Draco sat in the empty compartment reading the Daily Prophet waiting for the clock to strike 11 and for the year to start. It had been a while since he'd been home, running away wasn't the easiest thing in the world when your father has cronies on you who're constantly there. But with a few quick steps a very good sense of direction he was able to just escape his father's wrath. Yes, things has definitely taken a turn for Draco Malfoy over the summer and the consequences are visible through the marks and scars left permanently on him; physically and mentally.This is definitely going to be a very solitary year for me he thought to himself as he put down the paper and looked out the window.

Everyone was waving goodbye to the family they were going to leave behind to start a new year, a new beginning. He knew it to be dangerous if he were to be sighted but he couldn't help but look out the window in search of the long blonde hair woman with a face as cold as ice, but a heart as soft as a cloud and the hands that can comfort anything. Force of habit just let her go… he thought to himself. It had been awhile since he'd seen her and no matter what happens he knew that she would always be with him.

He then picked up his paper one more time and read through it piece by piece.

Sounds of farwells and tears could be heard as the train whistle and started to slowly etch away from the station until it was almost out of sight. Harry, Hermione, and Ron wandered down the train in search of an empty compartment.

"How was your summer?" Hermione asked turning to Ron.

"It was good, although Fred and George's new product gave me a mighty burn on the back of my neck-" he turned to show them the scar "it wasn't too bad. How was yours?"

"Oh it was nice, my family traveled to Austrailia." She smiled but felt herself go red right after that which cause his ears to turn just as red.

Harry sensing that this wasn't probably the best time to interrupt cracked a smile.

"So, what does a Basilisk like to do?" Harry asked trying to break the ice that had slowly built and harden.

They both looked at him as if he had gone mad, with a huge grin plastered on his face "Bask and Lick…get it?" he broke out into laughter but they other two just looked at him more confused then ever.

"I think I'm going to make my way to the HeadGirl compartment... See you two later." She said as she dragged her trunk with her towards the head of the train.

"Bask and Lick? Harry have you gone mad?" Ron asked as he opened the door to an empty compartment and threw his and Harry's Trunk's up.

"Well sorry, I thought it'd be a better ice breaker than turning red!" he teased and Ron scowled at him. "Come on mate, if you don't tell her now when will you ever tell her?"

"Well, the thing is I'm not too sure if she feels the same. I mean it's not like randomly selecting a girl and getting shagged."

"Hey, I resent that!"

"Okay, well you know I mean well. It's Hermione, how can you tell someone after 6 years of knowing them that you love them? It's not easy! You're losing a lot!"

"But you can also gain so much more…" Harry said absent-mindedly looking out the window as it passed through mountains and forests.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Ron asked looking at Harry inquisitively.

Harry shook his head and looked back at Ron "What?"

"Harry what do you know that I don't?"

"Nothing." He said playing with his glasses.

"You liar!"

"Yes, I do enjoy the lyre if I do say so myself."

"Harry…"

" It's really nothing…" he started to twiddle his thumbs.

"Don't tell me it's about her! You told me you were over her!" Ron said getting upset.

"Well, you can't get over things that easily I'll tell you that much." He sighed.

Seeing as how downtrodden Harry was getting, Ron decided to change the subject. He knew when Harry has had enough and now was the time.

"So… any idea on who the HeadBoy is?"

Hermione successfully dragged her trunk up to the head of the train. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath she knocked on the door, just because it's common courtesy.

"Come in…" said a very familiar voice. Oh no…oh no no no no no! She thought to herself Please anyone but him! She opened her eyes when she opened the door to see her worst nightmare sitting in front of her. What did I do to deserve this? she sighed.