Hermione Granger quickly walked down Grapple hook Road with a surge of pride. It's not every day that you get awarded Top Medical Witch, now do you? Hermione had been attending New Chattel Medical College , a magical medical school that only accepted the best, for two years and she had already by- passed all the advanced 4 year students and was due to graduate in late June. * I knew all that studying would pay off. I can't wait to tell Ron and Harry.* With Hermione's thought her walk became more brisk. The slightly chilly autumn air held the scent of someone using a fire. That's what Hermione loved about autumn, it always carried that scent.

It was just after 8 o'clock and the night sky was beautiful. The stars were bright for this time of the year and the moon was absolutely glowing. Turning onto Apsocore Crescent, Hermione stopped and smiled. There stood her home, a large crème brick house stood in the exact middle of the cul-de- sac. It had large black shutters on the two big bay windows that were situated one on each side of the door. There were 6 windows that stretched across the top of the house that all had two shutters each, and under all 6 of them hung black curly-wire plant boxes, all with fresh magically blooming flowers. The door way was arched and on each side stood two 6 foot stone lions. The door was black and had a gold knocker. Two large coach- style lanterns hung on each side of door to provide light. The only light coming from the inside was the chandelier that hung in the middle of the foyer. All the other curtains, upstairs and downstairs, were pulled across. Normally you would still be able to tell if a light was on in the room, but for personal privacy, Hermione had made sure the curtains were thick and double-lined. Taking her keys out of her Prada bag she made her way up the large stone steps. She wiped her feet on the black Welcome mat and slid her keys in the lock and proceeded in opening the door. As she stepped onto the black plush rug that was on top of the marble floor she stepped out of her D& G stilettos and picked them up and jogged up the marble staircase two steps at a time. It was good to be home.