In one unexplainable motion that was acompnied by a soft pop, five smartly dressed people appeared out of thin air huddled together in a secluded alley adjacent to Kings Cross station, a Regal looking man and a woman who appeared to be married and then three children all girls, two aged seventeen and one fourteen, two of the children bearing resemblance to their parents the other not. The man tucked something quickly into his pocket and glanced at his wife, at her nod he turned to face the children.

"Listen up please" he commanded, instantly the childrens attention fixing on him.

"Thank you...now you may be under the assumption that with Lord Potter's recent defeat of the Dark Lord that Hogwarts is now safe to wander as you may have once done, It is not" he paused as in thought. "Sympathizer's to the Dark Lord cause are still roaming the halls looking to cause trouble"

"Tracey, you may not be our daughter- and with that I understand I can not tell you what to do, but I implore you, all of you, that you should take care at school" he ran a hand across his face as if to rub away the tiredness. The three children nodded at his words.

"Some of the Dark Lords followers believe that his is still alive and are looking for ways to bring him back. You should do your best to stay away from them, those of them you are aware of. Perhaps aligning yourself with Lord Potter will ensure your safety-" he was interupted by a snort from Tracey who was looking at Daphne, whilst Astoria the youngest was giggling.

The eyebrows of Lord Adrian Greengrass rose, he glanced at his eldest daughter to see her flamed face and recognition dawned upon him and he blinked, blinking again his mouth dropped, his Wife at seeing his shock rubbed his arm amusedly whilst fighting to contain her laughs.

"Daphne fancies Harry" Astoria giggled causing her sister to scowl at her whilst her blush deepened.

"Yes well...I err, wouldn't be opposed to anything happening on that front" he breathed out.

"I've only spoken to him twice Daddy!" Daphne said hotly.

"Come now Daphne, there is much to be gained from an alliance with Potter-Black family, times are changing, the old ways are beginning to become recognised again and that is due to Lord Potter and Lord Longbottom, something is happening I can feel it" Lord Greengrass told them, a smile forming for the first time this conversation.

"I've always suggested that Daphne just jump him, the Golden boy wouldn't know what hit him" Tracey said smiling, Daphne frowned at her whilst fighting down her blush.

"I think we should invite him for Christmas Dinner Adrian, what do you think?" Lady Ophelia Greengrass asked, a soft smile playing on her features.

"Errr- oh yes of course" he said at his Wive's challenging look.

"Excellent, you'll ask him won't you Daphne dear?" Ophelia stated. Daphne nodded weakly.

"I Like Harry" Astoria told them as her parents indicated that they should begin to walk.

"You have never spoken to him!" Daphne snapped.

"Yes I have" the younger girl replied angrilly.

"When?!"

"Last year in the Libary, he helped me with my Charms homework, he's really good at it, he's says he gets it from his mother" Astoria said happily. "He's also really handsome" she added, Daphne sighed and Tracey rolled her eyes.

"Isn't he" Daphne whispered.

"You'll be hard pressed to get near him with Granger and Weasley hanging on him" Tracey said effectively ruining the mood.

"Don't I know it" she mumbled as they entered the station.

"Don't be so sure Daphne, let's just say Lord Potter has grown up" her mother told her with a mysterious smile.

Like all years before it was completely jammed with Muggles and the occasional glimpse of a robe, sticking close together they made there way along the platform and without the hassle most families had they glided straight through the wall and onto platform nine and three quarter's, and there she stood the red gleaming engine in all it's glory, this platform however was nigh on empty.

The Greengrass family as usual had arrived an hour early as to assure they got on the train and to allow the children to get the compartments they wanted.

"Right then, remember what I told you, watch your backs and keep your heads down" Adrian said to them.

"Don't forget to ask Lord Potter Daphne dear, I do worry about that poor child" Ophelia said holding Adrians arm tightly a frown upon her face.

