Professor by: Moony4Moony

A/n: This is my first fic, so please be kind. Constructive criticism is welcome. Also, I wrote this before HBP so it's a little off what's really happening. Forgive me; I live in an alternate reality.

Disclaimer: I know it's not mine, you know it's not mine. Let's move on.

Ginny shifted in her lilac bridesmaid dress. Now she knew why all Hermione's friends were guys, she had a terrible fashion sense. Really, the gown was rather unfortunate looking. Not that she wasn't thrilled for Hermione and Ron, they belonged together, and she just wished she didn't have to wear this dress. It was a lot frillier than Ginny thought Hermione capable. And with them getting married so soon after graduation, it was so sudden. Maybe Voldermort had convinced them to be impulse. But there was no rule; you had to be ugly to be impulsive.

She sat on her way to her seventh year at Hogwarts, for the first time alone. In all her previous years she'd had at least one brother along with Harry, Hermione, and Neville.

Oh well, it was her last year and she'd devote it to studying for her N.E.W.T.'s and this time Harry wouldn't be around to distract her. She hadn't seen him since Ron and Hermione's wedding but he'd said he'd keep in touch so she believed him. During his seventh year at Hogwarts he'd vanquished Lord Voldermort, this time for good and she had finally accepted that she still had feelings for him, since her bloody first year, in fact. Of course, he had no idea and she planned to keep it that way.

Ginny's first class of the year was DADA. Not that she was bad at it, but she was slightly apprehensive because, yet again, there would be a new professor.

She was the first one to arrive in class. The professor had his back to her but she figured that she'd know that back anywhere. After all, she'd dreamed about it since she was ten.

"Is that any way to greet your class, professor?"

Harry turned and grinned before coming to hug her.

"You should remember to treat your professor with respect, Miss Weasley. The next time you question me, I'll be forced to take points from Gryffindor."

She kissed him on the cheek.

"The year has barely started. I doubt we have points to take."

He quirked an eyebrow.

"Professor," she added with a roll of her eyes. "Why are you here anyway?"

"I thought it would be good to take a year off, so to speak before starting school again, but it looks like I wound up here anyway. When McGonagall offered I agreed to do it, sort of as a tribute to Dumbledore. But Ginny, it's important I don't show you any favoritism because it could cause me to lose my job," he smiled.

She smiled in return, "I get it, but if you ever take points from me, I'll kill you."

He laughed. "Miss Weasley, I don't know why you think you need remedial D.A.D.A. so early in the year, but if you are so worried come by my office tonight and we'll discuss it."

Ginny turned to see her classmates had begun to trickle in. He might be worried about keeping his job, but if word got around that she "needed" D.A.D.A. tutoring, he was going to have a lot more to worry about.

A/N: more to come. Remember the three R's. Review, Review, Review.