Leave of Absence (Personal Matters)
Sorry, but the author needs to take a day off.
The author's been in a really bad state lately, with twelve and a half hours of classes every day. There's been hardly any time to think through the plot, and the author keeps getting stuck. The story feels stiff, and the author's getting more and more dissatisfied with it.
On top of that, because of certain restrictions, the author still can't figure out how to write the Yule Ball in a way that feels natural, passes review, and keeps the story flowing instead of stiff.
The author read the readers' comments, but what you suggested belongs in the bonus chapters.
The main story needs a complete, smoothly flowing plot and logic, and the author needs some more time to think that through.
So the author has to take a day off to regroup. Truly sorry about this.
The missed updates will be made up later. Same as always: the four thousand words owed for this day off will be made up with six thousand next time.