Disclaimer: Characters and Wizarding World isn't mine, plot is- no plagiarism and no intended plot stealing xxxx

Chapter 1

Beep. Beep. Beep…

Hermione Granger slowly opened one eye as the sound of her annoying alarm clock woke her for the first time in over a month. Throwing her arm out to one side, she hit the alarm onto the floor where it finally stopped its irritating beeping. Sitting up, still completely in a daze, hermione pushed some of her unruly hair out of her eyes before picking up the fallen clock. 8:00 it read. Unlike what her friends thought, Hermione was really not a morning person, and the girls in her dorm learnt that in her first year after she threatened to hex them for waking her up. Just then, she finally figured out why the annoying little muggle device dared wake her up… it was September first. Back to Hogwarts!

Jumping up, she dashed around her small bedroom picking up all her last minute things and throwing them into her trunk. Looking around her room, she nodded to herself satisfied. Sitting back down on her bed, she picked up the letter on her bedside table and began to re-read it.

Dear Miss Granger,

We are pleased to welcome you back to Hogwarts for your 7th and final year. The school's faculty have decided that, as one of our finest Students, you are invited to be Head Girl this year. We shall hope that you take this position and enjoy the privileges it includes.

Included are your list of school books for this year.

We hope to see you on September 1st

Deputy Head mistress

Minerva McGonagall

Hermione looked down as the shining red badge that had come in her annual hogwarts letter. Sparkling gold lettering spelt Head Girl and the beautiful badge looked perfect along side her uniform. She remembered how happy she was when she got her badge and how she had run down the stairs to tell her parents, forgetting for a moment how much they detested her.

"Mum, dad! Guess what? I got Head Girl! All those year paid off!" she said excitedly as she hopped from left to right in happiness.

"And? You think we care about your Freak School! We told you never to mention it in our house! You are NEVER to mention it under my roof, ya hear!" her dad yelled.

Hermione burst into tears before running back up the stair and into her bedroom. She tried t avoid her parents for the rest of the summer and had counted down the days till she could get back onto that shiny red train that took her away from her parents.

Wiping away the tears that fell at the memory, Hermione walked over to her cupboard and started to pick out something to wear. She had changed a little over the summer. Her usually curly hair had calmed down in soft curls, except for when she woke up when it transformed back into its usual mess. It had also grown a few shades darker, now looking very dark instead of its old caramel brown. Getting taller meant she had to go shopping for some new clothes which is also where she discovered her breast had gone up 2 cup sizes. Hermione had truly transformed into a really beautiful witch and she knew it now. Adding makeup to her skinny jeans and red checked shirt, she put on her favourite crimson converse before grabbing her trunk and lugging it to the bottom of the stairs, leaving it in the hallway. She shuffled into the kitchen, grabbing some bread to make her own breakfast while her parents sat at the table, enjoying their full english.

"You finally off today then?" Her mother asked, a sneer on her face. Hermione just nodded her head before buttering her toast and going to sit at the table.

"Now as you'll be 18 by the time you get back, we have decided you can move out as soon as you come home. We want you out by this time next year or we will throw you out, Understand?" her father said, without looking up from his paper.

"Yes, I understand," she said with a small sigh. Hermione had expected this and already had her eye on a tiny cottage in one of the wizarding villages surrounding Hogsmeade. Looking at her watch she saw it was still two hours till her train left but she couldn't stay here any longer. She got up from the table, quickly did a once over of the house to check she didn't forget anything before grabbing her trunk and wand. Marching out of the house she slammed the front door, not even saying good bye. Just as she was about to call for the night bus, she heard someone say something behind her and all went black.