Disclaimer: I own none of these wonderful characters, the credit goes to J.K. Rowling
A/N: This is my first attempt at fanfiction. Please bear with me.
Chapter 1: Off to Hogwarts
Mrs. Granger walked into her daughters room to wake her up. Today was the day that she would be taking her daughter to catch the train for her seventh and final year at Hogwarts. She stood for awhile just watching Hermione sleep. Since the war took place Hermione had changed quite a bit. She was still the sweet girl she had always been, and she was still just as dedicated to learning, but she had become more bold and outgoing. She could see one of her daughters three tattoos on her ankle as she slept. It was a small butterfly with green and white wings. She sighed to herself and then walked over to the bed to wake her daughter. If she didn't get up and dressed they would be late for the train.
"Hermione honey, it's time to wake up. We wouldn't want the head girl to miss her train," she stated, gently brushing some of the hair out of her daughters face.
Hermione reluctantly rolled over and opened her eyes to look up at her mom. She smiled and yawned. "I'm awake, just let me lay here and enjoy being in my own bed for just a little longer. I've got everything packed, I just have to jump in the shower and then get dressed."
"Ok hun. I'll be down stairs with your father getting breakfast finished. I'm making your favorite to show how proud I am of you becoming head girl. We also have another small present for you when you come down," her mom said.
"Another present?" Hermione asked excitedly. "But mom you already got me Dragon and Cocoa. By the way I wrote to Dumbledore, and he said that it would be fine to bring them along with Crookshanks. He said normally they don't allow a student three pets, but since one is an owl and will remain in the owlery, and the other is a lizard that doesn't leave his aquarium much that he didn't see any harm in my bringing them all."
"Oh, I'm so glad, I know how attached you have become to Dragon. This gift is just a small gift that we felt you would like. You deserve it princess, you've worked so hard."
"Ok. I'll be down in a little bit, I'm just going to get dressed. Do you think daddy could come up and get my trunk, and Cocoa's cage and put them in the car? I'll get Dragon, and Crookshanks. Tell him he can let Cocoa out and she will fly to Hogwarts, and be there when I arrive. I don't want her to be cooped up in a cage all day." Hermione stretched and got out of bed. When she stretched it showed one of her other tattoos, the Chinese symbol for dragon. She padded off to the bathroom and got ready to shower.
After showering Hermione went back to her room to pick out her clothes. She decided on her pink lace underwear, her favorite green halter top that showed off her belly ring, and a pair of low cut jean capris. She surveyed herself in the mirror, and smiled. Her appearance had changed so much over the past couple years. She had dyed her hair black over the summer and found away to tame the frizz, and had gotten a nice tan. She had also been working out a lot, and it definitely showed. She had a six pack, and was nicely toned. She changed the balls on her belly ring to match her outfit, took one last look and walked down to breakfast.
They had just arrived at King's Cross station, and were making their way for the barrier leading to platform 9 3/4. Hermione couldn't wait to see all of her friends again. They probably wouldn't even recognize her. She made it to the platform and began searching around for her Harry and Ron. She didn't see them, but her eyes caught the eyes of a hot guy with blond hair looking her up and down. 'Who is that I wonder?' She turned to hug her parents good-bye, and then made her way to the head's compartment lugging her cart behind her. It was extremely heavy since it not only had her trunk, but also Crookshanks, and Dragon's cages.
A hand reached out and grabbed a hold of her cart to help her get it onto the train. It was the hot blond who she had caught looking at her before. She smiled and blushed. "Hi. I've never seen you here before. Are you an exchange student?" he asked her curiously.
She shook her head. "No I'm not an exchange student, I'm head girl. My name is Hermione Granger." She held out her hand to shake his, but noticed a look of complete shock on his face. She pulled her hand back. "Should I know you?" she asked not able to place who this was.
A smirk spread across Draco Malfoy's face as he realized who he had been helping. "Well, if it isn't Granger. Don't you recognize me at all mudblood?" He let go of her cart and gave her another smirk.
Even if he hadn't talked she would have recognized that smirk anywhere. Her mouth dropped as she realized that the hot guy was none other than Draco Malfoy. She let her eyes slowly travel from his face down the rest of his body. 'Damn when did he start to look so good?' she thought. He was wearing a green wifebeater that showed all of the muscles in his upper body, with a black button up shirt hanging open. He had on a pair of loose fitting faded blue jeans, that fit him just right. She heard a snicker, and she shook her head to clear the thoughts away. She gave him a dirty look and grabbed her cart and started pulling it towards the front compartment. Again a hand reached out to help her with the cart. It was Malfoy. 'Why is he still helping me when he knows who I am? This is so weird.'
They finally arrived at the head's compartment. She looked around for signs of the head boy, but didn't see him anywhere. She shrugged and turned to her helper, she was about to thank him, but seeing the smirk on his face, she instantly changed her mind. "Nice belly ring Granger. You almost look good."
