Ok guys, so this update's faster, eh? Regarding the last chapter: I'm sorry to've made some of you mad with where I took it, but I'm also very happy that despite hating that bit (for just what it was) you still had a positive attitude towards this story (I hope)
So you guys are aware, this is totally not what I had planned for this chapter...I planned to have a lot more drama and deep stuff about how they felt and blah blah blah...however, shit happens; things change. This chapter is still based off a song (but more 'Criminal' type based), but it's not the song that I originally had planned for it...I heard this other song and got this great idea for a one-shot HP/SS from it, but then after a few more listens, I had finally figured out how to incorporate it into this chapter...so that's that...look for further notes on this topic at the bottom
So if I stumble
And if I fall
Forgive me
I'm just learnin' as I go along
See Me Through; Rascal Flatts
In the remaining three weeks of the school year, to say that Severus was harsh on Harry for the slip-up would be an understatement. He was down right venomous. Harry had tried to apologize for the mistake many times, all to no avail. Severus was too afraid to fully trust him quite yet, not including that his pride had been shot down quite thoroughly
Harry was desperate to make the other man understand, though. He had plenty of time to think over what his true feelings were, towards both Ron and Severus. He finally came to the conclusion that what he felt for Ron was only lust. He loved the boy, sure, but only in a brotherly way; which would then, upon further scrutiny, imply that it'd be an odd form of incest were they ever to do anything
This, however, didn't lighten his heart very much, since the man he was positive that he loved was still very much resolute in being ticked off at him. The younger of the pair had tried everything he could think of to make the other see that he was the only one he loved, even going as far as using the spell to show the other that he cared...
-Flashback-
A week and three days after being thrown out of Severus' rooms (which
he had explained off as him stupidly looking into Snape's pensieve
again, thus covering why the Professor was harsh all of a sudden, as
well), Harry sat at Breakfast that Tuesday and was vainly trying to
simply, gently and lovingly sooth Severus through the spell again,
but he dejectedly withdrew when Severus turned from his death glares to
pleading ones, right there in the middle of the Great Hall!
In potions, right after Breakfast, Harry decided to try a different approach. Instead of taking down the notes Professor Snape expected then all to take, he wrote a note of his own, explaining the whole thing to the man
Harry sent his Fantasy Spirit over to the Professor up front, placed the neatly folded note into the palm of his right hand, and then retreated. Unfortunately for Harry, they were discussing potions that are used to temporarily enhance the ability to perform wandless magic
"...You can also create potions to enhance only one or two types of spells, depending on which ingredients you include. Everyone look up, I'll give a demonstration," Severus continued with his speech as if he hadn't noticed the paper in his hand
Once everyone had looked up, Severus opened his right hand, palm up, revealing the folded piece of paper. With a muttered spell, icy blue flames erupted from the center of the mans palm, catching the paper on fire, totally incinerating it within seconds
Severus spared a glance at Harry to see the immense sadness in the youths eyes. He had to look away quickly, however, for his heart couldn't take seeing him like that. His heart already ached constantly as it was...but damn he still loved the boy
"Can anyone tell me why I didn't get burned from that?" Severus asked the class, "Yes, Miss Granger"
"You must have added Powdered Unicorn Hooves to the potion, since that particular ingredient is used in many burn solutions to cure most of the damage...and it also helps to prevent burning, if I'm not mistaken"
"Very good, Miss Granger. Also, you were correct; it does indeed prevent burning. I hope you all took adequate notes this term, because this was our last lesson. We will be revising notes and reviewing everything for your end of the year exams next Thursday and Friday," He finished just as the bell rang, and everyone packed to get ready to leave, "Mr. Potter, stay behind," Severus managed to grind out passed the wave of memories that passed through him at that
Once everyone was gone, Harry spoke up, "Severus, please..."
"No, that isn't why I held you after," Severus interrupted, "I don't want to hear an apology"
"But I want to explain!" Harry said desperately, and when he was met with mere silence, he continued, "I don't love him...I never did. I love you, Severus, I do"
"...Harry, I..."
"Please, Severus! I love you! I know for sure that I do!"
