The next week flew by quickly, as Ginny continued to explore the reservation, sometimes on her own and sometimes with Charlie. She quickly realized that Charlie was truly at home here. Despite the language barrier between him and some of the other workers on the reserve, she could she Charlie loved his job. That made Ginny happy, and she could only hope she would someday find a career that made her just as happy.

Her goodbye with Charlie was slightly teary, as she wasn't sure when she would see him again. She knew that her parents had splurged on this trip, and they wouldn't likely be taking another one soon.

"Stay safe, Red," Charlie murmured into her hair, before her and her parents Flooed away.

Ginny sighed heavily when they finally arrived at home. It was good to be back, but she would miss her days on the reservation. With a kiss goodnight to both her parents, she quickly went upstairs to her room to unpack.

To her surprise, a school owl was waiting for her on her bed. In its claws, Ginny could see two envelopes.

"Come here, you," she said, reaching her hand out to the owl. She took the letters out of its grasp, and ripped open one with neat handwriting she knew to be Hermione's.

Dear Ginny,

I can't believe term has already started again. It's great to be back at school, although I do miss my parents a bit. They were extremely excited when I told them that you were coming to visit over the summer. I told them all about you, of course, and I mentioned Harry and Ron quite a bit, as well.

I already have a ton of homework to do, and I really do need to start studying for exams. Your brother and Harry are doing fine, although I was a little miffed at them earlier...I'll tell you all about it this summer.

Did you receive my present in the mail? I hope you liked it, and thanks so much for the book you sent, I've already finished it.

Love from,

Hermione

Ginny smiled slightly as she set Hermione's letter aside. She was worried about studying for exams already? It was only January, for Merlin's sake. She curiously reread the part where Hermione had mentioned being annoyed with Harry and Ron, but Hermione had promised to tell her about it, so she forced herself to move on. She tore into the second, and last envelope.

Dear Ginny,

Happy late Christmas! Thanks for the gift, and tell mum I said thanks, too. Although I wish she would stop using maroon for all my sweaters. You'll never believe what Harry got for Christmas...an Invisibility Cloak! Apparently, it was his dad's. We went exploring under it, and it's really cool and a bit creepy.

School is back in session, and Hermione is already bugging me and Harry about homework. We didn't get much work in during the hols, so she wasn't too happy about that. Tell mum and dad I said hullo. You have to tell me all about Romania and the dragons when I come home for summer!

Ron

Ginny snorted when she finished Ron's letter. It was even shorter than Hermione's, but she knew she was lucky that Ron remembered to write at all. She smirked at the mention of Harry in both Ron and Hermione's letters, it looked like they were all pretty good friends.

She clutched both letters to her chest, and fell back on her bed sleepily. She would write them both back tomorrow, but right now she just wanted to go to sleep.

AN: This chapter takes place around January 8th, as term has started and all that jazz. I guess the dates aren't too important, but I do keep track of them while writing. Thanks for all your reviews, guys! I'm sorry for not getting back to you all, but just know I do read them and really appreciate them!