Chapter 57: The Easter Holidays

Victory over Gryffindor, the festivities in the Hufflepuff common room continued for a long time.

In Zacharis's words, "We almost touched the base of the Quidditch cup with one hand, and now we can say Hogwarts boss!"

After all, Hufflepuff is one win ahead of second-placed Ravenclaw and has a goal difference of nearly 500 points, and even if Ravenclaw wins Gryffindor by a huge margin in the final round, Hufflepuff only needs a draw or even a small defeat to Slytherin to win the championship!

Jon sternly put a stop to Zacharis's "eating inside and out" remarks.

A draw can lead to qualification (winning the championship), this familiar plot, which has been verified countless times in previous lives, is the most vicious curse!

"Yes, we can't take it lightly!" Cedric Diggory was on Jon's side, "We still need to play the last game, and like Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, Slytherin are a strong opponent, they, they...... They have seven Halo 2001 broomsticks, which is amazing!"

Even so, the Hufflepuff common room was as jubilant as the New Year in the weeks that followed.

After all, they haven't touched a Quidditch Cup for more than a decade.

......

The last days of February passed quickly, and so did the time of March.

Since the monsters of Slytherin were destroyed, the last month on the Hogwarts campus can be said to be calm and peaceful.

Astoria only spent a few days in the school hospital before returning.

Upon her return, her face looked a little weak, but her mood seemed to have stabilized.

She didn't explain to Jon what had happened in Defence Against the Dark Arts class that day, and Jon didn't lead the conversation in any direction.

Ginny Weasley also returned to school, and Professor McGonagall did not tell the truth of the matter, she only told everyone that Miss Weasley had been on leave for a few weeks due to ill health some time ago...... However, compared to before, Ginny seemed much more taciturn, and her grades plummeted.

The only thing that's a bit of a hassle......

That's Tom Riddle's diary, which doesn't seem to have been found.

Professor Sprout had already searched the Hufflepuff common room twice, and even the student dormitories.

It's not just Hufflepuffs.

The teachers and Filch rummaged through the entire campus, finding nothing but a few contraband in the Gryffindor and Slytherin dormitories. Such a big diary、It seems to have completely disappeared from the campus。

If anything, the school's impromptu Defence Against the Dark Arts class taught by Professor Dumbledore was so popular.

In fact, it can be said that it is extremely rare to be able to receive the personal teaching of a powerful wizard of his level.

And Dumbledore's defense against the Dark Arts can almost be said to be extraordinary.

In more than a dozen Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons, he led the first-year students through several dangerous magical creatures and how to fight them, as well as simple protective spells such as the Disarming Charm and the Petrification Charm.

Even students like Zacharis, who don't usually attend classes much, are extremely hard working and assiduous in the Dark Defence class.

Jon was more indifferent to this.

Although Albus Dumbledore is arguably one of the greatest and greatest wizards alive, he may not be able to teach himself much...... It's very simple, my level is too low at this stage.

Can an undergraduate student learn anything by staying behind an academician for a few months? The answer must be difficult, because the level of undergraduates is not enough!

They are not at the same level as academicians at all, so for undergraduates, they should prioritize basic professional courses, rather than more esoteric things.

The relationship between himself and Professor Dumbledore is the same.

Dumbledore's truly powerful magic, even if he wanted to, it would be almost impossible for a first-year student to learn.

So in the Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Jon Hart can be said to be mediocre.

Especially when the whole class is quite hardworking, it seems even more mediocre.

It also barely caught Professor Dumbledore's attention.

......

During a herb class in mid-March, Professor Sprout informed them that the Easter holidays would begin tomorrow.

The Easter break was their last long break of the school year, lasting almost half a month from late March to early April.

Jon has no plans to return to Southampton this Easter holiday. As soon as the Easter holiday is over, it won't be two months away, and the summer vacation is coming, so there is no need for this, and it is also quite troublesome for him to not be able to use magic when he returns home.

And, since the final exams were coming up in ten weeks, the teachers assigned a lot of homework to almost every class.

Most of the students felt the same way as Jon, and there were far fewer students filling out the leaving form during the Easter break than during the Christmas break.

"One more thing...... Professor Sprout said with a smile, "there are a few mandrakes that have a lively, noisy dance party in the third greenhouse, which means that by the end of the holidays, they will be fully ripe!"

"Is Justin coming back soon?" one student asked.

"Yes...... Mr. Creevey, Mr. Weasley, Miss Crimeat, and Justin will all come back to us when the Easter break is over. ”

"Can the olecranon knocker be restored?" asked a waist-length, light-blond Ravenclaw first-grader with concern.

"Of course, Miss Lovegood!" Professor Sprout nodded, "With the mandrake's root juice, Professor Flitwick will surely be able to restore it!"

"That's great!" Miss Luna-Lovegood patted her chest with a look of grief: "I haven't been able to answer its questions for more than a month, and I think I'm going crazy!"

There was a burst of laughter from the surrounding students.

Leaving the greenhouse, I looked around at the students of all grades who were busy reviewing (or preparing) for their final exams......

Jon thought for a moment and decided he should try to find Tom Riddle's journal.