"I'm leaving, Harry," Severus admitted quietly...sadly
"You're...what?" Harry wasn't sure he had heard him right
"I'm resigning at the end of this year and I'll be leaving here"
"But why? Don't leave!" Harry was scared of losing the man he loved
"I have to...I can't stay here," This time it was Severus who couldn't look Harry in the eye
"Why not? I don't understand," Then Harry finally got the guts to ask what was on his mind since the other first uttered the words, "Are you running from memories of us? I don't want us to be over, Severus, running from Hogwarts won't do you any good...please...I don't want us to be over," Harry choked on the last words, tears blocking most of his vision now
"What you did hurt like hell, Harry...I need time away from you and here"
"You don't have to leave here. You love it here...this is your home"
Severus looked on the verge of tears at that, "I can't stay here...you don't understand...I can't"
"Why? Severus, I know I don't understand, so tell me! Let me understand!" Harry was becoming extremely desperate...maybe there was a way to talk him out of leaving...
"Dumbledore found out about our night together. He had to fire me, Harry, and I knew that that's what I'd be up for if he found out...I respect his decision"
"No!" Finally, a tear did slip out and fall to the cold dungeon floor
"He's keeping it quiet and has agreed to make it seem as though I'm quitting to help with some research in Russia...and before you say anything; no, I'm not necessarily going to Russia"
"Where are you going, then?" He asked quietly
"I don't know"
There was silence for a few tense seconds before Harry responded, "Take me with you," he begged
"I need time, Harry," Severus said, though he knew he'd be just as happy if Harry were to come with him now as if they ever met up again a while down the road
"...I won't give up on you...I can't...I'll hunt you down," Harry said resolutely
Severus smiled a small, sad smile; "I had a feeling you'd say that...I want you to do something for me then, ok?" At Harry's nod, he continued, "I need you to wait six months after Graduation Day before approaching me again. You can hunt me down before that, but don't show yourself to me...if you truly still want to be with me after six months, I'll know"
Harry seemed to be thinking it over, "Ok...I can do that for you," he replied sadly
"Thank you. But that still isn't the reason I held you back today"
"What is it, then?"
"Release me, Harry," he begged
"What?" Harry wasn't quite sure what he meant
"The spell. Release me from it. I can't fully recover if I'm still connected to you that way"
"I should've known..." Harry said sadly, then pointed his wand at Severus and said the counter spell, leaving Severus feeling empty
"Thank you"
Harry hesitantly walked the short distance to the man and slowly began to kiss him lovingly. To both their surprise, Severus let him
"Goodbye, Harry. I still love you, but I don't have to like you right now," he said after the kiss broke
Harry
understood...he had to go. As he reached the door, he said, "Don't
forget...please..." he pleaded, "Never forget that I love you," and
walked out before receiving an answer
-End Flashback-
And so it is that we've now arrived on Graduation Day: Tuesday, June 8. The Seven and the staff had been alone in the castle since Saturday, since that's when all the other students had taken the Hogwarts Express home
The ceremony was in the process of being set up, on the side of the school, over-looking the lake, when The Seven received the results of all their end of term exams. They had insisted that they all stay in the same tower for their remaining days, sharing a room with whomever they wished. They had all agreed to stay in Ravenclaw, because it wasn't up in a tower (like Gryffindor and Hufflepuff) or down in the dungeons (like Slytherin), so they could all happily stay. They also decided to follow Hogwarts tradition, so Hermione and Susan shared a dorm while Harry, Draco, Blaise, Terry and Justin all shared their own. The boys weren't worried in the slightest that there were five boys rooming in a dorm that only had four beds; Draco and Blaise were use to sharing a bed by now, anyway
Each student had passed each one of their exams and had decided to celebrate by heading off to Hogsmead one last time as students. While there, they went to Zonko's Joke Shop, The Three Broomsticks, The Leaky Caldron and other such places. Harry had gotten the most brilliant idea ever on the way to the town, and now he had to just find a way to get it accomplished
The opportunity presented itself when Hermione, being her usual persistent self, wanted to go into the book store while everyone else wanted to go separate places all their own. Therefore, The Seven split up and arranged to meet back at The Leaky Cauldron in 45 minutes. Harry made sure everyone was out of site before heading to Lady Salina's Jewelry Shop
At the sound of the bell that went off when Harry entered the store, a middle-aged woman looked up from working, on what looked to be a pendant, from behind the counter
"Yes sir, may I help you with anything?" The woman asked, covering her previous work up with a cloth before pushing it aside slightly. Her long brown hair fell to the middle of her back, her gray eyes sizing him up unsurely. She had taken to wearing muggle clothes; it seemed, to allow the piece's of jewelry she sported more visible
"Yes, I'm looking for a gift for someone; a ring, or perhaps even a necklace, preferably," Harry stated, walking in more, looking around as he made his way towards the front desk
As the boy grew closer, it was obvious that the shopkeeper recognized him, "Ah, I see...I can assist you with that. So, tell me, Mr. Potter," at the sound of his name, his head sharply turned from the display case, which he had been previously looking at, to her, "Who is it that you are looking to buy for today?"
