Du Nord: The Believing heart lost years (EN)

Croix graduation

Friday 15 June 2007, Luna Nova

"The school year was coming to an end, I passed the second year smoothly, I didn't have any difficulties, being a fairly average student in reality, I did things and got good marks in the exams, which saved me always keeping good grades, but what I was really interested in those days was Croix's graduation, being a year ahead of us, she was about to graduate and I was really looking forward to seeing my girlfriend get her witch's diploma, she who was considered the prodigy during that period, was graduating, we certainly were, after all it was the last day in Luna Nova, there would be no more classes, just the graduation that was so long awaited, we were already anxious because at the same time the Shiny Chariot world tour was also about to start."

Ahhhh, it's great that there are no classes today, just the graduation, we just have to wait for the third year girls to show up in their graduation outfits and we'll be released, from here I'll definitely be going to Ireland to start the Shiny Chariot world tour for good.
We stood in a line, watching the graduation, even some of the girls' parents showed up, I could see Mrs Jordan in the background somewhere else, she and Megan watching, we even waved to each other as we found out where each other was. The headmistress slowly appears, accompanied by the teachers, and I'm thrilled to see that Croix is about to graduate, until Mrs Holbrook arrives on stage and starts speaking into the microphone, announcing the graduation.

"And here we all are after a long journey of three years accompanying these students, who have studied hard, given their best, shown why they are the best and are now finally considered graduate witches, the end of a path for these students who studied from 2004 to 2007, here and now we will start calling each of them one by one and handing out the diplomas!" Said the headmistress.

When they were called up, I could see the girls lined up in their graduation outfits, it's quite funny, it's a long dress with a hat just like those graduation hats you see in films, the outfit with the Luna Nova symbols on it, and when they're called up, they get up on stage and wave to everyone, picking up their diplomas, and it looks like it's in alphabetical order, so it's going to get to Croix very quickly.
I see the girls watching and they look back at me, I also look at the parents and Mrs Jordan is very emotional, we're passing the letter A, but it soon went to C, arriving just at it, which I was preparing myself not to cry.

"Our prodigy student and the star of these three years, considered by many teachers to be the best student of the term, Croix Meridies! - she said as she came on stage, waving to us.

Everyone was clapping as she walked around waving to everyone, she looked beautiful in this gown and hat, which was even handed over to my girlfriend who took the diploma and waved to everyone with photos being taken, she looked so cute, which will join the graduates later.

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Everyone has already been announced and photos have been taken, which they're going to take with the girls for the final photo of the year, like the class that graduated this year, it's going to be me next year, I can't wait to experience this, which the headmistress is already making a point of announcing some more, I'm already wiping away the tears, it's the last time I'm going to see my girlfriend here in Luna Nova, now she's an adult and a graduate.

"This class here has reached the end of just one journey, now they will be starting the journey of adulthood which will be an endless journey until they reach their dreams and goals, as witches they will also have new challenges, they will have new rules for society and they are no longer mere students, now they are freer to practise magic, but with due care, passing on this torch to future generations, they are what magic will see from now on, our future teachers, our future heads of magic schools, our future witches, here is just the beginning of a journey where they will never stop learning" said the headmistress through the microphone pointing to everyone who clapped and then it was time to let go.