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People actually go to see the church that looks like a slipper, too! It’s just much less intellectually stimulating than being surrounded by the world’s best literature. I’ll confess that American history’s actually quite boring; I’m more interested in seeing the calligraphy and if it evolved in the New World in a way that was really different from how it evolved back in Europe. How can you tell that he’s not pleased about it? I’ve never been good at empathizing with animals, not even Sherlock and I’ve had him for years. I suppose that’s true, although they all technically had employment, or at least affiliations to Hogsmeade. But it’ll make leaving the castle behind much easier if I imagine I’ll come back someday – even if I do plan on making sure to say a proper goodbye to the Architect of Hogwarts statue, just in case. And to the spot in the halls where Olly and I had our first kiss, and to my favorite nook in the Ravenclaw common room, and…oh Merlin, I have such a long list, thank goodness we’re leaving right after graduation so that I can distract myself.

Do they, Becca? Do they? Because you’re literally the only person who’s talked about this fucking slipper church to me in the history of ever. Even when I went online and looked up places to go, it didn’t come up once. But sure whatever, if we pass it, we pass it and we can go look but I’m not taking a detour for a tacky church. And maybe that’s because they’ve barely got any. Just take my word for it. We’ve got an understanding. I’m sure if you really wanted you could also find a way to have an affiliation with Hogwarts or Hogsmeade. It’s not like it’s hard. Hogwarts will always be here and think about all the way more exciting things we’re about to do. Eww, gross. Look just make sure you’re all packed up and ready to go when the time comes and I leave you to say your gross goodbyes to things you won’t even think about in a year.

Oh, I’ve got a long list of the world’s best bookstores and libraries, too, but I was only planning on visiting them if we were already in those places, not making special trips to see them. Except for the Library of Congress in the United States, I’d love to see their Declaration of Independence. But we don’t need to go to Taiwan just to see the church – if we’re already there, though, I’d love to pop in for five minutes. It would make for a funny picture to show off when we get home, if nothing else. Oh yes, I’m so sad that the squid can’t travel with us. Have you started saying your goodbyes to him yet? I can’t believe the castle almost isn’t home anymore, but that’s okay, we’re off to better things so soon that I almost forget to be sad.

See those I would not be opposed to actually taking time to see cause you know I actually see the point in a bookstore, but a church slipper? I mean the Declaration of Independence isn’t exactly on my bucket list but whatever, it’s a thing to do that people actually do. Fine, if we happen to pass something dumb like a church slipper, we can make a detour but no way are we actually seriously adding it to our list of things to do. I have. He seems to know I’m leaving and he’s not pleased but he understands, as best a giant squid can understand such a thing. We can always go back though, right? I mean if there’s anything the pathetic upper years have taught us, it’s that just cause we’re graduating doesn’t mean we never get to visit the castle again. 

Okay, so with only one week left until graduation, I’ve been doing some more research on places we might want to add to our list of things to see on our travels, and I found a couple of gems that we hadn’t talked about before. One is a church in Taiwan that looks like Cinderella’s glass slipper, basically! And another is a partially underwater palace in India. I’ve also added something to the ‘please don’t make me go here’ list, which is the Skylodge hotel in Peru. If I thought brooms were scary, Lo, they’re nothing compared to the idea of sleeping in a pod on a mountainside that could totally plummet me to a splat-tastic death in the middle of the night. 

You have got to be kidding me, Becs. I asked you to join me because I thought you’d be happy with just finding somewhere to chill and read books in. Not because I thought you’d drag me to churches shaped like shoes. Who even goes to Taiwan to see a church? That palace sounds alright though. Definitely somewhere Cthulhu would like to see if he was a little more mobile and portable. And deal, lets avoid the Skylodge place for obvious reasons.