~~~~~~~Chapter 3: Joyous times~~~~~~~~~~
Hermione walked down the train and looked in a few compartments searching
for Harry and Ron. She opened one compartment and saw Ron sitting by
himself.
"Hey Ron," Hermione scared him as she said that.
"Oh my gosh 'Mione! You scared me."
"Sorry about that. Why are you in here alone? Where is Harry?"
"Harry is in our compartment with his new girlfriend."
"Oh... Who is she?"
"She is Ginny," Ron said with a shudder.
"Oh I always new they would get together,"
"Hello!! This is my sister!" exclaimed Ron.
"I know. I know. Well I just came to find you to tell you that I'm Head girl."
"Well, that didn't come as much of a surprise."
"Yeah well I am going to find Harry and Ginny, see you at school," Hermione turned to leave.
"Wait! Who is Head boy?"
"Draco Malfoy."
"Oh ok, see you around." With that Hermione left.
"Wow Ron took that amazingly well. Hopefully he has forgiven Draco." Hermione thought.
Hermione went down a couple of compartment doors and saw Harry and Ginny sleeping in each others arms.
"Oh how romantic." Hermione cooed. " I think I'll tell them later and let them sleep." Hermione then returned to her compartment. When she walked in she saw that Draco was fast asleep. This gave her time to check out Draco. He had changed over the summer too. He face had a bit more color, but it still was pale, but not a sickly pale. His body was really well built. He now wasn't the little boy that needed to have body guards, he now had a really well built wall of muscle, but it wasn't so much that he looked fat. His hair had been cut so that he was able to spike it, in which he did spike his now. He also looked like he had grown. He was now a towering 6'4", while Hermione was considered to be tall she looked like a dwarf standing next to him. She was 5'9". Then she noticed his eyes, how they shone like a light, but were gray.
"His eyes are beautiful. Wait... his eyes?" Hermione thought.
"Hey Hermione. Like what you see? Not that I mind though."
"And the ego comes out. Anyways are you excited about this year?" "Yeah. I mean I can't believe I am Head boy. My mother is going to be proud of me."
"Yeah I have to owl my mom and dad when I get to school. They are going to be so proud of me."
Then a voice came over the loud speaker.
"We will be arriving at Hogwarts in 15 minutes, thank you," concluded the voice.
"Well we should probably get changed. I'll step out so you can get changed first," said Draco
"Thank you Draco. I'll hurry."
"No take your time I am in no rush," Draco said politely, then stepped out.
Hermione got changed then walked out of the compartment and told Draco to go use it. Pretty soon they were both done and were sitting together back in the compartment.
"I wonder what kind of duties we are going to have. Do you think they may be as important as planning a ball? I could really change some things that happen there. Not that there is anything wrong with the way the things are now, it is just that I could actually change some things..." Hermione babbled on and on until Draco interrupted her.
"Hermione, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but you rambling. And anyways we are here,"
"Oh ok let's go then."
Hermione jumped up and headed out of the compartment in search of a carriage. Draco followed close behind her and got in the same carriage as her. As they waited for one more person to get in the compartment they talked.
"You are really chipper. Did you drink caffeine before the trip?" asked Draco.
"Nope I am just really excited to be here. This is like my second home. The things here still amaze me."
"Yeah me too. I wonder if Professor Lupin is still here this year? And what about Professor Black? His class is so cool," Draco said.
Sirius Black had been cleared the summer before last because Peter Pettigrew had been captured, so Dumbledore had Lupin do Defense against the Dark Arts and Black do a class about dueling that covered everything from the most useful spells and the ways to block the curses thrown your way. And so that is what they had been doing last year and hopefully would be there this year again.
"Yeah I hope they both are here again," replied Hermione.
They both walked into the great hall together and went to their own seats. One thing had definetly changed. The hall was a bit empty and there was less chatter. Hermione supposed that it was because of the war. A lot of families had been torn apart because of the mass killings that Voldemort had arranged. It was a very sad time in their lives, but you just had to learn to over some things.
After staring off into to space for quite some time, Hermione decided to look what was up with the professors and why they hadn't started the sorting ceremony. As soon as she looked up Dumbledore started to speak.
"Let us commence with the sorting," he said. The new first years stumbled into the great hall, obviously afraid of being sorted though nothing would happen.
Pretty soon the sorting was over, and Dumbledore got up to do his opening speech.
"Welcome students to this year of Hogwarts. As you may have noticed the hall looks a bit empty, and you all may or may not know the reason why. Because of the war between the light and the dark side many lives as well as families were destroyed. Many of you lost friends, cousins, and maybe even parents and siblings in this war. Would you please all give a moment of silence for those who have been lost?" With that the whole hall dropped silent, except for a few sniffling. Many had tears silently sliding down their cheeks, mourning the loss of their loved ones. After a few minutes Dumbledore continued his speech. "Thank you for that. I am sure many of you appreciated that. Well now on to a more pleasant topic. I would like to announce tis years Head boy and girl. I have a feeling many may know who they are but I would like to say that I think these two will be wonderful to the school and the community. Well without further ado this years Head boy and girl are Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger." The crowd then burst into applause as Hermione and Draco stood. After the applause finally died down Dumbledore continued his speech. "Well along with those announcements there are these: the Dark Forest is forbidden and if you would all please check the list of forbidden items in Filch's office you will find that quite a few more items have been added on. Well it is now time for the feast and afterwards would the Head boy and girl please stay I have a matter to discuss with them. Thank you and enjoy!"
With a wave of his hand the food appeared and everyone dug in.
