3 months later,
The Platform 9 3/4 now filled with various age of students, waiting for the Hogwarts Express to pick up them and headed to Hogwarts. Many of the first year student come early as always every each year, while the elder student steady and comes only 15 minutes before the train moves.
But that's a different case for Hermione, she come earlier from any students. Every year she'll waited for Harry and Ron to arrive. But not this time, this time she'll be with Ginny.
Just a few months before, The three of them have been given an opportunity to become an auror. Skip all the practice and election, they even offered higher position at the auror department. Harry and Ron won't even think twice from accepting it as it always been their dream. But Hermione, she refuse to accept it. She declined the offer. When they asked her why, she said she is tired. With half of her life spent fighting Moldy Voldy, she didn't want to have the same life again.
So here she is, on her way to another year at Hogwarts. She thought about a few career she could proceed after graduating, but she didn't decide which one yet. She'll have time for it for sure.
"Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed as she wave to her. She brought her trunks with her other hand and walk to her.
"Ginny" Hermione said as she patted the sit next to her. Ginny smile before sitting next to Hermione.
"How's harry?" Hermione ask as she locked her eyes with Ginny. Ginny's smile widen before turning her gaze to her front.
"He is doing super great at the Ministry, Kingsley can't help but praise him" Ginny said, her smile widen as she lose on her own thoughts of Harry James Potter.
"That's great. He must be real busy as he can't even reply my letter" Hermione shrugged as she couldn't help but felt quite dissappointed at her bestfriend who seem to ignore her or avoiding her, since that stupid incident happened.
"I'm sorry Hermione. He surely didn't mean to do that to you. You know that right?" Ginny can't say anything else as she knows the real thing that happened. She knows the reason of why Harry avoiding Hermione but she can't help her.
"Nah, no need to be sorry. Its not your fault. And yeah, he must have his own little reason" Hermione shook her head, trying to get rid all the bad thoughts he have about Harry.
"Thank-"
"Yeah, you should start to think about me from now on, Hermione Granger"
Someone cut Ginny from her words.Hermione quickly change her gaze from Ginny to that person. Both their eyes landed on the man infront of them.
•••
"Who are you again?" Ginny said looking straight to the guy infront them. He sigh in defeat. The train have started to move and here they are, sitting in one of the compartment.
"For the fifth time, My name is Louis Scamander okay?" Louis said as he massage his head, tired of answering the same question from her.
" You are related to New Scamander?" Hermione interrupted, looking amazed as she always admired Scamander.
"Yeah, I'm his grandson" Louis answered shyly, Hermione's brown eyes stared at his green ones.
He heard about her before, when he studied at Durmstrang. Well his friend Viktor told him about her, but he never knew that she look so beautiful. Her frizzy brown hair look so perfectly cute with her. She look extremely attractive that he couldn't stop himself to approach her at the station not while ago. He even say something so stupid that might scared her.
"Woah, that's amazing. By the way, how did you know Hermione's name?" Ginny smirk as she saw his cheek turn into a red flame. He grin awkwardly, simply avoiding Hermione's eyes.
"Ergh, who wouldn't know her? She saved the world" Thankgod he came up with a reason. He gave a small smile to Hermione.
Hermione looked at him blinking a few times. His dimple showed as he smile and Hermione...she just like it.
"Fair enough, right Hermione?" Ginny said, looking straight to Hermione who seem didn't hear her. She smirk remembering how Louis suddenly said to her to think about him. She wanted to tease her, and even ask him, but let just keep it for a while. After all she still felt guilty about what happened.
"Hermione?" She said again, shaking her shoulder. Hermione look at her in surprise before nodding quickly.
"Yes, erh fair enough" She didn't know why but she kept looking at him again and again. His features somehow quite attractive. Not as attractive as Ron, but his shyness, his red cheek when he blush and when his dimple show up make she wanna stare at her for a long time. How did he can be so attractive in her eyes when they just meet a few hours ago?
"Never heard someone will be sorted at his 18th birthday" Ginny said chuckling. Louis smile again, showing his deep dimple.
"17 actually" He admit with a smile. Ginny gasped before widening her smile. Hermione eyes widen.
"Then we'll meet often Scamander, I'm in the same age as you" Ginny said with a grin.
"Great and call me Louis please" He said chuckling.
"Not so quick, I don't accept friends that easy" Ginny said shaking her head. Louis already knitted his brow.
"But Hermione will I guess" Hermione quickly turn to Ginny who is smirking right now. She act like she didn't know Ginny is teasing her and just smile at Louis.
"I always accept a new friend" She said before offering him her hand to shake. Louis take a few second before slowly grab her hand. Hermione quickly release her hand as she felt her cheek burning. His hands are cold, bringing a shiver to her.
"Thank you, my friend" He said as he smile. Hermione nodded awkwardly before turning her gaze to Ginny when she quietly punch his tight. Ginny then mouthed an "aww" making her blush harder.
"I need to go to the restroom" She confess before running away from them.
She put her hand on her burning cheeks. A smile grew on her face as she lost in the thought. Without realising, she bumped into someone that make her almost fall backward when that person quickly sneek one arms around her waist, catching her from fall.
She shocked by the situation until she raise her eyes, locked with the person's eyes.
Brown meets grey.
As Hermione realise it was Draco who saved her, she quickly standing up before pushing his hand gently. She felt embarrased and awkward at the same time.
"You should see where you're going,Granger" He said in a cold tone, his eyes coldy locked with Hermione.
But she didn't care about that. She just surprise as he didn't called her that word. That bad word.
"Did you just called me by my last name, Granger?" The words slipped from her tounge. Draco who seem to understand what Hermione mean just let out a deep sigh.
"Just don't bumped to me again. I don't know how long I'll be nice to you" He said, ignoring her question and just leave.
"That little git" Hermione can't help but swore at him. He didn't have to be that cold. She shook her head before proceeding to the restroom.
A bit of Malfoy's rudeness can be taken care.
Hope you enjoy this chapter ;)