A Little More Love in the World
By Dueler312
Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling owns these characters, not me.
Chapter 7
Going Back
The rest of August went by fast. Ginny's birthday was celebrated by her family not long after her and Harry's dinner six days after that. She had the most fun being there, with Harry being by her side all the time, except when George slipped a Puking Pastille in his slice of cake, which Ginny hexed her brother with the Bat-Bogey Hex for doing that. Ginny had to use a Summoning Charm to get the purple piece, and she, Hermione, and Ron went to help him while he was getting the angry talk from Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Ginny also went to get her license to Apparate legally so that way she wouldn't have to travel along side Harry, though she felt really warm when he was close to her.
Also during that month, Harry had gotten word that the Dursleys had gotten back to their house safely by a note Kingsley sent. Although he wasn't really close to them, he was glad that all of them were okay.
"Man, that was good practice there," said Ron. He and Harry just came back in from Quidditch training in the orchard with Harry being a Chaser so Ron could try to get his Keeping skills better. They did the same with Harry, as he was the Seeker of the team.
They went off for baths and then went downstairs, where Ginny and Hermione were talking about something. Mr. Weasley was looking at notes of what Harry briefly saw, trying to figure out how a microwave works. He definitely smiled, as he knew Ron and Ginny's dad was obsessed with Muggles. Mrs. Weasley was folding freshly laundered Hogwarts robes, and Crookshanks, Hermione's cat, was lying right next to the fire. George was back at the flat above the joke shop.
The girls spotted their boys and separated so that Ron could sit next to Hermione and Harry with Ginny. "What are you girls talking about?" Ron asked as he sat down.
"Just girl stuff," said Ginny. "Stuff that guys don't like to talk about." Harry immediately knew what that meant. He had a good feeling Ginny and Hermione were talking about him and Ron.
Just then the fire turned green which made Crookshanks jumped up and to Hermione's lap (Ron was wanting him not to do that). Then Kingsley's head popped out of the fireplace. "Arthur, we need you at the Ministry right now. I just gotten about 20 reports about toilets that are trying to take in more than waste."
"What exactly are they trying to take?" Arthur asked as he vanished away his microwave diagram.
"They try to take the Muggles too, and lots of them are getting their behinds stuck in the toilet, and I mean past the rim," Kingsley explained.
"All right, I'm on my way," said Mr. Weasley. He summoned his cloak with his wand and headed out, saying a quick good-bye to Mrs. Weasley and the others. As Mr. Weasley Disapparated, Ginny said, "We were bound to have some minor trouble starting again."
"Well, you can't expect all trouble to stop," said Mrs. Weasley. "Now why don't you four get these robes packed up nicely in your trunks, and have them ready for tomorrow. I don't want the usual last-minute struggle."
Harry and the others took their robes, knowing real well that would probably happen no matter what. They all got their robes folded and closed, and then Harry and Ron joined Ginny and Hermione in the girls' room.
"You guys excited to get back," Ginny asked the others.
"Definitely," said Ron. Hermione nodded in agreement.
"I wonder though if they got all the damages repaired?" Harry asked.
"I hope they do," said Ginny.
"Yeah. Come on. Why don't we get to bed and go to sleep?" Hermione suggested. Everyone agreed with that idea. The boys said goodnight to the girls with a good kiss and headed upstairs to Ron's attic room. All four of them were definitely dreaming happy dreams.
As they predicted, the last-minute rush had happened. Ginny had to get her Pygmy Puff, Arnold in the basket, along with Hermione trying to Crookshanks in his. Ron was having trouble trying to get Pig to calm down. Harry was the only one that seemed to have no trouble getting ready. Mr. Weasley had managed to get Ministry cars so that the four could get to King's Cross. Unfortuantely Mr. Weasley couldn't come because of all those reports of those jinxed toilets kept him up all night, and was resting peacefully in bed.
Luckily they arrived at King's Cross at half-past ten, which was more than enough time to get all their stuff packed away. Harry led the way to the barrier that separated Platform Nine and 3/4. They just had to do it so the Muggles wouldn't notice people vanishing in thin air, which was always the hard part. Harry and Ginny went in first, and had no trouble getting through without making the Muggles notice. Hermione and Ron then came in next, with Mrs. Weasley right behind them. Ron and Hermione went to put their trunks in the prefect compartment, as they had to address the prefects, with Harry and Ginny heading for an empty compartment for them and when Ron and Hermione joined them. They were surprised though that they haven't seen any of the Slytherins from Harry's year.
"Maybe they liked Snape better as a headmaster," said Ginny.
"Yeah, but they all thought that Snape was on Voldemort's side, didn't they?" said Harry. Ginny smiled at that, and then headed down to where Ron and Hermione were hugging Ron's mom.
"Now you guys have a good time in your last year, and don't try to find trouble," Mrs. Weasley pleaded.
"Well actually me and Hermione got to keep an eye for trouble," Hermione slapped on him the side for that, but quickly gave him a little smile.
"Well, I hate to disappear on you four, but I think Arthur needs me more," said Mrs. Weasley.
