I don't know what convinced me to highlight my hair and straiten it. Maybe it was Ginny and her pep talk we had, maybe it was the need for a change, or even it could have been the fact that I wanted to show Malfoy that I could be beautiful if I wanted to that pushed me to do it, but whatever it was I did. With Ginny's help we highlighted my hair with dirty blond highlights and straitened it. The color was not that different, just lighter in certain places and the straitness of it made it look drastically different.

I felt better about my self after that spontaneous night, I felt beautiful. At the time I had convinced my self that it would not change me on the inside, that I would still be know it all Granger, but I knew in the weeks to come that I was wrong. I went to bed with a smile on my face, ready to face the world the next day.

I woke up bright and early, took a warm shower and got dressed in my school uniform. I used a bit of makeup just like Ginny had shown me, and I was ready. I met Harry and Ron in the Common Room, waiting on me to go down to the Great Hall together like they do every day. They were shocked by my get up.

"Wow Hermione, you look great! Not to say you didn't look good before, but now you look smashing!" Ron said with a big smile. Harry smiled and nodded, still shocked.

"Well, it's not really that different. I was just kind of looking for a change, you know." I said a little embarrassed. We heeded down to the Great Hall and started to eat. A few house members came up and told me that I looked great, and it had really raised my self-esteem to get these great compliments! As I ate I pulled my Potions book out and started studying what I had missed when I didn't pay attention as an assignment for failing my test the day before.

The owls came in and delivered the mail like normal, and I got the "Daily Prophets". As of now Voldemort was still in hiding, with the whole ministry and the order after him. 13 of his Death Eaters had been captured and questioned, but none of them had said a word. 7 of them were sentenced to the kiss and the rest went to Azkaban. Dumbledore had made friends with the Giants, the Centars and a few other magical beings that were helping with the light side. 2 authors had been killed arresting the Death Eaters and the war against the dark and light had officially started.

"I herd some commotion over here and I thought I'd come over here and check it out, and apparently my words did have some sway on little Granger's mind hum?"

Was it him that had influenced me to do this? No, I had told myself, I would never be influenced by that despicable creature we call human. I never knew how wrong I was!

"Hermione, tell him off!" Ron yelled at me. I was planing on it, I had just got caught up in my thoughts.

"There's no need to. If he thinks that I will be influenced by him, then I really don't need to talk to him because his stupidity could rub off onto me. I really thought you were smarter than that Malfoy." I was always ready with a defense; I was always on the defense.

"I am not the one who failed the Potions exam now am I?" Malfoy asked as he walked off towards his next class. He was right, he had aced the test and I had failed. Later that day I tried to see if Professor Snape had any extracurricular activities I could do, and he refused saying I "should have paid more attention in class." So I had no way of making up that failed grade in his class.

The day went by in a bluer, and I made sure to pay attention in every class. Finally it came down to our last class, Defense Against the Dark Arts. They had brought in Tonks to teach the class, so it was a lot of fun, usually. That is until Tonks missed a day and Professor Snape had to take over that day.

"OK, now I will pair you up with someone from a different house and you will work together in the library to find the anti-curse to the Funlimelent curse. Nevel stop talking why I am talking, 20 points from Gryffindor and a detention." Nice, this was going to be a great lesson. He went through all the Gryffindor's until only she was left. "Hermione Grange with..... Draco Malfoy. Head down to the library and I will follow, if you make one peep on the way down there it will points from you house. GO!" he had yelled because everyone was still siting in their chairs. People bolted out the door.

This was going to be an interesting lesson, I could tell. It was just something I could feel in my bones. I was not going to get off lightly with Draco Malfoy around, watching my every move. Yep, I was soon to be right. It turned out to be very eventful.