Her parents clearly knew something that the children didn't about Lord Potter, which wasn't much however.

"I will mother" Daphen said as her mother began to embrace all three children.

"Don't forget to write home Astoria and stop harassing Professor Flitwick, oh and Tracey dear if you have any more trouble with that boy in Hufflepuff tell me, unless by then Daphne and Lord Potter are dating and them I'm sure he wouldn't mind helping you" Lady Greengrass said after letting Tracey go.

"Mom!" Daphne cried, she was quickly shushed by her.

"Right your mother and I must be off, the Winzegamot has called another session, now go on and get your compartment, you all have your trunks in your robes yes?" Lord Greengrass asked.

"Yes" they all chorused.

"Good off you go then" he said, and as one then all turned and entered the nearest carriage waving one last time before the the two vanished with two soft cracks.

"Come on, lets get our usual compartment" Tracey said leading the way down the deserted carriages.

The three Slytherins casually ambled their way to the last carriage and then to the last compartment Tracey pushed down on the handle and met resistance she tried again but it still wouldn't open.

"Let me try" Daphne said brandishing her wand, tapping the handle it clicked open, smirking she pushed open the door and stepped but suddenly froze causing her companions to bump into her.

"Daph, what's wrong?" Tracey asked.

The girl in question span around with wide eyes, she stepped to the side and allowed the other two to see, when their eyes found the reason Daphne had stopped Tracey snorted and Astoria grinned.

Harry Potter was sound asleep lying across one of the chairs, it appeared that his jacket was propped behind his head and one of his legs was bending upwards, his hair not paticularly long but long enough to cover his scar, only the gentle rising of his chest confirming he was indeed alive.

"You better wake him up" Astoria said to Daphne, who shook her head wildly and then glanced at Tracey.

"No way I'm not touching him" she scowled.

"Why not, there's nothing wrong with him!" Daphne said loudly.

Harry groaned and turned his head fully to the side facing the three of them, they all held their breaths as they expected him to wake but sighed as he quickly relaxed.

Tracey strode in and sat down on the opposite chair and Astoria sat next to her causing Daphne to have to sit with Potter.

"Because I don't know where he's been" Tracey said dryly, Daphne narrowed her eyes at her and turned around to Harry, her head completely spinning.

She had fancied this boy since she had first seen him the day they were sorted but in their time at Hogwarts she had never come across the chance to get close to him, and this was her final year and this was the best chance she had ever gotten.

She knelt down in front of him and shook him on the shoulder, he frowned and let out a sigh, she reached out her hand again and pushed his shoulder a bit harder, making sure her face was schooled with the Occlumency she knew before he woke up.

"Wake up Potter" she said softly, his eyes snapped open causing Daphne to step back quickly placing her hands behind her back.

"Waz going on?" he mumbled. "We there"

"Eloquent as always Potter" Astoria snorted from behind Daphne causing Harry to smile.

"I know that snort, Hello Tori" he said swinging his legs around and grabbing his jacket, he adjusted how he was sitting to allow Daphne to sit beside him.

"Hey Harry, why are you here so early?" she replied.

"I guess I could ask the same thing- how did you get in?" he said "I'm sure I locked the door" he added running a hand through his hair. He shook his head.

"I thought I'd get here early to make sure I got a compartment to myself" he said rubbing a hand through his hair.

"Not travelling with Weasley and Granger?" Astoria asked.

Harry's eyes darkened and a scowl marred his face.

"Let's just say that they have revealed their true colours" he muttered.

"What happened?" Daphne asked quietly.

Harry's gaze snapped to the girl he had spoken on very sparse occasions, she was sitting straight backed one hand placed on her knee and the other slowly twisting the ends of her long blonde hair, her Icy blue eyes met his and found himself unable to pull away a faint smile appeared on her face and Harry found himself equalling it, Tracey and Astoria watched bemused before Harry finally answered.

