-1Disclaimer; I do not own Harry Potter or any other of J K Rowlings works.
Harry woke up with a feeling of optimism he hadn't felt since he was 11. It was over, Voldemort was dead and he could carry on with whatever normal 17 year old wizards did, although what that was he hadn't the foggiest. What should he do now? He hadn't a N.E.W.T to his name, so his chance of getting a job looked minimal and the Auror office would hardly accept him for training with only his O.W.L.S. The only option that looked feasible was working with Fred and George at Weasley's Wizarding wheezes. Oh no, Fred… Just then, everything that had happened flooded back to him and his world came crashing down. Fred had died in the fight, so had Tonks and Lupin, leaving Teddy an orphan, everyone that had died. The grief was so strong he nearly cried out but instead he let silent tears fall as he looked to his left and saw Ginny sharing his bed, so peaceful in sleep, forgetting for a moment, the terrible fate that befell her brother and beyond her Hermione and Ron, two better friends than anyone could hope for. Last night they had preferred to share the boy's dorm, rather than be apart, Goodness only knows what Dean or Neville would have thought had they come up.
Just then Ginny started to stir, quickly followed by Ron and Hermione. Harry hurriedly wiped away the tears that were threatening to betray him and the four just looked at each other, neither knowing what to say. Friends had died, family had perished and each of them knew that although thing's were about to improve, some of the people they most wanted to share it with were gone forever.
Ron was the first to speak, or rather his stomach was.
"I guess that the signal to go down to the Great Hall." Harry said in reply
Ginny merely rolled her eyes, if one thing could be counted on it was Ron's stomach.
They entered the Great Hall together, secretly glad that everyone had been moved from last night, Professor McGonagall told them that the injured had been taken to the now expanded hospital wing and the less fortunate were in the Room of Requirement. Ron and Ginny set of to the latter in search of their parents and Harry and Hermione, slowly towards the Gryffindor table. All banners had been removed from the halls walls and ceilings, although it didn't seem to alter the seating arrangements, there were only about six people in the hall including them. Harry just stared into space, trying to work his brain round all that had happened.
"Harry….Hermione?"
It was Neville.
"Are you OK? I… I mean you all just disappeared last night, I just want to make sure you're alright." He said
Before Harry had a chance to reply Hermione said, "We're fine, thank you. We just had to leave last night. Where is everyone?"
Neville nodded his understanding at her statement before replying, " Well some people left and went to Hogsmede and some are with their friends and family in either the hospital wing or the Room of Requirement but a lot are just sleeping in classrooms or just walking through the school in a daze. I have to go, I told Professor Flitwick I'd help clear up some of the corridors"
"OK Neville," said Hermione "We'll be around in a bit to help"
At this Neville took off, leaving Hermione and Harry alone.
- So my first ever fan fic, what do you think? There's defiantly more to come so please read and review