A/N: here's another chapter! i just couldn't wait to post another one!!
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The two weeks passed by very quickly, and before either of them knew it, the head boy and girl were already on their way to the Hogwarts Express.
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"Now Hermione, do your best!! We know that you'll be great this year!" Hermione's parents called as she headed away. "We love you!"
"Don't worry, I'll do my very best. I'll miss you too! Goodbye!" she called back after her.
'Gosh, this is going to be another great year!'she thought happily. 'Now to find Harry and Ron! I really miss them!'
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"Draco, you be the best head boy that there ever was, ok?" Narcissa Malfoy said hugging her son.
" Alright Mum." he replied. ' Did she ever have any doubt?' he thought.
" I do wish your father was here, but you know him......meetings and all....." she said trailing off.
' I don't wish that he was here.' he thought. He really did hate his father. At the thought of Lucius, his fists tightened.
"Well, goodbye my son. Have a great year!" she said pulling him into one last tight hug.Narcissa Malfoy wasn't always this nice. She was only like this towards her son. She wasn't even this nice to Lucius. To everyone else, she was just snobby, rich , and powerful. But Draco was glad to have her all to himself.
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'Uh-oh. I'm going to miss my train!' Hermione thought, quickening her pace. She ran through the platform at top speed, and once she got on the other side, crashed into someone.
HARD.
Realizing what had just happened, Hermione pulled herself off of the ground, (she was not injured) and searched for the person who she had hit. She gasped when she saw who it was.
"OH MY GOD!!" she screamed. It was Draco,and he was, surprisingly, unconcious.
' I'm never running that fast through the platform EVER again.....' she thought. 'Should I help him? I really don't know if I want to. He has always been so mean to me.........the....the mudblood.' But her conscience got the best of her. ' Well, I guess I can't just leave him here.' She had no time left to ponder though, because the train's whistle was blowing. It was going to leave.
Hermione quickly put her things by the train to be put into the cargo cart, and then came back with the cart for Draco. She slid him on the cart, and carefully ran towards the train. She got on just as the train had started leaving.
' That was too close.' she thought giving a sigh of relief. 'Well, forget about finding Harry and Ron now..........' All that mattered now was finding an empty compartment. After several minutes of searching, she finally found an empty compartment, and lied Draco down on the seat across from hers.
" I had better tend to that enormous cut in Malfoy's head." she said. She didn't know any magical treatments for cuts and bruises(a/n: surprising, isn't it? well, she doesn't know, 'cause I don't know!!) so she pulled out a first aid kit. ' I knew that this would come in handy some day!'
(Several minutes later............)
"Alright. Now that that's done, all I have to do is get him to come around!"
Just then, the old witch with the food trolley came by.
'Well that's the ONLY luck that I've had all day!' she thought.
"Anything from the trolley dear?" the old witch said. She didn't notice the unconcious Draco in the next seat.
" I'll take three pumpkin juices, five chocolate frogs, two cauldron cakes, and two Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, please."
"That'll be seven sickles dear." the witch replied. Hermione paid the woman, and took her food.
' I'd better wake Malfoy up before I start to eat anything.'
She grabbed some pumpkin juice, and splashed him in the face. He was startled, and quickly opened his eyes. At first, he didn't have any clue where he was.
' He's up!' Hermione thought with relief.
' What happened?' Draco thought. ' All I remember was that I was walking to the train......' then he looked around. He was extremely confused.
"What happened Granger, where are we?" he said, trying to sound like nothing happened.
" Well...I...uh.......I bumped into you with my cart, right outside the train, and knocked...you unconcious......" she said turning scarlet. It wasn't very common for someone to get knocked unconcious by a cart.
"...........the train almost left......." she continued. " ......so I kind of carried you here."
Draco said nothing. There was an uncomfortable silence. He had never been saved by anyone before, much less a GIRL.
He didn't really know how to say this. ".........uh, thank you....." he said sounding unsure of himself.
Hermione looked taken aback. She had never heard Draco Malfoy, Slytherin King, thank anyone before. Why would he thank a MUDBLOOD then? It didn't make sense.
"Your welcome." she said uneasily. "Um, are you hungry? I got some chocolate frogs, and they should help you get some of your strength back." Draco nodded, took a chocolate frog, and took a large bite out of it's head. He was hungrier than he thought. He also had three more chocolate frogs, a cauldron cake, and some Bertie Botts' Beans.
"Are you feeling any better?" Hermione asked him.
"Yeah." Draco said eating a jelly bean.(a/n: he is now sitting up) Ten seconds later, he spit it out.
"Eww.......GROSS! VOMIT FLAVOR!!" he screamed, sounding repulsed.(a/n: you would too!) "Ugh............." he was now starting to look green.
Hermione noticed this, and couldn't help but laugh. She had never seen Draco eat Bertie Botts' before, and it was actually quite funny.
Draco noticed Hermione laughing. He went slightly pink. She was so pretty when she laughed. He had a sudden urge to make her laugh again. He stared at her, and held his gaze for a while. ' How can she be so cheerful all of the time?' he thought.
