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Chapter 2

Hermione had a splitting headache because she had fallen asleep against the window of the old train. "You must have been really tired Mione. You slept forever" Harry chuckled as they got their stuff down. She pulled her hair back and rolled her eyes at Harry but still had a smile splayed across her face. The gears were turning in her head. "Do you believe Draco has actually changed" Hermione asked and Harry shrugged. "We should be civil. Ron overreacted and I think he is coming to apologize right-". Harry stopped as the door came open and the Weasley boy stepped into the compartment. "I'm sorry Hermione. I shouldn't have snapped, totally child of me to do so" he said and she nodded starting to take out her trunk and bag with Kandiff sitting on top of the trunk. Harry was right behind her as she glanced in the now empty compartment where Draco was. And she kept walking forward.

"So you never did explain why you and Ron aren't together" Luna walked with Hermione to the Great Hall for the feast. "He wasn't for me Luna. He had to much of a big head and we both agreed that friends was better than-". Luna interrupted, "a snog fest. Yeah I get it. I'll talk to ya later Mione" and the blonde girl skipped to her Ravenclaw friends as Hermione smiled and sat with the Gryffindor table. Harry coughed. Hermione looked up and Harry jerked his head in the direction of the Slytherin table. There she saw Pansy sitting with Crabbe, Goyle, and a boy named Arthur Westbrook. Her eyebrows furrowed as she looked down the table and saw Draco and Blaise laughing at something said and Hermione smiled lightly. Draco's smile was beautiful she thought and then Draco's head turned as Hermione put her arm up and shielded her face with her hair.

Why am I hiding she questioned then Ron sat down. "Mione are you really still upset. Bloody hell, I told you I was sorry really get over it" he rolled his eyes as Harry looked at his friend. "Ron what is wrong with you, she has a headache is all, get off the girl" Harry said and Ron looked at Hermione. "Oh" was all Ron said. "Sorry Mione" he mumbled. Hermione felt a big ball of anger fly up. "You're a real git sometimes Ronald, stop being so self-centered" she said it in a hoarse whisper. Ginny sat beside Harry and glared at her brother. Ron frowned and McGonagall cleared her throat. "Witches and wizards. Welcome to Hogwarts and let the sorting commence" the sorting took a while as always and when it was over McGonagall waved her hands as the food appeared on the four house tables.

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"How did you get us a room with two first years" Blaise asked as Draco started writing to his mother. "I spoke to the headmaster. She smiled and agreed since she realized why, she saw the train debacle" Draco smirked his signature smirk and Blaise smirked as well. "Hello? I'm Samuel and this is Waldo. Are you Draco and Blaise" the short brown haired kid asked and Draco nodded. "Your beds are over there. Get comfortable, you will be in that bed for the next 7 years" Draco said. Blaise nodded and started looking through the new textbooks of this year. "7 years Sam, in Slytherin no less" the Waldo kid smiled and put his stuff in where he wanted. "With Draco Malfoy" Sam whispered but both the older boys heard. They looked at each other.

"I'm different now then I was during the war. Don't ask me any questions either" Draco said as he continued the letter to his mother. The younger boys gasped. Blaise chuckled and then they fell silent.

Hermione was reading the new potions text book they all received and she smiled at the new potions they had added. "Harry look" she lifted the book and Harry looked up from a letter he had received. "Cool" then right back down to the letter. Hermione frowned. Of course no one would understand her thrill of new potions. "We should be getting to bed. Classes start tomorrow" Ginny yawned and kissed Harry's cheek and started to walk away as Harry grabbed her hand. He pulled her back and caught Ginny's lips and Hermione brought the book up so that she couldn't see them. "Ew, Harry! She's still my sister ya know" Ron stood quickly and walked to the boys dormitory. Ginny and Harry broke apart. "Hermione we are done now. Let's go" Ginny giggled and Hermione stood and went to her nice old Gryffindor bed. She slept heavenly, drifting off thinking about a certain Slytherin prince.