REVIEWS:
Helldarkangel1: YAY! Thanx! Lol yeah…I planned on Sirius being dead sexy…lol
Paranoid Sarcasm: thanx! And yeah…I love Remus too…he's one of my fave characters…he's so cute!
Madamwolf: lol hmm I wonder…I guess we'll find out!
Ginny woke to the chattering of the girls like the day before and got up. She got ready and went downstairs to find all the boys waiting for her.
"Hey," She said.
"Good morning," They said.
"I'm starving, let's go," She said, lacing her arms through Sirius' and Remus'. Sirius laughed and Remus blushed.
"Me too, let's go." Sirius said. The group walked down to the Great Hall and started to eat when the mail came.
"Letter from Mum. She's delighted that you're coming, Phoenix. She can hardly wait to meet you. Let's see…Ginny this and Ginny that…she misses you and me, Sirius…she says hi to you, Peter…she's wondering how you're holding up, Moony…and yeah." James said, reading his letter.
"Oh, man, Ginny, she's obsessed with you, and she doesn't even know you! Just wait until she meets you…she won't shut up when she sees you."
"But you'll love her, she's a real doll." Sirius said. Remus nodded in agreement.
"Yup, she's the best mum ever." James said.
"I'm sure. I can't wait to meet her. Hey, Moony, what do we have first?"
"Herbology,"
"Okey dokey," She said. The boys laughed. They ate then stood to go to Herbology. They walked out into the grounds and into the Greenhouses.
"Today, class, we are repotting Ahikamis. Can anyone tell me the properties of this plant? Miss Evans?" Professor Sprout said and called on Lily, whose hand was raised.
"The properties of the Ahikamis would be that it, while raw, will save you from most phobias, and when cooked, will cure amnesia." Lily said.
"Very good, 10 points to Gryffindor." Professor Sprout said. Lily smiled.
"Now you know what to do. Begin," Sprout said. Ginny and the boys began to repot.
"This isn't so bad," Ginny said.
"Yeah, Herbology is okay, if you don't mind getting dirty, unlike Lily's friends." James said.
"Prissy Preps," Ginny mumbled.
"What?" Sirius asked.
"I said…gloves help?" Ginny said.
"Uh-huh, sure…" James said.
"So…um…Remus, you look tired. You always appear tired. Do you have insomnia or something?" Ginny asked, although she knew the reason behind the bags under his tired eyes. He flinched a little before answering.
"Erm…yeah…I don't sleep well."
"Oh, I'm so sorry, that sucks." She said.
"Yeah…" There was an awkward silence after that until the bell rang.
"Well, let's go to Muggle Studies," Sirius said, breaking the silence. The group got up and went back to the castle to go up to class.
"Today we are studying electricity. Who can tell me what a plug is?" The professor asked. Every Muggle-born and half-blood raised their hand.
"Hmm…what's this? Ah, the new student, Miss Weasley…A pureblood knows what a plug is? My dear, please tell me." The professor said.
"It's like a conducting object in a Muggle building that has electricity that can go through it. They can be put into things called outlets that make the electrons flow. What?" Ginny said, noticing the professor looking at her funny.
"Excellent, my dear. 25 points to Gryffindor."
"Alright, Phoenix!" James said, giving Ginny a high-five.
"Now, class, turn to page 852 and let's outline the chapter on electricity. Then for an essay you are to write how you used electricity this summer, or electricity in general."
"Who's that, Moony?" Ginny asked.
"That's Professor Brinkley, she's okay, I guess."
"Just okay?"
"Yeah," He said. Ginny sped read and then studied Brinkley. She was a tall, thin woman who was elderly. Evans looked a bit bored; her girls were whispering; James and Sirius were discussing their Quidditch teams; and Remus was almost halfway done with the homework.
"Are you always on top of things?" Ginny asked. Remus looked up and blushed slightly, as he tended to do when she was 5 feet from him.
"Erm…yeah…I guess I am. I don't think I ever put off homework on purpose."
"Really? You remind me of my friend Hermione, except she's a bit like Evans, bossy and all."
"I'm bossy?" Remus asked, confused. Ginny laughed.
"No, you're much too nice to be bossy."
"Oh…erm…thanks." He said.
"You're welcome," The bell rang and the group left to go eat lunch. After that they went up to Arithmancy.
"I hate Arithmancy. Stupid numbers." Complained Sirius as they sat down.
"Who's that?" Asked Ginny, nodding her head to the teacher. Professor Chandler. He's normal teacher material. Kind of nice, kind of strict." James said. Chandler was about 60 and balding.
"Please pull out your charts and begin to study the new formula." Chandler said. The class pulled out their charts and studied the formula.
"Okay, let's go to Care of Magical Creatures, finally." Sirius said, stretching. The group dropped off their charts in their dorms and trudged down to the grounds. An old man, who Ginny assumed to be Professor Kettleburn, was standing out there with a scroll.
"Potter," Said a voice behind them.
"Snape," James said, spinning around. Ginny did the same, but only because she wanted to see a younger version of her least favorite teacher. Snape looked just as she imagined. Younger, a little shorter, and still having a hooked nose and greasy shoulder length black hair.
"Malfoy, oh and my dear cousins Bellatrix and Narcissa." Sirius said. Malfoy looked like his son but slightly different. His nose was longer and his hair a darker shade of blonde. Narcissa looked snooty and Bellatrix looked like a younger version of what Ginny remembered.
"Hello, I'm Ginny." She said, trying to be polite.
"I didn't know dear Arthur Weasley had a sister. I wasn't aware that there were any female Weasley's." Malfoy said. Uh-oh…Ginny thought, trying to come up with a cover in her head.
"Erm…he doesn't. He has all brothers. I'm a…distant cousin…yeah…"Ginny said uneasily. Remus noticed this and stepped slightly in front of her.
"So, erm, had a good holiday?" He asked.
"We should be asking you the same, Lupin." Snape said. Remus looked down at the ground. Ginny forgot that Snape knew about Remus' condition.
"It was fine," He mumbled.
"Good afternoon, class." Kettleburn rasped. That stopped the uneasy conversation. "Today we are observing more clearly than 5th year the Thestrals. By a show of hands, who can see them?" Kettleburn asked. Ginny was the only one who raised her hand. The boys were surprised. Ginny slowly put her hand back down.
"Okay. Now in your books kindly turn to page…"Kettleburn started, but Ginny wasn't listening. She was trying hard not to think of why she could see them. Images of people and events flashed past her mind, making her dizzy.
"Phoenix? Are you okay?" Remus seemed to say from far away. Ginny reached her arms towards Remus. She fainted into him and he caught her in his arms.