Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters just the plot. If I did I
would be sitting at my computer in England writing the 6th book and not
here at my computer desk in New Jersey writing a fanfiction.
Chapter 1: Going Back
Hermione walked onto the Hogwarts Express. She was feeling a little awkward because she was getting looks from everyone. Most of them good though. These looks were caused by her appearance. Over the summer she changed. Hermione had gone on vacation with her parents to the Bahamas and she got a nice tan, subtle but it gave her a new look. Her hair was now almost completely strait and she got it cut to her shoulders. But the most noticeable change was her clothes. It was not her normal school uniform skirt and sweater. She had on tighter black pants and a tight red T-shirt. She had on black leather stiletto healed boots that ran all the way up to her knees. She had on light makeup that made her face more noticeable. Her hair was also put up in a half ponytail. She also grew a couple of inches, which made her 5'7''.
"Hermione!?" she heard her name called from behind her. She turned around and saw a red head running towards her with a huge grin.
"Ginny! Ohh my gosh, how are you"
"Great, wow, you look great, different, but great"
"Thanks, you look great as well"
"Granger, Move out of the way" Hermione heard a familiar voice behind her. One that she hated. A voice that was harsh and one that called her horrible names. As she heard this she gave Ginny a look the clearly said 'god I hate that guy'.
As she turned around to face Malfoy, she spat out "What do you want Malfoy?"
Any retort that Malfoy was going to say was pushed aside by his distraction with her looks.
'Man granger looks good. Wow she really changed and I like it her face looks so innocent and beautiful. Her body perfect, the curves all the right size and waist so skinny but one that looks extremely good on her. wait God Draco what are you saying and doing? Did you just check out a mudblood and did you say that about a mudblood, especially about goody tooshoe Granger, who I hate more than anything else in the world?'
When Hermione turned, she realized she was looking at Draco's neck and not his face. She did not realized how much he had grown. In two ways, taller and more handsome. She had to crane her neck to look up into his steel gray eyes that she thought suited him perfectly. A look of amazement came across her face as she saw his face.
'Pale and handsome, his hair bleach blond that looks so good on him. God he became extremely cute over the summer." After she looked over his face, she started checking out his body. She liked what she saw. Tall and strong and handsome. He was wearing a muscle t-shirt that showed off his body and his strong arms and body. "He looks hot! His body is perfect. Strong but not too strong. Oh god did I just say that." she caught herself. "and about Malfoy, the Malfoy that has tortured me for six years? And wait" she just realized "did I just check out Malfoy? The one and only Malfoy?"
Malfoy had noticed this change in emotions come across her face and put on a smirk that read 'so you like what you see.' When Hermione caught herself it was too late. Malfoy had seen her looking at him with amazement. 'He will never let me live another day with out failing to mention it to me and humiliating me'. She thought to herself
"I look good don't I?" Draco said with a huge smirk on his face
"In your dreams pretty boy. One question though."
"Pretty boy?" he interrupted "I should be offended by that but are you saying that I look good?"
"You wish . Are you always so vein?" She pretended to think about it and then answered her own question, "Yeah, you are."
"Ohh that hurt Granger." Draco said while putting his hand to is heart with a mock look of anguish on his face. He then smirked and walked away quickly. Hermione stared at his retreating back thinking about how his looks really have changed but she was pulled out of her thoughts by the giggling of Ginny who obviously saw her checking out Malfoy.
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Hermione and Ginny were lazily reclining in the train compartment as Harry and Ron, who were sitting across from them, were yet again fighting over which Quidditch teams were better. Ginny, who was not a fan of Quidditch, despite it huge popularity, was racking her brain for a way to move the conversation to another topic.
"Don't you think Malfoy is looking good this year Hermione?" Ginny said winking at Hemione. Her comment got the desired effect she was looking for as Ron and Harry stopped abruptly to look at her with open mouths. Hermione gave her a "you didn't just say that" look and then sat there a moment and just glared at her. Harry and Ron saw this and started arguing again thinking that Hermione hated how Draco looked.
Ginny left after this saying that she was going to find the trolley. Hermione said for Ginny to bring her back some berty botts but she really did not think Ginny was going to the trolly. She knew that Ginny was annoyed with Harry and Ron and their topic of discussion.
Hermione then sat there staring into space. Harry and Ron did not notice at first but after a couple of minutes. Harry then looked over at Hermione and said, "What are you doing Hermione?"
She did not answer. He asked again and shook her slightly to get her out of her trance. "Huh?" she asked " What are you doing, I mean what are you thinking about that requires a "I'm in dreamland look?"
"Oh. nothing I wasn't really thinking about anything." and as she said this Ginny came back.
'Oh I know what you were thinking about."
Hermione gave her a look of not now please.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Oh. nothing if you don't talk to me I wont talk to you"
"Oh, come on Ginny, please?"
