 Fluttery Pegasi
Still finding it hard to keep her mischievous smirk under control, Hadley made her way from the staff table to her House's table. It felt strangely surreal to be back here, despite having not been away for any longer than usual. Being back home, in California, had had a profound effect on her that she wasn't sure she could even begin to put into words.
It had felt like her time here at Hogwarts had simply been an incredible, life-altering dream, that she had finally woken up from, changed for the better, to resume her real life. As much as that should have bothered her, it hadn't. In many ways it had been comforting to be surrounded by the life she'd grown up with again. And even as much as she was thrilled to be back at Hogwarts for another year of learning incredible magic, part of it still felt like a dream. Part of her longed to be back in California, surfing, soaking up the sun, getting even more tan than she was already.
It was gonna be a weird year.
With a yawn, Hadley sat down and waved to Kitty and Leon, noting the absence of Azura as she did. And where was Mossy? Please say she'd been allowed to come back to Hogwarts.
Hadley stifled another yawn. She hadn't let herself sleep on the train over, so that she would crash tonight and hopefully reset her internal clock to UK time. And she wasn't about to let herself pass out now. Hads distracted herself from her exhaustion by looking over at the Gryffindor table to see if she could spot Ace. He had been absent on the train, which wasn't like him at all.
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