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Blue Flowers of Celestial Years

Ch. 2: "Beginning of Sixth Year"

"Fancy seeing you here, Miss Weasley."

Ginny let out a rush of air from her lungs that she did not know she was holding. She took a few more breaths to calm her pounding heart. Inside what she thought was an empty compartment was none other than professor Remus J. Lupin. He had a few more grey hairs in his light brown hair, and he seemed more tired, but he still smiled none the less.

"Professor… I didn't see you there."

Remus smiled and chuckled at the same time.

"No, you wouldn't have. You seemed to be preoccupied and you didn't see me in here."

Ginny blushed.

"I was trying to hide from Malfoy." She explained.

"Ah." Remus pointed to the seat in front of him. "You want to sit down?"

Ginny nodded and then sat down on the seat.

"Oh, before I forget…" Remus exclaimed as he reached into his robe's pocket and pulled out a bag that had the "Weasley Wizard Wheezes" slogan on it.

Ginny looked relieved as she reached out to retrieve it.

"Who are you going to use that nifty little trick on?"

"I was thinking of 'accidentally' slipping a bit of it into Malfoy's food."

Remus chuckled again.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Miss Weasley. See, there is a great possibility that you could get caught. In my day, as a Marauder, we sent our jokes as gifts for the person we were playing the joke on. So, if you don't want to get detention, then I would advise you to send it to him anonymously. Oh, and Mr. Filtch does not patrol the corridors at dinner until bed time. So, promise that you will not cause yourself any trouble."

Ginny was silent. Was Professor Lupin trying to help her with this little prank?

"I promise that I will misbehave." Ginny replied.

"Good thinking." Remus said as he folded his hands in his lap.

On and on the train plowed through along the tracks. The afternoon sun sank into the evening sun, telling the passengers that they would soon arrive at Hogwarts. The two passengers in the compartment talked endlessly about random things as if they had been friends for years, and are just now meeting each other for the first time.

When the train came to a stop, both Remus and Ginny exited the train together, heading toward the carriages.

"You know you don't have to stay with me." Remus informed Ginny.

Ginny shrugged her shoulders.

"Yea, but I want to."

"Ginny!!"

Both Ginny and Remus turned toward the sound of the voice, and they saw Seamus Finnegan waving his hand to her. Ginny smiled as he came rushing to her side, which as soon as he reached her, he suddenly threw his arms around her in a loving hug.

Ginny felt a bit silly about hugging Seamus in front of everyone. Maybe it was the fact that she did not care much for Public Display of Affection. After her break up with Dean Thomas, Seamus asked Ginny out. At first, she hesitated because of the disaster of her last relationships, but took pity on his pleading so she agreed, much to the anger of her brother, Ron.

As the couple continued to hug, Remus felt out of place because he was watching his two students hugging each other in front of him. Well, at least they were not snogging. Seamus finally let Ginny go, and he looked up at Remus.

"Hello, professor."

"Hello, Mr. Finnegan." Remus greeted back as they shook hands.

The trio got into a carriage that started towards Hogwarts' gates. Remus was once again uncomfortable when Seamus held Ginny's hand during the ride. However, Ginny's thoughts were elsewhere so Remus suspected that she really was not paying any attention to the other boy's affection.

The carriages finally arrived at the gates and all the students poured out of them, determined to get to the feast.

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Ginny entered the Great Hall, looking around for any familiar faces she can sit with. She spotted her brother, Ron, and his two closest friends. Oh well, that will have to do for now. She walked down the rows of tables, trying to pass the other students that were also doing the same, and she sat down in the empty seat next to Harry, and Seamus sat down next to her.

Ron gave a scowl when he saw Seamus sitting next to his sister. Ginny did not notice her brother's protectiveness because she was looking at the teacher's table. Remus was taking a seat in the same seat he sat in when he was hired the first time.

When the students, ranging from second year to seventh year, were all settled down, that was when professor McGonagall brought the first years in to the Great Hall. Some first years entered with a nervous placement in them, while other first years entered with confidence.

The Sorting Hat was at the front of the Great Hall, waiting to be used from its months of hibernation. After McGonagall explained about placing the Sorting Hat on their heads to be sorted, the Sorting Hat came to life, much to the surprise of unsuspecting first years. The Sorting Hat then burst out into a song about the history of Hogwarts, his version.

The first years were sorted into their houses, which caused a lot of cheering from the houses they were sorted into. After the new students settled down at their house's tables, professor Dumbledore stood up for the "Beginning of the Year Announcements."