"No, Hermione come with me please" she said with a huge grin on her face.
"Hermione you don't mean to tell me that you were just day dreaming about Malfoy?" Ginny asked once they were in the lavatory.
"Maybe" she replied innocently.
"Oh my god Hermione jeez, you dreaming about you worst enemy in the world."
"Yea but don't tell Harry or Ron please they would flip out"
"I know. Ok fine I wont but don't do it to much in front of them or they might think something is wrong with you."
"Ok, thanks"
Once they were back in the cabin, Harry and Ron started to ask questions. "Hermione what were you two talking about? I hope not about Malfoy" and at this the compartment door slid open.
"I hope my name had not been used in vain Potter?" Malfoy said and as soon as he said this McGonagall who was standing right behind him, gave him a quick glance that clearly said 'stop it.'
"When is it not being used that way?" Harry asked and McGonagall gave him the same look
"I've come to collect Miss Granger to bring her to the heads compartment." McGonagall said breaking their conversation, "I'm very sorry that this information was not given to you earlier but it was especially hard this year. I apparated out of Hogsmead to tell you this personally I will show you to the heads compartment. This way" She said leading them out. Hermione went nuts. She was so worried that she was not a HEAD and she so wanted to be and was more than qualified to be one.
Out in the hallway though Hermione realized who else was one and she and Draco started to slowly drag their trunks and stuff behind McGonagall. They were both not looking forward the next couple hours that they were sure would be spent in argument and anger.
Once they arrived there, Malfoy noticed that Hermione was having trouble lifting her trunk into the overhead compartment. He sighed and went over to help her push it up. He stood behind her and put his arms on either side of her and helped her with it. Hermione saw him lift up the trunk and how strong he was and then went right into her tranceagain.
He then went and sat down on the benches and looked out the window for a while then he went to his knapsack and pulled out a sketchbook and some pencils. He rested his book on one of his knees and stretched out his other leg on the bench.
Hermione was still standing and as she went to sit down a small "thank you Malfoy" escaped her lips. Surprisingly she heard him say "Your welcome."
They had been sitting in silence for a while but it was not a strained one. Hermione in her trance and Malfoy drawing in his sketchbook. She had been hearing his pencils hitting the paper but was not sure if she should ask about it for it might cause another fight and she just did not feel like another one right now.
Then a light brown and white barm owl came swooping into the compartment and drooped a letter in Hermione's lap. It had a Hogwarts seal on it so Hermione thought it was something about the school year and about being a HEAD. How wrong could she be?
Chapter 1: Going Back
Hermione walked onto the Hogwarts Express. She was feeling a little awkward because she was getting looks from everyone. Most of them good though. These looks were caused by her appearance. Over the summer she changed. Hermione had gone on vacation with her parents to the Bahamas and she got a nice tan, subtle but it gave her a new look. Her hair was now almost completely strait and she got it cut to her shoulders. But the most noticeable change was her clothes. It was not her normal school uniform skirt and sweater. She had on tighter black pants and a tight red T-shirt. She had on black leather stiletto healed boots that ran all the way up to her knees. She had on light makeup that made her face more noticeable. Her hair was also put up in a half ponytail. She also grew a couple of inches, which made her 5'7''.
"Hermione!?" she heard her name called from behind her. She turned around and saw a red head running towards her with a huge grin.
"Ginny! Ohh my gosh, how are you"
"Great, wow, you look great, different, but great"
"Thanks, you look great as well"
"Granger, Move out of the way" Hermione heard a familiar voice behind her. One that she hated. A voice that was harsh and one that called her horrible names. As she heard this she gave Ginny a look the clearly said 'god I hate that guy'.
As she turned around to face Malfoy, she spat out "What do you want Malfoy?"
Any retort that Malfoy was going to say was pushed aside by his distraction with her looks.
'Man granger looks good. Wow she really changed and I like it her face looks so innocent and beautiful. Her body perfect, the curves all the right size and waist so skinny but one that looks extremely good on her. wait God Draco what are you saying and doing? Did you just check out a mudblood and did you say that about a mudblood, especially about goody tooshoe Granger, who I hate more than anything else in the world?'
When Hermione turned, she realized she was looking at Draco's neck and not his face. She did not realized how much he had grown. In two ways, taller and more handsome. She had to crane her neck to look up into his steel gray eyes that she thought suited him perfectly. A look of amazement came across her face as she saw his face.
'Pale and handsome, his hair bleach blond that looks so good on him. God he became extremely cute over the summer." After she looked over his face, she started checking out his body. She liked what she saw. Tall and strong and handsome. He was wearing a muscle t-shirt that showed off his body and his strong arms and body. "He looks hot! His body is perfect. Strong but not too strong. Oh god did I just say that." she caught herself. "and about Malfoy, the Malfoy that has tortured me for six years? And wait" she just realized "did I just check out Malfoy? The one and only Malfoy?"
