A/N: This is an AU fan fiction which means that Harry and Hermione are not friends in here and they despise each other. The first few chapters of this story aren't about H/Hr but we'll get to that.
The raven-haired boy stood up and smiled as the sunshine broke to his face. He rubbed his emerald green eyes and rolled out of bed. He quickly stood up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. When he went outside, it didn't take time to pick his clothes. He wore a green button-up shirt that matches his eyes and denim jeans with black shoes. He definitely grew more than an inch during this summer and he was sure that he was catching up with his best friend, Ron Weasley.
He went downstairs to see that his other best friend, Hannah Fairlings, was already up and was helping his godfather, Sirius Black, make breakfast. After she set the table, she tried to tie up her hair in a ponytail that perfectly brought out her crystal blue eyes. She was spending her summer over at Harry's since his godfather, Remus Lupin, was on a very important Auror mission.
"It smells like breakfast is ready." Harry said with a grin.
"Good morning, sleepy head!" Hannah said as he approached Harry and gave him a small kiss on the cheek.
"What a pleasant greeting too." Harry joked.
"Shut up, Harry." Hannah said with a smile.
"Now, come on you two. Breakfast is ready." Sirius called out.
The two approached the table and sat down. They were served by a piece of toast with an egg on top (like they liked it) and bacon that smelled so good it made their mouth water.
"Now, stop staring at the food and dig in." Sirius told the two.
"It seems like nothing is burned." Harry joked.
"That's the work of Hannah. She watched the food for me. Good thing she woke up early." Sirius said as
Hannah smiled.
"Well, you better wake up early ever single day." Harry joked.
"That is so not funny, Harry. I must admit that I didn't have any passion for cooking until this day."
Hannah replied as she stuffed her mouth with bacon.
"This is so delicious!" Harry remarked.
"You think everything is delicious." Hannah told him.
"Oh come off it!" Harry said.
"Come on you two. Dig in; you will be missing the train if you don't hurry up." Sirius instructed as the
two ate whatever was in their plate.
When they were finished, Hannah stood up but he was stopped by Harry.
"Hannah, where are you going?" Harry asked as he grabbed Hannah by the wrist.
"I'm gonna double check my things to see if I dislocated something and dress up before we leave." Hannah
said.
"Since when do you dress up?" Harry asked.
"Harry, just because I like hanging out with boys that doesn't mean that I'm not a girl." Hannah
snapped.
Hannah marched up to her room and shut the door closed. Harry stood up and picked up the plates and marched to his room as well. He dressed up another time in a blue shirt with a blue denim jacket and denim pants. Satisfied with his look, he quickly left his room and waited for Hannah outside her door. After a few minutes, he was getting bored so he knocked Hannah's door.
"Hannah, come on. We're gonna be late." Harry urged.
"Just a sec and I'll go outside." Hannah replied.
Harry waited for a few seconds and Hannah opened her door. She was wearing a blue off-shoulder top and denim pants with a heart patterned skirt which was draped over it. Her hair was in curls which were pulled off by a blue headband and she wore blue earrings, scarf and shoes. In short, she was definitely into style. Harry felt his jaw drop on the floor as he saw Hannah. Hannah, on the other hand, was surprised with Harry's reaction.
"Harry, are you okay?" Hannah asked with a giggle.
"What are you giggling at?" Harry asked when he returned to his consciousness.
"Nothing, I'm just laughing at your reaction." Hannah replied.
"Come on, Hannah. We're gonna be late. If we don't hurry up, we're gonna miss the train. Where's
you luggage?" Harry replied.
"It's all in this little bag." Hannah said while walking.
"It all fitted in there?" Harry asked while he grabbed his own things.
"Harry, don't you remember that I'm a witch that knows every single spell for almost everything?"
Hannah told him.
"I left that one thing out. Now, come on! Let's apparate to the train station." Harry said.
"Umm.., Harry, I don't know how to apparate perfectly." Hannah reluctantly said while looking
embarrassed.
"Hannah, it's okay. Grab my hand and we'll apparate together." Harry suggested.
"Okay, if you say so. Wait, where's Hedwig, Chandelie and Serafika?" Hannah asked.
"Serafika is in my pocket while Chandelie and Hedwig traveled together to Hogwarts." Harry informed her as he
grabbed her and enveloped her in a hug. Hannah, on the other hand, flinched on his actions.
"Harry..." she muttered.
"Just hold tight. We won't get there in time if we keep on talking." Harry said as he grabbed her
tightly.
"How about your luggage?" Hannah asked.
"It's already in my pocket." he replied. Hannah, then, followed his instructions and held on tight. With
a loud crack, the two disappeared in midair. They reappeared in the King's Cross Train Station.
"Hannah! Harry! Over here, mates!" a familiar voice called.
"Hey, Ron, it's nice seeing you again." Hannah greeted as she broke the hug between Harry and her.
