The next few weeks were Heaven on Earth, sorta like that Beatles song "It's Getting Better All the Time". Oliver and I were that couple always seen snogging in the hallway...the kind that would make the first years giggle and the upper-schoolers yell "Get a friggin' room!".
Anyway, in the midst of all that, there was the whole college admissions process going on. No one really knows what that's like until they are seventh years and going through it. After visiting several schools, none compared to Royal Magus College. Royal Magus is a small, liberal arts school for witches and wizards. Its' curriculum is based off the classic teachings of magic - - perfect for a bookworm like myself. The admissions for that school required me to write three essays... and since I loved that college so much, I went through with the process.
It had been a month since I had sent out my application, and each day when the owls would deliver the post, I grew more and more nervous. At least once a week I would panic before opening a letter with the Royal Magus seal on it, only to find that they were sending me either notice that they had received my app, or information regarding their program.
So, for a month I awaited that thick envelope...or at least what I hoped would be thick. What if I didn't get in? That would be just too awful for me to comprehend! Then, at last, my owl flew in with a small, white, envelope in her beak. Yes, it was bearing the Royal Magus seal.
I looked to Percy who was sitting across the table from me. "Oh my God, it's thin!" I said, fearing the worst. All my dreams - - kaput. I handed it to him, "You open it, I can't look!"
He took the letter from me, opening it and reading, "Dear Ms. Clearwater, I regret having to inform you....." I felt my heart drop, but then a smile spread across Percy's face.
"Wait, I mean 'It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been accepted to Royal Magus College."
I probably would have smacked him upside the head for teasing me like that; but I was too enthralled. It was like in those movies, I jumped up and down screaming for joy. It's exciting to have it seem like your dreams are about to come true.