Jace was more than ready for summer. All the preparations for his upcoming grading were done, and he was more confident this time around, that he will succeed in his Kendo promotion. It wasn't in his nature to be overly optimistic, but all in all, he was ready for anything. The current term has taught him so much that in fact, he wasn't as gung-ho and obsessed with being perfect in his academics or recreational activities.

Expecting that he would see Azura first, he was surprised that he was the only Ravenclaw around. Surely, he wasn't that early? Bowing his head a little, the 14 year old quietly made his way down the hall, and took a seat at the middle, his usual spot on the Ravenclaw table. Instantaneously, he got a few sheets of origami paper from his pocket and began to fold cranes. It was the perfect way to wait for his other fellow Ravenclaws to join him.

Azura had debated going to the feast if she was honest.. part of her just wanted to stay up in her room and pack. The other part was the one that dragged her down here..

The Raven haired girl entered the feast and looked around, her purple eyes glancing towards the head table, looking over the Professors who were there. Would they all be here next term? Az still felt a pang in her heart as her eyes searched in vain for Professor Draper and Mr. Kitridge..

*sigh*

She turned towards the Ravenclaw table and smiled warmly as she settled next to her best friend.

"Hey you. " She said as she nudged him gently.

End of Term already?!

Even as classes had wound down and duels ended and honor roll lists went up, it hadn’t quite felt that way, at least to Cassie. Had she really gotten onto the Charms top students? But one couldn’t deny, or avoid, the hustle and bustle within the dorms and common room as everybody got packed and ready for leaving the next day. Not that she had left everything to the last day, but Cass was definitely ready for a break, good food, and cameraderie by the time the End of Term feast was ready to begin. The third year making her way, down all the stairs, to the ground floor Great Hall.

The Ravenclaw entered the expansive room and headed to the appropriate table, mildly surprised she was only one a handful of eagles there already. “Hey…” she greeted to Jace and Azura before taking her own seat at the table down one of the sides. Her eyes flickered around taking in the rest of those already gathered, briefly wondering if this feast would be as eventful as the one that had started the term.

He heard something.... but rumors are rumors.

And as he is a Gryffindor, when something is unknown-- be a seeker! A seeker of truth!

So he made a beeline for the table of the Blue and Bronze, looking for the Hadsterz. Oh… looks like she's not here yet, so instead he's gonna go pester the other Ravvie buddies that are already there....

"Hey guys!" he greeted them with his usual megawatt beam before plopping himself comfortably on one of the chairs. Then stealthily he leaned in all secret like "….. So a lil owlie told me one of y'all Eaglets are flying south outta Hogwarts and aint never comin' back? " meaning E X P U L S I O N

Sam was packed and ready to go on adventures: her first ever birthday party, and then she was going travelling round Europe with her bestie. All in all, she was pretty excited about the summer - probably the most so she'd ever been since starting at Hogwarts. She knew Dora was a little more torn though, which is why she'd left the Gryffindor to do her thing at her own house table so far.

Goodbyes could be hard, she knew.

Her stomach rumbled, and Sam looked up from where she'd been tapping her nails on the table and around the room, It was filling up, but there was sure to still be a little while until the food arrived. She knew she should've put the last of the birthday cake in her robes, and not packed it in her trunk! Ah well.

The problem with the feasts, at the start and end of the term, was how long it took to get the food. Had to wait for the Headmaster to get to his speech, then wait through the speech, and tonight it was a thing. Hads was hungry. Starving, more like.

She entered the Great Hall with that specific grumpiness only hunger could cause. That was until she saw who was at the Ravenclaw table. Ace! Hadley's mood improved greatly in that moment. She couldn't help it. She liked the big lug. And he was one of her best friends.

"It is way to easy to get lost in the Room of Requirement," she said as she plopped down next to Ace. "I feel like I was wandering around up there for, like, the entire term before I finally found my way out." In actuality, it was probably just half a day. At most.

