Hello again! I really didn't know what to put for this chapter I suppose it's just a filler chapter, nothing special, they just arrive at Hogwarts is all. Hope you like it :)

7th year

Harry stepped off the Hogwarts express holding Ginny's hand. This year Ginny was in the same year as him since he was going back to do his 7th year and Ginny had just continued onto her 7th year he looked out at the beautiful castle with its windows shining a warm glow and took in a deep breath. No matter how much he loved the burrow or even potter mansion, Hogwarts would always be his home.

There was a collective gasp as the student body of Hogwarts walked up to the carriages that "pulled them selves" and realised that they were in fact pulled by something. Thestrals.
'What are they!?' A startled 4th year screamed, backing away from the carriages. Her friend seemed to comfort her and persuade her to get into the carriage. Ron looked warily at Ginny as if expecting her to have the same reaction. She didn't; she knew all about pretty much everything in the Wizarding world thanks to extensive research in Potter mansion- which. Contained more books than Hogwarts and had things documented that could be found nowhere else on earth.
'Ready for our last year at Hogwarts?' Harry asked once they were all in the carriage. Ginny stared at her feet. No she wasn't but she felt like if she admitted it out loud she would surely burst out in tears. Ron nodded his head slightly but had turned sheet white. Hermione looked like she was about to cry.
'Sort of... I suppose,' Ginny replied since nobody else did, 'what about you?' She asked Harry. He ran his hand through his messy black hair, tracing his forehead where his scar had been as if remembering all the adventures he had here at Hogwarts thanks to that scar. 'I don't know... I suppose it might be a good year... People won't be able to recognise me by my scar and voldemorts gone... I might be able to just be a normal teenager,' he managed a smile though Ginny noticed his emerald green eyes turn glazed over behind his glasses.

When the carriage stopped the four of them climbed out of the carriage into the mass of people making their way to the great hall.
'Whoa, guys!' Ron gasped, 'it looks better than it was before... You know.'
'Thanks,' Harry smiled.
'How did you do it?' Hermione asked like she was in physical pain because 2 of her best friends could do this amazing magic and she couldn't.
Harry smiled, 'maybe one day you can look around my library and find out for yourself.'
'What?' Ron asked, 'you have a library? Since when?' Hermione looked at Harry with the same questions as Ron had asked burning in her brown eyes.
'Explain later.' Harry promised.

As they walked into the great hall Harry could almost imagine he was a clueless 11 year old boy who was only just finding out that he was a wizard. The great hall looked just as magical only now he could appreciate the advanced magic it took to make the ceiling mirror the night sky and the candles float around the room. He even understood how the food was transported from the kitchens to the table in a matter of seconds. What he really found strange, however, was how he thought all this seemingly advanced magic was really simple. Did this mean he was cleverer than Hermione?

'Merlin, I spent far too much time in that library!' He whispered to Ginny.
'You know, I was just thinking that,' she replied.
'I never thought I would think that enchanting a ceiling would seem as easy as levitating a feather,' he commented.
'I never dreamed I'd know the theory of the magic required to make the candles float like that,' Ginny countered.
'By merlin we've turned into bigger know it alls than Hermione!' Harry exclaimed.
'Excuse me?' Hermione asked, looking up from her conversation with Ron about the Christmas holidays.
'Explain it to you later,' Ginny promised. Hermione shrugged and went back to planning Christmas like she was Santa.

Professor mcgonagall greeted the hall like professor fumbled ore used to. She hadn't accepted the role of headmistress permanently, she was getting on a bit for that amount of pressure but she had agreed to take it until a new head master or mistress could be found. There was no new defence against the dark arts teacher which struck everyone but Harry and Ginny as a little strange but nobody questioned it too much, by now they were used to strange DADA teaching positions.

Just as usual Ron stuffed his face with all the food within arms length that he could fit into his big mouth.
'Honestly, Ronald.' Hermione scolded, 'you'd think your mother never fed you.'
'I'm h'ng'y!' Ron replied with his mouth stuffed with chicken. Hermione rolled her eyes and went back to eating her food in a more civilised manner.
'So,' Ron began between mouthfuls, 'what's with the DADA thing?'
Harry and Ginny looked at each others knowingly but just shrugged their shoulders, refusing to say anything.
'You know something!' Hermione observed, 'tell us, please!'
'I don't know what you mean,' Ginny shrugged.
'We're as clueless as you,' Harry added.
'We'll find out sooner or later,' Hermione vowed.
'I'm sure we will,' Ginny agreed with a smug grin.

After the feast the four of them walked up to Gryffindor tower. On the way they saw Luna who told them that she now wrote for the quibbles and also that Neville and she had started going out properly. She said that Neville was going to become a herbology teacher but can't start till he's older. She also told him that he hadn't been able to come back because he was with his parent who were on the mend thanks to a new breakthrough in medicine.
'That's nice for Neville, I'm happy for him,' Hermione said.
'Me too,' Ron agreed, running up to catch the fat lady portrait as she swung closed.

As they walked through the portal they were i immediately swarmed by people wanting the full story from Harry's and his friends perspective of last years events. So much for being a normal teenager. He should have realised that if he spent his summer trying to hide from the press then school wouldn't be much different.
'OI!' Ginny shouted, the crowds quieted down, 'there will be no interviews from us, thanks! All we ask for is a quiet corner and to be left alone, anyone who tries to get all in our face I will hex into next week!'
Harry didn't she was joking seeing as though there was such thing as a hex that sent you into next week. The crowds seemed to latch on that it wasn't a figure of speech; rumour had spread fast that Ginny and Harry had singlehandedly fixed Hogwarts making them not someone to mess with. They separated and made way for all four of them to make their way peacefully into the corner with the comfy chairs next to the window.
'Thank you,' Ginny said before settling into Harry's lap. They casually talked about nothing much before heading up to their dorms for a good night sleep in their 4 poster beds before their first day of their last year.

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