Chapter Two

When they got to the portkey to take them to Hogwarts, Harry, once again, had to laugh at the way the wizards and witches were dressed. They waited for Nata and Mrs. Weasley to come. Finally, when everyone was there and accounted for, they held onto the Candy bar like an ancient ritual and found themselves in the Hogwarts Great Hall.


Harry sat down at his familiar spot, wedged in between Ron and Hermione, sitting at the Gryffndor table. He watched as Hagrid sat, Beaming at his friends and as Dumbledore stepped up to the Podium to make his, odd, but meaningful speech. His fingers shook and his eyes twinkled as the old man started to speak.

"My friends, my students, it is with great pride that we have come this far. We had many adventurous students," he said, glancing over at Hermione, Ron, and Harry. "And we of course, had our sad moments." Harry remembered how sad Dumbledore was when Cedric had died in Harry's fourth year. "But, you, the chosen few, should be proud. You have made it this far. Through the thick and the thin. We have gotten through these seven years. You made potions under Snape's watchful eye. You patiently waited, while Professor Trewlweny "told" your fortunes. You were brave when we had danger in our midst. And you were fun, through these seven years. And yes, it's true, I'll miss every one of you. Not just the ones that I had in my office every week, but all of you, the quiet, unnoticed ones, the loud, and, slightly obnoxious ones, I'll even miss the clumsy ones," He said glancing at Neville Longbottom, "I'll always remember you. You will go far in life, every one of you. Congratulations Students! We did it!" Dumbledore hobbled down the steps and the great hall erupted in applause.


"I'm going to miss the old nutter." Ron said affectionately. Hermione rolled her eyes and watched as Mrs. Weasley wiped a tear from her eyes. She saw them glancing her way and teasingly said "I never thought you three would make it!"

Harry forced a smile, but something was bothering him. Would he make it in the world? He still didn't have the slightest idea what he wanted to be. Then Dumbledore hobbled over to them.

"Congratulations you three!" He said, his eyes sparking in excitement.

"Thanks Professor." Hermione said. Surprisingly, Dumbledore came over and put his hand on Harry's shoulder,

"I want to speak to you before you leave, Harry. There's something important I need to tell you." He said quietly.

They went into the dinning hall and once again, Harry saw the gold plates and goblets, he might not ever see again. He took a seat and waited for the food to appear. Hundreds of meat pies and turkeys and potatoes and rice pudding filled the plates and Harry and Ron greedily ate like they had done on the first day of their long first year. Harry and Ron reminisced about all of their adventures. After the feast everybody started to leave. Harry remembered his promise to Dumbledore and told Ron and Hermione he'd meet them at the Portkey. He stepped into Dumbledore's office.