"It's nice seeing that Harry is not dating Cho anymore and you finally got your first boyfriend." Ron
said with a grin.
"Oh no, Ron. I think you misunderstood. Harry is not my boyfriend and he's still dating Cho. He just hugged me
to silence me so we can apparate properly. You know that I can't apparate properly." Hannah explained.
"Yeah, that's what happened, Ron." Harry said calmly like he was so sure of himself.
"Well, come on and get a seat. It's so unlike me to be standing here like a servant." said another
familiar voice.
"I thought I'll never see you again, Malfoy." Hannah said.
"Are you on a last name basis now, Fairlings?" Draco replied.
"I'm just so used in calling you Malfoy since 1st year." Hannah told him.
"Well, come on now or the train will leave us." Harry interrupted.
"You're right. And besides, I'm hungry!" Ron continued.
"When will you stop thinking about food, Ron?" Hannah asked as Malfoy grabbed her.
"Hey, you guys! Wait for us!" Ron said as he and Harry ran after them.
Draco kept pulling Hannah until they reached a big compartment with gold and scarlet stripes on the door.
"Well, I suppose this is our stop." Draco said as he opened the door. "Of course, ladies
first."
"Okay, who are you and what have you done with my best friend?" Hannah asked sarcastically.
"Hilarious!" Draco replied as he rolled his eyes and entered the compartment. Inside were Parvati, Lavender,
Cho and Ginny. Cho was in another outfit that Hannah suspected she designed, Parvati was wearing a green jacket and a
skirt two inches below her knees, Lavender was wearing another long sleeve shirt and denim pants and Ginny was wearing
a short sleeved polo with denim capris. Hannah sat beside Ginny and smiled at her. Ginny smiled back.
"Now, you guys couldn't wait for us eh?" Harry said as he opened the door and went inside while
panting.
"Come on, Harry. Hey, no food?" Ron asked right as he entered the common room and sat beside Lavender.
"Hey, Harry. Don't you have like Head Boy duties?" Ginny asked as she opened her latest edition of Witch
Weekly.
"Oh no! I totally forgot about that, thanks Gin!" Harry said as he hugged Ginny and kissed Cho on the
cheek.
"Harry likes to hug people, doesn't he?" Ron asked.
"At least he doesn't like to kiss." Cho said.
Hannah remained silent for a while when Draco talked to her.
"Hannah, are you alright? You seem very pale." Draco asked.
"Yes. I'm fine." Hannah replied with a crooked voice.
"Hannah, are you feeling alright?" Ginny asked as she placed her hand on Hannah's forehead.
"She's so hot."
Hannah collapsed on Ginny's lap looking sweaty.
"Hannah, wake up." Ginny said as she summoned a fan and fanned Hannah.
"Hannah… Hannah..." Draco called out as he tried to wake Hannah up.
"Parvati, find a teacher!" Lavender called out.
"Okay." Parvati replied.
"Parvati, I'll go with you." Cho suggested as she went after Lavender. "Make sure she's still
alive when we get back." Cho said.
"Cho, don't say those things." Draco said as he took the fan from Ginny and continued to fan Hannah.
*~* In the Head Boy & Girl Compartment *~*
"Is this where the Head Girl and Boy meeting is suppose to be?" Harry asked a bushy haired girl as he
entered the compartment.
"Yes. This is the place that you are looking for." the bushy haired girl said as she flipped one of the pages
of the book she was reading.
"Just what I suspected, perfect grammar." Harry thought to himself. She was after all talking to the
brightest witch of their age.
"Okay, I'll just be saying a few words so you two will be having fun with you friends after." Professor
McGonagall said as she entered the common room which caused Harry to sit beside Hermione. She put down her book and
Harry noticed the chocolate brown eyes that she had right away. She wasn't really what you call beautiful and she
had no make up on. "You will be reporting to me every Monday, 7:00 pm at my office so we can discuss about the
places you are supposed to be patrolling. You will be patrolling every night up to 12:00 midnight. Is that clear to you
two?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Ummmm… Professor, I've got a question." Hermione said which caused Harry to pay attention now.
"What is it Ms. Granger?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Are we supposed to patrol together or will we switch every few times?" Hermione asked.
"You are supposed to patrol together." Professor McGonagall answered.
"Okay, thanks for that. And we're gonna patrol every night right?" she asked again.
"Yes. You will be assigned to different places every night of the week so I hope that you would bring a piece of
paper every time I call you." she replied.
"Okay." Hermione replied as she scribbled something on a piece of paper.
"How about you Mr. Potter, is everything clear to you?" she asked as Harry nodded. "Now, you can go and
feast with your friends."
"Great, this is just what I wanted. Spend each night with her." Harry thought until he noticed that Hermione
hasn't left yet.
"Aren't you going? Professor said we can go." Harry asked.
