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After The Summer Ended by sand_dollar

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Format: Novel
Chapters: 38
Word Count: 208,337
Status: COMPLETED

Rating: 15+
Warnings: Mild Language, Mild Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse,

Genres: Drama, Romance
Characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Lupin, Snape, Tonks, Neville, Luna, Fred/George, Ginny
Pairings: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione

First Published: 06/23/2006
Last Chapter: 12/31/2006
Last Updated: 12/31/2006

Summary:

Harry swore to track down Voldemort by himself. Ron and Hermione have promised to help him, even if it means not going back to Hogwarts. But can three underqualified wizards stop the Dark Lord in time? My best guesses for Book 7...


Chapter 1: Going Home
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Chapter 1

Ron

It's nothing like other years, going back. Practically everyone who hasn't already been taken out of school has gone home with their parents, and I reckon there are only about thirty of us getting on the train. Mum and Dad had an emergency Order meeting; otherwise Ginny and I probably would've had to go with them. At least we won't have any trouble getting a compartment to ourselves.

We grab the first empty one we see. Harry sits down and I go to sit across from him, but Hermione stops me.

"We ought to go report to the prefects' compartment," she says.

"Why?" I say, sitting down anyway. "There's hardly anyone on the train. I don't think we're going to have to patrol or anything." It's not like anybody's in the mood to cause any trouble, either, come to that.

"Just come with me," she says firmly, grabbing my arm.

I give in and follow her. It won't take long, and it's easier than having her nag me for the next hour.

"See you in about two minutes," I say to Harry. He doesn't answer. It's like he hardly notices we're leaving.

"This is stupid," I tell Hermione, once we're out in the corridor.

"Just come on," she says impatiently. She's walking fast, stopping to peer into every doorway we pass. I see Ernie MacMillan sitting in a compartment full of Hufflepuffs.

"Hermione," I say, "if Ernie's not patrolling, then no one is. Let's go back and sit with Harry."

"In a minute," she says absently. She's still walking.

"What are you looking for?" I ask, following.

Hermione stops so suddenly that I nearly crash into her. I look over her shoulder into the next compartment. Ginny's in there with a group of her girlfriends.

"Never mind," says Hermione, turning abruptly. "Let's go back."

"Wait a minute," I say. "What's Ginny doing in there? Why isn't she with Harry?"

Hermione looks up at me, her face worried. "I think they broke up," she says unhappily.

"When?" I say blankly. They were together this morning, and at the funeral, and then Harry was with us the whole time. They didn't have time t...

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