WOW! IT'S BEEN ABOUT… 5 MONTHES! Goll people! I'm sorry! Though I must say that I don't plan to start on Lifeguard Duty…but I shall be starting back on The Amazon one…

Hermione grinned at the thought of her first days at Standford College. Standford was nothing like Hogwarts with its up-to-date feel. She slid onto the bench next to Anna and Victoria. Maureen was still in line for breakfast….amazingly enough on her second portion of breakfast.

"Holy….how did she eat so fast???" Hermione exclaimed as she watched her roommate pile the bacon on her plate as the people around her began backing away slowly.

"I dunno, that's probably Maureen's lot in life…Eating," Victoria snickered as she stole loving glances at her beau across the room.

"Yeah but you can't help but like her for her eternal exuberance she has," Anna stated, picking at her waffles.

Maureen smiled at her large portion of breakfast and started walking back to the bench when Gloria popped out of no where and "accidentally" stuck out her foot, making Maureen trip and fall with a splat on the floor as her bacon went careening in the air towards the other side of the lunchroom.

"Ugh Maureen, you have no grace, you should learn to watch where you're going," Gloria sneered as she kicked Maureen's breakfast plate under a table. Gloria's so-called "posse`" just laughed and followed Gloria back to her table.

Draco watched with narrowed eyes as Gloria sauntered her way back to her table. He actually felt sorry for Maureen who looked despairingly at her bacon that was scattered on the floor, a stray tear dropped down her cheek as he made up his mind to go and help her.

"Here, let me help you," he said gently as he helped Maureen pick up her bacon.

She sniffled, "Thank you."

"No problem," Draco replied nonchalantly as he escorted Maureen back to her seat.

Hermione watched with wide eyes in shock. She couldn't believe that Malfoy would ever do such a thing, especially for a friend of hers.

"Maureen are you ok?" Victoria asked as she gave Maureen a consoling pat on the back.

"Yeah I'm ok, just sad that my bacon got ruined, poor bacon," Maureen said sadly as Anna let her have some of her own bacon.

I shall have my revenge! Maureen thought evilly as she bit into her bacon and glared at Gloria across the room where she was laughing at a joke like a possessed hyena. Maureen began to mumble to herself while people around her stared, scooting away slowly.

The room grew very silent as the headmistress, a very pretty looking young woman, walked up to the podium with a forced smile pasted on her face.

"Hello students! Old and new! Welcome to a new year at Standford University of Witchcraft and Wizardry! This year will sure be magical!" She started to laugh madly at her lame pun as people began to raise her eyebrows. Gloria was the only one laughing.

"For those of you that don't know, I'm Miss Trump, your headmistress and beside me are your teachers who shall be instructing you through your 4 years at this wonderful establishment," she pointed at the teachers next to her who grumbled in their hello to their students.

Hermione listened intently at the headmistress' very dull speech while mostly everyone in the room began to doze off. Maureen fell face flat into Anna's syrupy waffles, lightly snoring.

"And also, classes are going to begin on Monday so be sure to get your classes situated by 8 pm tonight! Enjoy your day!" Anna began to clap lightly as her speech finally ended and people began to put their dishes away.

"Maureen…WAKE UP!" Victoria screeched in Maureen's ear.

"OUCH! Vic, I'm surprised that my ears aren't bleeding!" Maureen cried as she tentatively rubbed her temples.

"Yum! Tasty!" Maureen giggles as she licked away some of the syrup from her face.

Victoria just grinned cheekily at Maureen who was cleaning her face and ran to join her boyfriend Ed as he made roses appear out of his wand for Victoria.

"Oh Ed, you're such a sweetie," she grinned as she smelled the roses and sneezed.

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Draco yawned as he lounged on the large velvet couch, lazily reading a Quidditch magazine that he had found on one of the magazine racks in the library. He scowled to himself as he heard some disruptive giggling from a few girls as they watched Maureen trying to get some Funyons out of the vending machine.

"STUPID THING! It doesn't work! It's rigged" Maureen cried in dismay as the large bag of Funyons taunted her from behind the glass.

Hermione shook her head, "Poor you. Your bad luck is just starting to catch up with you Maureen." Anna and Victoria began to snicker as Maureen groaned in frustration.

"I'll say!" Maureen replied as she gave up on getting her beloved Funyons.

"Hermione, we're going to explore around campus, wanna come?" Anna asked as Victoria tapped her foot impatiently for the elevator to come up.

"Nah that's ok, maybe some other time. There's a new book out that I'm dying to read."

"Oh ok, see ya later then Hermione," Anna waved good-bye as the elevator doors closed.

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OOOOOOOOOOOOH! Draco and Hermione in the library alone? Sweet. Sorry about not having much Draco and Hermione action…but in the next chapter sparks or bacon in this case will fly! Just to assure you this is NOT a Draco/OC fic.

Toodles! Please be patient as these chapters will come slow^.^

Mo