A/N: So I like this story a lot. And I am hoping everyone else does too. Please review and give me your opinion.

Summary:

Four Hogwarts students must put their pasts behind them and come together to fight the horrifying challenges they are going to face as they try to make it back to Hogwarts alive.

Chapter One

Hermione was unsure about returning to Hogwarts to try and complete her seventh year. It would mean she would be joining sixth years, since she took a year off to help Harry defeat Voldemort. Harry finally managed to kill Voldemort and send all of the death eaters back to Azkaban, where their new guards were Aurors. Nobody wanted to take the chance that the death eaters could once again try and kill, so they thought the Aurors would be the best guards. This meant though that Harry and Ron were going to Azkaban since they recently became immediate aurors. Hermione was surprised that the ministry allowed them to join at such a young age, but then again Harry did defeat Voldemort and Ron was also quite helpful. The ministry had also offered Hermione a job in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, but she decided it would be best to finish her education.

But Hogwarts has changed quite a bit now that Dumbledore passed away. Professor McGonagall had been assigned the new head master. Hermione was pleased with this; McGonagall was one of her favorite teachers. Taking over the Transfiguration class was George Weasley. After Fred died, George decided to close down the joke shop and go back to Hogwarts as an educator. Potions class was now led by some man named Aranious Griddrock, and Defense against the Dark Arts is being taught by a lady called Elena Mavrick. Hermione was hoping that these teachers would last at Hogwarts, now that Voldemort is gone the teachers shouldn't mysteriously pass away.

Ginny however wasn't as thrilled to be going back to Hogwarts. Her and Harry had finally started a stable relationship, she didn't want to leave him. But her mother nagged at her until she finally agreed to finish her final year. But she managed to get her mom to allow Harry to stay at the burrow with her for the summer. Ginny was the happiest she had ever been. Hermione on the other hand was not. Ron had decided to tell her that he thought it would be best if they took a break while she was at school. This left things rather awkward between them for the rest of the summer.

But now it is just about eight o' clock and Ginny and Hermione are packing up, getting ready to go to Hogwarts. "Hermione have you happened to see my new Cares of Magical Creatures book lying around," Ginny was destroying her room trying to find it. "It's sitting on your dresser," Hermione said with a giggle, pointing to the book. Ginny threw her hands up in the air, mumbled something under her breath, and chucked the book in her trunk. "Ginny, Hermione breakfast is ready," the two girls heard Molly yell from downstairs. The two girls finally managed to fit all of Ginny's things into her trunk, and they made their way downstairs. The smell of bacon and pancakes instantly hit them when they rounded the corner into the kitchen. Molly had the table filled with food and the boys were already stuffing their faces. "Save some for the rest of us will you," Hermione said giggling when Harry looked up and had syrup dribbling down his chin. "M'sorry," Harry mumbled, trying to swallow his food.

Ginny took a seat next to him, giving him a peck on his cheek. Meanwhile Hermione sat down next to Arthur who was reading the latest muggle newspaper. Breakfast went by extremely fast. Hermione and Ginny were both trying to savor the time they had with them before they had to leave.

"Ginny, Hermione I will be driving you two to Kings Cross on my way to work, so let's plan on leaving in about twenty minutes," Arthur said without even taking his eyes off the paper. The two girls finished their breakfast and went to get their trunks. By the time they managed to lift their trunks into the car it was time to go. Hermione gave Molly a big hug, and thanked her for allowing her to come over. She then gave Ron a small hug, without a word. She finished the goodbye with Harry, "Don't forget to write while I am away." She lunged into his arms. "Calm down Hermione this year will be so boring it will fly by and then you can join Ron and me at the Ministry." Hermione smiled and let go of him. Ginny however took a lot longer to say goodbye. She was able to say goodbye to her mother without Molly bursting into tears. She then said goodbye to Ron asking him to watch over Harry. Now her goodbye to Harry was almost enough to make Hermione gag. "Come on Ginny stop your snogging or we are going to miss the train," Hermione finally yelled. Ginny pulled her lips away from Harry's and made her way to the car. The girls buckled up and Arthur started the car. Before they knew it they were flying over the Burrow, away from their family and friends, not knowing that this year at Hogwarts was going to be the most thrilling year they have ever had.

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