Disclaimer: I own the plot, Jeannette Lawrenceson, Nicole Pearson, Michelle, Mark & their two kids, Charlie Johnson, and Jeramy Ludwigon.

A/N: Here's the Sequel to 'Order of the Phoenix' Harry's sixth year. Hope you all like it, there's another story to come out here soon as well that's a Sequel to this one.

Harry Potter and the Year of Changes

Chapter Six: The Train and the Sorting Feast





The next morning they woke up to Lily shaking their shoulders lightly, "Harry, Ginny wake up dears, we need to leave soon for the station."

Harry and Ginny got up and got ready to leave, they kissed once quickly before running down for breakfast. Everyone was up and getting ready to leave when they got to the kitchen. Sirius was busy loading everything into the trunk with Arthur so they could get going. Molly gave them each a little something eat and hurried them out to the car. Lily came out behind them and they all got into the car to make their way to Platform 9 ¾.

They got to the platform, Harry and Ginny walked through the barrier together, followed by Sirius with Harry's luggage, Lily and Molly with the owl cages, and Arthur with Ginny's luggage. Almost immediately after getting through the barrier Harry and Ginny heard Hermione, "Harry!! Ginny!! Over here!"

They said goodbye to their parents and rushed over to see Hermione. Ginny was the first to spit anything out, "Hi Hermione, what's up?"

"Come on, hurry up, Jeramy's already on the train, everybody's sitting in the same section of the train."

With that they all left to get on the train. Harry and Ginny sat with Jeramy and Hermione. Harry fell asleep fairly quickly after they'd gotten onto the train. Ginny just smiled and put a blanket around him while she and Hermione talked like they hadn't seen each other once over the summer. Jeramy got up to go to the bathroom, and since Harry was snoring away peacefully Ginny seized the moment, "So, how are things going with you two?"

Hermione blushed a deep scarlet red, "I don't know what comes over me when we're together. Everything just feels so right. so perfect."

Ginny smiled, "Harry and I are just happy that you're smiling again. We were starting to get worried you know. And besides, Jeramy's awfully cute you know, it's about time you noticed."

They both giggled away and finally Hermione spit out, "He's just wonderful. Part of me feels like I'm betraying Ron, but I know he wouldn't want me to stay miserable forever. And I just have this feeling about Jeramy, feelings for him, that I just can't ignore."

Ginny nodded fighting back tears a bit, "And you shouldn't ignore them. Ron was my brother, so that isn't exactly easy to say. But you've become one of my best friends over the last year, and I see the way you look at Jeramy. I see it because it's the same way you looked at Ron.

The same way Harry looks at me. Do you remember that letter Harry sent you last year? He didn't know what to say when you told him all about the handsome Jeramy Ludwigon, and I honestly didn't know what to tell him to say to you. So I asked him what he would want me to do, if it'd been him. And he and Ron both would have told me what Harry told you. 'Be happy'."

Neither of them noticed Harry had stopped snoring and was listening to them talk. Hermione and Ginny were both crying a bit and hugging. Hermione kept whispering 'Thank you'. Ginny was just hugging Hermione and saying, 'It's alright'. Finally Ginny noticed that Harry wasn't snoring anymore and leaned over very carefully and nibbled on his ear.

Hermione snuck out of the compartment quickly before she saw something she really didn't want to. Harry turned over and pulled her down kissing her long and hard. Ginny kissed back wrapping her arms around him. They laid there just like that and kissed for most of the ride to Hogwarts. They sat up when they took a little break from kissing, but went right back to kissing.

After a while Hermione and Jeramy came back in and sat down across from them. Jeramy put an arm around Hermione, and they just sat and stared into one another's eyes the entire way to the school. Finally they arrived at Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny walked to one of the carriages with Parvati and Neville.

Jeramy and Charlie would have to go with the first years to get sorted into their houses. So Hermione and Lavender walked them to the boats, kissed them goodbye and caught up with Padma and Dean in a carriage to get to the school. Everyone quickly sat down at the Gryffindor table, though Padma gave Dean a little kiss and ran off for the Ravenclaw table to say hello to her friends.

Nicole and Lisa looked up, smiled and waved hello to Harry and Ginny from the Ravenclaw table. Owen and Jeanette were busy flirting like crazy at the Hufflepuff table. It was the first year that Ginny was the only Weasley at Hogwarts, and the absence of Fred and George was hard for her to get used to. She was still trying to get used to Ron not being there. She wasn't the only one having a hard time though. Hermione started to get a little teary eyed, and Harry was too. Harry gave Hermione a hug and whispered "It'll be okay Hermi."

Ginny just sighed and thought to herself, 'I know he loves me, but sometimes the way he acts around her just screams that I'm not the only one in his heart.' The sorting ceremony started with two transfer students from Durmstrang. Professor McGonagall announced Lavender's boyfriend first, "Charlie Johnson!"

The hat had barely touched Charlie's head when it yelled out, "GRYFFINDOR!"

Lavender looked relieved as Charlie ran to sit next to her. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and they held hands while they watched Jeramy get sorted. Harry put his arm around Ginny and kissed her cheek while they waited for the ceremony to continue. Hermione started to get anxious worrying about Jeramy as Professor McGonagall announced his name, "Jeramy Ludwigon!"

The hat sat on Jeramy's head for about two minutes, apparently in conversation with Jeramy. Finally the hat announced, "GRYFFINDOR!"

Jeramy looked quite pleased and walked over to Hermione and sat next to her. He hugged her close and kissed her gently on the lips. There were some whispers from the Slytherin table, and Jeramy overheard the words 'Mudblood' and 'stupid prat' from their table. Jeramy looked deep into Hermione's eyes and whispered, "I don't care what they say Hermione, I want to be with you, and only you."

Hermione just smiled back, "Me too Jer."

They kissed again while another student was announced as a transfer from Durmstrang who was in her 7th year, a young girl with dashing green eyes and curly black hair. Professor McGonagall announced her name and a hush fell over parts of the room, "Hope Evans!"