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Chapter 3: The Train Ride

Hermione woke up on September 1 at 8:00 a.m. She took and shower and got dressed. She wore a red shirt with denim jeans along with her usual black shoes. As soon as she was dressed, she went down for breakfast at 8:45 and saw Tom placing food in front of everyone at the table.

"What are you all doing up?"she asked questionably.

"You know that we always get up early to see you off to school, honey." said her mom.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that."

"Come sit down and eat, dear."

"Okay."

Once everyone was done eating, it was already 10:00 because everyone was in deep conversation with one another. Hermione looked down at her watch and saw this and decided that she had to go to the Burrow soon.

"I have to go get ready for school." she told everyone.

"Okay, come tell us when you're leaving so we can see you off."said her mom.

"Okay." and she left for her room to gather her trunk. It didn't take her very long because she had done almost all of her packing the night before. She just went to grab a few leftover things and went to go find her family.

"I'm leaving soon everyone." she announced.

"Okay, we'll come see you off to the Burrow." said Joseph.

"Okay, I have to go now, so come on."and they all left for Hermione's fireplace.

"Oh I hate leaving my family for 10 months."she said sadly.

"But we'll write to you, don't worry."said Joseph reassuringly.

Joseph was Hermione's closest brother of all of them. He always reassured her if she was feeling sad.

"Okay, don't forget about me." she said half-jokingly.

"We won't." they said smiling.

"Goodbye everyone," she said while giving them a hug," I love you all."

"We love you too, goodbye." and she left.

Hermione appeared at the Burrow with her trunk and Crookshanks. Everyone was still getting ready and eating breakfast when she appeared. They all greeted her and Harry and Ron took her trunk out to the cars, which the ministry provided for them. When they were done eating, Mrs.Weasley shooed them into the cars and they left for King's Cross.

"Fred, George, Percy, you first." she told them as they headed towards the barrier.

"Ginny, Hermione, you next."

"We'll go after you two." she said referring to Harry and Ron.

They were all through the barrier and saw the Hogwarts Express. They all loaded their trunks on to the train and found a compartment. Ron and Ginny leaned out the window to wave goodbye to their mother and father. Hermione and Harry followed suit.

"Goodbye and be careful!"she warned the four of them.

"Okay, mum!" yelled Ron and Ginny and the train left the station. They closed the window and Harry,Ginny and Ron immediately started a conversation while Hermione pulled out a book to read. Not much later, someone slid open the compartment door open and stood there looking at Hermione.

"What do you want, Malfoy?" Harry said, standing up, as soon as he walked in.

He kept staring at Hermione, not realizing he said anything.

"Malfoy?"

"What?"

"What do you want?"Hermione asked this time.

"Oh, we're supposed meet in the Heads' Compartment."he said suddenly feeling stupid that he hadn't heard anyone until now. I can't believe I just did that he thought I need to stop looking at her, she's Granger, I'm not supposed to look at my worst enemy. Hermione was thinking... Why is he looking at me? He really needs to look away...He looks good this year...Wait, I'm not supposed to think that. I can't think that about my enemy.

They entered the compartment and were the only two in there. This compartment was different from the others. This one had cushioned seats unlike the others and had a trolley waiting for them. After a few moments, Professor McGongall arrived to tell them their duties.

"As you know, you are Head Boy and Head Girl. You both are our top students in your year and have showed outstanding abilities to do this job. The headmaster will give you a more details after the feast up at the school. I want you to stay in this compartment and work things out or at least find a way to get along while you are living together in your dorm." and she left them to themselves.

"Great, just Great. I can't believe I have to spend my year with you." Hermione said after a few moments of sitting in silence.

"I'm not that thrilled about it either, Granger."

"What, not up to using 'mudblood'?"

"For your information, Granger, there's a lot of things you don't know about me so don't go telling what I should and should not use."

Silence.

"Did you have to wear that shirt?"he asked looking at her.

"Yes, why would it matter to you?"

"Well, it really shows off-"

"Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?" asked Blaise, who just walked in. He also took note of Hermione's shirt.

"Yeah, come on."he said pulling away Blaise from looking at Hermione. They walked down the hall until they found an empty compartment, Blaise pulled it open and they both went inside.

"Dude, did you see her? She was hot!"said Blaise amazed.

"No duh, Blaise."

"You're lucky,man."

"Why?"

"Because you get to spend the year with her in the same dorm."

"So?"

"What do you mean 'so'?"

"So it's Granger. Goody-two-shoes Granger. She doesn't go out with guys. Think about it Blaise."

"Whatever. You can think what you want to think."said Blaise and he left without another word even though Draco was sure that wasn't all he wanted to talk about.

Draco sat there thinking about living with Hermione. He wasn't sure if he could restrain himself even if they were enemies. He knew her body would fill out soon, he just didn't know what to do when it did, let alone he has to be in the same dorm.

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As soon as Draco and Blaise left, Hermione got up and went back to her compartment with Harry, Ron, and Ginny. When she walked in they were playing Exploding Snap and looking at Chocolate Frog cards.

"Hey, how did it go Hermione?"asked Harry.

"Fine. Malfoy being an ass as usual. I just have a favor to ask. Will you please not hex him or fight with him for no reason this year?"

"Okay,"said Ron,"but if he does anything then we're going to have a little talk with him."he said seriously.

"Well, I'll let you know if he does, but stay out of it until I say so,okay?" she said indicating that she didn't want to deal with anyone fighting this year.

"Okay." they agreed to what she said because they didn't want her to worry anymore than what she already does.

