Disclaimer: I'm not J.K. Rowling. I'm just having some fun.
So here's the sequel to Catch a Falling Witch!

"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new."
-Sammy Hagar

Chapter One: Birthday Surprises

Bethany Cooper was currently hovering over the floor of her room (Percy's old room, actually) upside down. Just because she didn't want to wake up.

"RONALD BILLIUS WEASLEY! YOU PLACE BETH DOWN, THIS INSTANT!" Hermione yelled.

Ron instantly obliged to Hermione's request.

Once Beth had her feet back on the ground, she gave Hermione a grateful smile.

"Thanks, Mione," Beth said after picked herself up off the floor.

"Anytime, birthday girl," her best friend smiled back.

Her face lit up as she realized that it was her seventeenth birthday.

She smiled evilly and grabbed her wand. He seemed to have forgotten that she could use magic now.

She silently charmed Ron's hair pink when his back was turned. Revenge is sweet.

Humming a catchy tune, she quickly picked out some clothes to wear, and went into the bathroom to shower.

-x-

As soon as Beth walked into the kitchen, she was engulfed in a bone-crushing hug from Molly.

"Happy birthday, dearie," Molly said.

"Thanks, Mrs. Weasley," she said.

"Call me Molly," the Weasley matriarch insisted.

"Okay, Molly," she smiled.

Beth quickly sat down at the table and started to eat some breakfast.

Ginny soon came walking down the steps and sat down next to Beth.

"Please tell me you're the genius that charmed Ron's hair pink," Ginny whispered.

Beth smiled impishly, "The one and only."

The two girls smiled at each other.

"George is coming over to pick you up to take you to your apparition test," Molly said as she bustled around in the kitchen.

Suddenly, the fire roared green and George strode in.

"Speaking of the devil," Beth muttered. She always wondered how he always had impeccable timing.

"Happy Birthday Beth!" George said as he walked over and kissed her on the cheek.

"Are you ready to go?" he asked.

"Yeah, one minute," Beth said as she hurriedly finished eating her slice of toast. She quickly got up from her spot.

"Bye Ginny, I'll see you later."

"We'll be home before dinner, Mum," George said as he made his way towards the door.

"I want you two to stick together, no going anywhere alone. Please be careful," Molly said pleadingly to George.

"Don't worry, Mum, we'll be safe," George said reassuringly as he walked out the door.

The two of them walked out of the Burrow's boundaries to apparate.

"Hold on to me," George said.

Beth wrapped her arms around his waist and closed her eyes as she waited for them to apparate to the Ministry. She had grown a lot in two years, since she now reached the bottom of his chin.

With a pop, they were gone.

-x-

"Did you pass?" George asked as he saw Beth walking towards him.

"With flying colors," Beth said with a huge smile on her face.

"Excellent," he said as he gave her a hug.

"Where to next?" she asked.

"I was thinking that we could go to a tattoo parlor," George said as he wrapped his arm around her waist.

Beth stopped walking at looked at him with a shocked look on her face.

"You remembered?" she whispered.

"Well, yeah. I remembered it because I'm getting a tattoo as well," he said conversationally.

"I thought you weren't serious when you agreed to it. You were, uh, occupied with assaulting my neck," she said.

"Hey, what can I say? Your neck is absolutely fantastic," George said as he winked at her.

She blushed.

"Well, shall we?" she said.

"Yes, let's go."

-x-

"Bloody hell," Beth said as they exited the tattoo parlor.

"How long do you think it will take for the pain to go away?"

"I honestly don't know," George said as he touched the right side of lower back. He winced.

"What time is it?" Beth asked.

"Well, Mum said that dinner would be at six, and it's five- thirty. Wanna go home early?" he asked.

"Yeah. I'll see you there," with a pop, she disapperated to the Burrow.

-x-

Beth and George both put their acting skills to use since they masked their pain very easily.

"BETHANY!" Ron bellowed.

"Yeah?" she asked, instantly knowing it had to do with his pink hair.

"Why is my hair pink?" he asked, looking at her accusingly.

"I have no idea," she replied innocently.

He just sighed, defeated, and walked towards the sitting room.

Once he turned his back on her, she silently changed it back to normal.

She smiled, hoping he would never find out who changed his hair to pink.

"DINNER'S READY!" Molly called.

Beth smiled. Without a doubt, Molly had made all of her favorite food. Tonight was going to be a good night, she decided.

-x-

"Come on, Beth! Open your presents!" Tonks said to me.

"Okay, okay, keep your pants on!" I said while I was laughing. We were all outside sitting at a huge table, just finished eating my birthday cake.

After much anticipation, I was finally going to open all of my gifts.

I got more CD's from Hermione, a picture of George and me (taken by Colin in my fifth year) in a picture frame from Ginny, and various candies and books from others.

I came across an old velvet box with an envelope on top of it. The handwriting was so familiar to me, that I had I thought I would never see it again. I quickly opened the envelope and began to read.

Dearest Bethany,

Happy 17th! I have been waiting for this day to come, and I can't believe my baby's all grown up! Okay, I'll cut the sappy stuff. You probably have no idea what is in that velvet box, and I'm not going to tell you what it is. All I'm going to say is that I'm continuing a tradition. I got this from Grandmum Cooper at my wedding, since it would have been awkward if your father had got it for his 17th birthday. Anyways, I know you have seen me wear this and I know you will love it. Just remember, that your father and I love you dearly and no matter what happens, everything will turn out fine.

Love,

Mum

I knew that I had started to cry, and I felt everyone's eyes on me. I set the letter on the table and gently picked up the velvet box.

I slowly opened it and gasped.

It was a diamond choker necklace. Row after row, small diamonds glittered in the light.

I couldn't believe it. My mum wore this on a very special occasion, and I'd always would be mesmerized by it. Even when she wasn't wearing it, I would sometimes sneak into my parent's room and go into her jewelry box and just stare at it.

I hesitantly touched it, trying to make sure that it was real.

And sweet Merlin, it was real.

George came over to me and looked at what I was staring at, and he looked down at it in surprise.

"Where did this come from?" I asked, still dumbfounded that this piece of jewelry was mine.

"Arthur and I found it in your family vault at Gringotts when we went there," Remus said quietly.

I looked up at them and gave them a watery smile.

"Thanks," I said gratefully.

"There was also this," Arthur said as he took an envelope out of his pocket. As he handed it to me, I noticed that this was a lot more bulky.

I opened up the envelope and read its contents.

My jaw dropped. This can't be happening.

I looked up from the letter. "Is this true?" I asked.

"Yes," Arthur said.

"HOLY SHITE!" I yelled. I quickly got up from the table and started to pace back and forth still holding the letter tightly in my hands.

"I don't get it. Why wouldn't they have told me this before? I mean, it would have been nice if they have dropped hints or something. Not just give it to me. I didn't even know this existed!" I muttered.

I didn't even hear George call my name the first couple of times.

"BETHANY ELIZABETH COOPER!" George yelled.

I finally snapped out of it.

"WHAT?!" I yelled at him. He had my full attention now.

"What are you muttering about?!" he asked me.

"I inherited a HOUSE," I yelled.

A/N: So here's the first chapter of There's No Time Like War Time. Just to let you know, don't expect these chapters to be cranked out so fast as I did with this one. I've just got a lot of time to kill right now. Just to let you know, this takes place during DH. Feedback is greatly appreciated.