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Everyone nervously looked at each other after hearing those words being uttered.
"This is it! It's going to happen!"Ron said quickly.
"Relax Ron, he's probably just making an announcement. No reason to go insane now is it?" Hermione interjected.
"Hermione's right mate. Not like a giant spider is taking over the school or something."said Harry.
Ron blanched, "Harry! Never joke about such a thing! Bloody hell, that's one way to give me a heart attack."
Harry and Hermione tried to stifle their laughter as the dull roar of the Great Hall slowly dimmed. Pretty soon all that was left was the graduating class. All of the teachers stood in front of either their house or on either side of Dumbledore. Something was definitely out of the ordinary going on. Everyone noticed that mischievous yet, oh so very frightening gleam in the head master's eyes. Anticipation hung heavy in the silence. Suddenly Dumbledore turned around and looked up towards the ceiling.
"Sounds like-"Hermione started.
"OWLS!" screamed someone in Ravenclaw.
From every direction possible owls began swooping into the Great Hall. Each one dropped a single piece of rolled up parchment to every one of the students. The silver, almost translucent paper was tied with either a pink or blue ribbon (depending on the receiver's gender) and had been sealed with the crest of their house. After they opened their parchment, everyone noticed that it was blank.
"As you can tell, these pieces of parchment are special." Dumbledore interrupted their musings, "Would you all be so kind as to glance at your neighbor's parchment?"
Everyone in the Great Hall looked to their left and then to their right only to see on thing; it seemed as if all their classmates had a piece of normal parchment in front of them.
"As you can see, only you will be able to see where this particular parchment is. To others, it will look like a return card asking whether you prefer pork or beef as your main dish for a graduation banquet. Also, you may have noticed that your parchment is blank. The spell, that I will tell you in a few moments, will reveal the date, time and place of your graduation ceremony. This information, is not to be revealed to anyone. If it is, indeed told, that person will be exempt from graduation, forced to repeat seventh year and cannot take part in this year's ceremony."
All eyes were on Dumbledore as every seventh year student took in the seriousness of what he was saying. They were also all waiting for that spell. Everyone knew that this was the moment when they were all going to find out when they were graduating.
"The spell, that I mentioned before, is elementary and requires no real skill at all. Simply tap the parchment once and say your whole name clearly. Try it once, soak up the information and then you may leave. Please remember the consequences I have told you. Now, are there any questions?" Dumbledore's eyes flashed over to a raised hand. "Yes, Miss Granger?"
"Is there an incantation for when we are finished with our parchment?"
"No, there is not. Simply roll it up again, then you're good to go my dear. Are there any more questions?" There were no hands raised as he scanned the room. "Very well. I bid you ll a good night and wish you sweet dreams."
There was not one student that could possibly imagine sleeping after finding out such great news. It was mere moments after the head master's goodnight when the Great Hall was flooded with the sounds of students saying their full names with the greatest excitement they would probably ever have.