So even after entering the hall, Dark was still completely in the dark.
Like the other students, he was waiting for Principal Arte to explain what was going on.
At Saint Marian Academy, students were always seated by house.
Dark sat in the section marked "Crown," chatting quietly with Diana and the others.
The hall grew noisier as more and more students arrived.
By 2:55, nearly all the students and faculty had gathered in the hall. Only then did Professor Sylph step onto the stage and clap her hands.
That simple gesture, without a single spell, was enough to silence the crowd.
It was as if Professor Sylph had cast a mass silencing spell again.
It had become almost a conditioned response.
Professor Sylph nodded in satisfaction, then invited Principal Arte onto the stage.
Surrounded by the Nine Great Spirits, the principal was as beautiful and dignified as ever.
After a few brief opening remarks, she got straight to the point. "I have something to announce today. Professor Didi Maxwell resigned last night."
No embellishments, just an ordinary, straightforward sentence.
The students erupted into an uproar.
Professor Didi's lessons were terribly dull, and she was quick to deduct points. But as the head of Fool House, she was very kind outside the classroom. No one had ever seen her lose her temper.
She was also the Astronomy professor.
You could say that Astronomy was just as fascinating as her History of Magic lessons were dull.
The first-years had only attended one Astronomy class, so they hadn't formed a strong impression. But the older students all loved Astronomy so much that they had even formed a club around it.
For the upperclassmen, having such an elderly professor around had become part of their routine.
Professor Didi had truly accompanied them throughout