Finally Potter

Chapter twenty five

Ginny looked up at the gates of Hogwarts she couldn't believe that she was back at Hogwarts again and at ten thirty in the morning on the first of September the students hadn't even left yet, they would all be at Kings Cross waiting for the train to leave.

"So are we going in then or just going to stare at the gates?"

Opal smiled at the gates as she said it and Robbie put his arm around her shoulder.

"I love it when you talk like that."

"Well then why don't you love it from over there?"

She shrugged his arm off and opened the gate heading up the path. Ginny patted Robbie's arm as she walked passed running to catch up with Opal, she could hear the others joking behind them as they reached the front doors. The group all stopped walking and looked around.

Ginny pushed on the door and watched it open inwards. As she stepped inside she came face to face with Filch and held her breath. She didn't know why she had done it but a panic took over her stomach as if she had been caught out of bounds.

"What are you all doing here?"

"They are here as my guests Argus I'm assuming that Tony sent you all here."

Ginny smiled up into Minerva's face as they all agreed and then heading into the Great Hall. It was already set out for that evening with the Teachers table sorted with each seat ready and the tables set out with House elves running around putting plates out.

"Please take a seat."

She was pointing at the closest table and Ginny recognised it as the Gryffindor table and lowered herself into it gently. She watched as Heather took a seat opposite her and Ernst sat down next to her putting his arm across her shoulders. Ginny thought it was really sweet and smiled at Heather, it was a secret to most that the pair had been dating for three months in fact the only ones to know were the friends sat at the table.

Robbie took a seat next to his brother with Clive and Richard looking around sat next to Ginny with Opal taking the next seat over. Minerva though waved his wand and a seat appeared from nowhere at the end of the table and she sat down smiling at the lot of them.

"So you're going to be the group that will be speaking to my seventh years then to try and convince them to work in the Department of Mysteries. Any idea of what you're going to say."

"Yep we're going to tell them about our monthly meetings."

They all looked at Robbie and he grinned as Ernst carried on.

"Yeah we'll tell them about how Robbie and I are always late because we bring doughnuts to the meetings."

"Yeah and how when we always come in Ginny jumps to her feet and points her wand at us."

"Oh and then we can tell them about the time that Ginny hit the pair of you with the bat bogey curse because you didn't yell at her in time."

They all laughed and Richard spoke up.

"Does that really happen?"

Opal patted his shoulder gently.

"It happens every time and it's always very funny, I always laugh when it happens."

He nodded his head slowly as the group burst out laughing at this.

"I see but you must give them some information, but obviously you can't tell them a lot."

Ginny looked up at Minerva.

"We can tell them that it's an important department within the ministry that is filled with something for everyone. That it holds a lot of power and the knowledge which it holds helped in the defeat of Voldemort."

"Yes Ginny that is good, but what else. Richard what made you want to be an Unspeakable."

"The fact that it's a mystery. It's a job that nobody will ever understand except other Unspeakables and the people that came last year said that you'll find so much out about yourself in this job than most others and the people are some of the best."

"But you have to be able to keep a secret."

They all laughed as they looked at Opal and McGonagall was grinning.

"I see that you haven't put much thought into it."

"Well we only just found out about it."

They all nodded at Clive's words and McGonagall looked around.

"Well we must decide when you will speak to the houses."

The group exchanged a look as McGonagall sent something out of his wand Ginny though was looking closely at her. Everyone was quiet and it seemed the conversation about work was running dry.

"Minerva are you coming to the three broomsticks tonight for drinks with us?"

"I'm afraid that tonight I shall be here making sure that things run smoothly. But give Ron and Hermione my regards. A whole year of marriage it has passed rather quickly."

The door to the Great Hall opened and the four head of houses entered the room. Ginny smiled up at them as they stopped in front of them. They were all watching each other and then Flitwick spoke up.

"The Unspeakables well I didn't think they'd be here before the students."

"They're only here to set up a date for the meeting Filius."

Heather stood up causing Ernst's arm to flop to his side and she smiled at the professors.

"Okay so Professors when would be the best time to come and speak to the seventh years in your houses."

They all looked at each other and Shaw, the Transfiguration professor who took over for McGonagall and was now head of the Gryffindor house spoke up.

"Well how about Monday at six, you can speak to the Gryffindors then."

Clive pulled out a pad of parchment and a quick writing quill and scribbled down the date and time for the meeting with the Gryffindors when Sprout spoke up.

"Well in that case how about seven o'clock on Monday with the Hufflepuffs that should be okay and then you'll have met with two houses in one day."

Again Clive wrote it down as Snape looked at them.

"Next Thursday at six will do for the Slytherins that way I can get them ready to meet with you all."

"What does that mean?"

Robbie was on his feet and Ernst and Clive were pulling him back down. Ginny though sighed and stood up.

"It means that he will have plenty of time to threaten them with detention and what not if they play up for us. Thank you Severus, and Professor what about the Ravenclaws."

"We'll see you after the Slytherins then, that should do."

Again they nodded and stood up as Clive put the parchment away.

"Well thank you for your time we should be heading back down to London."

He shook hands with Minerva and the other professors as did they all but when Ginny got to Severus she stopped and looked at him closely.

"Are you coming to the broomsticks tonight?"

"Are you a Weasley?"

She grinned as the others looked at her as if she were mad.

"Okay so its seven thirty sharp and don't forget you've got to be on time as it's a surprise."

"That's fine."

She nodded and headed out of the castle, it seemed everything was going right for their surprise party for Ron and Hermione's anniversary that evening.