"Hey Salamander." She grinned. "Azura, Sam, Cassie....Jason." There was a bit of contempt in Hadley's voice as she mispronounced Jace's name. Sorry, not sorry.

She turned back to Ace, having just caught what he'd been talking about before she sat down. "Yeah, Daxton. I guess the professors finally had enough or something. Not sure."

Three and a half folded cranes later, people started to arrive. Jace did not bother to look up, knowing full well that Azura would join him sooner rather than later. “Hey you.” He replied with a grin, his eyes still on the crane being folded. “Don’t go anywhere, just yet. I have...something for you.” After adjusting and pressing on the paper’s crease, Jace pocketed the last origami, and in return procured an envelope. “I made our itinerary this summer. Papa helped me out.” He said pushing the envelope towards his best friend. The expected single parchment, ended up in five sheets at the end of the day making sure that he listed down helpful information on each location and activity should Azura get lost. Not that she will, but...just in case. “We can review that tomorrow morning when we board the train? We will have plenty of time to discuss it.” He said, obviously keeping his cool.

The fourteen year old, turned his attention to the next new comers. Cass and Sam both got ‘hellos’ and coy grins, scratching the back of his ear once in a while. Starting a conversation wasn’t really his forte. Then came The Ace. The fellow third year got a grin...and soon after, Jace’s grin turned into an awkward one. Of course he knew what the Gryffindor was trying to fish out from them, given that Jace was the only male eagle present. His dorm was closest to Daxton’s and he’s heard upperclassmen talk about it. As much as he wants to supply him with the details, Jace elected not to. Why? He thought he wasn’t the right person to confirm or deny it. He could at least speculate, right?

“The thing is...” the fourteen year old started...and trailed off the moment Hadley Denaker came in to the scene. Had she been through the black hole, and the thing decided to spit her back into space? Where had she been anyway? The taunt didn’t go unnoticed of course. He wasn’t dumb. However, he chose not to let it affect him. A blank expression was given to Haddie, and eventually a nod of acknowledgement. His name, Jacen, is a variant form of Jason...so really, it wasn’t an insult. Had she done her research, she would’ve done better in taunting him. That, or she’s trying her very best to impress Tenacius. Wouldn’t it be funny if Ace corrected her?

What made Jace internally snap however, was when she deliberately told everyone of Daxton’s expulsion. It may not matter anymore since the fourth year has gone, but...couldn’t she wait until their Head of House made the announcement? Did she even consider that Hirsch may not even want to share it with the rest of the Eagles because of personal reasons?

Jace could feel his cheeks turn a shade of pale pink, and he immediately scuttled to his feet. “Sorry, I have to excuse myself.” He said patting his robe’s pockets. “I have to give Hady’s parting present.” It was the truth though, that, and the fact that he didn’t want to share a table with a fellow eagle that could’ve just spent the rest of her term in the Room of Requirement for his sake. With a nod, and a gentle pat on Azura’s shoulder, he went off to see the departing Head Girl.

Azura smiled at her best friend as she didn't raise his head from the crane he was folding. Really she was all right with that, one look at her face and he would be asking what was wrong. "I'm not going anywhere yet. " She said softly as she looked around and sighed softly. She had no other tables to visit.

The purple eyed girl looked down at the envelope that Jace pushed towards her and she smiled warmly as she picked it up. It was rather thick and she hid a grin. It was just like an itinerary she would make. "Sounds good, I'll look it over tonight and then we can go over it tomorrow." Japan was the one thing saving her sanity at the moment and she was looking forward to it. Not only the time with her best friend, but time away from reality.. from her life.

The fourteen year old pushed the thoughts away as more people started to arrive. Cassie and Sam both got a warm smile from her and a soft hello. She was actually turning towards Cassie, intent on asking her dormmate about her summer plans when Tenacius arrived asking about..

Ohh..

