A/N: Here's chapter 3! Hope you liked the first to chapters. I have most of this story already written, so I should be able to update once a week. If you have any advice on how I can improve the story please let me know. Now onto the chapter.

Disclaimer: Nothing here is mine, sadly it belongs to J.K Rowling (sad for me not for her). I forgot to add the disclaimer for chapter 2, so this applies for that too.

Chapter 3 – Are First impressions always right?

Hermione woke up early the next morning. She got up, took a quick shower and charmed her hair dry. It wasn't so bushy anymore; after she got it layered it just looked curly.

She put on her school uniform. Blue jeans, a white t-shirt with the Hogwarts crest in the upper left corner. She grabbed her black cloak, it looked kind of chilly and she had Herbology and care of magical creatures. She didn't put on any make up but she wore a daughters pride ring (The daughter's birthstone is in the middle and the parents' birthstones on either side).

She left her dormitory before anyone else had even woken up, it was only 6:30 and classes started at 8:30. She had two hours before class started. The great hall didn't open for breakfast until 7:00. She decided she would go down to the kitchens and get some breakfast. Then she could head to the library and see if they had any new transfiguration books; she already read all the others.

In The Slytherin Dormitories

Draco had gotten up early too. After he showered he got dressed, into the Hogwarts uniform. For boys it was similar to the girls except the shirt was black not white and the jeans were a darker blue. He bushed his hair quickly letting in fall over his steely gray eyes.

He left the dormitory, as he shut the door and entered the common room the sounds of Crabbe's snoring slowly died away. He left the common room and decided he'd get breakfast in the kitchens. He usually didn't get time alone, he was either with Crabbe or Goyle or his best friend Blaise. I

If he wasn't with them he was with Pansy, his stalker who thinks they're a couple. He walked up from the dungeons to the entrance hall he turned into a corridor a walked down to the kitchens. He tickled the pair on the painting of the bowl of fruit. As he entered he was surrounded by house elves.

"Er… Um… I was wondering if er… I could get some breakfast; the great hall isn't open yet." He stuttered, he wasn't used to being around house elves. Usually his servants would bring everything for him; he usually didn't see the many house elves that lived at Malfoy Manor.

"What would you like sir?" asked a house elf bowing, "We have pancakes, eggs, muffins, toast …"

"Just toast, thanks," said Malfoy.

Hermione was just getting to the kitchens when Malfoy came out holding a stack of toast on a napkin. She heard him talking to the house elves. He was being nice to them; maybe he actually had a nice side Hermione thought. The painting closed behind him as he turned around and saw Hermione staring at him.

"Take a picture, Granger, it will last longer." Said Malfoy sneering.

"Git," she replied.

He laughed, "You still think I'm a Death Eater then, I assume,"

"Well you are, aren't you?" replied Hermione coolly.

"Why are you having doubts?" he joked. It was a relief for Hermione to know he did anything as friendly as make a joke. "Well, anyway you want some toast, I'm assuming that's why you're here," he said.

"Aren't you supposed to be with your girlfriend Parkinson?" questioned Hermione.

"Don't call her that, she's more of a stalker," he said rolling his eyes, "I usually can't get away from her." Hermione laughed. "So are you coming we could walk around the lake and eat," he asked again.

Hermione wasn't sure; she had never talked to Malfoy with out Harry or Ron there. She wasn't sure if he would try to curse her or something. But she hadn't seen him without his group of Slytherin friends.

"Sure," she answered. They started walking down the hall towards the front doors. It was a silent trip through the castle. As they walked outside they started talking about their summers and what they did.

Wow Granger has really grown up. She not such a bookworm anymore and even her looks are different. Her hair hasn't straightened out, but it has these loose curls in it. She had nice chocolate brown eyes. And whoa she didn't have a figure like that in first year. Wait this is Granger, the mudblood.

He learned a lot about his future over the summer. Now he knew once he finished 6th year he had to become a death eater on Voldemort's orders. He knew how much his life would be at risk working for Voldemort; he wanted his last year, before he was a death eater, to be a good year.

If it weren't for his stupid father he wouldn't have to become a death eater. He never really wanted to be a death eater, but now he was being forced.

"Are you okay?" asked Hermione, "It looks like you have something on your mind."

"Well, Voldemort has his powers back," said Malfoy.

"Yeah, everyone knows that," replied Hermione, slightly shocked that he actually noticed something in the world not revolving around him.

"Well, it's our second last year here, and at the end of the year my father's making me become a death eater," he said quietly. He didn't know why he was telling her this; he just needed someone to talk to. It wasn't the same talking to Blaise; his father wasn't a death eater.

"Well don't you want you to become a Death Eater?" asked Hermione.

