After hesitating for a long time, Harry ultimately kept his suspicions about Neville's aunt to himself.
He felt it was wrong to suspect a close friend's relative without good reason. Besides, Neville's aunt had been very kind to them before. She really did not seem like a member of some evil wizarding organization... did she?
Well, actually, it was hard to say.
Come to think of it, Professor Gageon did not seem to have done anything particularly outrageous either.
But as soon as that thought arose, Harry could not help having another utterly absurd thought-he seemed to be showing signs of judging good and bad by appearances. That was bad. That was very bad!
Harry silently warned himself not to put too much stock in appearances.
Over the next few days, Harry and the others went back to their usual routine of attending classes, doing homework, and practicing magic. They also kept an eye on Draco along the way.
Harry was certain Draco and Pan Xu had secretly done something, but he had no evidence and no leads. And as the second half of the school year began, everyone started getting busy.
Apart from Harry, who still had a relatively easy time of it, even Ron, who had chosen considerably fewer subjects, was beginning to show signs of struggling again with the increasingly difficult advanced coursework.
Cedric and Yi Qianqian were in much the same situation.
Although Yi Qianqian had come to Hogwarts mainly for romance, she also had to conduct research with Professor McGonagall. As the project progressed, she had less and less time. If she had not been able to be with Cedric, she might already have given up.
What really made Harry and the others question their suspicions, however, was that Draco had started acting up again