Epilogue:1 Year Later
(Well . . . this is it. I'm making a parody at some point, and if I ever get the inspiration I might write another serious Ga'Hoole story. But this is the end for the series.)
The owls did morn Soren, it would've been impossible not to a little. But they didn't for long.
Elna continued to teach her class about the Other time, but without being able to go to that time, the classes numbers shrank considerably. Elna said she didn't mind, it meant the owls that did come were there for learning.
Bell's mate Ajin became king. Since she was the only one of Soren's owlets who'd had a mate, and Ajin had been placed in charge before, it seemed like the obvious choice. And Ajin did a good job. He wasn't anything special, but he kept the tree out of trouble for the next year. And it moved along, just as it did since it first started growing.
Soren looked down at Diagon Alley. He was sitting on top of the pet shop, so no one really noticed him. Harry walked across the street. Soren had seen him there before and had waved. Harry had waved back, but he seemed kind of stunned, so Soren stopped doing.
"Hey snorin' Soren!" Nyra shouted. Soren blinked and shook his head, realizing he might have been dozing off.
Soren turned to Nyra. "Hi there. What are you doing back here?" Nyra had moved to Hogwarts when an Other had bought her.
"It's summer." Nyra explained. "And I got you a meal." She handed him a mouse, then began eating one of her own.
"You didn't have to do this. . ." Soren started, staring at the mouse.
"Soren, there's more than enough prey here." Nyra said.
"They're probably attracted to the Others' mess." A voice behind them said.
Soren turned around. "Buckbeak!" He cried.
Buckbeak nodded. He sat down and looked at the Others below. He was attracting a bit more attention than the owls. "Maybe I should leave." He said. He started to get up.
"No!" Nyra cried "Stay."
Soren smiled. He knew a few other owls from this time, but these two were definetly his closest friends. "I agree with Nyra." He said.
Buckbeak looked a little confused, but he sat back down. Soren smiled, looking at his friends. He missed the Ga'Hoole time, but this wasn't such a bad place to be stuck in.
With that, he turned back to Diagon Alley, and took a bite of his mouse.
(The end.)
