The Department of Mysteries - Harry's POV

The date was the 21st of August and even though she wasn't going back to Hogwarts for another week and a bit Hermione was pouring over some school book that she and Ron had got earlier in the day. Ron was lying on the sofa snoring after being up so late the night before; Mrs Weasley was in the kitchen cooking dinner. Bill and Fleur were at shell cottage and Percy, George and Mr Weasley were at work but expected back for dinner. Me and Ginny were sitting on the other sofa, Ginny's head on my lap. We were all sitting in silence; me and Ron were waiting an owl to say that we were expected in the Auror office first thing tomorrow and that we had got the job as an Auror or that we hadn't. I was really hoping we had as Kingsley did promise that those who had fought in the war would get to be Aurors of they wished and boy did we wish it. Ginny smiled up at me and I felt myself well up with happiness, we had got back together the morning after the war as I had been asleep before. Great boyfriend I am. Anyway Ginny glanced at Ron then looked back up at me

"Do you have any clue why Ron is asleep when he went to bed last night?" me and Hermione both laughed

"He was probably up all night tossing and turning about whether or not he did enough to get a position as an Auror." I replied.

"Yep."

"probably." the girls replied. Hermione went back to her book and I started to fiddle, with Ginny's lush ginger hair. There was a tapping at the window and Ron awoke with a start

"Owls!" he cried Ginny sat up and me and Ron ran to the window and Ron opened it, a single brown tawny owl flew in and landed on the sofa next to Ginny. Mrs Weasley stuck her head around the door

"Did I just here an owl come? Oh yes I see who's it for?" I looked back at the single owl Ginny pulled off the letter on its leg and read out the name on the front

"Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley, The Burrow." she frowned at it for a second before holding it out to me. I took it, ripped it open and started to read, while Ron leaned over my shoulder.

Dear Harry and Ron,

Yes I know you must be confused but a small problem has arisen and you are needed for it.

To put you out of your worrying, you have both been accepted into the Auror office and should have to start tomorrow but as I said we have I small problem that I cannot put in a letter in the case it will intersected.

I was hoping that you two would be able to come in tonight, for only an hour or two, to help us sort something out. I would also be happy for Hermione and Ginny to come as, if we are right, they will need to hear this as well, but they do not need to come.

I hope to see you here soon.

Kingsley Shacklebolt, Minister For Magic.

I looked up at Ron who was just reaching the end, frowning. He looked up.

"What did he mean 'problems have arisen' and 'sort something out.'? Nothing's happened."

"Well Ron." said Mrs Weasley "he won't be able to put it into a letter, what with all the dark wizards still around." she shuddered and glanced at the clock on the wall. "Dear me they're taking a long time, we might have to wait for dinner." Me and Ron looked at each other and Ron looked back at her

"Mum, me and Harry have kinda gotta go in, like now. For the 'small problem that has arisen'."

"Oh" I held out the letter to her

"here." she read it through, sighed and handed it back

"Well would you all like a snack before you go? Hopefully you'll get back around the same time as Arthur and the boys. I'll make you a sandwich though as chances are you won't." she turned back into the Kitchen looking weary and I handed the letter to Ginny who handed it to Hermione who handed it to Ron who put it in his back trouser pocket.

"So..." he began but was cut off by both girls saying

"I'm coming." we grinned at each other and all ran to get changed into some robes ten minutes later, well fed on cheese and ham sandwiches, we walked outside to the Apparition point just outside the garden.

Being just after five the Ministry was almost empty and we passed very few people on our journey through the atrium and down to the Auror offices, the people we did pass all stared at us and in particularly me and if you want to go into extreme details my scar. When the lift doors finally clattered open Ron stepped out and smiled

"Dad!" Mr Weasley looked up from the parchment he was buried in and looked around at us all

"Ron, Ginny, Harry, Hermione. What are you doing here?" he looked at me and Ron "did you get your job?" we both nodded

"Yeah Dad, that's why we're here as well." he pulled out the letter and handed it to him he glanced at it and then gave it back to Ron

"I don't like the sounds of it but last I heard Kingsly was at Robards office and that's where you'll have to go for your Auror briefing. It's just down the hall." Mr Weasley said handing the letter back frowning.

