Hannah gets her life back on track and begins attending Hollyoaks Community College. Hannah makes her peace with John Paul and they agree to be friends. Hannah also begins dating Danny Valentine. Neville does not want Danny with his daughter and Hannah initially believes Neville is just being protective, but then she finds out it is actually because Danny is black. Hannah stands up for Danny and the two decide they truly want to be together. Danny wrongly believes that Hannah slept with Darren Osborne and in turn sleeps with Mercedes McQueen, which ends their relationship.