The Next Term
Chapter 1: The Arrival
Harry Potter walked up past the lake towards Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He could not believe he had just recently graduated and was already back with Albus Dumbledore. Harry pulled on the large entrance door and stepped into the Entrance Hall looking around. His stomach fluttered a bit as a smile spread across his face.
"Ah, Mr. Potter. Welcome back." Harry looked at the person that was talking to him. His eyes grew wide as he saw the familiar blazing red hair.
"RON! What are you doing here?" Harry put down his things and shook Ron's hand still surprised to see him there. "I thought you went to work for the Ministry and you were away on business."
"Oh, that. No, it was just a cover story!" Ron smiled. "I am actually going to teach Muggle Studies here. I mean, who better than a Weasley is there to teach Muggle Studies."
"No one I can think of?" Harry smiled. "Oh, can you give me a hand with my things. I really want to get my office ready."
"Sure, what are you teaching anyway?" Ron picked up the right side of Harry's trunk as Harry grabbed onto the left side. "I've heard rumors of Divination."
"Divinations? Why would I want to teach that? I really didn't like that class." Harry thought back to his 4th year at Hogwarts. "No, I'm going to teach History of Magic. Professor Binns finally decided to pass on."
"Oh, so you get to teach about yourself?" Ron crinkled his face a little, "That would a be a little weird if you asked me."
"Well, it will be a little weird, but I'll get over it eventually." Harry and Ron reached a door. Harry pushed the door open with a small creak and walked into the empty office. "Okay, lets just put this stuff down here. I need to go talk to Professor Dumbledore… erm... I mean Albus."
"Alright, so do I. Lets go." Harry and Ron walked out of the office and headed towards Albus Dumbledore's office. Midway there they ran into a rather attractive woman… well, at least Harry thought she looked attractive… all he had seen was a flutter of brown hair before he fell backwards onto the ground.
"Oh, I'm sorry." The woman stood up brushing her robes off. Harry thought to himself 'boy, she looks familiar.' He looked over at Ron, he seemed to have the same look on his face. "Hermione?"
The woman smiled and nodded her head. "'Ello Harry, Ron. How are you?" Hermione giggled and pulled both of the boys into a hug. "OH, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I'VE MISSED YOU TWO!"
Harry smiled again. This was just like when they had gone to Hogwarts as students. The Dynamic Three were back together again. "Are you teaching here too Hermione?"
"Of course." Hermione stepped back releasing the hug, "Professor Flitwick is letting me teach Advanced Charms for him!"
"Well, we are on our way to Albus's office." Ron looked a little uncomfortable saying Professor Dumbledore's name. "Did you want to join us?"
"That would be lovely. I am supposed to meet with him any way." Hermione smiled at her two best friends. "It is a little weird calling him Albus. I feel that way to Ron."
Harry noticed a few of Hermione's changes after their seventh year. First of all, her hair was much shorter and less unwilling. It sat in small spirally curls instead of the unruly ones it used to have. They now hung just below her delicate looking shoulders. Of course the obvious, she was wearing blue robes instead of the black ones they had to wear as students. Harry looked at Hermione's finger… was that a?
"Hermione?" Harry looked back at Hermione suspiciously. "Is there something you would like to tell me and Ron?" Harry reached down grabbing Hermione's hand.
"Oh, that…" Hermione smiled and Harry caught a glow, "Viktor asked me to marry him!"
"Viktor Krum asked Hermione Granger to be his wife… and she said yes?" Ron blinked and was hit with Hermione's other hand. Ron laughed.
"Oh be quiet Ron!" Hermione took her hand back from Harry and twirled the ring around. "Yes, it is a 24 Karat Diamond Ring. He asked me last week."
"Congradulations Hermione! I am so happy for you." This time it was Harry who initiated the hug. "Do you know when you are planning the wedding for?"
"Thank you Harry, and no, we haven't started planning the wedding yet." Hermione smiled and looked down at her watch. "Oh, we better hurry, it's almost cur…" Hermione caught herself before she continued and blushed.
"Curfew Hermione?" Ron laughed again and started to walk away, "Well, lets go before we miss curfew and get house points taken away."
"OH, RON WEASLEY, GET BACK HERE." Hermione ran after the laughing Ron leaving Harry behind to watch them tease each other.
"HEY, WAIT FOR ME!!!"
