Usual Disclaimer: This world does not belong to me. I just borrowed it along with its inhabitants. Thanks J.K. for lending me your ready made world of magic.

A/N: Thanks to all my reviewers. Thanks especially to galagirl, the suggestions were very much appreciated and you inspired me to include Krum in this chapter. It's just a fluff chapter but I hope you like it anyway. I don't have much time so it s just a quick A/N to start the chapter. R&R please.

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The journey back to school brought about the daunting conversation, for Ron, Harry and Hermione, of their last year at Hogwarts.

"What are you planning on doing?" Ginny asked Hermione.

"I don't really know. I always wanted to help other people but now... I don't know when it comes down to it. There are so many things I'd love to do."

"Harry?" Ginny directed the same question.

"Auror." Harry said with no hesitation. Ginny's face fell.

"It's really dangerous though." She bit her lip. "And you need really good grades." She tried to put him off.

"Hermione will just have to help me study extra hard this year then." Harry said with a smile. "It's not that dangerous." He added putting his arm around her to comfort her.

"What about you Ron?" Hermione asked.

"I don't know. Fred and George offered me a job but I turned it down."

"Why what was the job?"

"Test subject." They laughed. "But seriously, I don't know. I'd love to play Quidditch but I know I'm not good enough."

"You could be. You can do anything you set your mind to." Hermione told him matter-of-factly.

"Thanks 'Mione, but I'll probably end up in a dead end ministry job like Dad and Percy.

The topic of conversation being that none of them knew what they were going to do when they left Hogwarts was enough to send them into a ten minute spell of depressed silence. Ginny broke the silence, but did not change the subject.

"What about Quidditch Harry?"

"Maybe." Harry looked at their hopeful faces. "Later. Being an Auror comes first."

"But you love Quidditch." Ginny pleaded.

"Yes as a hobby. As a release, not a job."

"Viktor was telling me what a good job it is to have. The hours aren't bad, the pay is very good and..." Hermione trailed off as Ron's scowl caught her eye.

"What?"

"You were talking to Krum?"

"No. Writing."

"You mean he hasn't given up yet?"

"What do you mean given up?" Hermione started to get annoyed but tried to keep calm.

"He's been writing to me for ages, he's a good pen pal and friend."

"Friend? You hardly ever see him!"

"Yes, friend and no I haven't seen him since the summer after fourth year so what's the problem? Why are you so jealous? He's no threat to you!" Hermione found it increasingly difficult to keep her voice down.

"Calm down you two." Ginny broke in, as Ron was about to respond.

"Yeah come on, you just managed to get it together after six years, don't spoil it." Harry looked pointedly at them. It successfully put a stop to their arguing but did not repair the damage that was already done. Ron and Hermione did not speak for the rest of the journey.

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After the Carriage ride, as they reached the entrance hall, some third year Gryffindors passed them, staring at Harry and Ron, giggling and whispering. Both Ginny and Hermione took the hands of their partners protectively, scowling at the girls.

Ron looked surprised that Hermione seemed to have forgiven him and was about to say something when she gave him a warning look and he abruptly closed his mouth again

"The effect you two have by just walking into a room! It's unbelievable!" Ginny commented. And it was true. Harry and Ron had really developed from the scrawniness of their youth into a couple of stunners. It was easy to see that they were two of the most gorgeous boys in the school and were never short of offers for dates. Most girls in the school, whether they admitted it or not, would find themselves fancying one or both of the two handsome Gryffindors. When Harry and Ron walked into a room together girls breaths would collectively catch in their throats. "And what's worse is - you know it!"

"Course we do. We happen to be very sought after. It's not our fault we're gorgeous." Harry grinned.

"That is exactly what I mean, your heads need a bit of deflating. Don't think we haven't noticed the strut you two have developed."

"We do not strut!" Ron looked offended. Ginny raised her eyebrows in response. "Okay, maybe we do... a bit."

"Hey Gin, I think their admirers need to see that they are spoken for, don't you think?" Hermione smiled as they reached the great hall, eyes shining.

"Hell yeah." Ginny agreed and Harry and Ron exchanged worried looks. Hermione and Ginny each wrapped an arm around their partners back as they entered the Great Hall and as they were about to take their seats, they pulled the boys towards them. Surprised as they were, Harry and Ron responded to the kisses and heard disappointed sighs emanating from bodies right across the hall. They broke away and sat down.

"That was cruel." Ron commented.

"Just marking our territory." Ginny smiled as the sorting began. Harry looked towards Dumbledore and was met with his twinkling blue gaze, as Harry had expected, he had not missed the display. Harry smiled sheepishly and half turned his attention to the sorting hat's annual song.

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