The weather gradually grew warmer, old Merlin finally put on his fishnet stockings, and the Easter Holidays arrived.
Professor Flitwick seemed to have anticipated that the students might not be very happy over the Easter Holidays, so he taught everyone the Cheering Charm before the holidays began.
Well, the Cheering Charm worked wonderfully, truly wonderfully. Whenever anyone felt unhappy, they found a friend and cast it on each other.
But once the magic wore off, they still had to throw themselves, groaning and moaning, into the homework bearing down on their heads like a landslide and a tsunami.
After a crystal-ball Divination lesson, Harry and Ron found Su Er and Hermione in the Library.
"You know what?" Harry said, looking amused. "Professor Trelawney just told us in class that one of her prophecies had come true. She said someone had left us forever before Easter."
"Lavender was terrified. She counted everyone, noticed you weren't there, and thought you were going to die," Ron remarked.
"So what?" Hermione took a book from beside her and flipped through it absently. She had already applied to Professor McGonagall to drop Divination from her electives.
"I really am leaving you. Oh, I should qualify that-only in Divination."
Beside her, Su Er narrowed his eyes. Honestly, although Trelawney was a charlatan, some of the things she said really did fit. If the earlier incident involving Hermione's Time-Turner had come to pass, someone really would have left forever before Easter.
"But what made you finally come around?" Harry asked curiously. "I mean, you should have dropped a few subjects ages ago, or the schoolwork would drive you mad sooner or later."
At that, Hermione and Su Er exchanged a glance and smiled without saying anything.
The Easter Holidays were not easy. Su Er had to