Sadness washed over Hogwarts as the day that was usually happy left the three schools in a state of depression. It was the last day of school and everyone had to go home and back to their own countries. However, most of the students refused to be depressed but to be happy instead.

Outside the castle, the giant carriage was filled with soft snores as all the Bauxbatons students slept. There were no lessons today which made it all the better. The sun shone in the clear blue sky. A perfect summer day that was only going to get better as the day went on. All was peaceful, a few students were relaxing by the lake and a few were on their way to Hagrid's hut to say goodbye. All you could hear was birds chirping in a few trees nearby until...

"Ginevra Weasley!" A boy's voice penetrated the peace followed by laughter and running, causing some birds to fly away. Ginny ran to the castle, laughing madly. She was followed closely by a very wet Nouel who looked like he was going to hex her.

"Janette, Sarah, now!" she shouted through her laughter and ducked as she ran to her right. Nouel looked confused for a moment before he heard Sarah and Janette shout and was pelted with water.

"Oh, I am going to kill you three" Nouel laughed as he took out his own wand. "Aquamenti!" he said, aiming his wand at them as water hit them.

"Quick, the castle" Sarah said before the three ran to the castle, Nouel close behind them. They ran into the Great Hall and looked around for somewhere to hide. Only a third of the Great Hall was filled so far which didn't leave many places to hide. Up on the teacher's table, the Professor's watched amusedly.

"Split up" Janette said, running to the Ravenclaw table. Ginny and Sarah nodded as they each went to the Gryffindor table and the Hufflepuff table. Finding Tasha and Fleur, Janette ran to them. "Hide me" she said as she ducked beside them, blocked from view. Sarah ran to Hannah Abbot, who she had met in the library and sat beside her, making a 'shhhh' noise. Ginny looked around the Gryffindor table, most of the lazy sods were still asleep and couldn't protect her from view. She looked to Janette and Sarah who were already hiding before seeing Nevile and Seamus at the end of the Gryffindor table.

"Hi Seamus, Nevile. no time to explain, hide me" she said hurriedly as she sat beside them, out of view. When rushed footsteps were heard entering the Great Hall, everyone looked to the door, wondering what was going on. At the sight of Nouel, drenched and looking around the Hall madly, half of the students that were there laughed while others smiled and went back to eating. Nouel tried to compose himself as he walked into the Great Hall with his wand out ready. Behind him, Harry and Ron walked to the Gryffindor table, still half asleep.

"Morning Ginny" Harry said when he sat down, wondering why she just squeaked.

"Harry!" she said in a whisper, trying to keep from laughing.

"Aha!" Nouel said as he hurried over to the Gryffindor table and pointed his wand at her.

"Er, hi Nouel" Ginny laughed nervously as she tried to look for an escape. Finding none, she pointed to the Hufflepuff table. "It was Sarah's idea!" she said, snickers were heard through the Hall.

"Hey!" Sarah said indignantly as she stood up but one look at Nouel's wand and she pointed at the Ravenclaw table. "Janette is nearer to you then me" she said.

"Oh, way to stick together guys" Janette said from the Ravenclaw table, beside a grinning Tasha and Fleur. Ginny looked to her right and saw Harry trying not to laugh, oh she was SO going to get him back. However, she smiled when Harry gestured to the goblet of water on the table. Getting an idea, she looked back at Nouel and took a deep breath.

"Dragon!" she shouted suddenly, pointing behind Nouel. As he looked over his shoulder, she grabbed the nearest goblet of water and chucked it at him. "Later!" she said, running out of the Great Hall with Sarah and Janette.

Making it back to the lake, the three collapsed by the water in laughter. "We give!" Sarah said as Nouel reached the lake. Chuckling, he pocketed his wand and sat down next to them.

"I cant believe we are back in France tomorrow" he said to the group, his smile gone.

"Oh come on, we said that we wouldn't be sad today" Ginny reminded him as she leaned back in the grass.

"It's been a great year, minus a few hiccups" Janette said, not wanting to actually mention the Death Eaters and Voldemort.

