Chapter 1- The Train Ride to Hogwarts
~*Hermione's Thoughts*~
The beginning of the trip couldn't be any worse for either teenager. 'Why, oh, why did it have to be him? I mean, there are about two hundred other guys in the school.' "Earth to Granger, are you alive? Or are you thinking about a way to be a full witch?"
"Maybe I am thinking of a way to not have to talk to you for the whole year." Hermione smiled at him and stared out the window.
~*Draco's Thoughts*~
Draco was thinking about how his parents never say they love him, or how they never say "Have a good term!" like most parents do. He felt a bit of tears welling in his eyes. "Erm, Draco," Hermione felt kind of weird calling him bye his first name, "Are you ok?" "What? Oh, of course I'm ok," He wiped his eyes on his robe, "What do you think I am, poor?" "Well, no. I just thought you looked kind of sad." Hermione got up and sat next to him. "What's the matter?"
"Why do you want to know? So you and the dream team can mock me all year?"
"No, I wanted to see if I could help you."
"There is nothing you can help me with. It is my parents. They never say, "I love you", or "Have a good term!" I bet your parents do that."
"Until this year they did. They used to walk me to the platform and give me a kiss goodbye. They said they "Had a lot of appointments to attend"." "Oh. My parents weren't even home to say goodbye. I wish they would, though. Because whenever they send me owls, they are threatening me, or they want me to meet a new person during the holidays." Hermione put her hand on Draco's. "Don't worry. They will not want to do this later." Hermione yawned and leaned against the wall away from Draco.
~*Hermione's Thoughts*~
"Eep, Why is he telling me this stuff? Just last year I was his worst enemy. Apart from Harry and Ron that is. This is personal, he should see a counselor, or talk to Snape. He likes him like a son." Hermione thought, trying to look like she was asleep. She opened her eyes up really quickly and stood up. "Drac- erm, Malfoy, why in the bloody world are you telling me this?" Draco blushed. "Well, you see, um," Draco started to scowl at her. "Maybe because I wanted to tell somebody?" he said so loudly, people were sticking their heads out from their cabins. Hermione looked back at them and glared. "It seemed like last year you hated me," she said, smirking at him. "What makes you think I don't anymore, Mudblood?" Hermione gasped and glared. "Don't. You. EVER. Call. Me. That. Again. Malfoy." She was trying her hardest to hold back her tears. It had been a while since he had called her that, so it came at a shock. She took out her wand and pointed it at him. After realizing what she was doing, she withdrew and sat across from him and cried. He turned away and hugged her legs so he couldn't see her. "Why would Dumbledore do this to me?" she asked, "How come he couldn't have chosen Hannah, or someone else?" she sniffed and wiped her tears. "I really hate you, Draco. I really do." Draco lowered his eyebrows and titled his head to the left. "I never knew it would affect you this much, Hermione." She looked at him through her thick brown hair. "Hmm. Maybe it affected Neville the same way. Or maybe you should think before you act." He looked at her, walked over to where she was sitting and sat next to her. Hermione scooted further away from him so she wouldn't touch him. "Well, maybe it isn't what I do, Granger. Maybe I enjoy doing this." He saw the look on her face, "Or, maybe I should think. Maybe I shouldn't be so mean." Hermione laughed. "What is so funny?" She snorted before replying. "Hah, what would all of the other people think of you? Draco, the big soft Ferret!" She nudged him in the side. "Maybe it would be better if you were a little nicer.
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After about three hours of talking, Hermione had fallen asleep, and without noticing it, she fell upon Draco's lap. He smiled and wrapped an extra cloak he had around her, so she wouldn't get cold. After about another two hours, they arrived at Hogwarts. Draco sighed and shook Hermione awake, careful not to aggravate her. "What? Oh, are we there?" "Yeah, we are," Draco smiled at her. Hermione just glared at him and walked out of the compartment and headed for the horseless carriages.
~~~Draco's Thoughts~~~
"Wow, she's beautiful," Draco said, not being careful of what he was saying. Hermione turned around. "What did you say?" "Nothing. Who said it was anything about you, anyway Granger?" Hermione glared and walked off.
~~~Hermione's Thoughts~~~
"God, I hope he wasn't talking about me," she thought, climbing into one of the carriages. "Hermione!!!" said a voice in front of her. "Harry? Oh my god!! How are you?" She didn't realize she had climbed into the same carriage as Ron and Harry. "Long time no see," Ron said patting her on the shoulder. "You won't believe who head boy is." Hermione said, looking out the window. "Who? Neville?" Ron and Harry laughed. "No, Malfoy. And I had to sit on the train with him for eight hours. Now I have to share living quarters with him for a year. Argh! Why does it have to be me?"
