A/N: The End.
Finale
Adrienne stepped onto the podium, took the paper from her former lecturer's hand and smiled beatifically for the photographers. In the crowd she could see her father's smiling face alongside her sister's beaming smile- matched only by her father's smile next to that. Adrienne experienced a pang of longing that her mother had lived to see this day, but knew that somewhere, her mother did see this. She walked down into the crowd to seat herself again with her family- such as it was- laughing at their eager grins.
"I'm so happy for you, Ri!" Lianna babbled, grabbing her sister's hands and squeezing them tightly in her own. Adrienne shook her head at Lianna's exuberance, but realised it as her most appealing factor. Adrienne's father carefully extracted his daughter's hands from her sister's, grasping them in his own for a moment before releasing her.
"We're all proud of you, Adrienne," Draco smiled from the far seat. She just nodded, unable to speak for the tears that were collecting in her throat. She settled down into her seat, thinking of her bright future.
Sarah Weasley sat in the seat behind them, and reached out to stroke Adrienne's hair. "You'll do well," she murmured, raising a vibrant smile from Adrienne. She whispered out a thankyou. Seeker sat next to her, and he just gave her an enigmatic smile, his eyes twinkling. Adrienne shook her head at him, before reaching over and hugging him. He laughed and pushed her back into her seat.
Finally, Adrienne thought to herself in the quietness of her mind, finally I'm free to live a life of my own- free to find happiness in where I find contentment. Lianna might be happy being a soul-witch for the rest of her life, but me? I'm going to make a difference in the world.
And so, she did.