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Grangerfn1 
Becca, who had gone into panic mode and was on the verge of tears, was a mess at the Ravenclaw table. She noticed Lainey wasn't present, and worried that she was not going to get to even say goodbye to her best friend, as weird as that sounded.
But then Lainey entered the room - and Becca dashed up to the Staff Table at full speed. Before the woman even made it to her designated seat next to Rae, the little Ravenclaw jumped at her in a massive hug. A tear slid down her cheek, and she just held on, not saying a word nor caring if she was making a scene. Tough kids were allowed to cry, too.
"You better have stubbed your toe or have a murdered kitten, Rebecca," Lainey hissed at her. "Dry it up!" she might have been a tad harsh -- but it was hard enough to leave with Rae leaving and going to be
impossible with the students upset, too. Just pretend it's another regular end of the term feast. No biggy. "Please?" Lainey was squeezing Becca's little head off.