Authors Note:
This is my first ever fanfic so be gentle with me! I do not own any of the characters, unfortunately, that is all the brilliance of J.K. Rowling!
Review and let me know what you think.
Xx my lovely readers!
Hermione Granger shut her book with a sigh and turned her head up to the summer sun. A lot had happened in the last few months and quite honestly she was lucky to be alive.
Voldemort's downfall left a lot of unresolved issues within the wizarding community. However, the Aurors and the order of the Phoenix had rounded up all of the remaining death eaters and the trials had finished up that week. She was impressed with their speed, but after the recent years of torment they had all experienced, the sooner the better.
The one missing piece to the puzzle was the Malfoy family. Although Lucius had been found in on one of the many Malfoy estates, Narcissa and Draco were nowhere to be seen.
The Wizengamot had decided to dismiss the charges against the two remaining Malfoys because of Draco's decision to walk away from the war and Narcissa's false declaration of Harry's death that ultimately allowed Harry to triumph over Voldemort.
Hermione decided to push this curiosity from her mind. 7th year would begin in a couple weeks as the renovations to Hogwarts were well underway and scheduled to conclude right before classes began. She had a lot of catching up to do as she, Harry, and Ron had missed their entire 6th year.
"Oi! Heads up Mione!" Harry yelped as a bludger narrowly missed Hermione's ear. She narrowed her eyes. Stupid Quidditch.
"Sorry Hermione" Bill said as his feet touched the ground. Hermione had been basking in the sun as the Weasleys played a game of Quidditch in the Burrow's yard. Bill and Fleur had moved home to care for Mr. and Mrs. Weasley after the loss of Fred.
"No trouble." Hermione replied. Getting up and brushing off the dirt and grass that had accumulated, she announced, "We better wash up for supper."
As the group headed inside, Hermione fell into step with Ron, Ginny, and Harry, the latter had their fingers laced together and were chattering about some impressive move that Harry had done in order to catch the snitch.
Ron and Hermione on the other hand had decided not to pursue a relationship after their heated kiss in the chamber of secrets and Hermione for one was relieved. She saw Ron as a brother and had confused that for attraction for far too many years.
They had all matured during and after the war. Ron stood at around 6 foot 3 inches and had long shaggy red hair now. Harry kept his hair more closely trimmed and had upgraded his glasses. Hermione's hair was finally outgrowing its bushiness but maintained loose curls, her body was finally starting to mature and her petite figure was one she was proud of despite her resistance to playing Quidditch, she had taken up running as a new favorite pastime.
She'd never been able to give much thought to becoming a "woman" what with two male best friends and the largest wizarding world war ever on her hands. It was nice to finally have time to focus on her personal growth.
"Mione, have you already gotten ahead on the reading for the year?" Ginny questioned. Harry and Ron laughed at this.
"Was that a rhetorical question?" Ron responded and Hermione smacked his head. "For your information, I recently finished reading all of the material we missed last year." she scowled at Ron. The foursome all began to chatter as they entered the burrow for dinner.
Dinner was a surprisingly lively affair. Everyone had been coping well with Fred's death, understanding that he would be infuriated if they mourned him for too long. It had been more than a few months and even George was starting to smile again.
"Dearies, I'm thinking Diagon Alley is in order next week to shop for your school things. I can't believe you'll be headed back to Hogwarts soon." sniffled, smiling emotionally at the remaining Hogwarts students.
Ron and Harry rolled their eyes while Ginny remained uninterested. Hermione however grinned and began to go over her list mentally.
She silently wondered who would be returning to Hogwarts. Surely everyone wanted to get a proper degree, but many muggle borns, like herself, were still too scared to face the wizarding world even after the war.
This was going to be a hectic year indeed.