Chapter 13 – In the End
"Attention!" Professor McGonagall called, clapping her hands. All the students were seated in the Great Hall. Michael and Jessica were up at the High Table with their mother, and Liz could see Cynthia and Francis over at the Ravenclaw table.
"Attention!" the headmistress called again. "I suppose you're all wondering what has been going on." A murmur of agreement swept across the Great Hall. "The culprit has been revealed to be someone calling himself the Dragon. Unfortunately, he escaped. We must thank Elizabeth Potter for her outstanding efforts to stop him, and succeed she did."
The Gryffindor table began to applaud, among them Allison Kennedy and Lauren Thomas. The rest of the student population joined in, except for many of the Slytherins, among them Winnie Chen. Liz grinned as Michael and Rachel applauded the loudest.
Exam results were given to the first-years at the end-of-year feast. "Do they really have to ruin a good feast like this?" Michael groaned.
Liz had gotten perfect scores on everything, including Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. This reminded her of something. "Michael, Rachel," she said, "what ever happened to Professor Garb? He wasn't in the Dragon's orb. Where did he go?"
"He quit," Professor McGonagall said, over their heads. They turned to face her.
"He quit?" Liz replied incredulously.
"He resigned the day Jessica disappeared. Said the job was getting too dangerous. He requested that I say he had gone missing."
"What a git," Rachel said. "Oh, sorry, Professor."
But Professor McGonagall just smiled, gave a slight nod, and moved on. People were excited to go home for the summer holidays, but Liz was sure her vacation would be nothing to envy. Emma would be at her worst, having been reminded of life as an only child over the school year. She would owl Rachel, Michael, and Chris over the summer to keep her spirits up.
Morning brought the Hogwarts Express. Students piled inside, eager for the warm weather. Liz, Rachel, and Michael waved goodbye to Chris (he stayed with Hagrid all year round), boarded the scarlet steam engine, and found a compartment. Jessica Weasley joined them.
As the train began to move, Rachel, Michael, and Jessica told Liz what it was like in the glass orb. Crowded was the word that cropped up most often. Then Winnie Chen and her friend Patsy Casarez barged in.
"I bet you think you're really something, huh, Liz?" Winnie sneered. "You caught a bad guy. Big deal. You still let him get away."
"And I bet you were behind him one hundred percent, weren't you?" Michael demanded.
"You're either wrong or right, Weasley," Winnie said. "See you in September."
The compartment door slammed behind her. Liz seethed. How could Winnie be so mean?
She sat back down and pulled out of her pocket her birthday letter from her mother. She would prove her mother was alive, of that she was sure. Then she could apologize to Michael and Rachel for hiding the truth. But for now, she'd keep her secret.
The train halted at Platform 9 ¾. Rachel, Michael, and Jessica waved goodbye and went to go find their parents Liz spotted Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Emma. Emma looked highly disgruntled to be surrounded by freaks. Liz ran up to them.
"Did you have a good year?" Mr. Smith asked.
"Did anything exciting happen?" Mrs. Smith inquired.
"Except meeting more freaks," Emma muttered.
Liz looked at each of them in turn. "Not really. No, nothing exciting happened at all." She grinned and led them through the barrier back to the Muggle world.
A/N: Yup, that's it, it's over! Sequel coming soon, entitled: The Next Generation 2: Secrets of the Mind. :D Thanks for reading!
"Attention!" Professor McGonagall called, clapping her hands. All the students were seated in the Great Hall. Michael and Jessica were up at the High Table with their mother, and Liz could see Cynthia and Francis over at the Ravenclaw table.
"Attention!" the headmistress called again. "I suppose you're all wondering what has been going on." A murmur of agreement swept across the Great Hall. "The culprit has been revealed to be someone calling himself the Dragon. Unfortunately, he escaped. We must thank Elizabeth Potter for her outstanding efforts to stop him, and succeed she did."
The Gryffindor table began to applaud, among them Allison Kennedy and Lauren Thomas. The rest of the student population joined in, except for many of the Slytherins, among them Winnie Chen. Liz grinned as Michael and Rachel applauded the loudest.
Exam results were given to the first-years at the end-of-year feast. "Do they really have to ruin a good feast like this?" Michael groaned.
Liz had gotten perfect scores on everything, including Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. This reminded her of something. "Michael, Rachel," she said, "what ever happened to Professor Garb? He wasn't in the Dragon's orb. Where did he go?"
"He quit," Professor McGonagall said, over their heads. They turned to face her.
"He quit?" Liz replied incredulously.
"He resigned the day Jessica disappeared. Said the job was getting too dangerous. He requested that I say he had gone missing."
"What a git," Rachel said. "Oh, sorry, Professor."
But Professor McGonagall just smiled, gave a slight nod, and moved on. People were excited to go home for the summer holidays, but Liz was sure her vacation would be nothing to envy. Emma would be at her worst, having been reminded of life as an only child over the school year. She would owl Rachel, Michael, and Chris over the summer to keep her spirits up.
Morning brought the Hogwarts Express. Students piled inside, eager for the warm weather. Liz, Rachel, and Michael waved goodbye to Chris (he stayed with Hagrid all year round), boarded the scarlet steam engine, and found a compartment. Jessica Weasley joined them.
As the train began to move, Rachel, Michael, and Jessica told Liz what it was like in the glass orb. Crowded was the word that cropped up most often. Then Winnie Chen and her friend Patsy Casarez barged in.
"I bet you think you're really something, huh, Liz?" Winnie sneered. "You caught a bad guy. Big deal. You still let him get away."
"And I bet you were behind him one hundred percent, weren't you?" Michael demanded.
"You're either wrong or right, Weasley," Winnie said. "See you in September."
The compartment door slammed behind her. Liz seethed. How could Winnie be so mean?
She sat back down and pulled out of her pocket her birthday letter from her mother. She would prove her mother was alive, of that she was sure. Then she could apologize to Michael and Rachel for hiding the truth. But for now, she'd keep her secret.
The train halted at Platform 9 ¾. Rachel, Michael, and Jessica waved goodbye and went to go find their parents Liz spotted Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Emma. Emma looked highly disgruntled to be surrounded by freaks. Liz ran up to them.
"Did you have a good year?" Mr. Smith asked.
"Did anything exciting happen?" Mrs. Smith inquired.
"Except meeting more freaks," Emma muttered.
Liz looked at each of them in turn. "Not really. No, nothing exciting happened at all." She grinned and led them through the barrier back to the Muggle world.
A/N: Yup, that's it, it's over! Sequel coming soon, entitled: The Next Generation 2: Secrets of the Mind. :D Thanks for reading!