Chapter 16
Almost Gone
Jennifer only had two more days before she was going to leave, and everyone was trying to cheer her up about it. They bought her gifts, offered to do her homework (which she said no to), made her bed, hander her everything, but she was still depressed. She and Draco spent all of their time together. They even got permission to sit together in the same table (because of this, Draco was starting to like Dumbledore).
One night, while they were eating dinner, Dumbledore made a very special announcement. "Attention everyone! I would like to say a few words!"
Everyone turned to look at him.
"As you all know, one of our students will be leaving our school. She has made many achievements and surely will be missed. I would like to wish Jennifer Hernandez good luck at Beauxbatons!"
Everyone cheered, which made Jennifer smile.
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That night Jennifer couldn't sleep. She paced around the room and looked at all of her friends sleeping. She knew she was going to miss everyone, including those who didn't exactly like her. Suddenly, she heard something on her window. It sounded like pecking. Suddenly she knew. It was an owl. She walked over to the window and opened it. In flew a brown little owl that landed on her bed. She giggled, went over to it, took the letter, and began to pet it. The owl obviously liked her because he went on her lap while she fed him.
She opened the note and read it. It said:
"Meet me in the common room as soon as you get this"
She decided to go, after all, what did she have to lose? She let the owl go out the window and walked downstairs. It was dark and the only light coming through was the moon light. She decided to light a candle and sat in an armchair.
Suddenly the door to the boy's dormitory opened and someone came into the common room. It was too dark for her to see who it was until they walked into the light. It was Oliver. He walked over to her and sat in the armchair she had been sitting in. "Hey" he said with a smile.
"Hey," she said back, "Why did you want to meet me here?"
"Come here," said Oliver. She walked over to him and sat in the armrest of the chair he was in. He looked her in the eyes and said, "I'm gonna miss you. Promise to write to me?" As he asked this he took out a piece of paper with his home address.
Jennifer laughed, "Alright, if you promise to write back."
He also laughed and then took her face in his hands. "Please, don't run away. Just let me do this. I have to do this. Think of it as my last favor from you."
"Alright" she replied. He gave her a quick kiss, pulled her onto his lap, and hugged her. Suddenly Jennifer pulled away.
"This is how we met!" she said as she got up, twirled, and then sat on the sofa.
"Oh yea!" he replied laughing at her silliness.
"I'm gonna miss you" she said as she hugged him.
"Me too," he replied, lost in the embrace.
Almost Gone
Jennifer only had two more days before she was going to leave, and everyone was trying to cheer her up about it. They bought her gifts, offered to do her homework (which she said no to), made her bed, hander her everything, but she was still depressed. She and Draco spent all of their time together. They even got permission to sit together in the same table (because of this, Draco was starting to like Dumbledore).
One night, while they were eating dinner, Dumbledore made a very special announcement. "Attention everyone! I would like to say a few words!"
Everyone turned to look at him.
"As you all know, one of our students will be leaving our school. She has made many achievements and surely will be missed. I would like to wish Jennifer Hernandez good luck at Beauxbatons!"
Everyone cheered, which made Jennifer smile.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
That night Jennifer couldn't sleep. She paced around the room and looked at all of her friends sleeping. She knew she was going to miss everyone, including those who didn't exactly like her. Suddenly, she heard something on her window. It sounded like pecking. Suddenly she knew. It was an owl. She walked over to the window and opened it. In flew a brown little owl that landed on her bed. She giggled, went over to it, took the letter, and began to pet it. The owl obviously liked her because he went on her lap while she fed him.
She opened the note and read it. It said:
"Meet me in the common room as soon as you get this"
She decided to go, after all, what did she have to lose? She let the owl go out the window and walked downstairs. It was dark and the only light coming through was the moon light. She decided to light a candle and sat in an armchair.
Suddenly the door to the boy's dormitory opened and someone came into the common room. It was too dark for her to see who it was until they walked into the light. It was Oliver. He walked over to her and sat in the armchair she had been sitting in. "Hey" he said with a smile.
"Hey," she said back, "Why did you want to meet me here?"
"Come here," said Oliver. She walked over to him and sat in the armrest of the chair he was in. He looked her in the eyes and said, "I'm gonna miss you. Promise to write to me?" As he asked this he took out a piece of paper with his home address.
Jennifer laughed, "Alright, if you promise to write back."
He also laughed and then took her face in his hands. "Please, don't run away. Just let me do this. I have to do this. Think of it as my last favor from you."
"Alright" she replied. He gave her a quick kiss, pulled her onto his lap, and hugged her. Suddenly Jennifer pulled away.
"This is how we met!" she said as she got up, twirled, and then sat on the sofa.
"Oh yea!" he replied laughing at her silliness.
"I'm gonna miss you" she said as she hugged him.
"Me too," he replied, lost in the embrace.