A/N As i said before disclaimer on the fisrt chapter!!!! Enjoy...

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Three heads looked up in surprise as Hermione forcefully pushed aside the compartment door. "Hey Ginny, Harry, Ron." Hermione said, trying her best to sound cheerful.

"Hey Hermione." Harry and Ron chorused, while Ginny ran up excitedly and hugged her friend. "Hi Hermione! Great to see you!"

"Hey," was all she could say. She gave her a weak smile and sat back down next to her. She was afraid that if she opened her mouth again she would go off in a sudden rage and start going on about Malfoy. She didn't want him to ruin the only time she had with her friends. The boys got back to eating sweets while Ginny was eyeing her with concern. She obviously could tell that something was wrong, by the way Hermione was breathing deeply, desperately trying to calm herself down.

"Hermione," Ginny said slowly. "Hermione tell me what's wrong."
She flinched, took a side-ways glance at Ginny and said calmly "Nothing, and if there was something wrong you wouldn't want to know."

"Hermione I know you, now tell me what's bothering you." Ginny said gently.

"There's nothing wrong Ginny!" she exasperated.
By this time Hermione had caught the boys attention.

"Hermione." Ginny said in a firm warning tone, one which reminded Hermione very much of Ginny's mother, Mrs Weasley.

"Don't worry Gin you'll find out sooner or later anyway."

"Find out what exactly?" Harry asked curiously, his attention was averted to Ginny's pleadings.

"Yeah" Ron piped up, flashing a half-eaten chocolate frog (which was in his mouth) to the world.
Ginny ignoring them looked Hermione straight in the eye and said, "Hermione I would like to find out sooner rather than later."

Hermione figured she was fighting a loosing battle so she winced and said "Do you guys really want to know? Because you'll find out at the Great feast anyway."

Ginny looked almost desperate. "Yes, we really want to know!"

Hermione took a deep breath before revealing to her friends the sad news.

"Don't get mad at me, it wasn't my choice. I hate to tell you this but that insufferable git, Malfoy, is Head Boy."

"What?!"

"No!"

"You're shitting me?!"

"Nope and just think I'll be living with him and we have to do duties together and everything!" Hermione shook her head, sadly.

Ron being the insensitive one mumbled, "My life doesn't look all that bad now."
Hermione shot him a look,

"Thanks Ronald, Thanks," sarcasm clinging to her every word.

"Can we just change the subject now?" Ginny asked hopefully.

They spent the next few hours of eating sweets talking about their holidays. For Harry, holidays at the Dursleys were dismal as usual but it brightened up as he was allowed to stay at the Weasley's house. Their holidays had been exciting. Hermione however stayed at home with her parents, her mother insisted they didn't get enough "quality time" with their daughter.

"And that's when I got my Hogwarts letter saying I was Head Girl." Hermione finished.

"Just think of it Hermione," Ron said happily, "All the points you can take of all the Slytherins!"

Suddenly the horrible truth dawned on Harry. "Or all the points he could take off us," He said dully. "Remember what Malfoy did to us in the fifth year? Taking off points just because he simply didn't like us."

"Oh yeah," Hermione replied anger rising in her veins.

"Wait!" Ginny said urgently, "He'll be absolutely brutal to the first years!"

"I won't let that happen," Hermione stated defiantly, "Oh why the bloody hell did this have to happen to me?" Hermione whined helplessly.

Ginny put an arm around her shoulder, "I guess that's life Hermione, I guess that's life."

The train stopped and pulled up to Hogsmead station.

"Well I guess that's us, C'mon."
As Hermione stepped of the train she bumped into a tall stranger.

"Pardon me miss, The stranger said politely.
"Oh goodness sorr..."
Her words were stopped short when she saw who the stranger was.
"Malfoy?"

"Granger? I take that back!" Malfoy said roughly and pushed passed her.
Hermione didn't care what he just said she was shocked. Since when did Malfoy become such a gentleman? She thought to herself. Maybe that's how he gets girls.

The four of them got off the platform and after saying their usual "Hi" to Hagrid they made their way up to Hogwarts, where a new year began.

It's is gonna be a long way ahead of me, Hermione thought to herself. She took a deep breath and stepped into the Great Hall.

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