Vi smiled at Mel’s comment, feeling a little more relieved that her bestie and current roomie felt a similar way to how she felt. When Mel brought up Kirk, she just blinked. Oh yes. She couldn’t imagine leaving Ace behind her or watching Ace graduate before her. That’d be tough... not seeing him every day. Wait.... She probably wouldn’t see her boyfriend and best friend every single day at university either. But she wasn’t going to think about that. Not yet. “Yeah... but you guys have the summer and you can mirror each other?” she said, nudging her friend gently with her elbow and offering an upbeat small smile.

“Sir Nick!” she cried with a grin and felt her eyes begin to sparkle with tears. “Thank you. Also thank you for always being so welcoming to us. I appreciate it.” She really did. Yep. No tears. She was good. AND THEN PEEVES HAPPPENED. She just stared, watching the cracked egg spill on Matt’s hair.

And then Ronan joined the table. He got a wave from Vi and then she turned back to Mel. Yeah Dufftown..... “About Dufftown...” she began and then the Headmistress began her speech. By the time that the Headmistress has finished her speech, Vi grabbed the closest goblet and chugged the pumpkin juice. She needed something to keep the watery eyes at bay. Nope. No tears. Not now....