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Norman entered the Great Hall, feeling slightly nostalgic. Fourteen years ago come September, he set foot in this hall for the first time. That feast began on a dramatic and rather frightening note with the Neo-Alliance’s takeover. All those years ago he made a promise that he would never allow anything like that to happen again; he would stay on to protect the students until the last child present for that awful term had graduated. Now he could look back and say he fulfilled his promise twice over.
Now, as he made his way to the staff dais for the last time, all was calm. Just as it should be, he thought as he glanced around the room. His bluish-green eyes momentarily lingered on the Ravenclaw table.
“Good evening, all,” he greeted his colleagues, nodding politely to each person in turn as he took his seat at the far end of the table. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a movement near the headmaster. “I take it Earl is joining us this evening?”
He glanced down the table in Ean’s direction. “Congratulations on the House Cup victory,” he said with a slight smile. While a Ravenclaw victory would’ve been a nice send-off, he wasn’t disappointed. His Eagles had worked hard and stayed out of trouble; that was all he could ask for.
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |