Yes, I realize that WWW is in Diagon Alley, not Hogsmeade, but in my story, they have a branch in Hogsmeade. Why? I don't know, I just wanted it to be there. LOL. My stories, my rules, right? LOL. But to those of you who thought I was making a mistake, thank you for letting me know in case I didn't. I appreciate the thought. : D. Okay then, on with the show! (Oh, and another reviewer didn't see the point in them going back to Hogwarts. Well, I don't know about you, but if I went to that school, I'd sure as hell want to complete my education, no?) Okay, now, really, on with the show!

Chapter 9

Back at Hogwarts

"Wow, Gin. That was amazing." Harry said breathlessly as they lay in Ginny's bed. They were in her bed in her room at the top of Gryffindor Tower. It was much easier with the both of them being able to just run up to Ginny's Head Girl room whenever they got in the mood. (A/N: that's another reason for Harry, Hermione and Ron to return to Hogwarts)

"It really was." She said, curling up next to him. "But you know, if they catch you in here, you could be expelled." Ginny said, suddenly sounding worried. Harry frowned. He hadn't thought of that. He looked down at his watch. It read 1:27am. He sighed.

"But the teachers never come into the dorms." He argued.

"It only takes once." She said.

"Okay, I get the hint." Harry said, pretending to be hurt.

"Oh, shut up." She said, leaning forward and kissing him softly. "But I've just got a weird feeling. Maybe you should go." She said, and she sounded very reluctant. Harry sighed deeply.

"All right." He said, leaning down and kissing her again. He slid off the bed and tugged on his clothes. "I love you." He said, kissing her one more time.

"I love you too." She said, watching him disappear under his invisibility cloak. She saw the door open and swing shut, then she stretched, curled up in a ball, and within minutes was fast asleep. Harry pushed the door to his dorm room open and slipped inside.

"Who'zair?" Ron asked groggily, sitting up in his bed. Harry remained quite still beside the door. "Oi! Harry, there's somebody in here." Ron called. Harry tiptoed over to his bed.

"What?" He called out in a fake sleepy voice.

"There's somebody in here." Ron insisted.

"No there's not Ron, go back to sleep." Harry said.

"Okay." Ron said. He fell down onto his pillows and started snoring instantly. Harry stifled a laugh and climbed into his four-poster, drawing the hangings shut around him. Harry lay there, wondering if Ginny had fallen asleep or not. He finally decided she must've and within minutes he was fast asleep as well.

"Oi! Harry wake up! We have to go! Hurry!" Ron yelled at Harry the next morning. Harry pulled his hangings back and saw Ron, Colin Creevy, and two other 7th year Gryffindors all running around trying to get ready for breakfast last minute. He leapt out of bed, shoved his glasses onto his face and hurriedly pulled on his robes. Within a few minutes the five of them were hurrying down the spiral staircase into the common room.

"Hiya, Harry!" Dennis Creevy piped up from his seat by the fire.

"Hullo Dennis." Harry replied wearily.

"Are you skipping breakfast then, Dennis?" Colin asked his younger brother. He nodded and immersed himself back in the book he'd been reading. Harry looked eagerly up the staircase leading to Ginny's room until he realized Ron was calling him.

"For the love of Merlin, HARRY!" He yelled.

"What?" He asked, whipping around.

"Are you coming? Ginny's already down there."

"How d'you know that?" Harry asked, impressed.

"Because she's Head Girl. She has to be down there when the majority of the school gets down there. Honestly, Harry." Hermione answered for her fiancé as she hurried past him. She seized Ron's hand and heaved him through the portrait hole. Harry had no choice but to follow them.

Sure enough, Ginny was saving the three of them seats at the Gryffindor table when they finally reached the Great Hall. Harry slid onto the bench and kissed his girlfriend on the cheek. Harry started in on his omelet, which was still hot. Professor, or Headmistress rather, McGonagall was coming around handing out course schedules.

"Double Potions in the morning? What're they, insane?" Ron complained.

"Yes, but we get a break after that." Ginny said, pointing.

"Oh, brilliant!" Ron said happily. Ginny rolled her eyes.

"Charms after that, then double DADA with lunch in between, then Transfiguration, break, then Herbology." Harry mused.

"Well, that's not too bad for you guys. My breaks are taken up with Ancient Runes and Arithmancy." Hermione snapped. Ron looked crestfallen. "But I'm still around for lunch." She added to cheer Ron up.

