Luna's thoughts weren't wrong from her own perspective, but Cedric was not the sort to stubbornly go his own way either. He had only just taken over the Wizard Card Club and knew nothing about the current situation, so Luna's advice was very important to him.
At Albert's suggestion, the four of them settled comfortably onto the sofas, eating, drinking, and chatting happily for quite a while. Most of the time, Cedric asked questions while the others offered their opinions.
As for whether those opinions were correct, that was hard to say. Everyone had their own views, but regardless, they could all give Cedric some ideas for managing the Wizard Card Club going forward, saving him from having to spend a great deal of time and energy thinking and feeling his way through things himself. Cedric even took notes on several points he considered especially important.
No matter what, Cedric was very satisfied with tonight's small gathering.
As the eleven o'clock curfew approached, Albert formally declared the evening's discussion over. Everyone bade Albert farewell and rose to leave the Defence Against the Dark Arts office.
Hermione, the last to leave the office, deliberately lingered by the door for a moment to talk to Albert about everyone's plans to spend the holidays at Avalon.
"Mm, I'll be there too." Albert smiled and told Hermione that he would also attend on Christmas Day.
"If you plan to stay at Hogwarts during Winter Break, have Dobby make an extra trip every day to take you to and from Avalon."
Of course, she could simply pitch a tent at Avalon, but living in a tent during winter was hardly pleasant.
The main reason was that Hermione did not want to stay temporarily at Ron's home, even though the Weasley family would never turn her