Disclaimer I own nothing at all that you might recognize it is all J.K. . . . The story line however and anything you don't recognize you can so totally blame on me.
Authors Note: All flashbacks are in bold and italics like this

Chapter 1- Heading Back

Weak light filtered in through the curtains surrounding her bed as she opened her eyes.

It was September 1st, her last year at Hogwarts. She was both happy and sad.

Voldemort was gone, killed by Harry in the Final Battle over 9 months ago.

Things had definitely changed. Harry, Ron and Hermione had managed to take special classes to catch up and graduated with their class last year.

It was the first time in her life that she was going to be alone.

Oh, she had her friends, but it was the first time since she had started school that no member of her family would sit at the table with her and joke about her day.

Ginny Weasley stretched and got out of bed, wincing slightly at the cold floor.

She dressed quickly in a pair of jeans and a sea green tank top and threw her favorite black hoodie on over it, shoved her feel quickly into her shoes and ventured downstairs to find breakfast.

"Morning Ginny", her mum said, as she filled her plate with food and poured her a glass of pumpkin juice

"Mrn Gin", Ron said from around a mouthful of eggs.

"Ronald Weasley! Swallow before you talk!", Hermione laughed." So how's it feel to be Head Girl Ginny?"

"I'll let you know when it actually sinks in", she replied, "I'm still not sure what to think. Plus, I'm worried about NEWTS and all. It all seems kind of overwhelming."

"I wouldn't worry about it Gin," Harry said, reaching for another rasher of bacon, "You'll do great, you always do... Didn't you get 10 OWLS?".

"11 actually", Mrs. Weasley beamed, "Better than Percy did, the same number as Hermione"

Ginny's cheeks flushed a light pink. "MUM! Please!" she said embarrassed. "OK, so I guess I'm worrying for nothing... I'll be ok. I'd better go finish packing if we are going to leave soon."

She turned to Harry and Ron "You guys be careful, and I'll see you at Christmas."

They both got up and gave her a hug before they grabbed their cloaks and headed to the fireplace to Floo to the Ministry.

"I'm headed with you to the station before I go off to ST. Mungo's Gin." Hermione said as she straightened her Healer in Training Robe.

Ginny walked up the stairs and got the last of her things, her trunk was already packed and ready to go downstairs. On the table was a wrapped package with her name on it, it was in Fred's handwriting. She sighed as she looked around her room. I guess I'm ready. She snagged the package and shoved it in her bag. I'll Open it on the train She thought.

She walked downstairs and on the landing stood Sirius and Remus ready to take her to the Station.

Her eyes alighted on Sirius... His long black hair pulled back with a dark red band, clothed in dark jeans and a red tank top with a black silk shirt on over it. She remembered what had happened only 9 months ago.

It was raining the night of the final battle. The sky was black as pitch and the lightning constantly split the night with violent white shards of blinding light. The battle had flowed from the confines of the Malfoy Manor into the once beautiful gardens beyond. Harry had found Voldemort inside. She had snuck into the house hooded so that her parents wouldn't know she had disobeyed them and followed the Order to the fight. Mum's going to be livid when she finds out she thought to herself. As she crept past a room she had to duck fast as curses started flying at her. She backed into the room and came face to face with someone she knew... Unfortunately it wasn't someone on her side.

'Expelliarmus'. She yelled at Pansy but the Slytherin had already put up a shield and advanced on her, wand out.

'Crucio', Pansy called out, kicking Ginny's wand out of her hands.

Over and over the curse came and Ginny felt like her mind was going to shatter.

Pain, all she could feel was pain, doubling, tripling anything she had ever felt.

She cried out, tears pouring down her face. 'Crucio', Pansy's voice called again and the pain felt never-ending.

Pansy's voice seemed to falter for a minute but she seemed to shake it off. Ginny felt her mind start to float as she watched Pansy's mouth move again thru the pain.

'I think I've played with you enough Weasel', Pansy sneered, 'Goodbye, give my love to Dumbledore!'

'Avada Kada...' Ginny closed her eyes and waited, her breath coming in heavy pants.

I don't want to die Oh Merlin! Please anyone help me! Suddenly a harsh cry came from behind her and a voice rusty and thick cried out "Petrificus Totalus".

Pansy stiffened up like a board and fell over, the curse died on her lips, her eyes wide with shock.

Ginny sobbed softly as a pair of large hands lifted her up. She looked up into a pair of dark eyes and hugged Sirius tightly.

"It's ok Ginny", he said gently stroking her hair, "It's over... it's all over, we won".

Ginny shook her head as she smiled down at the two men.

"Ready to go?"

Luna Lovegood's eyes opened and she stared out of her window as she got the energy to get out of bed. Her father was already in the kitchen of their flat making breakfast. It sounded like pancakes from the song he was humming. Her father had a different song for each meal he made. She smiled to herself. It was a comfort always knowing what you were having for breakfast before you even got out of bed. She bounded out of the bed, her energy having caught up with her.

She dressed quickly, a pair of jeans off the floor and a tank dress with an Alex Grey Picture on it. It was called Dying. Ginny had given it to her for her birthday. She said she found it in a muggle shop when looking for something for Harry last year. It was one of her favorites; she now had about ten like it with different pictures on them. She brushed out her long ash blond hair and headed out of her room toward the sound of breakfast.

"Morning Dad", she smiled dreamily.

"Pancakes", he replied.

"Yes", Luna said, "They are".

She finished her breakfast and headed back to her room to finish her packing. Carefully picking up the things that she had found with her father while going thru her mom's old stuff. Last year at Hogwarts, she thought to herself. I wonder what a year without Harry and Ron and Hermione is going to be like... Boring most likely, she sighed. Well at least I still have Ginny. Luna strung the odd necklace she had found among her mom's things around her neck and grabbed her backpack.

She threw the rest of her things into her trunk and heard the taxi her father had ordered honking downstairs. She charmed her trunk to be 3/4 the weight it was normally, picked it up and headed down the stairs to the cab.

The cabbie already had the trunk open for her, as this had been a ritual since she started Hogwarts 7 years ago. Although until this past year her father had carried her trunk down for her.

Now she was 17 and could do magic out of school and could perform her own charms.

She put the trunk in the taxi and stuck her wand behind her ear. She placed her self and her owl Cecil in the backseat and stared out the window until the car pulled into the train station.

She retrieved her trunk and put it on a cart as she headed methodically toward Platform 9 ¾. As she passed thru the barrier she saw Ginny stowing her trunk with help from Professor Black and Professor Lupin. Lupin was coming back to Hogwarts to teach Defense against the Dark Arts and Sirius was to take over the Headmistress's old class of Transfiguration. As Luna pushed her cart toward them she thought about what had happened only 9 months ago.

She was scared... more scared than that time at the Ministry when she had helped Harry with the rest of the DA back in her 4th year. This time she was creeping thru the gardens of Malfoy Manor trying not to catch a case of Dead. She had heard it was going around. She heard growling behind her and suddenly was hit by a large furry object that rolled her over.

Another one seemed to appear and they started fighting in front of her. She looked and there was the phoenix brand that Lupin had been given should he turn during the fight.

HE seemed to be weakening so she lifted her wand and pointed it at the other one and shouted

'Levicorpus'. The werewolf was suddenly suspended by one ankle just as Lupin's claw came in for the kill.

Luna looked away; she was never really good with blood. She knew that she had saved Lupin's life but she would never let him thank her. It was just right, that's all that mattered.

She shook herself slightly as she stowed her trunk away and headed for the Head's Compartment. Ginny had told her to meet her there at 10am.

AN: I'm sorry it is so short; more will follow soon. This is my first attempt at a Fan Fic Please Review.