"Let's just say that I wasn't meant to survivve my encounter with the Dark Lord" Harry muttered turning his head away from her.

"Bastards!" she growled, before realising what she'd said.

Harry looked at her with raised eyebrows and a amused expression. She flushed at his gaze but settled with a glare back at him.

"What?" she muttered.

"Such a foul mouth, I didn't think Pure blooded Ladies swore" he said with a lop-sided grin.

"Just because I'm Pureblood doesn't mean I'm perfect" she said lightly. Trying not to blush.

"Nobody is perfect Potter, not even you!" Tracey threw in, making Harry and Daphne remember that they weren't the only people in the compartment.

"Your absolutely right Miss Davis" Harry said sagely.

Astoria snorted at his answer,and Harry grinned at her.

"So Lord Potter-Black have you finally wised up to what your lackeys were after?" she asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Yeah my bloody money and properties" Harry told them.

"What!? How!?" Astoria asked.

"A phony will, made by Dumbledore for when I died leaving everything to the Weasleys, well most of them that is" he told them, a small part in his brain was niggling him at why he was telling them this.

"Who was innocent?" Tracey asked.

"Fred, George and Ginny, it seems that when I held the twins financially that they were with one hundred percent and Ginny is fantastic, she was completely outraged when she found out she moved out and into the twins flat in Diagon Alley" Harry told them pride laced in his voice.

"Are you dating Ginny?" Daphne asked worriedly.

"Good Lord No! She's practically my sister...she has talked about changing her name, she even asked me if she could be a Potter" Harry told biting his lip, things had gotten pretty violent between the Weasleys. "She is dating Neville anyhow, have been secretly for a while now" he added.

"You should let her join your family, she's probably pretty lonely" Daphne told him.

"You think I should?" he asked her.

She ran a hand through her hair, chewed her lip and then nodded whilst maintaining eye contact.

Harry nodded.

"I will then, it might be nice to not be the only Potter" he said with a grin.

"You could get married Potter" Astoria said winking at her sister slyly.

Harry gave a bark of laughter.

"What sane girl would want me?"

"I can think of a few girls" Astoria said grinning madly.

"Please Tori, don't tease me I'm just a poor orphan" Harry said pouting gaining much laughter.

"I never said Thank you for helping me with my charms homework last spring" Tori said remembering.

Harry waved her away.

"Don't be silly, I couldn't not help you, you looked completely lost, your so small I thought the books were going to swallow you" Harry laughed but the two seventh years gasped.

"I'm not small I'm Five ft Five, don't call me small!" Astoria snarled at him her fingers twitching towards her wand.

"You can't talk Potter how tall are you, Five ft eight?" Tracey asked.

"No I'm Five ft ten" he told them, whilst eyeing Astoria who was still barring her teeth towards him.

"Pack it in Tori" Daphne said rolling her eyes at her younger sisters antics.

"What he insulted my height! Stop sticking up for him...Merlin, just because you fancy him doesn't mean you need..." she slapped her hand to her mouth and looked at her sister whose mouth was wide open and looking hurt that her sister would tell.

Daphne glanced at Harry to see his shocked expression before bursting into tears and tearing out of the compartment sobbing loudly.

"You know Tori, sometimes you can be a real bitch" Tracey said making to go after her best friend.

Harry stood up.

"let me" he said simply.

"What!?" she asked shocked.

"Let me speak to her" Harry said.

"No, she's embarrassed enough as it is" Tracey told him.

"Please, let me speak to her, I won't say anything to hurt her" he said honestly. She looked at him for a long second before reaching a desicsion.

"She has liked you along time Potter, and she knows you quite well, DO NOT hurt her!" she said before sitting down.

"Right I reckon she's gone to the toilets" he said heading out of the compartment, his family robes fluttering behind him as he strode down the carriage towards the toilet carriage.