"Welcome to another year of Hogwarts!" Dumbledore spoke in a speech voice that carried to the very corners of the walls. "I have a few announcements to tell you. First, would we all give a round of applause to our returning Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, professor Lupin."

This time, there was a loud applause for Remus, unlike when he first arrived at Hogwarts as a teacher, except from the Slytherin table, of course. This surprised Remus, but he smiled at the students anyway.

Ginny clapped the loudest; her eyes met Remus' eyes, and he gave her a kind smile. A warm feeling filled Ginny's heart at the sight of his smile, and she was confused at what it meant.

"Second," Dumbledore said after the applauding stopped. "With a war coming soon in our world, students are to remain within the walls of Hogwarts. However, the trips to Hogsmeade with still continue."

There was a murmur of agreement for the new rule among the students.

"Speaking of Hogsmeade," Dumbledore continued. "As we all know, the founders of 'Weasley Wizard Wheezes' are going to be opening a shop there in that village."

There was a cheer that erupted from the students. Some of the students started talking to Ron and Ginny whom were close to Fred and George Weasley.

"I'm sure those who knew them have their own special memories of them." the Headmaster said with a chuckle. Some teachers smiled in fond memories, yet some scowled in not-so-fond memories.

The Weasley twins however, even now, were credited for their fight against the worst person who has ever set foot in Hogwarts, professor Umbridge. They were also famous for their exit from Hogwarts on brooms. There was a rumor going through school that there is going to be a painting of the twins flying away from Hogwarts.

"However," Dumbledore continued again. "There are some items that will not be allowed to be bought."

There was a groan from the students.

"So your teachers will hand you a list of items that can be bought, and those that can not be bought, at the beginning of classes tomorrow."

"What if there are some items that we want to buy before summer break?" one student asked.

"Then you may buy it as long as you do not use it on Hogwarts' grounds." Dumbledore answered. Before there were any other interruptions, the Headmaster announced the beginning of the feast.

Some first years were in awe when food suddenly appeared before them; the tables were filled with all sorts of food that were fit for a feast. The students immediately began to grab the food, placing it on their plates. Ginny and Ron grabbed the plate of chicken legs at the same time, and soon began bickering over it.

Ginny quickly fixed that problem when she pulled out her wand and hit her brother with her infamous Bat-Bogey Hex. Harry then immediately knew what George meant when he told him about Ginny:

"Yeah, size is no guarantee of power," said George. "Look at Ginny."

"What d'you mean?" said Harry.

"You've never been on the receiving end of one of her Bat-Bogey Hexes, have you?"

The victim of that hex had to battle several bats that distracted them from saying the counter curse. Ginny took the plate and took several chicken legs until she was satisfied; only after that did she mutter the counter curse. Ron scowled at his sister; his hair looked worse than Harry's wild hair did on a bad day.

Harry laughed while Hermione huffed, "So immature."

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After the feast, Ginny was among one of the first to get to the dorm to sleep. She pulled her curtains down over her bed to get her pajamas on in piece. That was when Hermione came in to scold Ginny about her behavior during the feast.

"What you did to Ron was very mean, Ginny." Hermione scolded through the red curtains.

"Well, if you had to grow up with gits like him, then you would understand. When you want something from my brothers, you have to take it by force."

Hermione could not reply to Ginny's statement because she was an only child, and never had to grow up with siblings. So, she decided to let the subject drop, deciding to go to her own dorm to get ready for bed.

Ginny heard Hermione leave; not really caring, she did not bother to open up her red curtains, so she flopped down on the bed, falling asleep almost instantly.

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The sun's beams came through the red curtains, giving Ginny's eye lids the eerie color of blood-red. Was she still writing messages on the walls with her fingers coated in blood? Ginny's mind started to panic at the color. Her eye lids flew open, and she practically shot out of bed as she scrambled to get out from behind the curtains.

Ginny ran into the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind her. She stood in the middle of the room, shaking in unexpected, yet familiar, terror. It took a while for Ginny to finally process the fact that Tom Riddle was dead; that she was no longer under his control.

Even though it has been five years, Ginny still has dreams about the incident. They do not happen as frequent as they use to, yet they still happen. The dreams where she is betrayed by the one person she sincerely trusted, and she is taken down into the awful chambers with him, lying on the ground, dying.

Ginny shuttered as she steadied herself, her back completely up against the wall, and the mirror right in front of her.

"You look pale, dear." The mirror exclaimed.

"Yes, I do." Ginny muttered, not wanting to deny the obvious.

After gathering up her courage, Ginny stepped out of the bathroom and into the room to get ready for breakfast.

