Freinds and What Came After.

Summery: Very AU, this Fiction takes place between seventh year and the years after. Some Key changes however (as this is a fanfiction) have been made. Siruis has not died but was proven inocent by the capture of Wormtail in Harrys third year. Voldemort has returnd but not in the way we are used to. Dumbeldoor is also alive and whole. Yeah with that out of the way, This is a story Mainly about Harry and his friends thier relationships and how being older and leaving hogwarts will change them drive some apart and others closer together. Its Humores its romantic its Friends all over again only this time with a Magical Twist. Be warnd although strictly a Harry/ginny Shipper i have to be realistic and realize that Guys are often dense about girls and thier own feelings. Harry may not end up with her, this story being centerd on seventeen year olds set loose on the world alone for the first time is a shipers nightmare. You'll never know who ends up with who. Welcome to the world Of Friends and all that comes after.

Chapter one

Just between friends

Dear Mr, And Mrs Weasly,

As we will be Graduating from school in only half a years time. Proffesor Magonagle has asked all of us what we plan to do with ourselves and if we have "arangments" made. Perhapes she only asked me and a select few others that last part, being as most the other seventh years will just house with thier Parents while they get on thier feet. Which presents me with a problem, cause last time I checked i was parentless. Which by the way wasnt really funny but being as the thought of rooming with the durslys one more year brings me near tears, Humor is my last defense. As I have always considerd you and Mr weasly to be a mother and father to me, even when I didnt think I needed it, Even when I didnt deserve it, it would do me the biggest honor if you would consider housing me after I graduate. If this is too much trouble I beg pardon for my...

"Audicity and cheek! Harry what is this!" Ron Weasely gapped snatching the letter off the library tabel and stareing at it as if it might just jump up and bite him. Seamus Finnagin peerd over Rons shoulder, an amasing feet being as Ron hadnt stoped growing like a weed untill just this past summer and he towerd over Seamus's five feet eight inches. His blonde hair was in its usal style of late, meaning no style at all. It hung in his eyes and tickled his neck as he walked in a complete utter mess. When asked, Seamus would simply reply that this was a style he had seen in a Muggie magazine and it was called Skater punk. Harry and the others ignored this dip into insanity as much as possible, only acosonally sniggering at him or in Hermiones case threatning to charm it off in his sleep.

"I belive its a letter to your parents aye Ron, asking if they'll let him room after we graduate." Seamus patted Ron on the back as if he had acomplished something wonderful and pointed to a line on the letter as if geaustering to a child. "See here, Right there on that line where it says Dear Mr. And Mrs. Weasley? Well those are your parents, and see here where..." Seamus didnt get a chance to finish as Ron shrugged him off his shoulder with a grumpy shove sending Seamus comicly sprawling against a library chair wich promplety clatterd to the floor. Harry choked back on a laugh, as Seamus clamord to his feet just as the Librarian seemingly swooped out from beghind him her faced pinched as if she had sucked on a lemon.

"YOU AGAIN!" She huffed, wagging a boney molted finger in Seamus face. "if I have to remind you three to be quite in the library one more time you will be exbanded for the rest of the term do you read me clear young men!" To which they all nodded solemnly and apologeticly. When she turnd it was to mutter over her shoulder. "In my day Head boys knew how to behave, why in my day all seventh years presented themselves with decorum and self restriant." Seamus waited untill she was far enough away to mutter in return, "in her day, Winston ChurchHill was a bloody seventh year so ha!" Harry bit back a snort, she wasnt as old as all that.

"Not that I would want to be in her day mind you, always muttering doom and gloom. She autto link up with Filtch, then they could both baddger on about back in thier day. Eh, a match made in hell right." Seamus snickerd. Harry tried to hold back the snort of laughter, but finding it to much it escaped. He grabbed up his book to press against his face to hide his laughter, makeing him look very odd indeed to some first year girls a tabel over who giggeld in response. "Come off it Seamus, Harry whats this note all about eh, you sound like a bleedin orphan or something in it," Ron almost accused. Harry put down his book and rolled his eyes up at his best mate. His six foot frame sprawled out in the chair in a lazy position of indifrance.

