Hello Folks! This is my First Herm/Lupin fic! Woo! Anyway I wrote the first four chapters in like an hour I got so into this story! I totally love getting review and please ignore the typos I don't like to spell check.

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This year being her last year was predictable in her favor, she stepped out of her father's car and adjusted her head girl badge, for what seemed the millionth time. However it was not her father who unloaded her trunk. Hermoine had come home from a week of hanging out at the Weasleys, only to discover that her parents dead in her living room, the dark mark on the wall. After her Parents death, everything went to her uncle until she was of age. Uncle Richard was a relatively nice man, but only to a point, he was never cruel and also never tried to comfort Hermione's pain. He dropped the trunk on the curb, splashing some street water onto Hermione's clean white socks. Crookshanks hissed in protest as he too was set down quickly on top of the trunk. Hermoine watched as Richard Gave her a quick nod and a mumbled goodbye, and drove away in her father's car. She looked after him sadly, and picked up Crookshanks basket, and tried to settle her cat.

Harry Watched sadly from outside the entrance of Kings Cross-station, The death of The Grangers had eaten away at his friend so much over the past month. Her letters where missing that friendly happy edge that made them so special, and her eyes where lacking of an original shine. He quickly pulled out a grin as she noticed him and rolled her trunk over to him, a smile on her face. The smile was a true one, relief to see him clearly written across her face. He hugged her tightly, afraid if he let go, she would just blow away into dust.

Hermoine took a deep steadying breath into Harry's chest, wanting to stay there and smell him for hours. However, sadly, Hermoine pulled out of his embrace

"Hello"

"Congratulations" He said grinning and pointing at her shiny badge.

"Thank you, I had completely forgotten about it… my mind... Just off somewhere. Well, Until it arrived in the mail, need less to say I was quite thrilled…. " She glanced at him sadly. "Are you not-"

"No… I didn't get head boy, and actually… I am relieved, hopefully this year can be a bit more relaxing, but I am afraid I heard Malfoy got It, good luck sharing a dorm with the son of a bit-"

"-Hey! There you guys are"

Hermoine Smiled as Ron Came bounding up to them. He ran up to Hermione as to give her a hug, only to stop quickly and look her over once, a sad expression on his face. After a second however he pulled her into a soft hug.

"Hey! Lets not be a Hermione hog here!"

Ginny was right Behind Him, She squealed up and gave Hermoine a huge hug, For they had become great friends over the past year. Ron and Harry where great friends, but Hermoine just needed a girly friend to talk to.

As Ron and Harry Helped her get her stuff through the barrier. The sight of the red steam engine brought back the familiar tingle to Hermione's stomach. She quickly rolled her trunk to the train, where it was lifter up by Ron and put next to his.

Before she managed to get on the train however, she was pulled into another Warm Embrace, follow by a sad smile and a "good luck this year dear, oh and congratulations on head girl" from Mrs. Weasley.

She could finally relax once she plopped down in their compartment next to her friends. She Let Crook shanks loose and Finally got to get a good look at her the group of people in her compartment, it was amazing how much people could change over a couple months.

Ginny was next to the window, frantically finishing a Potions Paper, Her Hair in a sloppy pony tail, She had apparently stolen Harry's Chudly Canons sweatshirt, and she had a simply knee length black skirt on, and discarded flip flops where under her seat.

Ron was next to her, trying to correct her on some passage in her paper, but of course Ginny ignored him. Ron had grown to a grand 6'8", and had to duck to get into most doorways. His lanky disposition had left and he now had a nice body from hours of quidditch and his great smile helped him gain a spot in the top ten Hogwarts heart throbs.

Harry was naturally also high in the heartthrob list. There was always the fact that he defeated the dark lord. Plus his old and torn clothes where once again making their appearance, but thankfully Mrs. Weasley had shrunk them down, and the holes had been sewn up. His glasses where new, and where a great improvement from his older pair. He had grown and muscles from quidditch made every girl stop and stare, and made Ginny Very popular, for they had begun dating at the end of his sixth year.

Hermoine Felt She hadn't changed much sense the end of their 6th year, physically anyway. But she actually had greatly matured, the Bush of hair, had more curl in it that in the past years, and her skin was pale and creamy, she looked very different from the other 7th year girls, who where tanning bed orange with bleached white hair…

The first hour along the way to Hogwarts the caught up on everyone's summer.. They mostly talked about Ginny's 16th birthday party, in which Richard hadn't let Hermoine go. Thankfully, the subject of the deaths they all encountered, which was looming over their heads, was not mentioned.

She, Ron, Harry and Ginny left for the Prefect meeting around the time the lunch trolley came.

Hermoine Stood up with Malfoy and talked of that years plans and such. Ginny was Proud of Hermoine, it had been a tough summer for every one on that train, and She managed to bring herself and many others out of past memories for a short while as she talked about the bright Future that hopefully this year they could acquire.

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As the Students got off the Train, she helped the lost first years with a bright smile and assurance that Hagrid would not eat them. Climbing into a carriage with her friends and looked out the window, waiting to catch a glimpse of Hogwarts.

As the carriage stopped she jumped out, and inhaled the warm forest smell that always lingered around her beloved school. However she was quickly grabbed by Ron and Harry who pulled her jogging through the school, towards the great hall. Her cries of school rules against running where ignored.

The Sorting brought 6 new Gryffindors. Dumbledoor also announced the new teachers, including Professor Lupin back to his Defense Teaching, to the excitement of the school.

After the Feast, Dumbledoor stood up, and the great hall grew quite and still

"Students and Staff, this is a sad yet wonderful year for us, This is a Year, the first in many, that we can live with out fear, a privilege however that was paid for, by the lives of friends and Family. This is a New Year, one for rebuilding, but not forgetting. Remember the past, but don't forget the future."

As Hermoine climbed into her familiar four posters that night, she stared into her canopy, and took a deep breath, and fell asleep, Dumbledoor's words still in her mind..

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Okay I am going to try to update once a week, Because sometimes I get in these I don't want to write moods, so I am a couple chapters ahead so that will buy me some time if I have writers block.

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