Disclaimer: I wish I owned Harry Potter, but JKR does, so all characters are hers.

magic sparkle 1: Don't worry, the chapters will be longer.

new reader: Thanks!

Prozac Bunny: I know. I wasn't sure about killing him, but for some reason I did.

Tynkerbell: I know the first chapter's pathetic, but unfortunately it was the only thing I could come up with.

Author's Note: FYI, Hermione and Draco adopted Jessica, who was 12 in the last chapter.

Chapter 1- The Train Ride

Hermione sat in her usual compartment on the Hogwart's Express, talking with Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Neville, while Luna sat reading a copy of The Quibbler. They were so busy talking about the twins' joke shop that they didn't notice Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were in the compartment until Malfoy said something.

"Well if it isn't Weasel, Potter, and Mudblood Granger," Malfoy sneered.

"Why does Malfoy always have a habit of showing up when you don't want him to?" asked Harry.

"I don't know Harry, but maybe it's because he just doesn't really understand that he's not wanted here. It's too bad it's become a tradition. I do have to admit it was funny when Moody turned him into a ferret," Hermione commented.

"Well, Granger, it seems you were so busy talking, that you have appeared to have forgotten about the prefect's meeting."

"Actually, Malfoy, I haven't forgotten. I was going to leave in a few minutes, but I suppose you had to come in here because you thought you had to remind me."

"Actually, that's not why I came in here. But as you said, it is a tradition for me to come in here every year," Malfoy said as he, Crabbe, and Goyle left the compartment.

"He just infuriates me," Hermione said. The others nodded in agreement, and after a few minutes, Hermione excused herself to go to the prefects meeting.

Hermione walked into the prefect's compartment and smiled at Angelina Johnson and Roger Davies, who were Head Girl and Head Boy this year. She sat down next to Padma Patil, the Ravenclaw prefect and smiled at Ernie Macmillan, who was the Hufflepuff prefect.

"Who's missing?" asked Angelina.

"Malfoy," Hermione said.

"Okay. We can't start unless he's here. Well, we could, but unless someone wants to explain to him what he missed, then we should wait," explained Angelina.

A few minutes later, Malfoy strolled into the prefect's compartment.

"I'm glad you decided to join us Malfoy," said Angelina.

"Well, I was looking for Granger. That's why I'm late."

"Why would you be looking for me? Never mind. Do not answer that because I don't want to know why you be looking for me," said Hermione.

"To continue, or rather to start, our meeting, I would like to inform the prefects of the new living arrangements," said Roger.

"There were be a common room which has six staircases- one staircase for each prefect and one for myself and one for Roger. There will be paintings to each house so that you can visit any friends that you might have. Since everyone here was a prefect last year, I'm not going to go over the prefect duties, because you should know them already," Angelina continued.

"Any questions?" asked Roger.

"I was just wondering if Malfoy would be nice to everyone," said Hermione.

"Just because all the prefects and the heads are together doesn't mean you have to be around me Granger," said Malfoy.

"Well, it would be nice if you could at least try to be nice when the five of us are around you," said Hermione.

"Why would I want to do that?" asked Malfoy.

"So you're saying that you can't be nice to people?" questioned Hermione.

"I can too be nice to people," answered Malfoy.

"Well, prove it by being nice to the five of us Malfoy. You don't have to be nice when others are around, just the five of us until the Christmas holidays. Is it a deal Malfoy?"

"Fine, but everyone has to be nice to me under the same conditions that you just stated Granger. Does everyone agree to that?" asked Malfoy.

Everyone said they agreed, just so Malfoy would be nice- even if it was going to be for a few months.

"I guess that's it, so everyone can leave now," said Roger.

Everyone got up and left to go to their own compartments.

As Hermione walked towards her compartment, Malfoy called her name.

"Granger!" he called.

She turned around and waited for him to catch up.

"What is it?" Hermione asked.

"I want to talk to you. Why did you agree to be nice to me? I haven't been nice to you over the past five years, so why would you want to change your mind?"

"Well, I thought it would be interesting to see if we could actually get along. Or try to anyway. That's why I agreed to be nice. I don't know about everyone else, but I think it's probably similar to why I agreed," she replied.

"Bye Granger, see you later," Draco called as he walked away.

"See you later," Hermione said softly.

Once Hermione got to her compartment, everyone asked how the meeting went. She told them about the new room, but decided against telling them about being nice to Malfoy. Hermione sat, looking out the window, wondering why Malfoy had agreed to be nice to her and everyone else. She hoped it wasn't to find out anything about Harry. She didn't say a word for the rest of the trip to Hogwart's, and as the train started to slow down, she put on her robes. Once the train stopped, she got in a carriage, wondering what the year would bring.