Through the rest of the ride, Hermione wore a sad expression while reading her book. The other three in the compartment deciphored whether they should ask why she was sad all the time and never talked to them anymore, but they decided against it.

A few minutes before the train stopped, they changed in to their robes and Hermione left to patrol the halls quickly to make sure everyone was getting ready to get off. As soon as she came back, she told them that she had to go to the Heads' Carriage and that she would see them at the banquet. She left for the carriage to find that Draco was already in there waiting for her so they could go.

"Nice to see you finally showed up." he said.

"Sure." she said trying to ignore him by looking out the window at the scenery. She did not want to think about him, but it didn't work.

"Look, Granger, we're going to have to get along to make it through this year. Truce?"

"Alright, truce, but we should go on a first-name basis if we call it truce, okay?"

"Fine."

"Okay then." and they got out of the carriage and headed towards the Entrance Hall. She decided that she would have to be civil to him if he was going to try with her. She saw Harry and Ron and went with them to the Gryffindor Table with them along with Ginny.

"Hey, guys." she said as she met up with them.

"Hey." the chanted.

"How was the ride with Malfoy?"asked Harry trying to hide his hatred for the blonde-haired boy.

"We called a truce and we decided to go on a first-name basis."she said dully.

"That sucks that you have to live with him, Hermione."said Ron sounding sorry.

"I don't really care, I'll probably sit in my room most of the time anyways."

"Well, we'll be in the Gryffindor Tower if you want to come by, alright?"

"Okay, but I'm probably going to have a lot of duties to deal with so it can't be for that long."

"Understandable." and all four of them went to sit down.

After the feast, Hermione told them she had to meet Dumbledore in is office. They said their goodbyes and she left. While walking down in the aisle she saw Draco get up too and head for the doors. She got out before him and she kept walking rather than waiting. He caught up after a moment and they walked in silence. Hermione said the password and they stepped on the staircase together and Draco knocked on the headmaster's door.

"Come in." they heard him say and entered.

"It's great to see you both together here on time."he had a twinkle in his eye.

Silence.

"Please take a seat." he said and they did so.

"Well, there isn't much to tell except that you will be patrolling together around the castle until midnight on the weekends and the prefects will handle the week nights and that you will recieve duties when there is something that needs to be done." he waited a moment for them to speak, but neither of them did so he continued, " well, I guess you can go unless you have any questions." they shook their heads.

"Then you may go," he said as they got up, but before they left he said,"I hope you both have worked out your differences?" he asked questionably.

They nodded and left. At the bottom of the staircase, stood Professor McGonagall waiting to show them to their dorm.She lead them through corridors and doors until they finally hit a blank wall. She knocked twice and a portrait appeared.

"There is two rooms and a common room. Make the best of it. You may now choose a password."and she left them to the dorms.

"What should the password be?" Hermione asked.

"Um...Sexy Dragon."he smirked and the portrait opened.

Hermione rolled her eyes and walked in. They were both in awe how the common was done in Gryffindor and Slytherin colors. The fire was blazing and there was a couch and a chair along with a table and bookshelf. Hermione was the first to recover and started up the nearest staircase and found her room. It had a big bed, a desk, and a walk in closet. It had been done in Gryffindor colors with some green here and there. Her first instinct was to jump on the bed and she did so. The minute she jumped on the bed, she noticed she had her own bathroom and that she really needed a shower. When she got out, she decided that she wanted to get some reading done so she went down to the common room to get a book.

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Draco saw Hermione go up the nearest staircase and so he went up the one opposite of hers. He found his room and that his had been done in Slytherin colors along with some red. He went in his room and unpacked some stuff and decided to go down in the common room and read something. He found a book about dragons. They were his favorite wizarding creature. After some time, he heard Hermione coming down her staircase, but kept on reading.

"Wow."she said.

"What?"he asked.

"Draco Malfoy actually reading a book willingly.

"Like I said on the train, Hermione, there's a lot you don't know about me.

"You were serious?"

"Yes."

"Whatever you say."

She went pass him and grabbed a book from the shelf. She picked a random book and sat down on the chair. Draco took note of her expression, which was once again sad.

"Why do you look sad all the time?"he asked.

"What do you care?"

"I don't."

"Then there's no need for me to answer the question is there?" she said annoyingly.

He scoffed.

"I'm going to bed." and she left to her room.

Draco stopped reading, but didn't go to his room. He just sat there for a little while left alone with his thoughts.

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Hermione had no intentions to go to bed. She just wanted to be alone. She went up to her room and decided to write to her brother, Joseph:

Dear Joseph,

How are you doing? I'm doing fine. I just got here and unpacked all my stuff in my own dorm. I have to share a dorm with that boy from down the street. So far we called a truce and we're going on a first-name basis. I'm only writing to you right now because you are the only one that knows about him and I don't really want to explain it to the whole family right now. Tell them I will write soon though, okay? Thanks. I hope the family is well, (even though I left a day or two ago) but let me know if anything happens 'cause I don't want to be cut off from the rest of them. Well, I'm kind of tired and I want to go to bed even though I have no school tomorrow. I love you so much and can't wait to see you after term. Please write back.

P.S. Tell the family I send my love (include yourself in that one too):P

Love,

Hermione

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Well, how was it? Let me know what you think of Joseph cause I do have a brother named Joseph and he died over the summer, June 25, 2005. Let me know what you think of her family too. good bye for now.

I don't know how you guys see it, but Draco and Hermione are still supposed to be mean to each other, just not as bad a usual, but in the next chap or two They will become somewhat nicer because Hermione has a problem going on at home. Hermione is also supposed to be sad. You'll find out why later and why she gets worse sometimes, but she doesn't always seem sad. Review please.