On September 1st Hermione Granger was looking at herself in the mirror. She had changed since their war. She had tamed her bushy hair and started wearing more clothes that suited her figure. The war had affected her a lot and she found that change was her only comfort. She smiled. This was going to be a good year.
"Mum!" she called out coming down the stairs. Once the war with Voldemort had finished, she went looking for her parents in Australia. She had found them and reversed the obliviate on them. At first, they were upset but they realized it was for the best and that Hermione was trying to protect them.
"Yes darling?" replied Mrs Granger. She was shocked when she had seen the change in Hermione but had accepted it as well as Mr Granger knowing that their daughter had been through very much.
"We're going to be late for the train if we don't hurry!" Hermione hurried everyone up. Her parents shared a look and laughed. They were glad that Hermione hadn't lost her passion for learning. Professor McGonagall had called all the 7th years from last year to redo their final year as they'd been busy fighting (and winning the war). That was definitely a shock but then further down the letter, it said that all the new eighth years will have to be sorted again. Hermione couldn't see how anything could change but she guessed they probably had a good reason for it. People changed. She went with her mum to the car and packed all her stuff in the boot (The back of the car). Soon enough Hermione was on her way to another year at Hogwarts.
"Hermione!" screamed a very excited redhead. Ginny Weasley made her way to Hermione frantically, "It's been ages. Please sit with me on the train come on. Oh, you'll never guess…" Ginny babbled on as Hermione blanked out. Ginny was the best friend ever but sometimes she could talk on for quite a bit talkative. She was bought out by her thoughts was bought out of her thoughts by a sharp jab in her ribs.
Rubbing where she had been hit, she asked Ginny "And what was that for Ginny, and you better tell me before you get a nice hex on you."
Ginny put her hands up in surrender " I'm sorry but look Malfoy's back- and he's looking quite hot"
Hermione turned to where Ginny was looking and gaped. There stood Draco Malfoy in all his glory looking hotter than ever. She watched as he greeted his friends, Blaise Zabini, Theo Nott and Pansy Parkinson. Gregory Goyle stood at the back not saying a word, with his head down. Pansy stiffened and turned around feeling someone's eyes on her. She made eye contact with Ginny and Hermione and slightly smiled timidly at them. Ginny nodded at her while Hermione mirrored Pansy's face.
"Seems like the war changed a lot of people," observed Ginny. Hermione nodded in agreement, smiling as Pansy punched Theo, who turned and blanched at the sight of the two, quickly waved and basically sprinted onto the train leaving Blaise and Draco confused and Pansy laughing.
Next thing Hermione knew she was being dragged onto the train by Ginny. They found a compartment with Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood.
"Luna! Neville! How are you? How was your summer?" asked Hermione, grinning at the two. She listened intently to them both talk about their summer and smiled and nodded when Luna talked about one of the creatures, she believed in. Hermione had learnt not to underestimate Luna and that she was smarter than she gave off. Harry came to join them and Hermione joyfully reunited with him. Ron and Lavender came in shortly after that. The atmosphere had turned awkward. Ron and Hermione had tried their hand at dating but realised they were better off as friends. They had ended on a good note but when Ron started dating Lavender again 5 days after they had broken up everyone expected Hermione to be angry. Ron looked nervously at Hermione while Lavender looked Hermione straight in the eye, almost challenging her. Their eyes widened in shock when Hermione threw her arms over the two of them and hugged them.
"I wish you both the best," she smiled. Ron and Lavender smiled back at her. When they all took their seats, the train started. No one spoke for a while, sitting in a comfortable silence, taking in the peace and quiet until Harry asked the stupidest, most basic question ever.
"So how did your summer go guys,"
Everyone groaned in response and Hermione grinning in excitement.
This is going to be a great year, thought Hermione
After the train ride, everyone had made way to the great hall on the carriages for probably the biggest sorting in history. The first years had gone first and each house cheered whenever they got someone. However, when someone got Slytherin, the claps were noticeably quieter. Then it was time for the 8th years. Hermione waited patiently for her name to called out. She watched as some people got sorted into a different house, an expression of shock on their face. Hermione felt a feeling of fear grow in her stomach.