She bit her lip and looked down, she wasn't going to say anything about that.. she knew Professor Hirsch probably wasn't happy and would share when he was ready, so really they shouldn't start rumors..

......

.........

For the love of the Fwoopers!!! Haddie had to just go and spit it all out didn't she? Az flushed a little from all the emotions bubbling inside of her, not to mention she didn't like the way she spoke to Jace!! He was her precious cinnamon roll and he didn't deserve to be treated like that, due to whatever nonsense Haddie had in her head about him..

She sighed heavily at the girl before Jace got up and started to leave!

Without Jace here there was literally no reason for her to stay. Her cousins were busy, her boyfriend was probably busy as well.. she had barely seen him in weeks and he certainly wasn't here. She couldn't seem to spot Esme or Cornelius and Brady was still mad at her, so there was no solace for her at the Hufflepuff table..

Noelle was nowhere to be found either.

Fwoopers..

As soon as Jace had deserted she too stood up.. "I uh.. forgot something somewhere. " And with that she moved quickly out of the room..

After Dora had given out all the hugs and made all the promises to stay in touch, she made her way to the Ravenclaw table in search of her two PEOPLE. Spotting Casper in conversation with someone she simply winked and made a kissy face at him. They would talk later, you know... they had all the time in the world both on the train and over the summer hols. And as lo.ng as it wasn't a girl, she was fine, really.

Giving her girl bestie a big smile the blonde Gryffindor plopped onto the bench beside her. "I would have been here sooner, but I was saying goodbye to Zeke." Sam knew how much Dora loved that dramatic older boy!

Finally looking around a bit, Dora wrinkled her nose. She wasn't friends with any of the people around there. Nope. "YOu excited to leave?"

Drawing her gaze away from the staff table and so-far lack of speech, Sam smiled and gave waves to her fellow year mates: Hady, Jace and Azura. Her face really lit up though when her bestie appeared at her side, and Sam shuffled up the bench to make room.

"I figured," she replied, knowing exactly how much the seventh year meant to her. "Thought it best to leave you to it." No point barging in. And as for being excited? "Of course! We're going adventuring. Pretty sure it's gonna be the best summer ever." Funny how things changed: her first year she had dreaded leaving for the summer. "Y'all packed up?"

With exams over and nothing that he could do about them now, Rooney was calm enough to handle the feast. This year, he wasn't really saying goodbye to anyone he was completely close with, just other students that he thought would do well and in some senses admired. But no proper friends, really. He cast a glance over at the Gryffindor table for his girlfriend, smile laden on his face when he caught sight of the blonde. And another blonde going by the name of Miss Charlotte Kettleburn. Either way, the former was his girl and the latter wasn't, and surprisingly hadn't really ever been despite his best efforts.

He was fast approaching sixteen and still the proud owner of his Prefect badge, for now. Hirsch was probably ready as ever to take it away from him at first chance seeing as he had walked out of his class at the beginning of the year.

Rooney passed a small group, some Ravenclaws and some not, and stopped for a moment to speak to them quietly. "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." And that was all he'd give them for that. It did nothing for them to be gossiping about the educational fate of a peer, or ex-peer..or whatever it was now. Rooney had very little time of day for Daxton Prince, never had and probably never would after the things he had been made aware of, but he wasn't just going to outright discuss personal matters in public.

This was the problem with students having free range of tables at feasts. Buddy up in your free time, not at an evening of house spirit.

Besides, he bet none of these wanted to be around when he set off what he had hidden under the tables. Time for the speech yet??

Kitty made her way over to the Ravenclaw table, photo album tucked under left arm and her purse in her right. The purse was enchanted so that all her books and her entire worm container would fit easily inside and not weigh it down. That was good, because otherwise she would have an embarrassing sight balancing books, cameras, and worm containers in her arms!

"Hi Azura. Hey Hads!" Kitty greeted two of her fellow Ravens, smiling at the rest as she passed them. "Welcome to the Ravenclaw table Dora," she said, smiling thinly at the spirited Gryffindor girl who had strong opinions on journalists and reporters.

