I'm still a professor, and I wasn't deducted points either

Hogwarts's Christmas party never disappointed the wizards at the school, and the twelve Christmas trees were hung with gifts of every size. But Katie, the school's recent center of attention, had only just entered the Great Hall and had not even had time to take down a present before Dumbledore called her over to one side of the stage in the Great Hall.

Snape's black robes gave a slight flutter. When he saw Katie walking toward Dumbledore, his eyes flickered, and he drifted over like a bat as well, leaning his greasy-haired head against the frame at the side of the stage.

On the stage, the members of the Hogwarts Choir, who were preparing to open the Christmas party with a choral performance, were adjusting their positions under Professor Flitwick's direction. They, too, had their attention drawn by Dumbledore and Katie.

The blue eyes behind Dumbledore's crescent-shaped spectacles studied Katie. The curse that even he had found troublesome at the time had actually been healed so quickly in Katie, which made him worry whether some dark magic had been placed on her. For example, some Devils or Dark Wizards used methods that consumed vitality and lifespan in exchange for a brief sensation of recovery, deceiving the victim into thinking they had been cured, only for them to exhaust their own life force and die within a very short time.

"Miss Bell, welcome back to Hogwarts. To be safe, let me examine you once more. Please forgive an old man; you know, people grow timid when they get old..." The headmaster of Hogwarts extended his wand and moved it over Katie, who was still a little dazed. After judging for quite a while, he finally said, "Congratulations, Miss Bell. You have indeed recovered, and there are no lingering dangers."

"Go and