"Thanks Dad, we'll be back later." Said Ginny hugging him. "Oh and Mum's made a really nice dinner." she added. Mr Weasley nodded.

"Then I suppose we'll see you later." he hugged us all and then got in the lift and we walked off down the hall. Eventually we reached a door with a shiny plaque on the door.

Head Auror Office

Gawain Robards.

We hesitated for a second before Hermione knocked on the door and a voice called

"Come in" Hermione pushed open the door and stood aside so that I walked in first, Robards and Kingsley where sitting at Robards desk and when we walked in they both smiled

"Good your here and Hermione and Ginny that's great. Sit down and we'll tell you what's happening." said Kingsley we all sat and Robards took over.

"as ,Harry, you are the only person who, that we know of, is alive and has had a prophecy made about them that has been completed and well someone's been breaking into the hall of prophecies and we were hoping that you'll be able to identify something. An early prophecy." Ginny leaned forward on the desk. Frowning

"So what's that got to do with the rest of us?" she asked sounding confused, I know I was

"If and only if..." Kingsley started "the prophecy we're thinking about is the one that is going to get stolen then it includes all of you or most of you..."

"Wait..." Hermione cut in "you never said anything about a prophecy about us."

"Yes, but your still needed and then afterwards I can tell you about your job as an Auror." Robards finished. We all looked at him "so if you'll come down to the department of mysteries." he and Kingsley stood up and he opened the door. We all looked at each other and I stood up, the others followed suit and we travelled down to the department of mysteries.

"What row do we need to go to?" Ginny asked as we stepped into the hall of prophecy

"The first." Robards replied "but it seems that we happened to come in at row 62, the latest you know, the ones that happened in the last few years, anyway let's go." we walked for what seemed like forever before reaching the very end row and stopping

"Row one," Hermione whispered "looks dreary, how far back dos it go? How many of these have been completed?" she looked at Robards and then Kingsley

"all but three have been completed and the first, was made in Roman times we have it because it was told to a visiting wizard was in the room with the augur at the time it was said and, naturally, he recorded it. The first also happens to be one of the three not completed and the one we think concerns you. So we'll just check. Who wants to try to pick it up?" the latter replied and we all stared at him like he was mad and then looked at each other. I caught Ron's eye and we had a silent conversation

'Don't pick it up, who knows what'll happen to us if we do' he said

'but nothing will happen if it's not the one' I countered he just shook his head Ginny looked at us before turning around and picking the prophecy right off the shelf. She almost dropped it in surprise. Ginny stared at it for a moment and I felt a rush of fear for her as I knew that she now had to deal with its weight on her shoulders, slowly she gave the small glass sphere to Hermione who gasped who passed it to Ron who looked sad, who finally passed it to me. It felt exactly the same as my prophecy before if not warmer, only a lot dustier. I rolled it around in my hand and Ron looked at me

"It's for all of us. It's still warm and glowing." I hesitated before handing it to Kingsley who frowned

"It's not warm." I looked closely at the glass casing and noticed that it was indeed less bright.

"So a prophecy about all of us. Great!" I said out loud but in my head I was being a little less polite

'Shit, shit, shit, why does this happen to me'

The two men smiled and Kingsley gave me back the prophecy I looked at the others and they all nodded, knowing I would regret it I let go of the delicate glass ball in my hand and watched as it fell through the air and smashed on the ground. A ghostly figure of an old man in a toga floated up from the wreckage and began to talk in a clear voice that had once spoken in Latin...

When I went to bed later that night, I lay there for ages, I knew Ron was awake as well but I didn't dare voice my concerns even though we had the same concerns. Eventually I did fall asleep and felt a whoosh around me and in my mind, like when I Disapparate only more comfortable, as if I was moving somewhere else somewhere far away...