Chapter 14

Going Home

The next morning Lily woke up early and looked around. All of her friends were still sleeping. She got out of bed, brushed her teeth, wore her own clothes as today would be the day she was leaving.

By the time she finished the others were awake as well. Carla left first for breakfast. The girls soon followed later. As they walked down the James, Sirius, Remus and Peter walked down. The girls smiled at them and they smiled back.

As the boys walked with them Peter and Alice started to talk about Herbology their favourite subject, Remus reading a book as usual, Sirius and James talked to each other while Cynthia, Madison Lily walked on in the front.

They reached the hall and sat down for breakfast. Alice and Peter stopped their conversation and parted ways as the girls and boys were sitting in different places. Alice and Lily sat on one side while Cynthia and Madison sat on the other.

"I can't believe we are actually going hone today!" said Madison. "After so long I'm going to see my parents again." "It will be good seeing them again" Lily admitted "although I could do without having Petunia around." Everyone shuddered. They knew how bad Petunia was because Lily had told them all the things she had done.

"I don't know how you can live with her." said Alice. "Yeah" said Cynthia "I wouldn't be able to sit with her in the same room for 2 minutes so I don't I think I would be able to put up with her for the rest of my life". "I am so glad I am an only child" said Madison.

"Well you are all lucky while I'm not." said Lily. They had breakfast and went back up to start packing. All of them had left the packing for that day so everyone was running about and trying to find their things.

"Merlin I wish I hadn't left all the packing until now. I can't find my green trainers" said Cynthia. "They are under Alice's bed" said Lily as she packed her trunk. She and Carla, who had already packed, seemed to be the only ones who were calm and collected.

"Done" said Madison with a triumphant smile. She had used her powers to pack her bag. The girls had let Carla in on the secret since she was their friend as well. Carla had promised not to say anything. Madison went and sat next to Lily and Carla to watch how Alice and Cynthia were getting on.

"Its not fair" whined Cynthia from under Alice's bed "You've got powers while we don't." Where are those sh - Aha!" she said as she stood up from under the bed and proudly help up her trainers "I found them".

"Finally" said Alice who was closed to finishing as well. It wasn't a surprise to see that Cynthia would be the last one to finish. Being the messiest from all the five of them her things were everywhere. Even though the others had finished there were still a lot of things lying around the dorm.

Finally Alice finished as well. "Come on Cynthia" said Carla "The end of term feat is going to start soon and I don't want to miss it. I heard that it's supposed to be just as good as the start of term feat."

"I am trying to be fast but I can't get everything." She looked pleadingly at Madison who sighed and said "Fine. But just this once." Cynthia smiled. "Thank you thank you " she said and they all watched as Madison snapped her fingers and everything of Cynthia's that was lying around went into her bag neatly.

"Finally!" said Lily. "Let's go before the feast finishes. They walked out of the dorm and towards the Fat Lady's portrait. They got to the Great Hall just in time to see Dumbledore stand up. The five of them quickly went and took the nearest and only seats left and listened to Dumbledore.

"Another year has come and gone. Next year we will have new students and will start the whole cycle again. But today let us enjoy the last few hours we have together before we will all go back to our homes." He was about to sit down but stood up again and said, "Oh! And another thing I forgot. Remember that no magic is allowed outside Hogwarts. Or you will have the ministry and expulsion to face."

With that he sat down. "I wish he had forgotten to tell us that." Said Sirius who was sitting with the rest just a few places down and so could be easily overheard. " Then maybe I would have been able to try some spells on my wretched brother."

Everybody laughed as they had their food all five girls did what Dumbledore had said. They spent the last of their time together and there was one thought on all of their minds. There were going home.