A/N: Here's chapter one. I hope you like it. I know it's a bit of a scratchy start, but I'm getting tired of typing.

Chapter One

The Only Safe Haven

Virginia Weasley woke up with a start. The rickety old bus she was riding shook and bounced as it traveled down the rough country road. She sighed. She was sick of seeing stupid soybeans! She was sick of this stupid bus, sick of the country music wailing through the bus and she was definitely sick of wondering who had sent her the letter that said to be here!

Ginny had just gotten out of prison for "conspiring against Voldemort". Sure, she had been, but why had they imprisoned her for two whole years? Of course, her brothers, except for Charlie and Bill, and her father were still in a prison somewhere with Harry.

Ginny sighed again. She felt so bad for her mom, Hermione and Penelope. Penelope had only been married to Percy for a week when he was captured. Hermione and Harry were set to get married the month after he was captured, and that obviously hadn't happened. Ginny wondered how they all were. She hadn't seen them since she was thrown in prison. Then when she got out, she received that stupid letter. She decided to get it out again to make sure she had read it correctly.

"To Miss Virginia Weasley, We would like to congratulate you on your release from prison. We are sorry to inform you that your brothers have not been released yet. However, we would like to ask if you would like to do something about it. If so, take a Muggle plane to the Cleveland Airport in Ohio, in the US. A light blue bus will be there with "Ohio Transportation" written on it in purple letters. Tell the driver you want to go to the Blue Violet Inn. Take a seat near the back. It'll be a long ride so please, take a nap. If you agree to do this, you must leave immediately. Enclosed is a ticket for the 3:30 flight today. We are waiting to hear from you."

Ginny was still confused by this letter. She had followed the directions perfectly. When she had told the driver where she'd wanted to go, he had muttered something incoherent. Then she'd taken a seat near the back of the bus. About seven minutes after they'd left the airport, they stopped at a "Giant Eagle" food store. A girl dressed in cut off shorts and a halter-top had gotten on the bus. She looked maybe three years older than Ginny. She told the driver something, he laughed and she sat in the seat across from Ginny's. There had been other passengers, too, but they'd all gotten off the bus. Now it was just Ginny and the other girl. Suddenly the bus came to a stop in front of what appeared to be a large farmhouse surrounded by flowers and trees. There was a long gravel driveway leading to a garage. The bus driver opened the doors. The other girl was getting off too.

"Thanks, Kev," she said to the driver.

"That's the fourth time in three months, Lex," Kev, the driver said with a laugh. "You getting paid overtime?"

"Don't need it Kev! Tell Lisa I said hi," 'Lex' got off the bus. Ginny followed her. Kevin met them outside and unloaded their bags. Then he pulled out of the driveway and left. Ginny hurried up to the house after the other girl. Inside the door was a small front hall with a desk in it. Sitting at the desk was an older lady with gray hair up in a bun. She looked up at them ready to ask how many rooms, until she saw who they were.

"Alexia Fisher, what took you so long? We were getting worried!" the lady said.

"Sorry, Ms. Luna. I had to stop at the store. I was being followed," Alexia said.

"Well, I suppose that's fine, Lexy." Ms. Luna turned to Ginny. "You must be Virginia Weasley. My name is Ms. Calistina Luna. This is Lexy Fisher. Are you tired girls?"

Needless to say, Ginny was a little confused. Luckily, Lexy seemed to notice.

"Ms. Luna! We haven't explained anything to her. You don't even know why you're here do you?" she asked.

"Well, um, no, not really," Ginny answered.

"Is Miss Minerva here?" Lexy asked.

"Yes, she said that she wanted to talk to you two as soon as you got here, if you were up to it," Ms. Luna answered. "She's in the second floor lounge."

"Come on, let's go. We can leave our stuff here," Lexy said. "Miss Minerva will explain everything. She's good at that."

"Um, why exactly am I here? Can't you tell me anything?" Ginny asked.

"Well, I guess you can say that you're here to help defeat the evil powers that be and save your brothers," Lexy said.

"You mean You-Know-Who?" Ginny asked quietly. Lexy gave a short nod. "Why are you here? And how did you know that I had brothers that needed to be saved?"

"Well, I'm here because my cousin's fiancé is being held captive. As to how I know that your brothers need to be saved," Lexy paused and got out the picture of the Weasleys that had been in the paper when Mr. Weasley had won some money a few years back. "That's how I know. That and the fact that I've met those two." She pointed at Fred and George. Ginny was about to ask where when they reached the Lounge. There was no one there.

"Um, Lexy, there's no one here," Ginny said. Then she saw, sitting on chair, a cat that looked like-

"Professor McGonagall?" Ginny asked. The cat transformed into Ginny's old teacher.

"Hello Miss Weasley, Miss Fisher," she said. "And please, call me Miss Minerva. My last name draws attention. Please sit down." The girls sat down on the couch.

"Miss Fisher, what did you learn this time?" she asked Lexy.

"Well, I still can't find him. However, I talked to Fred and George again. They helped me play a few jokes on Crabbe and Goyle again."

"Miss Fisher, is that how you keep getting thrown out?"

"Yep. Goyle doesn't really like it if you steal his unopened bag of Sour Patch Kids while he's trying to stop a certain pair of twins from taking Crabbe's stash of Bernie Botts Every Flavor Beans." Ginny couldn't help smiling at that.

