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Chapter 1 - Call Me Hermione
Hermione stepped out of the fire into the Three Broomsticks. It was her graduating class's 10th year reunion. She had barely had time to look around when a voice called out, "Hermione!" She smiled as Ginny ran over to her. Ginny actually graduate in Hermione's year, but she had been dating Neville Longbottom for several years, so she ended up coming with him.
"Hermione, you will never believe it," Ginny said as they hugged. "Neville and I are engaged."
"Congratulations," Hermione said as Neville cam up to stand beside Ginny. "I hope you two will be happy." She smiled at the couple, feeling a tiny twinge of regret at her recent break up with Ron. "Is Harry around?"
"He went up to the castle with Ron and Lavender," Neville told her as Madam Rosmerta brought Hermione a butterbeer.
"Thanks," she said to Rosmerta before taking a long drink out of the bottle. "I think I'll head up there too." Hermione told Ginny. She really didn't want to be around Ron and Lavender, but she could tell Ginny and Neville wanted to talk alone.
"We'll be up there in a little while. I promised Luna I'd wait for her and Anthony," Ginny said. "You remember Anthony, one of Michael's friends that was in Dumbledore's Army."
"I remember," she said. "I'll see you later."
Hermione briskly walked out of the pub following the path to the front doors of Hogwarts. As she walked she remembered her fifth year here. She had been so upset with Ron for half the year because he was going out with Lavender. But then after they broke up Ron had finally asked Hermione out. She remembered being so thrilled she could hardly respond to him. They had been dating since then until…Until she caught him snoging that Parkinson girl. Of all the people he would have an affair with he had to choose that -- that cow.
"Are you just going to stand there all day, Granger," said the cold voice of Draco Malfoy. She had reached the doors and he was standing there hold the door open for her. She looked at him admiring his muscular build and his long blonde hair. Their eyes met and she couldn't look away. Malfoy is hot, she thought as she walked past him into the entrance hall.
He followed her in looking away at last. "So Granger, where's Potty and Weasel?" Malfoy asked in a somewhat friendly way.
Hermione didn't know why Malfoy was trying to be friendly with her all of a sudden, but she really didn't care. Maybe if Ron saw them walking together he would get upset. That is all she wanted to do piss off Ron like he pissed her off. "Harry came up here with Ron earlier and Ron is most likely in an empty room snogging Lavender," she said callously.
"Trouble in paradise, Granger," Malfoy asked barley hiding a smirk.
"You know, Malfoy, I'd prefer it if you called me by my first name," Hermione told him as they reached the doors to the great hall.
"Only if you call me by mine, Hermione" he said opening the door for her.
"Fine, Draco."
(AN: This is my first Harry Potter fanfiction. Please review. Chapter 2 should be up this weekend.)