"Things are going to change, aren't they?" Sarah asked sadly.

"Yes, they probably are but that doesn't mean that they have to change for the worse" Ginny said.

"How can it change for the better? we will barely be able to see you now that you will be here, even in the holidays" Nouel said.

"But, that means that we cant go visit De' la scrumptious the sweetshop together anymore or go to the Rosy forest and go swimming or have sleepovers or go to Madame Silver's book shop or-"

"Sarah, we get it. we wont be able to do all the things we use to do" Nouel interrupted Sarah.

"We can still do all those things, I can still come visit" Ginny said even though she didn't really believe it herself. "I know. why don't I spend the summer- the whole summer- with my aunt Muriel and we can do all those things" she said.

"Brilliant" Sarah said cheerfully. They all looked up as they were joined by Ron, Harry, Hermione and Gabrielle.

"Everyone packed?" Hermione asked, wishing that she could have spent more time with Ginny's friends. Everyone nodded except Nouel who shrugged.

"I am doing mine just before the feast tonight" he explained.

The group of friends spent most of the afternoon by the lake before Ginny decided to write a letter to both her parents and her aunt Muriel to ask if she could spend this summer in France so she could have a proper goodbye to all of her friends.

"I'll come with you" Hermione smiled, standing up as she headed to the Gryffindor girl's dorm with Ginny. "Do you have any plans for the summer?" she asked as they walked up the Grand Staircase.

"I am going to spend it in France with my friends. what about you?" she asked.

"Not sure. My parents will have something planned when I get home no doubt" she said, walking through the portrait hole. After getting a quill and some parchment from her trunk, Ginny sat down in the common room and began to write a letter to her parents before writing one to her aunt.

"Finished" she said as she read through it and nodded to herself.

"Okay, if we go to the Owelry now then we will be able to make it back in time for the leaving feast" Hermione said as she stood up. They walked to the Owelry and used one of the school owls before heading down to the leaving feast.

"Hey" Gabrielle called when she saw them outside the castle.

"Hi Gabrielle" Ginny greeted, smiling at the girl.

"I heard that Dumbledore was going to do something special for the leaving feast" Gabrielle told them as they walked into the castle.

"I wonder what... wow" Ginny said as she looked around the Great Hall which was decorated with both Hogwarts house banners and Bauxbatons' frills. On the floor were rugs of Durmstrang colours. All the four house tables were gone and replaced with large round tables that could seat about ten people each that scattered across the hall.

"Hurry Ginny, let's find a table" Gabrielle said excited as she skipped to one of the tables that were still empty.

"Good thing we came early then" Hermione said. It was better then just sitting at a half filed table. This way, they could have all their friends together. Ginny agreed as they sat down at the table that Gabrielle picked out. Slowly, the Great Hall began to fill, each student having the same reaction that they had. They were soon joined by Harry, Ron, Nouel, Janette, Sarah who found the table quite easily.

"This is so cool" Ron commented as he looked around the Great Hall. Across the room, Fleur and Tasha smiled at them before sitting with some of the older Bauxbatons and Hogwarts students. Next to them, Lavander, Padma, Pavati, Hannah, Dean and some boys from Durmstrang talked. At the table closest to the door, Fred, George and Lee were flirting with some Bauxbaton and Hogwarts girls. Krum entered the Great Hall, looking a little lost before smiling at Fleur and Tasha and went to sit at their table. As he sat, the three began to talk and laugh.

The last to arrive were Seamus and Nevile who looked around the tables for any seats next to anyone they knew.

"Seamus, Nevile. Over here" Ginny waved to them and watched as they walked over to the table and took the last to seats.

"So does anyone think that the age limit for the Tournament will be older next time" Nouel joked.

"Well, it should be after how dangerous the tasks were-" Hermione pointed out.

"So it definitely wont be older then" Ron grinned.

"Sounds about right" Janette said.

Everyone laughed before the food appeared infront of them. Each grabbed their fawkes, eager to dig in to the food.

Once the feast was over, everyone was stuffed as they made their way outside.

