A/N: The site did it again, cut off another chapter. This is the rest of Chapter 4, I guess I shouldn't make them so long, but there's so much to write about.

"They've been moved from your house," Dumbledore said. "And speaking of a place, I've gotten a small cottage in Hogsmead that I'm sure that you'll like. It's stock full of food and a direct portkey to Hogwarts. I'm sure you'll love the idea of being in a fully Wizarding village and not having to be around all the others. Also, while Remus is not able to teach I'm giving you the Defense Against the Dark Arts position. At least it won't be Severus teaching it this time around."

"And speaking of Severus, where is he?" Professor Lupin asked.

"Thinking," Dumbledore said, in a deadly serious tone.

Hermione knew from that tone, it wasn't good.

"I can't believe that mum and dad treated me like that," Ginny told Snape. "They think that I'm too young to make my own choices."

Snape rolled his eyes, but listened.

"What do you think?"

Snape stared. No one had asked him his opinion about anything. He decided to take a shot at it.

"I think that they have the right to be worried, but you're almost at that age where you can decide for yourself."

"Too right," Ginny snapped. "However, I'm glad it's over."

Snape snorted at that. Nothing was over when it came to the Weasley's.

Hermione didn't get a chance to talk to Ginny until after dinner. She wanted to know what had happened with her parents and if there was anything that she could do to help her.

"There's nothing," Ginny said, after tell Hermione what had happened between her and her parents. "I've made my decision and I'm not backing down from it."

Hermione understood why Ginny was doing this. Snape was offering her protection from his former master and since she had already had experience with Voldemort, which she wouldn't wish on anyone, was making her make this decision.

"Are your parents coming to the wedding?"

Ginny shook her head.

"Do you need anything from me?"

"Just leave me alone," Ginny whispered.

Hermione did just that.

The next morning the whole Great Hall had been converted for the two weddings that were being held. The Daily Prophet was there because it would be the first two marriages under the new law. Rita Skeeter, who had been given her old job back, was there. As soon as Hermione saw her she wanted to hex her.

"What's wrong with you?" Ginny asked.

"H-Her," Hermione stammered, pointing a shaking finger at the blonde reporter. "Oh, I'm going to tell the Ministry if she writes one horrible word about this."

"I'm sure she won't," Ginny said.

Hermione huffed at that.

"Don't count on that, Ginny, don't count on that."

Note: Will Rita write something horrible, you bet. She wouldn't be Rita Skeeter if she didn't.