"Caramel is so beautiful!" gushed Fred and George when they got home.
"Caramel is part veela!" Ron whispered to Harry.
Ginny showed Hermione, Ron and Harry a magazine article of an interview with Euros Chermione.
"Wow!" Hermione said. "Their family can almost rival Ron's!"
"What do you mean?" Ron said suspiciously as he took the magazine from Hermione.
Hermione smiled. "In size! They have 7 members in their family!"
Then Mrs Weasley all chased them to bed. They carried their autographed posters of the group (gift from Charlie) and reluctantly went to their rooms.
(Hermione was sleeping with Ginny)
"So what do you think of the concert?" Ron asked Harry when everybody went to bed.
Harry smiled. "I thought it was Awesome! Especially the part when all the ghosts came out throwing chocolate coins!"
Ron nodded. Then he stretched himself. "Tomorrow it's back to Hogwarts."
Harry nodded with an elated smile. "I wonder what's in stored for us!"
Harry yawned. "Good night Ron."
But then Ron was already fast asleep.
Everybody was up and ready early in the morning so as not to miss the train.
Harry looked outside. "Is Mrs Weasley getting taxis again?"
Ron frowned. "I don't fancy that idea!"
He held pigwigeon's cage in his hand. Pig was squealing madly, Ron's owl tonic worked – too well.
Hermione nodded as she carried Crookshanks. "The last time Crookshanks scratched my leg 3 times."
Harry thought he heard Ron muttered something.
Ginny, Fred and George came out from the house at this time too carrying a whole bunch of stuff.
Mrs Weasley came out wiping her brows. "You are lucky kids! I finally got a booking for a Knight Van."
"Knight Van?" Harry asked his face paling a little. He still remembered his ride on the Knight Bus.
Then a dark maroon van stood at the entrance of the Weasley's house. A blonde plump stocky man came out. He helped Harry and the rest to carry their stuff into the car.
The Knight Van was certainly more comfy than the taxis and had more space… but the ride was not that smooth.
But they reached the station in one minute flat.
Mrs Weasley kissed all of them on the cheeks, as they slowly inconspicuously got into platform 9 and ¾. "Behave!" Mrs Weasley said looking at Fred and George. Then she smiled. "You may be seeing me soon!"
The train arrived then and all of them went in, bidding farewell to Mrs Weasley.
Ginny went to her best friend Penny. Penny was as small in size as Ginny, she was quite pretty. Penny was fair with blonde hair.
"Your so lucky, Ginny!" Penny cried as she looked at the autographed poster.
Ginny smiled.
Then Crabbe and Goyle came and Crabbe grabbed Ginny's poster. "Hey! Dragonscale!"
Ginny frowned. "Give it back to me!" She tried to reach for it but Crabbe was too tall.
Draco came then and he looked at Crabbe. "What's the matter?"
Crabbe showed him the poster. "Look and it's autographed."
"Give it back, Crabbe." Draco said looking at it.
Crabbe looked at Draco in surprise and so did Ginny. "But… Draco…"
"Give it back." Draco said and walked away.
Ginny and Penny looked at each other stunned as Crabbe gave Ginny back her poster.
"Thank…" Ginny was about to say.
Draco shook his hand. "It's probably a fake anyway."
And the three left.
"Hermione, must you read on the train!" Ron said in the middle of exploding snap with Harry.
Hermione turned pink. "I am reading up on Hogwarts Traditions! I wonder what Dumbledore has in stored for us…"
Harry smiled. "Come on Hermione, play snap with us. Let the teachers surprise you with things you don't know, once in awhile!"
Ginny came in then with Penny. " We have reached Hogwarts!"
The train stopped and everybody got off.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Ginny and Penny got into one of the horse carriages and they began guessing what the tradition was going to be again.
"Are you sure?" Professor McGonagall asked in surprise.
The dark-haired girl nodded as she put on a pair of glasses. "It would be the best."
"A girl with no last name might cost quite a commotion. Are you really sure you don't want to make up one?" Professor McGonagall said looking at the dark-haired girl.
"I will never make up one." The girl said.
"Very well…let's go see Professor Dumbledore." Professor McGonagall said resigned.
The dining hall was as grand and magnificent as always. Harry, Hermione and Ron quickly sat down at the Gryffindor Table.
When everybody finally took his or her places and the sorting hat ceremony was done. Professor Dumbledore stood up and raised his glass asking for silence.
Ron looked at the teacher's table. "Who do you think would be our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher?"
"Sssssh!" Harry and Hermione said.
"I'm happy to welcome all of you back to Hogwarts. And before you start your feast, I would like to introduce to you to a new student." Dumbledore said.
Everybody started whispering all of a sudden.
"A new student?" Harry said. "But I thought the sorting hat ceremony was done."
Then a tall dark-haired girl came. They couldn't really see her eyes as her spectacles was misty and covered most of her heart-shaped face.
"I welcome Aurora, who will be in Gryffindor."
The Gryffindor table started clapping. The other houses looked jealously at the Gryffindors especially the Slytherins.
"What's her last name?" Somebody yelled.
Professor Dumbledore either feigned ignorance or he didn't hear. "I would also like to welcome our new Defence Against the Dark teacher."
Then Professor McGonagall stood up and whispered to Dumbledore. Dumbledore looked at the empty seat in the table.
Then the dining door hall suddenly opened. "I welcome Ms Iris Seadra."
A pretty tall woman stepped in, she wore a violet robe.
"The owl tonic seller!" Ron gasped.
Hermione smiled. "Finally a female Defence against the Darks teacher."
Harry looked up as Aurora sat next to him and Hermione.
"Hi." Hermione smiled and reached out her hand.
"Hi." Aurora smiled, she was holding a big book.
Harry and Ron also introduced themselves.
"I'm Harry, this is Ron and Hermione." Harry said with a smile.
Aurora smiled too less nervous than before. "I'm Aurora, I will be in the fifth year too."
Hermione smiled at the book Aurora was carrying. "I loved this book!"
Aurora's eyes widened. "Really? Me too!"
Harry and Ron rolled their eyes as the two girls started talking and eating at the same time about books.
"Dumbledore didn't say anything about the tradition!" Ron said disappointedly.
"Maybe he will say it later." Harry said, he was looking at
Professor Iris Seadra. "It's a small world I guess."
Then Professor Seadra stood up, everybody looked at her.
"I am here to tell you of the BIG tradition which is going to be held in Hogwarts…"