And nearby her fellow prefect Rooney was talking about small minds and great minds. Hum! She came up so she was standing right next to him and smiled. "Hi Rooney. That's an interesting idea about minds. Just curious, what do you think my mind is like?" It was a mischievous question, but Kitty was feeling especially bubbly today.

Oh and look what the bobcat dragged in "Hey Hadz!" the Curly Top waved to his bestie happily as she finally joined them. "Yeah that Room of Requirement, careful with that, it gives you everything you want and the next thing you know you're part of the furniture" Wasn’t there a Muggle movie that did that? Or something...

The thing is, Tenacus wasn’t quite aware that Jace = Jacen, or that Jacen = Jason. He just didn’t think that far down unfortunately. He figured Jace intro'd himself as Jace to him and he'd call him that. The Gryffindor Ace was just chill like that.

But whoah wait.... where in Hades Hot Haggis was everybody running off to? Tenacius looked out as Jace got up and left, then followed by Azura. Ok he just knows something's off. Its not his deodorant is it? Sniff sniff, nah he's good, real good. So he just shrugged and carried on with Hadz, because now she's giving them rumors substance "So its that guy? The guy that keeps leaving the classroom? I thought he's always having a bad stomach." Because why else would anyone just get up and leave in the middle of the class after having made the effort to show up in the first place? He thought if they found class boring they could just doze off as he did sometimes

Whoah someone be murmurin? He looked at the Blue Badged one quite surprised-- he hasn’t heard that in a while, like childhood stories thing "My grampa used to say that to my dad a lot." a highly bigoted Muggle, which is why his father never allowed him to meet the old man. But it’s a phrase that knocks around in his Curly head from time to time, weighing its validity "But Prefect-- what about Historians? I mean they talk about people and events most of the time....does that mean they're small average people?" his blue-green gaze caught movement at the Staff Diaz as he saw their HoM Professor "I don’t think Professor Newton is small or even average. I learn a lot from her classes." As Newtons are, they are good at teaching.

And then Kitty came in. Again the Curly Top started to wave hello, but whoops, looks like she missed him again. Ok for someone he was supposed to be good buddies with, it seemed like she was purposely blind to him.

There must be something funky in the Ravenclaw water.

Dora couldn't help but smIle brightly at Sam as she spoke. Not many people knew her that well and it always surprised her when her Ravenclaws were so astute. Hehe.

"Thanks, Sam. You're the best." And she meant it. Other than Casper, no one else knew her so very, very well.

"How do you feel about Greece as our first stop? OH! Or Spain? What about Portugal?" She was talking in rapid fire, as per usual, so she took a HUGE breath when she he finished. Hehe. "And Casper is super excited too."

Oh hey! SOMEONE SAID HER NAME! As than he blonde whipped around, huge smile on her face, she immediately deflated. Oh man. Why was Kitty smiling so awkwardly at her? A thin smile was usually a forced smile.

"I have sat here every feast for 2 years now, but thank you." Again, why was she being awkward?

Dora gave a small smile before turning back to Sam. "Yeah, I am all packed up. I have been for two days!" Hehehe.

After spending some time at her own table with her snakes it was time to visit another table. There was a few people she wanted to spend a few minutes with if she could before the feast was done with. Waiting until the train ride just wouldn't do...not this time.

First stop, the Prefects. Rooney and Kitty. "Hello, Rooney. Keep up the good work as Prefect, it was nice working alongside you." She remembered when he was much younger and the little play they had put on during a lesson with Zeke and now he was grown up and a Prefect. A good one too. She smiled at him before turning to Kitty. "Keep up the good work, yeah?" Hady offered the girl a hug.

Everyone sitting at the table got a smile and a wave from her whether or not she had ever spoken to them. It didn't matter. Everyone was important to her, always. A few though might have her looking for them and two of them weren't here? Where exactly was Azura and Jace?! Both of them she had grown to know more of this year and she was certainly going to miss them. Hady was going to find them before the night was through, this much was for sure.

