Chapter Two: Hogwarts Here I Come
Hermione returns home after the trail and walks up to her mom. Tears well up in her eyes as she watches her fix lunch. Hermione's mother turns around to see her daughter in tears. "Sweetheart what is wrong?" Hermione hugs her mother and cries "mom…I…I love you….and I am so sorry…I just wanted to keep you and dad safe…I...never wanted to hurt you…I…I don't have to…I…if you and dad want…I can give…" Hermione's mother push her back. "Hermione Jean Granger! You are not about to say what you are thinking! You love Hogwarts and the whole magical world…yes it is hard for your father and I but you are a wonderful witch and you are going to finish school!" Hermione wipes her eyes. "Mom…I" Mrs. Granger waves her hand in dismissal. "This came for you" Mrs. Granger hands Hermione a thick envelope with the unmistakable Hogwarts seal.
Hermione smiles and pops open the seal and looks through the papers there were five pages one more than the normal amount. Hermione looked through each paper carefully the first page was a welcome back letter form the new Headmistress McGonagall, the next page was a list of the books she would need, then the next two were the other supplies she would need and on the last page Hermione's eyes sparkled and she read aloud to her mom.
Dear Miss. Granger,
It is with great pleasure to inform you that you have been selected to be Head Girl this year. It is a great honor to be selected for, Head Girl and you were selected due to outstanding grades and determination to be the best person you can be. On the Hogwarts express you will meet in the Head's compartment to begin your year. Head boy and Head Girl share a common room. This is to help insure your time in working together. This will be a tough year but I feel that you and the Head Boy will be able to bring the feel of home back to Hogwarts. Congratulations Miss Granger. I will see you and the Head Boy in my office after the welcome feast and sorting.
With luck,
Minerva McGonagall
Headmistress
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
The Head Girl badge materializes on the table in front of Hermione. "Oh mom…I cannot believe it! I am Head Girl! I need to write Ron…oh and Harry and Ginny! I love you mom" Kisses her mother's check. "Hermione…Congratulations dear…I am so very proud of the woman you have become." Mrs. Granger Smiles and brushes Hermione's hair out of her face. Hermione smiles and hugs her mom before heading up stairs to write Ron, Harry and Ginny letters. When Hermione looks up Pig, Ron's owl, was sitting on her window seal. Hermione smiles Ron must have seen Ginny get her letter and sent Pig for my letters. Hermione ties the letters to Pig's leg, pets his head, and gives him a bit of her biscuit. She smiles as the small owl flies off.
Draco sits at what was his father's desk and looks over the family ledgers. Draco sighs and downs the rest of his fire whiskey. Draco dreamed of one day taking over the family wealth but not as an eighteen year old who was just released from charges of being a Deatheater. A large barn owl swoops into the window, Draco smiles as he pulls the letter from its leg. Draco give the owl the rest of his toast and opens his letter from Hogwarts. Draco looks through the papers there were five pages. He looked through each paper carefully the first page was a welcome back letter form the new Headmistress McGonagall, the next page was a list of the books he would need, then the next two were the other supplies he would need and on the last page last page Draco looked somewhat confused. It Read:
Dear Mr. Malfoy,
It is with great pleasure to inform you that you have been selected to be Head Boy this year. It is a great honor to be selected for, Head Boy and you were selected due to outstanding grades and determination to be the best person you can be. On the Hogwarts express you will meet in the Head's compartment to begin your year. Head boy and Head girl share a common room. This is to help insure your time in working together. This will be a tough year but I feel that you and the Head Girl will be able to bring the feel of home back to Hogwarts. Congratulations Mr. Malfoy. I will see you and the Head Girl in my office after the welcome feast and sorting.
With luck,
Minerva McGonagall
Headmistress
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Draco looks at the letter and frowns. This must be a mistake. He pulls out a blank piece of paper and quickly writes a letter to Head mistress McGonagall.
Dear Headmistress McGonagall,
I received a letter stating that I have be selected to be Head Boy this year. I feel that this may have been a mistake. Thank you for your time
-Draco Malfoy
Draco whistled for his bird and she came swooping in and landed on his shoulder. Draco petted his Black Winged Kite for a few minutes and tied the letter to her leg. "Take this to Headmistress McGonagall please." The bird flew of and Draco watched her go. Draco turned back to finish the ledgers and review the bill of his manor…He sighed…Malfoy manor was his. As Draco stretched and got up to join his mother for lunch. The Bran owl swoops in drops a letter on the desk and flies back out. Draco pick up the letter and opens it.
Dear Mr. Malfoy,
Thank you for your concern, however you were selected for the position of Head Boy. You may have a sorted past yet you are striving to better yourself and your grades are the second highest in your previous class and the year you are now entering. The other professors and I feel that this will help you with your progress. I look forward to seeing you Mr. Malfoy.
