~This is my first fanfic, so hope you like it!~
Chapter 1

"Come on, Mom!" Hermione yelled as she ran out of her house, to her car. Hermione had changed during the summer. Her skin had a dark tint on it. She had been working out that summer, so she had a very slim body. Her hair had been straightened and it shone in the bright sun, being the envy of every girl. "We're going to be late!" Her mother, breathing heavily because her daughter rushed her out of the house came out and started the car. The two drove to the train station, Hermione urging her mother to go faster.

Hermione ran through the magical gateway of 9 ¾ leading to the Hogwarts Express. She had been waiting all summer to get back to school. Like all teens at this age, she liked to be with her friends a lot and couldn't wait to see Harry and Ron again.

She quickly gave her luggage to the attendant and rushed onto the train. She hurriedly glanced through each compartment doorway, looking for some kind of sign of Ron or Harry.

All of a sudden, she could hear familiar voices coming from the last door. Sure enough, Harry and Ron were sitting there, playing with their Famous Witch and Wizard Cards. "Hermione!," shouted Harry happily. He looked different, he had contacts in, and he looked good without his glasses. His hair was spiked up and made him look real cute. He quickly stood up wanting to give her hug and greet her, spilling all his cards on the ground. But he didn't seem to care. He embraced Hermione passionately, while she returned it. "Hey," yelled Ron. "Thanks for being careful with my cards." He bent down to pick up his cards and then greeted Hermione with a hug, but, Hermione noticed, not as enthusiastic as Harry's.

"So, what have you been doing during the summer, Herms?" asked Harry. "Well," Hermione began. "We got a new pool in our backyard and I've been swimming in it for most of the summer." Yea, I noticed your tan. You sure look a lot prettier, too. thought Harry, shaking his head to snap himself out of his thoughts. "I like your hair, also," he said. "It looks very nice." "Thanks, Harry. Anyway," said Hermione noticing Harry's dazed off look. "I tried to write to you, but I was afraid your aunt and uncle might have gotten mad again." "That's ok, Herms," said Harry. He smiled at Hermione. "It's great to see your smile again," Hermione said. Harry grinned even broader. "Well, if you two don't mind, I'm going to go get some snacks. Or should I stay, to make sure you two don't do anything," asked Ron. What he got as an answer was a hard jab in the ribs from Harry and a harsh look from Hermione. "Actually, if you don't mind Ron, I'll go get them for you. I need to get up and walk a little. I'll get your snacks and see if I can spot any other people, ok?" asked Hermione. "Oh yes! I finally got her to do service for me!" Ron said enthusiastically. Hermione glared at him, collected his money and Harry's, and stepped out of the compartment.

She made her way down the shaking hallway. She met up with Lavender and Ginny, Ron's younger sister.

"Hey girls," she exclaimed. "How are you?" She gave them both quick hugs, for that was all she could do with the limited space in the hallway. "We're good," replied Lavender. "We were just on our way to see Harry and Ron. Can you show us where they are?" "Sure," said Hermione, as she pointed out the correct door for them. "Thanks, girl. See you at the castle." Lavender and Ginny walked down the opposite direction.

Hermione looked down after them and smiled. I'm glad I'm back! She thought. She continued on her way down the hallway, when something all of a sudden grabbed her arm sharply and she was pulled into a compartment. She was thrusted into the seat and she looked up to look at her captors. Sure enough, they were the exact people she thought they would be. Crabbe and Goyle looked dumb as usual, standing behind Malfoy. Hermione remembered the first time she laid eyes on Draco. She had thought he was the most handsome young man she had ever seen. But when she realized how mean and snotty he was, she had mentally scolded herself to be more careful about what she thought. Now, he was five years older than then that boy she used to have a slight crush on.

"What do you want now, Malfoy?" she asked impatiently. She didn't like Malfoy and especially didn't want to be alone with him and his goons. "I just have a message for you to send to your two geek friends," he said as a slight grin creeped up on his face. "Tell them that I'm not going to take any crap from them this year, so they should just leave me alone and to not start any problems." Then he smiled defiantly. "Or else!" "Oh," said Hermione. "What's that supposed to mean? You won't scare us with that stupid dialog of yours." "Just tell them that, ok?" he demanded. "Whatever," said Hermione, rolling her eyes. "May I leave now?" "Not just yet," Malfoy said slyly. "Crabbe, Goyle, leave." The two giant sized boys left, looking as stupid as ever. "Now," he said, all of a sudden to close for comfort. He sat beside her and put his arm around her waist. She squirmed, trying to get out of his grip. He held on tight and didn't let Hermione go. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get away from him.

