will not take long."
Hermione made her way to the staircases, where the first year students were waiting to attend the festivities.
The first thing she noticed, was that professor Mcgonagall was nowhere to be seen. She was probably in the hall, making sure that everything was ready for the sorting.
And then she heard the voices again, this time much louder than before.
Hermione quickly glanced around until her eyes rested on a young girl, who looked terrified.
" What's your name ?" she asked friendly.
" Melinda Hintly." The girl answered, her eyes never leaving the door.
" Alright Melinda, can you tell me what's going on here ?"
" I don't know what happened. Professor Mcgonagall told us to wait here and not to make much noise. But when she left an older boy ran up the stairs and started to shout commands at us. He said that if we didn't listen to him, there would be consequences. He looked really angry so we listened to him except for Michael….and now…t..they are fighting." Melinda sobbed.
" Where are they ?"
Hermione watched the little girl pointing her finger to the middle of the stairs. Without hesitating she made her way through the crowd of students.
The screaming voices came closer and closer.
" Aw that hurts." Michael whimpered.
" Not so tough anymore, are we ?"
" Stop pushing me."
Hermione was looking at the older boy, who's back was turned towards her. But there was no doubt who it was. That blond hair, that voice,…it could only belong to one person.
She saw how the young boy flinched a little when his opponent raised his hand in the air.
" Malfoy !" she yelled loudly, making everyone turn their heads except for one.
Or he didn't hear her, which was complete rubbish because she saw his shoulders tense when she called out his name.
He was taking a few steps closer to Michael.
Or he was ignoring her, which was definitely the case right now.
" Malfoy !" she yelled again as she launched herself towards him, grabbing his hand in the process.
Hermione forced him to turn around and look at her.
" What are you doing, Granger." Draco hissed through his teeth as he pulled his hand out of her grip.
" What am I doing ? What the bloody hell were you doing, you nitwit ?"
" Watch your mouth. We are in the presence of younger students." He grinned.
" Don't change the subject." Hermione growled.
Draco sighed, he was clearly getting annoyed : " What are you doing here. Aren't you suppose to be with the golden boy and his follower ?"
Hermione chose to ignore the last part : " I'm here to prevent you from hurting this boy !"
" I wasn't hurting him." He smirked, rolling his eyes at her.
" Oh please…I heard you yelling at him. I even saw you pushing the boy."
" I still don't see the problem."
" And I do ! This will cost Slytherin several house points."
" I don't think that I agree with that."
" I don't care if you agree or not ." Hermione pointed at the badge, that was pinned on her robe. " I have to make sure that all students follow the rules. And as far as I'm concerned you violated the most important one…respect your fellow student and do them no harm."
" There s no need to wave your little badge in my face. I have one quiet similar to yours." He said, revealing his head boy badge.
Hermione was staring at it in shock, her mouth shaped in a perfect ' O'.
" And I believe that the rule is that both head girl as head boy only can take points from other houses if they agree with each other whether or not the violation was big enough to actually take house points. That's why I have to disagree with you Granger, I don't see any harm done so no reduction of points." He continued as his smirk grew wider.
" This can't be happening." She finally managed to say.
" It already did."
" You are joking, no one in their right mind would appoint you as head boy."
" And still here I am, holding the badge in my hand. "
Hermione closed her eyes for a minute, she needed to calm down and she didn't care that people were watching them curiously.
" Then why weren't you inspecting the train with me earlier." She breathed.
" Do you really think I want to spend my free time with you on a train." Draco shuddered as he made a disgusting face.
" You aren't even taking this serious !" Hermione huffed.
Before Draco could give an answer; the door of the Great Hall swung open.
Professor McGonagall stepped out, her eyes caught them immediately.
" Miss Granger, Mister Malfoy…what are you two still doing here ? "
She didn't wait for an answer as she continued.
" Go to your tables this instant."
Hermione quickly did what she was told, avoiding any eye contact with Draco Malfoy as she made her way to Harry and Ron.
This year would be different indeed, but not how she wanted it to be.
And there is the head boy, making already a memorable entrance...
So the story begins !
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