Here's the next chapter. I know a couple of days ago I updated the story but I made a mistake and I had to delete this chapter, so now you know why nothing has changed. Anyways, hope you enjoy it and please review.

Chapter 3

Draco exited the carriage and quickly ran inside to the Great Hall. As Draco sat down at the Slytherin table he saw that Hermione was walking hand in hand with Ron. This infuriated Draco. He was losing his chances. He knew he had to do something fast before he lost her completely to Ron Weasley. He was not about to lose Hermione to anyone especially a Weasley.

Draco was about to rise from his seat and approach Ron and insult him when the doors to the Great Hall burst open and Professor McGonagall entered with the nervous first years at her heels. Draco laughed remembering how he felt when that was him seven years ago.

Draco looked up at the staff table and smirked as he saw that both Dumbledore and Snape were gone. He remembered what he had attempted to do last year. He was lucky he didn't get killed by the Dark Lord he still wondered why he had spared his life. Then he noticed there was no on in the Headmasters seat. There was a new teacher in Snape's old seat. To his utter dislike he realized the small sickly looking figure was Remus Lupin the werewolf. He then returned his attention to the first years, as Filch walked across the Hall with a three-legged stool and a worn old hat. Professor McGonagall stood beside the stool and waited as the Sorting Hat sung its song:

A thousand or more years ago,
Our school was founded
By four extraordinary wizards,
Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff,
Salazar Slytherin and Roina Ravenclaw
It's my job to sort you lot
But where shall I place you…
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
their, nerve, and chivalry
set Gryffindor apart;
you might belong in Hufflepuff,
where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are
true and unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
where those of wit and learning,
will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
those cunning folk use any means
to achieve their ends.
Try me on and see where you will do best.

The Hall erupted in to applause. Professor McGonagall then began calling out the names of the first years. One by one they were sorted into their rightful houses. Each student was welcomed into their house with applause and cheers. As the last student, a girl by the name of, Mary Sue Batter was sorted into Slytherin. Professor McGonagall then took the Sorting Hat and stool and put it away as Mary Sue Batter hurried over to the Slytherin table.

Everyone started at the spot where Dumbledore would have once stood up to give his opening speech. They were all curious to see who the new Headmaster or Headmistress was. They then heard a female voice speaking, "Welcome, Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! As most of all know we have come a long way in the last year. War has devastated many of our families. We ended last year with a funeral for a very well loved Headmaster. But this year we will start anew." Draco rolled his eyes as everyone at the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw tables cheered and applauded. Professor McGonagall was now in Dumbledore's old seat she began speaking again, "Now, what is the first day back at Hogwarts without our great feast? As you all may not know I have been given the position of Head Mistress at Hogwarts" the peering down at the Gryffindor table said, "Remus Lupin is now the Gryffindor Head of house." With that McGonagall waved hand and the tables filled with food and drink.

Draco having lost his appetite when he saw Hermione and Ron holding hands sat scowling, with his arms folded and thinking. He was plotting of a way to win Hermione over. He was not going to lose to Ron Weasley, the weasel.

Draco continued sitting there at the table long after everyone had started filing out of the Great Hall due to the fact that he was in deep thought. "If only there was some way I could get her to see me as who I really am and not the git she thinks I am." He thought. "Maybe I could make a love potion…no that's forbidden. After all it wouldn't look good for the Head Boy to get expelled for doing something forbidden. Hmm…"

An unwanted visitor was suddenly tapping Draco. He turned to see who it was. To his astonishment it was Hermione. She sat down next to him and said, "What were you really trying to tell me on the train Malfoy?"

"What?" He replied still not fully out of his thoughts.

"I said what were you really trying to tell me on the train."

"Oh, umm…"

Just as he was about to tell her Ron came back into the Great Hall and said, "Hermione are you coming?"

"Yes, coming. Oh and Malfoy, please tell me when we talk again." With that she got up and left once again hand and hand with Ron.

More annoyed than ever with Ron he got up and left the Great Hall. He headed down to the dungeons where the Slytherin Common Room was. Much to his displeasure the entire house was waiting for him there at the door. He had forgotten to tell the Slytherin Prefects the Common Room password, "its serpengotia", he told them. The door swung open and everyone filed into the Common Room. Draco not tired, sat down on the chair closest to the fire.

What seemed like hours past. Everyone had but him had retreated into the dormitories. Just as Draco was about to turn in himself the perfect plan occurred to him.
"I've got it," he exclaimed louder than he had anticipated.

"Ha! Why didn't I think of this before?" he said excitedly. "I will make something bad happen and then when Hermione gets in harms way I will come to her rescue. I will then become her knight in shining armour! She will forget all about Weasley! It's brilliant, just brilliant!"

"Ok, so lets see" he said pacing the Common Room. "I could like somehow get Potter, Hermione and Weasley curious to go into the Room of Requirement and investigate the cabinet that I had repaired last year. Then as they are in there a pair of death eaters come out but its not really death eaters it is Crabbe and Goyle disguised as death eaters. Crabbe and Goyle could stun Harry and run and I could just happen to hear the trio fighting them, come in the room and hex Crabbe and Goyle and break the cabinet."

Satisfied with his newly formed plan he decided it was time to turn in.

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