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Thank you to all of you who read and reviewed it means a lot to me. I will try and post these chapters as often as I am able to. Yeah I think that is all. Thanks and please r&r.
"Hey Ron," Hermione scared him as she said that.
"Oh my gosh 'Mione! You scared me."
"Sorry about that. Why are you in here alone? Where is Harry?"
"Harry is in our compartment with his new girlfriend."
"Oh... Who is she?"
"She is Ginny," Ron said with a shudder.
"Oh I always new they would get together,"
"Hello!! This is my sister!" exclaimed Ron.
"I know. I know. Well I just came to find you to tell you that I'm Head girl."
"Well, that didn't come as much of a surprise."
"Yeah well I am going to find Harry and Ginny, see you at school," Hermione turned to leave.
"Wait! Who is Head boy?"
"Draco Malfoy."
"Oh ok, see you around." With that Hermione left.
"Wow Ron took that amazingly well. Hopefully he has forgiven Draco." Hermione thought.
Hermione went down a couple of compartment doors and saw Harry and Ginny sleeping in each others arms.
"Oh how romantic." Hermione cooed. " I think I'll tell them later and let them sleep." Hermione then returned to her compartment. When she walked in she saw that Draco was fast asleep. This gave her time to check out Draco. He had changed over the summer too. He face had a bit more color, but it still was pale, but not a sickly pale. His body was really well built. He now wasn't the little boy that needed to have body guards, he now had a really well built wall of muscle, but it wasn't so much that he looked fat. His hair had been cut so that he was able to spike it, in which he did spike his now. He also looked like he had grown. He was now a towering 6'4", while Hermione was considered to be tall she looked like a dwarf standing next to him. She was 5'9". Then she noticed his eyes, how they shone like a light, but were gray.
"His eyes are beautiful. Wait... his eyes?" Hermione thought.
"Hey Hermione. Like what you see? Not that I mind though."
"And the ego comes out. Anyways are you excited about this year?" "Yeah. I mean I can't believe I am Head boy. My mother is going to be proud of me."
"Yeah I have to owl my mom and dad when I get to school. They are going to be so proud of me."
Then a voice came over the loud speaker.
"We will be arriving at Hogwarts in 15 minutes, thank you," concluded the voice.
"Well we should probably get changed. I'll step out so you can get changed first," said Draco
"Thank you Draco. I'll hurry."
"No take your time I am in no rush," Draco said politely, then stepped out.
Hermione got changed then walked out of the compartment and told Draco to go use it. Pretty soon they were both done and were sitting together back in the compartment.
"I wonder what kind of duties we are going to have. Do you think they may be as important as planning a ball? I could really change some things that happen there. Not that there is anything wrong with the way the things are now, it is just that I could actually change some things..." Hermione babbled on and on until Draco interrupted her.
"Hermione, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but you rambling. And anyways we are here,"
"Oh ok let's go then."
Hermione jumped up and headed out of the compartment in search of a carriage. Draco followed close behind her and got in the same carriage as her. As they waited for one more person to get in the compartment they talked.
"You are really chipper. Did you drink caffeine before the trip?" asked Draco.
"Nope I am just really excited to be here. This is like my second home. The things here still amaze me."
"Yeah me too. I wonder if Professor Lupin is still here this year? And what about Professor Black? His class is so cool," Draco said.
Sirius Black had been cleared the summer before last because Peter Pettigrew had been captured, so Dumbledore had Lupin do Defense against the Dark Arts and Black do a class about dueling that covered everything from the most useful spells and the ways to block the curses thrown your way. And so that is what they had been doing last year and hopefully would be there this year again.
"Yeah I hope they both are here again," replied Hermione.
They both walked into the great hall together and went to their own seats. One thing had definetly changed. The hall was a bit empty and there was less chatter. Hermione supposed that it was because of the war. A lot of families had been torn apart because of the mass killings that Voldemort had arranged. It was a very sad time in their lives, but you just had to learn to over some things.
After staring off into to space for quite some time, Hermione decided to look what was up with the professors and why they hadn't started the sorting ceremony. As soon as she looked up Dumbledore started to speak.
"Let us commence with the sorting," he said. The new first years stumbled into the great hall, obviously afraid of being sorted though nothing would happen.
Pretty soon the sorting was over, and Dumbledore got up to do his opening speech.
"Welcome students to this year of Hogwarts. As you may have noticed the hall looks a bit empty, and you all may or may not know the reason why. Because of the war between the light and the dark side many lives as well as families were destroyed. Many of you lost friends, cousins, and maybe even parents and siblings in this war. Would you please all give a moment of silence for those who have been lost?" With that the whole hall dropped silent, except for a few sniffling. Many had tears silently sliding down their cheeks, mourning the loss of their loved ones. After a few minutes Dumbledore continued his speech. "Thank you for that. I am sure many of you appreciated that. Well now on to a more pleasant topic. I would like to announce tis years Head boy and girl. I have a feeling many may know who they are but I would like to say that I think these two will be wonderful to the school and the community. Well without further ado this years Head boy and girl are Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger." The crowd then burst into applause as Hermione and Draco stood. After the applause finally died down Dumbledore continued his speech. "Well along with those announcements there are these: the Dark Forest is forbidden and if you would all please check the list of forbidden items in Filch's office you will find that quite a few more items have been added on. Well it is now time for the feast and afterwards would the Head boy and girl please stay I have a matter to discuss with them. Thank you and enjoy!"
With a wave of his hand the food appeared and everyone dug in.
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Thank you to all of you who read and reviewed it means a lot to me. I will try and post these chapters as often as I am able to. Yeah I think that is all. Thanks and please r&r.