Chapter 4 "Birthdays and Graduation"
Lyssa was working closely with Snape after school, everyday but weekends. Her potions were really coming along well. She was even in the beginning stages of inventing a new potion. One evening while making a potion…
"The way I learned to be a potions master was simple" said Snape "I learned the basics and stuff in school, but I also worked with a tutor over at home"
"Is it better learning with a tutor, than going to school for it?" asked Lyssa
"I'm not saying not to go to school, but if you work with a tutor, I feel you learn far more than if you were in a classroom. With a tutor, you get one-on-one attention, which I think is better and you can learn in half the time." said Snape
"I will consider that" said Lyssa "when I make my decision, I will let you know."
Snape nodded as she left the room.
Lyssa gave her decision a lot of thought. She was going to let Snape know in a few days, but today was her birthday and she was going to focus on that. As she walked into her common room…
"Surprise!" yelled her friends
"I talked to Dumbledore, and he said it was ok to give you this party." said Angela The house elves then began bringing in the cake, which the girls ate up fast.
"Next is presents!" said Angela, excitedly. One by one, Lyssa began opening her presents from her friends. She got a few items from Zonko's joke shop, and some candy. She then noticed a few packages that were off to the side.
"These arrived shortly before the party: said Angela "They are from your family, I believe. We will leave you to open them yourself." Lyssa nodded
She took a gift from the pile. It was from her dad. She read the attached note on it.
Dear Lyssa,
This used to belong to your mother. I would of given it to you on graduation day, but I wanted you to have it now. Happy Birthday!
Love,
Dad
She opened the package. Inside was a locket and inside of the locket was a picture of her mother holding her as a baby. A tear came to her eye as she put the locket on. She missed her mother so much, especially on days like today. Next she took the biggest gift off of her pile. It was a gift from all of her brothers. She read the note attached first.
Dear Lyssa,
We decided that you could use these for your new career. We are all proud of you. Happy Birthday!
Love,
Canyon, Dorian, Japer, and Faban
She opened the gift. Inside were 4 beautiful new robes. They were green with yellow trim and had the family crest on them. Lyssa smiled. She loved how her brothers combined both house colors on her new robes. She then grabbed the last gift. She of course looked for the note. There was none. She wondered whom it could be from as she opened all her gifts from family and friends already. She opened it, and inside was a notebook or parchment. On the cover had the Hufflepuff seal.
The next day after potions class, she went up to Snape.
"I made my decision, sir" said Lyssa
"Good, I am glad you took the time to really think about it" said Snape. "Please, tell me, what did you decide?"
"I want to go the tutor route. " said Lyssa
"Great" said Snape "Give me a few days or so, and I will send you a list of the available tutors"
"Thank you sir" said Lyssa
It was now graduation. A few teachers and then the Headmaster made speeches. Once it was all said and done…..
After the service her dad and brothers came up to her and Faban. They hugged her and gave Faban a handshake. They then gave the graduates each and envelope. They each received a card saying an amount of money they received which was in the vault of theirs and a key to their own Gringott's bank vault. This was a tradition in the family. Her brothers each received this on their graduations as well. Each also got their own section and own vault of the family's main vault.