Christmas break was not particularly long.
Before they knew it, it was already the last day before term began. Countless Young Wizards returning home had come back to school, and the Hogwarts Express was more punctual than most trains in the United Kingdom.
Refreshed by the Christmas holiday, many Underachievers had a spark in their eyes again as they happily shared amusing stories from their break with friends. The once somewhat quiet school promptly became lively again.
Of course.
There were also Young Wizards still savoring their holiday and feeling that time had passed too quickly. The Gryffindor twins, for example, regretted not having enough time to prank their little brother.
Perhaps the holiday had passed in the blink of an eye for many Hogwarts students, but those two weeks had stretched into an absurd length of nearly two months for Ian.
He had indeed been trapped in the Time Loop for a long time. So long, in fact, that when he saw his two good roommates, Ian realized they were now both slightly shorter than him.
"How did you suddenly get so much taller?" Michael walked into the dormitory carrying bags upon bags of things, looking thoroughly astonished at Ian, who had stood up to greet him.
William also walked over to Ian's side in surprise, using wildly exaggerated gestures to compare his own height to Ian's. He had always been excellent at providing emotional value.
In truth, Ian was only taller than him by the tip of a hair. But to them, Ian really did seem to have shot up several centimeters in just two weeks.
"No, I've always been this tall, haven't I?" Ian suppressed the urge to stand on his tiptoes and put on an unconcerned, puzzled expression.
"No! It definitely wasn't like this!" Michael pulled