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And you don't seem the lying kind
A shame you seemed an honest man
And all the fears you hold so dear



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Seventh Yᴇᴀʀ |Ⅶ| Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Prefect |Ⅶ| Hᴀʟғ-Bʟᴏᴏᴅ

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After slogging her way through her NEWTs and worrying about whether Hannah would pass her OWLs, the last night was already upon Selina. This was to be her last night in the castle; tomorrow she and the other outgoing Seventh Years would cross the Black Lake and pass into the next stage of their lives and go wherever that would take them. She'd been anticipating this day, and simultaneously dreading it, but such was the duality of life. Selina also knew she had one more day left before she was no longer responsible for Hannah and Fianna, she would be relieved of her burden, and next fall they would travel here without her making sure they arrived safely.

As she got ready for the feast, she realized soon the time would come when she would no longer wear a uniform, be it the Catholic school uniform she'd worn at her old school, or her Hogwarts gear. These things had defined her life since she was five, now she would need to find something else by which to claim her identity and a sense of belonging. She was dressed in a very dressy and expensive mother-of-pearl silk blouse, paired with a fitted jet-black vest with her Ravenclaw crest and prefect badge thereon, and a long black skirt, black hose and ankle boots. She'd worn her hair up as a mark of the fact she was an adult now and truly.

Being this was her last feast, Selina figured it only proper she sit one last time with her Housemates, as this was where she'd come her first night in the castle. She'd already gone downstairs and bid the House Elves farewell and thanked them for all the cookies and treats they'd made over the years for her, much to their embarrassment, just as she'd said good-bye to the teachers he'd grown to love and respect here.

Selina sat down next to her best friend, Grace. She smiled, and said in her customary whispery tone, "Never thought this night would come, did you? And so it ends, this journey, and another begins."


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OOC: Taken by Layton Bannister



Will turn to whisper in your ear
and you know I don't mean to hurt you
But you know that it means so much
And you don't even feel a thing

Location : Great Hall - Ravenclaw Table


Minako had enjoyed her first year at Hogwarts. It was like everything she thought it would be and then some. She joined the music club which had to be one of the highlights of the year. She made a friend in her house and a few outside of her house. Sending days in the library helping her fellow ‘sisters’ with their studies or anyone else for that matter, Minako found classes enjoyable. Even final exams weren’t that bad, though finals were nothing like the dreaded OWLs and NEWTs that older students talked about. The day would come for that.

For now, Minako was enjoying her final night before her and her friends were shipped back to the orphanage. That was the disappointing part about it all. Hogwarts was their home now. They lived there and had a bigger family then they ever imagined. Sighing lightly to herself, Minako nibbled on her food. She hoped that the summer wouldn’t be too terrible. She had her friends if anything else. She couldn’t complain about that much.


Status : Content
With : Fellow Ravenclaws...

Attire : Ravenclaw Uniform

OOC : Open of interaction...


A creative thinker with plenty of opinions,
One who seeks perfection in all you do.
I know just what to do with you...
Ravenclaw!

Location: Great Hall - Ravenclaw Table

What Selina said was true. When they were younger they couldn’t wait to grow up. Now that they were adults they longed to be kids again. Sadly you couldn’t turn back the hands of time. At the end of the day Grace could only wonder if they were really prepared for the future that lied ahead. Thinking about her friends words she really couldn’t say one way or another. It was a question that would probably remain unanswered for most. “Honestly can’t say. Live is full of unanswered questions. Even when we think we have all the answers we evidently don’t.” She answered.

Hearing what Selina was going to be doing Grace smiled. It was just like her friend to keep her options open. Though, hearing her say that she didn’t know how her aunt and uncle felt about her being around, caused her to shake her head. “Why wouldn’t they want you around?” She asked before saying, “Selina, if there is one thing I know about family, it’s that they care. They don’t just stop. Sure there are some that don’t but that just shows that they never really cared at all.” Grace knew she was right. Even Mira who treated her poorly had shown she really did care about her all along. She was just dealing with her own issues, issues that were now resolved.




Status: In thought... slightly saddened...
With: Fellow Ravenclaws... Selina

Wearing: Ravenclaw Uniform

OOC: - - -



Lily the Rabbit

'Cause I know what it's like to test fate
Had my shoulders pressed with that weight
Stood up strong in spite of that hate


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Fɪғᴛʜ Yᴇᴀʀ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Vɪᴄᴇ Cᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ || Sᴇᴇᴋᴇʀ

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Rhys flopped down into the seat next to Gid, sighing as he heard the results of the year and not being particularly pleased with them. He could have done better in quidditch, but he could have sworn the team had been playing at a handicap. Deciding to break from his mental berating, he glanced over at Gid and blushed a bit before he gave the other boy a small smile. "Hey. I thought you might have decided to sit at your house table." He blinked at the book that Gid was reading, a small frown creasing his brow as he read it. "Deciding to get ahead in a class over the summer?"



