DISCLAIMER: As much as I'd like to....I don't own Harry Potter or any of the other characters involved with the stories. I do, however, own everything (one?) else. =)
Split Second
"Can you believe it, Harry?" Hermione Granger asked one of her best friends, Harry Potter, early on graduation morning at breakfast. "I mean, we've gone through seven years together! Seven years!!!! That's like, an eternity!! It's our LIVES!!"
"It's definitely overwhelming," Harry said quietly, pondering.
In just a few short hours, he, Harry, and his best friends, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley would be Hogwarts graduates. He wasn't sure how he felt about it. Sure, he was excited, almost everyone is once they graduate and the excitement of being tossed out into reality (well, WIZARD reality) hits. However, the reality of returning to the Dursleys' for a time also hit him hard, and the thought made him miserable. He sighed.
"Oh, Harry. I will miss you so very much!" Hermione's eyes became misty with tears. Harry held her hand in a comforting gesture. He'd miss her, too. Just then, Ron approached the table.
"Morning, Harry. Morning, 'Mione," he said, sitting and helping himself to some waffles.
"Ron! Oh, I'm going to miss your piggy ways of eating...." she trailed off and grabbed the nearest napkin, blowing her nose, after which she snapped a picture of him as syrup dripped from his mouth.
"Hermione, honestly. Can't a lad get a bite to eat without the paparazzi hounding 'im?"
"Not today," she said firmly, snapping away.
Just as it looked as if Ron was going to pour syrup all over Hermione's camera in retaliation, Harry intervened. "Are you two going to the Graduation party tonight in Hogsmeade?"
"YEAH!" Ron exclaimed, shooting a chunk of waffle towards the Slytherins, all of whom looked disgustedly at him and retreated back to their conversation. "I heard it's supposed to be wild!" He grabbed his fork and ate a sausage.
"I'm not sure," Hermione said, biting her lip.
"Dad's new muggle car is going to be there! He said he'd let us take it out for a ride if we want! Hermione, you HAVE to come!" Ron said. "Besides, we're done with the term, there's no homework, so Harry and I will DRAG you, right Harry?"
"Right," Harry said, smiling. He'd miss his best friends.
"Oh all RIGHT then," Hermione said, grinning. "I guess I could party with you two clowns just ONCE!"
"There's the spirit!" Ron laughed.
Conversation flowed easily throughout the rest of breakfast. Hermione cried and took plenty of pictures of everyone, but most especially when Draco Malfoy tripped over a table leg and flew into the Ravenclaws, prompting a shower of scrambled eggs to land on him.
"I'VE WAITED FOR THAT FOR SEVEN YEARS!!!!!" hooted Ron, clutching Harry in heaves of laughter. Malfoy stood and stalked off, eyes flashing and egg in his hair.
"I used a whole roll for that!!!" exclaimed Hermione, cheeks pink from laughter.
Conversation and reminiscing continued until Ron realized that they didn't have much time to prepare for the graduation ceremony and that the rest of the kids had scattered. "Well, guys. I suppose it's time to get dressed," he said, rising. Harry and Hermione followed suit. "Mom and Dad, and the sibs will be here soon, I gotta be dressed and ready to meet up with them for pictures."
"Alright, well," Hermione said, eyes glistening, "until this afternoon then."
"Until then," said Harry and Ron. The trio split, going to change into the cloak that would forever change their lives.
Split Second
"Can you believe it, Harry?" Hermione Granger asked one of her best friends, Harry Potter, early on graduation morning at breakfast. "I mean, we've gone through seven years together! Seven years!!!! That's like, an eternity!! It's our LIVES!!"
"It's definitely overwhelming," Harry said quietly, pondering.
In just a few short hours, he, Harry, and his best friends, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley would be Hogwarts graduates. He wasn't sure how he felt about it. Sure, he was excited, almost everyone is once they graduate and the excitement of being tossed out into reality (well, WIZARD reality) hits. However, the reality of returning to the Dursleys' for a time also hit him hard, and the thought made him miserable. He sighed.
"Oh, Harry. I will miss you so very much!" Hermione's eyes became misty with tears. Harry held her hand in a comforting gesture. He'd miss her, too. Just then, Ron approached the table.
"Morning, Harry. Morning, 'Mione," he said, sitting and helping himself to some waffles.
"Ron! Oh, I'm going to miss your piggy ways of eating...." she trailed off and grabbed the nearest napkin, blowing her nose, after which she snapped a picture of him as syrup dripped from his mouth.
"Hermione, honestly. Can't a lad get a bite to eat without the paparazzi hounding 'im?"
"Not today," she said firmly, snapping away.
Just as it looked as if Ron was going to pour syrup all over Hermione's camera in retaliation, Harry intervened. "Are you two going to the Graduation party tonight in Hogsmeade?"
"YEAH!" Ron exclaimed, shooting a chunk of waffle towards the Slytherins, all of whom looked disgustedly at him and retreated back to their conversation. "I heard it's supposed to be wild!" He grabbed his fork and ate a sausage.
"I'm not sure," Hermione said, biting her lip.
"Dad's new muggle car is going to be there! He said he'd let us take it out for a ride if we want! Hermione, you HAVE to come!" Ron said. "Besides, we're done with the term, there's no homework, so Harry and I will DRAG you, right Harry?"
"Right," Harry said, smiling. He'd miss his best friends.
"Oh all RIGHT then," Hermione said, grinning. "I guess I could party with you two clowns just ONCE!"
"There's the spirit!" Ron laughed.
Conversation flowed easily throughout the rest of breakfast. Hermione cried and took plenty of pictures of everyone, but most especially when Draco Malfoy tripped over a table leg and flew into the Ravenclaws, prompting a shower of scrambled eggs to land on him.
"I'VE WAITED FOR THAT FOR SEVEN YEARS!!!!!" hooted Ron, clutching Harry in heaves of laughter. Malfoy stood and stalked off, eyes flashing and egg in his hair.
"I used a whole roll for that!!!" exclaimed Hermione, cheeks pink from laughter.
Conversation and reminiscing continued until Ron realized that they didn't have much time to prepare for the graduation ceremony and that the rest of the kids had scattered. "Well, guys. I suppose it's time to get dressed," he said, rising. Harry and Hermione followed suit. "Mom and Dad, and the sibs will be here soon, I gotta be dressed and ready to meet up with them for pictures."
"Alright, well," Hermione said, eyes glistening, "until this afternoon then."
"Until then," said Harry and Ron. The trio split, going to change into the cloak that would forever change their lives.