A/N: A special thanks to my reviewers.
Scary'lil'angel: I'm glad that you can actually stand Hermione.
Cory: I'm glad that you like it so far. I was going for the whole normal talking with friends thing.
Camlie: I'm glad that you like it so far.
Melaniewilliamsandharrypotter: I'm glad that you like the new Hermione. I will be updating as much as possible. Promise.
Dragon-femme-fatale: I'm glad you like Hermione as well I'll keep the whole punctuation thing in mind.
Aleatha: I'm sorry that you found their talk confusing. I'll work on the grammer a little bit for ya.
Anonymous: I'll try and not worry so much.
Freakyfellon: I'm glad you like Hermione's charrie. Sure I'll read your fic. I'd be glad to.
Twisted Illusion: You will learn why Hermione changed and actually rather soon. I've already got that chapter finished actually it's the main part of the story. It'll be up rather soon just a few more chappies and then you'll know.
Katrina Tonak: I'm glad you like it.
Luvbug2: I'll try not to put those two words in every sentence any more. Lol. I didn't even really realize it.
Jessica Lockhart: Yes I know that there are quite a few Americanized terms in there. If you actually pay really close attention it's only Sam and Joe that use them all though. Or at least the majority. There is a reason for that I swear.
Keladry13: Thank you for being truthful about your feelings toward Hermione. I'm glad that you actually felt that you could say that to me. Thanks for your review.
Anne_Evans89: Well I hope you enjoy the party. I'm glad you like is so far.
Firehottie: thanks for the review!!
Hermione30: I'm glad you liked it. It will be Hermione someone but I can tell you now it will NOT be Harry/Hermione.
Now that that's done on with the chappie.
Chapter 3 The Party
"Where do you think you're going?" Hermione's mother asked her as she had turned to walk out the door.
"None of your business." Hermione replied hotly holding her long black leather coat tightly about her. She turned and walked out of the house slamming the door shut behind her.
Lightning flashed and thunder rolled as rain began to fall heavily upon the ground and Hermione ran out to the red car parked outside her house.
"Hey gurl what took so long?" Sam asked as they drove off.
"The bitch wanted to know where I was goin." Hermione said as she removed her hood. She leaned forward and turned on the CD player to her favorite song, the Ignition Remix. She sat back and sang along with the song as she and Sam sped off through the countryside toward Joe's house in the country.
"Hey girls it's about time you got here." Joe said as he opened the door for them. Hermione and Sam quickly walked into the house and removed their coats.
Sam was wearing a black halter-top with black leather hip huggers. Her hair was up in a sloppy bun and she wore black heals to go with her outfit. She wore a black choker and a silver chain around her waist.
Hermione had chosen to wear a short red oriental style dress with a rhinestone choker and silver bands on her upper arm and on her wrists. Her hair was curled loosely on the ends and fell just past her shoulders.
Sam walked off to get them some drinks and Hermione stood near the DJ and listened to the music play while she waited for her friend to return.
"Here gurl." Sam said as she handed Hermione a bottle. Hermione took a sip and smiled. It was her favorite drink, Skyy Blue.
"I'm gonna go chill with the people in the other room. Stay here if ya don't wanna be around it."
"Alright. I'll see ya in a bit then."
"Aight. Take care gurl. Watch yourself around some of these guys aight."
Hermione nodded and watched her friend disappear into the crowd. She stood where she was for a moment and quickly downed the contents of the bottle in her hand and walked off to get herself another bottle.
She picked up another bottle of Skyy and walked out onto the front porch and, sitting on the porch swing, watched the rainfall.
"Who invited you?" A cold voice said from the doorway.
"I was invited by Joe." She said as she turned to look at the person who had spoken. She'd know that voice anywhere. It was none other than Draco Malfoy.
He wore a loose white shirt that was tucked into black pants. His blond hair had grown more over the summer and fell to his shoulders freely. It was no longer slicked back but fell softly down the sides of his face and somehow kept managing to fall into his eyes.
"Why would Richards invite a filthy little mudblood like you?" He said with a grin.
"Because he wanted to?" Hermione said. It was really a question though she was getting really good at making smart alik comments. "I don't see why it's any of your concern. Why aren't you in there smoking with everyone else?"
"Well Granger. I'm afraid I don't find that very amusing like they do. I find it to be merely a waste of my time. Why aren't you in there? Certainly you'd like to actually fit in for once wouldn't you?"
"I fit in just fine Malfoy." Hermione said jumping to her feet. "I suggest that you not piss me off. I'm in a good mood and I'd like to stay like that." She sat back down and took a long drink of her Skyy but never lost sight of Malfoy out of the corner of her eye.
After a moment Draco walked over to a chair near where she was now seated and sat down, downing the rest of his drink and staring at the ceiling. Hermione turned to look at him and noticed that he looked preoccupied.
"Is something wrong Malfoy. You don't really seem yourself."
"My problems are none of your business Granger."
Hermione sighed and turned her attention back to her drink. She down the rest of the bottle and stood up to walked back inside. With one finally glance back at Malfoy she turned and walked into the house shutting the door behind her.
"Hey gurl!" Sam exclaimed when she walked in. "Where were ya. I was lookin everywhere for ya."
"I was outside." Hermione said with a laugh. She had just walked through the front door and Sam was asking where she had been. "Can we go this party's a little dead?" she said with a sigh.
"Alright we'll go drivin'. Aight?"
"Sounds good to me." Hermione said with a smile.
As she and Sam walked out of the house Hermione glanced over to where Draco had been sitting when she walked inside. He was sitting exactly as he was when she had left him. She got into Sam's red convertible and the two girls drove off into the night.
