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Chapter 3: First Steps

As the early morning sun was rising, and excited Hermione rose from her bed. She was excited that she would be going to Hogwarts without the worry of her friends having to go on a Dangerous and mysterious adventures and that she could focus on her studying. However, a little voice inside her head told her she was secretly going to miss them but she was sure her life was going to be the adventure she wanted. Hermione was singing to radio and smiling as she packed up her things and drank her morning glass of juice with breakfast.

As she exited her bedroom and paid the bill. Feeling like the mature individual she was she started to make her way to train station so that she could catch the early train and miss the new year's, screaming and shouting about the new year they were going to have. She believed that most of the old student who would now be in their seventh year would be returning, due to them having no other opportunity but they would also be catching the same train Which would mean she could sit with Ginny. On the hand her curiosity would probably get the better of her of her and she would most likely wonder around the train so she could work out who was coming back to finish their education. As she wondered aimlessly to train station. Somewhere else in London was a man who had to catch the same train.

As he was walking to train station, he thoughts went back to the conversation he had with his new legal Guardian but also his professor.

"Mister Malfoy, we need to get you lawyer involved on this otherwise it will not be done adequately and that just won't do." Explained Mcgonagall

"Wait let me get this straight, you want to become my legal guardian. Why would you want to do that? I sided with the dark side." Shouted Draco.

"There a lot more to this then meet the eye Draco and I cannot really explain that without your lawyer being present." As she finished her sentence, his lawyer walked into the room.

"Minerva!" sounded a very surprised individual

"Patrick I can explain, I need you to read this letter and let me become Draco legal guardian, this needs to be done as soon as possible."

"Okay, give me the letter." Said Patrick

Draco looked so confused but new from his early years at Hogwarts to keep his mouth shut if he did not want to get into trouble. This meant he sat there quietly as his lawyer read over the documentations.

Patrick looked up and stared at her and said "If Draco agree, I can't see no problem, I have to take my client into consideration first you see Minerva."

Draco looked up and spoke in a tone that surprised both adults in the room. "Does it look like I have choice in this matter Patrick?"

Patrick answered him straight away, with a very short answer of nope.

That evening Minerva Mcgonagall had become Draco legal Guardian.

That evening in the same London flat that he had rent for the trials, he received a box, with new books and uniform. The letter on top of the box was address to him and it read.

Dear Draco

I am pleased to tell you that you will be returning to Hogwarts to finish your final year of education.

I do not wish for you to rebel against this idea, the reason for this is because I believe you are individual who will be able to come to some great success and you will need all the education you can get. Which means finishing Hogwarts.

I know you will be disappointed in this and probably had your own ideas on what you were going to do but I do believe this is the right move for you.

Thank you for understanding

From

Minerva.

So, that morning Draco got himself ready for the train, and he knew he could get the earlier train as well, so he could miss all the new students. He hated the idea of not knowing who was going back, however he knew Pansy was going back to Hogwarts on the simple matter that he was, she was just going to be a few days late. Which was fine with the new headmaster now that she was his legal guardian.

Suddenly he was falling to the floor; he didn't realise he had walked straight into someone. That someone being Granger.

Granger realise she was standing above Draco and thought for five seconds before she reaches out with her right hand to offer him a hand up.

He thought she would just leave him there like the arse he was. He had been horrible and tormented her for years and he did not understand the hand that was reached out to him. Nevertheless, he was going to try and change this year and be the man that he wanted to be, the man that none knew but Pansy, because they both shared secrets with each other and vowed that they would die with them secrets.

So, he took the hand, and she helped him up in pure silence. So, he spoke first, by saying "thank you."

This surprised Hermione in a manner that she was unsure about, so she said the most normal thing to say to someone who had made her cry, and second guest the idea of being Which was "it's okay Draco it no problem really."

Draco wanted to run and not been seen with her, as she was a muggleborn, but then realise that this was the same view that Lord Voldemort had and he wanted to change, so he tried to keep the conversation going, with the simple question "Are the golden trio all returning back to Hogwarts?" while they both walked down to the train station.

Hermione, thought process was going in to over drive, as to why the boy she hated. The man that watched her be scared for the rest of her life was trying to hold a conversation with her. But she was trying to take the high road of not being judgmental. So, she answered in a simple matter "No it just me they both had other opportunity given to them, so they took them. Easy way out if you ask me." She was going to try and give him the benefit of the doubt.

Draco looked at her as they walked down the station to the early train, he saw some people he recognise and wondered how difficult this year was going to be for him but then out of the corner of his eye, he saw Blaise and instantly thought he was a life saver and immediately said to Hermione "I would love to carry on this chat Hermione, but my friend is over there and I haven't seen him in six months, so I'm going to have to say Goodbye." This was done in his normal sarcastic tone.

Hermione thought that this was rather a nice comment from Draco and simply said good bye. Then she directly boarded the train. She found an empty carriage which was pretty easy as the train station was somewhat empty. She went straight into her bag and pulled out one of the romance novels she was currently reading.

Blaise immediately asked "Why was you talking to Granger?" and Draco simply answered "I'm trying to be different, I don't want to be someone who hates every single person who isn't a pureblood to be honest with you. Working as death eater might have influence me in the wrong way I guess." At that they boarded the train just before the platform was empty.

Things were going to change this year at Hogwarts but it was going be a good year.

Notes

Sorry I have not posted in a while, I was moving back to uni and I'm in my final year, so my work come first.

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