2. Harry and Ron's arrival

"Good morning Mrs.Granger, and how are you on this wonderful bright sunny day?" Ron cheerfully said as he burst through the front door. Harry directly behind him walked in, in more subdued manner

"Oh hullo Mrs.Granger, It is a lovely day today!" he said with his grin stretching from ear to ear.

"Why hello boys, my oh my aren't we in good moods? I just hope that maybe it'll rub off on Hermione abit." Said Mrs.Granger sounding a tad concerned.

But Ron and Harry's faces were still animated with the same happiness and excitement, as when they first found out the news, which they were sure would turn Hermione's mood around.

"Don't you worry Mrs.Granger, we have some news that, we think will make Hermione pretty happy."

"Oh boys, you don't have to call me Mrs.Granger, Julie will be just fine. I think Hermione is in her room, you can go through and check."

Harry and Ron both looked at each other and simultaneously ran down the hall way into the backroom which lead to Hermione's room.

"Hermione! Hermione guess what! Guess whose leaving…Hermione?!"

The boys stared puzzled at the small bed in the corner of her room, was that Hermione, still asleep?

But it couldn't have been, not the Hermione they knew? They expected her to be up and ready to give them a lecture about being late, but certainly not sleeping in!

"Haha, looks like she must have had a late night she's usually up and about by now."

"Yeah, she probably couldn't sleep because she was to excited about seeing me, really we can't blame her."

"Hmmm…some how I don't think so Ron."

Harry walked from the doorway in her room and sat at the foot of her bed.

"Hermione...Hermione? Wake up." Harry whispered softly as he gently shook her.

"Harry let me." Ron said as he approached the bed

"HERMIONE, WAKE UP!" he yelled as he forcefully shook her shoulders.

A startled Hermione jumped, and was taken aback by Ron and Harry's presence.

"Oh my god, what…what are you guys doing?" Hermione blurted out, obviously quite confused

"What are we doing? Heh…umm…Hermione you're the one whose still in bed."

Hermione sat up in her bed and looked around.

"Oh, I must have gone back to sleep and not heard my…oh shut up Ron! Would you boys just get out and give me some privacy!"

Once Harry and Ron had left the room, Hermione stood up and realised that she was still wearing the clothes she had put on earlier that morning, so she just fixed her hair and went out into the kitchen were the boys were being offered some muffins.

"So, now that you're here, tell me what was so important that it made you late for our trip to Diagon Alley, I hope you realise that it'll be as busy as anything by the time we get there now. Oh I can't believe you boys sometimes."

"Geez…Hermione, it was only half an hour, and you were asleep anyway."

Before Hermione could respond to Ron's sarcastic wit, Harry had started talking.

"Hermione, we have the best news! You would never believe who might be leaving Hogwarts forever!"

Hermione suddenly became very stressed, she knew that Harry and Ron would be happy if one of the professors was leaving! No, what if one of hers was? She didn't much like snape but all the others were quite nice.

Harry saw the look on Hermione's face and thought he ought to tell her.

"Draco."

(A/N: Hmmm…I know that this took a LONG time to be posted, but I couldn't write! Writers block mega time, its not that I didn't have ideas, because I kinda have a pretty good idea where this is going, I just couldn't get into the story…. Strange I know…but anyway. Personally I think this is dead, TOTALLY DEAD and BURIED, but hey if you don't think so. Please, I beg you, REVIEW! REVIEW, and REVIEW !!!!!!)