Malfoy had noticed this change in emotions come across her face and put on a smirk that read 'so you like what you see.' When Hermione caught herself it was too late. Malfoy had seen her looking at him with amazement. 'He will never let me live another day with out failing to mention it to me and humiliating me'. She thought to herself
"I look good don't I?" Draco said with a huge smirk on his face
"In your dreams pretty boy. One question though."
"Pretty boy?" he interrupted "I should be offended by that but are you saying that I look good?"
"You wish . Are you always so vein?" She pretended to think about it and then answered her own question, "Yeah, you are."
"Ohh that hurt Granger." Draco said while putting his hand to is heart with a mock look of anguish on his face. He then smirked and walked away quickly. Hermione stared at his retreating back thinking about how his looks really have changed but she was pulled out of her thoughts by the giggling of Ginny who obviously saw her checking out Malfoy.
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Hermione and Ginny were lazily reclining in the train compartment as Harry and Ron, who were sitting across from them, were yet again fighting over which Quidditch teams were better. Ginny, who was not a fan of Quidditch, despite it huge popularity, was racking her brain for a way to move the conversation to another topic.
"Don't you think Malfoy is looking good this year Hermione?" Ginny said winking at Hemione. Her comment got the desired effect she was looking for as Ron and Harry stopped abruptly to look at her with open mouths. Hermione gave her a "you didn't just say that" look and then sat there a moment and just glared at her. Harry and Ron saw this and started arguing again thinking that Hermione hated how Draco looked.
Ginny left after this saying that she was going to find the trolley. Hermione said for Ginny to bring her back some berty botts but she really did not think Ginny was going to the trolly. She knew that Ginny was annoyed with Harry and Ron and their topic of discussion.
Hermione then sat there staring into space. Harry and Ron did not notice at first but after a couple of minutes. Harry then looked over at Hermione and said, "What are you doing Hermione?"
She did not answer. He asked again and shook her slightly to get her out of her trance. "Huh?" she asked " What are you doing, I mean what are you thinking about that requires a "I'm in dreamland look?"
"Oh. nothing I wasn't really thinking about anything." and as she said this Ginny came back.
'Oh I know what you were thinking about."
Hermione gave her a look of not now please.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Oh. nothing if you don't talk to me I wont talk to you"
"Oh, come on Ginny, please?"
"No, Hermione come with me please" she said with a huge grin on her face.
"Hermione you don't mean to tell me that you were just day dreaming about Malfoy?" Ginny asked once they were in the lavatory.
"Maybe" she replied innocently.
"Oh my god Hermione jeez, you dreaming about you worst enemy in the world."
"Yea but don't tell Harry or Ron please they would flip out"
"I know. Ok fine I wont but don't do it to much in front of them or they might think something is wrong with you."
"Ok, thanks"
Once they were back in the cabin, Harry and Ron started to ask questions. "Hermione what were you two talking about? I hope not about Malfoy" and at this the compartment door slid open.
"I hope my name had not been used in vain Potter?" Malfoy said and as soon as he said this McGonagall who was standing right behind him, gave him a quick glance that clearly said 'stop it.'
"When is it not being used that way?" Harry asked and McGonagall gave him the same look
"I've come to collect Miss Granger to bring her to the heads compartment." McGonagall said breaking their conversation, "I'm very sorry that this information was not given to you earlier but it was especially hard this year. I apparated out of Hogsmead to tell you this personally I will show you to the heads compartment. This way" She said leading them out. Hermione went nuts. She was so worried that she was not a HEAD and she so wanted to be and was more than qualified to be one.
Out in the hallway though Hermione realized who else was one and she and Draco started to slowly drag their trunks and stuff behind McGonagall. They were both not looking forward the next couple hours that they were sure would be spent in argument and anger.
Once they arrived there, Malfoy noticed that Hermione was having trouble lifting her trunk into the overhead compartment. He sighed and went over to help her push it up. He stood behind her and put his arms on either side of her and helped her with it. Hermione saw him lift up the trunk and how strong he was and then went right into her tranceagain.
He then went and sat down on the benches and looked out the window for a while then he went to his knapsack and pulled out a sketchbook and some pencils. He rested his book on one of his knees and stretched out his other leg on the bench.
Hermione was still standing and as she went to sit down a small "thank you Malfoy" escaped her lips. Surprisingly she heard him say "Your welcome."
They had been sitting in silence for a while but it was not a strained one. Hermione in her trance and Malfoy drawing in his sketchbook. She had been hearing his pencils hitting the paper but was not sure if she should ask about it for it might cause another fight and she just did not feel like another one right now.
Then a light brown and white barm owl came swooping into the compartment and drooped a letter in Hermione's lap. It had a Hogwarts seal on it so Hermione thought it was something about the school year and about being a HEAD. How wrong could she be?