"Granger, Hermione" yelled Professor McGonagall. Hermione smiled nervously, at her friends next to her as most of them had not gone up yet. She closed her eyes as the hat settled onto her head
"Hermione Granger it has been a while hasn't it," The Sorting Hat's voice ringed in her head, "You've changed a bit more than you know. Your ancestry is quite a powerful one it turns out the muggle-born has been placed in Slytherin!" Hermione's eyes flew open and before she could debate, she felt magic flying through her. The whole great hall gasped in horror and shock as Hermione's hair went black and her eyes turned blue. Then a huge serpent came up into the air and hissed "The heir of Salazar Slytherin is here and she is now ready to fulfil her righteous place in Slytherin"
With that, the serpent evaporated and the entire hall is in silence. Then Romilda Vane suddenly yelled "That means she's related to He Who Must Be Named. Whispers spread across the hall as Hermione touched her hair in horror. Professor McGonagall then stood up and said "SILENCE" the hall became silent. Hermione looked for her friends in the crowd of unsorted students but couldn't find them anywhere.
"We will continue with the sorting, please. Hermione may you go to your table" Professor McGonagall said, her eyes oozing with sympathy as Hermione walked past her with tears beginning to form. She went to sit at the end of the Snake table ignoring the staring she was receiving. She put her head down on the table and didn't lookup.
After a while, she heard the sound of someone sitting next to her. She gazed up to see Draco and Theo sitting down with her. Draco sat opposite her while Theo sat next to her.
"What are you guys doing here?" she whispered, quickly wiping her tears away.
"Sitting with you," whispered Draco, "Now shhh,"
Hermione looked at him weirdly, but shut up to watch all her friends get re-sorted. Pansy, Blaise, Greg, Daphne Greengrass, and Tracy Davis came to sit with them, each of them greeting Hermione.
After the last student had been sorted everyone started to eat again
"How's it going, Princess?" asked Blaise casually while grabbing bits of food onto his plate.
"Princess?" questioned Hermione.
"You're heir of Slytherin right?" Blaise quizzed.
"It would seem so," Hermione slowly told him.
"Then you're the princess," He continued eating.
Theo laughed quietly. Hermione turned to him. He had a grin on his face as he looked at her.
"A muggle-born is the heir of Slytherin. The grand princess of Slytherin!" He chuckled quietly, "My father would be rolling in his grave,"
Hermione was confused, "Sorry?"
Theo chuckled again and swallowed a piece of chicken he was eating, "Don't be. I hated the guy."
Hermione stared at him as he shifted his focus back to his food. Living with snakes was going to be different.
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"Whoa"
This was Hermione's reaction to seeing the Slytherin Common room. Two words. Green and Silver. That was the min colour scheme. Hermione shouldn't have been so surprised. The atmosphere was so different from the Gryffindor Common Room. It was cold for one. There was lots of low backed black and dark green button-tufted, leather sofas. One of the wooden tables has a Wizard's Chess set on it. Hermione rolled her eyes at that. Around the room, there were tapestries featuring the adventures of famous Slytherins. The windows were grand and showed the view of underneath the Black Lake
Pansy grinned at Hermione's reaction and dramatically laid on one of the sofas, "It's not as good as home but it's okay,"
Tracey rolled her eyes, "You sound like a brat, Pansy"
"I am a brat," deadpanned Pansy.
Draco rolled his eyes. He was standing by the boys' room door, "You guys should take Granger to the girls' room,"
Pansy shot up, "Yes, yes," she took Hermione's hand, "Follow me to the best dorms you'll ever see in all of Hogwarts,"
Hermione let herself be dragged by Pansy to the other side of the common room.
Inside the room were five poster-beds, covered in green eiderdowns with a nightstand next to it and their school trunks at the foot of their bed. A dresser was next to each bed.
Hermione turned to them, "This is basically the Gryffindor girls' dorm but in green,"
Daphne smiled cheekily, "But green looks better,"
Hermione smiled at the three girls but then frowned.
"If the four of us are here, who's the 5th bed for?"
Tracey, Daphne and Pansy grimaced.
"Don't worry about that for now. Let's get to bed," Pansy said, quickly changing the topic.
Hermione complied but had the thought lingering in her head. Who could be the 5th girl?
Far away from the Slytherin Common Room, the Gryffindors were sat down pondering and missing Hermione in their own common room. The plan was to go talk to Hermione to check that she was okay staying with the snakes. Now they just sat thinking of the nights' events
"So, Hermione's in Slytherin," stated Seamus.
The main group consisting of Harry, Ron, Ginny, Neville and Dean nodded. Lavender had gone up to bed with Parvarti.
"We've just lost our strategist?" he asked. Another wave of nods.
"And probably one of the biggest house points gainers in our house?" Another nod of heads.
Seamus chuckled, "We are screwed,"
A/N – So this is the rewritten first chapter of The Slytherin Princess' Review, Favourite and Follow x Also you may see this story update a lot but no new chapters. That's because I'm constantly trying to improve this story. Sorry for the notifications x