Hermione walked through the train looking for the compartment that no doubt held her friends, giggling and laughing with each other. She found them doing just that at the very end of the train. Ron, Harry, and Ginny were sitting together laughing at Ron who it seemed had snorted out some pumpkin juice onto the other wall.

Suddenly Hermione didn't understand why she had avoided them all summer. If anyone would support her it would be these three.

"Hey Guys," she said as she took a seat next to Ron, careful to avoid the pumpkin juice spatter.

"Hermione!" Harry exclaimed, "Where have you been, we were just about to send out a search party."

"Yeah, we missed you this year at the Burrow," Said Ginny, smiling brightly at her, "How was your summer?" Ginny had always been her best girl friend; they would confide everything they couldn't tell the boys in each other.

"Well it was interesting, to say the least." Hermione replied with a small sad smile, "My parents decided it was time that I found out I was adopted."

The other three sat there for a couple of moments with their mouths hanging open. "Blimey, Hermione." Ron said, "That must have been a huge shock." He put his arm around her comfortingly.

"It was, I'm really sorry I didn't tell you guys earlier, I think I just needed to deal with the news myself first." She looked at them hoping for forgiveness.

"No no don't even worry about it, we totally understand." Harry reassured her.

Hermione sat there so happy and proud of her best friends. They really did know how to make her feel better. Although, at the same time she wasn't ready to tell them about the other half of the news. Still holding on to the locket inside her pocket, she decided it would be best to keep it to herself. She at least had until her birthday to tell them the truth.

For the rest of the trip her three friends filled her in on their summers. Harry had spent most of his vacation this year at the Burrow, practicing Quidditch. He and Ron were determined to win the cup because it was their last year to play. "Now that Voldemort is gone, I think I might try and pursue a career in Quidditch," Harry was telling them, "It'll be nice to do something I really enjoy!"

"You would be great at it Harry!" replied Ginny, grinning.

"I think we should change into our robes guys, the train will be arriving shortly."

Hermione exited the train before many of the other students to help Hagrid gather the first years. She saw Malfoy beckon her over to him. "I'll do this end and you do that end," he said simply. Hermione merely nodded in return and they separated. At least he was being civil to her; she had been worried about having to work closely with the Slytherin all year. After helping a young boy who had lost his rat, which reminded her of year own first year at Hogwarts, she caught up with her friends who had saved her a seat in one of the carriages.

The feast went by quickly as usual; everyone spent the time catching up with old friends and housemates. After the feast Professor McGonagall gently tapped her on the shoulder and motioned for her to follow her. "Congratulations on being head girl, Miss Granger, along with the responsibility you get the privilege of a private set of rooms you will share with the head boy. Hopefully you two will be able to put your differences aside, I know in the past you have not been the best of friends." Hermione snorted at that comment, but did her best to hide it when McGonagall turned around and looked at her.

They had stopped in front of a statue of a young witch with long black hair. "This is the entrance to the rooms. The password will be Waddiwasi and Professor Snape should be along any moment with Mr. Malfoy. Get plenty of rest, the seventh year course work is not easy and I daresay even you will be challenged with some of the more intricate spell work. Goodnight Miss Granger." McGonagall smiled and turned to walk back down the corridor.

Hermione entered the suite to see a living room and small kitchen as well as two doors, each with an engraved plaque saying Hermione Granger: Head Girl and Draco Malfoy: Head Boy. She walked into her room and saw that it was a fair size with a nice sized four-poster bed. She quickly changed into her pajamas and went through another door she saw that led to a bathroom. At least I don't have to share a bathroom with Malfoy she thought that could lead to some awkward moments.

She then took her professors advice and went to bed.

The next week flew by and before Hermione knew it, it was the eve of her birthday. That night she invited everyone over to the Heads suite so she could tell them about the rest of the letter she had received from her true parents.

Hermione waited nervously on the couch for her friends to arrive, clutching the letter in her hand. Repeating its words over and over in her head, she had read it so many times that she had long memorized what it said….

We decided to hide you amongst muggles…

Descended from a long line of very prestigious purebloods…

Pressuring many of the pureblood families to join his ranks. Frightening them with threats against their families, he did the same to us…

…Zabini…

She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard a knock and quickly went to answer the door. However, instead of finding her friends at the door she saw Blaise Zabini.

He looked up to see her, "Oh sorry, Is Draco around…" He had stopped talking and was staring at her; she looked down to see her locket in plain view. She had put it on earlier to show her friends when she told them. "How did you get that…"? Blaise said confused and then replaced with a look of instant understanding. He didn't say anything else, just pulled out his own necklace in the same style with his own initials on it. Both pendants started admitting a soft golden light.

"You're my sister." He said simply and hugged her. "You don't know how long I've been waiting to find you and all this time you were right here."

Hermione stood rigid, not knowing what to do. Blaise must have felt how tense she was and pulled back, "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I'm just a little overwhelmed by finding you. This is definitely the bet present I could have received for my birthday…I mean our birthday."

"It's ok, I'm still shaken up by the news. I just found our a couple of weeks ago that I was even adopted and there's also the fact a Slytherin just hugged me." Hermione gave a small laugh, "I need to sit down."

She walked over the couch and Blaise followed and sat on the chair opposite to her. "You go the letter then?" Hermione just nodded at his question. "Then how come you never told me, I was even talking about you on the train." Blaise said remembering back to the first day.

"I was overwhelmed! I haven't even told my friends yet." And if as on cue there was a knock on the door. "That's probably them, do you mind if we talk some more another time, I need to think."

Blaise looked clearly disappointed at the reunion he had been waited for, but he also understood that she must be under a lot of stress. He couldn't even imagine growing up with his parents only to find out that they weren't actually his parents and he was a twin. He slowly got up and headed for the door, "Well I'll be waiting for whenever you're ready to talk, I guess I'll go look for Draco in the Slytherin common room." He gave her a small smile and opened the door, but before he left he turned around, "Happy Early Birthday!"

Hermione watched him leave before saying, "You Too," Under her breath and greeting her friends.

A/N Please Reveiw!!!