Disclaimer : All copyrights belong to JK Rowling. A friendly reminder that Fred is never dead in here. Neither does Dumbledore or Snape. Crabbe, Sirius, Remus and Tonks as well.

Chapter 1 : Night Terrors

Hermione woke up with a start, breathing heavily as she struggled to calm the rapid beating of her hammering heart. She was sweating profusely and she can feel the sweat drenching the back of her shirt. She sat up and her eyes darted around the room rapidly to ensure she was really in the safety of her shared bedroom with Ginny before letting out a heavy sigh.

She cupped her face and let her back rested against the headboard. She had awoken from a vivid dream, the haunting pictures of dead bodies and blood was everywhere. It was nothing new but she was feeling awful, just the same as the first time. The Second Wizarding War might have ended with victory for the Light side, but the scar remained to haunt each one of the survivors forever.

Knowing it's futile to attempt going back to sleep from past experience, Hermione headed out of the room instead and found herself in the kitchen. She was about to reach for a glass of water when the sound of soft footsteps appeared and no second later, Ginny appeared with a tired look. She was pale as a ghost and instantly slouched into a chair.

"Did I wake you up?" Hermione offered an apologetic smile as the redheaded female raised her head.

"No." She replied. "I was having a nightmare again."

Sighing, Hermione nodded understandingly and didn't even bothered asking further. She settled on making teas for them instead without the help of magic just to take her mind off things. A comfortable silence fell upon them as Ginny sat in silence while Hermione bustled around the kitchen without a word. The silence didn't last long for Harry Potter and Ron Weasley chose that exact moment to make their appearances.

"M-Morning." Harry greeted them while stifling a yawn. Ron mumbled incoherently beside him, which they could only assume was some sort of a greeting as well.

"Why are you guys already up this early in the morning?" A quick glance at his watch told him that it's barely half past six. Hermione shrugged and offered them some tea, having given up on doing things without magic with the other two's arrival.

"Probably the same as you guys."

Harry and Ron shared a quick look with each other and gulped. Indeed, the two were awoken by nightmares as well and had scrambled out of their beds in a hurry.

"You guys too?" Harry whispered urgently, his eyes slightly unfocused.

"Of course."

"George!" Four pair of eyes bulged out at the sight of Fred and George Weasley making their way into the small kitchen with a matching wicked smile.

"Hello, guys." George casually leaned down and placed a chaste kiss on the girls' cheeks while Fred brought the two boys into a playful headlock.

"What are you doing here?"

Fred instantly faked an offended look once he settled next to Harry. "Ginevra is acting hostile towards me. Who are you? Give me back my sweet little sister!"

Ginny rolled her eyes. "Never call me Ginevra again and since when I was ever sweet?" She made an air quote before scoffing with disgust.

"You're right. You're a hella rotten one." Fred said with a feigned thoughtful look.

"Did I just heard you begging for my Bat-Bogey hex?" Ginny put a hand over her ear as if straining to listen. "That aside, why are you guys here for real?"

The twins exchanged a quick look with each other before grinning widely.

"We're coming back to Hogwarts."

"WHAT?"