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They entered the school as Ginny who had heard what Ron had done and misunderstood hugged him deeply and called him the best brother ever shocked when Hermione groaned and face palmed. Looking at the staff table it would seem Harry had been right about Professor Snape now teaching DADA. She looked down the table to see a shockingly dressed man who was clearly their new potions professor. He wore a graduation cap which clashed awfully with his robes but he did look very happy indeed. She saw his eyes perk up when he saw Harry Potter and shoot a not so missed glare at Dumbledore. Whatever this man had wanted him to do he either hadn't done it or hadn't been able to do it. Dumbledore somehow managed to look ashamed as well. It was very odd indeed. She glanced at the Slytherin table and saw Draco there who winked at her but before she even had the opportunity to blush she'd replied the same way shocking herself as she hadn't expected herself to do it.
Theodore looked shocked as Draco groaned in discomfort. Was he sick? He wondered but didn't ask him. Maybe they'd see in a while. However Draco hadn't groaned because he was ill. He had groaned because the last time he'd made love to Hermione she'd looked at him over her shoulder and winked the exact same way. Now he was very hard and had to think of Dolores Umbridge to get it to go away. "Welcome everyone to another new year at Hogwarts. You will note some changes in staff this year including Professor Horace Slughorn our new Potions teacher!" Dumbledore said shocked to the core by the amount of people who cheered really loudly. Slughorn thinking it was for him stood and bowed briefly before sitting down again. Dumbledore was genuinely shocked by how many people were delighted by it.
Harry knew about Professor Slughorn as he had asked the boy to join him in his compartment on the train but Harry had refused. To be honest he found it rather creepy even more so when Professor Slughorn came himself. He thought of course that the student he had sent to Harry had gotten lost so he came himself and was most shocked when Harry had sent him packing. He hadn't wanted to know. He could have been a great slug club member but only time would tell. He had complained to Dumbledore about it who had seemed shocked himself that Harry hadn't gone with it but given all of the control Voldemort had tried to exert when he'd been alive he could somewhat understand Harry being wary of strangers.
"Yes well done Professor Slughorn and we wish you well in your classes. Defence Against the Dark Arts will be taught this year by Professor Snape!" he said annoyed with everyone booing. That was un supporting and it showed that people too often thought others didn't deserve a second chance. Severus was different without his dark mark now. Well I mean he was different in that he didn't always snap randomly for no reason. This time when he snapped he always had a reason and a valid point to make even if you didn't know at first what that reason was.
"SILENCE! This war has been hard enough on all of us without you booing a member of staff in an un-supporting way like that. Please give Professor Snape a second chance to prove to you that he can be the great teacher I know he can. If I am wrong I am perfectly ok with someone telling me I told you so. Just please give him a chance!" he implored while Draco looked embarrassed for his godfather. To be honest Snape had brought this on himself and did have only himself to blame. He'd been a reckless idiot in his other classes snapping at everyone and whether he liked it or not Dumbledore would have to accept the fact that people would need to see it to believe it. As the evening wore on and the food finally came people were shocked into silence in the upper part of the Gryffindor table as Ron had stopped eating like a starved maniac who would never again see food. He realised this and blushed.
"Hi everyone the names Ronald Weasley nice to meet you all!" he said rolling his eyes to break the ice as they all laughed at him and conversation resumed. To be honest Harry and Hermione were proud of him but he'd need to face some adversity before things around them would cool off or maybe not as Dumbledore stood again.
"You may all take your leave and I wish you well for the year ahead. Welcome to you all and please all of Gryffindor house from third year and up remain behind. The prefects may take years one and two up to their dormitory. Thank you all and have a wonderful year!" he said cheerfully setting off some of Fred and George's fireworks with a wink as the whole cheered in joy and left. When only the Gryffindors were left he approached them all where they were still sitting.