One person she was looking for was there and a smile crossed her face as she walked up behind the younger girl. Without a sound she slid her arms around her shoulders and hugged her gently from behind giving her a light squeeze. Her name twin. One of her little sisters. "Show them who you truly are, make me prouder then I already am of you, you hear me?" she whispered softly into her ear. The moment she spoke she knew Haddie would know it was. Who else would be doing this at the feast of all places?

With most of the members of each house migrated from one table to another, it was a bit of a challenge to hunt down the Head Girl. He’d been to the Slytherin table, but she wasn’t there. It was a good thing though because he thought he won’t be able to sit by the Snakes long given that he’s going to be a lone eagle there. After giving a polite nod to those who made eye contact with him, he decided to wheel around and just skip the whole end of term feast. Besides, he wasn’t really feeling it now that Haddie managed to ruin his mood.

As he passed by the Claw table, he was able to immediately spot the Head Girl, hugging the one eagle who annoyed him the most. Jace immediately made up his mind to return, but not join the third years. He decided to come back because of Hady, no more no less.

Quietly, he slipped into one of the empty seats with the seventh years at the very end of the Ravenclaw table, keeping his attention on the Head Girl. The older, and graduating Ravenclaw students didn’t mind his presence one bit, given that they were so immersed exchanging ideas and information about the Quantum Theory.

Alright Head Girl...head your way over here? Please?

And...everyone was leaving...Was it something she said? Hadley shrugged. Leaving the feast seemed to be a pattern of behavior for Ravenclaws.

"No," Hads shook her head. "At least, I don't think so." She'd never heard anything about Daxton suffer stomach issues. But if that's why, it sucks he got expelled for it. "He never spo..."

...And Rooster was there suddenly, calling her a small mind. He was one to talk. Did he practice that speech in the mirror waiting for this chance to use it? It seemed to rehearsed. She rolled her eyes exaggeratedly to Ace. But before Hadley to throw a snarky response back at Rooster, Ace was on top of it. Good ol' Ace.

Oh and Kitty too. Who asked Rooster the most perfect question for this moment. Hads turned just enough to watch Rooster. By all means, Rooney, discuss Kitty to her face. With a smirk, Hadley gave Kitty a wave.

And suddenly she was stealth hugged from behind. The voice that whispered in her ear brought a wide smile to the red haired Ravenclaw's face, which doubled when the words whispered registered fully. Still smiling, Haddie turned and looked up at her name twin, and returned the hug. "Oh, I plan to," she whispered back, throwing a sideways glance at Rooster and the Argonaut, who suddenly reappeared in Haddie's periphery. "I am going to miss you so much next year. Hogwarts won't be the same without you. What's your plan next year?" She broke the hug and looked back over at Ace. "Oh, Hady, you know Tenacius right?"

Mason had checked the hourglasses before entering the great halll for the end of term feast. He had secretly hoped that his House had gotten more blue stones but they were still in third place.

With a small sigh, the fifth year pushed open the big doors to be greeted by green banners floating in the air. Walking to his own table, Mason sat down somewhere in the middle and looked at his still empty plate for a second. "Hey everyone" he greeted before grabbing the pumpkin juice

The general clatter and chatter of the students in the Great Hall did cover some of the giggling making its way over to the Ravenclaw table, but it suddenly stopped

and then

*GIGGLE*

Very loud, seemingly from the middle of the table.

Jacob looked around sharply. He'd been a bit absorbed in his thoughts -- it was a little strange being at an end-of-the-year celebration when he'd only been there a few weeks -- but he knew he had just heard that same strange giggle that he'd heard in the trophy room and leading out to the tower patch. It sounded like it had come from the table, just a few feet away from him, this time. He looked around but didn't see anyone he didn't recognize at least vaguely (although he was far from knowing everyone, he was pretty good with faces). What could it be? The last time he'd heard it, it was accompanied by lots of broken glass... This couldn't be good.