"No, I never really wanted to. I don't see the point. Killing muggles isn't fun it's just idiotic," he replied. Hermione looked shocked she never thought he would care. "But it's not like a filthy little mudblood like you would care," he said rudely.

He wasn't even smirking; he looked really mad (he was mad at himself for telling her). Then he through his last piece of toast into the lake and he walked back to the castle with out saying a word.

I wonder what that was about, she wondered. He was actually being all nice to me. Then he tells me he's going to become a death eater and he just leaves. Maybe he's sick of everyone hating him and he's gone crazy. I know it sounds mean but he can't expect me to be nice to him after he broke Ron's jaw.

After he left she decided she would go back to the common room and see if Harry and Ron were ready. Ron said he would meet the in the common room around 8:00 am. It was 7:55. She headed into the castle and up the marble staircase towards the portrait of the Fat Lady.

She got to the common room before Harry or Ron had arrived so she went up and got her bag. She returned to the common room and they were both waiting for her.

"What took you so long?" asked Ron, "I'm hungry."

"When aren't you hungry?" laughed Hermione, "anyway I already had breakfast. I went down to the kitchens and got some toast." She didn't want to tell them about what happened with Malfoy.

"Thanks for waiting for us, what a good friend you are," said Ron sarcastically.

"Well if you woke up around 6:00 I could eat with you," replied Hermione.

"WHAT! You woke up at 6:00, I woke up like 15 minutes ago," said Ron shocked. Harry laughed.

"Come on guys let's go get some breakfast in the great hall," said Harry. They walked to the great hall talking about what they were going to do in class today. They were just finishing their breakfast when they bell to signal the start of lessons rang.

After Herbology/ During Care of magical Creatures

The trio was walking towards Hagrid's hut when they saw Malfoy approaching with his group of Slytherin friends (Blaise, Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy). They could here Blaise talking to Draco as they got closer.

"For the Halloween dance do you just want to go in a group or do have a date already?" Blaise asked.

Draco lowered his voice, "If we go as a group is Pansy going to be involved?"

"Yeah, I don't care about the petty argument you two had this morning, she's my friend too and you're both have to deal with each other."

"Whoa, it's not my fault she can't get over me," Draco replied.

"Don't kid yourself; she's been over you for ages before you even broke up."

"What?" Draco asked.

"Yeah, she didn't break up with you first because she didn't want to ruin the friendship," explained Blaise.

"You tell me this now? I haven't been talking to her 'cause I thought she was mad at me."

"You moron, she thought you were mad at her," said Blaise.

Their discussion was interrupted as Hagrid just walked out holding a big cardboard box.

"More skrewts?" questioned Harry looking terrified

"No, sorry 'Arry, this is a Fwooper," said Hagrid, "It's 'n African bird, it lays patterned eggs and provides quills. Though the Fwooper 'as many benefits its song will 'ventually drive you crazy. That's why there's a silencing charm on it."

They continued the lesson on Fwoopers until the bell rang for break. The rest of the day went by normally.

After Dinner

After dinner all the prefects were called to a meeting in Dumbledore's office. "As you all know the Halloween dance in approaching," Dumbledore said, "each of you will have a role in helping prepare for the dance. Any questions? "

"Do we have to wear dress robes to the dance?" asked Pansy.

"Ahh that reminded me, at the dance I want everyone to wear a costume as it will be a costume ball," explained Dumbledore.

"Since we're wearing costumes, could we have the Friday before the dance off to buy our outfits?" asked Hermione.

"Yes, that's a good idea, the dance is on Sunday so students will also be allowed to take the express back home the Friday morning and return Sunday if they wish. Also I forgot to inform you all that at three points throughout the dance you must dance with a person from another house. You have to dance with one member from each house other than your own," added Dumbledore, "Well if there are no more questions you should all be off to bed."

They all left his office and started walking. "Hey, how about if we go in similar outfits like we could all be characters from the same movie," Pansy suggested to Blaise and Draco.

"Yeah that sounds cool, what do you think Draco?"

"mmm, sound good," he replied as he watched Hermione turn down a corridor.

"You guys go on ahead, I'll catch up," said Blaise and he left. He ran to catch up with

Hermione who was surprisingly alone.

"Hey Hermione wait up," he called. She turned around with a puzzled look on her face. 'I know we've never been great friends but I need to ask you a huge favour," he said out of breath.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Do you mind maybe trying to spend some more time with Pansy?" he asked.

"I don't mind, but why?"

"Well, I know it bothers her when Draco and I are together without her and it doesn't help that Draco treats her like crap. But she needs someone she can talk to about girl stuff. So maybe you and Weasley jr. could I don't know do some thing with her."

"Sure," she replied.

"Thanks you're the best," he said, "I really appreciate it and Draco does too.

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