Chapter 2

"Okay" I finally said "but it doesn't mean that I trust you. You will have to earn my trust, but in the meantime we can be acquaintances".

"Are you being serious? I mean, not that I don't want you to forgive me, 'cause I really want your forgiveness and all, but if I were you I wouldn't forgive myself so easily, well not after all I've done to you and your friends and stuff... I'm rambling, ain't I?" I giggle at his cuteness, I mean, his nervousness and smile at him. "Would you mind if I stayed here with you?" He asks.
I looked at him suspiciously. "Okay..." He smiled nervously and sat right in front of me. I grab my book back and start reading again.
I get back into the story and after about half an hour I finish the book. Wiping away the tears from my eyes I look up to find Draco asleep. He looks so peaceful. Its kind of funny, actually. He's so tall he doesnt fit in the 3 sits and he's just laying with half of his body on the sits and his legs are just hanging in the air.
As I start giggling at my thoughts and suddenly feel the break of the train. We have finally arrived at school.
I stand up from my seat and shake Draco to wake him up and he doesn't even budge. "Draco, wake up" I whisper shaking him slightly harder than last time.
He wakes up and seems confused at first, then he opens a tiny smile and gets up, stretching. "God i'm hungry" that's the first thing he says. I roll my eyes. "Come on everyone's already getting off the train."
We get our bags and head off of the Hogwarts Express. I try to make a small talk on the way to avoid the awkward silence that seems to always be between us. "So..." I start, way to go Mione, I think to myself.
That's when Pansy Parkinson arrives. God, how I hate that girl. I still remember last year when she was the first one wanting to offer Harry to Voldemort just to save herself. She grabs he's hand, starting to take him away. He turns around and mouths to me 'Talk to you later, Mione. I have to go and solve something.'
I wave at him and make my way to the carriers all by myself hoping to find Neville. I really miss him.
I see him leaving the train, and go to him.
"Mione!" He hugs me as soon as he sees me.
"How are you?" He asks excitedly.
"Im great! What about you?" I answer.
"Im fine but look" he pointed his head towards a sobbing Pansy Parkinson who had just run into a carriege and locked herself inside. "Looks like Pansy is having a tough start"
Malfoy said he had to solve something. Hmm.
I hope she's alright, I mean I don't like her, but I've known her for so long and she looked so broken while going to the bathroom that it just makes me sad. I make a mental note to ask Draco about this later.
"Look, Mione! It's Hagrid!" Neville exclaims grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the semi giant that's waving excitedly at us.
After calling all first years to a line to get in the boats to Hogwarts, he came after us and entered a carriege.
"Hey guys! I missed ya" he said
We make a small talk until the testrals start pushing the carriage.
"Dont you have to go with the first years in the boat Hagrid?" Neville asks.
"Well, no one will notice" he chuckles, but after seing my disapproving look he adds "Oh there's no danger, the boats float by themselves. And, to be honest, i've always felt little sick in boats".
Neville laughs at Hagrid's remark and says "Chill, Mione. It's not like something is gonna happen to them. We won the battle, the wizard's world is safe now. We can enjoy our last year, since last we couldn't have fun..." He trails off going on the topic that I've been dreading since I decided to come back to school. I hate talking about the battle, it gives me so many bad memories.

"Well, the important thing is we're here now." I say, trying to make that tense atmosphere go away. "and I'm dying for eat the Hogwarts dinner again" I add, making Neville laugh.
"That's true. I missed the food there, the elves are pretty good cookers! Though we'll have to wait for the first year ceremony to end." He adds dramatically. We laugh and for the first time I feel that this year is going to be different.
I love Harry and specially Ron, but now I will have more time to concentrate on my studies and focus only on the subjects I'm taking (a bunch, by the way) and not on someone else's homework. Plus, if they were here, they would keep on fighting with Malfoy, and it seems like he's trying to change.
There's also the fact that when me, Harry and Ron are together it means trouble, which I'm looking forward to avoid this year.
As we get closer to the castle I hear people murmuring. The gig large walls that used to protect the castle were almost all broken, just as some parts of the castle walls. I feel sorry for all those people who had to spend their first years at Hogwarts at it's worst. But I couldn't say much, seeing all my years here have been aggressively interrupted by Voldemort or his followers. I sigh, still thinking about it when we enter to the Great Hall.
I stop in my tracks as I enter the room. Surprisingly the Great Hall is exactly like it was at the beginning of the last year. They must have had put so much effort on building it in time to the start of the classes. I wonder how many people were needed to reconstruct every single detail of this hall. I hear sighs of admiration from first years and the pupils who studied here before were enchanted by how beautiful the school is looking right now.
Everyone sat on their tables, except for the first years of course, and waited for the speech. When professor Mcgonagall got up the head masters chair I couldn't help, but think about Dumbledore. He was the crazy elder who always knew what to say and calmed people. McGonagall, on the other hand, was pretty direct and didnt talk much. I can tell that the people around me are thinking the same thing. Most students of our year didn't come back to finish the last year. From Gryffindor, only me and Neville, which means I'll have the dorm all for myself this year. And that's pretty awesome if I say so myself...
McGonagall talks for what seems like hours, since I'm not paying attention to her speech. I look around the halls and something catches my eye. Malfoy was looked at me and thinking hard I don't think that he even noticed that I'm staring back. When he finally notices that I'm staring he turns red and looks at his hands. I wasn't sure what was going on.
I look at him weirdly for a few seconds when McGonagall finally decides to end her never ending and super boring speech. Which I am glad for. And starts the ceremony.