by Nissa Gordon
The main hall was a sea of green and was a buzz with excitement as everyone talked about the school year and everything that had happened, people kept pointing over to their table, while Will tried to ignore all of the staring, it didn't help him feel any better that his hair and eyes were still black.
"Everyone's impressed mate," Troy said grinning broadly.
"I know, seriously...how many first years can say that they've done what you and us have?" Alex asked him.
"Um...sure...yeah..." Will said; he could have understood how excited they all were if he hadn't had lost his powers; he just hoped that with his dad's help over the summer that they could sort out his probable, or it won't matter that he had managed to pass all of the written exams, as it was magic usage that he had a problem with.
"I'm sure that everything will be fine," Lucy told him trying to sound reassuring, but wasn't sure that she had pulled it off. She could feel that he was having problems, but she could also feel that it wasn't completely gone either, as there was still something there; she just hoped that he would be able to tap into it.
The hall suddenly fell silently and they turned around to see Professor Odin stood at the teachers table.
"Student's, I'm glad to see you all in such cheerful moods; and you are right to rejoice," Odin told them. "Our school has done much this year to be proud of. First of all, you have all made it through another year and have passed all of your exams so that you can return in the autumn. But I guess that isn't what has gotten you so excited. Yes, a lot has happened this year, and not just at the school but all over this magical world in our great cities. The Shadow Order has tried and failed to gain power, and they will keep failing as long as we all stand together. I also want to take the time to thank several of our first and second years, for their bravery; and yes their reckless behaviour also. They somehow managed to find The Knight that had been attacking our cities and the school, and defeat it, or rather break the curse that was placed upon it.
"This Knight is a good example of the lengths that The Shadow Order will go to, to get what they want, not caring about who get's hurt in the process. We must always fight for what we believe in, but perhaps next time, you inform your teachers before hand so that you don't put yourselves in such danger. Now, as this is our last night here at the school for several weeks, and for some of you this has been your last year at school; I hope that it was memorable," He waved his hand as the tables filled with food and drink. "I hope you all enjoy the night, and remember that you are always welcome back here,"
He stepped back and everyone started talking again as they filled their plates, and readied themselves for a very long night.
Will could actually see sun light ahead of them, as he tried to lead them through the over crowded entrance at the dock as everyone was trying to get off of the ship at the same time, it didn't appear as though there was any order to it unlike when they had arrived at the school; here it was just everyone for themselves. He pulled his case along behind him with his bag over his shoulder, as it had turned out that he had even more stuff coming home with him somehow, and he had left his caldron at the school back in his room.
"This is insane," Troy said as he struggled to keep his own case straight when everyone kept knocking into him.
"It isn't that hard...just keep going forward," Lucy told them. "The doors just ahead...as soon as we get out there it'll be fine,"
"Lucy, you could have gone up front," Will reminded her.
"I thought everyone would have moved for you," Lucy told him; and she had been right to a point as a lot of people have let him get pass and wished them all a good holiday, even though they didn't know more than half of the people who had spoken to them, but it didn't matter as long as they got out of there. "Did I mention I don't like closed in places?"
"Only when you don't get your own way," Troy said smirking at her, and she smiled back at him.
"We're almost there," Will told them as he pushed through several more people, knowing the others would be right behind him as they didn't want to give any space otherwise someone else would take advantage of it like he was trying to do.
A couple more feet and a dozen or so more people and cases and he was out, and could see the large parking lot that he had been dropped off in last year that seemed like a life-time ago after everything that happened. He walked out further so that the others could follow, while he also tried to spot his dad; but truthfully he needed Lucy, who just had to point and that's where they would go; it was a mystery how she did it, but a good one because he trusted her.
"Where to Lu?" Will asked over his shoulder.
Lucy looked around for a minutes or so while the others looked at her, somewhat doubtfully, where as he, Troy and Alex knew her better; then she pointed and he headed off in that direction.
"You know, you'll have to tell me how you do that," Jess told her. "I'm your best friend...we don't keep secrets."
"I don't know, I just do it," Lucy said. "It isn't really something that I can explain,"
"But you will one day," Jess told her smiling as they all walked over to where their parents were waiting for them.
"Oh..." Selena said stopping suddenly. "I'm just this way...I'll call you, and we can meet up,"
The girls all hugged each other before they left her and then they carried on.
"You know, it's as though you were never going to see each other again," Alex teased.
"We don't all live in the same area you know," Libby told him as she looked around for her own parents.
"You'll have to call us as well, so that you can come and visit," Lucy told her.
"Libby dear, over here!" a woman shouted over several cars back, making them all look in her direction; Libby waved at her mum before she said goodbye to the others and went off.
It wasn’t much further until they spotted their own parents, well kind of; Will's uncle was there to take them home, which disappointed him of course because he had loads of questions for his dad about his powers but that would have to wait until he got home now. Will also noticed that Lucy's dad wasn't there either but she was talking to another older guy who seemed to be their driver of a small bus.
"Well then, you'll call if you need anymore of that potion right?" Lucy asked him.
"Sure," Will said
"We'll call as well, when we want to come over," Troy assured her.
"Don't leave it too long," Lucy told them smiling, before she turned back to the bus and got on behind Jess to wait for the others.
Will put his stuff in the boot, and then got in the car sitting in the middle with Troy and Alex on either side of him, they just had to wait for his cousin.
"Your dad's sorry that he couldn't come himself," Infidus told him.
"It's fine," Will told him, as he kind of was. He knew that his dad cared because he had taken all that time off of work to be with him when he had been attacked, so it was alright, they had the whole summer ahead of them now, and he was sure that his dad would be able to fix him as he could do anything. Will looked out the window, he was glad to be going home, but he was also looking forward to coming back soon.
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