Hermione's POV

A young man with silver blond hair and striking blue eyes popped his head through the door. *That guy from my dream! What is he doing here? Wow, he looks even better in person! * Hermione mused. *A transfer student? Possibly.*

The blond stranger smirked, "Potter, quite the fast one, eh?" He glanced at Hermione, making her heart stop. "So where did Weasel go? His parents can't afford to send him to wizard school anymore?"

*Malfoy?!* Blushing, Hermione hurriedly picked herself up off of Harry, who followed suit and dusted himself off. She was furious at herself for ever thinking that he was hot. "For your information. Ron is studying abroad this year," Hermione snapped.

"Gr-granger?" Malfoy let a gasp of surprise slip.

"Yes, Malfoy, its me. Now get out of here before I put a million hexes on you." Hermione stood up and slammed the door in the surprised Malfoy's face.

"I was just coming to get you for the head meeting with Professor McGonagall," Malfoy's muffled voice came through the compartment door. Hermione could hear his suppressed snicker.

"What the hell was I thinking?!" she muttered to herself. "Sorry Harry, be right back."

"No problem," Harry flashed her a weak smile.

Harry's POV

*Damn that Malfoy* Harry thought angrily. He couldn't forget the feeling of having Hermione so close to him. Her touch made his spine tingle with anticipation. Harry realized that no other girl had ever made him feel this way. Not even Cho Chang, who he had thought was the most beautiful girl before. Harry felt a strong urge of longing to hold Hermione like he had just held her, though that was by accident. *Could I be falling for my best friend? Is that even possible? * He heard Hermione's footsteps down the hallway, further and further away from him. He was disappointed in himself for not making Head boy, if he had, he would be walking with Hermione to meet Professor McGonagall. After Hermione left, he sat there and stared at the space where she had been. Could anything happen between them?

Draco's POV

*Great, why do I have to get Granger? Why couldn't she send the little Weasel to get her? * Draco thought. * That Miss Know-it-all thinks she's smarter than all of us. * He walked up and down the train, scanning the compartments for Granger. Finally, he saw Pothead and some girl heading and he thought Potter might know where Granger was. Draco heard a crash on the other in to a compartment side, and decided that instead of knocking, he would just burst in on Potter and who was possibly Potter's girlfriend.

Draco opened the door and looked in. He found Potter lying on a seat with the girl draped over him.

*Well, well, well, what have we got here? * Draco thought. He spat, "Potter, so where did Weasel go? His parents can't afford to send him to school anymore?"

The girl picked herself off of Potter, turning a bright shade of red. "For your information. Ron is studying abroad this year," the girl snapped.

Draco's mouth dropped. "Gr-Granger?" He gasped. *Whoa, Granger has changed a lot..in a good way. I didn't even recognize her. * His head swarmed with questions. Granger muttered something and slammed the door in Draco's face. *Feisty girl*

"I was just coming to get you for the head meeting with professor McGonagall," He yelled through the door. Then Draco left, stunned that Granger would actually have the guts to slam a door in his face,

"Malfoy!"