After a night of revelry, Hogwarts truly resumed classes the next morning.
Although the war had delayed things by a few days, it wasn't a major issue.
Voldemort hadn't only just returned, after all. To prepare for a war that could break out at any moment, Hogwarts had made preparations long ago. This included speeding up the young wizards' lessons and nearly multiplying their homework several times over.
So, even before Christmas, the professors had already taught all the spells that needed to be learned. Everything afterward had simply been extra instruction on how to protect themselves, unrelated to the exams.
Even so, the professors still seemed extremely tense. Professor McGonagall in particular had even more on her plate... Not only did she have to teach Transfiguration Class to students from all seven years, but she also had to serve as Hogwarts's headmistress and handle matters both great and small.
On top of that, she had to represent Hogwarts and take part in the entire investigation into Snape's true identity.
Unfortunately, Hogwarts had no duplication magic, so Professor McGonagall could only rush back and forth between the two. Thankfully, she could now use her authority as headmistress to temporarily lift the school's restrictions on Apparition... Otherwise, whenever she returned to teach, she would first have to run across the vast grounds.
While the professors were busy spinning like tops, Kyle, also a professor, was able to leisurely leave Hogwarts and head to London with Kanna.
This time, they were going to visit Qiu.
As they had agreed yesterday, Cedric was waiting in front of an old red-brick shop in the middle of the street. This was the entrance to St Mungo's, its dust-covered door bearing a large sign that read, "Closed for Renovations."
Apparently, that sign had hung there for