"A very special man in my life," He said confidently, pointedly ignoring the subtle shock that passed over the woman's features, "I'll need it right away, so I'm not asking for a custom job or anything...just something that'll suit him"
"Well, that will be no problem then. If you'll follow me, I'll show you where the rings are kept, as well as the necklaces," She said as she walked out from behind the counter
Harry followed her off to the wall opposite the main entrance. To the left of a doorway (which he assumed to lead to some storage) could be found the rings, and to the right would be the necklaces, "I'll just be behind the counter; call me if you have any questions or need any assistance"
"Yes, thank you," He smiled to her as she walked away, and then began his search. He didn't have much time, he knew, he only had a little over a half-hour to find what he wanted
Harry immediately disregarded the gold rings, knowing that Severus would much prefer the silver...plus it would look better on him. After further scrutiny, he could also rule out about half of the choices, since they were obviously girls rings, due to the daintiness and thinness of the bands. After almost 20 more minutes of searching, he finally found the perfect ring: five thinner strings of platinum placed side-by-side and twisted in some spots to form the band, with three medium sized Aquamarine stones set in the middle of a space between two twisted spots, signifying the top of the ring
"Lady Salina? I think I have made my decision," Harry called out, followed by the sound of footsteps approaching
"And what choice have you made, Mr. Potter?" She asked curiously, coming to stand next to him while his gaze was still fixed at the ring he held in his fingers, "Ahh, very nice choice. You know, that ring has a matching pendent to go along with it," she suggested
Harry looked up hopefully, "Can you show it to me?"
"Of course, it's just this way," She said and led him off to their right, towards the necklaces. On the leftmost shelf, by the door, sat a shining silver cross. The same five platinum strings could be seen running up and down, along with side to side, slightly increasing in size as it reached the ends before rounding off smoothly so it wouldn't be as sharp on the edges. Along with this, there was one smaller Aquamarine stone positioned at each point of the cross, just slightly from the three nearest edges, while in the middle sat a slightly larger stone of the same kind. The pendant absolutely sparkled, even in the shadows created by the shelf above the one on which it was positioned
Harry couldn't believe the beauty of it, and he didn't even notice that his mouth was hanging open slightly until Lady Salina began to laugh softly, "Amazing, isn't it?"
"Very much so," Harry conceded, "How much for the pair?" He finally dragged his gaze from the necklace to the woman beside him
"That'd be 40 galleons altogether," She said, and at the sight of Harry's eyes bugging out, continued to explain, "That is top of the line Platinum, Mr. Potter, and only the best quality of gems. Normally I would be charging 45 galleons for it, but since you seem in such need of them, I've knocked a bit off," When she still got no reply, she added, "I'll include a velvet box for the ring and a pure silk bag for the pendant"
Harry thought this over and finally decided, "He's worth it," He mumbled to himself, and then turned to the lady fully, "I'll take them"
Once the purchase had been made, he gratefully walked out of Lady Saline's shop and headed to The Leaky Cauldron with five minutes to spare. As soon as the rest of the group returned, The Seven headed back up to the castle to get ready for the ceremony; it was already noon, and the ceremony was scheduled to start at two
They all started to get ready once they had had some lunch in the Great Hall and had returned to their dorms. Harry, like the rest of the guys, was ready by a quarter after one, so he decided to leave the others to their games of chess and head down to Professor Snape's room, hoping to find him there
The knock on the door did come as a surprise to Severus this time, who had been working on packing all of his things, humming a slow tune as he did so, "Come in," he called out, going back to work, thinking that it was merely a colleague
"Severus?" The man heard the well-known voice say once the door was closed. He looked up sharply at the boy in shock, pleading in his head for him not to make it difficult to leave
"What is it, Harry?" Severus forced the boys name out, though it didn't quite come out as foreboding as he'd hoped it would
"I...I wanted to give you something...ya know...before you left," Harry said quietly, willing the tears away at the memory that this man was going to leave him...at least for six months
"I don't want anything," Severus said icily, 'it'll only remind me of you' he added in his own mind
"Please, Severus? Just take it; it's all that I ask"
Severus sighed heavily, "Show me what it is first, then I shall decide"
Harry walked towards the other man whilst reaching into the right pocket of his dark green dress robes, pulling out the velvet box. Once he reached his Professor, he offered the box to him, which was taken within the others right hand
"What is this, Harry?" Severus asked meekly, sounding lost even to his own ears
"Open it," Harry was nervous, and he looked to be playing with one of the buttons on his robes as the box was slowly opened
As soon as Severus fully saw what was in the box, his mouth fell open in shock. How could the boy have bought this for him? Did he even know what it truly was?
