Heya Chabbs here. just want to give thanks to the unbelieveable Crystal Phoenix who if it wasn't for i would have never wrote this. Oh yes enjoy and if you do review :)

Chapter 2

After what seemed like a lifetime the train finally pulled into Hogsmeade station.

"First years this way please" A shrill high pitched voice broke over the crowd. Hermione grinned. Hagrid had never quite been the same since he got hit by that spell. They had been unable to quite figure out what it was so as a result Hagrid had been left with a very high women's voice. Quite ridiculous but he lived with it.

"Hey Hagrid!" Hermione shouted over the chirps of first years. He smiled at her as she got swept away towards the carriages. She looked around franticly for Harry and Ron but couldn't see them anywhere they must already be on.

She stepped back in shock as she looked at the front of the carriages. Ah so these must be the thestrals she had always wondered what they looked like. She sighed as she realised why she could now see them. In fact she wasn't the only one that year going back and looking at the strange creatures in shock.

She piled into an empty carriage and resolved to catch up with Harry and Ron up at the castle.

"Any sign of Mione" Harry shook his head. "Oh there she is, not there. There. Mione!"

"Hey guys "She looked tired but glad to see them.

"So how was the train ride" The boys asked as she sat down at the Gryffindor table.

"Torture. How was it for you?"

"Alright I suppose" Ron said with a look to tell her that it wasn't. "It just seemed to drag on and on."

"Silence!" McGonagall's voice broke over the chatter of students "When I call your name you will place the sorting hat on your head and you will be sorted in to your house." Hermione smiled memories of her sorting and how terrified she was came back to her. Seemed a bit silly now to be scared of a hat. She clapped politely as "Cliffe, Charlotte" was sorted into Hufflepuff.

"Oh guys I forgot to tell you I'm in the heads room this year I'm moving out the dorms"

Ron whipped round "But but you can't." Hermione took on a defensive look about her

"And why not Ronald?" Harry saw Ron struggling for a reason.

"Who will help us with our homework?" He said coming to Ron's aid.

"Danzi, Hannah"

"Gryffindor!" Hermione clapped now ignoring the boys

"Phoenix, Crystal"

"Ravenclaw!"

"Hermione?"

"If all I am is a homework machine to you two why should I help?" She hissed to them. "Find someone else to help you for a change". Ron looked as if someone had just slapped him in the face and Harry well looked a bit taken aback. She looked at their faces.

"Sessco, Maria"

"Slytherin"

"I'm sorry guys last year's stress"

"Forgiven" muttered Harry. Hermione sighed this was going to be a long year. Possibly longer than the train journey. Great

Blaise stole into the Heads room at 1 in the morning hoping Hermione had gone to bed. She hadn't.

"Where have you been we need to talk about the heads stuff, schedule, prefect's patrol and other such necessities."

"Oh shut up Granger" Draco Malfoy came through the portrait hole. Swaying slightly. "Gosh they went to town on his place didn't they?" He was in an odd way right the main décor of the room was red and green. Sounds ghastly but oddly worked especially with the gold and sliver accents. Hermione gritted her teeth.

"Malfoy"

He looked around wildly "My god you're right it is indeed me. Your powers of observation never fail to astonish me. My god you're so smart it's sexy."

"I'm going to bed" She walked away leaving the drunken slytherins to their frivolity.

She was at her door when she noticed Malfoy behind her. "What you mean I can't join he laughed loudly taking a swig from his bottle. She shut the door on his face taking care to do it with as much force as possible. She collapsed on her Gryffindor decorated bed. How typical of Dumbledore she thought with a smile as she dropped off to sleep.