"How are those two doing?" Ginny asked.

"Really well, considering everything. They're still full of pep. It's freaky really," Lexy said, shaking her head. Then she told Ginny about other exploits she'd had with the twins. Some also included other Hogwarts students, such as a very interesting story including Lee Jordan and Angelina Johnson.

"Anyway, we were all in the rec. room when Fred and George came in. They had the Warden's prize Voldemort's General's plaque. Well it was circular shape so we decided to play a little game of Hockey. Lee was the announcer, of course, and we split into two teams and used trashcans as goals. It sounded just like a Quidditch match, because Angelina kept scoring and the other team couldn't get past our goalie!" There were tons of other stories, which Lexy told her. However McGonagall seemed to be getting a little impatient.

"Lexy, I'm sure you can tell her all about this later. We have more pressing matters," she said.

"I know Miss Minerva. As I told Ms. Luna I was followed part of the way here. That's why I had to go to three stores and see "Chicago" twice," Lexy said.

"I understand Lexy." McGonagall turned to Ginny. "Miss Weasley I bet you're wondering why you're here." Ginny nodded. "Well, you are here to help us, if you agree that is. Now, we need your help because You-Know-Who has been gaining strength. We need to stop him now or we'll never be able to. Also we need Harry Potter. Lexy has been trying to find him. She's part of The Wizard and Witch Resistance too. This building is our head quarters."

"But, why here? And why hasn't You-Know-Who found you yet?" Ginny asked, slightly bewildered.

"You know how the villains in books always overlook something? That's what this place is. I'm sure you've noticed we're in the middle of nowhere. Also, we're very close to a town that seems to be completely populated with Muggles right up until the 1940's. Now, however, there're a lot of witches and wizards here, but they don't know that. The dark side I mean. This place is so low tech you'd never understand why a magic person would want to live here. That's why it's perfect," Lexy explained.

"But doesn't he realize that this is the perfect place?" Ginny asked.

"He thinks that it's too perfect. We wouldn't be stupid enough to build our headquarters in an obvious location, is what he thinks," McGonagall said.

"Oh, I guess that makes sense. This is the only safe haven, so to speak," Ginny said. McGonagall turned to look at Lexy.

"Have you checked your mail recently?" she asked.

"No, I just got here. Why?" Lexy asked.

"Well, you have a letter from your cousin, at least a dozen letters from a certain guy that we know is crazy about you, and this," McGonagall handed Lexy a very fancy envelope. Without even reading the return address, she opened it. She read it and smiled.

"I knew I'd forgotten something!" she said.

"You mean you forgot to mention that you agreed to sing at a nice little party that is no doubt a trap to catch people who oppose You-Know-Who?" McGonagall said.

"Well, she said that I am her favorite singer," Lexy said innocently. Then it hit Ginny why Lexy had looked so familiar.

"You're Nova Star, the famous singer!" Ginny exclaimed. Lexy smiled.

"That's me. All though I don't know exactly if famous is right," Lexy said.

"Who's party are you singing at?" Ginny asked.

"Oh, it's just a little party for past graduates and teachers at Hogwarts," Lexy said.

"At the Malfoys'!" McGonagall said in an exasperated voice. Ginny looked stunned.

"Well, Mrs. Malfoy said that I'm her favorite singer. Plus she specifically asked me to sing some nice uplifting songs and said that she'll make sure all the prisoners can watch it," Lexy said simply. McGonagall looked like she finally understood.

"So you're planning to go sing songs that will make the prisoners feel better. I must say, I thought you were crazy."

"Well, I understand," Lexy said. Ginny didn't look confused anymore either.

"Lexy, maybe you'd better convince you're cousin to go. Miss Weasley, you should go too," McGonagall declared. Ginny looked stunned again.

"But, Professor McGonagall," she began.

"Ginny it'll be fun! You can sing on stage with me and my cousin if she agrees," Lexy said.

"Well, I guess that's ok," Ginny said reluctantly.

"Great! The party's tomorrow but we'd better go right now. Once we get to my cousin's we can get a little cleaned up."

"Okay," Ginny said.

"You had better leave now. Just apparate. It will be easier. Carry a change of clothes," McGonagall said. The girls took their stuff up to their newly assigned rooms and got out a change of clothes and other essentials. They each put their stuff in a bag, said good bye to Miss Minerva and Ms. Luna, and apparated to the yard behind a small house in England.

"You're cousin lives in England?" Ginny asked.

"Yep. She went to Hogwarts, you know," Lexy explained. She knocked on the door.

"What school did you go to?"

"The United States School for the Talented. It's a witchcraft and wizardry college, too," Lexy knocked again in a pattern. The door swung open and there stood Hermione.

A/N: So what do you think? I hope you like it! Please review and tell me if there's anyway that I can improve my writing a bit. As I said in the last chapter, the reviews are what keep me going. Now, I'll probably get the next chapter out tomorrow, Monday or Tuesday, depending on if I go to my sister's house tomorrow and if I get lots of homework. I'm only in high school, so I'm not guaranteeing that chapters will be uploaded very frequently. If I get reviews, though, I'll try A LOT harder.