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~*Hermione's Thoughts*~
The beginning of the trip couldn't be any worse for either teenager. 'Why, oh, why did it have to be him? I mean, there are about two hundred other guys in the school.' "Earth to Granger, are you alive? Or are you thinking about a way to be a full witch?"
"Maybe I am thinking of a way to not have to talk to you for the whole year." Hermione smiled at him and stared out the window.
~*Draco's Thoughts*~
Draco was thinking about how his parents never say they love him, or how they never say "Have a good term!" like most parents do. He felt a bit of tears welling in his eyes. "Erm, Draco," Hermione felt kind of weird calling him bye his first name, "Are you ok?" "What? Oh, of course I'm ok," He wiped his eyes on his robe, "What do you think I am, poor?" "Well, no. I just thought you looked kind of sad." Hermione got up and sat next to him. "What's the matter?"
"Why do you want to know? So you and the dream team can mock me all year?"
"No, I wanted to see if I could help you."
"There is nothing you can help me with. It is my parents. They never say, "I love you", or "Have a good term!" I bet your parents do that."
"Until this year they did. They used to walk me to the platform and give me a kiss goodbye. They said they "Had a lot of appointments to attend"." "Oh. My parents weren't even home to say goodbye. I wish they would, though. Because whenever they send me owls, they are threatening me, or they want me to meet a new person during the holidays." Hermione put her hand on Draco's. "Don't worry. They will not want to do this later." Hermione yawned and leaned against the wall away from Draco.
~*Hermione's Thoughts*~
"Eep, Why is he telling me this stuff? Just last year I was his worst enemy. Apart from Harry and Ron that is. This is personal, he should see a counselor, or talk to Snape. He likes him like a son." Hermione thought, trying to look like she was asleep. She opened her eyes up really quickly and stood up. "Drac- erm, Malfoy, why in the bloody world are you telling me this?" Draco blushed. "Well, you see, um," Draco started to scowl at her. "Maybe because I wanted to tell somebody?" he said so loudly, people were sticking their heads out from their cabins. Hermione looked back at them and glared. "It seemed like last year you hated me," she said, smirking at him. "What makes you think I don't anymore, Mudblood?" Hermione gasped and glared. "Don't. You. EVER. Call. Me. That. Again. Malfoy." She was trying her hardest to hold back her tears. It had been a while since he had called her that, so it came at a shock. She took out her wand and pointed it at him. After realizing what she was doing, she withdrew and sat across from him and cried. He turned away and hugged her legs so he couldn't see her. "Why would Dumbledore do this to me?" she asked, "How come he couldn't have chosen Hannah, or someone else?" she sniffed and wiped her tears. "I really hate you, Draco. I really do." Draco lowered his eyebrows and titled his head to the left. "I never knew it would affect you this much, Hermione." She looked at him through her thick brown hair. "Hmm. Maybe it affected Neville the same way. Or maybe you should think before you act." He looked at her, walked over to where she was sitting and sat next to her. Hermione scooted further away from him so she wouldn't touch him. "Well, maybe it isn't what I do, Granger. Maybe I enjoy doing this." He saw the look on her face, "Or, maybe I should think. Maybe I shouldn't be so mean." Hermione laughed. "What is so funny?" She snorted before replying. "Hah, what would all of the other people think of you? Draco, the big soft Ferret!" She nudged him in the side. "Maybe it would be better if you were a little nicer.
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After about three hours of talking, Hermione had fallen asleep, and without noticing it, she fell upon Draco's lap. He smiled and wrapped an extra cloak he had around her, so she wouldn't get cold. After about another two hours, they arrived at Hogwarts. Draco sighed and shook Hermione awake, careful not to aggravate her. "What? Oh, are we there?" "Yeah, we are," Draco smiled at her. Hermione just glared at him and walked out of the compartment and headed for the horseless carriages.
~~~Draco's Thoughts~~~
"Wow, she's beautiful," Draco said, not being careful of what he was saying. Hermione turned around. "What did you say?" "Nothing. Who said it was anything about you, anyway Granger?" Hermione glared and walked off.
~~~Hermione's Thoughts~~~
"God, I hope he wasn't talking about me," she thought, climbing into one of the carriages. "Hermione!!!" said a voice in front of her. "Harry? Oh my god!! How are you?" She didn't realize she had climbed into the same carriage as Ron and Harry. "Long time no see," Ron said patting her on the shoulder. "You won't believe who head boy is." Hermione said, looking out the window. "Who? Neville?" Ron and Harry laughed. "No, Malfoy. And I had to sit on the train with him for eight hours. Now I have to share living quarters with him for a year. Argh! Why does it have to be me?"
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