A/N: Yeh this isn't a 'Mary Sue' at all! Sure Hermione is OCC, but wat FanFiction story isn't?? Yes it is true, I've changed her a bit (well a lot), but that's how I wanted her for this particular story. Look at my other story for Harry Potter (my others r in Lord of the Rings) and it's a little closer to the true Hermione, but the story line is far from it! Just coz I made her have blonde hair and pink streaks?!?! Seriously dudes, chill. And as my friends said it wasn't Mary sue and she HATES Mary Sue's more than anything!

Just sit back and enjoy and review!! It simple, just press that little purple button (although it isn't purple anymore, or it that my computer?? Is the colour change in every1's comp??). And keep in mind.flames will be used 4 marshmellows.

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A new girl

Chapter 2: Masked stranger

"Can I take your order sir?," Hermione asked again. She just looked behind her and the kitchen was backing up. The blonde haired boy was just staring at her.

'Jezze, I didn't know people would have such a problem with my hair!' she thought, sure people would take a double look and some would look, but not stare!

Hermione was starting to get impatient (which showed slightly in her face; a big no no in the food business).

"Excuse me sir, but if your not ready.,"Hermione said, pushing in a forced smile.

Malfoy smirked silently to himself; the damn mudblood doesn't recognise him! He snapped out of starring,

"Umm sorry, yes I am. A large iced coffee," he said looking up into Hermione's eyes.

Hermione quickly wrote down the order,

"Anything else?"

"No thanks"

And with that he opened a newspaper (a muggle one if you were wondering) and began reading. Hermione placed the order and started to go around the tables. Soon she forgot about the starring gentleman. After 2 hours, her break came. Hermione went to the back of the Boutique, where she sat down alone and relaxed for a while.

Meanwhile, the starring gentleman kept his eye on Hermione. And when she saw she had gone for her break, he followed.

Hermione was sitting on the edge of the loading dock, having a smoke.

"You know smoking isn't good for you," said a voice, which came from a person dressed in a long hooded cape.

Hermione looked up, but instead of screaming or getting up, she calmly replied,

"Yeah I know, but I don't have too many. Only when I need them."

"So only when you need them? When's that? "

"You're full of questions aren't you. When I'm stressed or to relax or just after work. Working isn't all that great, but I need the money."

"But smoking wastes money"

"Yes, but as I said I only smoke sometimes. I like go through a pack every month."

Hermione still looked at the ground, taking puffs every now and again. The masked stranger looked at her, so careless and free. Not like her at all.

"You do understand the diseases that come from them? Cancer...all sorts, heart disease, asthma.. "

Hermione threw down her cigarette and by the edge of her foot, she put it out. She looked up at the boy in black.

"You put me off it and I was enjoying it. So what do you want?"

The person smirked behind his cape, which was invisible to Hermione.

"Nothing really, I just noticed something different about you"

Hermione looked up; usually she would have been trying to figure him out and be yelling, but she had changed. Relaxed more, not taking everything so seriously. If only Harry and Ron could see her now.

Just as Hermione was going to answer, a shout came from inside.

"Hermione breaks nearly up! Hurry and get in here, we're packed!! "

"COMING," yelled Hermione. She glanced over to where the stranger was standing, but he wasn't there. He was at the opening of the ally.

"I just hope your using the right stuff. Those muggle cigarettes are terrible" and he was gone.

Muggle?? He was a wizard; so the plot thickens.

Just then she hurried into work and forgot about the stranger wizard until later that night.

*~*~*later that night*~*~*

Hermione was laying on her bed reading a magazine, music was blaring out of her speakers. She had just got home from work and wanted to relax. Another from of relaxing was lying on her bed and to have cd's on.

Hermione felt vibrating on her leg. What the.? Oh it was her mobile (or cell phones as you Americans call it, but im an auzzie) . She lent over to turn off her music; but as she did that she fell off her bed. Urhhh stupid thing. She hurried to pull her phone out, before it went to massage bank.

"Hello??" she half yelled.

"Hermione!!! Not soo load!" said the voice on the other end.

"Oh hey Kitti. Sorry I just fell on my bed to turn the music off and my head hurts!"

Kitti laughed (she is Hermione's cousin). "So are you coming tonight?"

"Tonight?? Ohh tonight ummmmm..."

"Don't tell me you forgot!"

"Ummmm.."

"Ohh Mya how could you forget!!"

"I was working"

"How could you forget Dusten Mains party? How can you forget it??!!"

"I know, I know, but I've been busy at work and school..."

"Urh...how can they give you homework on the holidays? That's just yuck!"

"Our schooling is arr..a little different to yours"

"How can a boarding school education, be different to any other schools education? Oh come on Hermione, come and spend your last 2 years with us!"

"Ohhh Kitti you don't know how much I would want to, but my parent's insist I go to boarding school! Yeh I know it sucks, but you know"

"How come you never talk about your school and now I think of it why don't your parents say anything about it. It's like they don't know about it. Why did they send you to a boarding school? You were all set to come to mine, Mari and Lisa's school, and then all out a sudden you were going to a boarding school. Like what happened? Aunty Jessica and Uncle Rob were all saying they would never send you to a boarding, and then you go? Like."

"What time does the party start again?"

It was a desperate attempt to change the subject. Hermione never told Lisa, Kitti or Mari about Hogwarts or the magical world. Maybe someday, but as much as she hated to say it: they couldn't be trusted.

"What? Oh umm in half an hour- 7:30, but if we hurry we should be there by 8."

"Cool, how are we going to get there?"

"We can walk, it's not far"

"Yeah okay, you wanna come here?"

"Sure, see you then"

"Latz"

Hermione hung up the phone and launched herself into the bathroom.

A/N: Hope you like it. Review.