Chapter 98

Closing Feast

The final feast of the school year was a mighty one that had shown the students what house and school unity was like. The students weren't sitting at any one house table that night, and were conversing with each other with great pride of being friends. Cedric had his own spot along with Cho up at the head table and was happy to be up there as the guest of honor really. When they were talking with the headmaster about what he was going to be doing when he got out of school. He also showed him the ring that he was going to be giving to Cho that night and asked his opinion about it.

Albus was chuckling at the nerves that the young man was having, and smiling, remembering what he was like when he was his age. He was remembering the last time that the Tri-Wizard Tournament was going on, and he had been one of the champions, in fact he had also won it. He also remembered that he had asked his future wife to marry him right after he had won also. He told Cedric to go ahead and have some fun, and not to worry about what she was going to say about it, that she loved him, and that they made a cute couple.

"Thank you headmaster, it means a lot to me that you have these words for me. I think that it is time, now that the closing feast is over." He got up and walked in front of Cho kneeling in front of her. He pulled out a ring box from his robe pocket and took her hand. "Cho Chang, I have loved you for the longest time, and we have been going out for a couple of years now. You made me one of the happiest men at this school when you agreed to go out with me, and I am hoping that you will make me one of the happiest wizards in the world by agreeing to be my wife." He opened up the box, and took out the ring to show her.

Cho started at what Cedric had said, and had tears in her eyes, when he asked her and said. "Yes Cedric, a thousand times yes, I will marry you." She got up and dragged him into her arms after he put the ring on her finger and kissed him fiercely.

The students cheered and applauded the new couple as they kissed in the front of the hall. The teachers all looked on with pride for them. They knew that these two were never going to go to the dark side, and would be good for each other.

"You know Albus, I'm glad that he did this, it will make it so much easier for her to get through her final year, now that she knows that he will always be there for her. They will be a powerful force for the light side." Sybil Trelawney smiled as she said this, and looked like she had a far away look to her face.

"Are you forseeing the future Sybil, or is this just a hope for the future?" Albus smiled as he asked this, for he knew that she wasn't the fraud that some think she was. He knew that she did have a bit of the gift, and was able to use it in many ways.

"Just a hope for the future Albus, this isn't any prediction this time. I just have a feeling, and it's a good one."

He smiled and they watched as all the students were chatting and having fun while saying their goodbyes for the summer. He also knew that some of them had their own plans, and were going to be having fun while doing it. He had one last announcement to make this night, and he was about to do this. He stood and tapped his glass for quiet so that he could make one last announcement.

"Students, I have a couple of announcements to make for the end of year feast. One, Professor Moody has agreed to come back next year to continue teaching DADA." The students cheered this, for they liked the old AUROR who taught them Constant Vigilance. When the headmaster took a look out over them, he smiled started with his second announcement. "Well the second announcement is that starting next year with a select group of fifth years each year, we will be starting a junior AUROR program, where you will be trained in the AUROR way. The students that were recommended and are chosen will be receiving a letter this summer that will tell them that they were chosen and they will be coming in two weeks early to begin their training. Don't worry, they will be allowing 6th and 7th years also starting the next year, and next years 7th years will be allowed to come back if they want to do the training also. Now off to bed you all, for tomorrow you go home." He smiled as the students were dismissed.

The friends that were going into their fifth year next year were talking loudly as they went to their respective dorms and were talking late into the night about what they were going to be possibly doing the next year. They were excited and got to bed late that night. When they woke up the next morning, they were going down to breakfast after making sure that their stuff was all packed, and ready for the house elves to take their stuff down to the train for the ride home. They were having small talk during breakfast when they were approached by Professor McGonagall telling them. "Have fun this summer you all, and I hope that you will all do good in your summer homework." She smiled at the looks on their faces as she left back for the head table.

"What do you think she has up her sleeve? She seems to think that she knows something about this training this next year, and wants to tell us, but can't. Well for one, I hope that at least some of us are chosen, so that we can get the training, and have the fun while doing it." Hermione smiled and gave Harry a kiss before they got up from breakfast, and met up with the rest of their friends to head down to the train station and head on home. Harry and Hermione were going to be spending more time together at her house, and just be teenagers having fun this summer.

The train ride was rather quiet, well except the constant games of chess and exploding snaps. They were having small discussions about what their 5th years were going to be like, and who they all thought was going to be the Prefects for their year. It was thought at least through everyone but Harry and Hermione that Harry and Hermione were going to be the Prefects, and none of them thought anything about it, for they all thought that they were the leader types.

A/N: Woohoo, the end of another year at Hogwart's. Ok, I have a few announcements about the next year. Along with the Junior AUROR training, there will be sex, even tho I won't go into it for I want to keep my rating as is. Please as always read and review. ----Donald