Hilarie Burton Instagram – Whole big flood of emotions. The #GrimoireGirl book tour stop at Park View High School had me deep in my feels this past weekend. I wrote a book about magic. And my home is most definitely MAGIC. 🌙🌸🌱💖 I woke up early to prep for a long day on Saturday. I stayed in a tiny little house in historic Leesburg, a place I’d cherished since childhood and wrote about in my book. At 10am I got to Park View and instantly saw my classmate Jordan Snow. His dad had been our beloved pastor at @sterlingumc before he passed my senior year. I’d been nervous, but seeing one of the Snows? Magic. Then the team from @birchtreebookstore helped me power through signing 700 books? 800? I don’t even know the tally! Then I went and got a tour of the black box space from the drama dept head and a fabulous group of her kids. I loved giving them the drama gossip from 25 years ago and realizing it’s absolutely the same now. Magic. Then the journalism kids came in and the cheerleading squad, and I was able to answer their questions and encourage them and hear what their concerns and hopes were. I’m still so taken at how open those kids were. They deserve all of us grownups supporting them and cheering them on. And then before I knew it, showtime! I was out on the stage where I started performing at eight years old. Only this time I was surrounded by the teachers who shaped me. I had asked them to moderate the event because they should absolutely be sharing in any success I’ve had. Ms. Dye, Ms. Darr, Ms. Smith, Ms. Land ,Ms. Bleutge, Ms. Urick, AJ Greely, Nicole Spage and the iconic Bobbie Johnson. Just magical women. Then my ride or die @ash_hoyt helped me present our @pvhs_project_patriot balance of 20k to @amy.gazes – the most POWERFUL and BRILLIANT PTSA president. Amy put together the entire flawless event, while also working and parenting! She is a machine and I am so inspired by her! Cheerleaders led us all over to the gym for a class photo. And then we did 200 meet & greets to raise money for the PTSA. It was the kindest and most eclectic group of people imaginable. And then we celebrated. The jocks and goths and metal heads and cheerleaders. Just MAGIC. Home, I 💖 you.