This Time, He Really Graduated!

Early the next morning, the group walked across the lawn outside Hogwarts Castle and soon arrived at the Hogwarts Platform.

Only then did Hermione, who had remained silent all along, turn back to look at the familiar castle in the distance. At last, she could no longer hold herself together. Tears fell one after another like pearls from a broken string.

Seeing this, Bell sighed and pulled Hermione into his arms, gently patting her back without knowing how to comfort her.

To be honest, Bell felt a little melancholy as well. No matter what, he had lived there for six years. Thinking that he might never return to this place again left him somewhat reluctant to say goodbye.

Hermione cried in Bell's arms for nearly ten minutes. Only when the conductor announced that the train was about to depart did she slowly board under Bell's comfort.

The train gradually picked up speed, and before long, Hogwarts had completely vanished beyond the horizon.

Bell and Hermione's low spirits affected the others as well. It was not until the latter half of the journey that the atmosphere gradually improved.

After getting off the train, Bell escorted Hermione, as usual, to the Granger couple waiting outside the station. After agreeing to pick her up in the evening, he returned to the station and used the fireplace to go home.

The Menethil Family home was decorated in dazzling splendor, exceptionally luxurious, no less impressive than it was during New Year. Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought the Menethil Family was celebrating some momentous occasion today.

Though, strictly speaking, that did not seem wrong?

Bell's graduation—or rather, Bell safely graduating from Hogwarts—had truly not been easy for William and Elena. Calling it a momentous occasion would not have been an exaggeration.

Thus, months