HARRY POTTER AND THE FINAL BATTLE

CHAPTER 1 : THE FINAL RETURN TO HOGWARTS

Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat in a compartment all by themselves on the Hogwarts Express. They were all very quiet, Ron was half asleep when Hermione poked him.

"Hey, we need to make our rounds." Ron groaned. Hermione got up, took his hand and pulled him up and they went out the compartment door. The night before had been a rough one. Everyone was trying to get ready and everybody was skittish. There had been at least a hundred more attacks. People were affraid to leave their houses anymore. One thing that still was bugging Harry was Ginny. He had broken up with her over the summer. He just didn't want her to get hurt. Ron thought that it was a stupid excuse. Harry was going to finish school then he was going to after Voldemort and kill me. Whatever it took Harry was prepared to do it, but he wasn't going to sacrifice his friends. He was not going to give Voldemort a reason to touch them. Besides he didn't think that he liked Ginny much anymore.

Harry sat there by the window looking out into the setting sun. For no reason at all Harry had this impulse to turn around. He turned his head to look at the compartment window. The sun's final powerful rays made the hair of a girl, it was so bright her hair seemed red like fire. Her eyes also caught the light and the shone a beautiful gold. Almost as quickly as she had appeared she was gone like the light of the sun, had slipped away. Harry jumped up and yanked the compartment door open looking up and down the car hall. Harry stepped out into the hall then went right, it had looked from where the girl had been standing like she was heading up towards the front of the train. He looked into the different compartments as he walked briskly by. He came to the end of he car and he ran into Ron.

"Have you seen a girl in the hallway?"asked Harry almost in a frantic voice. Ron shook his head.

"Harry what's wrong?" Hermione walked up behind him. Harry turned around quickly.

"Have you seen a girl walking the hall?"

"No I haven't Harry."

Harry looked around thinking where she could have gone.

"Come on Harry lets go back to the compartment." said Ron putting a hand on Harry's shoulder. When they were seated in their compartment Harry closed the door and told Ron and Hermione about the girl whom he saw in the blazing sun light.

"Wow. She sounds pretty hot if you ask me." Hermione nudged Ron really hard in the ribs. "I mean I wonder who she is." Not much was said afterwards till the they train came to Hogsmeade which was desolate accept a small light at the Three Brromsticks. Hagrid was there to take the first years to the boats that they themselves had gone up to Hogwarts in their first time. Hagrid trudged over to Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

"Hello Hermione, Harry, Ron."

"Hey Hagrid." said Hermione as she went up and gave Hagrid a hug.

"When you guys get up ter the shool Professor McGonagall wants to see you. Seems we have a foreign exchange student this year."

The three of them looked up at Hagrid. "Well best be goin now."

Hermione turned to look at Harry and Ron. "I don't think we have ever had a foreign exchange student before." they headed towards the carriages and climbed into one. And it lead them up to the castle. When they walked into the castle they saw Professor McGonagall waiting for them.

"You three come with me please." McGonagall looked tired and worn but seen still was a sharp as a tack. She led them to gargoyle that guarded Dumbledore's old office. "Catnip." The gargoyle lept aside to reveal the stairway to his office. When they reached the office McGonagall opened the door and led them in. Not much had changed in the office. Dumbledore's nicknacks of all sorts were on the walls and tables still. Fawks's perch was gone and there were three more chairs making a total of four. It almost seemed crowded to Harry, who guessed she had been seeing a lot of people lately now that she was Head Mistress. Harry was obviously not the only one who had noticed the minor changes. Hermione's eyes were wider than before and Ron was staring at something. Harry looked to where Ron's gaze had fallen. Sitting in one of the middle chairs was what looked like a girl. McGonagall stood behind the desk and motioned for them to come forward. McGonagall looked at the girl occupying one of her chairs who the three could not see. "Mr Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr Weasley meet Miss Indra Gwydion." The girl stood up from her chair and turned around. Harry's jaw dropped. Her wavy honey chestnut hair was just barely past her shoulders. She had a light tan and here face was round and her lips red, but what captivated Harry was her eyes. Harry thoght they were a sea blue but when she stepped closer he saw that they were blue grey. Harry was so focused on her eyes that he didn't even notice when she reached out her hand. Then he got hit in the back by Ron's arm and Harry came back to reality.

"Miss Gwydion this is Harry Potter." said McGonagall "Harry this in Indra."

"Pleasure." Her voice was as sweet as honey, her smile being more so, and when he took her hand it was soft but she a good solid handshake. Harry barely choked out a hi.

"This is Ronald Weasley." The new girl turned to Ron and shook his hand.

"Hi." Ron was going red. She returned his greeting with a nod.

"And this is Hermione Granger." The girls shook hands."Miss Granger happens to be at the top of your class." Harry looked at McGonagall who saw him. "Yes Potter, Miss Gwydion was sorted by the sorting hat a moment ago and was placed in Gryffindor and she is also in the same year as you three." Harry looked at the new girl who looked at him.

"Well welcome to Hogwarts then Indra. Where is it that you come from?"

Indra looked at Hermione, "I am from America." Harry's eyes grew wide and Ron arched an eyebrow. Indra took notice and looked at Ron. "It's a country on the opposite side of the world."

"Oh." Ron shook his head as he thought about this.

"Well I need you three to help Miss Gwydion get settled in and show her the ropes. Now we need to go to dinner now." McGonagall soon started ushering them out. "Oh by the way Miss Gwydion your bags are already in the girls dormitory in the Gryffindor tower."

"Oh thank you Professer." She replied with a smile and followed Harry, Ron, and Hermione down the stairs.