A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Here's the next chapter. This will probably be my fastest update because I had most of this written when I posted the prologue, but I'll try to update as quickly as possible after this. Please review and let me know what you think! Enjoy!

Two Years Later…

Ron looked out the window with his chin in his hands and his elbow resting on the windowsill. The door opened, and Ginny walked in, holding little Sirius on her hip.

"Hey," she said, sitting down next to him.

"Hey Gin," he answered.

"Mum's really glad you're here," she said. "We all are."

"I know. So am I," he said, looking around his old room at the burrow with a reminiscent air. They heard laughter and little running footsteps downstairs.

"This place can't help being full of kids can it?" he asked.

"No, I suppose not," Ginny laughed. "Of course, if Mum had her way we'd all live here. As it is, she just takes any opportunity to get us over."

"And how old is this one now?" Ron asked, taking Sirius and bouncing him on his knee while the baby giggled in delight.

"Almost seven months," Ginny answered fondly. "I just hope he has all the heart and courage without the mischief of his namesake, but with Weasley and Potter blood in him, I can only imagine!"

"Especially if Fred and George have anything to do with him," he said with a laugh.

"Yes, well, I should be getting back downstairs," she lifted her son and went to the door. "You come down soon, ok?"

"I will."

Ginny left and Ron resumed looking outside. That's when he noticed Pigwidgeon fly towards the window with an envelope in his beak. Finally! Pig landed on the sill and deposited the letter in his lap. Ron gave him a treat and then stared at the Hogwarts seal on the letter for a moment before slowly opening it.

Dear Mr. Weasley,

Of course we would be honored to have you visit Hogwarts. You are a large part of the reason we were able to reopen the school and a hero to all of us. Many of your former teachers, myself included, are looking forward to seeing you. Give my best wishes to Mr. Potter and the rest of your family. We hope to see you soon.

Sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Headmistress

He smiled. He had written to McGonagall to ask if he could pay a visit to the school (and Hermione). Now that he had his reply, he could leave tomorrow. He folded the letter on his way down the stairs. When he reached the bottom, he was immediately clapped on the shoulders by both Fred and George.

"Oho!"

"He's got the letter!"

"So…what does it say?"

"I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon," Ron finally said. He took a seat on the sofa next to Harry and Ginny.

"I assume this trip as to do with visiting a certain Transfiguration professor?" asked George, sitting down next to Alicia and putting an arm around his wife. Ron did not answer but turned a deep red, at which point Harry began to chuckle.

"Oh now boys, stop pestering your brother!" called Mrs. Weasely from the kitchen, where she was making dinner.

Harry got up and opened a closet door. "Hey Ron, fancy a quick ride before dinner?" He tossed Ron's Cleansweep to him while reaching for his own Firebolt.

"Sure," Ron answered, following Harry outside.

Once they were in the air, Harry asked, "Have you talked to Hermione at all since you left?"

"At first yeah," he answered, "but then when some of my leads started picking up, and she got busy with grading and planning out lessons and whatnot…it just kind of faded. How is she lately?"

"She seems good," Harry said. "She came back when Sirius was born, and for George and Alicia's wedding. We saw her for a few weeks during the summer, but she has to stay at the school during Christmas for the students that choose to." Harry paused. "Teaching really seems to suit her. She looked really happy, but it did seem like something wasn't quite right."

Ron wasn't sure what to say to that, but was saved the trouble by Angelina coming to the back door to call them in for dinner. They dove down and landed, Ron still thinking about what Harry had said.

A/N: Ok, so there's Chapter One! What do you think? The next chapter will see Ron and Hermione' s reunion, so keep reading!