Dear Harry,

I was glad to hear that you did really well on your OWL's. We didn't have that kind of examination at my last school but we had something similar. I had to pick my classes today; mum helped me out. I am taking DADA, Herbology, Transifigurations, Care of Magical Creatures, and Potions. I cant wait for Potions; that is my favorite subject. Mum told me that I might have another opinion on the class after I get there. I don't understand why. Is the teacher bad or something? Well I have to go. Mum is taking me to get my school supplies. I'll see you when term starts. Hope your having fun.

Sincerely,

Katelyn

Harry read the letter and laughed at the part about potions. "Well she find out on her first potions class." said Harry with a chuckle. He was about to write a response when his bedroom door opened and a gingered hair boy walked in with another ginger haired girl right behind him.

"Well its about time you visited." said Harry.

"Hey I cant help that I'm always busy. I'm a working man now." said Ron.

"Oh yeah your really working hard. Yesterday you were napping on dad's desk." said Ginny

"Oh shut up." said Ron swatting Ginny on the shoulder.

"Alright you two stop fighting. Hi Ginny." said Harry.

"Hey Harry." said Ginny. "I'll go check on what mum is doing." she gave the two boys a smile and walked out of the door.

"So have you talked to Hermione?" asked Harry.

"No not much. She owls me every once and a while, but never anything big." said Ron. Harry could tell that Ron wasn't telling him the whole truth, but he didn't press the subject.

For the next hour the two boys sat on the bed talking of the things they done this summer. Ron told Harry about what it was like working with his dad. "It's weird you know, over at the ministry. Everyone one knows that you-know-who is back but they act like nothing is going on. Its just way to calm. I thought people would freak when the whole department of mysterious thing happened."

"I guess it hasn't sinked in yet. But they have to believe what happened." said Harry.
"I don't know, but there treating dad really weird." said Ron

"What do you mean?" asked Harry.

"Well everyone is just treating him differently. Even though dad never flat out and said that you and Dumbledore was telling the truth, everyone knew he was in with Dumbledore, which didn't help dad. People just alienated him more then they usually do. So now that its open that he's back they are just really kissing his butt now." said Ron.

"What does your dad think about that?" asked Harry.

"Well you know dad. He isn't somebody to take a grudge with someone. Its just weird for him." said Ron.

"What about Percy?" asked Harry.

"Still being the biggest git ever. I mean everyone knows that he's back but he's to damn stubborn to admit he was wrong. Mum tried talking to him again but he just never answer her owls and things." said Ron.

"I'm sorry." said Harry. He did feel bad that Percy was still not talking to his family, but he was still angry with him for the things he said about him.

"Its okay. Its his problem not mine." said Ron.

For the rest of the afternoon they boys talked about Fred and Gorge's joke shop. Ron told Harry that the boys had found a great spot in the middle of Diagon Alley and that they opened about a month ago. Their business was doing really well and whatever profits they made they gave a little to the family. "Dad wasn't going to accept it, but you know the twins they can persuade anybody to do anything." said Ron.

In mid afternoon the boys headed to the kitchen for some lunch. In the kitchen Ginny was by the stove cooking some kind of stew while Mrs. Weasley and Lupin were discussing something. Once the two adults saw the boys walk in they abruptly stopped talking.

"Well lunch is almost ready, so you can wait at the table." said Mrs. Weasley.

"What were you guys talking about?" asked Ron.

"Order business." said Lupin

"Which has no concern to you." said Mrs. Weasley with a stern look about her. "Now eat your lunch before it gets cold."

"I knew she was going to say that." said Ron.

"Then why did you ask?" asked Harry.

"Just to tick her off, and maybe one day she actually tell me the truth." said Ron with a smile.

For the rest of the month Harry, Ron, and Ginny hung out at headquarters whenever Ron wasn't working. The boys would play games and talk about quidditch while Ginny just watched as a spectator, especially when Harry lost again at a game of chess. Most of the time though they had to help Mrs. Weasley clean the house.

"Why do we have to clean again? didn't we do this last year?" asked Ron.

"Just because we cleaned the place last year doesn't mean that it never gets dirty. We have to keep up with it. Besides this place collects dust like a magnet." said Mrs. Weasley.

"Man, this stinks." said Ron throwing down the bucket Mrs. Weasley gave him.

After what felt like an hour Mrs. Weasley said they could take a break and she would give them a snack. Both Ron and Harry were exhausted by all the dusting and scrubbing Mrs.Weasley made them do.

"I swear if I never see another dusty artifact ever again it would be two soon." said Harry sitting down on the newly clean sofa in the library.

"I know what you mean. what I don't get is why I'm cleaning this place that I only see two month out of the year? I mean I don't even clean my house now she wants me to clean this whole place." said Ron.

"Oh stop complaining Ronald. Its just a little dusting." said a female voice at the door.

Both Harry and Ron turned to see who the voice was from and saw Hermione standing by the door with a plate of sandwiches.

"Hermione!" said Ron while jumping to his feet with much haste, which Harry snickered at.

"Well I thought you guys could do with some food." said Hermione.

"You have never been more right." said Harry getting up to give Hermione a hug and grabbing the plate of sandwiches.

"Why are you here?" asked Ron.
"Thanks Ron." said Hermione

"I mean in your last letter you said that you wouldn't be able to see us until term started."

"I know but I asked my parents if I could stay for the last week and they reluctantly agreed." said Hermione with a smile.

"Well its great that you're here." said Harry.

"Yeah, you can help mum with the cleaning." said Ron. Hermione threw a sandwich at his face playfully. "I was kidding, seriously." said Ron whipping the mayonnaise off his nose.