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Chapter 1: Here Without you

"Ginny, I can't be with you," Harry says.

"I understand" I replied as my world slowly came apart.

(The scenery changes and we are at the burrow in my bedroom.)

"There's the silver lining I was looking for" I said before my lips touched his. It was the most brilliant kiss I have ever shared with anyone. All the feelings in the world could not compare to the mixture I was feeling.

(Then the scenery changes again, this time to a battle scene.)

"Harry no!" I yelled, all the anger and pain building up like a volcano, ready to erupt. His body lay lifeless, in front of all our eyes. Everyone around me was crying and giving up. "No!"

"No!" I yelled, sitting up instantly, covered in sweat. It was just a dream, I told myself. Harry is probably fine; he has Hermione and Ron with him. My hand was in my hair, attempting to massage away all the stress. A trace of sunlight attempted to light my room. I guess I should get ready, it's not like I can go back to sleep now, I sighed. Please Harry; please be okay, was my last thought before heading to the shower.

"Ginny, breakfast," Mum yelled.

"Okay mum, I'll be down in a bit," I yelled back from my room. The house was almost silent, which up until this year I thought was impossible. All the bedrooms were almost empty, the dust piling up. Fred and George visited occasionally for meals, but they were too busy with their shop. Bill and Fleur were enjoying life in their cottage as newlyweds, and Charlie was in Romania again. Ron was of course with his two best friends, on an amazing adventure that I would surely miss out on. How I missed the sounds of mum yelling at Ron for packing late, and Hermione scolding him for waiting for the last minute, while Harry laughed in the corner. I couldn't help but just miss him in general. I sighed audibly, before pulling my trunk out of my room.

"Ginny, darling let me help you with that," Dad said as he headed toward the stairs.

"It's okay-"

"Nonsense" dad cut me off, taking the trunk from my fingers and lifting it up. He wobbled a bit, before successfully carrying it down. He placed my trunk in front of the door, while I sat at the table to eat my breakfast.

Finally it was time to leave; since it was just me going, dad apparated us to Kings Cross. All the first years looked so excited, unaware of the troubles of war. It was surprising to see the little amount of students attending this year. Most families were hugging their young ones, some even had tears in their eyes as if this was the last time they'd see their children. It was all too depressing to watch, this was all wrong.

"Gin-Gin!" Two voices yelled. Was that who I think it is? There stood Fred and George both wearing identical grins.

"Now Gin you couldn't possibly," Fred said

"Think, we would leave without," George cut in

"Wishing our favorite baby sister off" with Fred finishing. I couldn't help but roll my eyes, but it didn't change the surge of happiness and love I felt for my prankster brothers. I hugged them both tightly, silently wishing that they would be coming along with me.

"I wasn't too sure, you're a bit late don't you think?" I asked with a small smile.

"Better late," George started

"Then never" Fred Finished just before mum made her way to me.

"Oh Ginny! Come here," mum yelled with tears flowing down her cheeks. She pulled me into the strongest hug I have ever endured. At first I hugged back, until I realized that I could not breath.

"Mum, I think you're hurting her," Fred said.

"Oh my, I am sorry. I just can't believe you are going all by yourself. Are you sure you don't want to just stay home this year?" she asked me.

"Mum you know we can't do that" I said with a smile, "I will be fine, I promise" I said attempting to calm her. Finally dad came up to me. He was trying to smile, but it didn't reach his eyes. He hugged me tight and of course told me to be careful. "Try to stay hidden" he told me. I wanted to laugh so hard, as if i could stay hidden.

Finally I was on the train, in my own compartment, just looking at all the parents watching the train leave. They should be crying, tears of joy, not of worry.

"Hey is this seat- oh hey Ginny!" Neville cried out happily. I smiled warmly at him, happy to see a friendly face. I helped him put his trunk away and he sat across from me.

"How was your summer Neville?" I asked

"The same as always, visited my parents and stayed home. My grandma reckons its too dangerous to go out" he shrugged. "What about you?"

"Just Bill and Fleur's wedding." I answered.

"Oh, that's right."

"Excuse me, oh hey Ginny and Neville" Luna's voice interrupted. She soon joined us and we all talked. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad this year, I thought. Oh how wrong I was.

"What is all that commotion?" I asked as the noise of screaming interrupted our conversation.

"I don't know," Neville said standing up. He had a look of pure determination in his eyes. He opened the compartment door and froze at the sight before us. A group of children were being held by a few seventh year slytherins. Some of the kids were crying, while the other looked frightened.

"What's going on here?" Neville yelled as he pointed his wand at them.

"Ah look who it is" Malfoy snarled. "This here Longbottom, is what happens when people of filthy blood attempt to enter our school." It was heartbreaking, the children looked completely terrified.

"this is wrong" I yelled barely able to hide my anger.

"Oh Weaslette, it's nice to see you. Where's scarhead?" He asked with a smirk. "I guess he finally decided you weren't worth it"

"Leave them alone" I said as my anger built up. I would not let Malfoy get to me.

'Or what? You don't realize it do you? Dumbledore isn't around to protect you anymore. Welcome to the real world, Weaslette." Malfoy snarled.

"Ginny, come on there's nothing we can do" Neville said grabbing onto my arm. Luna placed her hand on my shoulder, helping Neville pull me into the compartment.

For the rest of the trip I stared out the window. Neville and Luna attempted to start a conversation with me, but I couldn't tear my eyes away because somewhere out there was Harry. I wanted to hold him close and forget everything I just saw. I doubt I will ever forget the terrified looks on those kids faces.

~HP~

Hogwarts looked darker than usual. The halls wore more dust than ever and no longer held that warm, homelike feeling we all were accustomed to. Instead it felt like a prison. Gryffindor table was the least packed table, for the first time. As a matter of fact each table was missing a number of students, of course except Slytherin. They all wore similar content looks. Soon the first years joined us. Only two joined Gryffindor. A few others joined Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, while a handful was placed in Slytherin.

"Now that we are all seated I have a few announcements to make," said professor Snape. I had the urge to throw something at him, but luckily Neville was next to me and placed a comforting hand on my arm. "First off, Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. There will be no foolish wand waving in the corridors. As you can see there are less students here this year. We would like to ensure that there are only those of wizarding blood here, no filth. Anyone who wishes to express their feelings about this will end up in detention. Now we have two new professors. Teaching the "Dark Arts" is Amacus Carrow, along with Alecto Carrow who will be taking over the muggle studies classes. That is all for now, you may all leave now" Snape said with his usual snakelike voice.

"Aren't they death eaters?" I heard someone ask in a hushed tone. This is definitely going to be a long year.

Authors note: well there you have it. How will the first week of classes go? Well let me know what you think of this, or any ideas you may have.