twenty-two

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i sit on opposite ends of the table from harry and ron. they had saved ginny weasley from the chamber of secrets and now mostly everyone sees them as gods. if only they knew that half of that saving was thanks to me. "welcome back sir nicholas." i say as the ghost floats by me. "thank you!" he says and continues down the aisle. "harry, it's hermione!" i hear neville shout. i'm the first to stand up and run to her. "mione!" i shout and engulf her into a hug. "i'm so glad you're back!" i say. she laughs in my ear. ron and harry come up behind me, she hugs harry and gives ron an awkward handshake. "congratulations i can't believe you solved it!" she says. "all thanks to y/n." harry says. ron wraps his arm around my shoulder. "yeah, she's the one who pieced it all together." ron says. a slowly begin to smile, quickly forgiving the boys. ms mcgonagall clings her spoon to her glass cup. we all sit. "could i have your attention, please?" she asks. dumbledore stands up. "before we begin the feast. let us have a round of applause for professor sprout, madam pomfrey whose mandrake juice has been so successfully administered to all who had been petrified." dumbledore says. everyone claps for the two. "also, in light of recent events  as a school treat all exams have been canceled." dumbledore says. everyone cheers..except for hermione. the doors to the great hall open and none other than hagrid walks in. "sorry i'm late." he booms. everyone turns to look at him. "the owl that delivered my release papers got all lost and confused. some ruddy bird called errol." hagrid says walking to the teachers tables. everyone who knows the weasley's owl laughs. ron turns to dumbledore and gives him a look (😬) dumbledore nods and smiles at him. hagrid walks to us and stops. "and i'd just like to say that if it hadn't been for you, harry..and ron..and y/n..and hermione of course. i would uh, still be you-know-where. so i'd just like to say thanks." he says. he looks pretty frazzled from azkaban. "there's no hogwarts without you hagrid." i say and hug him. ron harry and hermione join me. dumbledore stands up and claps. followed by the other teachers. us four step back and clap. and soon everyone is clapping for hagrid.

-end of second year-

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