Summary: Seventh year at Hogwarts! Not surprisingly, Hermione is Head Girl. She is over the moon--- until she realizes that the Head Boy is none other than Draco Malfoy! She swears that she won't let him bother her. But something weird is going on. Draco seems to be acting differently around her. Actually—for some bizarre reason--- nice.

A/N: Hey! Sorry for being gone so long. Anyway, I'm back now. I realize it's a bit cliché at first, but I promise this isn't your typical story. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Why can't Draco be MINE?

Prologue

It was a constant routine for Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on the last day of the summer holidays: meet up at Diagon Alley or King's Cross, go into Platform 9 ¾ together, board the bright-red Hogwarts Express, grab seats, and spend the ride snacking and chatting. This year was their seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And like every other year since their second year, they met up and exchanged merry greetings.

"Harry! Ron!" said Hermione as she pulled them both into a three-person hug. She had to stand on tiptoe to hug her two best friends properly; Harry had grown about three inches over the holidays and Ron had grown about five. She broke apart from them. "It's great to see you guys again."

"Great to see you too, Mione," Ron said as they proceeded to walk to their platform together.

"So how were your holidays?" Hermione asked, staring at her friends.

Harry sighed and said, "Let's just say I'm glad to be back in the Wizarding world."

The three of them walked through the barrier that separated the Muggle world and the Wizarding world.

Hermione winced. "Were the Dursleys that terrible?"

"Well, not exactly," said Harry with a grin. "Not since my seventeenth birthday. They didn't dare do anything 'cause they know I'm of age now and can happily hex them whenever I like without getting into trouble."

The trio laughed.

Just then, a familiar red-head ran up to Hermione and hugged her. "Mione! It's wonderful to see you!"

Hermione laughed. "Hey, Ginny," she said. Ginny stepped back with a smile on her face and said, "Hey."

The four of them boarded the Hogwarts Express like always and proceeded to look for an empty compartment. They found one with no one but Neville Longbottom inside it and joined him. They all waved at Mr and Mrs Weasley through the window. Mrs Weasley was saying, "Bye, dears! Take care, and work hard!" Mr Weasley had his arm around his wife, waving.

Once the station was out of sight, the five of them snacked and talked happily. Hermione decided to tell her friends the good news that came to her in an envelope a few weeks back.

"Hey, guys, guess what?" she said. Four faces stared at her curiously.

"What?" asked Neville.

"I've been appointed Head Girl!" Hermione said with a flourish. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a silver badge with the initials 'H.G.' engraved. They all stared at it.

"Oh, Merlin!" said Ginny. "I've noticed something! 'H.G.' stands for Head Girl and Hermione Granger!"

Everyone cooed over the ironic coincidence. It was actually quite funny to all of them and they started laughing. Hermione proudly stuck the pin to the front of her Hogwarts robe.

Just then, Professor Dumbledore's voice came over on the P.A.. "Will the Head Boy, Head Girl and Prefects please come to the Head compartment immediately? I repeat: will the Head Boy, Head Girl and Prefects of Hogwarts please come to the Head compartment? Thank you."

Ron stood up. "Well, I suppose we'd better get going," he said to Hermione. Hermione got up too. They bid the others goodbye and left the compartment together. On their way to the Head compartment, Ron asked, "Do you know who the Head Boy is?"

Hermione looked thoughtful. "Nope, but I do wonder. It's either Ernie Macmillan, Draco Malfoy--" She stopped to laugh at the face Ron made.

"If that old Ferret is Head Boy, I'm going to puke," he said with malice. "Let's hope it's not him," he said as they were about to enter the Head compartment.

"I'm keeping my fingers crossed," said Hermione with a smile. They went in.

The Head compartment was a lot bigger than all the regular ones. They took seats beside Ernie Macmillan. "Hey, are you Head Boy?" asked Ron. Ernie shook his head disappointedly. Then he saw the Head Girl badge on Hermione's robes. "Congrats, though, Hermione."

Before Hermione had a chance to thank him, Professor Dumbledore began talking. "Welcome back to another year at Hogwarts!" he said with a warm smile. Hermione could see Draco Malfoy rolling his eyes at the other side of the compartment.

Throughout the Headmaster's speech, Hermione listened attentively. When the speech was nearly at an end, he said, "And congratulations to our Head Boy and Head Girl, Mr Draco Malfoy and Ms Hermione Granger. I will speak to you both after our welcome-back feast about your shared dormitory. Thank you." He left.

Ron's mouth was hanging open. "Oh, Merlin," Hermione said, She dropped her head onto her knees. Ernie was patting her back sympathetically.

A/N: There! Ta-dah! How was that? It's quite short, but only because it's the prolongue. I promise the real chapters will be longer. Please review! Thanks. windsinger257 xxx