Originally Posted by Syd

"Just in time?" Dallin repeated curiously. What was he just in time for? To spend the night with his fiance and say goodbye to friends he was going to miss like crazy? That, probably, although he was trying to avoid thinking about the latter. He still hadn't come to the realization that this was his last night at this school. Ever.

Besides, there were happy things going on! Like Vashti congratulating him. "Thanks," he replied brightly to her. He was going to add more, but was distracted by the appearance of a certain fifth year. Who seemed to be crying.

"Louisa?" he asked, right after Vashti did. He stepped away from Ellie so that he was closer to Louisa, a frown on his face. "Don't cry. Join the festivities." Festivities. Psh.

Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

Vashti didn't return the smile. Louisa was taking this awfully hard, wasn't she? The Head Girl definitely couldn't even think about crying over the end of term now. "I'm fine," she answered, the word slipping out before she really thought about it. She still didn't think much of it as she continued, "And you? Are you going to be okay?" She decided to let Ellie and Dallin tell her what they had been talking about if they wanted.



Then she heard another voice addressing her, and, turning her attention to the source of the voice, Vashti found it came from a first year who was now sitting by Louisa and looking somewhat nervous and distressed, probably over the state Louisa was in. "Hello," she said, managing a smile. "Are you one of Louisa's friends?"



A little bit later on in the feast, Vashti couldn't help getting preoccupied with constantly looking over at the Hufflepuff table. It was awfully crowded, of course, but she was sure she would've spotted him quickly if he was there - which he wasn't. Was he not coming, or...?

But then her attention was, fortunately, averted by a voice from behind before she could get overly concerned. She turned and offered a small smile when she discovered the voice came from none other than Gryffindor's female prefect. "Hey, Kurumi," she said, scooting over a bit so there was an empty spot on the bench beside her. "Do you want to sit?"

Originally Posted by sarahlooo

Wondering what would happen. That made sense. Ellie smiled a little. "Some of us will get jobs, some will go to uni, some will play quidditch..." She shrugged while Adam continued to eat food. "Whatever happens, I think we'll all be happy." Hogwarts was good for preparing them for the future, so Ellie was pretty sure they would all be okay.

Adam seemed a little distraught about the concept of losing all his older friends, now that they were moving on to bigger things. She laughed quietly when she said he would pop in unannounced. That would be interesting. "Just send me an owl before you do," she told him with a small smile. When Adam asked if they were going to live in Ireland or England, she made a funny face. "I have no idea... I'd like to live in Ireland - our own little place. But we'll see how that goes. We haven't talked about it yet. But I'll owl you our address so you can visit." There. That way he could visit when he wanted.

Ellie frowned a little and rested her elbow on the table. He played the drums... but that couldn't really get him a stable job. "Maybe you could go to a wizarding uni and explore your options. That way you would have better career choices. But if you really love drumming, you could still do it on the side." That way he could do what he loved but also have a chance for a stable job. "And of course, there's always the Ministry." But Ellie would never work there. Ever.



"Just in time; I was showing Vashti my engagement ring." Of course, silly. And the Head Girl seemed to like it.

But then Ellie noticed Vashti look away. To the Hufflepuff table, quite obviously. Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Looking for someone in particular?" She asked. Though, Ellie was pretty sure she knew. Anakin. Who else would it be? Ellie still thought Vashti was silly for breaking up with him, but she wouldn't bring that up tonight. This was sort of the reason they broke up, right?. Because life was moving on? Sigh.

Suddenly, Ellie was jerked from her Vashti/Anakin thoughts when she heard the name of her friend. Her very good friend. Louisa. And suddenly, she was there. Ellie had seen so little of Louisa all term since the fifth year had locked herself away to study for OWLs.

"Louisa!" Ellie shouted. Without being able to stop herself, Ellie scrambled over to her and flung her arms around the dark haired girl in a giant hug. She didn't care if Louisa didn't miss her (because it was sort of obvious to Ellie that she didn't. Why else would she avoid her for so long?), Ellie definitely missed her. Whether Louisa liked it or not.