At the entrance to the Great Hall, in the corridor near the underground classrooms, Snape had been standing there for quite some time.
It was not until he saw Sacia approaching that he hurried forward.
Sacia saw him as well, but she did not stop. As she passed him, she merely left behind a hurried, "Perfect. There hasn't been any change at all," before quickly leaving the castle.
Snape stood where he was, his expression shifting constantly between disappointment and relief...
No change in the Magic-Enhancing Potion meant that Kyle and Kanna's relationship remained as stable as ever.
After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to have come to terms with it. He silently turned around and returned to the underground classrooms.
Hogwarts Castle fell quiet once more.
Kyle and Kanna knew nothing about it. Before they realized it, they had arrived at the Astronomy Tower.
Directly opposite them was the Quidditch Pitch, though it was empty now, with only a few owls perched atop the goalposts.
"Where is Professor Sacia going?" Kyle asked, looking at the figure below.
"I don't know." Kanna shook her head. "Maybe she's going back to St Mungo's. She said before that the successful brewing of this batch of Magic-Enhancing Potion was very important, and that the entire process needed to be recorded."
"Even that needs to be documented?"
"Of course. This is very important information," Kanna said.
"All right." Kyle nodded and turned to look at Kanna.
He had only received Hagrid's letter after dinner. It was already late at night.
It was a rare clear night. Moonlight filtered through the clouds and spilled over Kanna's wine-red hair, giving it a silvery glow.
She looked beautiful.
And from this close, he could also catch the faint scent of herbs.
Kyle felt his heartbeat