"Really, blimey i'm sorry dont know how that could be, i'll just tear it up and rewrite it so i sound like a bloke with parents. Can either of you explain that feeling to me being as i've never felt it, what effect should I go for?" Harry said with exaggerated chargin. Ron had the grace to blush, befor he replied. "Come off it Harry, thats not what I meant at all. Send this to my parents and you'll insult them is all." Seamus let out a bark of laughter and chorteld, "Harrys presance that offending to them?" Which was ignored as Ron contuied. "Mum and dad will probably ask you anyway its only half term, so I suppose they'll get around to it. Blimey Harry mum would adopt you if she could you dont need to beg her in a letter!"

This was true Harry knew, he always got a warm feeling when he thought about the Weasleys. They where in many ways his own family and had always saught to treat him as such. He knew sending this letter wasnt neccasry that he already had an invitation into thier home no queastions asked. "I never meant to send it anyway, Magonegl wanted me to write to some one and to show her the letter to make sure i'd done it. I thought it was kind of funny, being as she'd made me do a pointless exercise." Harry explaind with a shrugg." Beghind him a tabel of third year girls where giggling again and whispering in harsh tones.

"You ask him Gwenni"

"No you, your braver"

"you,"

"No you,"

Ron roled his eyes and turnd to glare at the tabel of giggling girls, "quite in the library!" he admonished shaking his head. Seamus snorted his Irish accent like a tinkle of water over stone. "well even if you are HeadBoy Ron you cant shush them if you make just as much noise with your own fellows eh now." Harry nodded in agreement a sad truth for Ron, who found that running with Harry frequently clashed with his duties first as prefect and now as Griffendor headboy. A fact that drove griffendors headgirl Hermione Granger crazy."I say we leave mates, before those girls work up the courage to ask one of us out."

I'll always be here for you

no matter what know

i'll be here for you

no matter where we go

if you'll be here for me too

"So what was it like, is he as good a kisser as he looks?" Padme Patil queastiond her twin sisiter eagerly, flickeing her wand to scilence the radio playing Witch Weekly a popular new wizzarding band. They where lounging in the Grifendor commen room witch was farely empty except for several of their friends and a few sixth years. All other students had classes, sixth years and seventh years generally where the only ones with free periodes for study. Which in the girls case came with a full measure of gossip. Lavender Brown looked up from her scroll of parchment to giggel at Pavarti. "you didnt think you could snog Harry without telling us about it could you?"

Next to them Hermione Granger roled her eyes, wondering for the hundreth time why she opted to study with them instead of Harry and Ron of late. They were nice, and they where her friends but they could be outright silly. A fact that Ginny weasley agreed with as she shot Hermione a suffering look. "Well i'll just say that he's grown up alot. In fourth year he was so, so," Pavarti searched for the right word. Ginny roled her eyes and chipped in "Fourteen?" Pavarti's eyes lit up as she nodded in agreement. Every one rememberd what a diaster the fourth year Yule ball had been. Although Ginny had fonder memories then Pavarti and Padma probably did. Forteen year old Ron and Harry wherent the most stunningly romantic dates on the dance floor that night.

"Anyway, so we where up in Lady Gillans tower-" This was met with gasps and squeels of delight form the other girls, even the sixth years across the room. Lady Gillan was a hogwarts ghost that haunted one of its many towers. It was said that Gillan a young student at hogwarts had met the love of her life in school, but the diffrances in thier station forced them to keep thier love a secret. They aranged to meet in one of the many spiraling tower rooms of the castle. This became their special spot, thier lovers nest as it where and was a happy place really. When Lady Gillan died she came to Hogwarts to haunt the tower. She was known to keep gaurd over that tower protecting any young lovers withen and becoming quite leathal to anyone without love on thier minds who aprouched it.

In short that paticualer tower room was only visited by students who wanted an asured hour or two alone with thier girlfriends or boyfriends. When Ginny woke in the mornings and found the bed of a grilfriend empty it wasnt to far a leap to asume she had spent the night in Gillans tower. The fact that Harry would bring Pavarti there did something funny with her mood. If wanting to scratch and claw Pavarti's eyes out and hex her into the next country was funny that is.

"Yes, and it was his idea. We stayed there for four hours last night." Parvati simperd to the adoring looks of the rest of the girls. Yes a nice Ear puss hex would do nicely, Ginny thought to herself. See how smug Patel was when she had puss leaking from her ears all colours of the rainbow. "How good was it though, I mean he's a smash Harry all that lean body and gorgouse black hair but does he deliver?" Lavender questiond eagerly. Hermione let out a snort, that was ignored. "Kissing Harry Potter is like takeing a bubbel bath in wine good!" Pavarti gushed, which sent Lavender and Padma into a titter. Hermione snorted again in disdain which caused Pavarti to glare at her.

