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"Hermione!" Seamus called out. He could see the back of her head and her wavy, russet hair. He tapped her on the shoulder and was shocked to find that the girl had the body of Hermione and the complexion of Cho.

Seamus whispered, "What the hell?" Before he could react, Cho, (or was it Hermione?) had already pulled out her wand. She snickered, "Avada Kedavra!" However, a white stream of light erupted from her wand instead of a jet of lime green. He awoke with a start to find Dean shining a flashlight directly in his eye.

"Ow! Blimey, Dean! Turn that thing off!" Seamus winced and rubbed his eyes of drowsiness; his lovely little spat with Cho had completely drained him of his energy. He noticed that people were frantically rushing to and fro and around him. Disoriented and confused, Seamus croaked, "What's going on?"

"They're handing out the university results in the Great Hall right now! Hurry up!" Dean replied as he was carried away by a mob of excited students. Seamus leapt to his feet and followed them. His heartbeat quickened as he neared the Great Hall, he felt as if it would explode at any moment. To distract himself from the butterflies in his stomach, Seamus stopped in front of a tall bronze statue to gather his thoughts. The sculpture seemed to scowl at him as it held a model of Hogwarts in its right hand and a scroll of parchment in its left. He found it rather odd that the man was situated upon the back of a lioness; he had never noticed it before. A voice broke the silence, "That's the architect of Hogwarts." Seamus recognized the voice immediately. It was Hermione's. "Why is he sitting on the back of a lion?"

For once, Hermione Granger, the insufferable know-it-all was speechless. "I-um. I actually don't know." She blushed and cast her eyes towards the floor. Seamus chuckled, "Well, I know exactly who it is! It's RumbleRoar, the headmaster at Pigfarts Academy of Starcraft and Space Magic." Hermione burst into fits of hysterical laughter. "Stop it! I'm laughing so hard that I can't breathe!" The laughing died down and an awkward silence settled in. "So." Seamus said hesitantly, "How've you been?" Hermione quickly replied,

"Quite horrible actually. Last night, I returned to the dormitories and…"

"You found Malfoy cheating on you?" Seamus blurted out. Hermione shook her head with disdain. "With Astoria Greengrass! Of all the girls in the world it had to be her!"

Seamus had to grasp his cheeks to keep a smile from creeping on his face.

"Bloody git. Are you alright?" Hermione smiled and insisted that she was fine, but the look in her gleaming eyes betrayed her words. "It's nice to know that I have someone I can always talk to. You know, Ron and Harry aren't always there when I need them." Seamus took one step closer to her. "I'll always be here for you Hermione. Just like you were there for me when I was being teased."

"You promise?" she asked as she extended her slender arm for a handshake.

Seamus whispered, "Promise." He took her hand in his, but instead of shaking on it, Hermione swooped in and kissed Seamus with a fiery passion. Seamus thought, "Two girls in one day? This is mad!" Hermione melted into his arms as his tongue explored her mouth, darting in and out. They pulled out of the embrace, panting and out of breath. Hermione winked at him. "Sealed with a kiss." They strode into the Great Hall together and sat down with their fellow Gryffindors. McGonagall marched to the podium and the golden owl on the front spread its wings in response. "Good evening, students." Her voice quivered. "Two weeks from now, you will be released from this haven into the real world. For the past eight years I have watched all of you grow into the person you are today." She choked back tears. "We have prepared each and every one of you for success. Class, make us proud and carry on the Hogwarts legacy." Applause came from the students as McGonagall finished her speech. "Please come forth when I call your name."

"Hannah Abbot, Dean Thomas, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle and Pansy Parkinson. Congratulations, you will be attending the University of Nottingham." The students whooped and hollered for their friends as they were called up, Harry and Ginny were going to Yale in the states, Neville to a school of Botany in New Zealand, and Luna and Blaise were admitted into Cambridge. McGonagall declared, "Ah yes! Last, but certainly not least. Can I have Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang and Seamus Finnigan?" The group of four sauntered up to the front of the Great Hall. "Aha!" McGonagall exclaimed with excitement. "Congratulations! You four are attending Oxford University!" Seamus was shocked and stared at Professor McGonagall with his mouth agape. Had he just heard her right? Did she just say Oxford? There was a great silence, and then the Hall erupted with a deafening applause. Hermione grabbed his hand and squeezed it tight, "This is so exciting, Seamus! We're going to Oxford together!" Seamus hadn't heard a single word Hermione said. "Hermione, I don't feel so good." And with that, he crumpled to the floor.

Dear Mr. Finnigan,

Congratulations! You have been accepted.

The Oxford Department of Admission would like to congratulate you on your acceptance to Oxford University, one of the most prestigious schools in the world.

Sincerely,

Dr. Throckmorton-College Dean