Chapter 1
The war was over
The light side, Order of the phoenix won, and the dark side lost.
Several things had changed after the war, Professor McGonagall became the Headmistress, Snape became the new DADA professor and another school year was added to Hogwarts
"8th year?" Harry says questionably while looking at the letter that he was holding. The new head of the school McGonagall decided to let the children a chance to study again. Thus sending every former 7th-year student a letter inviting them to learn again at Hogwarts.
"Wouldn't it be lovely to finish our studies?" Hermione chirped beaming at the thought of returning to school to learn, laying down on her lover's lap
"I'm going if Hermione's going," Ron says
Harry rolled his eyes
"Hey just because your single doesn't give you the authority to be bitter" Ron
"I'm not bitter, Ron" Harry grumbles while crossing his arms
"Yes, and you're not gay"
"Hermione" Harry says asking his friend for help
"Sorry harry but I'm with Ron on this"
Harry was about to open his mouth to say something but chose to close it once again
"what about you, Mate? are you going back?" Ron inquiries playing with her girlfriend's hair
Harry pondered for a moment
Many had died in the school and Harry doesn't know if he can handle everything. Hell, he wasn't even over with Diggory's death, what about the others?
Sirius, Remus, Dumbledore, Tonks, and the others. he doesn't think he can handle it after everything that had occurred.
Harry was down to the count
"I don't know" Harry mumbled, unsure
"Come on, Harry. besides, you have mentioned that you would like to be a Healer, am I right?"
Harry nodded
"Harry we know that things might be hard for you but hey, we will be together" Hermione promised
Harry smiled at her in return "Thank you"
That night Harry couldn't sleep He kept tossing and turning on the bed he was laying in, after failing to sleep he decided to take the book and wand that was laying on the desk close his bed, exit his room, and trekked downstairs
Ever since he was a child he always find it difficult to sleep without waking up every time, Harry then decided to ignore this
he went outside the house, took a deep inhale, he went to the Weasley garden.
He had always found the place rather nirvanic, it wasn't like those grandiloquent gardens that you would see in immense lands, although harry adored this garden
and the Happy memories it possesses
Harry sat down and cast Lumos to read, Hermione insisted him to try and read books, as time passed he found reading quite idyllic and reading also helped him to relax at times
"Talk about a blessing in disguise" Harry muttered
Harry was almost at the ending of the book when he realizes
It's probably 3:00 am morning and I hadn't gotten any sleep, thanks! I hate it
"Nox"
He stood up and went inside the house, silently
"Harry"
Harry, who was started almost tripped himself, he looked in the direction where the voice was coming from
Fred
Harry let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding
"Goodmorning, Harrykins"
"What's good about morning?" Harry grumbled annoyed
"Not a morning person anymore are we?" Fred joked
"Oh shut up"
"We can't be snappy on our first day back at school, can we?"
Harry's eyes widen "IT'S TODAY?!"
"Yep"
"You didn't tell me"
"I just did, and I thought you read the letter?"
Well I did, but I didn't finish it
"oh" Harry Drawled
In the Malfoy Manor
"Draco calm down for Merlin's sake," Pansy says again for the fifth time
As soon as the letters arrived Pansy decided to invite herself to the Manor for some confidential justifications. But of course, she didn't speak about that to the Malfoys when she arrived and talked over dinner with them, she just reasoned that she had missed her beloved friend dearly and she decided to pay him a visit.
and oh how she felt when they believed her.
Right when they were almost leaving, Draco had gone awfully silent and tense, Pansy who noticed his change of demeanor decided to speak to him in private in order to talk things out and for some obvious reasons it didn't go well
"Calm down? Calm down?! Pansy, we are death eaters-" Draco Whisper shouted
"We used to be darling"
"- do you not foresee the look on the people's faces when they see us the humiliation-"
"Draco Lucius Malfoy, I'm not a violent woman but if you do not try to shut your mouth and listen to me I will not fight back the urge to slap you"
Draco glared at her but decided to silence himself not desiring to pick a fight he knows he cannot win
"now, look at me, Darling. I know you are worried about this issue of going back to Hogwarts, but Imagine all of the opportunities that might be out there waiting for you. not to mention the fact that you might even find a girlfriend or boyfriend that you might like" Pansy says