TO ALL READERS!:

This story is OUT OF CHARACTER! It's obviously DM/HG, but DM is OOC in the end. Just warning you before you start reading and sending me reviews that are mean and whatnot. So if you're not ready to take on this challenge, then just leave now. Have a nice day and if you're gonna read this, be prepared.

LOVE: CHARMED PIPER

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, except my life and the plot. All goes to J. K. Rowling.

It was a Sunday morning and Hermione Granger was laying on her bed , staring at the ceiling. The sun shown through her window and nearly blinded her when she sat up. Finally, today's the day I'll be leaving for Hogwarts and I'll get to see Harry and Ron! she thought to herself. Looking at her clock, it said 9:43 A.M. Hermione stood up and walked slowly to her bathroom and looked into the mirror. Her hair was as it always was; one big knot waiting to be untangled. She stood there for a good minute thinking to herself: How did I get this way? My hair is a disaster and it's begging for attention. Oh well. She then turned on the shower and left to get some music. After hooking up her boom box and putting in her favorite muggle CD, she tested the shower water and hopped in.

"You think you know me/word on the street is that you do/you want my history/what others tell you won't be true" Hermione sang along as she agreed with every word. Most people in the wizarding world saw her as a "mud blood" and nothing more. Even though she had muggle parents, she was the smartest one in her class and passed every pureblood twice in the race. People looked down at her in disgust when she looked up at them with intelligence.

"I walked a thousand miles while everyone was asleep/Nobody's really seen my million subtleties/Got stains on my t-shirt and I'm the biggest flirt/Right now I'm solo, but that will be changing eventually, oh/Got bruises on my heart and sometimes I get dark/If you want my auto, want my autobiography/Baby, just ask me" Hermione hopped out of the shower and turned off the water. She got dressed as the CD continued to boom through to her bedroom.

"I hear you talking/Well, it's my turn now/I'm talking back/Look in my eyes/So you can see just where I'm at/I walked a thousand miles to find one river of peace/I walked a million more to find out what this shit means" Walking into the bathroom, she cleaned up the mess she left on the floor and threw them in her laundry basket. Mental note: MUST load the dishwasher before I leave! She stood in front of the mirror and decided to fix her hair and put on some makeup.

"Got stains on my t-shirt and I'm the biggest flirt/Right now I'm solo, but that will be changing eventually, oh/Got bruises on my heart and sometimes I get dark/If you want my auto, want my autobiography/Baby, just ask me" She pulled out her baggage and threw in some extra stuff as an owl came through her window. She paused her CD to catch the letter and read it:

Hermione,

Ron and I are calling in for some goodies before we leave, do you want anything? If not then don't reply, just send the owl back. See you soon!

-Harry

Hermione laughed out loud. What a loser! She wrote back stating what she wanted and included the money and sent the owl back. Meanwhile her CD player began to play again as she got herself and baggage ready. She began to pull her cat, Crookshanks, out from under her bed.

"Crookshanks! Ohhh you bad cat! You want to be left behind? Fine with me! I'll just find another cat."

Hermione shouted over her music with an evil smile. Crookshanks seemed to get the idea and came out.

"Thank you." she said.

"I'm a bad ass girl in this messed up world/I'm the sexy girl in this crazy world/I'm a simple girl in a complex world" Bad ass? she thought, Sort of. Sexy girl? Maybe. Simple girl? Oh yeah! She laughed as the song fit her so well, as did the next part:

"A nasty girl, you wanna get with me?/You wanna mess with me?"

"Does ANYONE wanna mess with me? The best witch in my class and of all? No volunteers? That's what I thought!" Once again, Hermione laughed at herself as the song kept playing.

"Got stains on my t-shirt and I'm the biggest flirt/Right now I'm solo, but that will be changing eventually, oh/ I laugh more than I cry/You piss me off, good-bye/Got bruises on my heart and sometimes I get dark/If you want my auto, want my autobiography/Baby, just ask me"

It was now almost 10:30 AM and the train to Hogwarts leaves at 11 AM, so Hermione rushed downstairs to eat breakfast and brush her teeth. By the time her parents were ready, her baggage was at the bottom of the stairs without knocking anyone down, the dishwasher loaded and Crookshanks was done eating, the Granger family headed out to Platform 9 ¾.

