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Hermione walked into the Great Hall with both Dumbledore and Draco. She nodded at both of them before going and sitting at her usual place on Gryffindor table. When she sat down it took awhile for Harry, Ginny and Ron to notice her as they were all shoving buckets if food into their mouths. Its amazing where it all goes. Hermione reached for a plate, that was until it got covered in food by Ron who decided to look up, see Hermione's physical changes and snort food out everywhere.

"Hermione is that you?" Harry asked while Ron sat there with eggs dripping down his face.

"Hey Harry" Hermione said with a small smile.

"You look…different" Harry stated as he started to look at Hermione's body, well that parts he could see anyway.

"MY GOD HERMS! Your looking god DAMN SEXY!" Ginny stated louder then Hermione would have liked. Ron was still looking at Hermione opened mouthed.

"My god Ronald, shut your mouth and try to keep your food in there." Hermione said. At that moment Dumbledore made his announcement.

"Miss Castimonia can you please come and stand with me?" Hermione nodded and made her way up to the staff table while Harry and Ginny's jaw dropped at the sound of her name, but for very different reasons. Ron, who had thought it was safe to take a sip of his pumpkin juice was proved wrong, as he heard the name that Dumbledore had called his best friend of seven years he couldn't hold his mouth shut which meant that Seamus was the one to wear it, along with Ron's eggs from earlier.

"Are you ready for this Hermione?" Dumbledore asked and got a nod in return. Dumbledore didn't need to seek the Great Halls attention as every eye was on Hermione. Hermione and Draco caught each others glance and both smiled just before Dumbledore started to speak.

At least I've gained a friend through all of this

"Seeing as I have all of your attention now is a better moment then any to explain to you why Miss Granger is no longer Miss Granger." Raised eyebrows could be seen throughout the whole hall.

"Miss Granger was never a muggle born student." The whole Slytherin table was looking interested for once.

"Miss Granger's real name is Hermione Cassandra Castimonia." Ron stood up at this point unable to control his rage anymore.

"HOW DARE YOU LIE TO US? WE BEFRIENDED YOU AND YOU JUST THROW IT IN OUR FACES! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! YOU PUREBLOODED WHORE!"

"MR WEASLEY! THAT IS ENOUGH!" Dumbledore hardly yelled so the Great Hall was quite scared.

"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted. Hermione was adopted. She didn't find this out until this morning when she woke up and looked into the mirror then ran into my office. She was adopted out because her family did not wish for her to be bought up in the prejudice world that is pureblood and magical. So your outburst Mr Weasley was not only stupid and hurtful but completely unnecessary as Miss Castimonia only found out her real identity this morning. You will now of course face detention with Mr Filch on Saturday night. Please make Hermione's transition an easy one. You may now all head off to class." Talking started throughout the Great Hall once more.

Hermione walked up to her friends on the Gryffindor table.

"Hermione I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude or any-"

"Shove it Ron I don't want to hear it. You embarrassed me in front of the entire school. You didn't even trust me. If I new my real identity this whole entire time why wouldn't I tell you? Huh?" Hermione was furious. Ron just stood there speechless. Ginny stepped forward.

"OH MY GOD! You're a pureblood witch! I should of guessed but, oh well! This is exciting!" Hermione smiled and the ecstatic red head.

"Hermione, I'll love you no matter what." Hermione smiled at Harry.

"Thanks Harry. Right now though, I think Ron needs a friend and for heavens sake its not gunna be me. See you in potions" Hermione smiled at Harry then left the Great Hall and made her way down to the dungeons.

Man this day has been so weird. Everything has been so quick. I mean I no longer dread dungeons thanks to the work Malfoy and I have put into the whole house unity. Ron can be such a butt head but that's ok I can deal with him like that. I wonder what potion we are brewing.

Hermione was sitting at a desk with Pansy behind Harry and Ron when Draco walked into and smiled at her. She reciprocated. Professor Snape walked in right after Draco sat down.

"You will be creating an obsession potion this lesson. Paris will be.

Potter – Goyle

Weasley – Crabbe

Castimonia – Malfoy

Parkinson – Longbottom

Bullstrode – Finnigan

Zambini – Thomas

Directions are on the board."

Draco moved to the one filled space next to Hermione and set up a cauldron. Hermione saw Ron try top catch her eye multiple times.

We are so not going to be the friends we once were

"Castimonia! God talk about take your time in acknowledging me" Draco said, unable to determine if he was joking or not Hermione decided to play it safe.

"Sorry not used to the new name." Draco Laughed

"Yeah that would be hard to get used to. So are you moving back to your muggle parents or to Aunt Lizzie's?" Hermione blanched.

"Aunt Lizzie?" Hermione asked. Draco looked up from his powdered toadstools.

"Oh god we aren't related! I thought I told you your Mum and my Mum were best friends in Hogwarts?"

"Oh that's right. Sorry Malfoy, it's just been a long day and its not even lunch time"

"That's ok. You'll get used to it. Anyway, Aunt Lizzie was a Gryffindor just like yourself and my mother was a Slytherin. They were the ones to originally try to put house unity into place. Their attempts didn't really work but there friendship was still strong. At first the school bagged them but apparently your Mother was quite skilled with her wand and people stayed well clear from them." Hermione was enjoying Draco telling her about her new family that she knew nothing about.

"So my families castle, where is it?" Draco looked up.

"um, well you see. It's right next to the manor. It is the biggest castle I have ever seen. I guess that's why it's called a castle. It's about six times bigger then Malfoy Manor and much nicer to live in. Your family is also quite rich." Hermione smiled. She liked the sound of her family.

"Thank God Voldemort's dead. I would hate to worship him just because I'm a pureblood." Hermione said and Draco laughed.

"Your parents would never of let you worship him. They would rather of died then put you through that. My mother felt the same way, that was, until Lucius took over her life." Draco's flawless face was set in to a thinking mode.

"I'm sorry about your Father Draco" Draco looked at his friend.

"Don't be. He got what was coming to him. I'm glad he died in the war. In fact I'm glad it was me that killed him." Hermione looked up at Draco who now had unshed tears in his eyes.

"Draco, I'm sorry, I didn't know"

"You must stop concocting your potions now. Have a quick drink then I will issue the next set of instructions." Snape bellowed throughout the room. Draco quickly went to the bathroom leaving Hermione to clean up.

Man that boy has been through a lot. Hermione your so stupid, bringing up a sore subject like that. I'll just have to make it up to him.

A/N : Hope you like the second instalment. Review and tell me how you liked it so I know to keep goin. Thank you, Next chappie will be longer I promise!