Why did Dora appear to deflate right before her eyes? Was it something she said? She didn't realize it was her thin smile, thinking instead that it was her welcome. "That's okay, I would have welcomed you to the Ravenclaw table even if it was your fifth time." A small shrug. "My welcoming you was just a way to say hello, besides, I wasn't prefect in those other terms." She didn't want to intrude on Dora's conversation so she didn't ask anything else.

She waved back at Hads, who also seemed interested in Rooney's description of Kitty's mind. As she was waving to her, she caught sight of Tenacius stopping in mid-wave. Oops she must have missed him before! She managed a wave in his direction too, though she didn't say hi because she was still waiting for Rooney's answer and it might seem rude to blurt out something to someone else in the middle of a conversation.

Kitty had been planning to stop by the Slytherin table later to say goodbye to her friend Hady, but Hady had beat her to it. She felt a wave of sadness that she had felt since Penelope had left them last year. "I miss you already," she said truthfully, hugging Hady back in as tight a hug as her weak body could give. "Where will you go next? Will we keep in touch?"

Rewind to the beginning of the school year and Rooney had been perplexed at the appointment of his co-prefect, but now he was just perplexed at her. Kitty Valentine was a very perplexing being and Roo had found himself growing fond of her during patrols and their little meetings over the year. She had a good heart and a good view on things, and yet she still asked the questions that made him want to roll his eyes. "Your mind is a place I haven't yet come to understand, Prefect Valentine."

Why wasn't she agreeing that there shouldn't be gossip about pEOPLE at their table though?!

The curly haired Gryffindor did have a point, but Rooney wasn't there to be making comments about Professors and knowing what they were teaching, especially given his opinions on some staff past and present. The Ravenclaw shook his head and shrugged. "I just don't think we should be discussing true or false things about other people. Especially in a public place. Continue and I will pass the message on to Professor Hirsch." Again, because he didn't have time to be getting into this or dealing with a Gryffindor when he already had itchy fists.

One of the students he admired that would be leaving was their lovely Head Girl, not a pinch on the two before her, but Rooney thought that Miss Hady was a delight and had loved being on the responsible students team. "It was lovely working alongside you, Miss Hadleigh. I hope your post-Hogwarts days are as delightful as you are." Yes, he'd miss her. In some element.

Rooney tutted and skipped over the existence of Hadley Denaker, choosing that he did not need her to drive him more insane than she normally did. No siree. No thank you.

Rooney smiled at his dorm mate, giving him a pat on the shoulder as he passed him. Mason was probably the easiest to live with out of the few in their room and Rooney appreciated his lack of hullaballoo. "Ready to go home, Mason?"

... um....................

Rooney looked around, aware enough of the girls of his house that THAT was not a them giggle. What. On. Earth?!

His first assumption was to look straight to the Gryffindor table, because Liv did that high pitched thing when he tickled her.

But no. She was engrossed in conversation.

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And now he was engrossed in the Headmaster. Rooney slipped into a seat and watched the man as he spoke and announced his nearby departure. Which meant that they would have another person at the helm once more in September. Couldn't Hogwarts just find someone who wanted to lead them for a long time? They'd had Professors here longer than their Headmaster, and Rooney hadn't even had time to converse with him about his cat-identity. How was this FAIR?!

Ugh. The Prefect let out a loud sigh and rose to stand once more. THIS WAS IT. HE WAS REVOLTING.

And everything was honestly just going to go up in disarray now.

Reaching under the table, Rooney pulled out the large balloons he had blown up and stored under there this morning. Ready, ready, ready! He took his wand to the batch of them and levitated them up towards the ceiling of the Great Hall. The green banners were just being joined by a WHOLE bunch of brightly coloured balloons, stuffed with pink somethings or other. Ooooooh what could it BE?

