A/n it looks like I have posted a couple of chapters every now and then. Sorry there wasn't any dialogue in that chapter but I had to go into HG mind to be able to set the scene and everything so I hope you were to distraught by the turn of events but I want to make this story based in after Hogwarts but not once they have jobs and are settling down. And by the way this will be a DMHG fic.

Sorry to all you Ron fans its not that I hate him or anything. I don't know it just worked when I was typing.

(Eventually, it might get stretched a bit)

Chapter One: New Beginnings and a new Home.

"I s-still don't' see we had to be here a-at eight in the morning" yawned a sleepy Fred

"Yes well I really want a place of my own plus with garaging so I can keep my mustang and Harley with me cause I doubt I'll always be an early riser, and plus than I can do whatever I please which includes having people over every now and then" said Hermione as-a-matter-of-factly.

"Will this mean that we can come and have a party at your place Mia? Cause if so than I can see your point" replied Fred

"Well alright but no more than five of you or I'll hex ya to oblivion". Hermione was starting to get excited her very own place, she and Fred were the only ones there, as they strolled to the entrance, Hermione was glad that she had a very wide selection to choose from.

As they reached their destination several people came out to great them. Four of them were in light cloaks, the others seemed to look like they were students from previous years. As we approached them a woman with an emerald green cloak stepped forward:

"Why from your letter informing us of your presence you must be Hermione Granger, I'm very pleased to meet you." she greeted us "I am Professor Lindholm and I will be your head of department for first years at Atlantis" she added cheerfully, hand held out.

" Hi its nice to meet you" replied Hermione, taking her hand to shake "this is a family friend of mine his name is Fred" she gestured to Fred, as he nodded his politely shaking her hand.

After that she introduced us to the to the head of the Muggle degrees and bachelors, Professor Pullman, Professor Brooks, he's head of the transfiguration department and Professor Bronte, head of the Arithmancy department, "just call me Rory" she said in casual way. She then moved onto the older students she noticed that all of them had left except for one, Professor Lindholm said her name was Julia and she was the one to take us on a tour of the place and sort out any living arrangements.

"well I best be leaving I have to remind our other deans of something's that I have just remembered myself" she told us, "oh and Julia I have specifically been told that 'The Hub' is where Ms Granger intends on staying so if you could take her there first please" and with that she left with a cheery wave to all of us and responded with one of our own.

"Well Hey I'm Julia as you've just found out and I'll be your tour guide for today, now lets head of to where you will be staying, and please do ask questions for I'm not going make you wait until then end" she said in a mock air hostess voice.

Fred and I laughed and we got into talking about the lifestyles here and what with the small cafeteria, and that's when I noticed that we were headlining away from all the buildings and across a vast and beautiful park. Behind me there was the courtyard with several sized picnic tables, and there were the stairs that we just had come down from, from there were magnificent large trees scattered here and there not imposing but willowy and peaceful. There were small hedges lining the main paths and some lead to the woods on the left which would be perfect for my morning runs. That is when we reached a Back gate and when Julia opened it she said;

"This is a side gate on the campus and where three of the accommodation settlements will branch out from I'm afraid that if you don't have any transport magical or Muggle it will be a long way to walk from The Hub hence why I am going to apparate us three there cause it would take us almost half the time to get there, but we do, as you can see have some parking spaces seeing as some the students do bring cars here." With that she linked her arm in my own and I linked up with Fred and I felt the air around me whirl as we apparated to our destination.

When we got there it looked like and old English settlement almost medieval, which was what appealed to me the most. But the insides could be done up any way you pleased with a swish of your wand. There were about twenty houses in my view and the road was slightly winding and lead of into a dark looking mysterious looking wood/forest.

"Now I must warn you, you cannot just simply pick a house and take it the house picks you, its kinda like when you get your wand, if it wants ya it lets you in and if it doesn't it locks ya out. All of the houses have two rooms but the house will only let in two if it wants too" Julia said.

I looked nervously at Fred when she said this and he just shrugged and said,

"If you can't stay here then you weren't meant to, so relax you the loveliest gal I know, except for when you do that weird old person grouch thing, that is freaky" I slapped his arm and laughed I was glad I was not alone at this moment in time.

"Well there's no better start than at the first house so lets get this started, hopefully I'm meant to be in this settlement and if not than so be it" I said, slightly confident. With that Julia led the way and I went up to the first door and lightly took the handle but found that I could not turn it.

"Next one, and don't worry, it may seem arduous but the right place is there and you'll know when you get there, trust me all of us went through this" Julia said thoughtfully, "do you know that I went to three settlements before I got to Seahorse Refuge, some people have different needs, and everyone is different, and I guess the houses sense that".

At this I felt re-assured, I wonder if all University's are like this? Wondering as I went to next one and found I couldn't open the door and went to the next. It was as if I knew that no matter what happened I would be fine cause the houses had something in them it was as if they called out 'Welcome Home' and though it may not be mine it was nice to know that it still felt friendly here although there could be the odd person I'd find as unbearable as, dare I say it, Malfoy,

Urgh that boy gives me the creeps and he has always pissed me of, from the constant repetition of "Mudblood" and his arrogant, egotistical ways. Although him and three of his Slytherin buddies isolated themselves at mid way through sixth year and Millicent was a spy for us during the dark days, heck she was one of my friends now. None of them turned out to be Death-eaters, that is Malferret, Zabini, Bulstrode, and Nott . It seems like they didn't want to get involved in the war or they didn't want to be a death-eater cause apart from Bulstrode and Zabini who helped us the others laid low until it was over.

