Hogwarts was a place Jason had never expected to set foot in his life, an expectation that was silly now that he considered it. Of course, he would be invited to his sisters' graduations. The invitation from Harley had come with a thoughtful note, one that was so emblematic of his sister's big personality that he couldn't help but smile. It wasn't a surprise to Jason that Harley had elected not to invite their parents, though he was certain she would never hear the end of that particular snubbing. The rest of the note though, had been more thoughtful than Jason generally expected from Harley. She had added a little note that he shouldn't feel any pressure to attend if being at Hogwarts was going to be too difficult for him.
And honestly, Jason didn't know if it would. He liked to think he had long grown past the little boy who dreamed a wand would find its way to him years after the fact, wishing for magic he knew he didn't have to suddenly show itself. Walking up to the gates of Hogwarts though, Jason had to pause a moment to collect himself. In another world, he was returning home. In this one, he was walking into a world he could never be part of. It was a lot to set aside but he did his best, following the rest of the guests to a location they seemed more familiar with than he ever could be. Making his way into the hall Jason spotted Matthew, and gave the other boy a small wave in greeting before finding a seat. He beamed when Zoe joined him a while later, glad to have a sister to distract him from how out of place he felt. It was hard not to gawk at everything - the floating candles, the ceiling he had heard about in dozens of letters... this place that had felt unreal to him for so long, simply sitting here and existing as it always had.
Jason barely listened to the first couple of speeches, forcing himself to tune them out. If there was anything that could possibly make him feel more miserable about today, it was definitely going to be people talking about how much they loved Hogwarts, how sad they would be not to come back here. Jason tried not to be bitter about his lot in life, but it was... difficult, sometimes. He barely listened to the first two speeches, and would have tuned the third out had the crowd around him not started reacting in horror. Jason tuned in to listen, eyes widening a bit at the tone of the speech. This was the Head Boy, and he was talking about Hogwarts that way?! Maybe Jason hadn't missed all that much after all. No, that was stupid. The speech only made Jason more curious about the world he couldn't be part of, and he was relieved when the speeches were finally over and the ceremony began. He watched in silence, wondering what it would be like to know these people. Which ones were his sister's friends, her enemies? He had no idea. Jason clapped when Harley was called up, proud, and frankly a little surprised at his rebellious sister managing to graduate, but once the ceremony was over a wave of relief rushed over Jason, hoping he could get out of this place as quickly as possible.