Why Did It Have To End?

Four weeks ago, I was at the first Wrock concert during LeakyCon.  I only knew my family and one girl I had talked to online for a year and a half prior to the Con.  It is hard to believe that it has been four weeks since LeakyCon started.

Now, four weeks later, I am making my last LeakyCon 2009 post.  The last day of LeakyCon involved breakfast and then check-out from the hotel.  We met our friends for breakfast and exchanged addresses.  We promised to keep in touch through all ways of communication and four weeks later, we have.  We talk on our webcams, keep each other updated about our lives on Facebook, and email each other.

It was sad to leave, but the breakfast was upbeat and chaotic like everything else about LeakyCon.  Melissa raffled off a container of bacon grease from the bacon Paul DeGeorge had cooked.  I have no idea what the girl who won it did with it. My dad said if one of us won it, he would’ve made us get rid of it.

There were multiple duels during breakfast, some of which may be on Youtube.  My sister started a huge hug that surrounded Hank Green of the Vlogbrothers, which was quite awesome to participate in.  I wish that I had gotten to meet Hank’s brother, John, who has written three awesome books.  But, he had to leave partway through the Con and I never met him.

We collected all of our Harry Potter stuff, loaded up the van, and checked out of the hotel shortly after check-out time was.  A few more goodbyes and we were on the road, back to Muggle life.  I was very sad for LeakyCon to end, but I’m sure the hotel people were happy when all the wizards checked out.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  LeakyCon was one of the best weekends of my life.  I met people there who actually understand my Harry Potter obsession and even though I only spent a few days with them, they are some of my best friends.  There really isn’t anything I can compare LeakyCon to.  One last thanks to the wonderful people who organized it- Melissa Anelli, MJ Harper, the wizard rockers, and the rest of the Leaky Staff.  You truly made it an unforgetable weekend.  I can’t wait utnil LeakyCon 2011, in Orlando, Florida.