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Summary: It's their seventh and final year at Hogwarts. Hermoine has never been liked before, but what will happen when two boys fall for her at the same time. Will she break up a friendship for her own sake? 'I heard an owl knocking at the window in the early hours of the misty August morning.....

The Switch Up

(Hermoines Perspective)

I heard an owl knocking at the window in the early hours of the misty August morning. I opened my eyes and saw a tawny barn owl hovering outside my window. 'Why on earth is this owl not hunting at this time at night?' I asked myself. I lifted my body off my bed and walked over to unlatch the window. The owl landed gracefully on my shoulder and stuck out its leg. As soon as I retrieved the letter the tawny took flight into the night. I placed the letter on my nightstand without a single glance at it before I fell back into my fantasies.

I woke up a few hours later to the humming of a toothbrush from the bathroom. My father was standing in the doorway of the 'jack-and-jill' bathroom that I shared with my parents. My parents never let me have my own room when we go on holidays. At the moment we were in France. We were staying in a villa where only a few families could accommodate at once. We had just arrived the previous night so I had had no time to introduce myself to the other guests.

I sat up in bed and looked around at the elegant bedding and fashion of the room, when my eyes fell upon the letter I had received earlier. I picked it up to look at the seal that was stamped onto the wax, which was binding the letter shut. Sure enough it was from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

I was excited. This would be my final year at Hogwarts and I couldn't wait for term to start. I felt the anxiety build up in me. I wasn't sure if I would be chosen as Head Girl this year, and this letter would hold the answer. I felt the letter and sure enough there was something lumpy inside. I neatly open the envelope and I pulled out the letter. As I did a silver patch fell onto my lap. I had been chosen!

Trying to retain my excitement I hurriedly looked to my new book list for the upcoming year. I was starting my second year of my 'After Hogwarts' studies. I hadn't dropped any classes that I had been taking in my fifth year, as I didn't really know what I wanted to do with my future. All I knew was that I wanted to do something worthwhile, like S-P-E-W. I looked at the list and nothing unparticular surprised me, except a book called How to Be a Mature Wizard in the Modern Wizarding World by Anita Sklavencrust. I couldn't imagine which class this book was for. That's when the silver of my new badge caught my eye. I reached down to inspect my silver compliment and I turned it over.

Oh my! There has been a terrible mistake. My badge said HB. Professor Dumbledore must have made a mistake. Why on earth did my badge say HB, instead of HG? I looked around in confusion and found my answer quickly on the outside of the envelope. "Draco Malfoy!" I said out loud. No! This couldn't be. How could he be the new Head Boy? I had been sure that it wouldn't be anybody but a Slytherin.

As quickly as I could I stuffed everything back in the envelope and looked around expectantly for an owl. How was I ever going to send this letter? I wrapped my bath robe around me and ran out the door into the peaceful courtyard. I had no idea what I was looking for. All the people in this villa would surely be muggles. Finally my body caught up with my mind and I returned to my room. I crawled onto my bed and cried until I drifted off to sleep. I awoke several hours later.

I was calm now. I decided that someone else would get my letter and send it to me straight away. Then I could use that owl to send Malfoys' letter. And so I went down to breakfast.

I sat down to a stack of enormous Belgium waffles, which I covered in syrup and butter. Right when I was about to tuck in I saw a glimpse of silvery blonde at the corner of my eye. I looked over and saw non-other than Draco Malfoy standing a way in front of me. I tried to hide my face, but unfortunately I couldn't. When he spotted me his cold eyes flashed for a moment before approaching me.

"Enjoying yourself in this wretched muggle town, Mudblood?" he smirked.

"Shut it Malfoy. And if this is a muggle town what are you doing in it?" I hissed back.

He ignored my question. "Right mood you're in this morning Granger. The only reason I came over here was to tell you that that prat of a Headmaster sent me your letter instead of my own." He said in a malevolent tone.

"Yours is in my room Malfoy." I answered. I had never really been good at snappy comebacks.

At that he left. Yet surprisingly he returned, without my letter. Instead he had a tray full of a variety of breakfast foods. I looked at him, puzzled, then preceded to ask, "What the bloody hell are you doing?"

"I would have thought it was obvious. I'm not one to sit alone looking as if I have no friends. I figured you are a better choice than any, since there are only muggles here." he said flatly.

I hurriedly stuffed my waffles down my throat, and left, leaving Malfoy 'friendless'. I hurried to my room and returned only to give Malfoy his letter. He felt the lumpy package and a grin spread across his face. "You didn't get as lucky as I did Granger. Fortunately Pansy did!" At this I left, distraught.

Later that day I found my letter outside my door. Malfoy had been serious. I didn't get Head Girl. I went into my room and didn't come out until the next morning.

Again Malfoy was there, unaccompanied. He sat with me, wearing a silver badge and an extremely smug grin on his face. Finally I couldn't take it anymore. "What?" I yelled at Malfoy.

"Nothing Granger." he replied. So I left without another word.

The next few days continued in the same manner. By the forth day however, I figured he was just trying to make me mad, so I threw him a curveball. I talked to him, as if I were a friend. I ranted about my summer and the upcoming term. He just grunted in reply to all my questions, looking displeased.

The following two days I repeated this tactic. Finally it broke his scheme when he said, "God Granger I thought you were smarter than this." He fumbled with something on his chest and continued, "This is yours!" and he threw a silver badge my way before departing. This badge didn't say HB, but HG! Was this mine? It had to be. My spirits were lifted and I smiled the rest of the day.

The next few days the pair of us sat together at breakfast without a word. Then finally I broke the silence asking Malfoy what ideas he had for the upcoming terms. He replied with a 'Malfoy' answer. "Take points from all students but Slytherins' and slide through all my classes easily."

I scowled at this. Then after I calmed myself I started to elaborate on all the idea I had for making the school year more fun. This is how we spent our last two breakfasts' together before I returned home to prepare for my trips to Diagon Alley and back to school.

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