There on Platform Nine and Three quarters stood the golden trio in all their glory but what lurks underneath the brilliance and brains? Something dark and lonely.

Hermione stood on Platform Nine and Three Quarters scratching her black and white Cardigan wrapped around her now hourglass figure, her once bushy mouse brown hair was now a deep chocolate with gold strands in between falling neatly in curls around her pale shoulders.

Many older students watched her as she briskly walked past them looking around until Warm brown met Fluid silver, She quickly looked away and hurried onto the train where her friends were in already seated in the Gryffindor compartment. 

As they were putting their luggage on top in the packed compartment's Harry gave her a curious glance. "Why were you looking at Malfoy?" He spoke softly but looked at her for a explanation.

"I Was just a little surprised that he came back is all." She said back just as softly. Harry nodded before taking a seat in the compartment in front of Ron and Beside his red headed girlfriend Ginny.

Hermione sat by the window the image of those startlingly grey eyes never leaving her for a moment as she looked in the reflection taking note of her surroundings in disgust, yet she did a sharp intake of breath when she thought of the famous Draco Malfoy. Her heart sped up and a odd sensation could be felt throughout her whole body making her cheeks warm but nobody noticed. Why did he make her feel this way? Never before did he make her feel the way she was feeling right now.

Harry and Ron were discussing Quidditch and  tactics they might need but honestly Hermione never got why they loved that dangerous sport. But if it made her friends happy she wouldn't complain ever.

"I heard Malfoy is Slytherin's Captain" Ron said and Harry was deep in thought

"Then who's head boy?" He mumbled but Lavender piped up

"It seems that the Head girl is a mystery too" She directed this at Hermione in hopes to bring the girl down but all she saw was Hermione just staring out the window with a faraway look in her eyes

"Yea I was thinking for sure it would be Hermione" Harry mumbled. Said girl just curled up wondering the same thing, She had done everything she was told, getting perfect O's and Being the very top. But inside she was relived she didn't need the stress after the war and was perfectly happy that this year could be calm and quite. Yet nothing at Hogwarts was ever calm.

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Draco malfoy smirked to himself as he watched her lovely rump walk past catching a glimpse of warm brown eyes before she turned heading to the train. She dressed in a simple black tank top with a white and black Cardigan, completing her look with some Black tights that reached her knees.

It looked casual but she fit it perfectly making her seem brighter and more gorgeous then ever, he couldn't help but smirk at that thought. He walked to his compartment with his fellow Slytherin's and flopped down by the window with Blaise across him staring at the door.

"Theo next to me mate"  Draco chuckled as Theo sat down just when Pansy came in almost bounding over to him but noticing the seat next to him taken. It was a fact that Pansy fancied him but to Draco's surprise she didn't fling herself at him but at Theo.

She sat across from Theo and they engaged in a deep conversation about food, odd but relived Draco just sat there all relaxed until Pansy spoke about the head girl.

"Did you know that the Head girl is Suzana Mentha and Daniel Lobersing in Head boy?" She squealed before blabbing something about a perfect couple and Theo had to cover her mouth laughing as she tried to get his hand off.

"Pansy what do you think of the war?" Draco spoke so softly but everyone heard it and stopped doing whatever they were doing.

She looked at him with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Honestly Draco I don't care, it was stupid and too many people died in that fight. If it weren't for the golden trio we would all be put in a cold world and now who would want that? Dementors most likely." She sighed before twirling a piece of hair in her hand.

Just then Crabbe lumbered in and he looked happily menacing.

"Did you hear?" He asked giddily

"We hear stuff but what is it specifically?" Blaise drawled and Pansy sniggered

"Granger inst Head girl!" He whooped and everybody put mock glee

"Whoopy fucking doo" Theo mumbled and Crabbe glared slightly at the unenthusiastic faces.

"We get to tease that filthy mud blood mor-" He couldn't finish his sentence because he found himself facing four wands and four pissed off faces

"GET OUT" They all shouted pushing the lumbering mass to the floor and locking the guy out.

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Hermione felt very and I mean VERY uncomfortable. She had been painfully awoken by a heeled foot to the stomach and Lavender Brown's Vulture like screech, How Ron found her beautiful will never reach Hermione. She now sat trying very hard to ignore the sucking and slapping sounds her friends were making with their girlfriend's; It was horrendous and sick sounded. Spit was slobbered on each others face and the girls seemed to be practically eating her friends faces off. Hermione hoped for a relationship with Ron but that was over because he went straight to lavender and any hope of love with the guy was shattered.

She had spent the whole summer alone and miserable and only talking when necessary and only interacting with her friends at meal time, but eventually she decided she needed something to do so she got a job at Madam Rosemarta's bar serving drinks and food, occasionally cleaning the whole place and other shops for the extra Galleons. Even with her working 24/7 nobody noticed she was gone so she only worked harder.

