A/N: first of all I made a mistake last chapter. I wrote that school started November first when really it starts September first (hey it rhymes, so it is easy to confuse. They need to make the names of months more differenter so that ppl don't mix them all up!) even tho I sed I wasn't going to write until ppl reviewed (which they didn't o_O argh) im still going to.

Disclaimer- yeah sorry Iforgot the disclaimer in the last chapter, and knowing me I will forget it in chapters to come, so just so everybody knows, I don't own any characters, except a couple which I made up for this story, which I made up.

Return to the Burrow:

            The return to the burrow was positively uneventful. He cleaned his soot covered glasses and looked around to see Mrs. Weasley, Ginny, Luna Lovegood, and Hermione all standing around the kitchen table, smiling at him. Fred, George, and Ron who had returned before him were also standing there, Ron covered in soot as well, the twins clean, they had apparated. Mr. Weasley appeared on the other side of the room, apparating as well.

 Immediately Hermione ran to him and gave him a big hug. "Happy Birthday!" she said excitedly.

"Thanks," Harry replied, happy to see everyone.

Then he saw the table, brimming with presents. "Wow!" he said staring at them "Are they for me?"

"Yes, dear," said Mrs. Weasley "Come open them."

Harry, overwhelmed at getting so many presents, dug into the pile, ferociously, ripping off wrapping paper.

First was Fred and George's gift, a large amount of Skiving Snackboxes. "We finished them." Said Fred as Harry unwrapped them, "Now we are working on robes that spread ink over any one that touches them, except the owner."

"Just we haven't gotten them to recognize the owner," interrupted George" And we can't get the ink off." He showed Harry a stained arm.

Then came Ron's, Hermione's, Mad Eye's, Tonks, Hagrid's and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's. Apart from getting a whole lot of candy, he received a Pensieve, a book called Quidditch; Strategies, Plays, and Other Ideas from Experts and Players, a book on Occlumency, and a golden Snitch. At receiving the Snitch his memory went back to that night in Snape's classroom, seeing his father on the shore of the lake playing with the Snitch.

He was brought back to reality by Ron's voice, saying, "Let's bring your stuff up to my room."

"Ok," Harry replied.

Harry and Ron grabbed the trunk, while Hermione scooped up all his presents, and Ginny grabbed Hedwig. When they had deposited all the stuff on the floor of Ron's room, and Fred and George had Apparated up. Ron asked, "So what did you get on your O.W.L.'s?"

Harry, who still had the piece of parchment showing his grades in his pocket, grabbed them and threw them at Ron.

"Wow," he said admiringly "You got 9 O.W.L.'s"

"Well how many did you get?" he asked

"Six, I got three D's. One in Potions, One in Divination, and one in History of Magic."

"I got all O's." said Hermione, when asked.

"Good job," said Harry, "So what did you guys tell McGonagall during your career advice session?"

"I told her I wanted to be an Auror," said Ron, "but she told me I had to get five N.E.W.T.S., so I told her maybe I just want to work for the Ministry. Maybe the Department of Magical Games and Sports. She told me that would be a good career to aim for. So she told me to take just the ordinary classes. Charms, Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Care of Magical Creatures. Really, it doesnt matter what you take as long as I get two or three N.E.W.T.S. But I'm not taking anything I failed in. What did you say?"

"I told her I wanted to be an Auror, also. She told me it would be really hard but if I had enough determination I could do it. Then she got into a big fight with Umbridge and ended up telling me that she would help me become an Auror if it was the last thing she did. I'm taking the normal subjects too. Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, Care of Magical Creatures, and Herbology."

"Why in bloody hell are you taking Potions? I thought you hated it…and Snape," Ron said disgustedly.

"Because I need to to become an Auror." Harry replied,  to change the subject, he asked Hermione, "What did you say?"

"I told her I wanted to be headmistress of Hogwarts, after teaching there for awhile," she said proudly.

Ron snorted, "You, headmistress" he laughed

"Why yes" she said indignantly.

"What classes do you need to take, Hermione" asked Ginny, to cover up for her brother's rudeness."

"Professor McGonagall said I should take any subject I am interested in teaching, as well as Transfiguratiion, Charms, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Herbology, and any other class that I want to take."

"And what do you want to teach?" asked Ginny continuing the conversation.

"Transfiguration, I think" she replied.

Suddenly Harry was struck with an idea. "Hermione, Ron," he whispered so the rest couldn't here, " I have a great idea"

"What is it?" asked Ron

"Don't say it know with everyone around," said Hermione, "Wait until later…tell us then."

A/N: that was a kinda short chapter, but it is huge compared to how small the next one is going to be. Please r/r. I'm begging you *begs* please?