"Although I've already mastered several Dark Arts at their highest level, aside from the Three Unforgivable Curses, I still need to learn the counter-curses to the other Dark Arts as soon as possible."
The Christmas holidays passed day by day.
Harry took Ron with him and went to stand before the Mirror of Erised late at night, time and time again, to gaze at his reflection in the mirror.
Dumbledore eventually discovered them and moved the mirror away, leaving Harry looking much more dejected.
Dylan, however, had no time to comfort him.
He had been studying the counter-curses to Dark Magic these past few days.
For some reason, Professor Flitwick, who had originally been hesitant about teaching him the counter-curses to Dark Magic,
not only agreed to teach him the counter-curse to Fiendfyre, but also, for the first time ever, planned to teach him the counter-curses to Dark Arts other than Fiendfyre.
Dylan had been studying this matter throughout this period.
Besides that, he had plenty of other things to do.
For example, he was planning to enter the Forbidden Forest.
It was a dangerous undertaking, so Dylan had to make thorough preparations, including when to enter, when to leave,
where he could find an Acromantula, and how he would collect its venom after finding one.
All of this was something Dylan needed to handle.
Moreover, he couldn't afford to neglect his other subjects. He had to improve in all of them at the same time.
As a result, although it was the holidays, Dylan's schedule was even more packed.
"Next school year, the Defense Against the Dark Arts Class professor will be replaced again."
Dylan suddenly thought of this while practicing the counter-curse to Fiendfyre.
As for the Defense Against the Dark Arts Class professor next year, Dylan couldn't