I'm BACK!!!! Well to all of you who have read my other stories you know that I have taken a few month hiatus and I'm sorry for keeping you all waiting. I've been extremely busy these past few months and if I wasn't then I just didn't have anything good to write. But I'm finally back and should be able to update this and others stories on a fairly regular basis. I hope you all enjoy it!

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."-Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest.

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Where You Belong

Prologue

Andrea Brooke and Ginny Weasley sat in the Gryffindor common room chatting aimlessly wasting time until it was time to go to lunch. The two girls had been friends for three years now despite the fact that Andrea was a year ahead of Ginny. Their amiable chat was interrupted when the portrait hole was practically blasted open by Ginny's older brothers Fred and George. Closely following the twins were, as Andrea and Ginny had dubbed them, the golden trio. Seeing her fellow year mates Andrea quickly turned around so that her back was facing the trio.

"Andrea…" Ginny let her name hang in the air but Andrea could hear that it held a note of warning and exasperation in it.

"Ginny I've explained it many times to you before…"

"But I never understood why you avoid them?"

"I'm not avoiding them!" At her indigent exclamation Ginny sent her a look. "Ok so maybe I am avoiding them but I have my reasons."

"And what exactly would those reasons be?"

            Andrea took a quick look at the group and saw them discussing something over by the fireplace. As the girls were sitting in one of the far coroners of the common room in the window seat they were out of the way a bit. Once she was sure that they weren't going to be interrupted anytime soon she turned back to Ginny who was patiently waiting for her answer.

            "Alright, I'll explain it to you…"

            "About damn time." Ginny mumbled.

            "Part of the reason is that I know that Harry is a central part of the war and selfish me thinks that if I stay invisible then maybe I can scrape away with as little involvement in this war as possible. I mean I hear about all of the adventures the three of them go on and I'd love to join but there's always something holding me back. The other part is that I feel out of place…"

            "Andrea…"

            "Gin, let me finish please. I know that I belong here and I fit in with all the people but for some reason I feel out of place like I'm supposed to be somewhere else that's almost exactly like this or whatever. You're really the only one I feel comfortable with, which is why we're friends. The only other person I feel comfortable with is Harry."

            "You've talked with Harry? When?"

            "Lots of times. Usually we'll talk at night when his scar or a nightmare wakes him up and I'm up because, well because I am. He's told me all about their adventures, and yes I know everything even about snuffles. Most of it I've heard from them when they're down here talking late at night and don't realize that I'm down here as well. It's not like I was trying to eavesdrop but they talked so loud, especially your brother."

            "Yea Ron can be quite the loud mouth. So Harry trusts you with all that information. Wow. He usually only trusts Ron and Hermione, even I don't know everything."

            "We'll I've kept it secret all along so why should I change now?"

            "True…well here comes trouble."

            "Hey Ginny…Andrea." Harry greeted as the trio made their way over to the girls.

            "Hello Harry." Andrea greeted. "Well I'll be off."

            "Andrea…" Ginny warned in the same voice she had used earlier to get her to open up.

            "Ginny I told you I had to check something really quick in the library before lunch so I'll see you later ok." Andrea replied with finality in her voice.

            "Fine." Ginny sighed as Andrea grabbed her bag and headed toward the portrait hole.

            "Hey Ginny who was your friend, she looks kind of familiar." Hermione inquired as she took Andrea's seat.

            "Maybe because she's in you dorm room and your room." Ginny replied in an annoyed tone as she watched Andrea leave.