IThe evening before the Easter holidays began, Harry, Colin, Hermione, and Ginny overheard Ron pleading with Fred and George.
"You two, " Ron was saying, "As clever as you are, can surely come up with ways for me to get to Hogsmeade and see the Quidditch Final."
"We could, " began Fred.
"But, " said George firmly, "We feel the punishments handed down by Remus and dad-
"Are exactly why our meanie of a little brother deserves, '" finished Fred.
"And, " added George, "If you ask us this favor again, you will find yourself on the receiving end of our pranks, and we do mean plural."
Ron haughtily walked off and went up to bed.
"Good for the twins, " said Harry proudly, loud enough for Fred and George to hear, "Not letting that sleezeball bait them."
"They mean business when they say they will prank Ron if he pesters them again, " said Ginny in a satisfied voice.
"You better believe we do, " chorused Fred and George seriously.
"What's sad, " said Hermione matter of factly, "Is that Ron is still trying to find ways to get other people to get him out of his mess instead of taking any responsibility himself."
"True, " agreed Colin, "But let's focus on us. We need to go to the headmaster's office and see Professor Lupin."
Harry, Hermione, and Ginny followed Colin out of Gryffindor Tower and up to Lupin's office.
Colin knocked on the door, and Lupin opened it to allow Harry, Collin, Hermione, and Ginny into his office.
"Before you leave, " Lupin told Harry, Colin, Hermione, and Ginny, "Let me tell you that I have made a few major decisions regarding the future of Hogwarts. The announcements regarding what this entails will occur at breakfast the day after Easter."
"We look forward to learning what you've decided, " said Harry crisply as Colin, Hermione, and Ginny nodded.
"I'm going to send you four to the Creevey household, but there is something you four need to do first. You will be using portkeys, but there is something you four need to do first. Lupin opened his trunk and pulled out four cans of Miller Lite.
"Your four need to drink these and then hold onto the cans, " explained Lupin, "When the cans are empty, I will turn them into portkeys."
Harry, Colin, Hermione, and Ginny all drank the Miller Lites and as he said, Lupin pointed his wand at each of the empty cans in turn and cried "Portus."
About a minute later, Harry, Colin, Hermione, and Ginny landed smack dab in the middle of the Creevey's living room.
A nanosecond later, a man and woman came rushing up to hug Colin.
"Mom! Dad! It's great to see you again, " said Colin joyfully.
"We're so happy to have you home for Easter, " said Mr. Creevey brightly.
"And a warm welcome to you three as well, " added Mrs. Creevey, pointing at Harry, Hermione, and Ginny.
"Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ginny Weasley, " introduced Colin, pointing to each of them in turn.
"It's wonderful to meet you all, " said Mrs. Creevey as she shook Harry's, Hermione's and Ginny's hands.
"We're delighted to meet Colin's friends, " said Mr. Creevey warmly, "I hope you find your stay here fun and enjoyable."
"It's nice to meet you as well, Mr. and Mrs. Creevey, " grinned Harry.
"You can call me Hugh and my wife Tina, " smiled Mr. Creevey.
Harry, Hermione, and Ginny nodded and smiled.
At that moment, a child who looked like Colin but was a little younger came zooming into the living room.
"Harry, Hermione, Ginny, " piped up Colin happily, indicating the boy who had just entered the room, "This is my little brother, Dennis, he's two years below me and will start at Hogwarts in September."
"HARRY?!" screamed Dennis excitedly, "HARRY POTTER?!"
"Dennis, " said Colin seriously, "Harry is who you think he is, but be aware that he HATES that fanboy and fangirl stuff. I'm sorry to say that I was the very worst of that kind of person last year. Having now gotten over that, I'm now getting the opportunity to strike up a good friendship with Harry."
"You need to think of Harry as Harry Potter and not as The Boy Who Lived, " Ginny told Dennis firmly.
"And Harry HATES his fame, " said Hermione clearly, "No one wants to be famous for the reasons that Harry is famous."
After about a minute of calming down, an apologetic Dennis said, "Sorry, Harry, look, I don't mean to b-"
"It's alright, Dennis, " said Harry reassuringly, "I'll learn what kind of person you really are during my stay here and judge you fairly and accordingly."
Dennis now gave Harry, Hermione, and Ginny handshakes.
"Colin, " said Ginny sincerely, "I just want to thank you for having us over to stay. I'm really looking forward to spending the Easter holidays with my bestie and it was jolly decent of you to invite Harry and Hermione as well."
"The pleasure is all mine, " beamed Colin.
"We need to thank Hugh and Tina as well because they didn't have to grant Colin permission to do this, " acknowledged Harry.
Hugh and Tina just smiled.
"Now, let Dennis and I give you three a tour of the house, " Colin told Harry, Hermione, and Ginny.