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HyperCaz- I haven't fully developed the Justin character yet, but he's going to show up here and there. I know that I wanted to make up a character, and I decided to make up a character from America or something because it's far away from England. This will all make sense later.

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Fyre Pixie- You're right, Arthur isn't too happy about Justin. He tries to impress Molly a bit in this chapter.

Chapter 4- Retirement

"Hello Molly," Arthur said as she entered the Gryffindor common room through the portrait. "These are for you."

He held a bouquet of wispy, limply flowers that hinted that they've been sat on.

"Kingsley sat on them." Arthur said.

"Accident," Kingsley mumbled. "Sorry."

"Oh, Arthur." Molly smiled and accepted the flowers. "Thank you."

"Who is he?" Arthur asked.

Molly turned and looked in Arthur's eyes. "He is an old friend of mine. Forgotten about him actually."

"Oh." Arthur mumbled and didn't question further.

This didn't stop Kingsley and the rest of the gang. They all started talking at the same time.

"He's cute! But he didn't try to put the moves on you, did he?" Alice said.

"Ha! Texas! I think he's from Durmstrang! Why did he have to speak to you alone?" Moody said.

"----a Quiddich player?"

"What did he want to ask----?"

"----Durmstrang spies….Dark Arts lovers---"

"I noticed his fresh robes! Is he rich?"

"He wanted to ask me out." Molly said softly, carefully looking at Arthur who became engrossed in a Muggle book. She could see his ears turning red and he looked at his own robes with disgust.

"WHAT?" all the voices chorused together.

"You didn't say yes did you?"

"---ha! To spy on Hogwarts----"

"Molly! What about Arthur?" Alice asked anxiously.

"Of course I didn't accept!" Molly said. "I told him I'm with Arthur!"

There was a silence and then….

"Good for you!"

"----spies from Durmstrang----"

"Arthur's a better match for you anyway!"

"I want to talk to Arthur!" Molly said, walking over to him. The rest followed. "Alone." She said sighing.

The rest groaned. "Fine."

They moved off and left Molly alone with Arthur in another corner of the common room.

"Arthur?" Molly said. "I'm sorry."

Arthur didn't say anything for awhile.

"You're not mad are you?" Molly asked.

"No. It's not anything you did, Molly." Arthur put down his books. "I should have known something like this was going to happen."

They looked at each other.

"I don't understand." Molly said.

"Molly, you're very smart and very pretty. It's very obvious that I won't be the only one interested in you. And when another guy is interested in you, he'll probably be better off than I am. I mean, I saw Justin's robes. And his polished wand…."

"Oh, Arthur Weasley!" Molly said with a bright look in her eyes. "You absolutely flatter me! Why would I go out with any other boy but you?" she smiled up at him. "Arthur, I'm not going to go off with Justin, I like you. A lot."

"Molly, I can't give you what others can give you—"

"Will you stop comparing yourself to others, Arthur?" Molly said. "You're different from others because you're nice and not full of yourself. Come on, Arthur. Put that book down, let's go play some exploding snap."

* *

"PEEVES!" Apollyon Pringle shouted, waving his wand at the ghost. Peeves gave a huge raspberry and flew off, leaving a hallway full of dung bombs.

"Great game!" Kingsley said inhaling the inviting aroma from the kitchens. "Completely flattened Hufflepuff!"

"Caught the Snitch in ten minutes!" Moody said clapping an arm around Kingsley. "Now that's a Seeker!"

"LONGBOTTOM!" came a screech. "What did I say about kissing Alice like that in the hallways? Save the show for a nonpublic place!" Professor Wortham marched over to Frank and Alice and pointed to the Great Hall. "Off you go!"

"Good game!" Justin Riley said coming over to Kingsley. "You're a great flier."

"Thanks. You are too. No hard feelings?" Kingsley said.

"None at all." Justin replied. "Hello Molly. You look really nice today."

"Thank you." Molly replied.

He went off with some other Hufflepuffs.

"He still likes you. A lot." Emmeline observed.

"Well, at least he knows I'm with Arthur." Molly replied as they sat down.

