I walked to the back of the Hogwarts Express, just dreading the next year at Hogwarts. Yes, it was my home away from home but it will be my final year to experience all it has to offer. The one thing I am excited about is that I did get an apprenticeship in potions, the only bad thing about that is that I will have to deal with Snape more then normal.

I see Ron and Harry, my two best friends the last six years. We've been through so much together. Harry Potter the soon to be savoir if the Wizarding world and Ronald Weasley, the sidekick…and me, the bookworm. We've been through basically hell and back, but we'll have to go through another war to have Harry kill Voldemort. I, for one will be right by his side and I know that Ron will too.

"OY MIONE'!" I hear Ron holler.

"Hey guys." I say as I seat next to Harry, and Harry hugged me.

"Hi Hermione." He said in my ear.

I guess that they took in my new make-over, that my cousin made me go through. I no longer had busy hair, but wavy. I applied a little make-up, black eyeliner, and a little black eye shadow, which brightened her chocolate colored eyes. She didn't dress as much like a book worm, but like a young lady. She was wearing blue jeans that fit her legs, and a pink tank top.

"So Mione' how was your summer?" Ron asked.

"It was alright, I spent the summer in America with my cousin. Oh yeah, I'm Snape's apprentice. Also headgirl." I said.

"WHAT!" Harry and Ron said in unison.

"Snape. Wants. Me. To. Be. His. Apprentice." I said slowly being a smart aleck.

"I know Mione' but he hasn't ever token an apprentice as long as he worked here." Ron stated.

"Anyways, how was your guy's summer?" I asked just wanting to get off the subject.

"Well mine was alright. I only spent a week at the Dursley's. Then I went to the Burrow." Harry explained.

"Yeah, and we played Quidditch most of the summer, or worked at the Joke shop with Fred and George." Ron told.

"Sounds like you guys had fun." I said to them.

"Yeah, but I wish you could've came." Harry said, with a smile placed on his lips.

Yes, I'll admit that I have had a little bit of a crush on Harry but the way he is acting it seems to me like he has something for me. I really hope he does. It would be a dream come true.

"I'm going and changing into my uniform, I'll be right back." I said to the boys.

"Alright Mione'." The boys said together.

I walked towards the bathroom and got changed without any hassle for once. But from the male population I was getting hungry stares. Then, just the person I was dreading to see, I saw. Draco Malfoy, son of a deatheater, and future deatheater himself.

"Mudblood, looking good this year." Draco said smirking.

"Ferret, get out of my way, I don't have time to argue with you." I said trying to walk around him, but he stepped in my way, smirking.

"I might have to take my father's advice this year about mudbloods." He said as he ran the back of his hand over the side of me.

I slapped him with as much strength that I had. I will not be disrespected like that from no one, but Malfoy worst.

"Mudblood, you'll be regretting that. Blaise is headboy." He said as he got up and walked away.

I then ran back to the compartment that Harry and Ron were sitting in. I don't know why but the way he said that, it felt like venom running through my veins, it scared me.

I didn't tell Harry or Ron what happened but I kept to myself. Harry kept giving me worried glances, and Ron kept asking what was wrong. I always said nothing but I knew that they knew me better. So after awhile the found out that they weren't going to find out, so they quit.

Before long we were pulling up the Hogsmeade, and we started walking towards the Castle, that is my home.