Ch21: Graduation

The NEWTS and OWLS were now upon the students and life was hectic. Charolette and Alabaster formed a study group with people form all four houses and spent every night in their private chambers working hard. Their study buddies usually fell asleep in the room with them.

But it seemed to may off as with each passing day of the week of exams the group found they were better and better equipped for everything they faced when going to the examiners.

Albus and Minerva had o wonder how on earth Charolette so easily meshed with so many people.

Now the tests were over and the students were gone; all except the seventh years. But today they were going to graduate!

They had gotten their NEWT results early since they were to graduate. Charolette had been thrilled when she found that she had gotten Os in every course she had attempted. Alabaster had gotten Es and Os. He was headed to the Ministry for a job in Magical Law Enforcement and Charlie was going to London to join the London Lions.

They were so happy and excited about graduating. They were sitting in their house rows as Albus made his speech.

"….I want to thank the seventh years for a grand year and now I leave the floor to this year's valedictorian…Charolette Dumbledore."

The seventh years clapped as Charlie took the stage and went to the microphone.

Charlie looked up at the microphone and turned to her father wrinkling her nose in annoyance.

"Oh sorry," Albus smiled and stood to lower the microphone for her. There was a scattered laugh through out the hall.

"You think after seventeen years he'd have learned by now," Charolette sighed. There was another bunch of laughter.

"Well kids we made! We've graduated and now we're off to find ourselves, get a job, move out, and in some cases marry and start families. It's been a long and winding road but we stuck it out and now we have the diplomas to prove it. Twenty or thirty years from now when our children are starting Hogwarts we can look back and say….Charlie was the best damn seeker ever!" she shouted as the graduating class irrupted into laughter.

"But seriously," Charolette said quieting them down, "It's been fun and I know it will always hold a special place in my heart. Congratulations Class of 1967!!" she shouted and threw her hat in the air. The others echoed her cheering.

short but ah well