The week-long exams were finally over.
Saturday.
The last weekend before the summer holidays.
There were no morning exercises and no classes.
The morning sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the Hogwarts Great Hall and fell across the long tables.
Owls brought that day's Daily Prophet.
The few people there gathered together with students from other houses.
Except, of course, for Slytherin and Gryffindor. Students from those two houses would never join the same group.
"Ministry of Magic launches 'Werewolf Friends Plan': register for three benefits and build a shared future for wizards and werewolves"
[This newspaper learned today that, at nine last night, the Ministry of Magic drafted the "Werewolf Friends Plan," a package of supporting policies for the "Werewolf-Friendly Coexistence Act," declaring its intention to "replace prejudice with inclusion and safeguard equality through institutions." At the press conference, Minister for Magic Fudge stressed, "This reform is not a compromise, but an important milestone in the civilization of the Wizarding World."]
Some students spoke as they ate their fried dough sticks:
"Has the Ministry changed its ways? Inclusion? Such compassionate wording. Why don't they show some compassion for our trouble with not being allowed to use magic in our rooms?"
[Voluntary registration: werewolves may register anonymously by visiting the Werewolf Registry. Their information will receive the highest level of protection under the "International Statute of Secrecy"... Effective immediately, the Werewolf Registry will be transferred from the Beast Division of the Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures to the Being Division and merged with the existing Werewolf Support Services.]
"Moving them from beasts to beings does count as compassion."
"After all, not every werewolf is like Professor Lupin..."
[Three-tier benefits system:
Potion subsidy: registered werewolves may receive basic Wolfsbane Potion every month (valued at 80 Galleons per