Wow, OMG I AM SORRY if it really, really sucks, but as you probably noticed I haven't written in months. And I am So SORRY for not updating.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed while I was 'away'. THANK YOU!

There probably won't be regular updates, but I will be updating this story, only so far…Don't look at me like that! Blame the Foggs and all My Bio and Geometry H/W. (how come there is no abbreviation for Geometry?)

Frankie

Last Chapter…

He glanced at the spot where Wormtail had last been standing and shivered. "It's done?"

Dumbledore smiled tiredly. "Yes, it's done. What left of him has been taken back to Azkaban. Harry, you really shouldn't have watched that."

"I had to, Professor. I had to." Harry hung his head as images of Wormtail's Kiss flashed in front of his eyes. He resigned himself then and there. A whole new set of nightmares to add to the extensive collection he'd already gathered.

Chapter 4 – Endings, Welcomings, and Trouble (already)

Much to Harry's surprise, he did not, in fact, have any nightmares pertaining to Wormtail's Kiss. He slept peacefully enough for the weeks until school started again. The remainder of the summer was amazing. But school crept up on them and before they knew it, it was time to get supplies.

Diagon Alley, for Harry, was better then it had ever been. Not only was he with his three best friends (which included his girlfriend), but Remus, Hagrid, and Sirius showed up to have lunch with them. After which, they went to the Twins shop, Weasley Wizard Wheeze. The shop was amazing, stocked high with every kind of joke product. The group bought mounds of pranking items.

Those last few days, as the end of summer vacation is wont to do, flew by almost in the blink of an eye. They were packed and on the train, before any of them knew what was happening. Draco, Harry, Hermione and, Ron were joined by Ginny, Fred and, George.

"So guys," Fred asked, leering at Harry sitting next to Draco, with Hermione sitting in Harry's lap with her legs draped over Draco's lap. "How was your summer?"

Ron fake-gagged. "I was there. Nothing much happened."

Harry raised an eyebrow and Draco smirked. Hermione said, "Fred, you may ignore Mr. Oblivious. We had quite a lot of fun this vacation. I do believe Sirius had silencing spells put on each room."

"He did." Harry nodded. "I asked him to and he laughed."

Ron looked slightly green. Draco raised one eyebrow and looked him, "Does our being…'together' still bother you?"

Ron shook his head. "Not really, just don't tell me about it. I don't want to know!"

Everyone chuckled. Conversation dragged on like this, until Draco said, "Potter, I was won-"

Harry cut him off. "There you go again. I do have a first name, you know, Malfoy!"

Draco looked at him blankly for a moment, and then smirked the Malfoy Smirk. Upon seeing this, Harry muttered, "I shouldn't have said that."

Draco leaned in very close to Harry's ear. Close enough, in fact, so that Harry could feel Draco's breath ghosting down his next. He whispered, "All right, Harry," He emphasized the name breathily. "I'll call you Harry all the time. Only if you want me (he paused for effect) to, Harry."

Harry, who had gone quite red by this point, choked out, "No, that's perfectly all right, call me Potter all you want."

Hermione laughed and everyone in the compartment snickered, including Draco.

A whistle sounded, letting everyone know the five-minute mark, and Harry grinned. "It's show time, guys."

The quartet stood and left the compartment. Within few very short minutes, they were back. In their wake came screams, shrieks, and shouts. The three in the compartment groaned, then chuckled. "What is Remus gonna have to give you a detention for this time." Ginny asked, with great, over-exaggerated patience.

"Nothing!"

"No one can prove anything."

"There is absolutely no evidence."

"I made sure of that."

This last was from Hermione, obviously. They all laughed as screams continued to filter through the walls. The slowing train came to a halt.

The seven friends disembarked, only to be met by Remus, looking stern, and Sirius, looking slightly eager and very amused.

Remus sighed heavily, "What do I have to give you four a detention for, now?"

"Nothing." The four chorused. A pop echoed over the platform and the S-G Marauder's signature appeared, saying simply,

Welcome Back, Hogwarts!

This is shaping up to be a very promising year!

sMg

Remus looked at it, and sighed heavily again. "What did you do?"

Harry, looking the picture of boyish innocence, which was incongruous to say the least considering he had Hermione on one arm and Draco on the other, said, "I heard someone set a large number of biting Pink bunny rabbits loose on the train. They seem to think it was the S-G Marauders, but I think you will find no evidence to prove it, Moony."

"We'll see, give me your wands."

Harry turned to take the four wands and before he turned back to Remus, passed his hand silently over them.

He turned back and handed them to Remus, who eyed him suspiciously. He Priori Incantatem'd them but found all four wands completely blank.

Remus pursed his lips and Sirius winked at them. "This in and of itself is suspicious. But it doesn't prove anything. Congratulations, you made a clean job of it."

Ron opened his mouth but Harry quickly clapped a hand over it. "Nice try, Remus, but that trick is older the Sirius's jokes."

Remus smiled, Sirius Scowled, and everyone else laughed. They turned toward the castle and found the carriages had left without them.