-Chapter Two-

"Arrivals and Announcements"

A/N: Thank you so much to both of my reviewers. It made my day. I hope you enjoy this chapter. It's dedicated to you two! Oh yeah, I'd also like to thank these two guys in my study hall that I keep annoying with this. Thanks for putting up with me, although the one keeps asking me to kill off Draco. Hmmm…plots evil schemes for Draco. I am so sorry it took me those 66 days to get this up on I'm SORRY! I was lazy and was kinda hoping for a few more reviews (hint, hint!) I'm going to try to get the next chapter posted here soon because it's already written. Yell at me for my late update. And a late Happy/Merry (insert whichever holiday you celebrate) and New Year to everyone! Enough of my rambling, enjoy the chapter!

"Hermione, wake up. We're almost at Hogwarts. You need to get ready," a voice said softly.

She felt herself being shaken awake gently. Hermione tried to stay asleep but it was leaving her. Battle lost, she reluctantly opened her eyes. Soft, fading sunlight streamed all through the compartment and Hermione found Ginny's bright green eyes staring at her.

"Come on 'Mione."

"Thank you for waking me up."

"How's your headache?"

Everything that had happened a few hours before came flooding back.

"Better now. Thanks for asking."

"Ok then, if you're feeling better, we can get ready and I can give you a little make-over! Boys, get out!"

They obeyed her without question.

"Uh…Gin…I'm not so sure about-" Hermione said before getting cut off by Ginny when she grabbed Hermione's arm and yanked her over to the vanity that she had just conjured.

"Sit!"

When Hermione didn't do what she was instructed to do, Ginny put her hands on Hermione's shoulders, forced her over to the stool, and pushed down making her sit.

"Ok. Now we can get started! I'm so excited!"

"If we must," Hermione replied hesitantly.

For the next hour and a half, Hermione sat at the vanity waiting for Ginny to finish with her. Of course, she had bewitched the vanity mirror so that Hermione could see her old reflection but not a speck of her new one. She hated the suspense. At long last, the make-over was finished. After all the hair styles Hermione had felt being done, the make-up that was applied and the weird gel-like masks put on her face then washed off again and all the other strange things, Ginny was done.

"Mission complete," Ginny stated triumphantly.

"So, what do I look like now?" Hermione asked somewhat fearfully and excited at the same time.

"Ok! Here you go…revealious!"

And with that, the mirror changed to show Hermione's new reflection.

"Oh my, Merlin! I look beautiful!"

"I must agree."

Hermione looked great. It really was quite a change. Her bushy brown hair was now medium sized waves that were now frizz free. Ginny had put on some blush to Hermione's plain face. On her eyes was a sparkly pink shadow, black mascara and eyeliner. Ginny had also gone with lipgloss that was a pretty rose color with a lot of shine and glitter. Since Ginny had also given Hermione a facial, her skin was very soft. Hermione really did look different, in a good way.

"Thank you so much Ginny! I love it!" Hermione said as she jumped up off the chair to give Ginny a big hug.

"You're welcome. Come on, let's go show the boys!"

"Alright."

All the way down the hall the girls kept talking and giggling. When they finally arrived at the compartment the boys told them they would be in, Ginny stopped and put her ear to the door listening.

"And you see Ron, a seeker has to be able to make those 90 degree turns in order to catch the Snitch even when…"

"They're talking about Quidditch again."

"Do they ever stop?" Hermione asked.

"I seriously doubt it."

"So we're going in now?"

"Yeah, but I have an idea. You stay out here and wait till I give you your Que., then come in."

"Ok Gin. But what are you going to do?"

"You'll see."

With that, she stepped into the boy's compartment and shut the door partway so neither boy could see the 'new Hermione'.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, well I guess its gentlemen, prepare to be astounded. You won't believe your eyes. Without further delay, presenting the most gorgeous girl on Earth, the lovely, Hermione!"

Hermione stepped inside the door and the guys' jaws dropped. Their eyes got big and they just stared at her.

"Well, what do you think?" Hermione asked.

"Bloody hell!" both boys said in unison.

"You guys act as if you've just witnessed a miracle!" Hermione said.

"I have!" Ron said amazed.

"Hermione, you look absolutely lovely," Harry said still in awe.

"Thank you, Harry, and you too Ron. So you really think I look better?"

"Yeah!" Ginny said along with the boys."

"Good. I figured I was either really ugly or really pretty and everyone's assured me that I'm not ugly."

The boys talked about Hermione's great looks for a few more moments and Ginny beamed at her masterpiece. No one had ever seen her with a spot of make-up on and frizz free hair so it was quite a change. Then they finally arrived at Hogwarts.

"I wonder how everyone will react to you new beauty 'Mione," Ginny whispered to Hermione as they got off the train and boarded the 'horseless' carriages.

"It's be funny if everyone acted the way Ron and Harry did!"

