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As Penelope and her pet rocks walked over to the Ravenclaw table for what was quite possibly the last time, she made no attempt to hide the tears. She was graduating and she was going to be emotional. It was her last feast at Hogwarts ever, her last night in the castle, last everything for her time at Hogwarts. Penelope was graduating and she would be leaving everyone, her professors, her friends, her little eaglets, her classmates, behind. No longer would she be able to sit by the window in the common room looking out across the grounds, look up at the stars and the moon in the observatory, browse the library for books that caught her interest, eat here in the great hall, walk her pet rocks by the lake, practice flute and piano in the music room, study in the common room, use the room of requirement for whatever she needed, relax in the prefects lounge and bath, visit professors when she wanted to, or hang out with her friends at Hogwarts. Soon she wouldn't be head girl anymore, and she would only have the title on a trophy in the trophy room and on her resume, but she would always carry her experiences with her. Next year there would be a new head girl and a new Ravenclaw female prefect. Perhaps Janelle would become a prefect as Jasmine had, and maybe one day Azura, Haddie, Katherine or Rachel would hold the title. Well, maybe not Haddie because of her lack of respect for authority and rule breaking. Not the ideal personality for a prefect, but Penelope loved Haddie all the same. It was what made Haddie Haddie. Although Penelope would not be here to see all of her eaglets grow and spread their wings, she was expecting owls from some of them once in a while. She would miss all of them.
After wiping the tears on her face a bit with a handkerchief and blowing her nose, Penelope looked over at her housemates that were at the table. "Roo, Hads, Kitty, Az, I'll miss all of you. I won't be right here with you next year, but you can owl me and I might come visit on a Hogsmeade weekend. I'll be in Edinburgh, so it's not too far away." Penelope paused for a moment to wipe the tears from her face again and pick up one of the rocks from the floor. "This is Lady Helena's pet rock Aquila, and because she's a ghost someone else has to take care of Aquila for her. Now that I'm graduating, someone else will have to do that. If any of you are interested in caring for our house ghost's pet rock, let me know because this rock needs to stay here at Hogwarts." Breathe in, breathe out. Deep breath. Yes, breathing was good. Penelope walked along the table, stopping to lean over and hug everyone. If anyone wanted to get up and come hug her, that would be appreciated.
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