CHAPTER 2
"Okay'' thought Hermione as she realized both her friends had left her standing by herself in the corner. 'I'll just go down to breakfast on my OWN'.
And she went across the room to the portrait hole, and exited the common room that was emptying by the second.
She took the second turn to the left and went down the 2nd floor stairs to the Great Hall for breakfast.
As usual the first morning breakfast was healthy and nutritious with filling meals and plenty of fresh fruit.
Hermione told Ron off for being childish and he let her know that it was only payback for scaring him and Harry so much.
The breakfast went well, with Ginny sneaking small glances in Harry's direction every few seconds.
Hermione nudged her friend and advised her to not look so obvious.
Ginny took it seriously but managed only to look more obvious by ignoring Harry's presence completely.
The end of the meal left Harry pondering at to what he had done to make Ginny ignore him. Hermione smiled and said "You figure it out Harry".
Ron laughed and punched Harry on the shoulder and winked towards Ginny.
Hermione left her friends and headed to her first class for the year.
Arithmancy, her 2nd favourite subject.
She entered the class early as usual, opening the huge wooden carved doors and stepping inside to be greeted by the new Arithmancy teacher Professor Operari.
He greeted her with a warm smile and congratulated her on making Head Girl and getting the top marks in last years Arithmancy class.
Hermione blushed slightly and thanked the new professor.
When all the students had piled into the classroom the lesson had begun and Hermione was seated in the front bench of the class.
"Ms Granger would please like to hand out these parchments, explaining in detail the assignment you are assigned to this term."
Hermione gladly stood up and received the pieces of parchment from the awaiting professor.
She was up to the last row of benches, occasionally stopping to say hello to her old classmates.
She started on the last row and stopped abruptly when she came across a new pupil, a tall, blonde teenager she didn't recognize.
She decided to welcome this new student into the class, being the kind Head Girl that she was.
"Hi, I'm Hermione Granger, nice to meet you" she smiled at the boy who had his head on the desk.
He suddenly jerked up and Hermione backed away.
"Excuse me Mudblood? Where you talking to me? Do you think you're pulling some kind of joke?" It was Malfoy.
The same cold icy tone of voice washed over her like a haunted memory coming back.
Feeling she couldn't explain herself to him, she shoved the piece of parchment on his table and moved onto the next person.
Malfoy smirked and returned his attention towards the front of the class where the professor had started to write notes on the blackboard.
"Class, if you look at the parchment Ms Granger has just given out to all of you, you will see a new assignment that you will start to work on in this lesson. It is to be handed in to me in 6 weeks time. You are to research a famous philosopher in history and present an oral presentation to the class. You may use visual means to enhance your presentation and you will be given Library time to work on it, throughout the next couple of weeks. Well, I hope you all now what you are doing and remember this is an individual task. If you are having problems with it, don't hesitate to ask me. Not a fellow class member." The professor then got on with his work, leaving the class to continued brainstorming ideas.
Hermione was having a great time. She had already decided on her philosopher, and was making steady progress in laying out her plan.
Her thoughts about the Roman philosopher Trimetrus were interrupted by a voice that was gradually becoming familiar to Hermione.
" Miss Granger, If I may ask you a favour" it was the professor.
She looked up at him and smiled. "Of course sir."
The professor looked pleased and continued to speak "I can see that you may well be the smartest student in this class, and grasp the concept of Arithmancy extremely well."
Hermione was listening intently and nodding her head.
"Well, we have a new member joining us this year, and he is new to the concept of Arithmancy; so I was just thinking…if you could give up 2 hours of your time each week to help him out it would be greatly appreciated."
Hermione exclaimed without thinking "You want me to tutor MALFOY?"
The professor looked surprised but answered, "Yes Ms Granger, is there a problem with that?"
-"Oh no sir, It would be a pleasure" Hermione recited the words that had helped her earn her title as Head Girl.
"Perfect, you can meet in the library on Thursday evenings at 6:30. Thank you, you are a lovely student to have in my class" and with those words the professor made his way up to the back of the classroom.
'Did I just volunteer to tutor Malfoy?" Hermione asked herself, mouth open wide, as she dropped her head into her hands.
AN: There it is!
The second chapter. I have to admit this story is much more enjoyable to write than my first one.
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