Ginny entered her house common room so lost in thought she did not notice her friends waiting for her at their usual table nearly jumped, startled.

"Hey Nicky, so what did Headmaster Chavez want?" Thena, who was sitting on her boyfriend's lap, asked nearly giving Ginny have a heart attack.

"Yeah, he didn't nark you out to your parents, did he? I thought he promised that he was going to keep this quiet too." O asked looking around his girlfriend to address Ginny.

"Umm, no… he didn't rat me out to my parents." Ginny slowly replied.

"Well then what did he want?" asked Cat intrigued.

"Well, you see…" she stopped unsure how to tell her best friends the truth.

"Nicky just tell us what's going wrong," stated Res, looking at Ginny with a mixture of curiosity, dread, and a hint of another emotion that he tried unsuccessfully to mask.

"Right, well umm… it wasn't Headmaster Chavez that wanted to see me," she told her, refusing to look anyone in the eye, "it was Dumbledore, he came to tell me he's taking me home." She admitted to her friends.

Complete silence met her admission. No single thought seemed to be generated among the small group of friends, until finally.

"NO!" shouted the four friends all at the same time. The whole common room jumped and looked towards the five friends. Ginny shot them all an embarrassing smile and gritted out with her teeth, "Can you guys be any louder? I don't think the people in New York heard you lot."

"Nicky... Ginny you can't just leave. What about… everything?" asked Res his feelings for her showing clearly in his eyes.

Ginny broke the gaze, "Listen I know this and I'm gonna miss really miss all of you but things have changed," she looked away making sure that everyone had gone back to their conversations. "It's Tom, he's back," she whispered.

Almost as one the four friends paled at the mention of the name. The anger and the urgency at finding what was going on left them all, as the friends thought about the implication of that one statement. While her friends continued to contemplate what that would mean for the wizarding world, Ginny couldn't help thinking about how she how she had go to where she was.

Flashback

Ginny was riding the staircase to Dumbledore's office, trying to imagine what it was that he wanted. She couldn't believe that it had only been one week since the whole Chamber mess happened. Ginny was still dealing with those repercussions. The nightmares were as horrible as ever but she dealing with it. She knocked on the door.

"Enter," answered the grave voice of the headmaster.

Despite the fact that she had been in the headmaster's office before, she could not help being awed by the magnificence of the room.

"Miss Weasley, good morning," the professor greeted her.

"Good morning Professor, you wanted to see me?" asked Ginny.

"Yes I did. Please take a seat." Dumbledore motioned to the chair in front of his desk. Ginny sat on the edge of the seat, something about his voice and the look in his eyes portrayed the idea that this would not be a pleasant conversation.

Once Ginny was seated the headmaster leaned back into his chair and intertwined his hands looking severely tired and every year his age. He sighed and gazed at Ginny with the deepest sympathy he could muster.

"Miss Weasley, I am afraid I have some very disappointing news." Dumbledore announced.

Ginny instantly stiffened. She looked at Dumbledore with terror, clearly evident in her eyes. "I'm going to Azkaban, aren't I?" tears began to fill her eyes.

"No my dear, you will not nor will you ever go to Azkaban for this situation, not as long as I am here," he smiled at her, much like a grandfather would his granddaughter. However, a second later the smile was gone, replaced with a grimace, "The situation is not quite as dire as that, however I deeply regret to inform you that I will have to go back on my word. The school governors have decided that with your involvement with the incident with the Chamber of Secrets that it would be best if you were expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I am truly sorry," he regretfully told her.

Ginny was frozen it almost seemed that the world had ended. She was expelled. What was she going to do? She was expelled, not even the twins had managed that one. Her parents, her poor parents, how were they going to handle this? They were already under so much strain, how were they going to react to this? She would have to contend herself with only a year of schooling. Would they snap her wand? Would she have to suffer watching her brothers became wizards while she stayed at home? She wasn't sure if she could handle that. Ginny's entire life seemed to be spinning completely out of control. It was only the voice of her former headmaster that finally managed to stop her jumble of thoughts and emotions.

