Chapter 9- Graduation Day
Months had flown by since the night they had all slept in the heads common room. June had finally come and with it their graduation. N.E.W.T.s were over with and even Hermione agreed it was something she never wanted to do again. Wearing her Gryffindor Robes she was surprised to see Draco coming towards her wearing a set of Gryffindor Robes as well. "But you're a slytherin!" she exclaimed as she pulled him into a hug. By now it was no big deal to anyone that she was hugging him though it had taken awhile for them to get on with their own business and leave Meli and Draco alone. "I decided I wanted to be a Gryffindor today. I borrowed a set of Weasel's robes." He answered with a smirk on his face. That trademark smirk she now found more irresistible than irritating. He would probably never stop calling Ron a Weasel but it was in a much more civilized tone this time.
"Oi. You two get a room." A voice came from behind them. Excitedly she let go of Draco and grabbed Ron up in a hug. Beside him was Luna wearing her faraway look and Ravenclaw robes. "Hey Luna, Hey Ronald." She said to both of them with a smile. Ron and Luna had been together almost as long as Meli and Draco. And Meli couldn't be happier that they had found each other. Sure Luna was a bit weird sometimes but Ron was sometimes the world's greatest prat. At least now Luna's wild excuses would be put to good use. It was a good thing Draco had borrowed Ron's robes because they were about the same height. They both stood to be a little over six feet while Meli and the rest of the girls were barely above five feet. Harry would insist that he was way taller than the girls but in reality he was only a few inches taller. Speaking of Harry Meli's eyes scanned the large crowd and saw her brother and Hermione together. As Head Boy and Head Girl they both had their badges pinned to their Gryffindor robes.
The crowd hushed as Dumbledore and McGonagall stepped on the podium placed near the lake. Rolling out a list she started calling out names. "Granger, Hermione." McGonagall said. Nervously Hermione stood and took her diploma from Dumbledore shaking his hand. Smiling to the crowd she walked away and sat back down. The names went on and on until at last Meli's came up. "Potter, Meli." McGonagall called after what seemed to be an eternity to Meli. Standing proud and tall she received her diploma and stood by the rest of her friends. They had finally graduated.
Later that night the three couples sat in the head's dorm. This was their last night here and they all wanted to say a final goodbye because they didn't know when they would see each other again. After a bit of silence it was surprisingly Luna who spoke first. "I'm training to work for the Ministry on the Regualtion of Magical Creature's department. I'm sticking around London, I finally have something worth staying for." She said quietly. Ron smiled and wrapped his arm around her. "I'm staying in London too and I'm going to work in dad's office. Muggles can be fascinating." He said. It seemed to be Harry and Hermione's turn to speak. "We're both studying to be aurors." They said together. She looked at Draco and nodded. "I'm moving out of the Malfoy Manor, getting my own flat, and I'm going to try to be an auror as well." He said. Finally all eyes turned to Meli and she answered, "I'm going to start training to be a healer at St.Mungos."
After that nothing was said. It sounded promising that they all had it all figured out and that they would keep in touch. But with the future comes the uncertainty, and one could ever guarantee things would go as planned.
AN: Alright this is a short chapter but it's something just so I can move the story along without unneeded filler chapters. Hope you like.