Drop in the Ocean

Last year was really an exciting year for Ethan, Joyce, Oliver and Celeni. They’ve had the best adventure of their whole lives.

This year is their final year in Hogwarts. They are now thinking of what they’ll do after they graduate. Ethan is interested in getting a job at the Ministry of Magic, the Department of Magical Games and Sports. Celeni wants to be a teacher in Hogwarts, probably teach Potions so that incoming students won’t have to experience the wrath of Snape and fear Potions class, but instead, like it. Joyce and Oliver both want to be a Professional Quidditch Players. Joyce had an offer from Chudely Cannons while Oliver had an offer from Puddlemere United.

Joyce Cadogan, about to enter her seventh and final year in Hogwarts, tipped over her trunk and looked for her friend Celeni in the King Cross Station. “Where the hell is she? Maybe she’s already in Platform 9 ¾.” So Joyce looked for the wall in between platforms 9 & 10 and ran through it. In there she did not see Celeni so she decided to wait. While waiting, she stared at a beautiful view of a young lad reading a book “How to be a Good Keeper: Volume 2”. She looked at him and sighed thinking, “Gosh I wish I knew who you were. You’re really cute.”

“Oh my gosh! Look what you’ve done! You completely destroyed my-trunk!”

After realizing what he’s done, the young lad immediately apologized.

“I’m sorry I did not mean to. I can fix this though, don’t worry Joyce!”

“Accepted-I know you can fix it, Oliver!”

With a flick of his wand, Joyce’s trunk was immediately fixed.

“Well, there goes your O.W.L.s! You passed!” Joyce smiled.

“I missed you.”

“Ditto!”

Then they gave each other a kiss.

“Hope I’m not interrupting anything!” It was Celeni. “Hey Joyce Cadogan-Wood!”

“Well, are you ready to go to Hogwarts?” Joyce asked.

“Yes, umm…where’s Ethan?” Celeni asked. She did not receive any reply from him from her last letter, She thought that he was still feeling weak and was not fit enough to write.

“He’s probably there somewhere!” Oliver said. “Come on, I saved a compartment.”

The three of them went to a compartment, and when they entered, Celeni had the shock of her life. There was a red rose on the chair and it is for Celeni. There was a note underneath the flower and Celeni picked it up. (Joyce and Oliver were watching her.) When she opened it a song by Celeni’s favorite Muggle band, NSYNC, played. And there was a note:

The last sentence struck Celeni’s heart. Tears rolled down her eyes as she closed the note. She looked outside and longed to be in Hogwarts, to be with Ethan.

Finally, they arrived in Hogwarts, when they were about to enter, someone appeared out of nowhere.

“I said I’ll meet you in the Great Hall, but, I can’t wait any longer.”

“Oh Ethan! I’m so glad you’re ok!” Celeni shouted.

Joyce signaled Oliver that they should split and leave Ethan and Celeni alone.

Ethan and Celeni hugged each other in the center of the hallway as people passed by them, but they did not care.

After some tears of joy, they both held each other’s hands tightly and went straight to the Great Hall.

“I heard that they were going to announce the House Cup tonight!” Ethan told Celeni and wiped a tear off her cheek.

“Really, I hope Slytherin won’t win.” Unfortunately, Marcus Flint heard what Celeni said.

“You say that in front of me, Celery!”

“It’s Celeni, Flint and don’t you dare threaten her!” Ethan said in Celeni’s defense.

“Oh is it pretty boy to the rescue? Oh no, pretty boy is Oliver. Is it curly hair to the rescue?”

“WHY YOU!” Celeni got mad at Flint and hit him.

“What is going on here?” Professor McGonagall said.

“She hit me on the face!” Marcus Flint yelled.

“Oh hello Professor!” It was Oliver Wood with Joyce Cadogan.

“Hello Oliver, Joyce, did you see what happened here?’

“Well yes Professor. Celeni was just trying to protect herself.” Joyce said in a sweet voice.

“That’s right! Marcus Flint called Celeni a Celery and Ethan was just defending her.” Oliver said.

“Well is that so. Mr. Flint, 10 points from Slytherin! You should have known better, today is the awarding for the House Cup!”

Marcus Flint walked away mumbling something.

“That takes care of that! Anyway, I better join my fellow Gryffindors! Bye guys. See you later Joyce.” Oliver gave her a kiss on the cheek and walked away.

The three Ravenclaws went to their table in the Great Hall and sat beside Penelope and Sean.

“Ready Sean?” Ethan asked.

“Yup, we’ll beat Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor in Quidditch this year!” Sean said.

“I’m thinking of replacing Jenkins with Cadogan.” Ethan said.

“Really! Great!” Joyce screamed so loud, everyone looked at her first before the ceremony began.

After the Sorting Hat Ceremony Dumbledore stood up to announce the winners for the House Cup.

“Due to unfortunate events last year, we were not able to announce the winner of the House Cup. That is why, this year, we are going to do so.”

“Alright guys, cross your fingers!” Celeni told them. Celeni was now a candidate for prefect now that Penelope was Head Girl.

“Alright Prefect Celeni!” Penelope told her and smiled.

“Fourth Place, Hufflepuff!”

“Oh too bad for Cedric Diggory!” Ethan said. “I heard that he’s the new Quidditch Captain, a Seeker!”

“Third Place: Ravenclaw!”

A big “ohhh” was heard in the Ravenclaw table, but they all felt better when Penelope told them that their house were 350 points away from Hufflepuff and 10 points away from the Second Placer.

“I don’t care who wins, as long as it’s not Slytherin!” Celeni said.

“I agree!” Penelope said back.

“That’s right!” Sean told her.

“Couldn’t say it better myself!” Joyce told Celeni.

“GO GRYFFINDOR!” Ethan yelled, and in return bad eyes from Slytherin were glaring at him.

“Second Place is: Slytherin!”

There was an eruption of noise in the Gryffindor table. They all celebrated because for the second time in the row, they won the House Cup.

Pecy looked at the Ravenclaw table and looked at Penelope as if saying, “We did it again!”

Oliver looked over the Ravenclaw table too and gave his friends (Ethan, Joyce and Celeni) a wink and smirk.

“I love it when he does that!” Joyce said. They all clapped for Gryffindor and laughed at Marcus Flint.

Surely the four friends had the time of their life last year, and probably now. What new adventure could be lurking around them?