Thanx all you guys. Alanna here. Er….my first time doing this so I am probably going to "botch the delivery" Any one who knows where the quote is from tell me! Oh, and please don't guess the person in reviews. I will tell you this…it is a male and is not Snape or Dumbeldore. *Wink* Helpful aren't I? Anyway, if you are on the HP message board this is posted under keladrywood or tpiercefan389.

Disclaimer. I own no one so far except for Vinoli.

Friday arrived and it was eight thirty. Hermione was all packed and had kissed her parents goodbye. She heard a rumbling and quickly turned to the fireplace. Suddenly, Ron appeared, along with George and Fred. "We better get out of here, guys. Ginny, Mum, and Dad should be showing up any moment now." With that they stepped out. Ron looked at Hermione and said nervously, "Excuse me. Is Hermione here?" She started and couldn't stop laughing, "Ron, your moron! Who do you think I am?"

Everyone's jaws dropped. "HERMIONE?!?" They all cried at once. Fred whistled and then stopped as three heads poked out of the fireplace. "Oh hello, Hermione! How are you?" the young girl's face asked. The bodies then materialized and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley stepped out of the fireplace. Followed by them, was Ginny, Ron's little sister. She giggled as she saw Ron's face and whispered to Hermione, "Ron looks like a demented tomato."

And they both giggled even harder. "I'm all ready to go now. How are we getting to the station?" asked Hermione, ignoring Ron's incredulous look. Mr. Weasley replied, "Come outside, then. Is your garage open? I need to use it." Hermione led them out to the garage. Her parents had left, so the garage was empty. Mr. Weasley snapped and two cars appeared. Everyone started piling luggage in and they were off.

Ginny and Hermione rushed at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. In front of them appeared a scarlet steam engine. They looked over to their usual compartment entrance, and saw a dark haired boy with glasses climbing onto the train. They jumped five feet as a voice behind them bellowed, "Oi! Harry! C'mere!" The girls turned around and saw George behind them with his hands cupped around his mouth. Ginny was about to yell at him, when Harry Potter came trotting over. He said hi to everyone, and whispered to Ron, "Who's that girl next to Ginny? She's quite pretty, don't you think?"

"Harry, you dope! That's Hermione! I know how you feel. I didn't know her either," as Harry screeched, "WHAT!?!" Everyone turned to stare at him, and he turned quite red. He and Ron jogged up to their friends and they got on the train, followed by Fred and George. They all sat down and everyone besides Hermione was chatting about quidditch. She had her nose in a new book when the compartment door slid open. "Well if it isn't the pathetic club", drawled a familiar voice.

Hermione glanced up and gasped. Malfoy! It was he and his two cronies sidled in. She noticed how Malfoy had grown a bit less pale. His hair was silvery-blonde and spiked. He had put on a bit of height and muscle. The result, Hermione noted, made him look rather cute, that is, if he lost the smirk.

Harry interrupted her daydream by saying, "Get lost Malfoy. Oh! I see you are still hanging around them. Are you so insecure Malfoy that you need people to protect you?" The whole compartment laughed. Only four people didn't. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and… Hermione? She noticed Ginny staring and she managed a weak, "Ha-ha." Malfoy turned a very dark shade of pink and glared at Harry. "I warned you in the beginning Potter, mixing with rubbish like the Weasleys and Hagrid would get you in serious trouble. Now look at you."

He whirled around and started out. What is wrong with me? I can't be attracted to him, I can't! He's my mortal enemy. He called me mudblood all those other horrid names. Oh why, of all people, why him? Hermione awoke to hear the compartment door slam so hard the glass shattered. She did a quick repairing spell and sunk back into her book, letting all thoughts of Malfoy and then her secret friend leave her mind.