Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 212: Easter
Everything seemed to slow down; Wizard Chess and Squirrel Cookies reached Expert level a few days before Easter, and Sheen began to plan how to properly deliver them to Professor Quirrell.

For an ordinary wizard, a single [Apprentice] level cookie would be enough to perform a transformation, but Professor Quirrell's condition was not ordinary, so Sheen did not take any action until he reached the [Expert] level.

He couldn't expose himself to Voldemort's eyes, and the same goes for Squirrel Cookie.

Voldemort was easily angered and prone to losing his temper, but that didn't mean he was intellectually deficient. On the contrary, he was incredibly cunning.

once.

There is only one chance to try without alerting Voldemort and without Voldemort being completely unaware of Professor Quirrell's return.

As I pondered these thoughts, Easter was approaching.

The professors have hidden many Easter eggs in Hogwarts, and lucky young wizards can find some interesting little items.

The castle was once again decorated in vibrant colors, and the tables in the auditorium were filled with all sorts of round eggs.

Ron and Harry had been preparing to exchange Easter eggs for a long time, while Hermione was worried about something else.

She has already started making a study plan and marking all her notes with different colors.

Justin and Neville were helping out; with their work on herbs, the history of magic, and other related areas, Hermione's progress was much faster.

Harry and Ron didn't really care at first, since one of them spent most of his time training every day;

One of them, who had been praised for a week after making the flag last time, is now busy learning Transfiguration.

But the atmosphere in the cabin still infected them, especially Hermione, who almost planned out their mealtimes and bathroom breaks in advance.

"Hermione, exams are still hundreds of years away from us."

Ron pleaded for help, saying he didn't want to have to time his bathroom breaks.

"Ten weeks,"

Hermione retorted,
"Not several hundred years, but just a blink of an eye for Nicolas Flamel."

"But we're not six hundred years old either,"

Ron reminded her,
"Besides, no matter what, why do you still need to review? You already know everything."

"Why should I review? Are you crazy? Do you know that we have to pass these exams to move on to the second grade? They are very important. I should have started reviewing a month ago. I don't know what was wrong with me then..."

Hermione was furious; she couldn't reason with Harry and Ron at all.

She walked toward the center, casually glancing at Sheehan's plan—he'd been using a map-like tool for planning lately—and Hermione nodded in satisfaction.
This is normal, isn't it?

"Hermione, you can't compare us to Sheehan."

Ron said in a low voice.

"And what about Justin, and Neville?"

Hermione raised her head and took out Justin's equally packed schedule and Neville's plan, which was just missing the option of living in Hope Lodge.

"Oh, Merlin's beard, are they first-year students...?"

Ron muttered helplessly to himself, then began to review.

Even when the holidays arrived, the small house was still filled with the atmosphere of studying.

On the wooden plank-enclosed table, a broom sat. He had leveled up the proficiency of three mid-level alchemical artifacts to expert level: Wizard Chess, Strange Wizard Chess, and the Leisurely Broom.

Right now, he's working on improving his proficiency with the map planning system.

He handed Justin a small button as the object to be summoned by the Summoning Charm, and then added Justin's name to the planning map.

The name can be moved depending on the different magical fluctuations.

At the same time, he also cast a reverse summoning spell on the button, which would make Justin's name on Sheen's map glow when Justin pinched the button.

It looks like an NPC has issued a quest...

Sheen looked at the glowing name and thought to himself.

“Sheen! Can it tag several people?” Justin quickly moved closer to Sheen, watching his own name move along with it, and his eyes widened slightly.

"can."

Sheen nodded.

"Merlin—"

Justin seemed to have thought of something.

His exclamation drew the attention of the young wizards, but by then the Hogwarts bells had already rung, and they could only proceed to the Great Hall with curiosity.

The auditorium was ablaze with color and piled high with Easter eggs of all sizes, and some young wizards had already begun exchanging them.

Sheen received a lot and also gave away quite a few.

From the moment he enrolled, his holiday gifts covered the entire Hogwarts faculty.

The professors all gave him a lot of help, and even Professor Quirrell Sheehan exchanged gifts with him.

Sheen gave the professor some books, but Sheen didn't know what the professor gave him in return. To be on the safe side, he didn't even touch the package.

The last person to recklessly touch it was Headmaster Dumbledore, and the result was that he was cursed by the dark magic that Voldemort had placed in the ring.

On the professor's chair.

Dumbledore looked curiously at his Easter egg, which read: Bee Cookie.

It's easy to guess who sent it.

So he blinked and looked at Minerva McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall received an Easter egg with a picture of a cat on it. She put the egg away carefully, clearly not planning to open it right now.

Professor Snape waved his wand, took the reindeer biscuit from the Easter egg, gave a heavy snort, and put it into his robes.

Among the professors, Professor Quirrell was the least noticeable.

Since no one gave him gifts, Sheen's lonely Easter egg stood out all the more.

He stared at the Easter egg for a long time, then slowly put it into his bag, along with the note:

【happy Easter】

……

The holiday has begun.

Unfortunately for the young wizards, their teachers seemed to share Hermione's views.

They assigned a ton of homework, and the Easter holiday was nowhere near as fun as Christmas.

With Hermione beside you reciting the twelve uses of dragon blood or practicing wand gestures, it's hard to take a break.

The people in the Hope Hut spent most of their free time studying, and although they sighed and yawned constantly, the results were remarkable.

That day, outside the window.

The sky was clear and bright, a blue like the color of forget-me-nots, and there was a sense of summer approaching in the air.

This was the first time in months that they had such good weather.

Having finished their homework, everyone had plenty of time to rest for a day. Ron struggled with the remaining snowdrift, trying to turn it into a snowman.

Justin and Hermione were chasing Neville, who had turned into an animal, and unknowingly, they approached the Forbidden Forest.

Meanwhile, in the Forbidden Forest, Sheen was talking to Hagrid:

"Rathalos? I've seen books like 'Rathalos Species in Britain and Ireland,' 'From Dragon Egg to Hell,' and 'The Guide to Raising Rathalos' in the library..."

(End of this chapter)