The life that I would have chosen would not be the one that I have today. I have been through so much and I can't even start with what could be different. This is a new start for me. I have accepted that I would not be able to go back to the life that I once had. It's been a year since I have been in the year of the Marauders since their six year. My best friends found me and I don't know what to think now. This is the new beginning of both of our futures and she will make everything change.
"Ginny come on! We are going to be late." James screamed from the train station.
Ginny ran up to him and they meet up to the others. Sirius and Remus was waiting for them. Sirius just shook his head and said,
"Thought we lost you there for a minute Claws."
"Haha. Like you could ever really lose me like that. I am not replaceable." Ginny said smirking.
"Come on you two. Let's find a compartment before all the good ones are token up." Remus stated starting to walk to their usual compartment.
"Like anyone would be stupid to take our compartment. We have been going into this compartment since first year. Everyone knows if they don't want to be our first victims they know not to take our compartment." Sirius said with a laugh and high five from James.
"Well, get ready to eat your words Pads." Ginny said pointing to Lily and Alice.
"Lily-pad how are you?" James asked smirking goofy.
"Potter I told you not to call me that. I am fine." Lily answered.
"What are you doing here in our compartment?" Sirius blurted.
"There is nowhere else to sit. Is there a problem?" Lily asked with attitude back to Sirius.
"No. You are fine here Lily flower." James said sitting down next to her.
Lily just shook her head and turned to Ginny and asked,
"How was your summer? Wished you could have come and stayed at my place for the summer."
"I know but these boys kept me busy and it was fun how about yours?" Ginny asked.
"It was alright. You know just being by yourself while you sister and her boyfriend are always there and trying to ignore Snape. But it was alright." Lily said with a sigh.
"So what do you think about Professor Luis retiring?" Remus asked changing the subject.
"So that is true. I thought it was a rumor or something." Alice asked.
"No. It's true. He did. My father told me. But I guess they already found someone to replace it." James stated.
"Who?" Lily asked.
"I don't know dad won't say but he has been on tense since finding out. We don't who it is." Sirius stated.
They got off of the train and headed into the Great Hall. Sirius stopped to scare the first years and Lily yelled at him and made him keep walking. They sat there and saw an empty seat. Lily looked over to Ginny and said,
"Well, I guess the boys were wrong."
"I don't know. Dumbledore might be making a big entrance for them." Ginny stated.
The first years came in to get sorted and it was a good group so far. Ginny leaned over to Sirius and James and said,
"Good group this year, yes?"
"Yeah, there is some potential." James stated.
Dumbledore stood up and said,
"Welcome back to another year at Hogwarts. For those of you that don't know the Forbidden Forest is off limits." Dumbledore looked over to the Marauders when saying that. They looked around like they don't know what he was talking about. "Another welcome is to the first years of this year. We all hope that you will find the knowledge that you seek here at Hogwarts. One more thing before we start the feast is that for those of you that did not know our dear Professor Luis retired this year and will not be returning to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts this year. But I am proud to say that your new professor is egger to teach you all that you need to now for your future. I would like to introduce Miss Hermione Granger!"
*Hermione's POV*
The doors swung open and I walked down between the two tables. There was so many people that I recognized from the future that are students right now. What I looked at the Gryffindor table as I got to the front of the Great Hall. Right there it caught my eyes. Right there was a girl with red hair that looked just liked Ginny. I did not know what to do or say. I could not believe that one of my best friends were not dead.
"Miss Granger would you like to say a few words?' Dumbledore asked.
I nodded and stepped forward.
*Ginny's POV*
I watched the new teacher enter the Great Hall and I could not believe it was Hermione. None of it made any sense. I watched her walk up to the front of the room. I noticed that she spotted me and I could see it in her eyes that she did not want to believe it. There was something different about her eyes. They were darker then the last time I saw her.
"Wow the new teacher is hot." Sirius stated.
I smacked him and he turned to me and said,
"What was that for?"
"Is there anything else you can think of other then how hot a girl is?" I stated.
"Miss Granger would you like to say a few words?" Dumbledore asked.
Hermione nodded and stepped forward. There was something different about the way she walked it had more force and confidence then before. She looked around the room and took a deep breath and said,
"I know that you all don't know me and that some of you are in your seventh year and thinking what is this witch going to be able to teach me when she looks like she is only eighteen. Tell you the truth I am actually eighteen turning nineteen soon. But I can tell you this I am not your average teacher I know what goes on in the world and I want to help all of you prepare yourselves for it. So I hope most of you look past my age and think of me as someone you can trust to go to for help or advice. We will learn this together."
Hermione looked over to Dumbledore and he started to clap. Everyone in the room started to clap. I watched Hermione move over to sit with the teachers. She sat next to McGonagall and Hagrid. I turned back to the guys and started to eat.
"I can't believe she is only eighteen years old and Dumbledore is allowing her to teach us. What can she teach us that she hasn't learned yet?" Peter asked.
"Oh shut it Peter. She probably has more knowledge then you do in her one pinky. You don't know what she knows at all yet. You just met her and that wasn't even a really good meeting." I spatted at him.
Everyone stayed quiet for the rest of the dinner. The only time we actually talked was to make comments about the new teacher or something else in other people's conversation. I looked up from where I was sitting and saw Hermione had already left the Great Hall. I turned to the guys and said,
"I am leaving. Long day and really tired. Going to hit the hay early."
Before they could say anything to me I left the Great Hall. I walked down the corridor right then I felt an arm pulling me into an empty class room. I turned to be face with,
