Though she always claimed otherwise, Hera looked adorable when she pouted. She could deny it as much as she wanted to, but she was pouting almost constantly when she realized that she would only see Tom for a couple weeks a year. Unfortunately, Tom was an arsehole who refused to sneak Hera in.

The whole walk to the station, Hera was pouting and trying to convince Tom to take her with him to hogwarts. She knew it was futile, he knew it was futile, but she still tried, because maybe, maybe, he would choose not to leave her.

Tom could see the warring emotions of Hera, and it made him a little sad, but mostly angry. THis was his chance. He could go make something of himself by going to Hogwarts, but Hera was being jealous and trying to ruin his future. He knew she would be lonely, but she could deal with a little bit of loneliness for, what, not even two years.

"Hera-" his voice was dark, and Hera flinched away, "I know what you are going to say. Do you really want to ruin my entire life just because you are a little jealous?" The pain in Hera's eyes made him hesitate, but Tom knew that he had to continue, "You will have your chance, but right now, it is my turn, and if you think that I am going to give up all we have worked for, the hours of training out power, you are just as bad as the others."

Hera's eyes filled with tears,

"I-" she sniffed, trying to hold back her tears, "I was just going to ask-" she sniffed again, and Tom scoffed, "I was going to ask if you would send me letter-"Her voice broke, and she snapped, running into Tom's taller form. He sighed, then wrapped his arms around her slim form,

"I'm sorry Hera, but I still have to go. I promised to send you all my notes, and a letter every two days," He tugged himself out of her grip and turned to King's Cross. Tom grabbed Hera's hand and his trunk and began walking into the station.

It took longer than he had wanted to find the entrance but once he did, the magic he had read so much about began unfurling. He walked, hand in hand with Hera towards the pillar, ignoring the odd looks they were getting. As the many introductory books had instructed, Tom leant against the pillar.

Moments later, the strangest sensation overtook once solid bricks he was leaning on began softening. Tom looked to the wall, and before his eyes lay a slightly hazy image with what seemed like hundreds of children running around. Then, as though he were falling through jello, Tom emerged on the other side. He could still see Hera, although the image was swirly. It became clearer as she walked through after him, a look of wonder on her face,

"Tom-" Her voice was full of wonder, and it made Tom's lips quirk up, "It's so-" She gasped, "It's so-" A smirk shot over her face, "magical" Tom sighed, it was only moments after being truly introduced to this new world, and already, she was making bad puns. When they took over the world, he may have to decree that only she could make puns, because it was awful.

Tom turned to her, and she immediately sobred, knowing that this would be the last time they spoke for a long time. He bent down, realizing that the height difference now would only grow with the months apart. He placed a kiss on her forehead, then bent down a little more to wrap his arms around her shoulders. He stayed there for a moment, only pulling away when he heard an odd noise coming from within his arms. He looked down at Hera only to find that his best friend, his queen was sobbing, tears streaming down her face,

"Oh darling, please don't cry. I'm sorry about what I said earlier, I will miss you so much." He was practically crooning, trying to get the small girl to stop with her sobbing, "I am going to miss you so, so, so much. I promise to write every other day, and if that's not enough, I will write every day. After every test I will send my notes, and I will let you have all of the essay prompts. It will be like you are here with me. I promise,"

Hera's eyes, while still watering, dried considerably, and her sniffles subsided. She reached out and gave Tom a hug, tight and warm. It felt like home. He smiled down at her,

"I will see you in a few months here. Make sure to keep the kids in line and Learn as much as you can. It's going to miss you so much," He reached out and patted her head, then turned and walked towards the gleaming train.