Seventh Year

Their last year. It was their last year at Hogwarts. ln fact, it was their last official day. There was nothing less surreal.Rishe had been here for so long that it was more of a home than her parents’ mansion had ever been. It felt…wrong to think that she would no longer be a student here. That she would only be able to stare at the school’s silhouette from afar in a few days once she left, unable to step back inside.She already had a career lined up far away from her parents' watchful gaze—not that it mattered, since she’d been disowned only two weeks prior.“Rishe, what are you doing?” Arnold asked, standing behind her as Rishe stared out over the castle grounds from the highest tower.“It’s the last day of school before graduation. I wanted to take it all in,” Rishe answered, taking in a deep breath of air from the early dawn. “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”Arnold moved to stand beside her, placing his hand atop her own. Staring contentedly at Rishe, he hummed in agreement. “It is.”