<div class="floatleft">(http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae306/ameliacasey/Hogwarts/threadtrackervic.jpg)</div>Victor Ryan paced the halls of the ground floor of Hogwarts Castle in an uncharacteristic manner, rather anxious and frowning, not really his usual self. His destination was one of the courtyards where he'd asked Valera to meet him and he didn't want to tell her what he was about to tell her but he had to. There was no other way.<br/><br/>Last month had been a bit difficult for his parents with his grandfather's rapidly growing health problems. Both of them needed to work to support the family and the old family home they'd now moved into with grandfather. This month... was worse. It was bad enough to make his mum owl with news about her quitting work to take care of grandfather and Victor knew that was not a good idea. They would have serious trouble making ends meet, and supporting him and Aims as well... It just couldn't be that way.<br/><br/>He had to go home, and there was no other option. Aimee had to stay and finish school and go on to be the no doubt great achiever in whatever she chose. He himself had no solid plans. He would be fine. Now if only it didn't mean leaving people behind. Like the gorgeous blonde he'd become entirely too attached to. Perhaps it was a good thing he was leaving, after all.