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Zelda closed her last trunk, and looked around the room. She sighed. She was starting to think that she would miss it at Hogwarts. The Princess turned curiously to the door when she heard quick footsteps from outside it. Harry, Ron and Hermione came running in at the same time, all very short of breath.
"You're not actually leaving, are you!?" Harry asked.
"I'm afraid I am," Zelda answered. "Link, too."
"You're BOTH going?!" Ron inquired. "After only one year?!"
"That's the term for a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, isn't it?" Zelda joked. "I've got too much to do at home. Hyrule needs me. And besides, we've served our purpose here at Hogwarts, I believe."
"So. . .you've packed your things already?" Hermione asked slowly, looking around the empty classroom.
"Yep," Zelda sighed. "Ron, be a dear and do me a favor, would you close that window for me? It's getting rather drafty in here. So strange for summer weather." Ron obeyed, and crossed the room to the window to shut it. Zelda reached up and took out the bow in her hair, letting it cascade down her back.
"Er. . .did you, uh. . .want this?" Ron asked, blushing deeply and handing Zelda a newspaper he'd found on the windowsill.
Zelda took it and gasped. Her face turned brick red, as she laughed. "Yes, I was looking for this; thank you Ron!"
"What is it?" Hermione asked curiously.
Blushing deeper and giving it to her, Zelda said, "It's me."
The headline of the paper saidd, "'Gypsy' star Leona Harlom a smash success." Below it was a photograph of Zelda wearing a rather scandalous costume, and zapping the air with her lightning bolts. The caption read, " 'I'm electrifyin', and I ain't even tryin'', sings Harlom, playing stripper Electra in the new hit."
((A/N: Gypsy is the best broadway show ever!!! Zelda played one of the funniest characters in this version!!))
"Who's Leona Harlom?" Harry questioned, his eyes glued to the picture.
"Well, I think I'm telling you too much, but one time I ran away from home--to another country, " Zelda explained. "I had to change my name to make sure no one recognized it.I got onto the Orpheum circuit, and they hired me to be in this play. It's based on a true story, you know." Blushing, she took the newspaper and stuffed it into a bag.
"Looking at 'Gypsy,' were you?" asked Link, striding into the room with his bags. "C'mon Zel, we don't want to be late."
"So you're leaving already?" Harry asked.
"Yes," Link answered, grinning. "It's been great meeting you all, but we really have to get going."
Zelda kissed Link's cheek quickly. "Yes, that's right." She smiled at her three students. "I guess we can tell you. . .we're getting married!"
"No kidding!" Hermione cried joyfully. "I'm so happy for you. . .both. . .!"
Ron and Harry's hearts plummeted into their stomachs. "Great," they mumbled.
Link reached out and shook Harry's hand roughly. "I'm glad that I had the chance to meet you, Harry. You too, Ron. You're both great kids." He turned to Hermione. "And you. . . well, I don't really know you, but you're wonderful too."
"Thanks," Hermione beamed.
"Yes, good-bye!" said Zelda. She gave Hermione a hug, and granted each of the boys a small kiss.
"Hope we see you around!" Hermione called after the elves as they rushed out the door. "I'll miss them."
"Yeah, I actually liked the DATDA teacher this year," Ron sighed, as they walked out of the room.
Ginny ran up to them. "Where've you guys been? We're going to miss the train, hurry it up, will ya?"
"We're getting there," Harry laughed.
And the four friends rushed to hop on the train back home. As the wind flapped in his face, Harry could only think about what he'd be in store for next year at this magical place; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
~THE END~
Zelda closed her last trunk, and looked around the room. She sighed. She was starting to think that she would miss it at Hogwarts. The Princess turned curiously to the door when she heard quick footsteps from outside it. Harry, Ron and Hermione came running in at the same time, all very short of breath.
"You're not actually leaving, are you!?" Harry asked.
"I'm afraid I am," Zelda answered. "Link, too."
"You're BOTH going?!" Ron inquired. "After only one year?!"
"That's the term for a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, isn't it?" Zelda joked. "I've got too much to do at home. Hyrule needs me. And besides, we've served our purpose here at Hogwarts, I believe."
"So. . .you've packed your things already?" Hermione asked slowly, looking around the empty classroom.
"Yep," Zelda sighed. "Ron, be a dear and do me a favor, would you close that window for me? It's getting rather drafty in here. So strange for summer weather." Ron obeyed, and crossed the room to the window to shut it. Zelda reached up and took out the bow in her hair, letting it cascade down her back.
"Er. . .did you, uh. . .want this?" Ron asked, blushing deeply and handing Zelda a newspaper he'd found on the windowsill.
Zelda took it and gasped. Her face turned brick red, as she laughed. "Yes, I was looking for this; thank you Ron!"
"What is it?" Hermione asked curiously.
Blushing deeper and giving it to her, Zelda said, "It's me."
The headline of the paper saidd, "'Gypsy' star Leona Harlom a smash success." Below it was a photograph of Zelda wearing a rather scandalous costume, and zapping the air with her lightning bolts. The caption read, " 'I'm electrifyin', and I ain't even tryin'', sings Harlom, playing stripper Electra in the new hit."
((A/N: Gypsy is the best broadway show ever!!! Zelda played one of the funniest characters in this version!!))
"Who's Leona Harlom?" Harry questioned, his eyes glued to the picture.
"Well, I think I'm telling you too much, but one time I ran away from home--to another country, " Zelda explained. "I had to change my name to make sure no one recognized it.I got onto the Orpheum circuit, and they hired me to be in this play. It's based on a true story, you know." Blushing, she took the newspaper and stuffed it into a bag.
"Looking at 'Gypsy,' were you?" asked Link, striding into the room with his bags. "C'mon Zel, we don't want to be late."
"So you're leaving already?" Harry asked.
"Yes," Link answered, grinning. "It's been great meeting you all, but we really have to get going."
Zelda kissed Link's cheek quickly. "Yes, that's right." She smiled at her three students. "I guess we can tell you. . .we're getting married!"
"No kidding!" Hermione cried joyfully. "I'm so happy for you. . .both. . .!"
Ron and Harry's hearts plummeted into their stomachs. "Great," they mumbled.
Link reached out and shook Harry's hand roughly. "I'm glad that I had the chance to meet you, Harry. You too, Ron. You're both great kids." He turned to Hermione. "And you. . . well, I don't really know you, but you're wonderful too."
"Thanks," Hermione beamed.
"Yes, good-bye!" said Zelda. She gave Hermione a hug, and granted each of the boys a small kiss.
"Hope we see you around!" Hermione called after the elves as they rushed out the door. "I'll miss them."
"Yeah, I actually liked the DATDA teacher this year," Ron sighed, as they walked out of the room.
Ginny ran up to them. "Where've you guys been? We're going to miss the train, hurry it up, will ya?"
"We're getting there," Harry laughed.
And the four friends rushed to hop on the train back home. As the wind flapped in his face, Harry could only think about what he'd be in store for next year at this magical place; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
~THE END~