"Sorry, its just that takeing a bubbel bath in wine wouldnt really be to comfortable, so kissing him must have been highley unlikable." Hermione councled which sent Ginny into giggels. Parvati was about to retort when the portait of the fat lady swung open and Harry, Seamus and Ron clamored into the commen room. Parvati brightend and flew foward to enrap Harry in a monstous hug. She clung to his face like a leech Ginny thought as she watched, in Harrys defense he did try to pry himself loose from the girls clutches but Ginny wasnt in a charitable mood.

"Oi whats this about wine, you wouldnt hold out on your mates would you ladies?" Seamus asked with a wink. Lavender giggeld, and moved over for him. Seamus eyed what space was left on the seat grinned and hauled Lavender out of her seat by the waist. She squeeld in surprise as he ploped down in her seat, and seteld her down on his lap. "Much beter, eh Lavender nice and cosey for all" This display of randy friendlyness was genneraly met with laughter. Seamus was a harmless flirt and they were used to his displays. "Hey Harry I was down in the Owlery when i was nearly attacked by Herms. Poor blighter nearly died on the spot. So I did him a favor and brought the letter to you." Ginny prounoced handing Harry a ltter wraped in partchment.

"its from Mum, she's the only one who would send Herms, didnt even know he was still alive he's scarcly abel to fly anymore, he sits around like a dead rug I barely notice him." Ron observed as Harry opend the letter, he glanced over it a grin breaking out on his face. He leand down to peck a kiss on Parvati's cheek as he said. "guess i'm gonna be your house mate for a while Weasleys." This sent a spurt of alarm through Ginny. She was used to Harry staying over during summers, he'd done so for the past three. It wasnt the fact that he was going to be rooming in her home touching her things takeing showers in her house. Ok admitadly that last had started to bother her the last few summers, she generaly made it a point to be out of the house when that happend.

No it was deffinatly the fact that Harry was now of age! Legally an adult, he could Merry for heavens sake! What would happen if he brought girls home! The very thought made her sick to her stomach! Although since it was her parents house Harry would probably not bring women into it, he wasnt that tacktless. However it would be painfully obviouse what he was doing if he stayed out all night. Not that she really cared where Harry slept, and if Parvati didnt get her grimey clingly little tenticals off of Harrys neck she really was going to hex her into the amearicas.

"Shhhh, were going to get caught!" Dean Thomas snaped at Neville longbottom rather harshly as they hid beghind a tree facing the lake. This was possibly the most humilating moment of his life, but it was for a friend so therefor it could be borne, right? The tall dark skind boy hoped with a wish and prayer that no one saw them. Of all places he could be, crouched beneath trees spying on girls was not one of the ones he wanted to be at. His best mate, and bane to his existance Seamus winked at him and whisperd. "look thier is no way were letting longbottom here graduate without scoring at least 2nd base, once. Here me Thomas its our duty as his frined."

That was a fair point, however Neville did not seem to apreciate the sacrifice Dean was makeing for him. "come on you guys we dont have to do this. I'm ok with not going steady with anyone, forget I ever mentiond anything!" Neville tried to edge away, Dean grabed the hem of his robes the brisk March air reaveling his breath in sharp puffs. Seamus shook his head, a look of diabolical glee on his feauturs. His irish brouge was as prouncaced as always as he said "But yea did say it! And besides Dean here already wrote her the letter, What yea say in it Dean?" Dean shrugged keeping an eye out for anyone comeing up the path. "I dont know something about undying love burning passion sighnd her secret admirer."

Nevill blanched looking as if he would bolt that very minute, he stutterd something that neither Seamus or Dean listend to. Thier where creeping footseps coming up the path, Seamus eyes lit in excitment and he grabbed Neville by the arm pulling him foward. Neville fownd himself being pushed toward whoever was aprouching. "But what do I say to her!" He pleaded clinging to Seamus arm, a look of utter terror on his face. "Say, Christy I love you and i cant spend another night without you" Dean advised as he gave Neville a giant shove. As Neville stumbled towards the footseps, Seamus turnd to Dean.

