After leaving the Headmaster's Office, Harley felt a little lost. After all, there had been plenty of holes in what she had said.
She had been ready to patch them up with more lies, but Professor Dumbledore had chosen not to press her.
Since Professor Dumbledore had decided not to pursue the matter, Harley naturally wouldn't ask any more questions.
After all, the long life she had lived had taught her that some questions were better left unasked. The more you asked, the faster you died.
It seemed that nobody at school knew Harley had fought a life-or-death battle with Voldemort.
Harley was a little disappointed. A battle like that would've made excellent publicity and helped create an "Anchor."
The weekend passed, and everyone returned to their studies. With the final exams drawing closer, the professors had all increased the difficulty of their lessons and sped up their teaching to some extent.
Even Professor Binns assigned the students a couple more books to read without thinking.
Professor Snape had taken over the Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and he was more than happy to accept the position.
As for what had happened to Professor Quirrell, Professor Snape offered no explanation.
This led many people to suspect that Professor Snape had secretly killed Professor Quirrell.
Everyone knew Professor Snape had always wanted the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. So it made perfect sense that he would murder Professor Quirrell.
And Professor Quirrell hadn't looked particularly healthy. It was entirely possible that Professor Snape had poisoned him while pretending to treat his illness.
This theory was especially popular among the Gryffindors. After all, apart from Harley and Hermione, hardly any of them liked Professor Snape.
It wasn't until nearly a week later that the Daily Prophet published