"At least four or five years?" Michael shook the pumpkin juice in his hand. "How did you work that out?"
"Could it be..." He seemed to have thought of something. "From when you brewed the Soul-Soothing Potion... all the way until now?"
"Exactly!" Wizet nodded. "From then until now, it's been about that long."
"Only four or five years have passed?" Michael's eyes widened. "Why does it feel like... more than ten years have gone by?"
"Then congratulations!" Anthony patted Michael on the shoulder. "You failed your O.W.L.s every time, so you've been held back at Hogwarts for more than a decade."
"Get lost!" Michael twisted his shoulder, throwing Anthony's hand off. "That's impossible! I'll definitely pass my O.W.L.s this time!"
"What I mean is... so much has happened over the years! Especially these past two years—or rather, just this year. Look how much the wizarding world has changed!"
"I really agree with that." Chris nodded and let out a long sigh. "Seriously, the changes have come too fast. So fast it's a little hard to breathe."
"When Anthony read us the newspaper before, I had the same feeling... How did so many things suddenly happen? Were there really so many points of contact between us and Muggles?"
"I even thought about looking for books about Muggles in the library. Once we interact with Muggles more often, they should come in handy."
"I don't think those books in the library... would be much use," Terry said. "Think about it—how long has the International Statute of Secrecy been in place? Those books are already hopelessly outdated!"
"Doesn't Neville have a copy of Introduction to Muggle Swordsmanship? I think what's in that book would be more useful than anything you find, since Muggles still use swords even now."
Michael hurriedly agreed. "I