"Potions starts in five minutes. We better head off." Ginny said, putting her fork down. Her plate instantly cleaned itself and sat just as shiny as before. Harry found it very weird that he was going to have all his classes with his favourite little red head. They all stood up and headed down to the dungeons. Professor Slughorn stood at his desk waiting for them.

Like in Harry's sixth year, there weren't many students in this class. Harry didn't know a single one of them, but, unsurprisingly, they all knew him and waved enthusiastically. He waved back, feeling rather stupid, and sat down with Ginny at a table. Ron and Hermione took the one beside them. Just then Colin Creevy burst in and sat down with a Ravenclaw boy Harry didn't know.

After class Harry, Ginny and Ron headed for the Gryffindor common room and Hermione left them to go to Ancient Runes. Ron looked sadly after his fiancée, but then he spotted Neville, who offered to show him what they were going to do in Herbology. They waved goodbye to Harry and Ginny and went out the front doors to head to the greenhouses. Harry and Ginny headed to the portrait of the Fat Lady.

Harry gave the password and they crawled through the portrait hole and straightened inside the common room. They headed for the small couch by the fire and sat down on it. Ginny pulled out a book and Harry read over her shoulder. Someone cleared their throat nervously near them. Harry looked up and spotted a girl with long blonde hair and silvery eyes that he'd never seen in his life.

"Hi, um, I'm Crystal, and uhm, me and my friends were wondering if you'd like to come and sit with us? You look kind of bored." She said, her gaze flicking from Ginny to Harry. He narrowed his eyes and pulled Ginny closer to him.

"No thanks." He said.

"You don't have to pretend to be with her to get out of it, you know. You could just say you don't want to." Crystal snapped. Harry stood up.

"I'm not pretending. Ginny is my girlfriend, and even if she weren't, I wouldn't want to come sit with you. I'd much rather sit with her, thank you very much." Harry said angrily. Her eyes widened and she scampered away. Harry sat down heavily and draped an arm around Ginny. She curled next to him.

"Are you mad?" She asked, tracing her fingernail over his chest. He shook his head.

"Not anymore, now that I'm by you, I'm fine." He said truthfully. She smiled up at him.

"I love you." She breathed.

"I love you too." He said back quietly. She raised her head some and he bent down and kissed her. They broke apart to several books slamming. The Crystal girl and her friends were leaving and stomping up the stairs angrily. Ginny giggled.

"Harry! I'm glad I found you. McGonagall just asked me to be the new Quidditch captain and I want to know if you'll be Seeker." Colin said, leaning on the fireplace and catching his breath.

"I didn't know you played, Colin." Harry said, very surprised.

"I did last year. Beater. Ginny took over for Seeker, but I know she'd rather be chaser." Colin said. Ginny nodded.

"Uhm, I don't know if I'll be able to play or not. I'd have to ask McGonagall."

"Okay, and while you're at it, ask about Ron too. I'd love to have him as Keeper." Colin said. "Thanks, mate." And with that he ran back up to the dormitory.

"When will you ask, Harry?" Ginny inquired.

"Probably during Transfiguration today." Harry said. Just then Ron burst through the portrait hole.

"Is Hermione back yet?" He asked as he came over.

"Ron, she's in class. You'll see her in like, forty-five minutes." Ginny said soothingly. Ron scowled and plopped down in a chair in front of them. Ginny immersed herself in her book once more and stayed curled next to Harry.

"Colin wants us to join the Quidditch team this year." Harry told Ron.

"Colin?" He asked, puzzled.

"He made captain." Harry explained.

"How the bloody hell did Colin Creevy make captain? He doesn't even play!" Ron exclaimed.

"He played Beater last year. He wants you for Keeper, me for Seeker. I told him we'd talk to McGonagall during Transfiguration." Harry told Ron. Ron nodded.

"Okay. How much longer till class?" He asked. Harry groaned and Ginny threw her book at him.

"Oh wow, look at that owl! Have you ever seen it before? It's gorgeous!" Were many people's reactions to Eglantine at lunch when the post arrived. When she fluttered down onto Ginny's arm, many of the girls scowled at her and resumed their meals.

"Wow, Ginny! Where'd you get that owl?" One girl asked.

"A gift from Harry." She said, a bit loudly. The Crystal girl dropped her fork and knocked her goblet over. Ginny pulled the parchment off of Eglantine's leg and offered her the rest of her toast. Eglantine sat there as long as possible, eating very slowly while everyone admired her.

