Hey!! This is my first story, and I hope you like it!:) first of all: the characters are of course J.K. Rowling's, and I own none of them. Second of all: I have chosen to rate it M for safety, since I don't want to insult anyone, and because there will be a little more action later on.

The first chapter is more like an apetiser, so I'll try to upload the Maincourse fast!:D


Looking over the school grounds, Hermione sighed.

"I'll never tire of seeing this!" she announced, leaning back in the Thestral drawn carriage.

"Me neither! It's so beautiful!" Ginny said, also taking in the sight before her.

It was the end of summer, after Harry had defeated Voldemort. The after math after Voldemort had almost gained control, had been trying on many accounts. But the happiness from never having to worry about Voldemort again had made everything a hole lot easier.

Most of the summer had been all about catching the last deatheathers, and finding new people to fill in the places of war casualties.

That was the only thing that over shaded the happiness, the death of several loved ones. Hermione herself hadn't lost any family members, and her parents had come back safe and sound and gotten their memories back. But she still felt the sorrow. The loss of the dear trouble making Fred, of Tonks and Lupin. Of Dumbledore.

And many many more.

But life had continued, demanding her to make a decision about her future.

Should she go back too school, and do the last year? Or should she do as Ron and Harry, and just get a job and leave the chapter unfinished?

Ginny had chosen to redo her last years, and get her exams. And that was exactly what Hermione wanted as well. But there was a lot to consider.

Ron had FINALLY realized and admitted that he loved her. She had been waiting for that some time now, and what if there newly founded relationship couldn't stand a hole year apart?

She also had to think about the fact that Harry and Ron would start their "Grownup" lives without her, it she went back to school. They would be a hole year ahead of her, and would already have found out about all the things about their carriers and stuff, when she is about to start figuring out. Well, Harry would at least. Ron might not be to far ahead of her, but she would still miss a great deal of their lives.

With all these thoughts in Hermione's head, she had almost convinced herself, that she would stay and just forget about her seventh year at Hogwarts, when Harry told her something that chanced everything.

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"Hermione?" Harry knocked on her door and waited till she opened it.

"What is it Harry?" Hermione said, after opening her door.

"Do you mind, I mean, could we talk for a bit?" the anxious tone in Harry's voice, and the way he kept shifting his feet, made Hermione nervous.

"What's wrong Harry?" Hermione asked, after stepping a way from the door and letting him in.

"Well, there isn't really anything wrong. It's just, I was wondering if you had thought about going back to school?" Harry said, now looking at her with his Icandothis-face.

Hermione hesitated a little. Would he be sad to now that she had thought about leaving them? She decided to tell him the truth. Harry could handle it, and he would appreciate her being honest.

"Yes, you know, I actually have. But I have decided that I wont go." there. Now she'd said it. Her final decision. But why then, didn't it feel all that good?

"Hermione, tell me the truth. Is that really what you want? You don't have to worry about me and Ron, we'll be fine. But I know you've always really wanted to pass all you're years at Hogwarts with flying colors. And it must be really hard for you to think about not finishing the final year. Am I right? Of course, if I'm dead wring, you can just say so and I'll leave you alone. But I don't think I am." With a crooked half-smile Harry finished his, obviously rehearsed speech and waited for Hermione to answer.

The first thing that came to Hermione's mind was a childish 'When did he get so smart?' But thinking it through, Hermione knew that he was completely right 'Well except, form part about him and Ron being able to take care of them selves. When had they ever been able to do that?'

"But Harry, I'll be gone for a whole year, you and Ron will have moved on with you're new lives before I'm through school. And what if there then isn't room for me anymore?" Hermione answered quietly.

"Hermione! Don't be silly! There will always be room for you in our lives!" Harry said trying to comfort her. "You know I would have considered going back too, if it wasn't because of.. well, Dumbledore not being there." the sudden sadness in Harry's eyes made Hermione jump over and throw her arms around him.

"Oh Harry! I'm sorry! I know you miss him even more than the rest of us!, I shouldn't be sitting here and just keep on blabbing stupidly. I'm so sorry!"

"No Hermione. It's not your fault at all!" Harry said, hugging Hermione back. "It's my own damn fault for dragging this out." pulling away from her so they were an arms length from each other, he smiled at her, trying to look less sad.

"Now back to my point!" Harry said, looking at her, making sure he had her full attention. "Good. Now, my point is, that if you want to go back and take the last year, I'm all for it! I think it's a great idea! That's what I would have wanted..." at the end his eyes started to water over. Just a bit, and only in less than a second before he got control of him self. But Hermione had seen it. After that she really didn't have an option no more, and she found that she was far happier with this decision than the last one.

"Okay, that's what I'm gonna do then! I'm going to finish my education. I'm going back!"

-

So that's how she ended here, on her way back to Hogwarts, one last time.

They shared a wagon together as always, she, Ginny, Luna, and Neville, and this year Dean had joined them. They too had decided to go back to Hogwarts and finish their last year.

"It'll be different though..." Neville said quietly.

Hermione, who had been lost in thought, was a little confused at first, before she remembered what they had been talking about.

"yeah.. especially without Dumbledore. Or Snape..." Ginny said, frowning slightly as she mentioned Snape. Though Harry had later told Ginny what he had seen in Snape's memories, she still disliked her former potion teacher.

"Well now that Voldemort is gone, it's bound to get a lot more relaxing." Hermione said to get their thoughts away from sad memories.

"Perhaps. Hopefully we won't have any trouble with the rising numbers of Dizzytoblers!"

Knowing Luna they all let it slide, and tried not to wonder what Dizzytoblers was.

"I don't know about you guys", Hermione continued, "but I'm a little exited to find out who our new teachers will be!"

"Me too!" Ginny replied, "I hope professor McGonagall is going to keep teaching transfiguration, even though she has become headmaster!"

Everyone in the carriage nodded in agreement. No one could think of a better teacher than Professor McGonagall.

Silence settled over the group. All lost in their own thoughts.

Even though it felt weird for Hermione not having Ron and Harry by her side, she was still confident that she had made the right decision about coming here. Smiling she sad there, enjoying the fresh wind, and the familiar movement of the carriage, while it carried her closer and closer to Hogwarts.