Ron left and Draco, Hermione and Harry followed the Slytherin prefect to the common room. Once in the door, the prefect gave them the password, told them where the rooms were and left them alone. "Harry, I really appreciate what you did for me in the great hall. You can call me Bella like Draco does if you'd like" Hermione said shyly. "I don't like people who bully and belittle other people to make themselves seem more important." He replied sheepishly. "I have a letter to write so i will talk to you boys tomorrow." She stated before she walked to her room and sat down at her desk with parchment and quill.

"Dear Mum and Dad, well I got into Slytherin like I told you I would. The other houses didn't appeal to me, this school reminds me a lot of the schools where I went. There was a boy on the train who called me a mean name, but I was defended by a new friend named Draco Malfoy. The same boy tried to tell another boy he shouldn't accept where he was placed and again called me the same name. He was informed that he shouldn't treat others that way and he got mad at being told off and stormed away. Well, I am getting sleepy and have class in the morning, Love you so much Mum and Dad, I will write again soon. Love Hermione.

She placed it on her bedside table and went to bed. Professor Dumbledore had an elf get the letter and bring it to him. Opening the letter he read what was written hoping to get some information about anything. He was extreamly disappointed with her letter for both the lack of information and the open insultation of his favorite student. He sent the letter back to the bedroom and went to bed himself. The next morning, Hermione found someone to show here where the owlery was so that she could send her letter off, after which she went to breakfast to get her schedule from Professor Snape. She noticed the first lession was potions with said professor and the Gryffendors. She and the two boys went back to the dungeons to await class to start. They were let into the classroom and Hermione convences Draco and Harry to sit at the front of the room. When Snape walked into the room to start the lesson, "the first potion we are going to work on is the calming Drought. I want you to follow the instructions to a T. If you don't it will make you hystarical." He instructed with a wave of his wand the instructions appeared on the board. Hermione got the ingrediants needed for the potion and got to work.

Halfway through the potion, Ron threw a dungbomb into her cauldron, causing it to explode. Hermione became inconsolable while Snape tried to find out what happened. "I saw everything Professor." Harry spoke up while glaring at Ron hatefully. "Ron decided to throw something in her cauldron so that it would mess her up on her potion." He informed the man. "Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter please escort Miss Blackwood to the hospital wing. Madam Pompfry should be able to fix this mistake." Snape told the boys, "Mr. Weasly, you have detention with me for a week and 60 points from Gryffendor for sabatoging another students work." Snape sneared at the red headed boy. The mess was cleaned up along with the work Ron did, his cauldren about to explode itself.

Hermione was administered a properly brewed calming drought and was able to go to her next class, Defense against the Dark arts. Professor Quirall was waiting for them in the classroom. Before any other student showed up, she and the boys sat in the front of the class once again. They took notes for the subject the first day and got exceptional marks thanks to Hermione informing them of some of the things they missed. The next class they had before lunch was Transfiguration with Professor McGonnagall. There was a tabby cat on the desk and the teacher not anywhere to be seen. Hermione noticed the cat and nodded her head slightly, the boys following suite when Ron walked in. "Your going to pay for what you did you filthy mudblood bitch." he seethed at her before he saw his head of house looking at him angrily. "Mr. Weasley I do not allow that type of language in my classroom. you will have detention with me for another week. Professor Snape informed me about potions class. you are making your house look very bad." she ranted at him before starting class.

"today we will transfigure a match into a needle. Picture the type of needle that you want to change your match into and transfigure it when you feel comfortable, if you wish to look up more information turn to page 23 and read the chapter." she stated before sitting behind her desk to watch her students. Hermione, Draco and Harry were the first three students to get the match to a needle perfectly. Ron managed to just take away the head of the match at the end of the hour. All the students were dismissed to lunch. Hermione finished eating and made it to Charms before even Draco and Harry. When they arrived, a seat was chosen at the back of the class. They were informed about wingardium Leviosa. Once again Hermione, Harry and Draco were the first to get the charm on the first time. "Harry, you must say the incantation right. It is Wingardium Leviosa." Hermione corrected her friend. "thank you Hermione." He tried the incantation again and this time his feather floated into the air, much to Ron's disappointment. "Don't correct him you know it all mudblood." Ron yelled at the slytherin girl.

"Mr. Weasley you have dentention with me for the next 3 weeks for using that derogitory remark in my classroom." Professor Flitwick informed the angry boy. They were dismissed from class and Harry, Draco and Hermione went to the black lake to start on homework. They practiced the levitation charm on whatever they could find til dinner. After dinner they went to the library to write the papers for class.