Ginny's mother woke her up at eight o'clock the next morning to get ready for her hearing. She almost complained and asked for a few more minutes, but she was going to deal with this like an adult, and adults certainly do not beg their mothers to sleep in for ten minutes.

"Okay mum..." Ginny mumbled and tried to wipe the sleep out of her eyes.

"Ginny, darling, try to wear something nice okay?" Her mother asked in the kindest voice Ginny had heard her use in three days. Her mother left the room and Ginny rolled off the bed and onto the floor with an yelp.

'Great.' She thought sarcastically. 'Now not only do I have to stand in front of a bunch of stereotypical bastards and beg my innocence, but my ass will hurt in thee process...'She sighed and stood up. She dressed herself in a flowing knee length black skirt (actually it was one of the only two skirts she had) and a off white tank top wit a short sleeved jean jacket over it, all of which were pretty worn down, since the jean jacket was from a few years ago, and the skirt was an old one of Hermione's. She looked decent though, and pretty fancy, since there weren't many days when she wore a skirt. She walked down the stairs and into the bathroom. That's the good thing about waking up early. No one is ever in the bathroom. She brushed her teeth and combed the knots out of her fiery red hair that reached just past her shoulders.

"Mum!" she yelled. "I'm ready!" She walked out of the bathroom, and saw her father in his suit, ready to go as well. "Mum, you aren't going?" Ginny asked in a slightly melancholy voice.

"Oh, Ginny, I'm sorry, but I couldn't just leave the boys here alone for that long! Who knows what would go wrong!" She laughed a bit. "And your father was going there anyway, so he volunteered to take you."

Ginny sighed. 'Adult. Handle this like an adult...' she reminded herself.

"It's okay, mum. I'll see you when I get back." Ginny said quietly. She picked up her back with her journal and the book that she was currently reading. When they finally arrived at the ministry Ginny took her seat in the waiting place, and pulled out her journal.

I'm reading this book called King Dork by Frank Portman. It's an American book, and actually quite funny. It's about this boy who is at an American high school. He makes everybody there sound terrible! I'm sure it can't be that bad... It's not like that at Hogwarts. Almost everybody gets along with everybody else. Except the Slytherins of course, but the Gryffindors get along with the rest of the houses. I'm kind of nervous. What am I going to say? What are they going to ask me? What will my punishment be? Will the expel me from Hogwarts? No no no Ginny! Calm down! Stop worrying. You'll be fine... I think they're calling my name. I better go.

Ginny

Ginny put the bottle of ink and the quill back in her bag, along with her journal. She followed her father into he giant room. The way it was set up made the person at the stand very intimidated. The judge was at a podium high above the seat that Ginny was supposed to take her seat in. There were seats surrounding her, crowded with members of the jury. She began to freak out, but then she remembered she was dealing with this like an adult. She gathered up her nerve and calmly walked over and sat in the dreaded seat. The minister began firing questions at her before she could even gather her thoughts. Didn't Harry have one of these earlier in the summer? Where's Dumbledore? Why isn't he here to protect me? Oh, right... because I actually did use magic outside of school when I wasn't in any real danger. But I thought I was, so doesn't that count for something? I didn't hurt anyone, that might help me.

"Miss Weasley?" The minister asked. "Are you listening?"

"Yes, sorry." Ginny said. She hadn't been paying attention.

"Do you admit to using magic outside of school?" He asked.

"Yes sir, but-" The minister cut her off.

"And you are aware that you are not allowed to use magic outside of school, are you not?"

"Yes sir, but-" He cut her off again.

"And you were in no real danger, is that correct?"

"In my defense sir-" He cut her off again.

"Please Miss Weasley just answer the question."

Ginny sighed "No sir, I was not."

"So you deliberately broke the rules, just because, for absolutely no reason?" He interrogated.

"Sir, I didn't say-" He cut her off.

"Ginevra Weasley you are hereby expelled-" Now she was the one cutting him off. Ginny was a sweet girl, but if you pushed her far enough she definitely had quite a temper.

"You have not let me speak a word in my own defense since the very beginning of the trial! Now if you would please be so kind as to just fucking listen to me, that would be quite helpful!" She said angrily. That was adult-like... She honestly had not intended to swear.

The minister made a face. "Continue Miss. Weasley..." he said quietly, and obviously taken aback.

"As you know, this is the second time this year that I have used magic outside of school. The last time was basically the same as this. I was out for a walk late at night, when I was frightened by noises. This time it was my mother, who was coming to find me. I thought she was someone dangerous, so I shot a curse at her, but she blocked it. I honestly thought that I was in real danger, and I wouldn't have done it if I didn't think it was necessary." Ginny continued, trying to sound as adult-like as possible.

"Miss Weasley, is that all?" he asked, a bit rudely.

"Yes, sir..." Ginny said.

"We are trying this new punishment with another student caught using magic outside of school."

"And what might that be?" Ginny asked, hopeful that it had nothing to do with being expelled from Hogwarts.

"You and another student from Hogwarts who has used magic outside of school will be sent to a muggle school in America for approximately five months. You will not have to repeat your fourth year at Hogwarts, and when the five months are up, you can return. Do you accept?" He asked.

"Yes, I do. Thank you sir." Ginny said. She walked off of the stand, and went to see her father, who had been waiting for her the whole time.

"What happened?" He asked her eagerly.

"I'm not expelled..." She said weakly.

"Ginny, my girl, that's great!" He said happily.

"There's more... I should probably tell the whole family together." Ginny continued. The smile disappeared from her fathers face.

"Okay sweetheart..." he said. When they got home, Ginny walked directly up to her mother.

"Mum, I think I should tell the whole family this together." She said boldly. Mrs. Weasley called everyone down from upstairs.

"Gin!" Ron yelled. "What happened?" he asked, with a mix of happiness and anger in his voice.

"Sit and I'll tell you." She said calmly. She took her seat and took a deep breath.

"They've agreed to let me stay at Hogwarts. But for five months I have to go to a muggle school in America. They won't make me repeat my fourth year at Hogwarts, and I can return when the five months are up. It was either that or expulsion." She said with as little emotion in her voice as possible.

"Ginny, you'll be all alone! You won't know anyone! I'll go with you." Harry said.

"Harry, you can't just decide that you're going with me." Ginny said, rolling her eyes. "And I won't be all alone. Another student from Hogwarts used magic outside of school and they will be joining me."

"Who's the other student?" A curious George asked.

"I'm not sure..."

Just then an owl flew in from the window and dropped a letter on the Weasley's table directly in front of Ginny. It was from the Ministry She opened it and quickly skimmed the letter. And the person who is going to be going with you on your trip to America is...

Ginny's eyes widened, and for a second she forgot how to breathe.

"Gin!" Charlie yelled.

"Ginny! Snap out of it!" Bill snapped him finger in front of her face. She could hardly move.

"Ginny, what the hell is it?" Fred asked. He stood up to go look at the letter and see what had shocked Ginny so much.

"BLOODY HELL!" Fred yelled. "Noooo way is my little sister going to be in a foreign country with that disgusting dirt bag!"

Ginny sighed... this was going to be interesting...

A/N- Cliff hanger kind of but you can probably guess who it is. I hope you liked it! Review pleaseeeee!

noli