The Woes of Harry Potter
Chapter Twenty
Graduation
Disclaimer: Nothing you might recognise belongs to me"…and I and the professors of this school are proud of each and every one of you. Throughout your time at Hogwarts, you have learnt many lessons on how to live life. Now before you officially graduate, I would like you all to encourage Mr. Harry Potter to come up on stage and say a few words…"
"No!" Harry gasped, as everyone turned to face him, grinning,
"Aw go on Harry!" wheedled Ron,
"Please," said Hermione, looking hopeful,
"No!" Harry said, again,
"Come on!" said Seamus, from along the row. He stood up. "Harry! Harry! Harry!"
The entire Great Hall took up the chant and a furiously red Harry Potter stumbled to his feet and walked slowly towards the stage where he was Sorted seven years ago.
Dumbledore beamed at him and placed a Sonorus charm on him.
"Erm… well hi," he said, nervously gazing at the rows of parents and seventh years in front of him, "Erm… well I agree a lot with what's been said this afternoon. I've certainly learnt a lot and have gained a number of fantastic friends…"
Here he smiled at Ron and Hermione which waved cheerily back. Then, a thought struck him. This graduation speech sounded familiar. Where had he heard it before?
"Merlin!" he said and the audience looked at him, in concern.
"My speech is sounded exactly like a fanfiction graduation speech!"
Everyone except Ron, Hermione, Draco, Blaise, Snape and Dumbledore looked confused.
"What are you talking about, Harry?" called out Dean, "what's this 'fanfiction' thing?"
Harry glanced at Dumbledore who nodded.
"Fanfictionis a website that my good friend Hermione found a few months ago. It's where Muggles write their own stories based on our world and post them. You should see the amount of stories there are!"
"I don't understand," said Neville,
"It's a website on the computer". Harry sighed. "Look, if you want more information, I'll meet you in the library at nine o'clock this evening. Anyway, I think I'll let Professor Dumbledore wrap it up 'cause I don't know about you but I'm starving!"
The Great Hall laughed and Dumbledore got to his feet beaming.
"Well thank you Harry! Now, may I present to you the class of 1998!"
Harry was sitting contentedly in the library, with Ginny on his lap and Ron and Hermione by his side, like they always had been. Around him was possibly every single Hogwart's student and teacher gathered around various computers. There was a lot of laughter and chatting going around. Madam Pince had sighed at the beginning but now was eagerly following a story that Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape and Hagrid were reading through.
Harry sighed and tightened his grip around Ginny. He would be leaving this place tomorrow and only returning to visit his professor's and see Hermione, who was working as Snape's apprenticeship. He'd also spend time with Ginny, who still had a year left to go.
Ron and Harry were planning on renting out an apartment together and hopefully becoming Aurors if their NEWT grades were good enough. If not, they were going to try out for international Quidditch teams. Ron had his eye on the currently vacant Chudley Cannon Keeper spot.
Harry took another glance around the library and noticed Luna come in. She'd begged Harry for permission to tell her father about the fanfiction site and Harry wondered if by tomorrow there would be witches and wizards all around the world reading fanfiction based on themselves. It would be rather amusing.
All in all, life was good for Harry Potter.
The End
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Sorry it took a little while for this chapter to get out. I was busy with open evenings at my college but now its half term. WOO!
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