Over the next few days, Harry and the others could barely keep their minds on anything.
Everyone kept wondering whether Death Eaters might enter Hogwarts through that Vanishing Cabinet at any moment.
Harry was actually looking forward to it very much.
As long as it wasn't Voldemort, he was now confident he could handle any other Death Eater, or even two or three.
Professor McGonagall said house-elves were watching the Room of Requirement at all times. As soon as someone entered the room that provided access to the Vanishing Cabinet, an alarm would sound.
And once they confirmed that the person entering was Draco, they would immediately go on high alert.
To lure Draco into making his move, Dumbledore was particularly cooperative. During dinner one weekend, he even deliberately "told" everyone that he might have to go away every weekend for a while to deal with certain matters.
During that time, he would leave the school's affairs to Professor McGonagall.
Harry and the others figured that, with Dumbledore having said so much and actually showing signs of being absent from the Castle, Draco and the Death Eaters should act soon.
But things were not going as they had expected. Not at all.
Draco still hadn't made any move by the time the Easter holidays arrived.
In fact, by deliberately keeping an eye on him, Harry and the others discovered that Draco even seemed to be sneaking around less. He spent all day with Pansy, seemingly having forgotten the mission he was supposed to be carrying out.
Had he already completed his mission?
Was opening the Vanishing Cabinet not his task?
After all, from what Harry had seen, Draco did indeed have an accomplice, though Harry still didn't know who he or she was.
Then perhaps Draco was responsible for repairing