"Even with Gravity Simulation, coming back felt completely different."
Andrew gazed at the sea beneath the night sky and couldn't help marveling at it.
Over the past year and a half, frequent use and constant improvements had made the spacecraft advance at an astonishing pace. Still, out of habit, everyone preferred to land on the sea when they returned.
But that had little to do with him. He had spent the past year happily building Hogwarts's branch campus and regularly interacting with students from the other ten schools. Unlike at Hogwarts, he was the decision-maker there in both name and practice. Whatever he thought of, he could usually put into action at once. The only things he couldn't do came down to shortages of materials or manpower. There were no other restrictions.
Honestly, if Percy weren't getting married, Andrew wouldn't even have wanted to come back yet.
It wasn't as if there was a graduation ceremony. What was the point of returning?
Wasn't it more fun to use Transfiguration on lunar rocks and sand to create an entirely new world?
Soil, stone, water, even life—through the Ministry of Magic's steady support and the efforts of the teachers and students on the moon, all of it was becoming reality. It was fascinating.
"Come over and help clean up. Then take two weeks off and report to Hogwarts afterward. Hal and Mike, stay to handle the handover with me. The rest of you can leave by Apparition."
Andrew gave the orders casually, and cheers rose from the students traveling with him.
"Long live Vice Principal Taylor!"
With a series of sharp cracks, the students in their unusual clothing Disapparated one after another. Unlike Hogwarts, the branch campus had no restrictions on Apparition, so the students sent there had quickly mastered the exceptionally