Hello readers or anyone out there. It's been a long time since I have posted anything and I'm so sorry for that. Truthfully its been a mix of laziness, obligations, and the like. But now it is summer and I should be posting more often. Because I don't wanna just be staring at a TV screen all day or my phone. I wanna be creative. Anyway, here's another chapter I hope you enjoy! There should be one more coming out today if I have time. Read, Review, Message me - any of those 3 if you'd like. Hope you all are having fantastic days And don't forget to smile :)

Chapter Two (Halloween)

Ugh! Stupid boys! They just want to be expelled! Hermione thought furiously. They just want to be expelled! Every time she tried to warn them about making stupid decisions and all the rules they were breaking, Ron would just tell her to go away. Well sorry she cared!

Halloween landed on a Friday and it was her free period, so she kept walking. Hermione decided to explore the castle; discovering the many hallways, classrooms, and staircases that existed within. But what was really on her mind was the secrete rooms and passages that she knew existed. Hermione looked around her and saw other students walking around. Seeing this she decided it would be okay for her to walk around, well because she wasn't a rule breaker. She thought about the hidden room she wanted to find and with that thought she set off down the closest hallway.

Hermione walked through halls, courtyards, up and down staircases. She saw flowers grow taller in the sun and dance with the wind. Throughout the castle there were million of pictures and so she met a ton of new people. But as Hermione kept walking she didn't pay great attention to where she was and it wasn't until she was in an empty hallway she realized she was lost. She looked around her but nothing looked familiar to her at all. Hermione sighed before decided to back track and walk the way she came.

She only walked for a couple minutes when she saw someone a head of her. She had no idea who the person was, but she was lost and thought they could help her.

"Hey!" She called out and the person who came face to face with her was the blonde boy; Draco Malfoy.

Draco turned around and saw the bushy haired girl running towards him. It made him smile, for he hadn't seen her in a while and missed her.

"Bushy! It's you!" He called out to her.

"It's Hermione, Draco. My name's Hermione."

"You remembered my name." He was surprised she remembered.

"Yeah I did, but you can't seem to remember mine." She stated.

"No I do. It's Hermione." He said proudly.

"Mhmm, it could be the fact that I just told you."

He didn't respond; he just looked at her. She was staring right at him, annoyance filled her eyes. He knew it was because he never said her name. Her eyes were a warm brown and reminded him of chocolate. It was then his heart started to beat a little faster but didn't quite understand why. A couple minutes passed with the two staring at each other before Draco recovered his sass.

"So Hermione what are you doing over here?"

"I was exploring the castle and got lost. What about you?"

"Class just ended a little while ago for me. It was History of Magic and it was boring, so I thought I'd take a walk. Then you called to me and now I'm here."

"I don't think History of Magic is boring. You get to learn about magic: where it came from who invented it. Bringing magic into the world has helped people understand what they didn't before." Hermione spoke this with such passion for an eleven year old it took Draco by surprise but then he realized.

"You're a muggle born aren't you?" He couldn't remember.

"Yes I am," Hermione said proudly with a bit of nervousness in her voice.

Draco just smiled at her and said, "Cool."

Hermione sighed in relief; she was worried he would judge her because she was. Kids at her old school did too before she got her Hogwarts letter. Her life before Hogwarts wasn't the easiest, but it wasn't the worst either. But she was the happiest she's ever been once she arrived here.

"So where are you off too?" She asked him.

"Well since I just got out of class I was headed to my common room. What about you?"

"I was exploring the castle."

"Ah, that explains why you are all the way over here then."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Well I'm assuming the reason why you called me was originally because you got lost. I come through this hallway a lot and not many people are here." He laughed.

"Fine, you caught me, I got lost." She said fiercely. "How do I find my way back to the great hall?"

"Follow me." Draco waved his arm to her motioning for her to follow. He turned around the way he came and walked down to the end of the hall. Hermione didn't hesitate to follow and as they were walking she mentally kept a note to pay attention to where she was this time.

"So before you got lost how was exploring the castle? Find anything cool?"

"I was looking for a hidden passage way or room, but haven't found one yet."

"You weren't ditching class were you?" Draco looked at her suspiciously.

"No! Of course not! I had the last period free!" She spoke defensively.

"Yeah, you don't seem like the kind of girl who would ditch either." Hermione suck her tongue out at him and Draco just laughed.

They walked for a little while in silence. Hermione kept her eyes on everything around her trying to memorize some little thing she could use as a landmark. As Hermione kept herself busy with trying to figure out where she was, Draco noticed how nice it was just to be with her. Ever since he arrived at Hogwarts, he has only hung out with Pure Bloods. It was what his father told him to do, so Draco did. But what Draco discovered while being with Hermione was that muggle-borns aren't that much different from pure bloods.

As they got closer to the Great Hall, Draco slowed down. He couldn't be seen with her, it would ruin his reputation and as much as he hated it he had to follow what his father said. So he stopped and faced her.

"The Great Hall is at the end of the hall and to the right. Then there's the big Grand Stairwell."

"Thanks, I know where to go from there." She said to him with a smile.

As she turned to go Draco called out to her, "Hey Hermione, I know Ron's giving you a hard time. But don't let that get to you. You're a cool girl and will find a much better friend."

Hermione's eyes watered a little and her smile grew bigger. She walked back to him and hugged him. "Thanks Draco." He wrapped his arms around her thinking of how nice it was to hug her. Then she turned around and left, but feeling warmer knowing she made her first friend.

Later that night Draco heard about the mountain troll incident and he was happy that Hermione was okay. The next day he planned to go up and talk to her, but when he saw her with Ron and Harry he hesitated. He saw how well they were getting along and laughing together. Immediately he turned back around and didn't make an effort to talk to her until they ran into each other on the train going home for Christmas break.