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I if you want to put me down it is ok, I can take it. I get put down every day. Bring it on, baby.

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Chapter Three

Hermione spun around to look at who was talking. To her surprise, she saw Draco and his best friend Blaise Zambini.

"You were saving the seats for them. You hate them."

"Thanks Granger."

"Hey Blaise what did we say about the surnames?"

"Sorry, it's just she wasn't very nice to start with."

"OK!" Everyone looked up at a very confused and annoyed Hermione. "Once again I ask, why were you saving seats for them?"

"Well that is kinda a long story."

"We have a thirty minute ride to the gates and we are the last carriage, fill me in."

"Ok who wants to do this?" asked Harry looking at the other three guys. Draco looked at Harry then at Hermione and said, "I will."

He sat there for a minute clearing his head and organizing his thoughts before he began. "Last year my dad, along with Blaise's dad, said we were to get the dark mark. After about sixteen years of watching my father and his friends, I decided,"

"We decided,"

"Yeah, sorry Blaise, we decided we didn't want that. They were wrong. The Dark Lord was wrong. So we went to Dumbledore and told him that we wanted to join the light side. He was happy and said we would be a great asset and he let us join the order. While you were in America we spent most of our time at the Black House or at the Burrow. We had ran away from home and we were safest there. Seeing as there aren't a lot of kids let into the order, we, all of us, had no choice to tolerate each other. But you cant spend a lot of time around people with out getting to know them. I told them about how my dad treated me and my mom, Blaise told us about his life, Harry told me and Blaise about his powers and his life, Ron his life and problems,"

"Hey!"

"and Ginny was there too. She joined in telling us about how she feels with all her brothers. We got pretty close. We tried to get you to come but you said you couldn't. We all became friends and we all know each other pretty well."

"Wow, you guys got that close over one summer. I am impressed."

"You know Hermione we don't know anything about you. We know everything about your best friends but nothing about you."

"That goes both ways Blaise."

"Well I would be more than willing to tell you about me. What do you want to know."

"Nothing right now. I have to tell you all something. I really hope Ginny was here, but I can tell her later."

"What is it 'Mione?"

"Well, do you want to know why I couldn't come over the summer. I wasn't in America. I was here up till about August 14."

"Why?"

"I was in training."

"Training for what, and with who."

"Well last year about three months before school got out I learned that I could do stuff that other witches and wizards couldn't. I can do magic with out a wand."

"What?"

"Really?"

"Wow"

"That was you?"

"What does that mean Draco?"

"Well I had heard my father talking about how there was a very powerful wizard at Hogwarts. Him and all of his friend think it is a teacher."

"Yep, it's me. Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick have been helping me all summer getting them under control. I am getting pretty good too. I can almost do curses, but it is really hard."

"Cool."

"But do you know what I don't get, why didn't any of them tell me that you and Blaise had joined the order."

"Who knows?"

"So back to this wandless magic shit." Butt in Ron, "what exactly can you do?"

"Well right now I can do simple charms and hexes. From what Dumbledore told me, as my power progresses I will be able to protect myself and throw major curses."

"Very Cool."

They spent the rest of the ride with the boys asking Hermione questions and her answering them as best she could. Finally they made it to the school and the five of them looked on to Hogwarts, for their last year.

What do you think? Does it suck? Is it awful? Who do you think I should pair Ron and Harry up with, I just don't know yet. Your suggestions are much appreciated.

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Toodles

Nikki