chapter 13

enjoy my vey dear readers:)

and i obviously do not own harry potter or glee...or lady gaga for that matter


The week after the match, people were still complimenting her on the halls. Professor Slughorn was as proud as any house head could be.

The days passed without talking much and suddenly tomorrow she was leaving Hogwarts. Professor McGonagall said a short farewell speech to the 7th years. This was their last meal at Hogwarts, tonight they were having their last party ritual, and tomorrow they would leave forever.

"And now, please welcome the choir led by Professor Movin on their last performance of this year."

They had many performances throughout the year with Kate as a soloist. On Halloween they sang "Double Trouble" (A/N featured in POA) and their new "hit" "Caresser sur l´ocean", the French song from the rehearsal with which she finished off leaving the whole school amazed. On Christmas they sang together several carols and she finished singing alone "O Holy Night." (A/N the Glee version by Lea Michelle). Merlin, that was just divine. You should´ve heard her. By the end of it I had soft tears in my eyes which I immediately brushed away. Now, to say goodbye to this school year they chose muggle songs again. Movin seemed to have something with them although I suspected Kate was involved. They sang "True Colours" (A/N again the one by Glee) and everyone loved it, especially because before starting Movin flicked his wand and beautiful, mystic runes appeared on the top of the hall. Red, yellow, blue, and green. The four houses. As these colours danced in the air and Kate started singing:

You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh, I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And darkness still inside you
Make you feel so small

But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors,
True colors, are beautiful,
Like a rainbow.

They finished the song and we loved it. I think everyone got the message. And even more awesome that it was being delivered by a Slytherin. Then just to make it better she had a duet with a 6th year Gryffindor named Maria Stewart. The choir started singing lowly:

Oh… oh… oh…oh

Oh…oh… oh… oh

And Kate sings louder:

There ain't no reason you and me should be alone
Tonight, yeah, baby! (Tonight, yeah, baby!)
And I got a reason that you're who should take me home tonight

As most of the school knew muggle music they started cheering and clapping. Maria continued:

I need a man that thinks it's right when it's so wrong
Tonight, yeah, baby! (Tonight, yeah, baby!)
Right on the limits where we know we both belong tonight

Kate again:

It's hard to feel the rush,

to brush the dangerous

Maria:

I'm gonna run right to,

to the edge with you

Both:

Where we can both fall far in love

And the whole choir sings:

I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment of truth
Out on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge,
I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you
I'm on the edge with you.

The crowd was so cheerful; they even got up their seats and clapped while singing along. I had never seen anything like this before in all my years at Hogwarts, not that I had many. And they finished their performance with the song they sang after every year for the 7th graders (A/N The Graduation Song by Vitamin C), I saw some tears falling down the cheeks of a few students. I remembered when I graduated myself. I don´t mean to brag, but my generation I think has been the one to go through everything. And we were the first ones to graduate after the war, and we weren´t as many as our former generations since we lost many during the battle and very few returned after.

After they finished their performance they went to get ready for their party at the Room of Requirement. Ever since the war all four houses partied together there. I didn´t see her until the next day.

Kate POV

My last day at Hogwarts. I couldn´t believe my 7 years happened so fast. One day you are getting sorted by the hat and the other you are saying goodbye to everyone (well of course I would keep in touch with my friends), packing your stuff, riding the train for the last time forced to move on. My application for St Mungo´s was accepted and I would be starting my training on September.

"Luna!"- I said as I ran to hug her.

"Good luck in everything Kate."- she said hugging me back.- "oh wait, I have something for you."

She handed me a necklace.

"It´s to keep Nargles and Wrackspurts away."

"Thank you so much!"- I said putting it on.- "I mean, for everything. I know you spoke to Neville on my behalf."

"Oh it was nothing, you two make such a nice couple, so are you...?"

"No."- I said sadly.- "We ended up just as friends."

"Well friendship is also very valuable. And considering how you started that´s a progress."

I chuckled and nodded. I wanted to say goodbye to him at least, so I gave Luna one last hug and went to find him.

"Kate!"

I turned around and there he was.

"I´ve been looking for you too!"

"Oh. Really? Well, um...g-goodbye. I-I hope y-you have a ... great life."

I had to giggle lightly at his nervousness.

"You too."- I smiled.

We got closer deciding whether or not to hug. Oh what the hell. If I hugged Luna and she´s a teacher too, why not him? Because he´s a guy? That´s just sexist! I hugged him tightly and he hugged me back. We stayed like that in comfortable silence until it was time for me to leave.

"Well, goodbye Neville."- I said sweetly leaving a slow kiss on his cheek. I turned around and got on the train with a glance back at the castle which would always be my home no matter what.

After 2 weeks of spending time with my parents and relaxing they told me I was allowed to invite whoever I wanted to our summer brunch (which was 2 weekends away) but I had to give them the names. I checked their list to see who they had invited. The Malfoys, the Moores (Rachel), the Greengrasses, the Flints (who the hell are they?), the Notts, the Rosiers, the Hansens (Peter), the McMillans, the Scotts (David), the Goyles (again, who the hell are they?), the Browns, the Williams (Georgiana), and suddenly at the end of the page...Longbottom family.

"MUUUUUMMMM!"

"What. Is. It Katherine? There is no need for you to shout at people like that!"

"Yeah, sorry. You know the Longbottoms?"

"Why of course dear! They have always been a respectable family in the pureblood society, that is until You-Know-Who rose to power and they declared their loyalty to the Order of the Phoenix. Your father and I lost contact with them after that in our struggle for neutrality. The Aurors, Frank Longbottom and his wife..."

"Alice."- I interrupted without thinking.

"You know them?"

No way out of here.

"Social service mum. And I suppose I will continue attending them in St Mungo´s."

She stared at me with blank eyes.

"You don´t know?"

She shook her head.

"They disappeared right after the first wizarding war ended leaving their son behind with his grandmother. Or that´s what your father and I heard."

I took a breath and told her their story. I omitted the part where Neville was my Herbology teacher; I just said I saw him killing the snake with the sword of Gryffindor during my second grade. I could tell my poor mother was shocked.

"Sweetie that´s horrible!"

"So know you are friends with them again?"

"Well, I was doing some shopping when you were still at school and..I bumped into Augusta, I didn´t want to ask her about her son because I feared them to be dead. So I just invited her and "her family" to the brunch. It was nice to see her again. She used to come to wizarding events a lot."

I just nodded. I pictured my mum and Alice as friends. How come I never thought of that?

"Erhm, mum, do you mind if I invite someone, I don´t know, famous?"

"Well,who are you inviting? Harry Potter?"

I gave her a goofy grin. She knew about the Quidditch match.

"And he is probably bringing his closest friends. Just two or three."

She seemed to think about it for a second.

"Alright."

So I sent an owl with the formal invitation and a note to Harry Potter.

Dear Mr. Potter,

I am the Slytherin Quidditch captain. You are welcome at our brunch and please feel free to bring someone.

Sincerely.

Katharine Green.

I know, too formal but it´s not like I knew him very well. Or well at least, that´s how I was brought up.

I invited Luna as well. Yeah I know, what kind of weirdo invites former teachers to parties? Trust me, you would if they were Neville and Luna.


well, how was this one? i think next chapter is about the brunch (which miiight have some action hehe), i felt i needed to feature a bit more of the choir and her departure.

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