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A lot had changed at Hogwarts that year. The school had been divided into three sections entirely. Magical barriers were made so no one could get out of their section, or into another. The year 2 and 3 students had the east building that had previously been connected to the school by bridges. Those bridges were now nowhere to be seen. All of the classes, dormitories and meals of the year 2 and 3's were in the east building. The year 4 and 5 students had the eastern and northern part of the main building and the 6th and 7th year students had the southern and western part of the castle. The western section included the great hall, the kitchens and library.

Hogwarts now had aurors stationed around the school and windows had magically timed curtains that closed when students of other years were outside on lunch. This was so fewer people knew who was in attendance at school that year.

The aurors who wandered the school, frequently asked students to see their student cards so they could be sure no one was impersonating a student.

"Don't you think they're going a bit far with all of this security?" asked Ginny on lunch of the first day of classes. "If I had a sibling in a younger year I would have to owl them to talk with them!"

"I'm just happy the oldest years got the Quidditch pitch," said Draco taking a seat beside Sam.

"When's tryouts?" asked Ginny

"Tonight. There's hardly any old Quidditch players left. I'd be surprised if we can make two full teams, not including second string players," said Draco moodily

"It just gets worse and worse every year," moaned Blaise.

"Ginny I need to talk to you, now!" demanded Ron who had strutted up to where she sat.

"What?" asked Ginny

"In private!" fumed Ron

Ginny threw down her fork and followed Ron a little ways down the table, away from Sam, Draco and Blaise.

"Why are you sitting with them? They're Slytherin, and up to no good!" Ron began

"There are no houses anymore Ron! And I see now there was good reason for demolishing the house system."

"You had to be with him in the summer, O.K., but you have a thousand other decent friends! Why don't you sit with them?" pleaded Ron

"Ron if you hadn't ditched me this summer I would have had someone else to hang out with. But seeing as you left, I became friends with Draco," replied Ginny

"It seems like you with him rather a lot. What about Harry?"

"What about Harry?"

"Well you were dating!"

"He broke up with me remember." said Ginny throughly ticked off with her brother. "If I decide to date Draco, that's my choice, not yours!"

"Your just his flavour of the week!" Ron blurted

"Really? Well you can tell me how this flavour tastes to you," said Ginny pulling the serving spoon out of the bowl of mashed potatoes.

She smoothed it all over Ron's shocked face and poured pumpkin juice over his head.

"That's the flavour you'll taste like for a week!" said Ginny who marched out of the hall.

Draco was right, there was just enough people to make two full Quidditch teams, not including second string players. Madame Hooch put Draco and Ginny together as captains before noticing they were the best two players there. Ginny then got put as co-captain to Blaise.

After a coin toss Ginny and Blaise were given first pick of old players. They took Ritchie Coote, a beater. Draco and his co-captain Derrick chose Anthony Goldstein. That left Ron and Amber Colt, a former Ravenclaw chaser.

"Don't take Ron! He will have to do what Draco says if he is on Draco's team!" whispered Ginny. "It may teach Ron a much needed lesson."

"We'll take Amber, " announced Blaise.

"What! I'm your brother Ginny! And I refuse to play on Malfoy's team!"

"It's Draco's team, or no team," Ginny reminded Ron.

"Welcome to the team Ronald," smirked Draco throwing Ron a set of Quidditch robes.

Ron caught the robes but threw his broom across the pitch and thundered off the pitch.

"Take that as a yes," said Madame Hooch promptly lining up the students who were trying out.

The hopefuls all tried out but no choices were made. It was just past 8 and everyone had to be inside for 8:30 lockup.

The school had to be locked up at 8:30 each night for security reasons, but Draco, Blaise, Ginny and Derrick all went to the headboy/girl living room to make their choices. Ron, who had not been allowed to help pick players, was sitting at the mini kitchen that joined to the living room.

"Ron, Hermione's not even here. Get out," Ginny told Ron

"You can't tell me to get out, this isn't even your room!"

"Ron I don't want to start a fight with you, but please get out," asked Draco

"Why don't you want to get in a fight with me? Cause you got the hots for my sister?"

"If I did, being in a fight with you wouldn't stop me from doing anything with her." said Draco

"Could we talk like I'm in the room?" requested Ginny

"Well I wont give you my blessing," Ron decided

"Your blessing means shit-all to me. Even if I decided to marry Ginny, I wouldn't need your blessing! I'd need your parents blessing, yes, but not your blessing,"

"My parents wouldn't give you their blessing!"

"Your mum quite likes me actually," Draco told Ron. "Now get out!"

Ron, recognizing defeat, left the room, but took the ice cream he had been eating with him.

Dear Ron and Hermione

I'm going to see you sooner then I expected, I think I know another. I got special permission to go to the school for a day. I'll come find you.

By the way, has Ginny said anything about me lately? It seemed weird between us the last time I saw her.

Also, do you know if Ginny has opened the present I gave her yet? I don't know what I did but I seemed to have really screwed stuff up between us.

Write Me

H.

Ron reads the letter aloud as he and Hermione made their way to the prefect meeting.

"See he's still interested! Now Ginny's going and messing things up, being with Malfoy all the time," said Ron triumphantly

"She's going to do whatever she wants Ron, no matter what you say. But the more you complain about Draco, the more she'll want to be with him," said Hermione wisely

"Yeah, well," mumbled Ron, entering the meeting room.

Once everyone had assembled and taken seats, Hermione started the meeting.

"First thing is Hogsmead. I know many students have been asking you when the first trip is, but truthfully, I don't know,. We have not yet gotten clearance from the board telling us it was O.K. to go this year."

The whole room, walls and all, seemed to groan.

"We know, we know," said Draco, "But if anyone asks you when the trip is tell them you don't know, because I know some of you have been telling people the trip is sometime in November, and there's a 99 chance there will be no trip,"

Further groans and whispers arose.

"But," Hermione started, "We have been promised something to make up for not having a Hogsmead trip, like an event or vendors coming to the school so that students may buy Christmas present and necessities."

Sceptical remarks followed Hermione's short speech.

"Also, we need prefects to go to the library and find books requested by students of other years. The books need to be found and stacked in piles in the librarian's office so teachers can take the books to the other sections. You all have a choice between that and night duty. Because of a shortage of aurors, teachers, prefects, Hermione and myself have to take night duty once or twice a week." said Draco "Not the most exciting stuff in the world, I know,"

Ron, being Ron, couldn't decide between chillin' in the library, finding and stacking books or walking around deserted halls. Draco had assigned almost everyone else to a job so Ron could have a choice.

"I'll do the books," Ron decided finally.

"Allright, your on Wednesday after classes, then you can still make quidditch practice. That means Gin, your on night watch with me tomorrow night and then you can also go to practice. So then Justin your on night watc-,"

"I'm not letting you walk around deserted halls with my sister!" Ron declared

All the other prefects groaned and mumbled rude remarks, just wanting to leave the meeting.

"Ron, shut up. Ginny can look after herself!"

Everyone was surprised to see it was Hermione who had told Ron off.

"I'm watching you," Ron mouthed to Draco before leaving the room, with all the other prefects not far behind.

"Such and idiot," Ginny said shaking her head, also leaving the strenuous meeting.

A/N: Yes, I know, I didn't post for forever but, I had one busy summer soooo...I'm back and have a tun more chapters (in a book,.) Getting the stuff onto the internet is a crazyily boring, task may take a while. But I swear I'll keep the updates coming.

Anyways, I really do all of this for your reviews. I love them so keep them coming!