The two girls talked all the way into the Great Hall where they sat down with the other Gryffindors. A few of the guys from their house and others started to stare at Hermione trying to figure out who she was. Hermione looked up in time to see Malfoy limp towards the Slytherin table with Crabbe and Goyle supporting most of his weight despite his discreet attempts to walk on his own. She felt another twinge of guilt. She watched as Pansy Parkinson ran up to Draco. She took one look at him, gasped, covered her mouth in horror, and threw her arms around his neck. Pansy the proceeded to cry very loudly. Actually it was quite a sight although a good mess of it looked like it was extremely over-exaggerated.

Hermione rolled her eyes at the scene. She hated Pansy with a passion. The pug-faced Slytherin slut was always hanging around with Malfoy and laughing at his mean remarks to Hermione when she wasn't making them herself. She started to think about Draco and why she felt as bad as she did. She should have felt great now because she finally got revenge on Draco and, indirectly, Pansy.

At that moment, Parkinson let out a particularly loud wail and Hermione was pulled out of her thoughts. After a minute of this, he rolled his eyes and walked, well was more or less carried away, from Pansy. He played like he was hurt really badly. Hermione wished she could do something.

"May I have your attention please?" Dumbledore asked above the talking of the people in the Great Hall. By the time he asked their attention everyone was already at their house table and they stopped talking once the Headmaster spoke. "The Sorting Ceremony will begin momentarily."

Everyone listened as the new first years were seated and had the Sorting Hat placed on their head. A good many were sorted into Hufflepuff this year. Finally, everyone had been sorted and was seated at their house table.

"I have a few start-of-term announcements. First off, I would like to welcome all the first years and congratulate them on getting into their house. I would also like to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is strictly off limits to all students," Dumbledore looked at Harry, Ron, and Hermione when he said that. "It is my pleasure to introduce to you your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Hoofday. I hope that you will treat her with the same respect that you show the other teachers. Now, I have a few other very special introductions: the new Head Boy, Head Girl and Prefects."

He announced the Prefects first and after the two from a house were called, that house especially erupted in loud applause and whistles. The called Prefects went up and stood in front of the Staff Table.

"Now that we have our Prefects up here with us I believe it is time to announce our Head Boy and Girl."

The entire Hall went dead quiet. Not a single person spoke as all were anxiously awaiting to hear who the two people were.

"From Gryffindor, our new, and quite lovely might I add, Head Girl is…Miss Hermione Granger."

The whole of Gryffindor House absolutely exploded with applause and deafeningly loud whistles as well as the rest of the Great Hall including a handful of teachers, except for the Slytherins of course who weren't doing anything but a few were booing. No one paid any attention to them though or even heard them for that matter.

"And this year's Head Boy is from Slytherin House."

At this all the Slytherins sat up and actually cared about who it was because, after all, the person was from their house. Meanwhile the other houses were in absolute shock. A few gasps were heard throughout the crowd.

"Head Boy is…Mister Draco Malfoy."

After Dumbledore told who it was, it must have taken a few seconds for it to register who he had said because there was a slight delay after Draco's name was announced. But when it finally clicked, there was nothing stopping the cheers that were coming from the Slytherin table. This was exactly what they needed. Even Professor Snape was clapping fast and looking especially smug. The rest of the students sat there open-mouthed.

"Heads, please come up here and take a bow. You deserve it. I believe that I need to hand out your badges also."

Hermione wondered how Draco was going to be able to walk all the way from his table to the front of the room. She looked over to find him walking normally but with a forced expression on his face. He was trying to look like everything was fine and it was working about 2/3. Draco was moving a bit slower than usual though.

'Well,' Hermione thought,' I'll just walk slower too so we make it up about the same time.'

Hermione did so and arrived just as if her and Draco had planned it.

"What took you?" Dumbledore asked jokingly.

Draco looked like he didn't know the slightest thing and started stuttering. "Well…er, what I mean to say is…uh…I-"

"What he means to say is that we were both nervous and excited. Since we knew we were going to get the positions, we planned this so it would look good," Hermione shot in quickly. Draco looked over at her and gave her a questioning look. The other students didn't hear the conversation so no one heard Hermione helping Draco out of the semi-sticky situation which was good because there would have been a lot of questions considering who it was.

Dumbledore looked over to Draco as if asking verification that this was true. He nodded keeping to Hermione's cover story.

"Well, that sounds logical. What do you say to another round of applause for our new Head's."

At the Headmaster's request, the Great Hall roared with clapping, although most of the people there were only clapping for the Head Girl.

"I feel sure that you two will fulfil all of your required duties. After the feast, please meet Professor McGonagall outside the doors. Let the feast begin!"

A/N: So what did you guys think of this chapter? Longest chapter yet! I hope you are enjoying this. Please review! You can yell at me about taking such a long time to update. Again, I am SO, SO SORRY!!!!! I kept putting it off and finally I just sat down and started typing it and it didn't help that I (stupidly) let my notebook at school locked up tight in my locker all winter break especially since I felt like typing this thing up during that time. Ugh! So frustrating! Ok the next chapter should come faster because after I post this I'm gonna start typing that. On to the next chappie! whoosh flies away. Ta-ta!

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