Well I have gone through about seventeen houses and there are only a few houses to go so maybe I wasn't meant to be here, as I reached the second to last one I went up to it and the door didn't budge so I tried not to fret, "well perhaps this last one will tell if I'm meant to be here or not and if not then the settlement closest to us I guess" I said slightly down-hearted.

That's when Julia spoke up "well the next house isn't the last one, there is one down the road into the wood like place. But no one has been there for twenty years, people find that there is some sort of force-field there that stops you from going any further half way down the road apparently, but hey after this place lets give it a go, no harm in trying" she said rather curiously.

Well as I expected the next place wouldn't open up either, but ever since Julia mentioned the place I felt as if I was lured there. As we made our way down the dark, mysterious, ever so slightly freaky, road I noticed the way the road was lined on either side with great large oaks that met each other at the centre as if it were forming an archway and the way there was a bend in it so you couldn't see what was at the end. I started to like it, it felt guarded and it had a private, mellow air to it. Sure it was dark but the sunlight peeped through it and looked like something out of a book.

After about a 15 minute walk I saw the end of the road and the light was pouring in. I felt as if the place was welcoming me in, like it was waiting for me to be here. As we got passed all the sunshine I just stood there it was as if I was in a Jane Austen novel, it was like a mini castle, almost like the place Lex lived in, in Smallville, yes I know so not me, but those shows are so addictive even Victor became obsessed, (anyway), except this place was a lot smaller in size I mean come on how many rooms did Lex have in that monstrosity. This didn't have a cold feel to it even if it was solid grey stone, there was a climber sneaking its way across and it almost came to the centre of the place and there was a Grand oak door with several steps leading up to it. Down the far left side, separated from the place itself but connected by what looked like a hallway was a stable like structure, I had a feeling this was the garage. I never expected this I thought we'd end up finding some sort of run down shack. This was one of the places that felt incredibly warm and had a definite me into it, it was the best place I had ever seen. Sure it wasn't' like the other houses she had seen some looked like it was from Buckingham palace and so what it didn't have with lush gardens and bright flowers. It was serene with grass lawns and paved paths leading to the front door, somewhere down the side and to the stable/garage and the road ended up at the stable.

I was quivering with excitement I had gotten half way past the road and I was drawn to this place more then ever when Fred knocked out of my thoughts by saying,

"Well what are you waiting for, go and try opening it" he said, almost as if it was a necessity to find out what happens next . Slowly I made my way to the door, Fred and Julia stayed behind with looks of amazement on their faces. I went up the steps I brought my hand up to the handle and as soon as I held it a warm familiar feeling drifted into my fingers and to the rest of my body as I opened the door.

I saw it change right there, from dull dusty grey walls to rich wallpapering of pale shades of jade green, purple and grey un-even stripes with a cream background. It had an oak wood lining down the side 1/3 of the way up from the floor which had a wallpapering of a deep jade green. It also had polished wooden floors and a small rounded entranceway and a place to hand your hats and scarves with a separate cloak/coat hanger, which was then followed by a rich dark purple rug with grey accents that went from the start of the hall all the way down the hall and what looked like it, curved of onto a small stairwell.

"Oh, My gosh. Promise me you will look after this place with your heart and your soul or I will never forgive myself for letting you in here", gasped Julia who had come up behind me taking every thing in.

"I second that, you are one lucky girl Mia, sure its not posh and styled like this years high flyers, but its completely you, and don't worry I will not come here for any parties whatsoever, just don't give this place up no matter what" Said Fred as he looked at me and I could tell he was serious. He was right I may not be up there with the high and mighty like the places she tried to get into before, but it was hers and no one would take it no matter what.

"Don't worry this place is in safe hands, I will never do it wrong. Its my place, my own, I have finally come home" I sighed and then something sprang to mind and looked at Julia

"I need you to promise me something" and Julia nodded, " don't tell anyone who lives here I don't want the whole world to know and plus my home will stop people from coming in, if anyone asks just say that you heard that this place has actually got a resident and all that, I know that people will eventually find out but keep it to yourself okay" I pleaded.

"Oh no don't worry no one will here it of me, no one ya here me! Your secrets safe with me, I'll aparate back to the main office of Mrs Lindholm, I was told to report to her, about your residential status, well all I can say is welcome to Atlantis, I hope you enjoy your year with us" and with a pop she was gone.

I walked in and sighed, I could hear Fred coming quietly behind me. I turned to him and smiled softly, and a wide Weasley grin erupted on his face,

"Well" I said "shall we get all my stuff together, I want to move here as soon as I can, a minute away seems like to long"

"well me dear, be thankful that you have me and George for we can move things like that!" and he snapped his fingers as all for the luggage and gear I had brought were shrunken, came zooming out of my pockets and satchel. And finally I felt it and I whispered to myself 'welcome home'.