The few students who were early jumped out of the way as the latest edition to the Winzegamot Lord Harry James Potter-Black strode past with a determined look on his face, a few sixth years Slytherins who tried to cut him off were later found in their compartment all five of them stunned and still in Civilian clothes.

Upon reaching the toilets he stood outside the girls toilet and stopped, he couldn't go in there, but that was the only way to talk to her, he knew she'd never come if she knew he was there, he twisted the handle but it wouldn't budge, sensing for magic he realised quickly what it was, laughing at the simplicity of the train employing the same jinx as the girls dormitry staircase he pointed his wand at all four corners of the doors and and covered the invisible sexuality sensors with a layer of magic covering it senses allowing the door to open, trying again he was successful.

Stepping in he closed it behind him and locked him, it wouldn't do him any good to have someone barge in, he observed the room and found what he was looing for, a locked cubicle with a sobbing girl inside it, he walked up to it slowly and knocked on it softly.

"Daphne come out please" Harry asked, and he heard her gasp cut off a sob, though nothing happened.

"Please Daphne I want to talk to you"

"Leave me a bit of Dignity and go away Potter" she cried.

"Come Daph, I'm not going anywhere so at least open up so I can see you" he said sitting against the wall opposite the toilet.

After a few seconds the locked clicked and the door swung back revealing Daphne sitting on the toilet clutching some paper, what little mascarra she had put on had run a little and her cheeks were bright red. Harry smiled.

"Don't laugh at me, I'm a mess" she muttered.

"I think you look beautiful, and I certainly think you don't need to wear that make up" he said truthfully.

She ducked her head and her blush deepened a little.

"Thank you"

"It's okay, it's only the truth...Daphne, your sister didn't mean to say what she said regardless of how true or not it is" he said to her shaking his head.

"She shouldn't have said a word, she's always snitches, Mom and Dad thinks she is perfect but she is far from it" Daphne muttered. "Their perfect little girl" she added darkly.

Harry frowned.

"I'm sure your parents love you very much Daphne" Harry told her.

"Oh they do Potter, they do very much so. It's hard to explain...it's mainly because I don't know what I want in life, unlike Astoria who wants to be a Healer and has her whole life planned...they just expect more from me, that's all" she told him.

"You also shouldn't live to please somebody, do what you want even if you just amble along from place to place at least it's your choice" he told her.

"Have you ever done something just for yourself?" she asked, knowing full well that he was forced into fighting the Dark Lord.

"I came after you" he said with a grin.

"You didn't have to" she said sighing and slumping against the side of the cubicle wall.

"Oh I know" he said standing up, he held out his hand and she looked at it then looked at his face.

He raised his eyebrows and cocked his head to the side and wiggled his hand, she bit her lip and reached out and took it standing up.

"Come on, let's go back" Harry said clutching her hand, she nodded.

He turned and around and unlocked the door stepping outside to find a queue of girls waiting to get in, their mouths dropped when they saw him and he wiggled his eyebrows at them and the pulled Daphne past them who was blushing furiously but was smiling. Harry winked at the young girls and they burst out into giggles and then stormed into the toilets.

"Excuse me! Hey you stop! Boys shouldn't be in there!" a feminine voice shouted.

Daphne felt Harry tense knew up and she knew why, she recognised that voice. It was Granger. She overtook Harry and pulled him along faster trying to get away from the obviously appointed Head Girl, still Headmaster Dumbledore's lackey. She felt somebody yank at her arm and she was around pulling Harry with her. Hermione Granger was glaring at her eyes narrowed her Head girl badge glistening on her chest she opened her mouth to speak but Harry's wand was levelled between her eyes.

"Let go of her arm, now!" He snarled, Daphne's arm was dropped and she turned and placed herself inbetween them leaning against Harry's chest pulling his arm down.

"Don't Harry, not here" she muttered, he looked down at her and saw not fear in her eyes but mischief, he relaxed and looked back up to his once best friend.

"Harry?" Hermione said weakly.

