Part Five
One day. That was it. One day until the seventh years were done with Hogwarts. Exams were over but the witch's and wizards of 7th year Hogwarts had a different thing to worry about.
The real world.
Now that each of them was a fully qualified witch or wizard, they were able to apply for jobs at the Ministry of Magic. Hermione of course, was in a frenzy.
"Oh, I still don't know what I'm going to do!" she complained. "I would like to do something in Muggle relations, but if I could take S.P.E.W. farther..."
Harriet however, was almost through making up her mind. She planned to go to America for a while to clear her head. A lot had happened in the past few years that she needed to straighten out. She didn't plan on telling anyone that she was leaving, not even Fred or George.
There was a graduation ceremony that evening for the 7th years. Afterward, Mrs. Weasley was throwing a reception at the Burrow. Anyone who wanted to come was invited.
Harriet planned to leave for America after the party. She didn't really know how she was going to get there. She couldn't afford a plane ticket, and she couldn't Apparate all the way there. Oh well, I'll manage somehow...
That day, before the ceremony, the 7th years were allowed one more trip to Hogsmeade. Ron and Hermione were fighting again.
"We've been going to Hogsmeade for five years, Ron! We've done all there is to do there!" Hermione yelled across the common room to where Ron was standing ten feet away.
"But Hermione, think about it! This is the last time we get to go to Hogsmeade! Don't you want to do everything one last time?"
"That's not true Ron, we can go there any-"
"Oh, shut up, will you?!" screamed Harriet, slamming down the book she was reading. "If one of you wants to go to Hogsmeade then go! I'm sure there will be people there you can hang out with! And Hermione, if you don't want to go then don't go! Honestly, you're both being prats; you don't have to be together all the time!"
This speech ended in stunned silence. Harriet threw the book in her bag and stormed past the couple, out of the common room and into the hallway.
She skipped breakfast in the Great Hall. Fred and George had offered to buy her breakfast at the Three Broomsticks where they were staying.
Harriet walked across the grounds in silence thinking about nothing. She watched the giant squid swim lazily around the lake and felt the cool breeze brush against her face.
She finally arrived at the Three Broomsticks where Fred and George were waiting for her.
"Well, I think a toast is in order!" said George a few minutes into breakfast, as he raised his glass of orange juice. "To Harriet! For...er...accomplishing what we could not and surviving seven years at Hogwarts. Congratulations," he concluded.
They clanged their glasses together and drank deeply from them.
"Ok then," said Fred standing up. "I think now is as good a time as any to give you our gift." He reached under the table and pulled out a large, badly wrapped package.
"Happy graduation, Harriet," the twins said, handing her the package.
Harriet accepted the gift and began ripping the paper off of it. There was a cardboard box underneath it.
"Tada!" shouted George. "A box! Isn't it great? Sorry, it was all we could afford right now. Ouch!" Fred elbowed him in the ribs. Harriet opened the box and looked inside.
"Oh, wow!" she opened the package to countless sweets from Honeydukes, jokes and pranks from Zonko's and Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. At the very bottom of the box was a snap shot. It was of the three of them, Harriet, Fred and George, at the Quidditch match a few years ago. Their miniature faces waved up at her from the picture.
Harriet held the picture in her hands as tears formed in her eyes.
"Aw, Harriet don't," said Fred getting up and standing behind her chair. He hugged her around the neck.
"Yeah, c'mon!" said George comfortingly. "You can come help out at the joke shop any time, and besides, it's not like we're going to see you any more after you graduate."
"I know," Harriet sniffed. "I just, oh guys thank you so much!" She wiped away her tears and stood up. "I better get going. Got to get ready for the ceremony."
"See you there," said Fred.
Harriet looked back at him and nodded.
"Yeah. See you there."
A/N Yeah I know, not as long of a chapter as i might have hoped but oh well...Thanks to the reviews that (2) people have given me! now im gonna go finish writing the next chapter so i can get it out to you guys. Until then, R/R!!