Hermione looked up at him. Their eyes met. She got lost in those eyes........she could stare back at them all day..........but wait, back to earth now. Hermione quickly turned away. She did not look at him for the rest of the trip. Nor did she mention this to anyone once she was back at Hogwarts.
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They soon arrived at Hogwarts. Hermione spoke to Draco once they were inside.
"Malfoy, you should go to the hospital wing, so Madam Pomfrey can heal those cuts and bruises."
"Whatever." he replied dully.
' I can see he's already getting back to normal.' she thought. Draco left for the hospital wing, and Hermione headed for the great hall.
Hermione soon found Harry and Ron, sitting at the table, looking extremely worried. She went up to them, and squeezed her way in the middle.
"HERMIONE GRANGER! WHERE WERE YOU?!!" Harry and Ron yelled. Everyone stopped talking, and soon, all eyes were on them.
" 'Mione, we were really worried!" Harry said pulling her into a hug.
"Well, I was.........." she paused and looked at everyone, still staring at them. They got the hint. They sure didn't want to see Hermione mad again.
"Anyways, I was running late, and as soon as I found the first avaliable compartment, I guess I fell asleep." she did not want to tell them about the "incident" with Draco, because she didn't know how they were going to react, and it was her business.
"Well, you should've used your brain, and came and found us!!" Ron hissed.
" I couldn't have you git! I was asl-" Hermione was interrupted when Dumbledore spoke up.
"Good evening students! I trust everyone had an enjoyable vacation? The sorting ceremony will now begin!"
Hermione told Harry and Ron about her summer, well, she tried to at least, but there were too many distractions from the sorting hat.
[ McFlint, Jonah----------------GRYFFINDOR!]
"You guys......" Hermione started.
[Heartly, Jennah-----------------RAVENCLAW!]
" I'll talk to you after the sorting ceremony!!" she quickly said.
[Kim, Susie---------------------SLYTHERIN!]
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(At the hospital wing.....)
"Mr. Malfoy! What did you do to yourself?"asked an astonished Madam Pomfrey. " My goodness! This year has barely just begun, and you're already getting hurt!"
She started searching for something.
" Who helped you? You've got muggle medication on you." she asked him.
"Hermione Granger." he said blankly.
" Well, she did a very good job helping you. Now, just let me clear up these cuts and bruises.........." she said shoving a bitter green liquid down his throat. Draco's cuts and Bruises were instantly healed.
"Now you had better get down to the feast before it's too late!" and she scooted him out the door.
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a/n: did you guys like this chapter?? this one was long! well.....it was long to me! but don't expect the others to be this long. i'm busy enough as it is! don't forget to R&R!!!
Starry Skies : D
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The two weeks passed by very quickly, and before either of them knew it, the head boy and girl were already on their way to the Hogwarts Express.
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"Now Hermione, do your best!! We know that you'll be great this year!" Hermione's parents called as she headed away. "We love you!"
"Don't worry, I'll do my very best. I'll miss you too! Goodbye!" she called back after her.
'Gosh, this is going to be another great year!'she thought happily. 'Now to find Harry and Ron! I really miss them!'
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"Draco, you be the best head boy that there ever was, ok?" Narcissa Malfoy said hugging her son.
" Alright Mum." he replied. ' Did she ever have any doubt?' he thought.
" I do wish your father was here, but you know him......meetings and all....." she said trailing off.
' I don't wish that he was here.' he thought. He really did hate his father. At the thought of Lucius, his fists tightened.
"Well, goodbye my son. Have a great year!" she said pulling him into one last tight hug.Narcissa Malfoy wasn't always this nice. She was only like this towards her son. She wasn't even this nice to Lucius. To everyone else, she was just snobby, rich , and powerful. But Draco was glad to have her all to himself.
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'Uh-oh. I'm going to miss my train!' Hermione thought, quickening her pace. She ran through the platform at top speed, and once she got on the other side, crashed into someone.
HARD.
Realizing what had just happened, Hermione pulled herself off of the ground, (she was not injured) and searched for the person who she had hit. She gasped when she saw who it was.
"OH MY GOD!!" she screamed. It was Draco,and he was, surprisingly, unconcious.
' I'm never running that fast through the platform EVER again.....' she thought. 'Should I help him? I really don't know if I want to. He has always been so mean to me.........the....the mudblood.' But her conscience got the best of her. ' Well, I guess I can't just leave him here.' She had no time left to ponder though, because the train's whistle was blowing. It was going to leave.
Hermione quickly put her things by the train to be put into the cargo cart, and then came back with the cart for Draco. She slid him on the cart, and carefully ran towards the train. She got on just as the train had started leaving.
' That was too close.' she thought giving a sigh of relief. 'Well, forget about finding Harry and Ron now..........' All that mattered now was finding an empty compartment. After several minutes of searching, she finally found an empty compartment, and lied Draco down on the seat across from hers.
" I had better tend to that enormous cut in Malfoy's head." she said. She didn't know any magical treatments for cuts and bruises(a/n: surprising, isn't it? well, she doesn't know, 'cause I don't know!!) so she pulled out a first aid kit. ' I knew that this would come in handy some day!'
(Several minutes later............)
