A/N: This chapter is in letter format, between Ginny and Oliver.

A Fresh Start

September 1

Dearest Oliver,

Hey what's up?  I love it here at Hogwarts.  Classes started yesterday, and the students were awfully surprised that Snape was the new headmaster and that there was a new potions professor.  The little Slytherins were not thrilled to have a Gryffindor in the potions room; I don't let them get away with what Severus did.  Not that I let the Gryffindors get away with anything, because I don't.  It will take a while for the students to get used to my methods of teaching; I must say that it is quite different than Snape's.  Lee Jordan is teaching DADA, he says hi and is thrilled that you "poor saps" have to do all the interrogating while he teaches.  I hope to see you soon.  The first Hogsmeade visit is the last weekend of the month, so meet me at the Three Broomsticks at noon.

Love,

Ginny

September 6

Dear Ginny,

            Life is just fine here, and I ran into your brother Bill the other day.  Once again he was asking about you.  I told him that what you were doing was none of his business and that you were fine and would tell them when you feel like it.  Tell Lee that he could only wish that he were here instead of dealing with the blunders that students make.  Unfortunately, he is better of than I am, I will be going to the northern coast for two months as part of a red cap patrol squad.  I am counting the days until I can see you in Hogsmeade.  By the way, you will be a fine instructor.

            Yours,

            Oliver

September 11

Hey Oliver,

            Too bad that you have to go away, how long are you going to be gone?  I promise to try not to worry about you.  Lee told me to tell you that because he took the teaching job he will be safe and sound while you are cold and in danger.  He then laughed hysterically. 

Sorry that you have to deal with my brothers.  I know that I should tell them, but I can't say that I want to.  They really pissed me off and I don't think that I am capable of forgiving any of them right now, except for maybe Ronnie.  Hogwarts will be having a Yule Ball this year and I was wondering if you wanted to come with me?  Please, pretty, pretty please.  Sorry, that was pathetic, I know, but I miss you more than ever.  But you sounded pretty pathetic in your letter so I had to try to top it.  How did I do?

The cutest thing ever is Snape's five-year-old son Damian.  Actually both Damian and Dominic are too cute for words.  But much to Aurora's dismay they dress just like their father.  He sends Damian as a messenger.  So this mini-Snape bursts into classrooms with a scowl matching his fathers and walks up to the teacher with his little black robes billowing out behind him just to hand a note to the teacher.

See you soon,

Ginny

September 23

Hi Ginny,

I'm sure that that has to be adorable.  But mini-Snapes; what is the world coming to?  I say, head for the hills.  I am in a bit of a rush we have trials this week and I do not have a lot of time to write.  I will tell you more on Saturday.  By the way of course I will attend the Yule Ball with you.

Sincerely yours,

Oliver

October 3

Hey lover,

I had a wonderful time in Hogsmeade with you.  I hope that you made it to the red cap headquarters in one piece.

On a completely different subject I have kept my research going and Severus has been helping me with some of the complex parts but I think that my regeneration potion may be ready for the final testing.  Wish me luck.  If it works I will keep you posted. 

You will never guess what my mother sent me in the mail yesterday?  Give up? A howler!  Yay me!  I opened the first one and got incredibly pissed off.  When I didn't respond she sent me another one and I created a box that I could slip the howlers into.  I have decided that I will give it to her for Christmas.  I have received four howlers so far, and you know what howlers are like if unopened.  I plan on placing some other spells on it as well.

The Slytherins have finally warmed up to me.  Seems that when I get mad I can be almost as scary as Snape, who would believe that, little old me scary.  I guess growing up with six shit heads for brothers will do that for you.

Ciao,

Ginny

October 10

Hey babe,

I don't know about you being scary, but Percy once told me that when you got angry you where worse than your mother.  I didn't believe him, not that I had seen Molly mad all too often at that time in history.  Speaking of the future Minister of Magic, Percy has a girlfriend.  Do you remember Alicia?  Seems that she had a huge crush on our little Percy when he was head boy.

It is so boring up here, when I am not out patrolling I am reading some muggle classics and your letters of course.  I really miss you, when did you want to start planning our wedding?  I was thinking that we could get married in the springtime if you don't mind.  That and I would like a small wedding, not the social event of the year.  But whatever you want you shall receive.  You wouldn't believe the ribbing that the guys are giving me about my thoughts on the wedding.  I hope to see you before the Yule Ball but, worry not, I shall be there.

            Yours forever,

Oliver

October 18

Oliver,

I don't want a large wedding, just a small one with our friends and family, Spring sounds wonderful, and that way we can have the wedding outdoors.  I think that it is wonderful that you want to help me plan the wedding after all you are one of the major players.  I have started planning our wedding if you don't mind.  I don't want a long engagement; after all we have been together for three years. 