 She worked in a Library, a tea shop, George's shop, and finally as a maid for the richer areas and helping anybody without a home. She was known all over Hogsmeade and Diagon alley as the Walking  Angel by the poor and Beautiful helper by shop owners all around. She had worked hard yet all her friends were focused on was their face eating Girlfriend's to even talk to her and it pained her to see them do that.

She sat there for a pan of 5 second before she hopped over the tangle of feet and walking around looking for the food trolley as she was really hungry. Her tummy growled like a lion and she blushed wrapping her arms around her slender frame.

"Holy, Granger was that your Stomach or a Lion?" A soft voice to her right spoke and she whirled around to see pale blonde hair and soft silver eyes, Draco was leaning on his compartment door, she just blushed like a tomato.

"Um Im sorry I was wondering if you saw the food trolley?' She asked softly and he looked confused

"It passed an hour ago Granger." 

"Oh..." She rubbed her arm and forced a smile "Thank you for telling me ill be on my way now." She turned only to find herself bumped into a strong chest.

"I-Im sorry!" She mumbled and looked up to see dark eyes and dark brown skin. It was Blaise and he had a Handful of different candy. she was about to go when her Tummy decided to give a roar and she blushed wildly.

"Here" She looked up and saw both Draco and Blaise holding a pumpkin pastry and some nice chocolate's.

"Oh Thank you!" She beamed at them and slowly grabbed the pumpkin pastry already taking it out of the box, She smiled at Draco and he smiled back his silver eyes glowing making her heart race.

"Thank you again!" She said and he chuckled "Your welcome" before both men went back into their compartment, she weaved her way back to her friends compartment already eating her treats until the chocolate was the only thing in her hand. Her tummy rumbled in delight just as she walked in to see the snogging fest over.

"Where were you?" Harry asked 

"Just went to get some food why?" Hermione asked and Harry just turned to Ginny and continued their conversation. She went back to her seat and sat herself down only to see Ron looming over her

"If you aren't eating that ill eat it" He sneered and plucked the chocolate out of her hands

"But..." 

"Mine back off!" He mumbled just about to open the chocolate.

No Draco and Blaise had given that to her and her only!

She jumped up and snatched the chocolate back and grabbing her uniform leaving but stopped at his voice.

"Where are you going now?" He sneered and tried to snatch the food back but she just ran out and was running blindly before she crashed into someone.

"Owww" A female voice mumbled and Hermione found herself face to face with Pansy. The girl stood up and helped Hermione up before walking to the train's bathroom where Hermione was headed as well.

"Uh Im sorry Pansy!" She called and saw Pansy turn around before nodding.

They both changed and headed their separate ways but not before Pansy gave her a another pumpkin pastry.

**

Pansy had returened to their compartment grinning a tiny bit and when she came in she heard the boys talking about the food trolley.

"It went by like ages ago?"

"Yeah but she looked really hungry and sleepy." Draco mumbled before Pansy coughed

"If your talking about Granger she just bumped into me, literally" Pansy giggled before looking at the 3 pairs of eyes on her

"Well she looked tired and sleepy" Theo mused

"Why didn't Potter and weasel wake her then?" Blaise muttered

"Oh I passed their compartment a while ago and man was it disgusting" Pansy shuddered "It was like a snog fest or eating each other's face off

"Oh gross!" Theo made a puking noise before a frown settled on his perfect face.

"We should watch out for her." Draco mumbled and everyone nodded as they thought about the time she helped them and remembered her tortured screams.

"We all owe her that at least." Pansy said and everyone nodded before waiting in silence for the train ride to arrive at it's destination.

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Hermione was now watching as she saw her friends leave without her, she could confirm by seeing Ron and Harry's hair in the carriage already leaving, She wanted to cry and run after them but that would look bad so she just decided to catch the last carriage.

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"Hey is that Granger?" Pansy mumbled before running away to where the lonely girl stood, they talked a bit and finally came back with the quiet girl.

"Uhm Thank you pansy...." Hermione mumbled an the four slytherins chuckled

"No problem Hermione!" Pansy had a wide smiled and her hair was down catching the glimmer of the moon making her less pug faced.

"Well thank You... This means a lot!" She blurted out before stepping in the carriage and saw a spot beside Draco, Pansy was beside her and Theo and Blaise were across from her chuckling at a joke they made.

The carriage ride was filled with laughter and a game, this game included questions.

"Okay Hermione fav color?" Pansy giggled and everyone thought

"Light grey"

"Blue" Theo

"Red" Blaise

"Purple" Pansy

"Caramel" Draco

"Okay Blaise Favorite food?" Hermione smiled already liking this certain group

"Apples" Draco

"Sushi" Theo

"Um... Oranges" Pansy

"Cake any kind really" Blaise 

"Oh so thats why you weigh a ton" Draco chuckled until Blaise smacked his arm

"I like Pudding and Grass jelly" Hermione said until they arrived at the front entrance, they all walked in and parted ways to their designated tables.

That is everything was peaceful until A large growl was heard and a angry Weasley stood up...