Lupin stood at the edge of the crowd, gazing at the sea of stars with a look of shock. As a master of the Patronus Charm, he naturally recognized it—but a Patronus Charm that looked like a starry sky was simply unbelievable.
He couldn't help thinking of Andros, the Ancient Greek Wizard whose Patronus was the size of a giant.
Professor Babbling exclaimed with heartfelt admiration, "How beautiful."
In the distance, Snape stood at the very edge of the crowd, staring at the silver light. His face was expressionless, but his eyes held complicated emotions.
No one knew what he was thinking.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, George and Fred, Hannah, Luna, Michael, Seamus, Malfoy, Ginny, Cedric...
It wasn't just the members of the High Tower. Every student at Hogwarts, including those from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, was gazing up at the silver sea of stars.
Even the couples getting intimate in the carriages pushed open the doors and stared blankly at the sky.
In Hogsmeade, countless people opened their windows and stepped out into the streets.
All of Hogwarts, all of Hogsmeade, fell silent at that moment.
Only the starlight drifted down.
At the center of that sea of stars, Will and Sylvia, concealed by the Disillusionment Charm, slowly came to a stop.
They hovered in the air, with an entire world bathed in starlight beneath their feet.
Sylvia looked at Will, her dark brown eyes filled with reflected silver light.
"So this is what you meant... by showing me the stars?"
Will nodded. "Yes."
Sylvia was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled, her smile radiant. "You—"
Before she finished, she wrapped her arms around Will's neck and leaned toward his face...
The starlight around them seemed to shine even brighter.
Dumbledore looked up at the sky and smiled,