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By the time they got there, Harry and Ron were already waiting with Ginny talking about the none other: Quidditch. A sport played by all in the wizarding world. Harry and Ron happened to be on the team for their house, Gryffindor.

"Hermione!" shouted Harry. "It's been way too long!" He grabbed her and embraced her in a warm hug, nearly squeezing the life out of her.

"Harry! I can't breath!" Hermione nearly fell when he let go. Ginny stood there laughing and Ron just smiled. Harry helped Hermione get back on her feet and took her hands in his.

"Sorry Hermione. Guess I don't know my own strength." Harry gave her a look of sorrow yet added a smile.

"What strength Harry?" She gave him an evil smile and he nudged her in the arm. Ginny at that point was rolling on the ground. Ron took that as a cue that it was his turn to hug Hermione. He gave her a less dying hug and went to help Ginny up.

"Gosh Ginny, are you alright?" Hermione looked at her and smiled. Ginny had grown over the past two years. She was now a six year and had an eye on Harry. Yet Harry, being a guy and all, was clueless to all that. Her red hair had grown some beautiful brown and blond highlights and most of her freckles had disappeared. Her blue eyes weren't popping out of her head and her teeth were straight. Hermione wished she had changed as Ginny did, but she hadn't; or so she thought.

"Yeah, I'm fine Hermione. How was your summer? Hopefully more eventful than mine. I was stuck with a bunch of red heads!" Ron gave her an evil look and continued to talk to Harry as the train blew its whistle. The four ran to the train and hopped on. Hermione had gotten lost in the crowd and couldn't find Ginny.

"Ginny!?" she shouted. "Ginny? Ginn--Ouch! Watch it buddy!" she turned around to see who slapped her ass: Draco Malfoy. "Malfoy! Get your hands off of me!" she pushed him and he just smirked at her and walked away. What a perve! To think that he'll ever change is like saying the Titanic doesn't go good with icebergs! (A/N: Ok, that's from one of the Olsen twins movies! Guess which one?) Hermione finally reached her friends and just as she sat down, Professor McGonagall came by and stopped.

"Miss Granger! Why are you sitting back here?" she looked at the teenager as if she had failed her exam. Hermione looked back at her frightened.

"D-did I do something wrong, Professor?" Hermione stuttered and went pale. McGonagall looked at her and smiled.

"Of course not. But didn't you get my owl?" Hermione shook her 'no'. "Oh dear, well you have been chosen as Head Girl." Hermione jumped up in joy and her face glowed like the sun. "Yes, yes, calm down Miss Granger. There is much to discuss, as you'll be doing with Mr. Malfoy. Are you okay Miss Granger?" McGonagall looked at her with a worried expression.

"M-Malfoy?"

"Yes my dear. And you will get alone with him. You are very smart and mature for your age. Maybe, if we're lucky, your maturity will rub off on him." Her professor winked at her and Hermione smiled. "Now come with me my dear." As McGonagall left, Hermione turned to Harry and Ron, whose mouths were wide open and Ginny who sat there looking as if nothing happened.

"Hermione," Ron started "If he...if he..." He couldn't seem to get the words out of his mouth.

"Yes Ron, if he finish's a sentence, I'll tell you okay?" Hermione smiled at Ron and Harry laughed quietly. Ron looked at her and finally gave in with a smile and another hug while handing her the candy she wanted earlier.

"Okay Hermione, well just be careful. Ferrets tend to bite you know." Harry winked at her and she left the compartment. As Hermione left, Ron and Harry continued to talk as if nothing happened and Ginny left to talk to Lavender and the other girls.

Hermione walked into the compartment of Head Girl and Head Boy and stopped dead in her tracks.........................

A/N: Cliffy, I know. This is going slow, but I want to set the mood. I'm open to any ideas even a title change. 5 reviews=chappy2.