Chapter 1: New Beginnings

It was going to be a good year. Hermione Granger had decided. Nothing could be worse than having Umbridge as head mistress like last year. She shuddered at the memory of the selfish, toad-like witch and finished fixing her shimmering brown hair into a pretty bun. She smiled. Her hair wasn't the only thing that looked pretty these days. Her teeth had straightened out beautifully, her figure was one that any girl would be envious of, and her walk and air had developed a subtle elegance to it. All in all, she was beautiful. Her mother Jeanette called up to her, to let her know that breakfast was ready and they had two hours before they had to leave. The Grangers were never late for anything, and getting their daughter to the station for school on time was no exception. She adjusted her top slightly and made her way gracefully out of her room, grabbing her small bag as she went.

This year was not off to a good start. Blaise Zabini had decided. All this hassle from death eaters and the Order of the Phoenix to pick a side was getting annoying. Still, he thought, father set them all straight. He recalled the two evenings of which each side had tried to sell their pitch and failed miserably. He chuckled to himself as he leafed through the Daily Prophet glancing at the picture of a rather flustered looking Cornelius Fudge. 'Yessss' he muttered as he skimmed through the story. Fudge, the Minister of Magic, had finally got the sack. He was utterly useless in a crisis. Not that the Zabinis' were in a crisis though, they were Switzerland. If no one bothered them, they would bother no one. But despite the fact that they would have no part in this battle of power, they were terribly powerful themselves and it would not be wise to cross a Zabini. Ever. The tall, dark Italian put his hand through his hair and rose from his seat as Minxie, the house elf appeared to inform him that the Malfoys were here and breakfast was ready. He nodded and walked purposefully out of his room to greet his best friend – and to get some breakfast.

A/N: So this is a snippet/intro/first chapter of my first FanFic, sorry it's so short, but I wanted to see what you all thought of my writing style to see what needs improving drastically. I hope you like this first bit! Please R&R! :-)