Malfoy stopped by with Crabbe and Goyel to antagonise Harry and steal glances at Hermione. However the rest of the train ride was quite and peaceful as they were introduced to Luna LovegoodHarry saw the thestrals and Hermione who had read about them in one of the tomes reassured Harry that he was not going nuts.————The sorting Hat’s song held a warning and both Draco and Hermione shared a look. They knew what it meant but both of them knew that this was much bigger than just Hogwarts. Umbridge’s speech had Hermione glancing at Draco multiple times. He nodded discreetly. It seemed like just the two of them and a handful of other students even cared about what was happening. Once they had gotten the first years together Hermione actually implemented some of what Draco had told her happens with the Slytherin first years without any help from Ron (that was unsurprising)The next morning Hermione, Ron and Harry were upset that some of their housemates thought harry was lying about the Dark Lord rising. Hermione was trying to talk sense into the boys but they were too busy being... well, themselves