"Hey go on ahead and take care of Dad, Mom," said Ginny. "We'll be okay."
"Okay, I'll see you guys at Christmas," said Mrs. Weasley. She then hurried off to try to find a spot to Disapparate.
"We'll see you guys in the compartment," said Hermione, as she and Ron hurried off to the prefect compartment. Harry and Ginny headed back to their compartment as well. Romilda Vane, who tried to convince Harry that she would be a better girlfriend to him, until Ginny fired her Bat-Bogey Hex at her, stopped them a little bit. They continued their way to the compartment leaving a bogeyed Romilda. They were surprised though when they found two people already in their compartment when they got back there.
"Neville! Luna!" cried Ginny. Both Neville and Luna were in their compartment. Ginny gave both of their friends a hug, with Harry doing the same. They walked in and Harry closed the compartment door.
"How have you guys been?" asked Ginny.
"Been doing good," said Neville.
"All right," said Luna. "Me and my Dad are still trying to get the house fixed from the blasting horn of the Crumple-Horned Snorkack. It's coming along good."
Ginny just smiled while Harry just looked away. He knew Hermione was right about that horn being an Erumpent Horn, the way it tore Luna's house apart. He though decided to not to correct her.
They were talking about how the Ministry was changing which helped Neville remembered something.
"You guys might want to look at what happened to one of our old DADA teachers," said Neville as he rolled out a copy of the Daily Prophet. Harry and Ginny looked at it, and saw what Neville was talking about on the front page. It showed a picture of Umbridge being taken away, which the charges were as Harry and Ginny read the page, multiple crimes against Muggleborns.
"That would make Hermione happy," said Ginny as she handed the paper back to Neville.
And she was quite right. After the food trolley came by, with Harry buying a lot of Cauldron cakes to share, Ron and Hermione came in to the compartment with their trunks. To Harry and Ginny's surprise, they heard that Malfoy seemed to be the only original seventh year Slytherin from the trio's year to come back. They found that a little crazy, but then shrugged it off. Neville told Ron and Hermione about Umbridge and Hermione was glad that she was taken away. Ron showed approval by saying, "its time they put that toad back in the swamp." Everyone laughed at that remark as the train kept going on to Hogwarts.
All six of them were having a good time until Malfoy showed up in front of the door, although he didn't opened it. He just looked in the window at the six, then nodded his head, then disappeared.
"Malfoy is definitely acting weird," said Ron.
"Well, he's probably feeling remorse for what he had done, Ron," said Hermione.
"Well, that's good, I hope," said Ron.
"I got a pretty good feeling he's not going to give us any trouble after all that has happened," said Harry. The rest of the group just smiled. Ginny actually kissed him for that (which Ron turned away from). They then decided to get into their robes as they drawing ever so closer to the school. The boys let the girls have the compartment first to change and then they got into their robes as well. Ron and Hermione had to leave to perform their Head duties to make sure there were no troublemakers. They got their trunks and headed out to the carriages that were going to take them to the school.
"Firs' Years! Firs' Years, this way," called out Hagrid, who was waving his lamp to show where he was.
"Hey Hagrid," Harry called out. Hagrid nodded back, but didn't have time to respond as all the eleven-year-old wizards and witches were heading toward him, with a little shock of how big Hagrid is.
"They definitely are surprised at how big Hagrid is to them," said Ginny.
"Oh yeah, he was big when he fetched me from the Dursleys to give me my first Hogwarts letter," said Harry. Ginny just smiled as she and him followed Neville and Luna to the carriages. They managed to find one real quick and got their stuff stored in there. They just needed to wait for Ron and Hermione.
"Do you think they are going to be long?" asked Luna.
"If they are doing more than Head duty," Ginny sniggered.
"Hey, those are two of my best friends you are talking about," Harry said with a laugh.
"And one of them happens to be my brother," said Ginny.
"Which brother are you talking about?" Ron called out. He and Hermione had finally appeared with their trunks.
"Nothing!" said Harry and Ginny. Neville and Luna at that part. Ron just waved it off and said, "Come on, Lets get up to the school. I'm hungry."
"YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY!" Hermione, Harry, Neville and Ginny said at the same time, when the carriage pulled by the Threstal started to move.
The big excitement though was when the castle came into view. All six of them were definitely shocked. The castle looked as if it hadn't been damaged at all. It looked though as has been the same Hogwarts they've been to all this time. However, there was one thing that Ginny noticed and pointed out to everyone. There was statue of two big wands on a white stand all made of marble, and there was a gold-plated sign on the bottom with a lot of names, and the bottom it said as Harry read it out to the others,
"IN REMBERANCE OF EVERYONE WHO HAS FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF HOGWARTS!"
Harry felt Ginny come to him as she came a little emotional. Everyone else was a little emotional as well, but was glad that everyone that had fought to help take down Voldemort. The carriage then stopped, and the six hopped out and headed towards the castle.
(A/N: Here's the end of another good chapter. How did you like that memorial statue I put in here? It was definitely a good idea for me to put in. Anyway, you guys know what to do right now.)
