"Hey, Wade,'' Jory greeted the soon to be seventh year. All set to graduate? He never would be; he just shook his head. Why had this day come?

Jory suddenly felt his self enveloped in a bear hug. Only one person at Hogwarts did that. "Hey, Rons,'' he said, forcing one of his goofy grins. It was her last year too and he knew his Ronnie would also be feeling sad so...he had to be strong for her. "I'm fine. You?'' Jory planted a kiss on her cheek. He felt better having her there with him. "You all packed yet?''

Jory's finally looked back at Min but she wasn't looking at him. not even at anyone else. Oh, gosh. Why did this have to be so difficult? "I guess I did,'' he replied but honestly, he didn't feel happy that he did. Min should have won. He would have felt better. "You won't compete with anyone else next term, won't you?'' he asked in a small voice.

Just then Anna arrived. "Hai, Anna,'' the seventh year called and gave a small smile. "Come on over. Enjoyed your first year?'' And another firstie! "Hi, Asher.'' Jory didn't know him much.