Tiannah started her fifth year off on a happy note. Her parents liked Theo, Hestia was just, well, Hestia, the cup was in the bag if they trained as well as they were, and the pain of Oliver had subsided because of how busy she was.

Christmas was a sad affair. Tiannah absentmindedly played with the Quaffle that Oliver gave her when she was eleven. Sadness over swept her. The memories of Christmases when they were little, laughing together, playing Quidditch…

Could that day at the lake really have been a mere two years ago?

Oliver had a new Seeker, Harry Potter. The team, in his opinion, was as good as it had ever been. Fred and George Weasley were great Beaters. Harry was undeniably amazing. Katie, Alicia and Angelina were great too. Not as good as Tiannah, but-

Bam. The ache of not being with her slammed into him full force. After Hestia sent him that letter, he was furiously angry. Most of Tiannah's letters that had she sent were about how amazing he was. But he sent them back, sealing them with magic so that it wouldn't seem like he read them. The letter that he had sent her, telling her not to contact him, was a regret of Oliver's. He didn't mean to be so harsh. He wanted to apologise to her in person, but she never came home after that. It seemed she wanted nothing to do with him, and that was fair enough. He had acted rashly and unfairly and ruined the best friendship he would ever have.

Hestia was feeling guilty. If she hadn't sent that letter to Oliver telling him about Theo... Tiannah wouldn't be so cut up. One day, after Christmas, Hestia approached Tiannah. She was going to tell her the truth.

"Tia..."

"Yeah?"

"Um, this is kind of hard to explain. When you were in first year, I started to write to Oliver, telling him things that you didn't need to tell him..."

Tiannah straightened up.

"Continue."

"Well, in third year, I told him about you and Theo... and that's around when..." she trailed off, feeling incredibly guilty.

"He stopped talking to me."

Tiannah's thoughts were swirling around her head. She couldn't believe it… but Oliver cutting her off because she had a boyfriend made no sense. It wasn't as though Theo would get in between their friendship.

"Look, I am really, really sorry. If I knew he would react the way he did… I never would have done it." The blonde hung her head in shame.

"I am a little angry that you didn't tell me, but it's not your fault that he stopped talking. It was his choice," Tiannah said, staring blankly off into the distance, tears falling down her cheeks.

In February, Tiannah received a letter from her parents.

Dear Tiannah,

We have news. It's not good. We can't afford the tuition anymore. Salem is so expensive, and with Ben getting older we need to think about what is most financially beneficial for both your futures. We know how much you love it in America and we are so sorry to do this, but after this term, we are transferring you to Hogwarts. Professor Dumbledore has already agreed and began the enrolment process.

We are so sorry that it has come to this. But Hogwarts is an excellent school, and we know that you will enjoy it as much as we did.

Love Mum and Dad

"No! No!" Tiannah yelled. She was wrung her hands in fury. "No. This can't be happening!" She began to pace the common room, needing an outlet for the overwhelming emotions she felt.

Hestia was devastated. Her best friend would leaving after this term. But she wouldn't allow them to be apart.

"I'm going to Hogwarts too," she said fiercely. Tiannah looked at her friend in shock.

"I'll tell my parents that I don't like it here. They'll get me out. They don't really care what school I'm at, as long as I'm out of the house."

Tiannah nodded. Maybe the pain of seeing Oliver would be less if she had Hestia. She and Ken had broken it off by letter correspondence in third year. Maybe they could try again. At least something positive could come out of this for one of them.

Tiannah had her last Quidditch victory at the Salem Witches' Institute. She appointed Tanya as the captain.

"Thank you, all of you, for the years and victories I have had here. I'll stay in contact with you all, I promise," she said. The hardest goodbye was yet to come.

Theo seemed to know what was coming. When Tiannah approached him, his eyes were sad and his kiss didn't linger; he was clearly waiting for what she was inevitably going to say.

"Theo, it's my second last day here. I think... I'm going to be in Britain, and I don't think long distance will work. It didn't for Hestia… I just don't want to cause us any unnecessary pain." Tiannah said, feeling teary.

"I knew this was coming," he sighed. "You're right. We've had some pretty good times, and I would hate for us to end on bad terms because we tried to force something that couldn't work."

Tiannah was relived he was on the same page. "It's not that I don't like you, but it's what we should do," she said sadly. Theo nodded and gave her a hug.

"Write. Promise."

"I promise. Friends?" Tiannah questioned.

"Friends," he replied, kissing her cheek one last time.

The last day came. Hestia and Tiannah walked down to the common room with their suitcases and were greeted with cheers. There was a banner, saying Goodbye Tiannah and Hestia. Both girls hugged each other as they began to cry. Whatever they would face at Hogwarts, they knew that they would always be best friends. No, closer than that - sisters.