LbN: Ha! Only a week between updates, that's pretty good for me :). Hope you like the new chapter.

It took Ginny a moment to figure out what was different when she woke up. She gasped but didn't make any more noise when she realized Tonks was asleep beside her. Smiling brightly, she ran a hand through her wife's pink hair before slipping quietly out of bed.

By the time Ginny was ready for work, she smelled breakfast cooking in the kitchen. "When did you get in?" she asked quietly, wrapping her arms around Tonks.

"Early. Way early," Tonks told her. "When do you have to be in?"

"In about fifteen minutes," Ginny said a little sadly. She wanted stay cuddled on the couch with Tonks, now that the older witch was home. "I could probably—"

"Don't even finish that sentence," Tonks said, smiling. She leaned down, kissed Ginny, and handed her her breakfast. "First, it would throw your entire schedule off. Second, isn't this Chogan's day to be interviewed?"

"Yeah."

"I know you've been dying to talk to him since this thing started. I'll be here when you get home. We're just doing paperwork and interrogation today. Now hurry and eat so you can get to work."

Ginny smiled and dug into her eggs and toast.

"Morning, Hannah!" Ginny chirped.

"Tonks came home, didn't she?" Hannah asked with a smiled.

"Is it that obvious?"

"Yep."

Ginny laughed. "Yeah, she got back early this morning. Is Chogan ready?"

"He'll be down in a minute. He's been okay today, so hopefully that lasts. If it seems like he's getting…antsy…just send him out. He knows."

Ginny nodded and entered Hannah's office. She pulled out the fifth binder and wrote Chogan's name on it. "July 9th, Chogan Lake, 13 years old," she said into her recorder.

There was a knock at the door, and a second later the WOH's most infamous boy walked in. "Good morning," he said.

"Morning. Do you want to sit?"

"Sure."

"I'm going to record this, and take notes. I'm sure the other kids have told you by now."

"Yeah, they let me know."

"Okay," Ginny said, hitting the 'Record' button. "Tell me about yourself."

"I'm 13. I've got a sister. We both… get a little weird sometimes."

"Can you tell me about that?" Ginny asked gently.

"Can we get to that later?" Chogan asked after a pause.

"Sure. Tell me about your time at school. Do you like it?"

"Yeah, mostly. I'm in Hufflepuff, obviously," he added, lifting the hand his scarf was tied around. "Er…I'm pretty good at Potions and Transfiguration. My favorite's Potions though. I'm in Dumbledore's Army. Professor Longbottom's really fun. And his stories about the war are cool."

"How old is your sister?"

"Nine. She won't be at Hogwarts for another two years. Hopefully someone will figure out what's wrong with us by then…" he added sulkily.

"What do you do at school if you…don't feel well?"

"I'm allowed to leave class and go back to my dorm. When I have an episode, it feels like my skin is shredding off my face," he said quietly. "I just get so mad…I want to kill something."

"And the Healers haven't figured anything out."

"No. They thought we had something wrong up here," Chogan told her, tapping his head. "But the potions they gave us just made us sick and tired. Didn't help the episodes at all."

Ginny nodded.

"Why are you doing this?" Chogan asked. "Why do you want to know about us?"

"I think children see war for what it is," Ginny answered. "Some people think it's necessary, some people think fighting and dying in war is honorable, but kids have the clearest perspective on it. At least that's what I think. Even if I don't end up publishing the book, I want to do this. I want to know what you all know, so that I can help you get through this."

"Have you helped anyone else?" Chogan asked.

"My wife had nightmares for a long time after the war ended. Talking really helped her. And Harry. He just…had trouble being able to relax. He felt a lot better by talking."

Chogan nodded. "I'm glad you're doing this," he admitted. "I didn't really want to talk. I signed up so I could keep an eye on the younger ones. But it's good that you're here. I know Nikki needed someone to talk to. And I don't know what Damien needs, but having you here can't hurt…."

Ginny smiled. "I'm glad you agreed to talk to me. And that you're looking out for the younger ones. That's really good of you."

Chogan shrugged. "I've had to watch out for my sister, so I'm used to it. Can I go?"

"Yes," Ginny said, nodding. "Actually, will you round up the other four and bring them back down here?"

"Sure. It might take a few minutes."

"That's fine." She wrote a few more notes in the book before putting it back into her bag. A few minutes later, five children walked back into the office. "I wanted to talk to all of you before I left for the weekend."

"You're not coming back tomorrow?" Nikki asked.

"No. I'll be back on Monday. We'll go in the same order for the next three interviews. Monday for Justin, Tuesday for Stacia, and so on. If, at any time, you don't feel like talking, or if something has been on your mind and you want to talk about it instead, let me know. I want you all to be comfortable, and I'm here for you."

The children nodded silently.

"Will you still bring Miss Tonks by for lunch next week?" She'd asked the previous day as well.

Ginny nodded. "If she's free, I'll have her stop by on Monday. You can all go back to what you were doing now. I just wanted to let you know about next week."

With waves and a few smiles, the kids made their way out of the office.

Pleased with her work again, Ginny gathered her things and went to talk to Hannah.

LbN: Alright! All of the introductions are finished. Now we're going to get to the stories and stuff :). Hope you liked the chapter! Send reviews please!