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Ginny entered the Great Hall, still looking a little pale despite her efforts of splashing water on her face. She walked down the row of tables, her eyes spotting Harry and his two tag-a-longs, huddled together.

"Good morning." Ginny mumbled when she reached them.

All three friends jumped when Ginny came unexpectedly. Harry sat up, pushing his glasses up to keep them from falling off. Ron turned to his plate of food, but started poking at it with a fork. Hermione was still looking intently at the Daily Prophet in front of her. So that was what they were looking at.

Ginny took a seat next to Harry, which did not seem to bother him. In fact, Ginny guessed, the only reason he did not mind it was because he was lost in his own thoughts. The tension was so bad that they jumped when Ron's fork made an unexpected clank on his plate.

"Sorry…" he mumbled.

"Okay, what is going on?" Ginny demanded.

"It's nothing—Ginny, you look pale." Ron exclaimed.

"I know I do, so don't change the subject!"

"Why do you look pale?"

"You would too if you had a dream about snogging Malfoy."

Everyone looked at Hermione in shock. She looked at her friends in shock as well, her mouth open, and her face pale as Ginny's.

"That's not what I meant." She explained.

"Somehow I doubt that…" Ron countered his mouth still open.

"So, Ginny, how are you today?" Hermione asked, wanting to change the subject, yet her eyes where still on the newspaper.

"Bland." Ginny simply replied.

"Same here in this side of the road." Hermione said, her eyes still on the paper as she spoke.

"So what's going on in the cruel wizarding world?" Ginny asked as she spread the jelly on her toast.

Hermione pushed the Daily Prophet towards Ginny. She looked at it, but one article, or rather, main headline, seemed to stand out against all the other articles.

"You-Know-Who Gets Stronger." The article read, and Ginny's eyes ventured down to where it explains.

"The one wizard we all know gets stronger as he is aligned with the Giants, as he was in the First War. Residents are told to stay calm, and inexperienced wizards are asked to not to fight these huge creatures. We ask all other wizards to seek refuge in another place other than their homes. If residents can not, then please contact the Ministry of Magic."

Oh great, just great. No wonder Ron and Harry were so quiet and tense.

"So, You-Know-Who is kicking our ass." Ginny exclaimed.

"Ginny Weasley, you watch your mouth!" Ron scolded in a very Molly Weasley sort of way.

Ginny blinked at her brother, knowing that Ron has said worse than 'ass,' and then gave him an answer that she did not dare give her mother.

"I can't watch my mouth. My nose and cheeks are in the way." Okay, that was pathetic, but it was a typical snappy reply.

Ron gave his only sister a "that was so pathetic" look. Ginny smiled, and then shrugged as she picked up her fork and started eating her breakfast.

Ron, still not over what Hermione said, turned to her and yelped in a loud voice, "Why did you have a dream about snogging Malfoy?!"

The Great Hall was suddenly silent as Ron's words echoed off the walls like a howler. The Slytherin table snapped their attention to the two people now in the spotlight. Hermione's pale face now pooled with a red so deep that she looked like a tomato with bushy brown hair.

Ron gulped as his face also turned red to match his red hair; all eyes were on Ron and Hermione, and they looked at each other with wide eyes and red faces. Lucky for them, Draco Malfoy was not in the Great Hall at the moment, but knowing how fast this incident is going to spread, he probably already knows about it.

Harry and Ginny stared at the other two with wide eyes, feeling sorry for them, as well as embarrassed. Hermione's face turned from shock to a look like she was about to kill Ron. Poor Ron gulped when he saw her face.

Ginny slowly started to get up, leaving her food barely touched, and she slowly walked out of the Great Hall. Lucky for her, all the attention was still on Hermione and her brother. Just as she exited the two huge doors, she heard Hermione explode at Ron. Not bothering to hear the words, Ginny continued her way to her first class.

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True to the Headmaster's word, Professor Snape handed out papers with the list of "Weasley Wizard Wheezes" items that are allowed, and those that are not allowed. He gave Ginny a glare as he handed a paper with that list on it to her. She read the list of unexpected items until she came to "Fire Sucker," which caused her many giggles.

By the time the class was ten minutes into Potions, Ginny regretted her decision to leave the Great Hall before her breakfast was eaten. Her stomach started to growl loudly right when she put the herbs in her cauldron.

She looked at her other fellow students, watching them look around for the source of the noise. Ginny tried to ignore her stomach's pleas for food but it sounded again. Professor Snape looked at his class with a sneer.

"Whoever decided to skip breakfast, I suggest that you do not do it again." He declared.

The class covered their mouths to stifle their giggles and laughter. Ginny closed her eyes and sighed as another plea came from her stomach. She just wished for lunch to come soon.

