After the battle, his parents had wanted to take him home for the remainder of the year. But Minjae was stubborn, always had been. Although he had been wanting to see his parents for the entirety of the year, he also wanted to stay in the school that Rosier and his Alliance had wanted to kick him out of just because he was a Muggleborn. By staying and graduating until the very end it was like a last act of rebellion after the man’s dead.

He looked over at the Gryffindor table and spotted Noah taking a seat and thinking about the great adventures they were going to have after school made him excited for the future. A tap on his shoulder made him look next to him and as he saw Mamie he had to lean in closer to hear what she was saying.

A hug?

Had it been any other year, had the Neo-Alliance not taken over the school, had there never been a battle , Minjae would have refused. He did not like hugs, it made him feel uncomfortable and vulnerable ,however after everything he had went through this year he came to realize that hugs were not a bad thing. They meant love and positivity and everything that they hadn’t had all year long.

So without a word, the seventh year gave a small smile and held his arms open for a hug when he was hugged from his other side. His heart raced as the surprise hug from Claudine had startled him. He sat there, awkwardly. His mind was telling him to react, to hug back but his body didn’t move and instead there were tears starting to form in his eyes. Happy tears. He was going to miss Mamie. The thought that she was going to be the big sister of the House now made him so proud and Claudine, the girl he could not stand before this year, had arguments with and truthfully wanted to hex sometimes, he was going to miss her as well.

Oh great he was getting emotional again.