"That's Mr Potter to you, Head Girl" Harry replied coldly.

"Yes right...Well Mr Potter, I'm going to have to inform your Head of house of your frivolous activities inside the girls toilet" she said sternly.

"You do that Granger" Daphne said glaring at her. "You can go now" she added.

"Do you know who your talking to?" Hermione said angrily.

"Me! Do you have any idea who your are talking to?" Daphne said, now slightly bemused.

"Huh?" Hermione said, now confused.

"I am Daphne Greengrass heiress to the Greengrass fortune and you know who he is" she stated angrilly.

"What does that have to do with this?" she yelled furiously.

"It has everything to do with it, Harry has two seats on the Winzegamot, my family has one. We have many allies inside it that are not to pleased with the way you've treated Lord Potter-Black, let's just say your career prospects in the Ministry aren't alot" Daphne smirked.

Hermione huffed and then span around and ran away, Harry turned Daphne back into his chest and hugged her.

"That was...ruthless, beautifully ruthless, I think I'll keep you around" Harry said grinning, he released her and then took her hand again, heading along back to their own carriage.

"Granger should know her place...and I'm going to put her in it" she muttered darkly.

Harry squeezed her hand.

"Come on, what are you going to do to Tori?" Harry asked, causing Daphne to look down.

"I don't know" she said quietly.

"You could do nothing...let her stew, whilst obviously expecting retaliation" Harry suggested.

Daphne's eyes gleamed.

"We'll make a Slytherin of you yet Potter" she said with a wicked smile.

"The sorting hat wanted to put me in Slytherin, but I made it put me in Gryffindor" Harry told her.

"What" You could have been in Slytherin with me all this time...I don't believe it" she muttered, shaking her head.

"If I'd had met you before the sorting I would have agreed with the hat" he said seriously but with a gleam in his eyes.

"Why Mr Potter, are you flirting with me?" she asked coyly.

"You bet I am beautiful" he replied grinning making her duck her head again.

"Come on in you go" he said pulling the door open.

She slid in and sat down giving her sister a dark look, and Harry sat down beside her, she scooted over to him and retook his hand which he gave up willingly. She began playing with his Noble family ring, twisting it around his finger, he looked at her inquiringly and she just shrugged her shoulders sending him a shy smile.

Harry shook his head, the thought that less than an hour ago he'd only spoken to this girl a couple of times, and not much when he had. And know they were practically molded to each other, this girl, by far the best looking in the year had fancied him since she'd first seen him, him! Frowning slightly, he contemplated whether it was his fortune she was after...obviously not with cheeks that red, he mentallly grinned. But what hell did she see in him, he felt her head drop on his shoulder, Merlin! It just felt so right.

"Ten minutes and the train leaves" Harry said after glancing at his watch.

"Are you going to stay in here?" Tracey asked with raised eyebrows.

"Not if I'm not wanted" he said staring at her, she shrank under his gaze.

"You are" she muttered.

"Thank you Miss Davis, you are most kind" he said causing Daphne to snort.

"I'm going to find my friends" Astoria told them, she stood and left after receiving the goodbyes.

Five minutes of welcomed silence was interupted, the glass door was pulled back and Ginny and Neville entered, Daphne let go of him and he stood up.

"Finally, we got on at the front carriage!" Ginny exclaimed crossing to Harry and throwing her arms around his neck kissing him on the cheek.

"I've missed you, how have you been...Sis?" he half asked, half questioned.

She pulled back sharply and looked at him hopefully, his nodded nervously and she squealed launching herself at him kissing his face all over.

"Thank you! Thank you! Oh your the best Harry...Ginny Potter, it has a ring to it! Oh Thank you Harry!" she said happily.

Daphne smiled on happily, Neville looked bemused and Tracey was scowling openly.

"What made you decide?" she asked curiously, she had now let go and was hugging Neville.

Harry glanced at Daphne and Ginny saw, she instantly attacked Daphne hugging her tightly.