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Ginny arrived fifteen minutes early when she entered her Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. She chose a seat nearest to the back, not noticing someone was already in the classroom, sitting at the teacher's desk.

"We just keep running into each other, don't we, Miss Weasley?"

Ginny jumped, and saw Remus Lupin smiling at her from his desk.

"Why do you insist on building up my possibility of a heart attack before I am twenty?"

Remus chuckled.

"I apologize for your discomfort."

Ginny's stomach gave another protesting growl.

"Well, you're not the cause of that discomfort." Ginny explained.

"Did you not eat breakfast?" Remus asked with concern.

"A little bit, but I didn't finish it all. Ron kind of, um, got Hermione angry this morning, so I decided to leave before she started shouting at him."

"Let me guess… It was because of what he shouted out during breakfast?"

Ginny blinked at her professor.

"How did you know?" she asked.

"My last class, who had a bit of free time, was talking about it among themselves. I… happened to over hear them." Remus said with a small laugh.

"Did they repeat what Hermione yelled at my brother?"

"Well, just words like, 'git', 'stupid Weasley', and, hem, 'wanker' was among one of them."

Ginny's stomach gave another loud gurgle, which caused her to hiss through her teeth. Remus looked like he was trying to suppress a laugh.

"Do you want something to eat, Miss Weasley?"

Ginny nodded, saying her thanks as Remus dug in his desk drawers for some kind of snack. The red head got up from her desk and walked up to her professor's desk as he was still rummaging through his drawers.

"Hmm… Would you like some chocolate?" he asked.

"Oh, chocolate would be fine."

Remus handed her a chocolate frog, which Ginny tried to eat slowly instead of her boyish way of eating. Molly Weasley might as well have had another boy for all the femininity Ginny had in her.

"Thank you." Ginny said when she was finished with the frog.

"No problem." Remus replied, and looked at his watch. "Ah, I do believe that class is going to start soon."

Just as Remus predicted, a flood of students came into the classroom. Ginny took that as a sign to take her seat, which she gladly did.

When class started, professor Lupin taught a very interesting lesson, which Ginny tried to stay up and pay attention to; However, since Ginny did not have a proper breakfast, that made her more tired. Her eyes started to droop, her head on her desk, and she felt like she was floating as she drifted of into Dreamland.

Someone was shaking her shoulder. Ginny groaned, slapping the hand away so she could fall back asleep. The hand shook her again, and this time Ginny woke up, not remember where she was at first.

"What?" she asked grumpily.

"Time to wake up, Miss Weasley." Said an amused, familiar voice.

Ginny finally realized where she was, saw the empty room, and professor Lupin by her side. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, blinking the sleep out of them.

"Oh, I'm sorry for falling asleep, professor."

"Quite understandable." Was Remus' reply. "Just try to watch yourself a bit closer. Right now, it is time for lunch, and I'm quite sure you're hungry."

Ginny blinked again, quickly grabbed her stuff and bolted out the door with the thought of food flowing through her mind.

Remus looked at her desk, seeing Ginny's wand that she left behind. He picked it up, making a mental note to hand it back to her, which he did not have to wait for long.

Ginny ran back into the room, breathing hard, her clothes out of place, which Remus thought was amusingly cute.

"Professor," Ginny exclaimed. "I seemed to have lost my wand."

Remus held up Ginny's wand in his hand with a smile on his face. Ginny smiled her thanks, walking up to him to retrieve the object. Her teacher held it out for her, and when she was taking, their fingers brushed together.

Ginny felt a jolt from her hand that traveled up her arm, and pierced her heart. She felt confused once more at the feelings that came over her body; feelings that she tried to brush off, but her heart seemed to nurture the emotions.

Knowing she was blushing, Ginny muttered her good-byes and bolted out the door once again, this time with entirely new thoughts on her mind.

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Rebelgal4ever: Thank you! I hope this chapter was okay. Thank you for reviewing!

Bohemian R.: Well, I know the first chapter started slowly because I am afraid of rushing through this like I always do with my first fan fic. Thank you for your review!

aikakone: About the board for Remus/Ginny fans, I tried to register, but the blasted site never sends me a password, so I can never log on. Meatloaf sandwiches… my mother used to pack those in my lunch when I was younger, and I never liked them, but I ate because I was hungry enough by lunch came around. I was thinking about that when I was trying to decide how to start off the first chapter. The title will be explained later on in one of the chapters, which Ginny will explain. I also had a friend read this chapter to find if anything was wrong with it. So, if something is wrong, please blame it on him and not me. Thank you for your review!!!