Hogwart's First Post War Graduation

By: Makalani Astral

'Stupid ceremony. Hate being here. Cannot believe that crazy old man actually left a note in his magically-binding will to make me sit through this year after year….. Oh look. It's started.'

"Lavendar Brown."

'Thank Merlin, no more hygeine and fashion comments in the margins of her assignments to read. She was impertinent.'

"Vincent Crabbe."

'Hmmm, pureblood old money will only go as well as last so far. I wonder what he'll end up doing now.'

"Seamus Finnegan."

'I can't believe he didn't blow himself up one of these past years looking for more ways to turn his beverages alcoholic.'

"Gregory Goyle."

'At least his bulk will help him with McNair's old position.'

"Hermione Granger."

'Reminder to self, erect wards around grounds so the gryffindor know-it-all cannot owl me questions from Stonehenge University.'

"Neville Longbottom."

'Another one who's managed to not blow himself up, only this one with my precious potions.'

"Draco Malfoy."

'He's not my little Ice Prince of Slytherin anymore, now is he? The business ventures he's already created will add to the Malfoy Enterprises nicely. Now that he's truly been exonerated and Lucius is dead, he will do well.'

"Pansy Parkinson,"

'Wonder where her sudden interest in our history will take her.'

"Padma Patil."

"Parvati Patil."

'Thank the gods they were placed in different houses or I'd never have been able to tell them apart!'

"Harry Potter."

'Listen to that wild applause. Ugh, I've been blinded by those Daily Prophet cameras. Potter, the boy-who-lived-to-be-a-perpetual-pain-in-my-ass…who knew he would end up with Draco. Still can't believe he managed to finish off the Dark Lord before graduation and live to tell about it.'

"Dean Thomas."

'I cannot wait to see who the next punter is that he takes a swing at with those political cartoons of his. They are quite amusing. Who knew a Gryffindor would have that twisted mind inside.'

"Ronald Weasley."

'Whatever will he do without the ever present presence of Potter and Granger?'

"Blaise Zabini."

'Ambitious. Nasty. Good looking. He'll go far.'

"Severus, will you join us for a celebratory drink at the Three Broomsticks?" Minerva looked at him with lips pursed, holding back a smile.

"Pray tell, why would I do that? They are acting ridiculously riotous now. I bid you good bye for the summer holiday, Minerva."

"Don't forget to be back a week before term starts in the fall!"

Minerva watched his billowing black robes disappear towards the grounds edge for him to disapperate.

XxxRules: Write about one of the Professors watching graduation... that's all. The rest is up to you. 500 plus words. Contest from Third Floor Corridor due March 30. I never made the deadline or the word count. Oh well. xxx