As soon as they were at the perfect height, Rooney popped each and every one of them with a firecracker spell.

POP!


POP!


POP!!!!

And down upon the tables scattered pink confetti, all adorned in handwritten love notes to his ONE AND ONLY LOVE, OLIVIA LYNN PHILLIPS. Many were just their initials in hearts, others had lovely quotes from characters that reminded him of the Gryffindor and others were completely laden is SICKLY love messages.

MAKE IT POP LIKE PINK CONFETTI.

MAKE IT RAIIIIIIIIIIIN.

Sam smiled and gave a small shrug. She was just thinking of her bestie. Wasn't that what friends did?

"Any and all of the above?" Sam replied, a bemused grin on her face at the Gryffindor's lack of breathing in all the excitement. Really, she was cool with any of them given her previous lack of travel. "Although you missed France. We're going to climb the Eiffel Tower and have those pastries with chocolate in them at some point, remember?"

And speaking of Casper, where was he and why wasn't he sitting with them? She wanted to check a few details of her costume for her birthday party with him. And maybe borrow a new comic or two for the ride home...

Perfect reaction right there. Thank you, Haddie. A wide smile and the returned hug had been exactly what she was looking for when she headed this way. As the younger girl turned around to hug her back Hady gave her a small squeeze. "Good, I wouldn't expect anything less. Let everyone know what it means to be a Haddie/Hady," she laughed softly. Letting out a soft breath she reached out and tucked a lock of hair behind the younger ones ear just looking at her for a moment. How much she had changed already over just a few short years. "I'll miss you too Hads but I won't be far, not really. I'll be going home for a bit this summer first but the entire month of July I'll be traveling with Frankie after which I'll return and hopefully find an apartment and a part-time job before I start up at Uni this fall." So she'd always be around. The mention of Tenacius had the brunette turning her head towards the boy. "No, I don't believe I've ever officially met him. Hello Tenacius," she smiled warmly looking between the two and suddenly remembering something. "That reminds me...I have something for you Haddie, find me on the train?" She wanted to give her that sketch from way back earlier awhile ago that she had done.

There was a lot of people Hady wanted to see before the feast ended. She didn't trust herself waiting until the train ride home. It was much easier to do this now when she knew where most of them were and could very easily stop and see several of them all at once just by taking a trip to their house table. Sliding her arms firmly around the younger girl she gave her a warm tight hug the words of 'missing' her always hitting her hard. She might not be there at Hogwarts next term but she wasn't going to just disappear. "I'll miss you too Kitty, we had some wonderful times working together this term." Letting her friend free of the hug she smiled warmly at her. "I'll be doing some vacationing the month of July but after that I'm returning back to London for Uni and hopefully getting an apartment very close to there." Will they keep in touch? For sure! "Definitely. You can owl me anytime and I'll be in around for Hogsmeade weekends as well."

Rooney. This young man for he wasn't at all the small child she remembered him to be was also something. Words couldn't quite describe him. There was a heart to him that was so warming and a politeness that she truly hoped would rub off on some other people around them at times. Smart as a whip too. Hady was sure that he was most certainly going to make a name for himself. "Thank you, Rooney. I hope you continue forward and remain smart and strong." She knew he would. Giving him a warm smile she went to continue on but paused turning back to him. "And when you're name is up in lights and you're traveling all over putting on the most popular plays, let me know. I'd love to come and see it." He was going to make it big someday.

Heaving a small sigh as she had turned to continue on she came to a complete stop. Tucked between some older years was someone she had been looking for. A smile instantly returned to her face and she made her way straight for him, hazel eyes fixing on him as she neared him.

"Trying to hide from me?" she teased softly whispering a hushed word to one of the kids sat beside Jace. When they scooted over Hady smiled her thanks and slipped down onto the bench beside him wrapping an arm around his shoulders. "Didn't think I'd leave here without seeing you first, did you?"