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Harry leaned against the wall, jet black hair messier than usual. Hermione was at the other end of the corridor, making her way up to him. As she gained ground, Harry seemed to just slide down the corridor, moving farther and farther away from her. People began filing out of classrooms, making him even more unreachable to her.
Something wasn't right; a tall, hooded figure crept silently towards Harry, faster than Hermione could go. About to call out to Harry, a flash of bright green light took over the corridor. Seemingly in slow motion, Harry fell, scar glowing, as he hit the ground.
Hermione woke with a start. Stifling a scream, she got her shower bag and made her way to the Prefect's bathroom. On her way there, she felt a tear run down her cheek. Harry died. She thought ominously. The Boy who Lived was killed. I don't care if it was only a nightmare, HE STILL DIED. That wasn't the only reason she was crying though. Voldemort would always come between them. Always. He could never love me. He could have any girl in the whole bloody school, why would he pick me?
Reaching the bathroom, Hermione looked at herself in the mirror, and couldn't help but laugh. Her face was red and blotchy, just as she knew it would be. She was by no means one of those girls who could cry without so much as red eyes. It was only a dream, Hermione, just a stupid dream. Deep in her heart, she knew it wasn't just a dream, but her fears coming up again. She chose to ignore this fact, and went into one of the many showers that lined a wall of the bathroom. Letting the warm water fall over her, relaxing her, she washed away the dream, and all the cares that went with it, even if just for a moment. Turning off the water, she toweled her hair and changed into a new pair of pajamas.
Once again examining herself in the mirror, she was relieved to see that her face was back to normal, with only a small rosy tint from the warmth of the shower. Washing her face, and then brushing her hair so it wouldn't be too horrible the next day, she headed back to the Gryffindor Tower to get a couple more hours of sleep in before the first day of classes.
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Reaching to portrait of the Fat Lady, she murmured the password, and almost screamed when she saw a figure staring blankly into the fire.
"H-H-Harry?" She said softly. The figure looked up and smiled. Of course it was Harry, who else would it be anyway? Suddenly no longer tired, she took a seat in an armchair next to him.
"What are you doing up, Hermione?" He asked. Wow. He thought to himself. She really changed over the summer. God, she looks great! He couldn't help notice that her pajamas were flattering to her figure, the shortest shorts he had ever seen her wear, and a tight fitting tank top. He took in every inch of her.
"I was about to ask you the same thing." She replied. Looking him over, she was happy to see that he was dressed in pajama bottoms, dark blue, without a shirt on. I knew he was strong and muscled, but I never thought he looked like this! He had a six-pack, and, of course, had extremely muscled arms that were heavily accented by the flicker of the fire.
"Couldn't sleep."
"Shower for me."
They stayed up, idly talking for a good two hours before people began to immerge from their rooms. Sorry to have to stop talking, they went to their rooms to change into their robes and head to breakfast.
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As Hermione made her way to the Great Hall, she regretfully ran into a certain platinum blonde Slytherin.
"Watch where you're going, you filthy mudblood!" Draco Malfoy spat.
"Maybe if you weren't so intent on standing in the middle of the doorway, people wouldn't run into you." She replied, equally spiteful. With that, she purposefully knocked into him as she walked into the Hall, and muttered "Ferret Boy" under her breath, but still loud enough for him to hear. Quite pleased with herself, she found her usually seat between Harry and Ron.
As food appeared, and plates were piled with food, a slightly disturbing thought came to her, Wow, Draco, no no no, Malfoy, looks pretty good this year. NO! I did not just think about Malfoy like that! Ew! Pushing the thought out of her mind, she piled her own plate, and waited for her course sheet to come.
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Across the Hall, Malfoy was simply fuming. That filthy mudblood. What the hell makes her think she can talk to me like that? I don't care if she is fucking hot. No. Granger is not hot. Yes she is, and you know it. But it's Granger! Yes, and she did change a lot over the summer… No, it's still Granger, she's still a mudblood, and still that stupid little git in the "dream team" over there.
As if that weren't enough for him, Blaise leaned over and said, "Damn, Draco, Granger's hot this year!"
"You sick bastard! It's Granger!" He wasn't about to admit, even to himself, that he had just been thinking the same thing
"I know." He said, then, with a sheepish grin added, "She's still hot." Malfoy just looked at him like he was a lunatic.
Soon after, the schedules came, which was fine by Malfoy, he got his sheet and went to his common room, anything to get away from anything that had to do with Granger.
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As the course sheets came to the Gryffindor table, Hermione let out a shriek of joy, she got all the N.E.W.T. classes she wanted: Charms, Transfiguration, Muggle Studies, Ancient Ruins, Defense Against the Dark Arts and Arithmancy. Comparing schedules with Harry and Ron, all three had Transfiguration and D.A.D.A.
Harry looked happily at his schedule; he had somehow managed to get into N.E.W.T.s potions! He had all the classes he would need to be an Auror: Charms, Transfiguration, Defense Against the Darks Arts, and Potions. Yes, three classes with Hermione!
Ron was the only one who wasn't happy with his classes; he had somehow gotten into another year of Divination.
As the three finished breakfast, they all ran back to their rooms to collect their things.
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A/N: Okay, I know that was kinda strange but whatever. Thank you Grims and Wonderfall! My first reviewers! I love you guys! It's my Spring Break, so I should be able to again post sometime this week at least once! Luv you all! NOW PLEASE REVIEW!
