News of Grindelwald swept through the wizarding world for a while, but it did not affect Hogwarts.
The students seemed uninterested in this prominent figure from seventy years ago. Compared with Grindelwald, they were more eagerly awaiting the upcoming Quidditch tryouts.
It was said that the tryouts would be overseen personally by the headmistress, and those second-year students had long since grown impatient. Many first-years felt the same way.
Although school rules clearly stated that first-years were not allowed to play Quidditch, there were exceptions to everything.
Take the famous Harry Potter, for instance. It was said that he had displayed exceptional Quidditch talent in his first year and had been specially admitted to the team by Professor McGonagall, who had still been deputy headmistress at the time.
As it happened, the person in charge of this year's tryouts was still Headmistress Minerva McGonagall, which meant they, too, had a chance to join the team in their first year.
The professors were looking forward to it as well. For various reasons, Quidditch had been suspended for a long time, and this would mark the true resumption of the competition.
There were not many forms of entertainment in the wizarding world to begin with, and even fewer at school. Watching students play Quidditch was one of many professors' favorite pastimes.
Everyone was waiting for the tryouts to begin. Everyone except Kyle, who was becoming increasingly busy.
After meeting Rita Skeeter last time, he had run into Helena Ravenclaw upon returning.
After disappearing for a long while, she had appeared in Hogwarts Castle again, still in the form of a ghost.
But while the Lady Grey had once been gloomy and withdrawn, Helena was much more cheerful now—perhaps even a little too cheerful.
When Kyle saw her, she was egging Nearly Headless