Chapter 1.

Hermione woke up with a sigh, she ran her hands through her hair and slowly got out of her bed yawning. She stumbled over to her dressing table and blinked at herself in the mirror, she peered at her face, and she had eyeliner and mascara smudged under her eyes. She blinked in confusion and fatigue, and then remembered, she had gone out the previous night.

"Sup Herm" came a girl's voice from her bedroom door. Hermione jumped in surprise and looked towards the door.

"Oh hey Mol, you gave me fright!" Hermione exclaimed "Uh! What happened last night! Haha I need a shower!" Hermione laughed, her friend Molly laughed,

"Sure thing Hermione, I'll get us some brekkie" She called and went downstairs.

Hermione's parents were away for the weekend, and Hermione was left in the house with her friend Molly,. But Hermione was expected at the Burrow on the Sunday afternoon. That afternoon.

Hermione stopped "Molly! What time is it?" she called worried

"Uhhhhh 10:30 Herm, why?" Molly called back,

"Oh my god! The Weasleys are picking me up in half an hour! Aaahhh!" She yelled and jumped in the bathroom, and had a very quick shower, washing her hair along the way. She jumped out of the bathroom and wrapped a towel around herself. She caught herself in her mirror and stopped. She had changed over the summer, she had become curvier in all the right places, while remaining to look slim, and her hair had become silky smooth with a few ringlets, but at that moment her hair was dripping and wet. She ran to her closet and threw open the doors. She shivered and remembered how cold it usually was at the Burrow. She chose some nice tight fitting jeans a loose dark blue polo shirt with a white three-quarter sleaved skivvy underneath. She pulled on her red converses, ran downstairs, her still wet hair flapping around her face.

When she got to the kitchen Molly shoved a plate of toast at her, Hermione spread some jam over them and took them upstairs. When she got to her room, she put on her watch, ran a brush through her hair then ran her hands through her hair again, making her hair look cool but messy. Luckily she had packed her things the day before so she shut her trunk and sat down on it, and finished her breakfast. At that moment the doorbell rang. Hermione fell off her trunk in surprise she got up hurriedly and shoved the last piece of toast in her mouth and jumped down the stairs, just beating Molly to the door.

"Ill ged it" she said, her mouth full of toast. She giggled and opened the door.

There stood her two best friends from Hogwarts, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley who had both grown much taller over the holidays and more toned.

"Hi guys!" She squealed and threw her arms around them both.

"Hey Hermione!" they said in unison,

"Wow Hermione you look great!" Harry exclaimed

"Yeah, what happened?" Ron said, Hermione laughed and they came inside. Behind them were the Weasley twins Fred and George,

"Hey Hermione, hows it going?" the said together,

"Great!" And they walked in

"We'll go and get your trunk!"

"K thanks!"

"I'll show you where her room is" Molly said and led the way up the stairs. Molly and Arthur Weasley stepped inside the house and Mrs. Weasley gave Hermione a huge hug

"Hi Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley" she said smiling.

"How are you dear?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Fred and George came trundling down the stairs,

"Come on mum! Fred and me need to get back to the shop!" they said and took Hermione's trunk outside.

"Oh of course! Sorry my dear but we really ought to be off, we're in a bit of a hurry" Mrs. Weasley apologised.

"Oh that's ok!" Hermione said and turned to Molly and gave her a hug "Cya Mol! I'll talk to you soon! Take care!"

"Cya sweetie!" Molly called back. They all went outside and climbed into the Weasley's car.

"Wow guys! New car?" Hermione exclaimed at the shiny metallic black car.

"Compliments of the ministry!" Arthur said happily,

"Pity they only come in black" Ron muttered next to Hermione and Harry.

"So how have you guys been? Practising quidditch no doubt?" Hermione asked

"Yeah a bit of that, but there's something else Herm" Harry said quietly

"What?"

"Draco Malfoy" Harry started, Ron winced "He's staying next door"