Chapter 1: Seeing Her In A New Light

It was the end of Harry, Ron, and Hermione's sixth year at Hogwarts, and they were on the train ride home to platform 9 3/4. Little did Hermione know that that alot of things were about to happen before the next school year even officially started.

Harry, Ron and Hermione boarded the Hogwarts Express, ready to start their summer holiday, but before Hermione had opened a compartment door, Ron pulled her over.

"Ummm....Hermione, I was wondering if I could talk to you, only for a few minutes, over here in this compartment?".

"Oh, okay", she replied, wondering what on earth Ron needed to talk to her about that he couldn't just say infront of Harry.

When he opened the door to an empty compartment door, Hermione went in and sat in the seat across from Ron, who was looking pretty nervous.

"Okay, now what did you need to talk to me about Ron?", Hermione asked.

"Well", he replied,""You know how we have been friends for a while now, but this last year I've kinda been seeing you in a different way. Like more then a friend".

Hermione just sat there, looking more startled by the minute. Finally she came back to her senses, and looked up at Ron, who's ears were going very red.

"Okay", she said,"Well...to be honest, I really don't know how I feel about you right now, so maybe I could send you an owl later to tell you how I feel exactly".

"Alright", said Ron, who was getting up and moving toward the door. But before Ron could open it, Harry came in.

"Hey, what are you guys doing in here? Probably talking about me or something...", Harry asked with a smile, knowing that his two best friends would probably never talk about him behind his back.

"Nothing", replied Hermione in her most innocent tone of voice, and got up to move towards the door.

"Hey, hold up Hermione", Harry continued,"It just so happens that I need to talk to you in private too".

"Oh, alright", she replied, wondering what this private talk could possibly be about.

"Yeah, Ron, could you just go and wait in our compartment, Hermione and I will be there in just a few minutes", said Harry, motioning for Hermione to sit back down.

"Yeah, sure", said Ron,"I'll see you guys in a minute then."

And with that, Ron closed the door, and Harry came to sit next to Hermione.

"Okay, now Harry, what is it that you need to talk to ma about?"

"Alright Hermione, this might come as a bit of a shock to you, but I am going to put this as plain and simple as I possibly can. I love you."

Hermione once again just sat there, with a startled expression on her face. 'What was going on her', she thought to herself, 'what was happening to her two best friends that she had known since the age of eleven?'

Finally, it was Harry who brought her back to her senses this time.

"Umm....Hermione, can you please say something? Anything?"

But she couldn't think of anything to say, and came up with the quickest reply that came to her mind.

"Well, Harry, I guess that I don't really know if I have feelings for you...yet", then she added, seeing the downcast expression on his face," but maybe I could send you an owl over the summer break, when I know truly how I feel about you."

At this statement, Harry seemed to lighten up a bit.

"Well", he said," if that's what you seem to think is best, then, well, it's okay with me too."

"Oh, well then that's great Harry. We should probably get back to the compartment with Ron, he's probably wondering where we both are."

"Yeah, your right Hermione, we had better get going".

But, for the second time that afternoon, the compartment door slid open, and the least welcomed person walked in. Draco Malfoy.

"Hey Potter, I need to talk to Granger alone if you don't mind, so get out and find Weasel."

Harry looked angry, and looked hesitant to leave Hermione alone with Malfoy, but it in fact was Hermione who spoke up first.

"It's alright Harry, I can take care of yself, and I'll be back in just a few minutes", she said.

"Well...alright Hermione, if your sure", Harry said.

"I'm sure".

"Okay now Potter get out, or I will hex you, saying that I'll risk the detentions for it," said Malfoy.

Harry looked as though he was about to shoot another insult at him, but decided against it, and just replied back with "fine", and walked out, leaving Hermione alone with Malfoy.

After Harry left, Malfoy started to look at Hermione strangly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself thinking,'damn, I never really took the time to look, but he sure is sexy...'

'Whoa, what are you think Hermione?', she asked herself.

Malfoy was still continuing to look at her though, soshe decided that she would be the first to speak up.

"So, was there something that you wanted to say to me Malfoy?", she asked, as she found herself, once again, wondering what on earth Malfo needed to say to her.

"Yeah, actually there is something that I wanted to talked to you about Hermione", he said, as he came to sit next to her, pretty close to her, by the way that their knees were barely touching each others.

"Okay, shoot", said Hermione, then added,"and since when have we been on a first name bases?"

"Well, that is your name isn't it?", he said,"and I'v been calling you that since about the time that I wanted to do this."

And before Hermione knew what was happening, Draco had forced his lips onto hers, and for some odd reason she found herself not resisting, like she should have been.

But soon, Draco had started leaving a trail of kisses down her neck, and she knew then that she had to stop this, no matter how much she may like it.

"What do you think your doing Draco?", she asked, after successfully pushing him off her.

"Hey, you just called me by my first name too", he anwered, and with a smirk, added,"And I was kissing you, remember?"

"Well, I know what you were doing, but what I want to know is why are you doing it?", she asked.

"Isn't that obvious. I thought you would have noticed that I liked you. And I thought you would have noticed, but you have changed a bit over the last year too."

Okay, Hermione had to say that this was right, because it was true that she had changed both inside and out over the last year, and by the sound of things, Draco wasn't the only one that seemed to have noticed.

"Well, Hermione", he continued,"Can't you tell me how you feel, since you didn't seem to want me to stop when I started kissing you at first?"

"I still don't know how I feel about anybody right now", she found herself saying, looking up into Draco's face, his really handsome face.

"Well", he said," When am I suppose to find out saying that summer vacation is just now starting?"

Hermione could only think of one thing to do, as she was already forming the perfect plan in her mind.

"I guess I could just send you an owl later on in the break, so I can tell you how I really feel, okay?"

"Well alright", he said, and with a final kiss on the cheek, left Hermione in the compartment alone, wondering what sort of summer this would possibly be like.......

So what do you guys think so far? My other fics chapters were pretty short, so I promised myself I would make this one longer. Anywho, plz review, and possibly take a look at my other fics:

The Light In The Dark

A Strange Week Of Events

Engaged Forever

This are all Hermione/Draco ships, so if you like those, plz read! By the way, I am also looking for Beta's for all four of my stories!

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