Hey guys! This is my first fanfic so cut me some slack if I screw up at all. R&R!!! I'll have my next chapter out really soon!!!

Chapter One: A Warm Welcome

Hermione smiled as she fastened her silver badge onto her Hogwarts robe. The words "Head Girl" glistened as if reflecting her mood. This is going to be the best year ever, Hermione thought as she grabbed the last of her luggage to pack in her car. She hopped in the back seat next to Crookshanks, anxiously awaiting her reunion with her best friends, Harry and Ron.
"FRED! GEORGE!" Mrs. Weasley's voice shook with fury as she stomped up the stairs. Her once red hair had developed streaks of purple and blue after eating one of her freshly baked cupcakes. Fred and George peeked their heads out of their room, each wearing a sheer look of terror.

"Mum!" George started, "We thought you were baking those for Harry, Ron and Ginny!"

"What are the odds?" Fred whispered. "We only put Speedy Streaks in one cupcake!"

Down the hall, Harry and Ron could here Mrs. Weasley screaming at Fred and George about returning her hair to normal.

"I guess we should get all of our stuff downstairs. We don't want her to have a reason to take it out on us," said Ron. Harry nodded and smiled to himself. He knew Ron couldn't wait to see Hermione and would make up any excuse to get to the train station sooner. Harry saw Ron continuously look in the mirror to make sure his outfit matched and tried desperately to contain himself when Ron asked Ginny if he looked better with his shirt tucked in.

After the last of the bags was packed into the trunk, Harry and Ron retreated inside to find Mrs. Weasley back to her normal hair color. She walked over to Ron with an envelope.

"Here Ron, this just arrived with Pig." Ron opened the letter and smiled as he noticed Hermione's handwriting.

"She's Head Girl!"

"That's great!" Harry replied. However, realizing neither he nor Ron was Head Boy, Harry paused. "Did she say who was Head Boy?"

Ron scanned the letter and shook his head. They both pondered over it for a moment until they suddenly realized who had grades nearly as high as Hermione's. Ron gritted his teeth and Harry growled.

"Draco Malfoy."

Harry, Ron, and Ginny walked onto Platform 9 ¾ and pushed through the many parents and students to find Hermione. After kissing her parents good-bye, a girl with soft honey brown curls wearing a yellow summer dress bounded over to them.

"Hermione!" Ginny squealed as they both hugged. Ron, noting how much more beautiful she had become over the summer, tugged on his shirt frantically wondering if he should have tucked it in.

"Get a grip, Ron," Harry chuckled under his breath. Ron elbowed Harry and the four made their way onto the train.

After finally finding a compartment, they all talked about the upcoming year and how excited they were. Ron was about to ask Hermione about her being Head Girl when Professor McGonagall walked in.

"Miss Granger, it is time for our meeting to discuss your duties and responsibilities as Head Girl this year."

"Oh, right! And I have a question, Professor- whom will I be partnered with?" Professor McGonagall hesitated and looked toward the ground.

"Miss Granger, you will be working alongside and living with Mr. Malfoy. Come along now." Hermione followed Professor McGonagall to the front compartment, leaving Ron, Harry, and Ginny in shock. Ron's face turned pale.

"'Living with'?!"

Hermione tried her hardest to compose herself before walking into the compartment holding her arch nemesis for the past six years. As she walked in, Draco smirked and gave a laugh, which implied how horrible he was going to make her year.

"Well Mud- I mean, Granger," He noticed Professor McGonagall glaring at him. "It will be a pleasure living in such close quarters with you."

Hermione thought her lunch was about to resurface.

After their meeting with Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall, Draco and Hermione were left alone in the compartment.

"Well Mudblood, glad to see you've cleaned yourself up this year. Trying to impress me by looking like a Pureblood, are you?" He looked at her starting from her legs and ending at her face. He gave her a sinister grin and backed her against the wall. "Try to contain yourself, Granger. I know you're crazy about me, but I'm not attracted to such filth like yourself." Draco smirked and walked out. He knew he was lying about being attracted, but he would never miss an opportunity to insult her background.

Hermione, now numb to his continuous insults, sighed and walked back to her compartment with Harry, Ron, and Ginny. I don't care how good looking he's become, he's still the same evil Malfoy to me. Wait... did I just say he looked good? Oh brother, this is going to be a looong year, isn't it.

That's all! Let me know what you think!

Enchantress