Weeks passed, Barty Crouch Jr. has returned to Azkaban. Meanwhile, Cassie has now recovered. While her friends were having breakfast in the Great Hall, Cassie who had just been allowed out of the Hospital Wing decided to approach them.

Cassie stood in the middle of the great oak doors of the Great Hall, looking out over the Great Hall filled with students from the four Hogwarts houses. Candles filled every side of the towering wall, a very welcoming warm atmosphere was finally felt again by Cassie.

At the table where the Golden Trio are sitting, Neville notices Cassie's return seems to called Harry and his bestfriends.

"Look, Harry! That's Cassie!!"

Harry raised his eyebrows, he was followed by Hermione and Ron looking at the open door with Cassie smiling brightly there. Her appearance after weeks in the hospital brought happiness to Harry, Hermione and Ron.

The three of them stood up, as Cassie ran through the morning breeze to her best friend.

A beaming Cassie hugged Harry first. Harry returned the hug tightly. "How are you feeling, Cassie?"

Cassie let go of their hug. "Been better!"
She answered with a joy smile, now she turned to Ron and Hermione then hugged them tightly.

"Ron, Hermione. I missed you guys!!"

"So do us, Cassie!"

Ron and Hermione broke their friendly hug with Cassie. They also said, that they were happy to see Cassie's friendly face back. Now finally Cassie can go back to breakfast together with her friends.

In the middle of their very warm breakfast, they were interrupted by their chatter and laughter.

"Long time no see, Ron," Cassie said as she spread some jam on her toast. "How about it, hm? You're still afraid of Professor Snape??" She teased.

Ron who was eating his food chuckled. "You're still the same, Cassie." And reciprocated by laughter from Cassie as well as Harry and Hermione.

"You know about Barty Crouch Jr.??" asked Hermione, eating her cereal. Cassie nodded quickly. "I have. I hear the news every day from the nurses."

Harry who was sitting next to Cassie smiled at her. Finally he could again see the sweet face of the poet of his heart.

"Hey, uhm." Cassie called out to her three friends, taking the bread from her hand. "I want to tell you three something.."

"Sure, Cassie." Harry replied.
"What is it?"

Cassie pursed her lips, she stared at the empty plate beneath her, and her tone started to get serious.

"I'm moving to America this summer."

"What?!"

"No, Cassie. You've got to be kidding me, right?!?!"

Cassie shook her head, she exhaled and looked at the three friends who sat in a row beside her right and left. "I'm serious.. Due to recent events, my father decided to move our family."

"I⎯ " cut Cassie closing her eyes sadly. "I'm sorry I couldn't help you guys!"

Harry, Ron and Hermione looked at each other. Harry beside Cassie seemed to hold her shoulder. "Who said you weren't help?? Remember when the four of us solved riddles together so I could meet Voldemort in first year??"

"Yes!" Ron's reply made Cassie look at him. "Remember when you magic a spider into a butterfly for me so I wouldn't be scared in second year?? Woahh... that's the biggest relief for me, Cassie!!"

Hermione smiled warmly, "And in third year. You've saved more than one innocent life with Harry, with my Time Turner necklace that you always dreamed of." she added.

Harry nodded, smiling. "You're helping everyone, Cassie. We, the four of us together through this, right??"

Cassie's smile slowly blooming again. "You guys are the best." she then hugged Harry, Hermione, and Ron together into her arms.

"We love you, Cassie."

"Don't forget us!"

Cassie chuckled. "I will never.."

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After breakfast, all the students including Cassie and the Golden Trio gathered on the main terrace to bid farewell to the Beauxbatons and Drumstrang students. Hermione got a love letter from Viktor Krum that made her heart flutter. Likewise Ron who got a sweet kiss on the cheek from Fleur Delacour and her French sister.

A few moments later, as Harry was making his way towards the burrow, it was Ron who skipped a little and sat down on the stone ledge, then Hermione and Cassie who were standing beside them.

"Do you think we'll ever just have a quiet year at Hogwarts?" Ron said to his friends.

"Haha, noo!" Answered Hermione laughing shaking her head, also agreed by Cassie and Harry. "No, I don't think so."

"Yeah." Added Cassie smiling sweetly. "This is the best year I will always remember."

Hermione in front of them seemed to exhale, she had a smile on her sweet face. "Everything's going to change now, isn't it?"

Harry nodded, he held Hermione's shoulder. "Yes. We'll all get through this." he said encouragingly.

Hermione nodded slowly, she and her three friends then walked towards the end of the building not far from there.

"Promise you'll write a letter this summer. You three!" Hermione said walking side by side with Harry, Cassie and Ron.

"I don't want to." Ron joked looked at Hermione mischievously. "You know I don't want to."

Hermione paused, she then faced Harry and Cassie. "You guys are going to write letters, right?"

Cassie nodded. "Sure, Hermione. Every week!"

"All the times." Harry replied adding his joke.

Hermione shook her head laughing with Harry, Ron and Cassie. Now the four Gryffindor teens in their robes stood on the balcony where they could see the Lake below them, and the gray sky above them which always calming whoever there.

The Beauxbatons and Drumstrang had gone home in their boats and flying galleys. Cassie breathed the Hogwarts air around her body.

"I will miss this atmosphere.." She said, smiling full of joy.

Ron hugged her in shoulder for a second. "Cassie, I will miss your pranks."

"Ron," Hermione cut in, looking cynical at first but smiling broadly at the end. "..Your prank infected Cassie."

Cassie laughed shaking her head. Harry who was beside her now seemed to hug her shoulder from the side.

"Cassie." Harry called making his girlfriend turn around. Harry looked at his lover deeply. "This is not our farewell. Promise you will write, visit, and never forget us."

Cassie looked into Harry's sea blue eyes which always made him feel comfortable, she smiled, smiled warmly. "Promise." She then walked over to hug Harry lovingly. She closed her eyes, smiling in Harry's arms.

Hermione and Ron got carried away by the warm atmosphere, they both hugged Harry and Cassie. The four friends hugged each other, enjoying the warm atmosphere full of love before they parted ways with Cassie.

Harry pointed his pinky finger at Cassie, unnoticed by the others. Cassie came to her senses, she smiled and returned Harry's pinky finger inside her closed eyes.

Harry opened his mouth, smiling beautifully. "Promise."

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❝ This is not our farewell, promise me you'll come back. Will you? ❜

❛ I would come back. For me, stare at the stars that always make you remember me. ❞

❝ I did for you while you stared at the ocean. Who always makes you calm, and think of me. ❜

-h & c' 1994 - black lake.

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