The Moon and Stars.

19- New Home

Exam results arrived the next day, and they were all pleased to see that they had passed with much better marks than they had assumed. Ron and Harry both did slightly above average in every class, Selena did well and excelled in both Potions and Herbology, which went hand in hand, and Cass did great as well, and did amazing in Transfiguration and Charms. Hermione, as expected, had the best grades of all first years. Even Neville passed, his outstanding Herbology grade making up for his Potions grade.

Before they knew it, they were packed and ready to go, Selena with Jovi on her shoulders and Cass with Strawberry in her cage. Their trunks were loaded up and before they could think, they were on the train ride home. They handed out notes reminding the students not to preform magic outside of school, which made Fred very sad.

Hagrid took the group of former first years back across the lake, their hearts filled with nostalgia as they thought of it. It had hardly been a year, but it felt so long away. This year had brought new friendships to last a lifetime, adventure, discovery and a sense of purpose.

They were on the train home before any of them were ready, and they spent the ride home playing card games, muggle and wizard alike, and eating candy.

Changing back into muggle clothes, Selena in a pair of shorts and a rather baggy long sleeve shirt, and Cass in a pair of jeans and light sweater, they left the train.

"You must come visit this summer- all of you." Said Ron.

"Same with us." Said Cass. "We'll send an owl."

"Thanks." Said Harry, "I'll need something fun to keep me going."

They passed through the barrier.

"There he is mom, look!" It was Ginny Weasley with Mrs. Weasley, who immediacy hugged Ron, Harry and then the girls, and proceeded to introduce herself to Hermione.

"Busy year?" She asked with a kind smile.

"Absolutely." They said with a smile.

"Thank you for the fudge and
sweaters." They thanked.

"Selena? Cassiopeia?" Came a familiar voice.

The girls turned and saw Madame Violet, who scooped them up into a hug.

"Have a good year loves?" She asked, and they nodded vigorously.

"Just wait until we tell you." Said Cass with a smile.

"And I have a surprise for you girls as well. But you'll have to wait." She said with a mysterious smile.

"Ready are you?" Came a gross snarl.

They turned to see a rather ugly and fat older man, with an angry purple face, a huge walrus mustache, and not an inch of neck to be found. Behind him was a tall giraffe of woman who seemed to have stolen what neck the man didn't have for herself, and a pudgy boy who seemed rather terrified of Harry.

"You must be Harry's family!" Squealed Mrs. Weasley.

"Nice to meet you." Said Madame Violet politely. "You're a muggle like me, I'm assuming?"

He wasn't listening.

"Hurry up boy." The man snapped at Harry.

"Bye Harry." They said, looking at him with shock and pity due to the unpleasant man he was going home with.

"Don't worry about me," Said Harry with a grin, too soft for his family to hear "they don't know we're not allowed to use magic. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley."

"But if you don't have fun," added Selena loudly, loud enough for Harry's muggle family to hear, "owl me. I dunno what I would do if I found out my best friend was in any trouble."

"I agree. I'd be filled with so much rage I wouldn't know what to do." Cass added, noticing the Dursleys' scared faces.

Selena winked, and Harry smiled at his friends, and then turned and left, his friends shouting and waving behind him.

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The girls sat in their caretaker's car as they drives down a road they didn't quite recognize.

"Madame Violet, where are you taking us?"

"Just wait girls, it's a surprise, we'll be there soon."

Before long, they pulled down a long driveway with a huge, ornate gate at the front.

"Uhh.. Madame Violet? Did we make a wrong turn?"

But to their great surprise, she stopped the car in the circular driveway in the middle of the large front yard.

"Welcome to your new home."