A/N: This is from Fred's point of view.

I wake up with a horrible feeling in my stomach. Today me and George are going to Hogwarts. Ron is really jealous of us and so is Ginny. But that's not what's making me feel ill, it's Mione. She isn't old enough to come to Hogwarts with us yet. That means that I have to wait until Christmas to see her again. Everyone's coming to see us off at the train station, apart from mum and Mione. Apparently it's too dangerous for Mione to Apparate with her ribs still not fully healed. So I won't even get to see her that long this morning.

Waking George up, we head downstairs to grab some breakfast. Thanks to Mione our trunks are packed already and all we have to do is wait for everyone else to wake up. Grace is coming with us and is cooking breakfast whilst singing, badly, along with the radio. The excitement over her return has died down now, so she can finally step out of the house. Grace is going to work in the dragon reserve that Charlie has transferred to.

Just as me and George are halfway through our breakfast Mione comes through the kitchen door. Me and George stop eating and instantly make room for her between us. When she's in her chair we carry on eating, in sync. I'm not like I was before but I'm definitely on my way, and George is meeting me halfway.


When it finally reaches the time we have to leave me and George hug Mione gently, not wanting to hurt her. But she grabs us tightly, and I feel a few tears slip out of her eyes onto my shoulder. Trying to console her George says we'll be back for Christmas but it just makes her look more sad. But we have to leave, even if we don't want to. Giving Mione one more hug we grab onto dad's arms and he Apparates us to Platform 9&3/4.

Saying goodbye to the rest of our family we board the train. But not before Grace slips something into my hand. When we get into an empty compartment I look at it, it's a prank written in Mione's handwriting that we can use to make ourselves known. Showing it to George we decide to do it the first opportunity that we have. Just then a boy comes in, called Lee Jordan.

We make friends with him and share a dorm with him in Gryffindor. That night I lie awake, thanking the Sorting hat for putting me in Gryffindor. I no longer want to be in Slytherin, I'd miss George and Mione too much.