So this is my first story. This is just a small chapter, so there's more to come!;)

Desclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter world or the characters. All belongs to J.K Rowling


It was September the 1st, 1998. Ginny sat in the kitchen with her morning tea while reading the Daily Prophet. Next to her sat Hermione, who looked out the window. She had been staring there for a while now, waiting for the ministry car. They were going back for another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Ginny was taken her seventh and last year, while Hermione took seventh year again because of the war.

"Looks like the summer really is gone," she suddenly said, turning her head to meet Ginny's face. Ginny looked out. It was pouring outside. She nodded.

"Weird, I thought it was going to be sun and all that today. It has been nice weather the last couple of days.

"It has been nice weather the whole summer. I'm glad to finally see some rain," Hermione said and looked out again. Ginny nodded again, but realized that Hermione couldn't see her.

"Yeah," she said and looked down at the newspaper again. It was silence in the

Burrow. Everyone else was asleep, except Molly.

After what seemed like ten minutes, Hermione rose from the chair and walked to the window.

"There they are," she said and walked to the door. She took her luggage and the cage where she kept Crookshanks. Ginny rose from her seat as well and laid her tea cup and the Dailey Prophet on the kitchen table. She took her luggage and her pet, Arnold, and followed Hermione outside.

The car stopped just outside the door. Out came a ministry man. He was tall and was powerfully build, with dark grey hair. He didn't seem very pleased, and almost rolled his eyes when he saw the two girls coming out.

"Hello," Hermione said nicely, but the man just grunted as a reply. The two girls looked at each other in confusion. He took their luggage and put it in the trunk of the car.

"Err, excuse me, sir," Hermione said, and Ginny looked at her warningly. "I'd rather have my cat with me on the back seat, so if you could-"

The man grunted once more and tossed Crookshanks cage in Hermione's arms.

"Hey, be careful," Ginny said. If looks could kill, Ginny would probably lying dead on the ground once the man had looked at her. Ginny had to take a step back not to fall.

"Get... inside... the car. Now!" the man said. Both girls winced and ran to the back seats.

The man sat himself in the driver seat, and with a flick of his wand, the engine started.

Neither Ginny nor Hermione dared to speak for a good moment. They both kept looking after the driver, who snorted every now and then.

And then Hermione looked at Ginny and smiled.

"Finally we're going back, huh?"

Ginny nodded and smiled. The driver stiffened as he heard them talking. Ginny curled her lips into a smirk.

"Yeah, without any Death Eaters and Voldemort around every corner," she said. The man almost drove off the road by hearing the name.

"Don't... say... that name!" he said. He winched. Hermione looked at him with concern. Then she gave Ginny a furious look. Ginny shrugged in defend.

"What?" she asked. Hermione narrowed her eyes.

"Say sorry," she whispered.

"What? No!"

"Come on, Ginny."

"Fine!" Ginny sighted.

"Sir, I'm terribly sorry for saying that name. I didn't know you would react like that."

The driver mumbled something that sounded like "Thick-headed".

"Excuse me?" Ginny said in an angry tone. Hermione shook her head at Ginny.

"Don't argue," she whispered.

"But he called me-"

"Hush!" Hermione said and looked anxious at the driver, who remained silent.

Ginny rolled her eyes and leant her head to the window. It was better to not talk at all. She defiantly didn't want to get thrown out of the car.

Why were people still afraid of that name anyway? Voldemort was dead, for good. Ginny remembered that article in the Dailey Prophet about if Voldemort would return. But he wouldn't. He was dead. Harry had defeated him. For good.


The first chapter is done! I know it's short, but I'll try to make the next one longer. More exitment in the next chapter, which is during Ginny's sixth year!