I know its a little late, but this month starts Lily & Hugo's seventh year as well as their last year at Hogwarts from September 1st, 2025 to June 2026. They are the last remaining Potter/Weasley students to appear in school from their parents. Even though, there are some younger relatives of Hugo and Lily still attending Hogwarts despite not shown in the series.
They started in 2017. This means the 2023/2024 school year was their 7th year.
Time flies so fast doesn't it?
We know from PS, that the boats transport first-years across the lake at the start and end of their school year.
But in a 2007 interview, jkr said that it also transports seventh-years at the end of their last year back to the train station.
OH YEAH, DEFINITELY! THE BOATS WOULD'VE
BEEN THE MOST POETIC AND BEAUTIFUL WAY
TO FOR THEM TO LEAVE, AND SYMBOLIC IN
THAT THEY
HARRY WOULD HAVE SEEN THE
THESTRALS AGAIN. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT WOULD'VE BEEN A RETURN TO INNOCENCE
REALLY, AND PASSAGE OF WATER IS SO
SYMBOLIC, IN HISTORY OF MAGIC. SO YEAH, T
THINK IT WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT.I really like the idea of how poetic it is, but i think jkr forgot that the boats transport 1st years back too, so i'm not sure there would be enough boats for everyone.
I headcanon that this is a new tradition after the battle of hogwarts, and instead, 1st years take the carriages at the end. Or perhaps there's enough boats for both years?
What are your thoughts?
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As Ron, Hermione and Harry were not at Hogwarts during their seventh year on the hunt for hocruxes, I wonder
Who captained the quidditch team (Gryffindor) (maybe there was no quidditch)
Who were the prefects (maybe neville and parvati)
Who was head boy/girl (maybe no heads from gryffindor)
Among other stuff
