Chapter 1
It was early on Tuesday morning when Harry Potter awoke with a start, jumped out of bed and without even getting dressed, ran across the dormitory and put one hand on the doorknob. But as he did so, he suddenly slowed down and everything came flooding back to him. The tall, attractive dark-haired young man had forgotten that he no longer attended the Hogwarts School for witchcraft & Wizardry, so therefore was not late for double potions. Harry sighed slowly turned around, walked back across the room and flopped down on the bed. It was the very same bed he had slept in during his 7 years at the school, and he always felt safe & at home in it.
Harry stared up at the deep red curtains pulled back from around his bed, (He made a mental note to get rid of the dust mites & bed bugs that had started breeding in there.) then surveyed the room and smiled to himself. He had such good memories of the dormitory, being woken up by a loud red-haired boy who was his best friend Ron, & then the nights when they would crawl up the stairs to the room after a big party following the success of a quidditch match. Harry sighed as he reminisced about the times long gone and the friendships he had made over the years. He was glad to be back.
After spending most of his seventh year at Hogwarts not actually in classes, but rather searching for more information regarding Lord Voldemort, Harry had forgotten how much he loved the place. Spending time away from Ron and his other best friend Hermione Granger, had been so difficult, but after nearly 10 months of searching for answers, Harry had found some, and managed to rid the world of 4 more horcruxes, meaning that there were now 5 had been destructed. To finally defeat Voldemort, Harry would have to find the last one, before finally advancing on the last remaining part of Tom Marvolo Riddle, the part that came in the form of a human being.
However Harry was not in the slightest bit worried. This year wasn't going to be about fighting Voldemort & besides, Voldemort had been reduced to only 2 fragments of soul, so it would be unlikely that he would return any time soon. Harry knew that he still needed to continue searching for more answers, but he had the feeling that it was time for a break. So, he had accepted Professor McGonagall's offer to become the first Student Relations & Welfare Teacher to be employed at the school. Harry had kept in regular contact with McGonagall, and seeing as she had asked his advice on nearly every decision she had made the previous year, he wasn't quite sure if his new position was real, or if McGonagall just needed more support in her role as headmistress, after the tragic death of the headmaster and Harry's mentor Albus Dumbledore in his 6th year. Harry was delighted at the prospect of being able continue living at Hogwarts. But having a home there wasn't the only thing he anticipated. A certain young miss by the name of Ginny Weasley happened to be completing her 7th year at the school.