A/N1: Thanks for every one of your reviews!! About 350 is my goal before I post the next chapter...or at least somewhere around there!! Without further ado, here is the first chapter of Draco and Hermione's summer vacation!

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is all JKR's creative mind. Not mine.

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XXXXXXXXXXXEnd of their sixth yearXXXXXXXXXXX (On the Hogwarts Express).

Hermione's summer had gotten off to a very busy start. She wanted to make the most of her summer, so that meant that first, she had to get all of her summer homework out of the way. When she informed Ron on the train that she was doing all of her work first, he was astounded.

"Why would you do that? It's a waste of the beginning of a great summer if you ask me!" Ron yelped.

"Well, I want to have as much free time available as possible during most of the summer. So I figured if I get all my work done now, I'll be free. While on the other hand, you and Harry will have the impending loom of homework hanging over your heads until you actually do it; which we all know, won't be until the last minute—as always." Hermione looked pleased with herself, but Ron simply snorted and started up a discussion of Quidditch with Harry. The train finally pulled up to the station and Hermione bid her friends goodbye and went to find her parents.

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To be honest, since her meeting with the headmaster, Hermione hadn't given writing a letter to Draco a second thought. In fact, if she was brutally honest with herself, she actually forgot about her little extra summer project. Guiltily, she thought about starting at letter to him, but she had no idea what to say! Hermione didn't even know how to start the letter. 'Dear Draco,' sounded too formal and she couldn't address him as 'Malfoy' anymore. Well technically she could, but she was supposed to be working on breaking that habit. Hermione must have started and torn up six different beginnings to letters. Some were too cheesy, others too stiff, and some way too casual. It was driving her mad: it shouldn't be this hard to write a letter!

As she was starting her seventh draft, an unfamiliar owl flew threw the window. She knew immediately what it was and who it was most likely from. As she took the note from its beak, and saw the elegant script written in green ink, her suspicions were confirmed. Dumbledore is one clever man. I'd bet my copy of Hogwarts, A History, that he told Draco to write first and to not tell me about why he was writing. Oh, I see how this is working...if only I would have figured it out sooner, then I wouldn't have stressed as much.

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Hey Hermione.

This seems really odd to me. 'Dear...' sounds too formal and weird, and unfortunately I can't call you 'Granger' anymore. (Well actually I can but...never mind). So even though 'Hey Hermione' it sounds too friendly and like something that Potty and the Weasel would use to start a letter to you...I don't really have any better options.

Hermione was amazed that he was on the same train of thought as she was. The thoughts about how to start the letter that he expressed were the same ones that she was just thinking to herself.

And I'm sure this is really random to you, but I've decided to write letters over the summer. I'm bored and there's nothing else to do, and I figured that you would be able to provide me with at least semi-intellectual discussions. This is a hell of a lot more than I can say for Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy. As for Blaise, he's too busy obsessing over his new 'significant other;' and you can only spend so much time out of your summer listening to a love-struck Slytherin prattle on about his significant other.

Hah! Random my ass! That's his cover story, being bored? Wow, I think that I could have thought of something better than that. I mean really: 'Oh I was bored and decided to write to you for intellectual stimulation even though we've had a mutual loathing of each other practically since we started Hogwarts.' Yeah, that's completely believable. Hermione chuckled; if she didn't already know why he was writing to her, she would have torn up the letter and suspected some Dark Magic in the letter somehow.

Speaking of summers, how has yours been so far?

Reply if you want,

Draco.

'Reply if I want,' Yeah, as if I have a choice. Hmm, well maybe this won't be too bad. I need to have an open mind about it if I want this to work, and I really do want it to work. The better we get along now, the more realistic it seems that we could last together.

Hermione thought that there wasn't much point to pretending that she was bored too, she might as well tell the truth. But secretly, she was glad that he wrote first; she had no idea what she would have written if she had nothing to go off of.

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Hello...Draco.

Yes, I see what you mean. There aren't really any better choices other than 'Hey' 'Hello' or just nothing. Oh and please leave Ron and Harry out of this. They are my friends, in case you haven't noticed.

Hmm ok. But that would be funny if you being bored and wanting, what did you say: 'semi-intellectual discussions' was just a cover story for the truth; the truth being that Dumbledore encouraged us—in other words, forced us—to write to each other to: "strengthen our bond as the future heads of Hogwarts" and that we weren't supposed to tell each other. If that was the truth than I would laugh because—hey! That's the only reason I'm replying. Not too much offence meant, only some.

But the thing about Blaise, yeah...cover story or not, it does get annoying hearing a friend talk endlessly about their new boyfriend, beau, fling or whatever. I think that Blaise may be referring to my friend Spencer. Just a thought...

My summer has been ok so far, kind of boring actually. All I've been doing since I finished my over the summer assignments is swimming and it's getting really old. How about yours?

Because I have to reply, (again: not too much offense, only some)

Hermione

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A/N2: I really hope you liked the letters!! I'm thinking about two per chapter and then of course the interactions between and sometimes during the letters. Even with that, the chapters will be shorter than normal.

Please review!! No pointless flames allowed, but constructive criticism is totally welcome!! (Remember, somewhere around 350 reviews would be absolutely fantastic! I'd love you all forever!!)

Lovelove, Amanda