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Location: Ravenclaw Table
Thinking: This year could have gone better, but I'm not going to really complain considering...
OOC:





Night gets darkest right before dawn
What don't kill you makes you more strong
And I been waiting for it so long


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Miss GryffindorK

'Cause I know what it's like to test fate
Had my shoulders pressed with that weight
Stood up strong in spite of that hate


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Fɪғᴛʜ Yᴇᴀʀ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Vɪᴄᴇ Cᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ || Sᴇᴇᴋᴇʀ

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Rhys cocked an eyebrow at the law books, curious. Maybe he could borrow the law books at some point to cross reference and find correlations between muggle and wizard law. It'd be an interesting project over the summer, after all. Besides, it'd be a nice break from the studying for OWLs he had done all year. He made a non-committal sound in the back of his throat, his smile growing a bit. "I might want to. I don't know yet if I want to continue studying law or not, though I have a feeling I might want to." Stupid Linwoods and their insistence on having him as heir.

He rolled his eyes at Gid asking if anything exciting had happened since lunch, and he shook his head. "Other than Tessa deciding to break out of the common room and trying to run around the castle, no. I'm just glad that she's pretty good-tempered, otherwise I would be in a lot of trouble right now." He didn't want to think about what would have happened had he found out that Tessa had bitten someone. He had a feeling that she would have been banned from the castle had that happened, and he didn't think he'd be able to cope well with school if that happened.



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Location: Ravenclaw Table
Thinking: This year could have gone better, but I'm not going to really complain considering...
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Night gets darkest right before dawn
What don't kill you makes you more strong
And I been waiting for it so long


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Miss GryffindorK

Location: Great Hall - Ravenclaw Table

The Universe’s joke is right. Grace agreed with her there. The blonde noted her friend’s gaze off into space. As Selina told her about everything that had happened in her life, the Ravenclaw felt horrible for her. Usually her friend wouldn’t go on these kinds of tangents. Perhaps tangent wasn’t exactly the right word. ‘Oh Selina…’ Grace thought as she quietly listened to her friend. She could hear the resentment in her friend’s voice for how she was treated throughout her entire life. All the stuff she went through it made Grace wonder if Selina had ever talked about any of it to anyone. By the end Grace’s hand found her friends as she gentle held her hand.

When Selina was finished Grace could tell she was having an emotional moment. She was her best friend and if there was any way she could help she would. Though she couldn’t change the past she was a pretty good ear. At least that’s what she told people. Grace took a small moment to think of what to say before taking a small breath.

“Selina… I wish things would have been better…” Grace said before saying what she really thought. “But… your father was obviously a bloody jerk. He clearly didn’t appreciate what he had right in front of him.” She told her honestly. She might not have known him but her father really didn’t sound like that best father. In fact he sounded awful. “Your grandparents sound much the same. However, you’re aunt and uncle… I don’t believe they’re like that at all.” She said. She didn’t know why she thought that but she did. “In fact I think when they adopted you they saw you like another daughter… and that’s why they said you’re cousins were you’re responsibility. It’s like how Leo was responsible for Mira and me. She would have done the same thing for us as you would them.”

Grace certainly saw that in her friend but she also saw that perhaps Selina felt underappreciated. “I know they might not show it, but I’m sure they appreciate everything you’ve done. They just don’t know how to show it.” She said before taking another breath. “But, they do care about you and just because you’re graduating doesn’t mean they’re going to stop caring.” Grace was sure of it they couldn’t stop caring about her. “My best advice would be talk to them and them how you feel.”

“As for Hannah, she knows you were only trying to help. Sometimes families don’t always get along, trust me I know a thing or two about that.” Grace finished trying to end on a lighter note. “So, if you’re going to start crying on me, which we know will make me start crying and then we’ll both be an awful mess… I just want to say that even though we won’t be sharing a dorm you will always be family to me.” She knew today was going to be saddening, she just didn’t know how much. By the end even Grace’s voice was beginning to crack, mostly because she realized she wouldn’t see her best friend every day.




Status: Sad...
With: Fellow Ravenclaws... Selina

Wearing: Ravenclaw Uniform

OOC: That was hard and extremely sad.



Lily the Rabbit

Alby rode in the carriages with the girls still talking about whatever random and questionably inane thing came to Mercy's mind. Sara's too but at least hers were slightly found in logic. After arriving at the castle he jumped out the carriage first to help out his female companions as he was taught to do (it was more habit than anything) before joining them on their short trek to the Great Hall. He made a beeline for the Ravenclaw table finding them seats with a bit of room in case some of his other friends joined. He tried not to stare down at the glaringly empty plate in front of him and ignored the solid grumble of disappointment from his stomach though thankful it hadn't been too loud. Though honestly he doubted anyone would really hear in the ruckus that echoed about the hall. Alby surveyed the professor's table noting that the Herbology professor looked grumpier than usual and wondered how much longer he'd have to tread water in the man's class. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy the class, he just enjoyed not dying a little more. A lot more. His attention was diverted to the large doors opening and the first years being led in one by one. The Ravenclaw tried to remember his own sorting but could only recall that he had tipped backwards on the stool once the sorting hat had been placed, which was incidentally the only thing that kept him from getting a concussion, though the hat wasn't very pleased. "It totally doesn't feel like it's been two years since my sorting. Second year you can just sort of enjoy being on this side of the experience, third and up and it's like you're watching your youth just slap you in the face." Alby stated with a fake weary sigh.