Second Chance at Saving Them {Harry Potter}

Ginny's Finally Part of the Story Again

Ahh, so..... I kinda didn't realize how long it's been since I updated this... Oops. Anyway, I'm updating now. Enjoyyyy

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After that, the trio avoided Snape whenever possible, which was pretty easy considering they were done with classes. When the feast came around, everyone was ready to leave.

"Do you think we'll get more points again this year? I mean, Dumbledore isn't our biggest fan at the moment." Ron questioned,

"Most likely. With Voldemort still in the picture, I'm still the 'Chosen One' or whatever, so Dumbledore needs me to like him and trust him so I'll do what he needs me to, which means helping me win the House Cup in his eyes." Harry responded.

"And we care so much about winning the house cup." Ron said, referring to some of the pranks they had pulled with the twins (who later admitted that Ron and Harry actually had some good ideas, and were grateful for Hermione stopping some of the bigger pranks from backfiring.) meaning they all lost points whenever they got caught. The end result of that was that Gryffindor had one of the lowest scores the House had ever seen, with one hundred and seventy points, even without Harry and Hermione being caught trying to smuggle Norberta away.

"Well the cup is rather pointless once you realize it's just a way to get students to behave themselves. I suppose it is effective for the most part though." Hermione admitted.

"At least we managed to win the Quidditch cup. Having twenty points would have been embarrassing, no matter the worth of the points." Ron said. Since Harry wasn't in the hospital wing for the rest of the year following the sorcerer's stone debacle, he was able to play in the last Quidditch game, bringing Gryffindor to victory and Wood to promise to give them an extra day off every month next year, which made the team even happier.

They finally got to the Great Hall and sat down at the Gryffindor table next to Neville, who was laughing and joking about Snape looking even more sour than usual. After a few minutes, Dumbledore started in on who won the House Cup.

"However, there are a few last minute points to award." Harry groaned, knowing exactly what was going to happen.

"To Mr. Ronald Weasley, for the best played game of chess in Hogwarts History, I award fifty points!" Ron hit his head on the table, awarding points for a well played game of chess was ridiculous. 

"To Ms. Hermione Granger, for using cool logic in the face of fire and danger, I award fifty points!" Hermione laughed, she knew full well she wasn't in danger.

"To Mr. Harry Potter, for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor sixty points!" Harry groaned, without Slytherin winning the Quidditch cup, Gryffindor still had more points than Slytherin. Though Harry suspected Dumbledore would have given even more if necessary to give Gryffindor the win. The rest of the House seemed pretty excited, though Fred and George were disappointed they hadn't gotten the lowest point total in Gryffindor history.

Harry decided to ignore the blatant favoritism and enjoy the feast, they only happened a few times a year and for a short period of time, so Harry figured he should just eat the food and not complain. He made sure to grab an extra helping of treacle tart, Hogwarts had the best.

After the feast, everyone went to their common rooms to finish packing before having to board the train. Harry and Ron had put this off to the very last minute of course, and had to speed pack to get everything before the house-elves came to pick it up. As usual, they got the letter saying they couldn't use magic over the summer.

"I always hope they forget to give these to us." Fred commented, and Harry nodded.

"It would be really useful if I could use magic on the Dursley's. It could make life there a whole lot more interesting." The trio started walking towards the train as they talked.