Hermione Malfoy

Chapter 2- the announcement

Thank you for reading, I know I have only posted the stories first chapter yesterday, I would hate not to get going even when I have time. Pleaseee review and give me any ideas you would like, because this is a fanfiction and is made up into what we all like to read.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harry Potter

P.S: the beginning will start with Draco's POV before he talks to Hermione. Just saying…

Draco's POV

As I looked around for friendly faces I only saw one bushy haired know-it-all Granger. Wow! She looks… good almost, he hair is tamed to make slightly wavy, it is much longer almost below her forearm, her breasts have developed and she has a fine ass, bloody hell… why am I thinking of Granger like this? I am becoming mad!

She looked different, but way more different without Weasley and Potter hanging around her like two lost puppies. I decided to, uhh… apologize about, "tormenting" her all through Hogwarts, and thank her for not throwing me in Azkaban. I am a Malfoy, apologizing is not what we do… this is going to be hard, especially to a mud- muggle-born like her.

I started walking towards her, when she finally noticed me, she turned beet red. And a confused look on her cute face, wait… Did I just use the word cute? Bloody hell, no, no, no!

As I thought about the times I was mean to her, I got that bubbly, anger filled feeling. Mother calls it "guilt" which I guess I have to do well, otherwise it will make it only worst. I am such a git for being mean to her, but that was the old Malfoy, I am the new Draco Malfoy.

As I got very close now I feel, nervous… (when did Granger make me, Draco Malfoy nervous?) the only time I felt "nervous" before was in the presence of Voldemort. Ugh, how I loathe that name.

Bloody hell, what am I going to say to her? 'Sorry, for tormenting you all throughout your childhood and teenage years?'… 'Thank you for not throwing me in Azkaban to rot?'… 'I am changed now so don't worry, I'm not going to curse your balls off?'… What do I say?

"Hi Granger…" I said in a shy, un- Malfoy like voice that made me want to smack myself, 'HI GRANGER?' I am pathetic, is that all I could think of in all of the words I know? Why hasn't she responded yet?

"Hello, Malfoy?" she asked in a shy, confused voice.

"So… are you here for Hogwarts too?" I asked, fuck! Of course she is going to Hogwarts why what else would she be doing here in the train station that only leads to one place, HOGWARTS!

"Yes, Malfoy do you need something, because the train is leaving soon and I'd like to actually be on it?" She asked impatiently.

"Well… you see… I don't know how to say it…" I said frozen, I can't think of anything to say!

"I'm sorry!" I spat out. Not the way I imagined apologizing to her at all. She turned red and confused.

"For what exactly?" she asked confusedly.

"Uh, for being so mean to you in school all these years, I am so sorry that I called you a mudblood and I hate myself for it, I was under the influence of my bastard of a dad who didn't care about anyone but himself. I am sorry I ever did anything that hurt your feelings. I feel so bad every day, even worst when you defended my mother and I. so other than I'm sorry , I need to thank you, otherwise I would be in Azkaban rotting all alone…" I finished by taking a deep breath. She looked flustered but then a small genuine smile broke on her petite face.

"Look Malfoy, I defended you and your mother because I never thought you were evil. As you said, your father was influencing you and you had no choice but to follow his orders, I do forgive you but I don't think Harry and Ron will so easily, so you have to earn their trust." She finished by smiling.

"Thank you, I hope this year we can get to know each other, because the war is past us and there is nothing holding us back from being friends." I finished with a Malfoy trade mark smirk.

We were interrupted by the Weasel and Potter.

"Potter, Weasley." I greeted in a serious tone.

"What are you doing here Malfoy? Back to ruin our year by bullying us every day?" the Weasel asked in an angry and frustrated voice.

"look I've come to make peace… so let's all just-" I was cut off by Potter.

"We don't want to make peace with you Malfoy, this isn't just some fantasy, after all those years of being mean to us, calling Ron poor, making fun of my past and teasing Hermione of her blood status, you think we can just forgive and forget?!" hissed Potter in an enraged voice.

"Fine, but Granger here already accepted my apology, so speak for yourselves." I said before turning my heel and walked away without looking back.

Hermione's POV

As Malfoy left I felt a blush coming, Ron and Harry are not going to be happy, but Malfoy's apologize really blew me away, he, Draco Malfoy actually not only apologized but THANKED me too. Maybe he has changed… he even looks fairly hot, wait what? No, well… maybe, he is still a git fresh in my mind, so NO crushes…

Harry and Ron looked confused and waiting for me to say he was lying, but…

"I know guys, but yes… I accepted. He has changed, plus the war has ended and we should look past our differences and become at least tolerable to each other." I said proudly.

"NO! Hermione, don't you remember what he did to us all those years? He always was calling you a mudblood every chance he had?" Ron pleaded.

"Ronald, you are the only one calling me a mudblood right now!" I shouted angrily.

"Sorry, Mione… I got carried away. I didn't mean too." He said sheepishly.

"It is fine, but if you two are not going to give him a change, then don't. But I can do what I please." I said surly.

"But," Harry started but I cut him off.

"No Harry, come on now. We are going to miss the train to Hogwarts." I said as I held onto my trunk and started moving towards the big old and shiny train.

I saw Ron give a shrug to Harry and started coming my way with Harry not far behind.

The train ride was the usual but this time it felt shorter being our last time going on it. It almost felt like we wanted it to last longer.

As we stepped into the great hall for the back to school feast, we were excited as if it were just yesterday we were stepping into the great hall for the first time oohing and ahhing. And me going on and on about Hogwarts: a history.

We sat in our usual place as we waited until Dumbledore came up to his usual stand and waiting for all our attention, which he had very quickly.

"Hello, fellow Hogwarts students. We like to welcome back all the students, and welcome the first years who will be attending Hogwarts for the first time. To the 7th and 8th years attending again to finish their N.E.W.T's which were left unfinished do to the war, and give you all an interesting announcement. But first we will have to sort the new students in their houses…" he went on as I thought about the interesting announcement… what could it be? I looked around to see everyone looking as confused and anxious as me.

The feast seemed extra-long since everyone wanted to hear the announcement.

"Well that is the end of our welcome back feast, years one to six may exit and go to bed. I would like to ask year seventh and eight's to stay behind for my announcement." Dumbledore said, all the students left other than the seven and eight years.

"Now I may tell you of the new law that has been made by the ministry of magic. You see, since the war… the wizarding population has gone down, and in order to have more wizards, the ministry of magic insists of each male and female to marry and have a child with that person in two years, one year to be married, the other to have a child. We at Hogwarts are not fond of this idea, but have no right to object. The pairings will be made by a personality test that will match you up with the person best for you, and um… "Couples" have the right to petition each other rather than be with someone else. Thank you. And if you have any questions you may ask now." After he finished talking everyone's mouths were agape and some were even red as blood. Even I felt the like to vomit, so much for not having a boyfriend this year.

Bloody hell… who will I be paired with?

A/N: I just love cliff hangers, ok, so chapter three will be up tomorrow and sorry I took long in posting this... life of a procrastinator (sigh)