Crystal walked silently down the marble hall. This was one of the last times she would be at Hogwarts. She knocked on the wooden door to the Room of Requirement. The door opened to reveal Draco. For the past few months the D.A. members had been redecorating the room. They had put thousands of books on the shelves circling the room, that they had used to prepare for the final battle. They had also created a journal of everything they had went through, beginning with the first years of their lives and ending with to be continued. They knew that later in their lives evil would once again threaten a new generation, and that they could use all the help they could get.
Crystal added the final book to the final bookcase. It was her mother's star journal.
"We're not meant to know the future," Crystal said. "We're meant to live each day as it was our last and dream as if we'll live forever."
"It's almost time," Harry said. "We better get going."
Everyone walked slowly through the door and took one last glance at the room before closing it. The room was meant to inspire a new generation, when evil once again rose to power.
The great hall was beautify decorated. Red, blue, green, and yellow fairies danced across the ceiling, symbolizing the four houses. Draco left the group to join his house table. Crystal, Harry, Ron, Neville and Hermione sat down at the Gryffindor table. The ceremony was about to begin.
"Attention please," Professor Dumbledore's voice echoed across the quiet hall. "This ceremony symbolizes the end of your Hogwarts career and the beginning of the rest of your life. Let the graduation begin."
One by one the seventh years were called to the front, handed a diploma, then asked to take a seat again.
"Now," Dumbledore continued, "is the time to present the special awards. These awards go to students who have succeeded in various subjects over their years at Hogwarts. The first award I will give out is the honor student award. This belongs to the student who exceeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams. Yes this award goes to our very own Hermione Granger."
Hermione walked up to Professor Dumbledore. He handed her a small silver plate from which flames were erupting.
"Wicked," Ron said as soon as Hermione sat down. "What kind of fire is that?"
"Decorative flames," Hermione replied. She put her hand in the middle of the fire. "See they don't hurt you."
"The next award," Dumbledore continued," Goes to the top all around Gryffindors. These awards go to Harry Potter and Crystal Lockhart."
Crystal and Harry both received small golden plates with bright red flames erupting from them. Dumbledore continued to give out the awards. Ron and Hermione both received an award for being head boy and head girl. Draco and Pansy won the Slytherin awards. By the time the ceremony was over every seventh year was silently crying.
When Crystal entered the great hall for the end of the year feast she noticed that both Gryffindor and Slytherin had won the house cup. During the feast almost all the seventh years were quiet. No one wanted to leave this school and face what their futures had to hold. They all knew though, that they couldn't avoid it.
The train ride home was much quieter than normal. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, Luna, Draco, and Crystal all squeezed into one little compartment.
"What are you going to do now?" Crystal asked Draco.
"I think I'll work for the Ministry. Try to bring honor back to my name."
When the train finally stopped the seventh years slowly made their way off the train. Everyone quickly said their goodbyes and began looking toward their futures.
"I'll miss everyone," Crystal silently whispered as she walked toward her grandmother. No one knew exactly what their future would hold.