"What are you doing?! Let go of me! Now!"

She struggled even harder, but he pulled her tighter with equal strength. She couldn't get away. He had her. Malfoy realized that she was giving up and placed his lips gently on hers. She started to pull away immediately, but he was ready for it. He pressed them harder and harder, forcing her to kiss him back. He slowly started to lean on her, wrapping his arms more and more around Hermione's delicate waist.

I'm actually allowing him to do this, Hermione thought. And even worse, I think I'm kindda enjoying it. Then, slowly but surly, he pulled away. But he quickly returned, giving her a more passionately kiss then the first. By then, he was laying on top of her, caressing her hair as he softly kissed her. Then, Hermione realized that she was kissing him with equal passion, running her fingers through his hair. God! She's beautiful! Draco thought. He pushed away from her and looked her in the eyes. She looked back, not with hatred like Draco thought but with something else that he couldn't put his finger on.

"I'm sorry," he said. He started to stand, but was pulled back down by Hermione. They kissed again, and again. Then, the pair heard the compartment door being banged on.

They broke apart quickly as Harry and Ron ran into the compartment. Fortunately, the two friends didn't see the pair together. All they saw was them pushing each other away, making it look like they were fighting and pushing each other around.

"Let go of her!" cried Harry, stepping up to check if Hermione was alright while Ron pulled Malfoy out of the compartment to shove him into his two dummies, waiting outside.

"Are you alright, Hermione?" asked Harry, being very concerned.

"Yes, I think so." She couldn't believe what she just did. I like him. She realized. She was shocked and Harry could feel her body tense up with fear.

"You sure you're ok?" asked Harry. "Yes," she assured Harry, though she didn't feel ok. She felt confused and a tingling feeling was spreading across her lips. She licked them quickly and the feeling disappeared. "Well," began Harry. "Let's get back to our compartment and enjoy those snacks Ron got for us."

He and Hermione walked out of the compartment. Ron followed them and they walked past the trio of bad guys. Hermione made the mistake of glancing up at Malfoy. He was looking back at her, right in the eye. He gave her a questioning look and then changed his look to hatred before Ron and Harry saw him staring at her. The trio walked back to their compartment and sat down. Ron had gotten some treats instead (the cart was on the other side of the train) and the three friends ate.

Ron got up a couple minutes later claiming that he had to go to the bathroom. He quickly gave a wink to Harry, one that Hermione didn't notice. Ron stepped out of the compartment and closed the door, leaving Harry and Hermione alone.

Hermione was looking at a card she got out of her chocolate frogs container. Harry looked at her and sat there transfixed by her beauty. Then he got a sudden urge to kiss her.

"Hermione," he said softly. "Yes," she said looking up. "You are so beautiful," he said as he cupped her cheek in his hand.

He came in for a kiss. Hermione hesitated first, but gave in at the end. His kiss wasn't as good as Malfoy's but she still enjoyed it. She loved Harry, but she didn't know how to deal with all the feelings she was experiencing. She was still kissing Harry, and she pushed on top of him, loving him even more. He slid his hand down her back, and then back up. He stopped kissing her on the lips and moved down to the neck. Like Draco, she ran her fingers through his hair as he came back up and gently caressed her lips on his. She wanted this moment to last forever, but unfortunately the couple could feel the train slow down. Ron came back in and the two separated.

When the trio was getting on the carriage that would carry them to the castle, Harry asked a very important question that Hermione had been longing to hear for quite some time.

"Will you go out with me?" he asked.

And then she kissed him, right there in the road, very passionately and gently. He kissed her back and helped her into the carriage with the largest grin ever. He climbed in and closed the carriage door.

Draco Malfoy glared at that door. He had thought that something had happened between him and Hermione. "I'll have you Hermione, with or without little Potter there holding your hand." Then he walked to his carriage and got in, slamming the door.

Then, the carriages road up the long twisting path to the castle where our heroes will have their 5th year of Hogwarts.
~Thanx for reading my first chapter. Please write me at flower_gal12@yahoo.com and tell me how you think of it.~

~I would like to thank Rita for being a great friend and inspiring me to write.Thanx girl~