"I'm all ready for Halloween now!" Kingsley said brightly. "Ah…drinking this pumpkin juice sure reminds me off the holiday."

"We have pumpkin juice everyday." Molly stated.

"Move over, Longbottom." Lucius's cold voice came through.

"Oh, shut it Lucius. Arthur stunned you and so can I." Frank replied.

"Don't want to provoke me. Detention for you." Lucius replied. "And watch Slytherin beat down Gryffindor."

"Detention for lying, Malfoy." Kingsley said coolly.

Lucius stared down at Kingsley and then left without a word.

"I wish you would stop doing that." Emmeline said.

"Doing what?"

"Giving him detentions!"

"He gave Frank a detention for nothing!"

"So you're sinking down to Malfoy's level now?"

"As long as he keeps on getting us---"

"He will continue to do that if you do it."

"Hey, did you guys hear?" Arthur's voice came through.

"What?" they asked.

"This is Ogg's last year. He's retiring."

"What?"

"Yeah, said he's getting too old or something."

"What?"

"I'm going to miss him. I can't believe he's going to move to London."

"What?"

"Will you lot say something else?" Arthur asked.

"Ogg is not going to retire!" Molly exclaimed.

"He's been here for ages!" Kingsley stated.

"How can he just leave? And move never less?" Emmeline said.

"Yeah! I mean, he can't move! We're here!"

"Oh, and that is going to be the exact reason why he's going to stay."

"We have to see him!" Molly said. "We have to!"

The seven of them all got up at once and trooped down to Ogg's hut.

"Saw you lot coming through my window." Ogg said as he opened the door. "Heard the news?"

"Ogg! You can't leave!" Alice said immediately. "We'll miss you too much!"

"Ah, well, been thinkin' about it and decided I'm getting along in my years."

"But Ogg!" Molly exclaimed. "You've been like family to us! What are we going to do without you?"

"You all are graduating this year. You'll do fine." Ogg replied as Alice hugged him.


"Why are you going to London?" Moody asked.

"My daughter and her family are there. I get to see my grandkids."

"You have other grandchildren?!" Alice said with a gasp.

"I thought we were your grandchildren!"

"Oh come off it," Emmeline sighed. "Ogg is the grandfather to his own grandchildren."

"Guess we don't count." Kingsley said with a huge dramatic sigh.

Ogg gave Kingsley a look. "Now you know that's not true. I've watched you lot grow ever since your first year! I've never been prouder! I want you all to remain true to each other. You've made my days a lot brighter here at Hogwarts."

"Can we still visit you when we go to London?" Arthur asked.

"Of course! I'll be looking forward to your visits." Ogg said as he poured tea for all of them.

"But Ogg…Hogwarts won't be the same without you. Who is going to take your place?"

"The gamekeeper, Hagrid." Ogg replied.

"Isn't he that really tall man who is usually away?" Molly asked, thinking.

"Well, he's supposedly doing tasks for Dumbledore here and there, but when I retire this year, he'll stay here more often."

"But Ogg!" Alice said. "That's not right! You belong here at Hogwarts! It's your home."

Ogg looked at all of them and said gravely, "You know I don't want to leave Hogwarts, but I'm not as young as I used to be. Can't do as much work as I've done in the past."

"Oh Ogg!"

"Can't you get a different job? Maybe you can teach instead." Kingsley suggested.

"Well, already talked to the headmaster. Told him this is my last year and my daughter is making room for me in London."

"I'm going to bother you every week Ogg, writing Owls." Kingsley nodded. "Yup."

Ogg gave a chuckle. "I'll look forward to that, Kingsley. I know most of you are going to be Aurors. Can't think of better, more trustworthy wizards and witches."

Arthur silently looked down to his robes.

"And Arthur Weasley, I'm sure you'll make a fine wizard. You're just a good as everyone else, and just because you don't choose to be an Auror, doesn't mean you don't have the skills to become one."

"Thank you." Arthur replied.

"You all are going to contribute a lot to the wizard world. I just have a gut feeling you all will."

A/N: Please review! Where did all my former reviewers go? : (