"However, all is not lost, I do have some good news," informed the Professor.

"G-good news, sir," Ginny managed to squeak out.

"Yes, my dear," Dumbledore's smile and his familiar twinkle appeared. "I have made some inquiries, when I was informed of the board's decision to have you expelled, which may be prudent in you continued education. I owled several colleagues who happen to be the head of their particular school and gave them, shall we say an abridge version of your circumstance. One of the owls was answered with an acceptance to your enrollment in their magical school. Would that be acceptable?" he asked looking over his glasses at her.

So her life wasn't over, she thought. She still had a chance. Ginny was accepted at another school! She could still be a witch! But wait…

"Professor, my parents would never let me go, and even if they allowed me to attend, they would never be able to afford it. But thank you for all your trouble," she told him in a low, dejected tone.

"That has all been taken care of Miss Weasley," he happily told her, glad that he could bring some happiness after having to go back on his word.

"How?" she asked surprised.

The professor smiled at her, "Once I was informed by Headmaster Chavez that he would accept your enrollment I discussed the possibility with your parents. Your mother was… not thrilled about the distance," the headmaster flinched slightly, "however, she agreed that it was best for you to continue your education. And as for the money it has been taken care of, the school offers several scholarships that will cover all of your expenses. All that is needed is your acceptance to this new path," he finished.

"Yes, I will attend," she answered affirmative. She still couldn't believe this was happenin she would be attending school at… "Professor, you never told me the name of the school or the location," she stated.

"Oh, forgive me Miss Weasley, old age, the name of the school is Meso-America Academy of Magic in the southern part of America," he told her.

Ginny was still in shock, she would be attending school in America. It had always been her dream to go to Hogwarts but it seemed fate had a new path for her. She would try to make the most out of it.

End of Flashback

"Ginny, Ginny are you there?" asked one of her friends, which one she wasn't sure.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Look guys I know you aren't going to be happy about this, but I gotta go back. My whole family is involved in this war. It's been five years since I've been home. Dumbledore's right, it's time. I'm gonna miss all of you," she said her voice cracking numerous times. "I better go and pack, I'm not sure how much time I have," she stood up and moved to their dormitory.

She opened the door to the dormitory that had been hers for the last five years. The obvious signs of teen age girls were evident. Poster of Quidditch stars, rock bands, and singers (wizard and muggle alike) adorned the walls. There were clothes on the floor and make-up and lotion bottles covered the sinks in the restroom. Her bed was covered with a throw blanket, one her mother had made for the first Christmas she was missing. With tears in here eyes, she slowly began to pack away the accumulation of five years away from home. It took her nearly twenty minutes to gather her belongings owing to the fact that she had to stop several times to try and control her crying. She finally made her way back downstairs.

Her friends had not moved from their corner of the common room. Once her friends had seen she was all packed up they all stood as one. They all looked to Thena to act as the group's modulator, "So, do they have a foreign exchange program at Hogwarts?"

Ginny eyed them all, puzzled she answered, "Not that I know of, why?"

"Because we're coming with you," stated Cat matter-of-factly.

"What? Guys you can't come. There's a war going on you could get hurt," she tried reasoning with them.

"So, what? If you haven't noticed, Nicky, the war's already spilling over. I mean think about it the last few years haven't exactly been gravy," O told her exasperantly.

"Exactly, beside we're a team, remember? Wherever you go, we go," Res told her looking at her again with a look that clearly said that he wanted more than just friendship.

"Guys this is very sweet, but very unnecessary. I can't let you come with me, you could get seriously hurt," she told them, at the same time she couldn't help being touched by her friend's loyalty. They really were awesome friends.

"Well, that's not really up to you is it? It's our choice to follow you and we are. And there's nothing you can do about it. So, now all that's left is to tell Dumbledore we're coming with you," Cat said assuredly.

