Seeing how confident Ron was, Harry felt much more reassured. Instead, he began to worry about Hermione's side of things.
Colin Creevey was a young Hogwarts wizard, after all. With Fruit Tea's help, finding him should not be difficult.
But Peeves was a ghost. Even the little animals at Hogwarts might not be able to keep track of his movements.
Most importantly, Harry had not seen Peeves in a long time. He had sensed no trace of the Diary on Creevey, so he guessed that it was probably in Peeves's hands.
That undoubtedly made stopping Voldemort's resurrection more difficult. For a group of young wizards and a half-giant with a broken wand, finding a ghost in an ancient castle full of magical traces and secrets would be no easy task.
The wait lasted far longer than Ron had imagined, until his initial confidence gradually gave way to anxiety.
Hagrid apparently had not slept well the night before. He was already dozing beside the fireplace. Seeing that he could fall asleep even under these circumstances made Harry even more worried about their hastily assembled team.
In fact, just as Hermione had guessed, Hagrid had known everything for some time, and had lost several nights of sleep over it.
It was not because he feared Voldemort, but because he was thrilled and excited that Dumbledore had entrusted him with such an important task.
The three of them waited in the common room. Since classes were in session, no young wizards came to disturb them.
Yes, Harry and Ron were skipping class. They were not the only ones-Hermione was doing the same. As for the twin brothers?
Since the second half of the school year began, they had dropped most of their classes, almost like Vaughn. The professors had not given them any