"Harry...I can't accept this," he said, trying to hand the box back
"It's a gift, Severus; you can't just give it back," Harry almost pleaded
"Do you even know what this does?"
"What do you mean?"
Severus sighed, "It is an ancient ring of great power. It and its brother pendant are the Aruthmus charms. They bind the wearers together, but only as long as they are worn by both party's. Where is the pendant?"
"I...left it in my room," he lied, all the sudden very thankful for the high collar of his dress robes so the other man couldn't see that he was wearing it, "I was going to keep it for myself, to match you, but I wasn't planning on wearing it tonight"
Severus stood deep in thought for a while as Harry waited anxiously, "I will accept your gift, since I know I won't be bound to a random person," Severus said, then slid the ring onto his right index finger where it adjusted so it fit him just right. For a brief second, a wave of powerful magic coursed through both men, but was soon gone before either could really analyze it
"Thank you for the gift. But please remember your promise," Severus said
"You're welcome, and of course I remember and respect your earlier wish," Harry said, though his heart sank a little that the man still wanted to have a break from him
"I will see you at graduation, then, but if you'll excuse me, I still have some packing to do"
"Are you leaving right after the ceremony?" Harry was a little shocked at that
"You could say that, yes"
"...I see...I'll leave you to pack then..." Harry said and then turned to walk towards the door
As soon as he got back to his dorm, he shrunk his broom and his trunk before placing them in his pockets. He then turned to Hedwig and said, "If I don't return in two days, come and find me. Don't worry about your cage, I can always buy you a new one if you have to leave it, ok Girl?" He asked, and the snowy owl affectionately nipped his finger and hooted, rubbing her face against the palm of his right hand. Harry kissed the top of his beloved pets head before heading back down towards the common room to await the arrival of Professor McGonagall, who would be the one to fetch them when it was time for them to head out to the lawn
He was only down in the common room ten minutes, maybe, before said teacher came in through the portrait, "If you will all follow me, please, it is time to start the ceremony"
Everyone stood up and followed her out to the side of the building. The sight that met their eyes upon their exit of the castle was a magnificent one, make no mistake. There was a long stage with chairs set up, backs to the lake, where all the Professors, besides McGonagall, were currently seated. Also on the platform sat four sets of two dozen carnations of varying colors, and a podium placed in the center front portion
Directly in front of the stage, with a significant amount of space between them and the platform, sat seven chairs in a straight line. The two furthest to the left (if you looked at them from the back), were colored Red and Gold; the two next to that were Gold and Black; the next one was Blue and Goldenrod while the remaining two on the end were Green and Silver. Seems they were ordered alphabetically by house name
Behind the row of seven sat everyone's family (that still lived, anyway). It looked as if they didn't have assigned seating, but had managed well enough on their own. The remaining Weasley's (Molly, Charlie, Bill, Fred and George) were present to support both Harry and Hermione. Hermione also had her parents there, since they were both relatively safe during the war since they are both muggles. The other five had at least two people present to see this day, except for Draco...he only had one, and that was his Godfather, Snape
As The Seven reached the seats, they found that they were also sat alphabetically by names within the house (which really wasn't all that hard, considering), so Hermione was on the one end while Blaise closed off the other
Once they, and Professor McGonagall, had been seated, Dumbledore stood up and walked to the podium, eyes twinkling merrily
"Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to this joyous occasion. You have all joined here to witness the graduation of a fine group of students, a group that has endured many hardships. This class started out with 25 students, every one of them bright and talented in the art of magic. Unfortunately, this group was also tested harsher than any other that has passed through this school at an earlier stage of learning, for this was the year of Voldemort's final demise, and they were called upon to help in the fight...which all did willingly. I don't think that I have ever been as proud of any class as I am of this one. They had done what was asked of them and more
"The wonders did not cease after the war was over, however. This remaining group of seven came back to the school with a purpose: the purpose to accomplish great things, doing nothing less than their personal best at all times, to live the life that their fallen classmates no longer had the chance to live. They enrolled in every NEWT level class offered to get them prepared, and then went on to ace all of their end of the year exams
