By moonstonemystyk
moonstone_mystyk@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the elements of it. They are the property of J.K. Rowling, I only wish that I had thought of it first. :D
Chapter 3
The last days of summer passed quickly for the group returning to Hogwarts. They had spent a day in Diagon Alley collecting their school supplies, and visiting the main branch of Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. Finally it was the morning of September first, and everyone was rushing around, collecting last minute items and finishing up their packing.
"I'm sure that I told you to do your packing last night," Lily told the three boys.
"But Aunt Lily, we didn't want to miss a second of time with you and Uncle James before you became our Professors again. You're both much more fun when you're not our Professors," Dudley told her with an innocent look on his face. They could hear Sirius' barking laughter coming from behind the door next to Dudley.
"Dudley, you are surely becoming a master," he told him as he stepped out into the hall. He looked over at Lily, "Come on Lils, James and I always had to finish our packing right before we rushed to the train. There are many important things that must be done the night before school starts." He glanced at the boys and whispered, "Did you get all of the stuff I got you packed?"
Lily sighed and walked down the hall to where the girls room was, "I'm not even going to ask, but you had better stay out of detention." With that said, she opened the door to the girls' room, walked in and shut it behind her. She looked over at one of the beds where they were sitting, "You have all of the prank stuff I got you, right?" she asked.
Both girls giggled and nodded their heads.
"Make sure that you prank those three very well," she told them as she sat down on the edge of the bed. "I've already arranged the first prank of the year on Severus, Laura is going to cast the spell with a wand we bought in Diagon Alley so that he can't use the Priori incantem spell to see who did it."
"I can't believe that two of the Professors are starting a prank war," Hermione said. "But I can honestly say that the people that we're pranking deserve it, especially since they charmed our robes green and our books to be blank."
Lily smiled at the two girls, "This is just the beginning, when we are finished with them, they'll never prank us again."
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The arrived at Kings Cross station with only minutes to spare and quickly climbed onboard the train. Dudley went in search of Susan Bones, his girlfriend of two years, and Ginny went in search of Luna. Harry, Ron and Hermione found an almost empty compartment and went inside. Neville and Luna were the only occupants, and they invited the group to sit down.
"Luna, Ginny just went looking for you," Harry told her.
Luna got up from her seat next to Neville and went to the compartment door. "I'll just go and see if I can find her," she told them before opening the door and disappearing.
"So Neville, how was your summer after our trip," Hermione asked.
Neville smiled and looked toward the door that Luna had just walked through. "Well, my mum and dad invited the Lovegoods over for most of the summer, they had a doxy infestation and Mr. Lovegood didn't want Luna to be in the house while they were exterminated, So Luna and I spent a lot of time together."
Harry smiled at his friend, "So is Luna your girlfriend now?" he asked.
Neville blushed, "Yes."
Ron clapped him on the back, "Good going Neville. Luna's a nice girl."
"Yes, congratulations," Hermione mimicked.
Harry just smiled and shook Neville's hand, "Well that makes four couples now," he said. "Ron and Hermione, You and Luna, Dudley and Susan and Ginny and I."
The three boys played exploding snap until Ginny came in with Luna, Dudley and Susan in tow. "We were telling Luna and Susan about our trip this summer," she told the group as they came in the door.
"It must have been interesting," Luna remarked. "Did you see any Crumple Horned Snorkacks?
The rest of the ride was spent talking about their trip to the States and their visit to the Blue Ridge Academy, and before they knew it they were back at school.
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The first day of classes started with breakfast in the great hall, and a prank by Lily Potter and Laura Snape. They turned Professor Snape's robes Gryffindor red and his hair Hufflepuff yellow. The prank war had begun.
The next two weeks were remembered for the wide array of pranks that the Professors played on each other and on the students. The entire seventh year Gryffindor class had to attend classes with bouts of steam coming from their ears and a Slytherin mascot on each cheek, and the Slytherins could only roar.
It was during that day that Ginny had her first vision. She and Harry were sitting at the Gryffindor table, eating lunch when her eyes rolled back in her head and she began groaning. Harry picked her up and ran toward the hospital wing.
"Have to find the book!" she shouted.
Harry put her down on one of the cots in the hospital wing and yelled for Madam Pomfrey. The Medi-witch rushed in and began waving her wand over the groaning and mumbling student. "What happened Mr. Potter?" she asked.
Harry described what had happened to Ginny and what she had said.
"I think that you should go and get the headmaster," she told him.
Harry ran out of the hospital wing and went in search of Professor Dumbledore. When he found the aging Headmaster, he quickly blurted out the problem and headed back to the hospital wing. When he arrived, Ginny was awake.
"Harry, I'm sorry that I scared you," she said.
He sat down on the edge of the cot and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm just glad that you're okay." He kissed the top of her head, "What happened?"
Ginny shrugged her shoulders, "Madam Pomfrey said that Professor Dumbledore would be able to explain. I guess that we're just waiting for him."
"He'll be here any second, he was right behind me. Maybe he stopped to talk to Madam Pomfrey."
Professor Dumbledore stepped out from behind the curtain, "You are quite right Harry, and now I must speak with you and Miss. Weasley."