"Is that supposed to be a compliment Malfoy? You realize you can leave, this is the head's compartment. Why don't you go find those oafs that you call friends?" she snapped back.
"Easy Granger, I don't have to go anywhere, this is my compartment too." He smiled at the look on her face. "What's the matter? Hoping that Potty or the Weasel would be head boy? As if either of them could have been considered over me." He flashed her his trademark smirk, and looked her up and down.
Hermione was getting angry at his arrogance. She turned around to arrange her things. She could feel that he was stepping closer behind her as she was removing Dragon from his aquarium to hold him. A sudden gasp from behind her made her jump, she turned around fast with a concerned look on her face.
"Granger what the bloody hell is that thing? It's like a little dragon or something." Draco asked with a weird look on his face.
"What's the matter Malfoy, scared of a little lizard. This is Dragon, he's a muggle pet, a bearded dragon lizard. Please relax and take that crazy look off your face, he won't hurt you." Hermione smirked at Malfoy and tried as hard as she could not to laugh out loud. She hesitated before asking, "Would you like to hold him? He doesn't bite, he's very friendly."
Draco took a timid step forward. He reached out and slowly touched the top of the lizards back. When he noticed that the animal wasn't going to make any moves to attack him, he decided holding it wouldn't hurt. He was intrigued and wanted to have a closer look at this muggle form of a dragon. He reached out and picked him up out of Hermione's hand. "He's actually kind of cute in a small, green sort of way. What did you say that you called him, Dragon was it?" Hermione nodded her head. Draco laughed and put on his best smirk. "Awww that's sweet Granger you named him after me. Did you spend a lot of time thinking about my sexy bod over the summer?"
Hermione wasn't sure what he was talking about until she realized that Draco was Latin for dragon. She started to blush slightly. "Listen you arrogant prat, for your information his name came from the fact that he is a bearded dragon. Furthermore, I did not spend the summer holidays thinking of you, or your sexy bod." She could feel that this was going to be a long trip to Hogwarts, and couldn't wait for the prefects to arrive for the meeting. Anything to relieve the tension that was building.
"But you admit that my bod is sexy?" Draco said with a half-smile on his face. He enjoyed watching her squirm and blush, because it didn't take much to push her over the edge.
Hermione had been staring at Draco's chest, wondering how he came to be so muscular. Had he always looked this good? She never thought so before, but she had never been this close to him before, unless you count the time where she slapped him. She noticed that Draco was looking at her, and snapped out of her trance. She fumbled to figure out what he had just asked her. She remembered something about his sexy bod, but that was all. "What did you say?" she questioned, blushing furiously and turning her gaze to the floor.
Draco smiled at this, and lifted her chin with his hand so that she was looking into his eyes. "I asked you if you admit that I have a sexy bod. Although I don't think I need to hear the answer, the look on your face says it all."
Hermione gasped, and tried hard to put on an angry face. No matter how hard she tried it wasn't working. She looked down, and then back up into his amazing blue-grey eyes. She could get lost in those eyes for hours. "Yes... I mean no...I mean...oh shove off Malfoy. You are the most vain and despicable person that I have ever met. Not everyone thinks that you have a sexy body, and great hair, and amazing eyes. I'm not Pansy."
"So you think that I have great hair and amazing eyes too? That's really sweet Granger, stop before you make me blush as red as you," he laughed at this, and moved to go sit down. He noticed that he was still holding Dragon, and he set the lizard down next to him on the seat.
Hermione just stood there for a moment with her mouth open, trying to figure out what just happened there. Finally she found her voice and started to protest, "You are just trying to cover up for the fact that that's the way that you feel about me. You've been ogling me since you offered to help me with my cart. Don't even try to deny it, I may be just a bookworm to you, but I can tell when a guy likes what he sees."
Draco thought this over for a minute, and then nodded. "You're right Granger, I have been staring at you. I've been trying to figure out how the bushy haired, big toothed, know it all mudblood turned into the woman that is standing in front of me now. That's quite the transformation Granger. Between the clothes the piercing, and the tattoos you look like a completely different person. Please forgive me for noticing." He regretted saying it as soon as he saw the look on her face. She looked shocked and he could see a twinkle in her eye that she usually reserved for looking at Potty and the Weasel.
Just as Hermione was about to reply the door to the compartment opened, and the prefects started to pour in. Deciding to finish this conversation later, Hermione went over, picked up Dragon, and sat down to get ready for the meeting.
The meeting went smoothly. By the time that they were finished the train was pulling to a stop, and they all started to get ready to leave the train. They were all anxious to begin another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
A/N: Please review, I want your honest opinions. I want to know if I should continue, or can this chapter and start over. I wasn't really sure what to write. Let me know what you think.