"To say that this class is strong, resilient and loyal would be an understatement. They are the epitome of these and more, going beyond anyone's expectations of them. Likewise, to say that I am proud of them would also be a grave understatement; I am honored to have fought beside them and to have run the school in which they learned all that they have. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is truly my honor to present to you, the Class of 2004," Dumbledore finished his speech, which was followed by a profound amount of clapping from every seat on the lawn and stage
"Now, Minerva McGonagall will call you up alphabetically by house to hand you your diploma's," The Headmaster addressed The Seven, who all nodded in understanding
McGonagall stepped up to the podium and cleared her throat as 'Pomp and Circumstance' began to quietly play from seemingly nowhere, "Valedictorian - Hermione Rayne Granger," she announced, and Hermione stood up with a wide smile on her face as she proceeded up to the platform to receive her diploma and shake the hands of the Professor's
"Harry James Potter," she said once Hermione had sat down once more. Harry followed the same routine Hermione had done, except with one difference. When he reached and shook Professor Snape's hand, he had a quick image of the man standing in front of the loaded platform before he distinctly apparated away. He was quickly pulled out of his premonition, however, by the man letting go of his hand before giving him a questioning look
The rest of the students followed suite, being called up one by one; "Susan Haley Bones, Justin Randy Finch-Fletchley, Terry Christopher Boot, Draco Salazar Malfoy and Blaise Edward Zabini"
When Blaise had reclaimed his seat, Dumbledore took up the spot behind the podium once again, "Now that the cheerful matter has been dealt with, I must inform you of something less celebration worthy," At this announcement, everyone looked around at each other, mumbling questions about what he could mean, "I regret to inform you all that our resident Potions Master has resigned from his position at Hogwarts in order to pursue the participation in some research being conducted in Russia," The old man said, and everyone was unsettled by the news. "It is tradition," Dumbledore began speaking over the crowd, "that a teacher sing a song at the end of every graduation in honor of the students. However, this year Severus Snape will be singing a song that, as I'm lead to believe, pertains more to himself. With that said, I will hand the floor over to him," Albus finished and went to sit in his seat
Severus stiffly rose up from his uncomfortable chair and then made his way onto the grass in between the stage and the row that held The Seven. Suddenly, from that same seeming nowhere that Pomp and Circumstance had come from, the sound of a piano started to play, soon joined by two violins, then the man began to sing:
I've dealt with my ghosts and faced all my demons
Finally content with a past I regret
I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness (Severus turned back to look at Dumbledore at this and the next line before turning back to the crowd)
For once I'm at peace with myself
I've been burdened with blame
Trapped in the past for too long
I'm movin' on
Harry felt sick with sadness. He knew this song only because, for some unfathomable reason, Dudley had decided that he rather liked American Country, especially this group. He realized that what he had seen when he shook the mans hand earlier was this scene...he couldn't know that and just let him leave...But Severus continued singing, the sadness in his eyes touching everyone's heart
I've lived in this place and I know all the faces (Again directed at the staff behind him before facing the crowd again)
Each one is different but they're always the same
They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
They'll never allow me to change
But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
I'm movin' on
As Severus began singing the 'I'm movin' on' line, Harry leaned over and kissed Hermione on the cheek and then whispered "I'm sorry...goodbye, 'Mione" before standing up from his seat...he knew what he had to do, so when the next verse of the song finally arrived, it was Harry's voice everyone heard, for Severus was too stunned that he had been joined
I'm movin' on
At last I can see
Life has been patiently waiting for me
And I know there's no guarantee's
But I'm not alone
There comes a time in everyone's life
When all you can see are the years passing by
And I have made up my mind that those days are gone
Harry now stood in front of Severus, though they both were facing sideways to the crowd. The older man looked at Harry skeptically, and then leaned in to whisper in the boys ear since there was a short musical interlude, "What are you doing, Harry?"
