A/n Sorry that I haven't been writing, but one of my other stories comes first and I'm really busy on Neopets! Sorry again!

Chapter 2.

Off to Hogwarts

Platform 9 3/4 was cramped with people. You could hardly place one foot in front of the other. But somehow Hermione and her mother got a empty compartment, that Hermione could share with Harry, Ron, Ginny, Neville and Luna.

As the train pulled out, Hermione waved at her mother. And her mother waved back.

"Who do you think will be the new DADA teacher?" Harry asked.

"No clue. You Hermione?" Ron said.

"How should I know?" Hermione answered, sitting back down.

"His name is Professor Dial." Neville said, to everyones' surprise.

"Huh?" Ginny asked.

"Gran and I met him in Diagon Alley." Neville said.

Everyone continued to stare at him, until Neville said: "What?"

"You just surprised us, that's all." Luna said.

"Is he alright, the professor I mean." Harry questioned.

"Oh, yeah. He seemed okey. A bit firm, and a little rough around the edges, but he was polite."

"Harry? Fancy a game of wizard chess?" Ron asked.

"Sure."

Let boys be boys, Hermione thought and she took out her Potions book.

"Oh Dracy!" Pansy cried. "That's horrible! How could your father give you that kind of a mission?"

"It's not my father. It's the Dark Lords wish." Draco grumbled.

"How does that help him?" Crabbe asked. Sometimes Draco wondered if he and Goyle did it on purpose. Goyle looked as confused as Crabbe.

"Yeah. How does it help if you fall in love with the muddblood?" Goyle asked.

"I'm not going to fall in love with her! She's going to fall in love with me!" Draco snapped.

"How are you gonna do that?" Crabbe asked.

"I- I JUST WILL!" he yelled.

That was the end of their conversation. Pansy snuggled close to Draco. At Hogwarts they would have to pretend nothing has ever happened between them, so Draco could go on with his mission.

"But Dracy, you are not going to...I mean...you, her...are you?"

"Of cause not!" Draco made a face. "I'd rather kill myself. But I'll have to kiss her."

"I just can't stand the thought of you and her." Pansy grimaced.

Draco pulled her up and kissed her on the lips. "I know. Neither can I. But lets not talk about her, lets talk about us." They kissed again.

"We better change into our robes. We'll be at Hogwarts in fifteen minutes." Ginny said, looking out the window.

When they were changed, all of then gathered their trunks and lined up. Luna had trouble to get her trunk out of the compartment but Ron, with a twinkle in his eye, offered to help. Hermione and Harry looked at each other and then quickly looked away. They would spend more time together, now that they were both Heads. And it was no mystery that Ron liked Luna. So they had no problem. Everyone was happy.

Hermione thought that the Great Hall had never looked so beautiful. Maybe it was because this would be their last year, or because she finally had a kind of boyfriend. Or perhaps because she was a Head, along with Harry.

Whatever it was it made her feel all warm inside. When everyone was seated, Filch placed the three-legged chair at the front, with the Sorting hat on top. The sorting could begin.

A/n This is probably the shortest chapter I have ever written. Sorry again!