Scary'lil'angel: I'm glad that you can actually stand Hermione.
Cory: I'm glad that you like it so far. I was going for the whole normal talking with friends thing.
Camlie: I'm glad that you like it so far.
Melaniewilliamsandharrypotter: I'm glad that you like the new Hermione. I will be updating as much as possible. Promise.
Dragon-femme-fatale: I'm glad you like Hermione as well I'll keep the whole punctuation thing in mind.
Aleatha: I'm sorry that you found their talk confusing. I'll work on the grammer a little bit for ya.
Anonymous: I'll try and not worry so much.
Freakyfellon: I'm glad you like Hermione's charrie. Sure I'll read your fic. I'd be glad to.
Twisted Illusion: You will learn why Hermione changed and actually rather soon. I've already got that chapter finished actually it's the main part of the story. It'll be up rather soon just a few more chappies and then you'll know.
Katrina Tonak: I'm glad you like it.
Luvbug2: I'll try not to put those two words in every sentence any more. Lol. I didn't even really realize it.
Jessica Lockhart: Yes I know that there are quite a few Americanized terms in there. If you actually pay really close attention it's only Sam and Joe that use them all though. Or at least the majority. There is a reason for that I swear.
Keladry13: Thank you for being truthful about your feelings toward Hermione. I'm glad that you actually felt that you could say that to me. Thanks for your review.
Anne_Evans89: Well I hope you enjoy the party. I'm glad you like is so far.
Firehottie: thanks for the review!!
Hermione30: I'm glad you liked it. It will be Hermione someone but I can tell you now it will NOT be Harry/Hermione.
Now that that's done on with the chappie.
Chapter 3 The Party
"Where do you think you're going?" Hermione's mother asked her as she had turned to walk out the door.
"None of your business." Hermione replied hotly holding her long black leather coat tightly about her. She turned and walked out of the house slamming the door shut behind her.
Lightning flashed and thunder rolled as rain began to fall heavily upon the ground and Hermione ran out to the red car parked outside her house.
"Hey gurl what took so long?" Sam asked as they drove off.
"The bitch wanted to know where I was goin." Hermione said as she removed her hood. She leaned forward and turned on the CD player to her favorite song, the Ignition Remix. She sat back and sang along with the song as she and Sam sped off through the countryside toward Joe's house in the country.
"Hey girls it's about time you got here." Joe said as he opened the door for them. Hermione and Sam quickly walked into the house and removed their coats.
Sam was wearing a black halter-top with black leather hip huggers. Her hair was up in a sloppy bun and she wore black heals to go with her outfit. She wore a black choker and a silver chain around her waist.
Hermione had chosen to wear a short red oriental style dress with a rhinestone choker and silver bands on her upper arm and on her wrists. Her hair was curled loosely on the ends and fell just past her shoulders.
Sam walked off to get them some drinks and Hermione stood near the DJ and listened to the music play while she waited for her friend to return.
"Here gurl." Sam said as she handed Hermione a bottle. Hermione took a sip and smiled. It was her favorite drink, Skyy Blue.
"I'm gonna go chill with the people in the other room. Stay here if ya don't wanna be around it."
"Alright. I'll see ya in a bit then."
"Aight. Take care gurl. Watch yourself around some of these guys aight."
Hermione nodded and watched her friend disappear into the crowd. She stood where she was for a moment and quickly downed the contents of the bottle in her hand and walked off to get herself another bottle.
She picked up another bottle of Skyy and walked out onto the front porch and, sitting on the porch swing, watched the rainfall.
"Who invited you?" A cold voice said from the doorway.
"I was invited by Joe." She said as she turned to look at the person who had spoken. She'd know that voice anywhere. It was none other than Draco Malfoy.
He wore a loose white shirt that was tucked into black pants. His blond hair had grown more over the summer and fell to his shoulders freely. It was no longer slicked back but fell softly down the sides of his face and somehow kept managing to fall into his eyes.
"Why would Richards invite a filthy little mudblood like you?" He said with a grin.
"Because he wanted to?" Hermione said. It was really a question though she was getting really good at making smart alik comments. "I don't see why it's any of your concern. Why aren't you in there smoking with everyone else?"
"Well Granger. I'm afraid I don't find that very amusing like they do. I find it to be merely a waste of my time. Why aren't you in there? Certainly you'd like to actually fit in for once wouldn't you?"
"I fit in just fine Malfoy." Hermione said jumping to her feet. "I suggest that you not piss me off. I'm in a good mood and I'd like to stay like that." She sat back down and took a long drink of her Skyy but never lost sight of Malfoy out of the corner of her eye.
After a moment Draco walked over to a chair near where she was now seated and sat down, downing the rest of his drink and staring at the ceiling. Hermione turned to look at him and noticed that he looked preoccupied.
"Is something wrong Malfoy. You don't really seem yourself."
"My problems are none of your business Granger."
Hermione sighed and turned her attention back to her drink. She down the rest of the bottle and stood up to walked back inside. With one finally glance back at Malfoy she turned and walked into the house shutting the door behind her.
"Hey gurl!" Sam exclaimed when she walked in. "Where were ya. I was lookin everywhere for ya."
"I was outside." Hermione said with a laugh. She had just walked through the front door and Sam was asking where she had been. "Can we go this party's a little dead?" she said with a sigh.
"Alright we'll go drivin'. Aight?"
"Sounds good to me." Hermione said with a smile.
As she and Sam walked out of the house Hermione glanced over to where Draco had been sitting when she walked inside. He was sitting exactly as he was when she had left him. She got into Sam's red convertible and the two girls drove off into the night.