Ginny Weasley sat under a tree in the backyard of her house composing what must be the millionth letter to her once boyfriend Harry potter.

Harry had been missing for quite some time now and since Hogwarts had closed no one had heard from him. Ron had been missing as well as Hermione. Where ever they were they'd left Ginny at home.

Ginny sighed and gave the letter to Pigwidgeon, her brother's owl until he disappeared. Pig as Ginny called him had calmed down considerably since Ron had left.

"Now you take that straight to Harry, Pig." Ginny told the little owl. Pig dipped his head showing he understood and took off for what had to be the millionth time. Ginny watched as he became a smudge on the horizon and went inside to help her mother make dinner.

Miles away a teenage boy was fighting desperately for his life against an overwhelming number of Dementors.

"HERMIONE!" He yelled and sent his Patronus over to the bushy haired girl who had collapsed under the power of her worst memories.

The silvery lion Ron Weasley had produced scared off the Dementors that had crowded around his then girlfriend, Hermione Granger.

He ran over to her just as the Dementors glided away.

"Are you ok?" He asked trying to comfort the shaking girl.

She nodded and sat up just as Ron's patronus was fading.

"You finally produced a Patronus then?" She asked.

"Yeah." he said and helped Hermione up.

"Well, we better get back." Hermione said, taking his hand and apparating them both.

"Pig, you know I can't reply don't you?" Harry asked for the sixtieth time as the small owl pulled a quill over to his hand. Pig just looked up at him with pleading eyes.

Harry sighed. It was hard not responding to the letters. Hagrid, Remus, Ginny, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley, everyone he cared about wanted to contact him.

He was brought out of his thoughts by a cracking sound coming from the kitchen. He immediately grabbed his wand and stood. He headed for the kitchen door. Voices came from inside.

"Ron, Hermione?" He asked.

"Yes." Came back Hermione voice followed by Ron's.

Harry remembered the way to identify his friend that they had come up with when Ron and Hermione had appeared in his kitchen the first time.

"Rats and Dogs and Werewolves. Who betrayed the Stag?" He asked.

Hermione having been the one to come up with the riddle answered, "The Stag and Flower had great power and both were betrayed by the Rat."

Harry grinned and asked Ron's riddle, "He never let the quaffle in, he led Gryffindor to a win."

"Weasley is our king!" Ron said enthusiastically and shook Harry's hand as he strode through the door.

"Got to love a classic!" Harry said and sat down at the table.

The three of them had come up with these inventive ways to test each other and make sure no one was being impersonated. These riddles made sure that the person asking was the real person and that the person answering was the real person.

"Well, did you get it?" Hermione asked excitedly.

"Yeah." Harry said, pulling out the shrunken sword and enlarging it.

They heard a rustle of wings and a small brown feathered ball came zooming into the kitchen and landed on Ron's head. Pig sat there twittering until Ron grabbed him and sat him on the table.

"Hello Pig." Ron said stroking the little owl head feathers.

Pig calmed down immediately. He was happy Ron was here.

"Been delivering Harry another love letter from his girlfriend Pig?" Hermione asked the little owl jokingly.

"Hey! They aren't love letters. Each one gets more angry at me. It'll be my luck if she doesn't send a howler next." Harry said and put his arms behind his head.