"I am perfectly fine where I am." she replied coldly.
"Suit yourself." Harry said as he left the compartment and bumped into a panting Parvati and a sweaty Cho.
"What are guys doing here?" he asked.
"Finding... teacher... Hannah." Parvati uttered between her breaths.
"What?" Harry asked.
"She said that we're finding a teacher because Hannah fainted." Cho explained.
"WHAT?!?" Harry asked loudly.
"Really, Harry. Can't you hear?" Parvati said.
"You go find a teacher and I'll go to Hannah." he said.
"Okay!" the two said in chorus.
When Harry reached the common room he saw that Draco was carrying Hannah on his back.
"Oi! What are you doing, Malfoy?" he asked.
"Parvati and Cho are taking too long. Hannah is already shaking so I have to find a teacher soon." he
replied.
"Well, if she's shaking already then she must not be moved." Harry said.
"Okay, you're the expert." Draco replied as he put Hannah down on one of the couches.
A few minutes after Hannah stopped shaking, Parvati and Cho returned with Professor McGonagall and Madame Pomfrey.
"How long has she's been like this?" Madame Pomfrey asked.
"About an hour ago." Draco replied.
"Well, we need to examine her more." Madame Pomfrey said as she approached Hannah. She flicked her wand and
uttered some kind of spell. Silence filled the room until Madame Pomfrey spoke up.
"It's just a minor fever. Let her drink this every hour until she regains consciousness." she instructed
as she pulled out bottle with silver-bluish liquid in it.
"Yes, Madame Pomfrey." the group said.
"Potter, Malfoy, I hope that you will watch over Ms. Fairlings." Professor McGonagall said.
"Yes, Madam." they replied.
The group instructed what Madame Pomfrey said and they let Hannah drink the potion until when it was midnight, the others fell asleep. The only ones who were awake were Harry and Draco. They took turns until Hannah slowly opened her eyes and Harry and Draco quickly asked her to sleep.
"Hannah, go to sleep. We won't be arriving at Hogwarts until tomorrow since we had to make a few pit stops
on the way." Draco said.
"What he said is right. Just lie down." Harry said as he continued to stroke Hannah's hair.
"Thanks you guys, for everything." Hannah thanked.
"Hey, what are friends for?" they asked in chorus. Draco and Harry didn't sleep until they made sure that
Hannah was asleep. They fell asleep a few minutes after Hannah did. They were awaked with a sudden stop by the
train.
"What happened?" Lavender asked as she let go from Ron's hug.
"I don't know. Maybe we've broken down." Ron replied.
Just then and there, they heard Professor McGonagall's calming voice.
"Children, don't be alarmed. There's just a minor breakdown." she announced.
"Good thing, Hannah didn't wake up." Harry said while rubbing his eyes.
"Speaking of which, why is she sleeping on your lap?" Cho asked while looking very envious.
"Cho, break it. Hannah is very tired and we wouldn't want to wake her up. So let's just go back to
sleeping." Draco suggested as he returned to Parvati.
They noticed that they weren't moving until they heard some kind of explosion but they smelled no fire. The group immediately woke up same with Hannah. Because of her fear, she fell down on the floor but immediately stood up.
"Now, that's something to be alarmed of." Hannah remarked.
"Hannah, are you alright?" Cho asked.
"I'm fine. I just hit the floor, that's all." Hannah replied while giggling.
"Hannah, are you sure?" Parvati asked while rubbing her eyes.
"Yep. Good as new." Hannah replied.
"I wonder what that explosion was all about." Ron thought.
"DEATH EATERS!" somebody screamed.
"Does that answer your question, Ronald?" Lavender asked.
Hannah immediately withdrew her wand and minimized her things like the others did. She was still frail from her fever so Harry volunteered to carry her but she insisted not to.
"Harry, you'll just get left behind." Hannah said as she resisted.
"Nonsense, Hannah." Harry said as he pulled his wand.
"What are you doing, Harry?" Hannah asked as she noticed Harry's wand was withdrawn.
"Well, if you won't do it voluntary then I'm gonna make it mandatory. Sleptomortus." Harry uttered.
Hannah collapsed on the floor sleeping after that. He quickly grabbed Hannah to carry her.
"Harry, come on!" Cho called out.
They were running so fast but they hear the eerie utters of the Death Eaters behind them. They hear students screaming and rushing past them. Harry thought that maybe they could apparate away.
"Guys, let's try to apparate!" Harry suggested while the others quickly followed. Harry and the others
concentrated and with a loud CRACK they disappeared. They reappeared in a large meadow which the light of the sun
covered. They stood up and cleaned themselves while Harry put Hannah down on the grass. When he approached a tree, he
noticed that they were not alone. He quickly got his wand and pointed it to the figure behind the tree. He didn't
know that she was a girl until she spoke up.
"Do you mind?" she said.
"Hermione?" Harry asked.