Chapter 1: The Arrival
Harry Potter walked up past the lake towards Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He could not believe he had just recently graduated and was already back with Albus Dumbledore. Harry pulled on the large entrance door and stepped into the Entrance Hall looking around. His stomach fluttered a bit as a smile spread across his face.
"Ah, Mr. Potter. Welcome back." Harry looked at the person that was talking to him. His eyes grew wide as he saw the familiar blazing red hair.
"RON! What are you doing here?" Harry put down his things and shook Ron's hand still surprised to see him there. "I thought you went to work for the Ministry and you were away on business."
"Oh, that. No, it was just a cover story!" Ron smiled. "I am actually going to teach Muggle Studies here. I mean, who better than a Weasley is there to teach Muggle Studies."
"No one I can think of?" Harry smiled. "Oh, can you give me a hand with my things. I really want to get my office ready."
"Sure, what are you teaching anyway?" Ron picked up the right side of Harry's trunk as Harry grabbed onto the left side. "I've heard rumors of Divination."
"Divinations? Why would I want to teach that? I really didn't like that class." Harry thought back to his 4th year at Hogwarts. "No, I'm going to teach History of Magic. Professor Binns finally decided to pass on."
"Oh, so you get to teach about yourself?" Ron crinkled his face a little, "That would a be a little weird if you asked me."
"Well, it will be a little weird, but I'll get over it eventually." Harry and Ron reached a door. Harry pushed the door open with a small creak and walked into the empty office. "Okay, lets just put this stuff down here. I need to go talk to Professor Dumbledore… erm... I mean Albus."
"Alright, so do I. Lets go." Harry and Ron walked out of the office and headed towards Albus Dumbledore's office. Midway there they ran into a rather attractive woman… well, at least Harry thought she looked attractive… all he had seen was a flutter of brown hair before he fell backwards onto the ground.
"Oh, I'm sorry." The woman stood up brushing her robes off. Harry thought to himself 'boy, she looks familiar.' He looked over at Ron, he seemed to have the same look on his face. "Hermione?"
The woman smiled and nodded her head. "'Ello Harry, Ron. How are you?" Hermione giggled and pulled both of the boys into a hug. "OH, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I'VE MISSED YOU TWO!"
Harry smiled again. This was just like when they had gone to Hogwarts as students. The Dynamic Three were back together again. "Are you teaching here too Hermione?"
"Of course." Hermione stepped back releasing the hug, "Professor Flitwick is letting me teach Advanced Charms for him!"
"Well, we are on our way to Albus's office." Ron looked a little uncomfortable saying Professor Dumbledore's name. "Did you want to join us?"
"That would be lovely. I am supposed to meet with him any way." Hermione smiled at her two best friends. "It is a little weird calling him Albus. I feel that way to Ron."
Harry noticed a few of Hermione's changes after their seventh year. First of all, her hair was much shorter and less unwilling. It sat in small spirally curls instead of the unruly ones it used to have. They now hung just below her delicate looking shoulders. Of course the obvious, she was wearing blue robes instead of the black ones they had to wear as students. Harry looked at Hermione's finger… was that a?
"Hermione?" Harry looked back at Hermione suspiciously. "Is there something you would like to tell me and Ron?" Harry reached down grabbing Hermione's hand.
"Oh, that…" Hermione smiled and Harry caught a glow, "Viktor asked me to marry him!"
"Viktor Krum asked Hermione Granger to be his wife… and she said yes?" Ron blinked and was hit with Hermione's other hand. Ron laughed.
"Oh be quiet Ron!" Hermione took her hand back from Harry and twirled the ring around. "Yes, it is a 24 Karat Diamond Ring. He asked me last week."
"Congradulations Hermione! I am so happy for you." This time it was Harry who initiated the hug. "Do you know when you are planning the wedding for?"
"Thank you Harry, and no, we haven't started planning the wedding yet." Hermione smiled and looked down at her watch. "Oh, we better hurry, it's almost cur…" Hermione caught herself before she continued and blushed.
"Curfew Hermione?" Ron laughed again and started to walk away, "Well, lets go before we miss curfew and get house points taken away."
"OH, RON WEASLEY, GET BACK HERE." Hermione ran after the laughing Ron leaving Harry behind to watch them tease each other.
"HEY, WAIT FOR ME!!!"