"Welcome everyone, to the End-Of-Term feast!" Everyone clapped, looking at Professor McGonagall. She waited until the applause ended before continuing.
"Yes. Our year of school has come to an end once again. I would like to congratulate all of the seventh and returning eighth years for graduating. May your lives prosper and be merry." The seventh and eighth years cheered.
"I hope that everyone remembers what they have learned this year, as the next will teach you much more!. Now, onto our feast!" The rest of the feast was filled with smiles and laughter, the trio and their friends spending their last night at the castle in merry spirit.
"So who's up for a party later?" Seamus asked, grinning at his friends. They all grinned back.
"You should get the whole school to come." Ginny joked, and he shrugged. He stood up grinning at everyone.
"Party in the Gryffindor common room!" He shouted, provoking cheers of playfulness out of the school students. The teachers had looked up from their dinner, but before anyone stopped it, Professor McGonagall let it pass. When they looked at her, she just waved it off.
"They deserve a little partying after what they've been through." She had motioned towards Harry, Ginny, and Hermione, who were all laughing. The other teachers nodded, and went back to their dinner.
"Alright everyone, listen up! Before we get this party started, I want to dedicate it to Mr. Harry Potter! He got us through the war, and that is one reason why we're celebrating him. The second reason, is because in a few months, the bachelors club will be losing him. That's right, he's getting married. So we celebrate his marriage, and his last few weeks as a single man. Cheers Harry!" He lifted his glass as did everyone else, Harry grinning ear to ear. The party started there after, and when it ended no one knew what time it was. Somewhere in the night, Harry had spotted Draco Malfoy standing in a corner, watching everything around him.
"Hello Malfoy." He looked around to see who said that, seeing Harry and cringing back.
"Potter." He said coldly, nodding at him.
"Look. We don't have to be so vicious to each other. I'm not asking to be friends, but maybe just a bit nicer to each other?" Draco nodded. Harry held out his hand, which Draco shook.
"Maybe you aren't as much of a git as I thought you were." Harry laughed.
"And maybe you aren't as much of a pompous prick I thought you were." Draco narrowed his eyes before a slight grin came across his face.
"How about instead of moping around in the corner, we get you a drink?" Draco gave a real smile, and Harry took him to his friends, who after the initial shock of having Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter stand next to each other and not rip each others throats out, got to know him, and they had some fun. Harry introduced him to people from different houses, and a particularly pretty Slytherin, named Astoria Greengrass.
"Ginny. Ginny. Wake up!" Ginny awoke with a start, the world spinning, and her head pounding. Harry''s face came into focus, and she sat up.
"What time is it?" Harry checked his watch.
"Around 8:30. The train leaves in a few hours. You can sleep on the train, so up." She stood up shakily, looking around. She had been sleeping in Harry's bed, the rest of his dorm mates already up and finishing their last minute packing.
"What time did the party end?" Neville shrugged.
"It was a little before dawn when Professor Tonks got sent up here to shut us down." Seamus grinned.
"You little lady, can drink." She rubbed her eyes.
"What? How much did I drink." Harry grinned.
"Somewhere between two and three bottles of fire whiskey, and a mixture of other drinks that were there, before passing out on one of the couches." She felt the alcohol hitting her as she took a few steps.
"Excuse me while I go throw up. I really hope I don't smell like liquor when I get home." They all laughed, and she ran off to take a shower and get her bags while the rest of them finished their packing.
"So, greatest party in our years at Hogwarts?" They all nodded.
"Got some pictures from last night. You guys want to see them?" Dean held up some moving photos, depicting scenes of what had gone down.
"Not sure I do." Harry said, uncertain, but headed over to look at them anyway. They all got good shots of the party, showing the fun and playfulness the students had. The amount of students that had been able to fit in the common room had been astounding, as people from all four houses had shown up. In one shot, Ginny was grabbing Harry to make out, while everyone in the room had whistled.
"I don't even remember that happening." They all grinned.
"It did. Look at this one. Looks like our new pal Malfoy got himself a girlfriend." They all laughed as the photo showed him and Astoria Greengrass kissing and then running off somewhere. They finished looking at all the pictures, before heading downstairs to grab a quick breakfast. They met up with Hermione and Ginny, before heading down to the Great Hall. The students they passed all cheered and high-fived them, congratulating them on the great party they had thrown. When they entered the Hall, they were met with cheers from the students that went to the party.
"Seems that we're heros of this school in more ways then one." Harry said, grinning as he sat down. They enjoyed some breakfast, before one last walk around the castle. Soon, it was time to go. They all got their bags, found their way to the train, and boarded, catching one more glimpse of the castle.
"It's kind of sad that this is going to be our last time on this train." Hermione said, getting misty eyed.
"Well we've grown up. We had our time, and it was fun, but we're ready to go into the world." Ginny said with a smile. Before long, the train lurched forward, gaining speed. The group of friends laughed and reminisced about the fun times they had. The train ride seemed too short, and soon, it was pulling up to the station.
"Well, we'll see you guys later." They said their goodbyes and got off of the train, and Hermione, Ginny, and Harry were alone.
"Hmm. Aren't your parents usually here, Ginny?" Hermione asked, looking over at her.
"Yeah. They probably got caught up in something. Where are you staying Hermione?" She shrugged.
"I'll probably stay at my parents or Ron's place until I find a place of my own." Harry nodded.
"You want to drop you're stuff off at your parent's place and then see our house?" She nodded excitedly. Harry and Ginny went to their place, and met Hermione at her parents house. She said goodbye, promising to be back later, and then headed off with Harry and Ginny.
"Wow! This place is so beautiful!" They showed her the inside and sat down and talked. They chatted for a while, before a patronus appeared in the shape of a weasel.
'Meet us at St. Mungos. Something happened.' Mr. Weasley's voice sounded grave. They looked at each other before immediately apparating there.
"Dad? What's happened?" Mr. Weasley looked aged and worn out.
"It's George. He tried to kill himself."
A little cliff hanger to leave you guys with. I had to re-write this a few times to get to here, but I hope everyone enjoyed! -Jemma