Well I hope that you liked the first chapter. No reviews yet, but I am used to it. So here goes nothing.

Chapter 2- Reputations

Hermione, Harry, and Ron walked to the Gryffindor Common Room and here the news that Dumbledore had. All the Gryffindors were in the Common Room lounge awaiting Dumbledore when the gang walked in. They greeted all their friends and Dumbledore walked in.

"Hello students. I have come to tell you all my news. Other Headmasters and myself have set up a sort of exchange student program between schools. The house that can win enough house points will be exchanged with a house from a different Witchcraft and Wizardry School. I encourage you all to be on your best behavior and do anything possible to gain points. There will be, shall we say, very easy ways to earn points that you might not even realize."

With that Dumbledore left the Gryffindor Common Room with the students raving about the good news.

"Oh Harry do you know what this means! We can see some of our friends from fourth year again!" Hermione said.

Harry cringed at the thought of his fourth year at Hogwarts, "Yeah that sounds...great."

Harry and Ron walked to the Great Hall to pick up their schedules. They had many classes together as well as with Hermione. Professor McGonagall introduced all the new teachers to the students. Harry and Ron walked over and joined Hermione at the Gryffindor table. About five minutes later Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle walked in and sat beside Harry.

"I see your still hanging out with Weasley, Potter. Really, you could do much better without him." Malfoy laughed.

Ron started to jump out of his seat and Harry stopped him, "I think I can say the same for you Malfoy. Crabbe and Goyle are not the smartest peas in the pod. I swear you must be the smartest of the bunch, which doesn't really do much for your group."

Crabbe and Goyle's jaws dropped and Malfoy came back, "Well I'm not the one the hangs out with a Mudblood."

Hermione got up from the table and ran off into the halls of Hogwarts. Ron leaped across the table towards Malfoy, but Malfoy moved and Ron landed on the floor.

"See you Weasleys are worth nothing to this school." Malfoy laughed as him, Crabbe and Goyle walked away.

Harry helped Ron up from off the floor and they sat at the table trying to figure out what happened to Hermione. They knew that she hated being called Mudblood but Malfoy had always called her that. Lily came into the Great Hall with some drinks for Harry and Ron.

"Would like some Harry?" She asked him.

"Umm..sure," Harry drank some, "Wow that's really good Lily."

"Thank I made it myself." With that Lily walked out.

"You know Ron, I never noticed how pretty Lily."

"Huh?"

"She is rather pretty, and intriguing."

"Harry are you okay?"

"Oh yes I am quite fine. I was just thinking about Lily. I think I should ask her out."

"Did she slip something in your drink Harry?"

"Why in the heavens would she do that Ron, she's already magical enough." Harry looked at Ron Dreamily.

"Wow, she really drugged this drink up."

Ron took Harry's drink, with a quite a protest in Harry's part, to Hermione to see if he could find out what was going on. He found Hermione Curled up in a ball in the Common Room.

"Uh Hermione, I think that Lily drugged Harry." Ron said.

"Huh, wait, what?" She said as she wiped her eyes.

"Lily brought Harry and me drinks and after Harry drank his, he started to say how pretty and 'Magical' Lily was, it was kind of odd."

"Oh wow. It sounds like she did do something. Let me see if I can find out what." She used her wand to pull out the ingredients from the drink.

"Oh yes, she made one of those simple childish love potions, it should wear off in an hour."

"I don't know if I can stand him goggling over her for any longer. It's sickening really."

"I'm sorry Ron. Well I'm going to go take a walk, maybe go see how Hagrid has been."

...Meanwhile...

Harry was sitting in the Great Hall thinking and Lily came back in.

"Hey Harry, how are you?"

Harry smiled, "I'm great now that you're here."

"You know I hear about Sirius. I'm sorry you lost him, but he really was a horrible man."

"He was not a horrible man."

"He helped Voldemort Harry."

"No he didn't. Do you not listen to the news and what people are saying? He never killed my parents and was against Voldemort. He was my parent's friend Lily. Do you know what a FRIEND is? Apparently not. Why don't you just go away."

Harry shook his head at Lily and she left the Great Hall Quietly. Ron came back into the Great Hall and told Harry what Lily had done. Harry had already fought off the Love Potion, so it really didn't matter. He was still shook up about what Lily had said about Sirius. Was his godfather really perceived as such an evil person?

Hermione was walking through the halls admiring some the view that Hogwarts had. She had never before really noticed how beautiful of a place it was. Malfoy came up from behind Hermione and started to apologize.

"Before I ever begin please forgive. I really like you, it's just I have a reputation, as well as you. What do you think people would say if they saw us together?" Malfoy said.

"Does it really matter to you that much, that you would call me such a name in front of my friends, to save your reputation? Apparently you do not like me as much as say you do. If you did you would be willing to risk your reputation on me."

"Hermione," he said as he grabbed her hand, "you know who my father is. He would strongly disagree as well as my mother. I respect my mother and father's wishes very much so. I know that they are not the best people in the world, but I do care for them. I do not want to disappoint them."

"I guess that that is a good reason. I would never want to disappoint my mother either. Especially for them letting me come here to Hogwarts."

"See you understand. So please, will you forgive me? We can start talking in private and get to know each other better. Maybe then we can be public."

Hermione smiled at Malfoy and nodded her head. Malfoy took Hermione into a hug and held her close. Then tilted her chin up and gently kissed her lips.