Hogwarts Presents First Graduates Since Reconstruction
-Guinevere Poleon, HEx Staff
-Hannah Sea, HEx Staff

This first class of graduates that Hogwarts has seen since the school was burned down,  has finally left usto go onto bigger and better things. The attitude they possessed seemed not to be altogether wistful, but rather optimistic for the future.

But, even as they look to the future, the past is never far behind in their thoughts. Many can still recall the fear of being sorted and their first days at Hogwarts quite vividly.

“I was nervous when I went up to the stool, not really knowing what to expect, but the hat wasn't on my head for a very long time at all when it shouted out Gryffindor,” said Juliana Wood, a 21-year-old Gryffindor graduate.  “What it said to me made extreme sense and before I knew it, I was sitting at the Gyffindor table. I wasn't exactly suprised because I've always thought myself to be quite a bit like my father, but I still wondered if I would fit in. It only took me a short time to realize though that there wasn't anywhere else I'd rather be.”

The ceremony was brief but heartfelt, with Head Boy and Girl Justin Fitzpatrick and Cassandra Kilsby-Steele giving speeches to the rest of their class.

“Seven Years,” Kilsby-Steele’s speech began, “The good times have been good, the bad times have been... many, and I'm quite surprised that we're all still here. Seven Years; the first class after the rebuilding. We've had hitches with trying to rebuild the system, but Gee Whizz, look around, I think we've done it.”

HEx sat down with some of these graduates recently to talk about their plans for the futures as well as their memories of the past.

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