So Percy and Alicia, hmmm, there's a couple for you, if I wasn't so mad that the lot of them I'd almost go see.  My mother has let up on the howlers I had been receiving almost one every three days.  Does she honestly think that I am reading them?  She is slowing down I received only one this week.  Maybe she is losing her voice.  Pity. 

I suppose that you I should invite them all to the wedding, huh?  That'll be a shock to them, I wonder if they even know that I have a boyfriend.  Lee kept his word and has not let the twins know anything.  He bullied the storied out of me, and no before you ask his methods were quite different than yours.  I see why the twins and Lee are such good friends.  He is a great guy, as is Sirius, the three of us Gryffindor teachers have become good friends. 

My only problem with teaching is giving detentions and taking points away, but it is part of the job.  Do you remember Neville Longbottom?  He was in Ron's year, I have a student; a first year who is a clone of Neville, and he has melted four cauldrons so far this term.

I hope you are safe and will be returning soon, will we be spending Christmas at your cottage?  By the way I miss you, you sexy beast!

All my love,

Ginny.

October 31

Ginny,

Happy Halloween, and I must thank you for that wonderfully long letter.  I miss you even more.  I will be returning home around December 10th, and I was planning on spending Christmas with you.  How on earth can you think of Christmas this early?  I haven't even started shopping for it yet, and you know I will not be done until the day before Christmas.  You don't have to stay at Hogwarts do you?

Of course I want to help you plan the wedding, it is as important to me as it is to you.  I love you Ginny and I want to make you happy at any cost.  I too, do not wish to have a long engagement, so I think that we should set a date.  I was thinking late May, if that is okay with you? 

How about I meet you in Hogsmeade after I get back and we can go Christmas shopping together, you won't get to see your present because I already have it picked out.  Have you talked to your family yet?  I really think that you should.  That howler idea that you had a while back is wicked.  Where on earth do you come up with these ideas?  Well, you did grow up with Fred and George.

Love you,

Oliver

November 5

Dearest Oliver,

I suppose you are right, and I should tell them, but I don't really want to, but they will find me sooner or later.  Maybe I'll slip it in with my howlers? 

I have been so busy lately that I haven't even really thought about it lately.  Oh well, I guess I will have to end it soon.  My regeneration potion was a success, and now I am still testing it so that I can submit it for patent. 

I am assuming since you are still writing to me that nothing out of the ordinary has happened to you, you will tell me if you get injured in any way won't you, Oliver?  I have to go I have detentions to proctor and papers to grade.

You don't think that I am being too stubborn and obstinate about this, do you?

Forever Yours,

Ginny

November 16

Dear Ginny,

I am fine there is no need for you to worry, we all know how to handle ourselves, and we are all trained.  You know, I have faced death eaters AND the Weasley inquisition.  I can handle anything. 

Don't work yourself to death, I hope that your patent come through.  I also think that it would be best for your family to be at the wedding or else they will string me up and I really don't want that.  I think that you can be stubborn at times, but your family did deserve this and you have every right to be mad they took you for granted. 

How are the wedding plans coming, I have some ideas but want to hear yours first, after all you are better at this than I ever could be.

Love,

Oliver

November 27

Oliver,

Good answer, I must say you are a great catch.  Wedding plans, now you have opened the floodgates!

Well I have picked out my wedding dress, I am going to use a muggle dress and over robes instead of the usual white robes, I will let you decided on they way you want to dress.  I think that we should have the wedding in the hills by the cottage.  What do you think?  We can build a gazebo and hold the ceremony there.  The ceremony will of course be the traditional wizarding wedding.  I think that I am going to ask Penelope to be my Maid of Honor.  Yes, I know she is Charlie's girlfriend, but she and I are very good friends.  Is Percy going to be your Best Man? 

I think that we can have the reception at our home if you don't mind?  I have some choices of invitations picked out and I want you pick your favorite out.  Also I think we should write our own vows.

Now to a less than wonderful subject, teaching is not always fun, I had to break up a Gryffindor/Slyhtherin fight yesterday.  There were three third years Gryffindors picking on two smaller Slytherins in their year.  And the Gryffindors thought that I was not going to punish them.  I think I took twenty points away from each of them and gave them detention with Filch.  They were ticked and then I told them to be glad that I didn't send them directly to Headmaster Snape.

Ginny

December 6

Dearest Ginny,

I will be home soon and I can't wait to see you.  I picked out my favorite invitations, and I circled them.  I think that I may go with a muggle tuxedo.  I hope you find this acceptable.  I think that your plans sound wonderful.

Do all the Gryffindors think that they can get away with anything?  That's sad.  I have to go and I wanted to squeeze this in before I went into the field

I love you,

Oliver

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