"I can't lose you, Severus, not even for six months," Harry whispered pleadingly back to the man and finished just before the next verse started
Harry started, staring into Severus' eyes as they held the others opposite hand (both right and left):
I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
Severus silently knew to come in as Harry dropped out:
I've loved like I should, but lived like I shouldn't
I had to lose everything to find out
Harry chimed in again as Severus fell silent:
Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road
I'm movin' on
For the last two lines, they sang together:
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
As soon as the piano hit its last note in the piece, the two men embraced and disappeared from view with one final 'pop'
THE END(?)
Ok guys, before I get into anything else, I'd like to explain why they were able to disapparate on Hogwarts grounds: that is because Voldemort is dead, and this is a joyous day.......ok, so I really don't know why they can, it was just the best exit I could give them out of there, so sue me! Actually, don't...I have no money
Now that that's out of the way, I'd like to say: Lookie lookie lookie!!! ::points up:: It's long!! Probably a little over 10 pages (since I already had the top A/N as I wrote this)
My question to you guys would be: do you guys want a follow up/conclusion chapter to this? I was thinking that this would be it, but I know that whenever I say that, you people are like "No! I want a more final ending!" so I'm leaving this one open for discussion. If I write a more conclusive one, it'll be shorter, I think, so it's your choice
The part I mentioned in the top note that I said I wanted to write as its own story was the Graduation scene...yup...but originally it was just Severus singing it...I really really really wanted to make them not be happy and make Severus leave like that on his own, even in this story, but damn I'm a sucker for those two being flippin happy! Plus it woulda been nice to prove people wrong that they'd end up happy...but I think last chapter was enough meanness for ya'll, so I was obliging
The song that they're singing at the end is 'I'm Movin' On' by Rascal Flatts (are you guys getting the impression that I like those guys?), and I'm proud to promote that song in this story, it's an awesome song that I find I really relate to
Review Responses:
Katie Lupin Black- Ouch...I'm sorry you had to leave the chapter altogether because of that one line where Harry calls out Ron's name (you said Sev, but I'm guessing you meant Ron?), but I'm glad you gave it the chance and came back to it. I hope this makes up for that shock. Thanks for the rest of your input, as well. Oh, and thank you for reviewing 'My Worst Fear'! That was a pleasant surprise!
hyouden-07- Thank you very much! You were part of the reason I made them happy again ::grumbles::, lol...I hope you are convinced that it wasn't just lust, now. And thank you for the compliments!
Reese Craven- I'm actually happy that I was able to surprise you with something (at least relatively so, anyway) even though you knew something would happen, hehe. Of course I wouldn't hurt or make Sev hurt himself! I love him too much for that! Glad you liked the chapter in spite (or maybe because) of the twist I threw in ;-) I still really appreciate you following me from 'My Worst Fear'...I feel loved!
Tazthedevilman- I know, didn't you just wanna shrink Sev and put him in your pocket? So adorably crushed, if I may say so myself, lol. Unfortunately, I didn't find any place to put in your Severus going around and hexing Harry, setting his pants on fire and giving him boils idea, though I had a good laugh about the prospect, lol. Thanks very much for the compliments!
Miki23- I know, I'm a horrible person for putting Severus through all that! I'm glad you liked it, as well, despite the twist. Thank you for the review! Didn't you review something else of mine? Your name looks familiar...or maybe I've just been on your author alert list for awhile?
Ruth01- Awww...don't be sad!! I made everything better! See? See I did! I hope this was better for you...less upsetting, at least? Thanks for reviewing it, though
serena23- I hope you approved of the chapter...I got them back together! Does that count for something? Man...I'm really starting to feel like a jerk for the twist, lol...
Oreopet- You were right, it worked out! And I didn't really like Geoffrey, either, so I made him go away, yeah...thanks for the review!
Wow...that was a lot of reviews...thank you all so much! And thanks to the four new people that added me to their author alert list! Seems I only get four of five at a time, don't it? Lol, oh well, better than none at all, eh?
Oh, and I live in America, so Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released in 1997, hence their 2004 graduation...I didn't just make it 2004 since this is 2004...I think the books came out earlier in Europe, as well, so I wanted to explain myself here...
Don't forget to leave me a message telling me if you want a more conclusive chapter or not!
