I wish i had thought of HP and all his awesome friends (and foes), but alas, i did not, J.K. Rowling did so the characters belong to her, and scholastic, and bloomsbury...well you get the idea...

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Of all his previous train rides back to Privet Drive this one was by far the worst. The usually full-to-bursting train was only half-full, for many worried parents had taken their children from Hogwarts during the school year. Harry got on the train with Ron and Hermione and went to find a compartment, they turned into one and found Neville, Luna and Ginny sitting down talking. They stopped talking, surprised, when Harry walked in. He quickly left and led Ron and Hermione down the train to find another compartment.

"What's wrong with that compartment? I thought he liked Neville and Luna…" Ron whispered to Hermione as Harry walked ahead of them, further down the train.

"You didn't see who was sitting with them Ron?", seeing his blank face she said "Ginny! The whole break-up with her hasn't been exactly sunshine and roses has it? They've been avoiding each other ever since the funeral…Oh, what is the burrow going to be like?" Hermione sighed, and Ron slipped his hand in hers, she looked at him quizzically, then a smile broke across her face.

"Guys! I found a compartment, come on!" Harry yelled from a few meters away, and Ron and Hermione followed, Ron's ears were turning red, Harry noticed this and ignored it. He knew that Hermione and Ron were going to end up together sooner or later, and apparently at the moment it was sooner.

They passed the few hours on the way back to London by talking about how to defeat Voldemort by finding the last few Horcruxes. He kept repeating the mantra that hadn't left his head since after Dumbledore's death, ...the locket...the cup...the snake...something of Gryfindor's or Ravenclaw's...the locket...the cup...the snake...some of Gryfindor's or Ravenclaw's...

Finally, after a long journey they came into Platform 9 ¾. Hermione, who had come of age, could use magic outside of school, so she shrunk her bags, and having passed her Appartion Test, hugged Harry, kissed Ron on the cheek, (once again his ears were turning red), said "See you at the wedding!" and apparated home.

Soon Ginny joined Harry and Ron, and they went to search the platform for Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Harry and Ginny staying quite a bit apart. Finally they found Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and passed through into the muggle portion of Kings Cross station. Mr. Weasley, due to his promotion, was able to get a ministry car for them so they all piled in, and after a while Mr. Weasley turned to Harry and said,

"I was under the impression you were to visit your aunt and uncle soon, if you'd like we can stop there, it's not really on the way, but if it's that important we can deal with the inconvenience."

"Yeah, Ok." Harry said, as the ministry car jumped to the front of a line of traffic. To tell the truth, Harry had no idea why he had to go back to the Dursleys to seal his protection, for he knew he woudn't be able to stay there and the protection only lasted while he was there, but Harry trusted Dumbledore, so when they arrived at Privet Drive, Harry was ready.