Duck!person was saying more things...but really, Dylan couldn't be bothered. He didn't want to waste the time on someone who was, in theory, so negative. The Slytherin Captain was over it...HUGE YAWN for HIM.

...and there was Derry! He'd seen her casually slip into the room, trying not to be noticed. He'd speak to her in a moment...because Theodore Kinsley had just bounded into the room. The look of excitement on his face spoke volumes and Dylan immediately wrapped arms around him. He loved Theodore. Really...He loved all his players...but Theo and West had been with him from the beginning and that was a big deal to him.

He released the younger boy and had wetness on his face.

The Slytherin Captain couldn't help it...Everything they'd worked for...

...

THEN THERE WAS PROFESSOR JAMES...and she was coming into the party room with the trophy...and Dylan nearly collapsed on the spot. He felt shaken...with excitement...and...feelings...He used Kinsley for support...just because he was about to flop.

...and then he was being handed the massive trophy...and there were tears. Dylan didn't care. TEARS. All of his hard work...Everything came down to this...With the trophy in hand, he shakily laid a kiss on it...There was so much he wanted to say...So much he wanted to talk about with his team and things. Things needed to be said...

Dylan just couldn't find the strength...If he opened his mouth....he'd sob.

He needed a hug...A big, tight one.