-Headmistress McGonagall
Draco smiles and walks down to tell his mother the good news. Draco walked into the dining room and smiles at his mother and has a seat. "Mother, I have finished the family ledgers and I have some good news." Mrs. Malfoy looks up at Draco and smiles. "That was wonderful dear, have a seat. What is your news?" Draco sits down and the house elves bring out lunch. "I have been made Head Boy." Mrs. Malfoy smiles "that is wonderful dear! I couldn't be more proud. We will head to Diagon Alley in a few days to get the supplies you need."
A few days later Hermione kissed her mom and dad goodbye to go stay at 12 Grimmauld Place with Harry, Ginny and Ron. As she stepped into the fireplace she saw her mom and dad smile and wave. The green flames danced around Hermione and she stepped out into Ron who scooped her up and kissed her deeply. Hermione kissed him back passionately until Harry cleared his throat on the couch with Ginny leaning against him. Ginny made a face and then laughed as Ron's whole face turned red. Ginny hops up and hugs Hermione. "Congratulations on being Head Girl! I know it would be you!" Ginny smiled as Harry hugged Hermione around her. Ron said "alright, alright! Now can I have a little time with my girlfriend before she runs off to school?" Ginny shakes her head. "Harry and I are making dinner tonight, it will be ready a six. That is five hours for you two to have alone." Ginny winks at Hermione. Ginny had told Hermione that she and Harry had taken their relationship to a more physical level. Hermione blushed at what Ginny was implying.
Ron however didn't seem to notice as he grabbed her hand "come on I want to show you what we have gotten cleaned up…Harry and I have even decorated our rooms" He pulls Hermione into his room and closes the door. "So…what do you think?" Hermione looks around the room. His bed was unmade with dark grey sheets and the walls were covered in Quidditch posters with players zooming around. She smiles the room is so Ron. When Hermione turned around to look at Ron his lips crushed onto Hermione's. She kissed him back with as much passion as she could muster. As they kissed Ron pick her up and carried her to the bed and tumbled in with her. Hermione kicked off her shoes and crawled on top of Ron. She looked in his deep green eyes and kissed him lightly. Hermione was a little worried about the first time they were to make love. So being Hermione she read several books and magazines: How to please your man, Sex tips for beginners, Safe sex for witches, and ways to make him moan. Ron deepened the kiss as his hands roamed Hermione's body. Hermione let out a soft moan as Ron kissed her neck and her collar bone. Her fingers found their way under Ron's shirt as he explored her body with his mouth. Hermione stops him long enough to pull off his shirt and Ron unbuttons her shirt and slides it off her shoulders. Ron looks at Hermione and rolls on top of her and kisses her deeply. Ron's hand fumble with the clasp of Hermione's bra and looks at her with frustration. Hermione giggles and unclips her bra as Ron eagerly cover her breast with his mouth and teased her nipple with his tongue. Hermione moans in pleasure and surprise. Hermione ran her hand down Ron's chest to his stomach and to the button of his jeans. Ron's breath caught as Hermione quickly unbuttoned his jeans and slid them off of his hips. Hermione moaned as she feel him hard under her hand. Ron kisses down her stomach and unsnaps her jean as he kisses her hips. He slides her jeans down her legs and slides his fingers into her wet center. "Oh Ron..." moaned Hermione as her finger nails dug into his back. Ron slipped off his underwear and Hermione's and climbed on top of her. Ron kissed and stared to slide inside her. "Wait Ron… hold on…" Hermione grabbed her wand and blushed and cast a silencing charm on the room and a contraceptive charm on herself. Ron smiles "God you are so smart…and sexy…" Ron slowly slides himself into Hermione. Hermione lets out a deep throaty moan as he started to move with her body. Hermione's eyes close and she moans and Ron pushes deeper inside her. Ron groans and rolls off of Hermione. Hermione thought it was rather quick but that it way out because they were learning together.
Hermione curls up into the crook of his arm. Hermione lays in his arms and feels like she has meant to be here forever. Ron smiles down at her and kisses her. "Hermione…I was thinking after you finish with school. We could move in together and you can keep the house and then we can get married and we can start having kids. You won't have to work." Hermione sits up and stares at Ron like he has grown a second head. "I enjoy school Ron and I am only 18. I don't want children yet." Ron looks hurt and confused "Why not? Mom had Bill when she was 18." Hermione gets out of the bed. "Ronald I am not your mother…I want to finish school…I want to have a fulfilling job…." Ron sat up and glared at her. "What?! Why the hell would you want to do that? We can get married first and then move in together and have children, you will be almost 20." Ron said as he pulled on his clothes. Hermione cast a quick Scourgify on herself and pulled on her clothes. "Ron you ruin everything we just made love for the first time and now we are fighting…why can't I do want I need to make me happy! Is it always about you?" Hermione pulls the door open. Ron turns red in the face "Why the hell do you have to have a job. I will make plenty of money! Plus we won't be able to have sex again for almost a whole year while you are at school" Hermione could feel the tears stinging her eyes. "Was that all that was to you Ronald…Sex…you are such a pig…yes I want to go to school…you know that I love school. Why would you think I just want to stay home and raise children?" Ginny and Harry step out in the hall to see Hermione standing in the door way yelling at a half dressed Ron. Ron walks towards her. "That is what I want, that should be what you want to…don't you want to make me happy?" Hermione shakes her head as tears fall down her cheeks. "Not when it makes me miserable…Ron…" Ron pushes past her "then maybe you should go be with someone else, did you fuck Malfoy after he was released? Because you sure knew a lot about what sex is supposed to be like." Hermione shakes her head "how dare you say that…Ron…I…read about it…I wanted it to be special for us…" tears were rolling down her cheeks. I cannot do this right now….I need….I need some space Ronald." She pushes past him. "Go on back to being the Deatheater's whore" Ginny shots an angry glares at Ronald and Harry shook his head. Ginny followed Hermione.
Meanwhile at Malfoy Manor:
Draco walks down the stairs to meet his mother in the main lobby. Draco picks up the box of floo powder and hands it to his mother. Mrs. Malfoy steps in to the fire place and simple says Diagon Alley, Draco watches the green flames dance and steps in after her. Draco steps out in to the Leaky Caldron and find all the patrons eyes on him. Draco looks down and takes his mother's arm and walks out the door. "Don't worry dear, people were like that with your father when he was an eligible bachelor, you are the third richest wizard in the world." Draco shakes his head at his mother. "They stare because I was a Deatheater, not because I am rich and single mother." The two of them walk around and gather all of Draco's school supplies and a few new robes. As Narcissia and Draco are getting ready to leave Draco spots Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley siting at a table. "Mother, I will be right back." Draco walks over to the girls table.
"Ginny please…I need to go…I am going to Diagon Alley. I need to get my school supplies…" Hermione sits on the couch and cries…Ginny pets her back and listens to Harry arguing with Ron. Ginny cast a charm that cleans Hermione up. "You and I are going to get our school stuff okay?" Ginny pulls Hermione in to the fireplace and tosses the floo Powder down and says "Diagon Alley." The warm green flames dance around the girls and they step out in the Leaky Cauldron. "I cannot believe he said that to me…we…I…Let us just get our stuff…" Ginny and Hermione walk around and get the things they need for school…Hermione also got a new collar for Crockshanks. Hermione laughed as she told Ginny about him eating his last one. Once the girls had gotten all of their school supplies they get some Butter beers at the Leaky Cauldron. "Ginny, I am I wrong to want to finish school and then get a job….He called me a whore…how could he do that…" Tears filled Hermione's eyes. "I read book after book because I wanted both of our first times to be special…I hate fighting with him." Ginny made a pained face about it being both of their first time. Hermione wipes her eyes and did not see the look. "I need to talk to him…" Ginny pets Hermione's arm "I am sure Ron and Harry have talked and it will be better when we get back. I am sure Harry cussed him out about the Malfoy comment." The girls laugh and Hermione dries her face with a napkin. A shadow lands across the table and Ginny and Hermione look up to see Draco Malfoy standing beside the table. "Granger, I wanted to say thank you for testifying for me." Draco looks to Ginny. "Will you tell Potter I also want to thank him?" Ginny nods. Hermione looks at him and nods "You are welcome Malfoy." He nods "I will see the two of you at Hogwarts" Draco walks back to meet his mother. "He looks rough…really tired" Ginny says as he walks out of earshot. "You should have seen him at the trial…bloodshot eyes, old nasty jail uniform, and he still had blood in his hair, he didn't get to clean up before…I would guess" Hermione shakes her head and picks up her bags. "Can we go? I want to talk to Ron."
The two girls' floo back to 12 Grimmauld Place when they step out Ron and Harry are sitting on the couch playing wizard's chess. Ron was winning. Hermione sat her bags down and cleared her throat. "Ron…Can we please talk?" Harry looks at Ron. "Yeah...I am sorry I called you a whore…I was just mad…I don't want to fight…I was being stupid" Hermione looks a little surprised "thank you…and I agree…I love you Ron. I just wanted…everything to be prefect." Ginny and Harry smile at each other. Ron gives Hermione a light kiss. Harry stands up "Great! Ginny and I will start dinner." Harry and Ginny take each other's hand and walk to the kitchen. Hermione walks over to her trunk and starts putting away her new school supplies. She smiles when she see the blank picture album she made for her finial year at Hogwarts. Hermione whispers "Hogwarts here I come. " After a very nice dinner Hermione was going to floo back to her parents' house and told Ginny she would meet her at platform 9 ¾ in the morning. Ron pulled Hermione aside and whispers "You know you could stay the night here with me…" Hermione's mouth opens slightly. "I…umm…Ron…I don't think that would be a good idea…my mum wants to see me before I go back to school" Ron kissed her deeply making her face blush and stepped back. Hermione hugged Harry and Ginny. Hermione stepped in the fireplace and she felt the green flames dance around her once again.