"Thank you" she said sincerely.

"It's okay, least I could do after all you've done for him" Daphne said to the young red headed girl.

"Are...Are you two dating?" Ginny asked shocked.

Neville sat down next Tracey and Ginny quickly sat on his lap, whilst Harry sat back next to Daphne to slid next to him.

"Errr" Harry said looking at Daphne, even he could see the hope in her eyes.

"Kind of" he said worryingly of Daphne's response, she looked amused however.

Neville snorted and Ginny laughed.

"Can't find the balls to ask can you?" she laughed and Neville snorted again.

"Get stuffed" he said flipping the bird at them. Daphne prodded him.

"Sorry" he muttered. Causing laughter to ring around the carriage.

"Chicken" Neville snickered.

"I'm not going to do it here!" Harry shouted. "In front of you gits" he added darkly.

Ginny and Neville stopped laughing knowing that Harry's limits were being pushed.

"Okay then...right then Daphne, I'm going to teach you a little trick to controlling that berk" Ginny said smirking at him.

"Oh?" Daphne questioned as she began replaying with his ring.

"Yeah all you have to say is, 'Harry!' if you get it right you'll be able to stop him from whatever he is usually doing" Ginny told her knowingly.

"Right, I will keep that in mind" she said as whistling noise echoed from outside.

"Were leaving" Tracey muttered.

"It speaks!" Neville cried joyfully.

"Do one Longbottom" Tracey growled back.

"Ignore her Neville, she's just grumpy cause she hasn't anybody to cuddle" Daphne said teasing her best friend.

"Your not cuddling him" Tracey retorted.

"I'm holding his hand!" Daphne said, lifting it up to show her.

Tracey rolled her eyes. "Wow!"

"Fine" Daphne growled standing up.

She then paused for a second, contemplating what she was about to do, looking at Tracey again and seeing her amused expression she narrowed her eyes and rose to the challenge, Daphne lifted Harry's up that had fell to his lap and sat on him sideways her feet resting on the chair.

"Err Hi" Harry said lamely, she then narrowed her eyes at him, causing his to widen.

"Wrap your arms around me now!" she barked.

Harry quickly complied and wrapped his arms around her tightly, letting her fall to his chest and close her eyes peacefully, well after she stuck her tongue out at Tracey who merely glared. Ginny clapped happily.

"Did you see that Neville, that was perfect Daphne, we're going to be the best of friends. I just know it" Ginny crowed happily.

Daphne just smiled finding herself suddenly very sleepy in this position. Being content allowed her to drift off to sleep.

"Wow Harry, you sure do move fast" Neville said to him completely amazed.

"I know it's almost surreal, we've never really spoke to each other before, but, this just feels right, like I've being missing it my whole life" Harry told them as he looked down at the girl sleeping in his arms.

"Your a good match" Tracey said softly, surprisingly Harry at the lack of Venom in her voice.

"You think?" Harry asked, uncertainly. Still unable to grasp how quickly they had become with one and other.

Tracey nodded.

"Yeah, your both Pureblood, well near enough. Your both of noble blood...your both good looking" she told him, he just nodded back to her.

"She is right Harry, if you didn't get on personally you'd be a good match on paper...if your parents were alive you may have found yourself in a marriage contract, even with somebody you'd rather not" Neville told him, causing Harry to tighten his grip around Daphne's slender waist.

A big jolt shook Harry out of his stupor and he glanced out of the window, the station was slowly sliding past and the last few people were jumping on and parents were running alongside the carriages tearfully as their children departed for school. Only knowing that as Lord Voldermort was defeated again that their children went safely, or at least safe as Hogwarts can be.

"Best get comfotable Potter, 'cause she aint moving" Tracey said with a smirk, indicating to Daphne.

"Right" Harry said.

He closed his eyes and allowed the beats of the wheels against the track to lull him to sleep, within minutes he to was gone.