"Alright. Now that that's done, all I have to do is get him to come around!"
Just then, the old witch with the food trolley came by.
'Well that's the ONLY luck that I've had all day!' she thought.
"Anything from the trolley dear?" the old witch said. She didn't notice the unconcious Draco in the next seat.
" I'll take three pumpkin juices, five chocolate frogs, two cauldron cakes, and two Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, please."
"That'll be seven sickles dear." the witch replied. Hermione paid the woman, and took her food.
' I'd better wake Malfoy up before I start to eat anything.'
She grabbed some pumpkin juice, and splashed him in the face. He was startled, and quickly opened his eyes. At first, he didn't have any clue where he was.
' He's up!' Hermione thought with relief.
' What happened?' Draco thought. ' All I remember was that I was walking to the train......' then he looked around. He was extremely confused.
"What happened Granger, where are we?" he said, trying to sound like nothing happened.
" Well...I...uh.......I bumped into you with my cart, right outside the train, and knocked...you unconcious......" she said turning scarlet. It wasn't very common for someone to get knocked unconcious by a cart.
"...........the train almost left......." she continued. " ......so I kind of carried you here."
Draco said nothing. There was an uncomfortable silence. He had never been saved by anyone before, much less a GIRL.
He didn't really know how to say this. ".........uh, thank you....." he said sounding unsure of himself.
Hermione looked taken aback. She had never heard Draco Malfoy, Slytherin King, thank anyone before. Why would he thank a MUDBLOOD then? It didn't make sense.
"Your welcome." she said uneasily. "Um, are you hungry? I got some chocolate frogs, and they should help you get some of your strength back." Draco nodded, took a chocolate frog, and took a large bite out of it's head. He was hungrier than he thought. He also had three more chocolate frogs, a cauldron cake, and some Bertie Botts' Beans.
"Are you feeling any better?" Hermione asked him.
"Yeah." Draco said eating a jelly bean.(a/n: he is now sitting up) Ten seconds later, he spit it out.
"Eww.......GROSS! VOMIT FLAVOR!!" he screamed, sounding repulsed.(a/n: you would too!) "Ugh............." he was now starting to look green.
Hermione noticed this, and couldn't help but laugh. She had never seen Draco eat Bertie Botts' before, and it was actually quite funny.
Draco noticed Hermione laughing. He went slightly pink. She was so pretty when she laughed. He had a sudden urge to make her laugh again. He stared at her, and held his gaze for a while. ' How can she be so cheerful all of the time?' he thought.
Hermione looked up at him. Their eyes met. She got lost in those eyes........she could stare back at them all day..........but wait, back to earth now. Hermione quickly turned away. She did not look at him for the rest of the trip. Nor did she mention this to anyone once she was back at Hogwarts.
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They soon arrived at Hogwarts. Hermione spoke to Draco once they were inside.
"Malfoy, you should go to the hospital wing, so Madam Pomfrey can heal those cuts and bruises."
"Whatever." he replied dully.
' I can see he's already getting back to normal.' she thought. Draco left for the hospital wing, and Hermione headed for the great hall.
Hermione soon found Harry and Ron, sitting at the table, looking extremely worried. She went up to them, and squeezed her way in the middle.
"HERMIONE GRANGER! WHERE WERE YOU?!!" Harry and Ron yelled. Everyone stopped talking, and soon, all eyes were on them.
" 'Mione, we were really worried!" Harry said pulling her into a hug.
"Well, I was.........." she paused and looked at everyone, still staring at them. They got the hint. They sure didn't want to see Hermione mad again.
"Anyways, I was running late, and as soon as I found the first avaliable compartment, I guess I fell asleep." she did not want to tell them about the "incident" with Draco, because she didn't know how they were going to react, and it was her business.
"Well, you should've used your brain, and came and found us!!" Ron hissed.
" I couldn't have you git! I was asl-" Hermione was interrupted when Dumbledore spoke up.
"Good evening students! I trust everyone had an enjoyable vacation? The sorting ceremony will now begin!"
Hermione told Harry and Ron about her summer, well, she tried to at least, but there were too many distractions from the sorting hat.
[ McFlint, Jonah----------------GRYFFINDOR!]
"You guys......" Hermione started.
[Heartly, Jennah-----------------RAVENCLAW!]
" I'll talk to you after the sorting ceremony!!" she quickly said.
[Kim, Susie---------------------SLYTHERIN!]
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(At the hospital wing.....)
"Mr. Malfoy! What did you do to yourself?"asked an astonished Madam Pomfrey. " My goodness! This year has barely just begun, and you're already getting hurt!"
She started searching for something.
" Who helped you? You've got muggle medication on you." she asked him.
"Hermione Granger." he said blankly.
" Well, she did a very good job helping you. Now, just let me clear up these cuts and bruises.........." she said shoving a bitter green liquid down his throat. Draco's cuts and Bruises were instantly healed.
"Now you had better get down to the feast before it's too late!" and she scooted him out the door.
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a/n: did you guys like this chapter?? this one was long! well.....it was long to me! but don't expect the others to be this long. i'm busy enough as it is! don't forget to R&R!!!
Starry Skies : D