Spectators for the Gryfindor vs. Ravenclaw game had to keep blinking.
They were not sure if they were the only people in the world who were
crying over a tiny little Quidditch game and they were too embarrassed to
look at their neighbors. The fact was that this was possibly the most
emotional Quidditch game in the history of the sport. Every one of the
Ravenclaw team players was leaving something behind.
Cage Richards was leaving behind his childhood nickname, his childhood girlfriend and, indeed, his childhood.
Signey Liljiquist, although the rest of the team didn't know it yet, was leaving behind her family to pursue her dream of world travel and higher education. She had been accepted into the Hero Summer School of Witchcraft, a place her parents forbid her to set foot into.
Christina Englund was leaving nothing behind, although she was letting much go. Her boyfriend, her crush, and her childhood dream of teaching. It was time to move on.
Derrick Hanna had been leaving behind his little brother for almost five years. Toby had been dying for almost as long as he had been living. Derrick would be returning home to say his final good bye to the little boy who had never even been to school.
Vivyann Krum was leaving behind her childhood innocence. It was something she had nursed for her entire life but when she had been told about little Toby, it didn't seem like something so important anymore. It's more important to live.
Chase O'Reilly was leaving behind a lot, his grandmother, who had raised him, his mother who drank herself to death and his hatred of his father, who had returned and was trying. Really trying.
Elisabeth Potter, without knowing it was leaving behind a bit of her childhood. She had been gradually shedding her protective shyness and her crush on Kris Svenson. She retained many of her narrow views on things but that would come in time. She was, after all, only twelve years old.
Despite their tumultous emotions the Ravenclaws played better than they had all year. Elisabeth blocked every shot and the Chasers performed admirably. When they lowered themselves from their brooms to collect the Quidditch Cup no one, not even Saxon Walker, was surprised.
Cage Richards was leaving behind his childhood nickname, his childhood girlfriend and, indeed, his childhood.
Signey Liljiquist, although the rest of the team didn't know it yet, was leaving behind her family to pursue her dream of world travel and higher education. She had been accepted into the Hero Summer School of Witchcraft, a place her parents forbid her to set foot into.
Christina Englund was leaving nothing behind, although she was letting much go. Her boyfriend, her crush, and her childhood dream of teaching. It was time to move on.
Derrick Hanna had been leaving behind his little brother for almost five years. Toby had been dying for almost as long as he had been living. Derrick would be returning home to say his final good bye to the little boy who had never even been to school.
Vivyann Krum was leaving behind her childhood innocence. It was something she had nursed for her entire life but when she had been told about little Toby, it didn't seem like something so important anymore. It's more important to live.
Chase O'Reilly was leaving behind a lot, his grandmother, who had raised him, his mother who drank herself to death and his hatred of his father, who had returned and was trying. Really trying.
Elisabeth Potter, without knowing it was leaving behind a bit of her childhood. She had been gradually shedding her protective shyness and her crush on Kris Svenson. She retained many of her narrow views on things but that would come in time. She was, after all, only twelve years old.
Despite their tumultous emotions the Ravenclaws played better than they had all year. Elisabeth blocked every shot and the Chasers performed admirably. When they lowered themselves from their brooms to collect the Quidditch Cup no one, not even Saxon Walker, was surprised.