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The Hogwarts Express rumbled along the tracks toward the Wizarding school. Hermione Granger left the prefects

meeting and ventured to find Harry and Ginny. She wasn't focusing on where she was going, as she was thinking about how she would tell Harry and the others that she and Ron where to be moved into seperate dormitories designated to Prefects only, (Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall had agreed upon keeping the Prefects seperate from other students this year.) and she bumped into someone. "Oh...um. Sorry!" she said and continued on walking. Then she heard a drawling voice behind her, "Granger? Is that you?" she spun around, Hermione gasped at who she saw. He had changed. His hair was shorter and it wasn't slicked back, it was all in spikes, and his skin wasn't as pale. And he was taller....much taller.

"Um....yes. What do you want, Malfoy?" she stated with sarcasm. "Oh, nothing. I just wondered if it was you. I couldn't tell with your new look going on. Well....see you around Granger." he flashed her his signature smirk, and walked off. No doubt to find those pea-brained companions of his, or to go to the boys Prefect meeting(most likely). "What did he mean, "my new look". I don't have a new look." Hermione thought, and continued to search for her friends. Then it hit her... Draco Malfoy was a prefect as well. Now she would have to live with that insulting prat all year long. She shuddered at the thought of haveing to share a common room with that git. "I can't believe this!!!" she yelled. "Um..oh did I say that out loud? heh heh..." "Oh my God!" she thought. "What was that Granger?" and some one tapped her on the shoulder. "Uhh...erm...nothing Malfoy! None of your damn business!" she said.

"Testy are we, Granger?" he retorted. "Heh heh...So, did you hear about the new Prefects arangement?" he asked. "Yes. I was on my way back from the girls Prefect meeting.....duh." "Oh yeah, right! You're a prefect too. HAHAHA! I forgot, guess I've been busy over the summer." "So, whats that got to do with forgeting that I was a Prefect?" she said. "Oh! Nothing. Its just....well....never mind....hmmm...Oh yeah Granger, do you mind if I call you Hermione?" Hermione gasped. "What!? What in the world!?! Have you gone mad!?" she screamed and stormed off to the next compartment, hoping that it was where the others were.

Success! She had found them. Except Ginny and Harry were having a snog fest near the window. (they had gotton together after Ginny and Harry confessed the undying love for each other during the Summer) Hermione cleared her throat and said "Um....do you two mind?" They both were startled and sat up. "AH! Hermione!" Harry said loudly. "Um....we were just um... you know."he said, souding a bit dazed "Uh huh..yeah I know." Hermione answered. "So um....what's up Hermione? You look kinda down." Ginny said as Hermione sat down in the seat across from them, to read Hogwarts: A History again. Soon she had told Ginny and Harry everything about the new Prefects arangement to what Draco had said to her in the hallway. "Did he really ask you that?" Harry asked. "Yes." Hermione replied and sighed. "So, what did you say to him?" Ginny asked. "Oh! Um....accually I called him mad and stormed off..." "Well, at least her didn't call you a....a you know, what he usually calls you." Ginny added. "Yeah." Hermione said. And she thought "Why didn't he call me a mudblood?"