8th Year at Hogwarts
"To Fred, Dobby, Remus and Tonks" George cheered. "To Fred, Dobby, Remus and Tonks the rest chorused. Hermione looked around at everyone at the crowded table in The Burrow's dining room. Earlier in the day had been the shared funeral of several members of the order who had died trying to rid the world of Voldemort. George had led the celebrations, saying in no uncertain terms that his brother Fred would not have wanted to see people cry at his funeral.
To the left of her sat Harry, messy haired as usual with his arm slung round Ginny Weasleys shoulders, they had got together again after all the fighting. To her right sat Ron, Hermione turned to smile at him glad that after all the years of stepping around the issue they were officially girlfriend & boyfriend. Ron feeling her eyes on him turned, smiled back and squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"Oooh, Owls are coming" called Mrs Weasley pointing towards the window. Three tawny owls appeared on the sill, Hermione immediately recognised them as the Hogwarts School owls.
"What the letters say?" yelled Ron. "They're for you four" said Mrs Weasley looking at Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny!
Harry got his letter first, he ripped off the envelope, read a few lines then looked up grinning, his emerald green eyes glistening. "There inviting us back" he gasped "there's going to be an 8th year at Hogwarts so that all the seventh years can do the newt exams again, nothing else is changing, there just adding n extra year on if we wish to go back!" with this last statement he slump back into his chair breathing hard and beaming.
"Well im certainly going back" stated Ron. "Me to!" said Harry "Hermione?"… "Of course I'm coming back" Hermione said, ripping her own letter open. She gasped loudly causing those around her to jump. "Whats up Mione?" asked Ron tentatively. "I've been made Head girl!" she shrieked excitedly. "That's fantastic!" yelled the others bearing in to hug her. "I wonder who's been made head boy then?" said Ginny…"Don't know" said Harry, "me and Ron haven't". "Hmmm, well I don't mind who it is as long as its someone I can get along with" stated Hermione. "Famous last words there Hermione" Ginny said jokingly!