"I am going to miss you Ginny" Sarah said as she and Gabrielle hugged their friend.

"You can survive two days without her Sarah" Nouel chuckled as he walked passed them.

"Let us know the moment you are at your aunts" Janette said as she hugged her.

"Of course. The moment I step through the door, you will know I am there" Ginny smiled.

"Good. I will see you back in France" Nouel said as he hugged her before entering the giant carriage.

"Come along students, we will be leaving in five minutes" Madame Maxime called to the students as she boarded the carriage.

"Don't forget to write" Tasha said as she and Fleur gave Krum their addresses.

"I wont. Goodbye my friends" Krum bowed and put the parchment in his pocket.

"Miss Delacour, Miss Eyre" Madame Maxime called when she saw two of her students still on the grounds.

"Coming Headmistress" Fleur said as she grabbed her little sister's hand and hurried to the carriage with Tasha.

"Hogwarts students, please return to your dorms" Albus said from the entrance to the castle. It was already late and everyone had to be up early the next day to catch the train home. Slowly and reluctantly, the Hogwarts students said their final goodbyes to both schools and went back into the castle.

"It feels strange not going back with them" Ginny said to her friends as she and the other Gryffindors went up the Grand Staircase to the common room.

"You will see them soon right" Hermione said as she remembered that she was going to spend the summer in France.

"Yeah but it still feels like I should be on that carriage right now" Ginny tried to explain. She didn't even know why she felt that way, she didn't know how to explain it to someone else.

"You will feel different after a long sleep" Pavati said as she joined them.

"You mean after talking and then sleep, right Pavati?" Lavander smiled as she walked beside her best friend.

"Of course" Pavati beamed, heading up the stairs to the girl's dorm with her.

"Sounds like fun" Harry chuckled as he went with Ron, Seamus, Nevile and Dean to the stairs that led to their dorm.

"Har Har" Ginny stuck her tongue out before following Hermione. The four girls jumped on their beds and talked about everything from Tourament to classes to plans for summer and even next year. They talked for so long that they were all yawning as they got ready to leave the next morning.

"Gah. We should have gotten more sleep last night" Ginny complained as she and Hermione took their trunks down the stairs into the common room.

"Hmm" Hermione agreed, half asleep as she stifled another yawn.

"Hey you two. you missed breakfast" Ron said as he entered the common room with Harry and Dean.

"Not so loud" Ginny complained as she rubbed her eyes.

"The train is going to leave soon, maybe you two could get some sleep during the ride" Harry suggested but Ginny shook her head.

"Cant. I am meeting aunt Muriel in Hogsmeade" she said. "We are having lunch and then are off to her house in France for the summer" she explained , stifling a sudden yawn.

"Oh? all summer?" Harry asked, frowning.

"No, I will be back home for the last two weeks" she said as they left the common room for the last time that year. A few times during their walk to the train, Hermione or Ginny would trip or knock into another student, silently blaming Lavander and Pavati for their lack of sleep.

Once at the train station in Hogsmeade, an elderly looking woman walked up to the group. "Ginevra?" she called, spotting the redheaded girl.

"Bonjour Aunt Muriel" Ginny hugged the woman.

"Ginny dear, we have three hours before we have to leave for France so that will give us plenty of time to catch up and you can tell me about your year" Muriel said, nodding to her niece.

"Okay. Bye guys" she said as she hugged her friends and her brothers. Harry watched as she smiled and turned to follow her aunt.

"Come on Harry" Ron called from the train. He looked up and noticed that everyone had already gone on the train before looking back to Ginny.

"One second Ron" he said before he rushed to Ginny and stopped her. "I will see you at the end of the summer Ginny" he said, wanting to say goodbye properly.

"Of course silly" Ginny said before he leaned down and kissed her.

"Bye" he said, grinning before he ran to the train, only just making it before the doors were shut.

"What was that?" Ron asked when they found a compartment. Harry and Ginny had been out of view of the window.

"Nothing. I was just saying goodbye" Harry said, ignoring Ron when he rolled his eyes. Yup, this was a good year.

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A/N THE END *happy dance*