Hedwig, who had brought Harry a note from Hagrid, waited patiently for Eglantine after she'd finished eating the rest of Harry's toast. They took off together and everyone ooh-ed and ahh-ed. Harry laughed at Ginny's happy expression. She giggled as well and unrolled the parchment.

It was just a note from Molly wishing her a good first day back. Ginny rolled her eyes, smiled, and tucked the parchment into the pocket of her robes. Harry opened his own note from Hagrid. He read it and smiled happily. Ginny tried to read it over his shoulder. Ron and Hermione wanted to see as well.

"I'll just read it shall I?" Harry said. They all nodded.

"Harry,

How bout yeh come down to me cabin after yer classes are done? Bring Hermione, Ron an' Ginny if yeh want. Me classes have gone real good so far! Hope ter see yeh all later. I've made rock cakes an' tea!

Hagrid."

Harry finished reading the letter and looked up.

"We'd better load up our stomachs before heading over there." Ron said, grabbing every dish in sight and pulling it towards him. Hermione sighed at her fiancé's behavior, but decided to take more food as well.

"Professor McGonagall?" Harry said as he and Ron approached her desk. She looked up.

"Yes Potter? Weasley?"

"Uhm, Colin came to us today and asked if we would be the Seeker and Keeper for the House Team. Would, would that be okay?" He asked, almost afraid of the answer. McGonagall didn't answer for a while, and then finally looked back up at them.

"I suppose it would be all right." She said as though it was against her better judgment. Ron whooped.

"Thank you, Professor!" Harry said. She forced a small smile. Harry and Ron thanked her again and headed off to tell Colin.

"Colin!" Harry called, spotting him ahead at the portrait hole. He turned.

"Harry! Ron! Did you ask? What did she say?" Colin demanded when they caught up with him.

"Yeah we asked. She said it's all right." Harry said. Colin did a happy dance around them and only stopped when the Fat Lady asked him huffily if he'd like to enter the common room or join an Indian tribe. Harry and Ron laughed and gave the password. They entered and found Hermione and Ginny, standing at opposite ends of the room, bellowing at each other.

"—EVEN LET HIM IN THERE!" Ginny was saying.

"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, GINNY!" Hermione was yelling.

"HE TORE MY ROOM TO SHREDS!" Ginny said, tears starting to well up in her eyes.

"IT CAN BE FIXED, GINNY!" Hermione insisted.

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!"

"Ginny, love, what happened?" Harry asked, hurrying to Ginny as Ron ran to calm Hermione. She pointed to one of the windows.

"That!" She yelled. Harry looked over and saw Crookshanks lounging in the window, looking innocent and tired.

"Gin, what—?" He said.

"Come! Come look!" She said, grabbing his hand and hauling him up the stairs to her room. She kicked open the door and Harry looked around in shock. The feather pillows on the bed were ripped to shreds, the hangings and blankets slashed and cut, and almost everything in there was turned over or broken.

"Her stupid cat was chasing Arnold all over the room. D'you remember Arnold? I let my friend, Mia take him over the summer? Well, she gave him back this morning and I left him in here and somehow Crookshanks got in and tore this place apart!" Ginny wailed. Harry did indeed remember when she got the Pygmy Puff two years ago.

"Well is Arnold alright?" Harry asked. Ginny nodded and pointed to the light fixture. Arnold was crawling around on it, wondering how to get down. Harry summoned him and held him out to Ginny. She took him and stroked him fondly.

"Stupid cat." She muttered as she talked softly to Arnold. Harry went about the room fixing everything until he came to the bed.

"You know, we could work with this. All messy and stuff. I like it." Harry said, waggling his eyebrows at Ginny. She laughed.

"I prefer it to be neat and tidy, and then us messing it up." Ginny said, a light purr in her voice. Harry immediately fixed the bed and then went to stand by Ginny, who was sitting on the floor.

"I have to go back down now, come with me?" He suggested, holding his hand. She took it, placed Arnold on her shoulder and stood up.

"Thank you for fixing it." She said, waving her arm at her room.

"Of course! Anytime, love." Harry said. She kissed him deeply, then they headed back down to the Gryffindor common room. Hermione was nowhere to be seen so Ron, Ginny and Harry went to Hagrid's cabin without her.

A/N: Well, there's chapter nine! Whadda you guys think?