A Malfoy and a Mudblood Chapter 1 - HOTNLulu

Hermione smiled happily as she stepped off the Hogwarts Express onto the platform. She was back at Hogwarts with her friends. She saw that Hogwarts had been rebuilt perfectly, as if there had been no more than a scuffle on school grounds. Of course, there had been much, much more.

A drawling voice snapped Hermione out of her stupor.

“Well, well, well, look at what we have here. It’s nice to see you, Granger.”

“I beg to differ, Malfoy.”

He snorted.

“Actually, Malfoy, I thought you’d have the sense to not return this year. I guess you really are stupider than I thought. And, needless to say, I didn't think any higher of you before.”

His jaw dropped.

“What did you just say to me, Granger?”

Hermione peeked behind Malfoy and saw Harry, Ron, Ginny, Luna and Neville climb off the train after Lavender and Parvati giggling. She pushed past Malfoy, ignoring his remark, and rushed to greet them.

“Good as new, isn’t it?” Harry told her.

“Indeed.”

“Well, Harry, we should go in. We don’t want to miss the Sorting!” Ron said.

“More likely the feast,” Hermione muttered.

Ron ignored this. He and Hermione hadn’t been talking ever since she had caught him cheating on her with a Slytherin girl called Maisie Flanders. It was purely his fault, but he blamed it on Hermione. Harry, Ginny, Luna and Neville weren’t talking to Ron either. Not even his own mother was, but then again, Molly Weasley didn’t talk much to anyone these days. Not after Fred.

The Golden and Silver trio continued along the path, giving a quick hello to Hagrid, and got into the carriages. Everyone could see the Thestrals now.

*Time skip*

Hermione yawned and drew the curtains around her four-poster bed. She snuggled closer into her blankets and blew out the candle on her bedside table. She fell asleep in an instant. The last thing that crossed her mind was how happy she was to be back at Hogwarts.