Anaya is much much more than the houses that make up Hogwarts and the letters that make up her name. She is every doodle she draws on my iPad, every word she scrutinizes in my essays, every glare she gives me when I make fun of someone, every time she silently judges me for adding that extra spoon of
coffee, every stash of cookies she keeps in her room - not
like the Gringotts’s dragon hoarding its treasure but
like Dobby the Elf: kind-hearted,
loyal, and generous. She is Hermione, poring over books as her life depends on it. She is Santiago from The Alchemist, working day and
night to follow her dreams. She is
Ron, always there for those who’ve been there for her. She is Sita: strong, compassionate, and composed. She is Harry - only, instead of being the boy who lived, she’s the 'girl who led’.