I've been staying with Harry at Grimauld Place, I wasn't able to find my parents after the war yet. But I'll keep looking until I do. I step onto the front step and take a deep breath of crisp, fresh air. I look around the street, I see some overflowing trash cans in front of some houses and a cat is sitting on a wall across the street from me. I look at the cat for a moment but then look away after determining that it was not Professor McGonagall. I turn around and face the interior of the house through the open door. "Harry! Come on! The train's going to leave soon!" I yell.

Harry walks out of the house, Kreacher at his feet. We had returned to Grimauld Place and found Kreachur badly injured. We'd spent most of the summer nursing him back to health, I could still see a bandage around his waist. Harry had sent an owl to Professor McGonagall who was now the headmistress of Hogwarts. He had asked her if Kreacher could work at Hogwarts again while Harry was there. She had sent an owl back with a letter bearing her answer, yes. "Alright Kreacher, you go straight to the kitchens, Professor McGonagall should have explained to other elves by now about you going to work there." Harry said turning to the elf. I felt a pang when I remembered all of the elves that still worked at Hogwarts.

Harry turned to face me now. "Shall we go then?" He asked. I nodded. He gripped my hand and we apparated to an alley across the street from Kings Cross Station. I leaned against the cool brick wall of the building beside us. We had made plans with Ron and Ginny to meet here and walk to Kings Cross together.

There was loud popping noise and Ron and Ginny apparated right in front of Harry and I. Harry made a sound of delight and kissed Ginny. I kissed Ron on the cheek and he slipped his hand into mine. We all walked happily into Kings Cross station. Ron and I walked subtly up to the barrier between platforms nine and ten. We pretended to be talking happily and slipped, unnoticed by anyone except Harry and Ginny, onto Platform 9 3/4.