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Chapter 3
September first came far too quickly for Hermione's liking. The sun was already shining when she woke up. She got out of her bed and made it before getting dressed and packing the last few things that she needed. Hermione had not written to Malfoy despite him sending her notes. There were four in total, each saying the same thing,
Granger,
Just checking you're doing okay. Please let me know how you are.
Malfoy.
Each time the owl went away without a response. Hermione reached under her pillow and grabbed the notes; she hastily put them into her bag as she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Hermione said.
The door opened and her mother walked in.
"Now have you got everything packed?" her mother asked.
"Yep, it's all in ." Hermione answered.
"Okay well, your dad and I will put your stuff in the car while you go and find Crookshanks." Her mother said.
Hermione got up and picked up crookshanks' travel basket and then went downstairs to find him. It took Hermione 2 minutes to find him but another 13 to coax him into the basket. Once he was in she put the basket in the car and then went back in to get her bag before getting into the car herself.
They arrived at King's Cross Station quite quickly; when they got there Hermione's father took her trunk out of the car.
"Now be safe." Hermione's mother said as she hugged her daughter.
"I will, you don't have to worry about me." Hermione said.
"Enjoy yourself." Her father said.
"I will." Hermione replied.
They said their good-byes and then Hermione walked through the barrier and onto Platform Nine and Three-Quarters to find Harry, Ron and Ginny stood talking with Mrs Weasley.
"Hello!" Hermione said as she walked over to them.
"Hello you." Ginny said.
"You able to sit with us or do you have things to do?" Harry asked.
" I've got a meeting but it shouldn't take the whole journey." Hermione said.
"We'll save you a seat then." Ginny said.
"Thanks. Well I should be heading off, see you later hopefully." Hermione said.
"Good Luck." The three of them said in unison.
"Thanks" Hermione said as she started walking.
She got on the train and walked into the head compartment just as the train started to move away from the station.
"Hermione, Thank goodness you're here." Draco said as she walked in.
"Okay not the response I was expecting." Hermione said as she shut the door.
"I was worried about you. You didn't answer any of my letters." Draco said.
"Yeah sorry about that, I didn't want to think about it." Hermione explained.
"You could have at least let me know that you were okay." Draco said.
"Well I'm fine, considering. Hermione said.
"That's good to hear." Draco answered.
"So what happens now?" Hermione asked.
"Well there's a letter there for us to open." Draco said as he motioned towards the letter.
"Well shall I do the honours?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, okay then." Draco said.
Hermione picked up the envelope opened it and then got the letter out of the envelope.
"Dear Mr Malfoy and Miss Granger,
Congratulations to the both of you on your appointment to the positions of Head Boy and Head Girl. As Head Boy and Head Girl you will have many responsibilities. You will be expected to maintain the standards of Hogwarts and to ensure that the students of Hogwarts maintain the same standards. You will be expected to help the senior staff members as they require. You will be expected to patrol the castle as you have been doing in your time as prefects and as the then Head Boy and Head Girl did for you, you will be expected to care for and nurture the new team of prefects. You will be leading the prefects meeting and making sure that they are aware of all their responsibilities. When you arrive at the castle your belongings will be taken to your new dormitory the password for which is 'Hogwarts' you may change this at a later date if you wish. The passwords for the four house Common Rooms are as follows:
Gryffindor: Doxy
Hufflepuff: Sphinx
Ravenclaw: Hippogriff
Slytherin: Basilisk
The prefects will be down for the meeting a half an hour after the train departs Professor Dumbledore and I look forward to seeing you when you arrive. Good Luck.
Professor M McGonagall."
Hermione finished reading the letter then put it down.
"She didn't say where the dorm was." Malfoy said.
"I'm sure they'll tell us when we get there." Hermione said before continuing, "right now we have to prepare for the arrival of the prefects."
"They'll be down in 15 minutes." Malfoy said.
"I'm all of a sudden nervous." Hermione said.
"Why? You'll be fine. There's no one I would want more to be my head girl." he said as Hermione began laughing.
"What?" Draco asked.
"This isn't like you at all. I don't understand why you are being so nice to me all of a sudden." she explained.
"I figured that it was time to grow up and get along with you. After all, we have to be united and set a good example to the rest of the school, plus we have to live together for a year and I don't want it to be a hellish year, plus I kinda think you're okay really." Draco said.
"Fair enough." Hermione said.
Draco and Hermione then sat down and awaited the arrival of the prefects. They arrived within five minutes and Draco and Hermione relayed to them all the information that they needed before sending them off to do their patrolling.
"Well that was easier than I was imagining." Hermione said.
"You were great. I knew you would be." Draco said.
"So what do we do now?" Hermione questioned.
"We may as well go. There's nothing else in the letter is there?" Draco asked.
"No there's nothing else here." Hermione said.
"Right well, I'll see you later then." Draco said.
"Yeah, okay then." Hermione said as she opened the carriage door.
Hermione then went to find the compartment where Ron, Harry and Ginny were. She found them quickly, sat with Luna and Neville with one seat spare for her. She walked in and sat down.
"How was it." Harry asked.
"It was fine." Hermione answered.
"Any hassle from Malfoy." Ron asked.
"Nope he was fine." she replied.
"So what happens when you get there?" Ginny said.
"Got to see Dumbledore about where our dormitory is, there was no mention of it in the letter only the password and of course a reminder that we would be living together." Hermione said.
"Good luck with that one." Ron said.
"When are people going to listen to me. I'm not worried about it. He's be okay with me, he wants to make an effort and do you know what. So do I." Hermione said.
"Okay, there's no need to get angry about it." Ron said.
Hermione looked at Ron with daggers, she made a slight huffing noise, stood up and got a book from her bag she sat down and then started to read it. It was only once Ron had apologised for bringing the whole Malfoy issue up again that she began to talk to everyone else again. However being stubborn it had taken Ron three-quarters of the journey to say it. However once he had Hermione went back to her normal cheerful self. About 15 minutes before they arrived at Hogsmeade Station they all put their school robes on. Hermione put her robes on gently and then got her badge out from her bag and pinned it on here robe.
"How do I look?" She asked.
"You look like my best mate. You've just got a badge on." Ginny said.
Hermione smiled at the occupants of the carriage. Her three best friends and 2 very close friends that she had grown to love.
"Thanks." She said.
"For what?" Ginny asked.
Hermione stood and thought about what she was thankful for. The only answer she could come up was everything. From Ron and Harry rescuing from the troll in their first year, to their efforts in the DA, she was grateful for it all.
"I'm thankful for everything you've ever done for me." Hermione said as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"Hey, no tears today. Today is a happy day." Ginny said as she hugged her friend.
The train began to slow down, within minutes they had stood in Hogsmeade station.
"We're here." Harry said.
They all walked out of the carriage and then off the train. They looked around the station and soon saw Hagrid ushering the first years to him. He smiled at them and they all smiled back before getting into a carriage that would take them to the castle.