"Wait Christy, Christy Farley from Ravenclaw is that who you wrote the note too?" at Deans nodd of yes Seamus blanched. "DEAN! SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND! A BIG SLYTHERIN BLOKE WITH ARMS THE SIZE OF... NEVIILE COME BACK!" But it was too late Neville was tripping foward, he whent sprawling out of the trees to land against something solid. "CHRISTY I LOVE, NIGHTS WITH YOU" he shouted in a panic. He could hear Seamus and Deans groans of dismay. Neville turnd beat red and glanced up, to nearly screaming in shock. Thier was a blonde Gorrila in the middel of the path, swinging what looked like a claymore at his head. Neville ran, like he'd never run befor as the gorilla man heaved and swung at him. Shouting something about touching his girl.

"I didnt touch your girl, i've never touched any girl!" Neville pleaded with him, nearly tripping on an upraised tree root. Thier was a roar like a great lion beghind him as gorrila aparently took offense to this. "RUN BOY RUN, CAUSE I"M GONNA TEAR OUT YOUR YELLOW BELLIED..." Neville didnt try to sort out the stream of curses that pourd from his mouth. He tore up the path as fast as he could praying to be saved. As he cleared the park like area sournding the lake he spotted, his saviour! "HARRY HELP!"

looking at this moment, here i want to stay

I tried to halt it with magic

and it faded away

I cant belive we have detention with snape!" Ron hissd. Hermione glared at him and adjusted his quill before it toppeld off the tabel. "Thats what you get for brawling, Honestly Ron your head boy!" She admonished. Ron bristled, "and what was I supposed to do, one minute i'm walking along minding my own busness and some slytherin the size of a Rhyno tosses a claymore at me! A CLAYMORE! where he even got one, i will never know!" He winced his sore cheek where meaty fist had hit him sending a sharp pain in his face. Harry nodded, his own eye was turning slightly purple. "What where we supposed to have done, Hermione he could have creamed Neville."

i'm not scared of bad days

not with you by my side

i'll face each one down

turn around for the fight

Hermione sighed flicking her wand to halt the music pooring from a minitur wizarding Handset a fith year girl was blasting. She turnd chiding them both. "Fine but did you have to bring Seamus, Dean, Phillip, Micahl, Lockely and Birchly into it. Snape took off ten points for each Griffendor who decided to "cream" poor Notchwood Thats ninty points!" Ron seemd to take great offense at Hermiones defense of Ian Notchwood the slytherin Gorilla who had attacked Neville. "Poor Notchwood! Serves him right! Nevilles half his size! That nonses about shagging his girfriend was just an excuse to beat on a Griffendor i'm sure of it. Well he found out Griffendors protect their own, I didnt drag the others into it they where happy to hex him!

"Yeah Hermione, dont ask us to stand back while a man three times his size beats on Neville, espcially a slytherin! Like thatShiton guy you dated Ron was ever so happy to hex him into next friday werent you Ron!" Harry encouraged, Ron Nodded his head enthustickly. "Ron your head boy you cant go around hexing people who make you angry! You'll loose your badge!" Hermione implored. Ron shook his head, an odd light had enterd his eyes as he watched Hermione. "I dont care Hermione. If he gets anywher near you i'd do it again, badge or no badge." Hermoine sighd watching as Harry and Ron shuffeld off to bed, for all thier calamitys and brashness, she couldnt imagine having better friends.

The problem with haveing guy friends though, was knowing what to do with them where the boundries where. In her mind Ron shouldnt, as headboy be hexing anyone, she wasnt complaining after all Nicolas Shiton had turnd out to be her biggest mistake. She bit back a snort of self disesrion, mistake he was a wife beater in the makeing! Always bossing her around and trying to control her even shoving her once. She'd been about to hex him into a screaming piglet when Ron had done that and more for her. Nic, had run to the imfirmary with his nether regions on backwards.

Ron had been lucky the room was full of Loyal Griffendors who had remaind tightlipd about just who had so badly hexd Nic. It had remaind all between friends.Ron needed protecting from himself she was conivced the entire male population did. She had a feeling the rest of this year was going to be the most memorable of all thier years at hogwarts. After this year they wouldnt be hanging out like this anymore. Little moments like the one that had just acoured would dissaper. Not because of anything they did, but because that was simply life. Graduation she was convised was just another word for seperation.

Untill then she would do her best, to keep Ron that insufrable, irrasponsible, brutish and...sweet young man from loosing his positon as head boy. After all reciveing it had been his, hers, and his mothersproudest moment. It would kill him to loose it, not to mention Mrs weasly would skin him, and if it was up to her he never would. Like alot of other things.

End chapter one.

Well Did you like it, Now that you've met most the key players. Get ready for the Fire works! .