Ginny looked at each one, their eyes all portraying the same thing they would follow her anywhere. Overcome with all the emotions of the day, tears filled her eyes she reached out and pulled her friends into a big group hug. After several minutes and after avoiding the crazy stares from the rest of the students who wondered if they were all having some type of nervous breakdown, the five friends made their way downstairs.

"Miss Weasley, you've made it, excellent," Dumbledore greeted her in the school's entrance along with Headmaster Chavez and Professor Adams, "We only have ten minutes so I would suggest you make your good-byes now."

Ginny walked towards her now former headmaster and held out her hand," Thank you, Professor Chavez not for just admitting me into your school but for giving me a second chance. I will always appreciate everything you have done for me.

The older wizard gazed down, smiling at the young witch that had made quite a splash over the years, "You are very welcome Miss Weasley. I feel quite certain that we will be again sometime." He winked conspiratorially.

Ginny smiled and turned to her professor and mentor. "Professor Adams, I'm really going to miss your class. I want to thank you for everything you've done these last few years. I know it couldn't have been easy for you. Still, you gave me a way to fight back, thank you," she told him, her eyes betraying her emotions.

"The pleasure was mine, Miss Weasley," he simply told her, a slight hitch in his voice.

She nodded and turned around. Looking at her friends gathered there, she couldn't help but smile.

Her friends seeing that she was done making her good-byes to both men, decided it was time to ask Dumbledore.

"Excuse me, Professor Dumbledore, sir?" asked Thena, once again acting as the modulator.

"Yes, Miss-?" he asked smiling at the group of friends.

"Taylor sir, Isabel Taylor, I wanted, well we wanted to know, if you accept foreign students at your school?" she asked clearly and without hesitation.

Dumbledore glanced curiously at the gathered group of young witches and wizards and answered the young girls question, "Not normally, however, exceptions have been made in the past. May I ask why you would like to know?"

"We would like to attend, all of us," answered Cat.

"Well, Miss-?"

"Garza, Melissa Garza," she quickly told him.

"Miss Garza there would be some hesitation with admitting you to Hogwarts at the present time," he told them.

"Yeah, we know about the war and about Tom. However, you're taking Ginny back with you. So, if you take one of use, well you have to take all of use. You see sir, we're kinda like a package deal," Thena told him.

Dumbledore seemed shocked that these young people knew that Tom was back or who he even was. He turned towards Ginny and saw that she was truly touched with their loyalty. He knew that this war would be fought by the young and wouldn't it be better to have as many trained witches and wizards as possible.

"You would have to get your parents permission to attend Hogwarts and you would also have to travel to England as soon as possible," he informed the potential students, who all nodded their heads at this conditions.

"Wait, wait, just a second you can not take all of my best students Albus," Jonathan exclaimed.

"Forgive me Jonathan, it seems that you will be five less students in your class next term. Well, we only have a few seconds so I would suggest Miss Weasley to quickly say good-bye and then stand next to me."

She hurriedly gave everyone a hug and then stepped close to Dumbledore. She glanced at her former professor to see that he was exceedingly irritated.

"Oh, all right fine, Albus, I accept your offer of the teacher's position, but mark my words it will only be for next year. After that I'm gone," he practically shrieked.

"Excellent, that is great news Jonathan, then I shall see you soon. Till then good day," Dumbledore announced much too smugly for his taste.

"Goodbye everyone, see ya soon," she waved and placed her hand on the portkey Dumbledore had made out of a bag of Mexican candy that he had been given by Professor Chavez.

As she closed her eyes waiting for the jerk behind her navel, she thought, Good-bye America, Hello England.

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I have a poll that will help me with a chapter I'm going to be writing in about two days so, i would really appreciate if the poll that i have on my page could be taken quickly. I'm torn with this issue, i have it worked out that either way the outcome is i can work with it, but i would really like everyone's imput. Also the first one to figure what the nicknames are and what they mean. i will give a sneek peak at the next chapter thanks