After dealing with Voldemort's diary, Douglas felt a weight lift from his mind.
So he decided to reward himself with a good sleep.
He added some Protective Charms to his room to keep students from disturbing him.
Also, since he had been unable to fall asleep for a while after returning past four in the morning, he had worked out some more protective spells based on the magic in the Headmaster's Office and added them to his office while he was at it. He had not gone to sleep until past six.
After learning from Luna exactly what sort of Dark Magic artifact it was, the four Heads of House let her leave, assuring her that Professor Holmes would certainly be all right.
Although they comforted Luna that way, none of them felt sure.
As far as any of them were concerned, no matter how outstanding Douglas was, he could not possibly take on Voldemort alone.
After several attempts, they finally confirmed that someone was in the room and still showed signs of life.
But without resorting to force, they had no way of getting inside.
Snape glanced at the office door and muttered something indistinctly, then told the others to wait while he went to find Dumbledore.
Then, with a sweep of his robes, he strode quickly toward the Headmaster's Office.
Professor Sprout rubbed her hands together and said,
"If there isn't any danger, why would Douglas use so many protective spells?"
Flitwick kept pointing his wand at various spots on Douglas's office door, occasionally letting out an exclamation of admiration.
To him, some of the protective spells Douglas had used were certainly ingenious. Hearing Professor Sprout's words, he turned and said,
"Actually, the spells on the office door weren't added just now. Douglas probably put them there when