"Everyone please listen to me now. Ronald Weasley had a spell on him which greatly altered his behaviour as you will no doubt notice. He now eats with much better manners and when he studies he retains all the information. It was the plan of Voldemort four years ago to hamper severely Ronald's education and general behaviours by charming him in such a way we wouldn't automatically notice and it was successful until one of us did. Suffice it to say he's better now and if you notice him doing better don't draw attention to it just smile and move on please" he said pausing to see it had sunk in before continuing where he'd left off as the murmurs all around the table finally quietened.
"Ginevra, Ronald, Harry and Hermione will you please stay behind so we may walk to my office together as we need to talk? Most of you will notice that Ginevra and Hermione no longer live in the dorms as they are living in their own separate quarters due to a special mission I gave them both during the war. Depending on what happens in our next meeting you may or may not find out what that mission was. Either way they have given an unbreakable vow so they cannot reveal what that mission is so don't bother asking them!" he said his eyes lingering on Lavender and Parvati for a while who looked utterly shocked that he'd been able to tell they'd want all the information as soon as possible and hung their heads resignedly.
While the rest of the house went to their dorms the others joined him in his office where he conjured seats for them and a couple calming drafts which made Ron terrified when he saw them. Why were they necessary? Oh my god what had Ginny done? Had she killed some death eaters? His mind was going everywhere and anywhere before he heard Dumbledore clear his throat and look around at them all.
"As you boys know I gave the girls an unbreakable vow that they couldn't tell anyone about their mission as it pertains to Voldemort however as he's no longer here it's no longer necessary to do that. Girls do I have your permission to tell them what you were asked to do? In fact can I show them?" he said gesturing to his pensive as both girls exchanged nervous looks.
"Now I can see why you have the calming drafts out. You can sir but I am telling you now I am not at all responsible for how it is taken!" Ginny said seriously as Ron was now terrified. He was very close to fainting but didn't. He entered the pensive to see the first memory of Hermione's and then entered once more seeing Ginny's. Twenty minutes later it was all over and both boys emerged from the pensive looking shocked to the core. Harry rounded on Dumbledore then fury in his eyes which were spilling tears.
"How could you do that to me sir? How could you keep this from me like that? I loved her sir with all of my heart! What the fuck am I going to do now?!" he asked the air as he burst into tears and Hermione cringed knowing it wasn't about her but Ginny. Ginny who didn't know that looked very confused before he rounded on Hermione looking furious.
"And you! How could you do that knowing what Fred and George's spell made you say. I mean what the fuck are you trying to do? That spell made you say you really thought Blaise Zabini was hot and then this girl here the love of my life fucks up and marries him instead of me. I am very heartbroken and confused right now. Why would you make such a choice when you would know it would quite literally kill me? Have I not been through enough already that now I need to watch you married to Draco of all people? Why did you not even trust me enough to tell me about it? I didn't screw up like Ron did and right now it feels like I should have. Why am I always the one being punished?" he shouted.
"He and I might now see eye to eye but he was a jackass and he hurt you so much before. Does he even realise that? I can't even look at you right now. I trust you Hermione and I feel so betrayed! How am I ever meant to trust you again when you gave a vow stating that you couldn't even tell me about it? What kind of friend does that? I am better then Ron was at the time and I would have thought you realised that. Voldemort may be gone for good now but it would seem people are still not done screwing around with me and my fucking feelings" he said storming over to another part of the office and crying really loudly all of his pent up frustrations and emotions coming out quickly in one go. She just stood there gaping at him not able to come up with a response. All through this Ron had been quiet.
"Ginny I can say I understand why you did it. I do feel very hurt and betrayed by your actions because he's a Slytherin but since we're all gong crazy at my house why not you too? What's another Weasley making a shit decision? Well at least he said he'd love you always. I'll get over this eventually. To be honest I am too shocked right now. Like Harry I guess I expected to see Hermione with him and when that didn't happen I just couldn't process it for a while. Hermione I just don't know anymore I mean I fucked up so much on so many levels but you did marry Malfoy so I'm not sure what that says about you or me. Fuck me I'm confused!" he said flopping into the seat as Hermione cried watching the scene unravelling before her. This was very tough indeed to look at. Her two best friends were freaking out and not taking this at all well and then one of them blamed her for not being with Blaise Zabini of all things. It was such a mess!