Chapter 77 - You have a what? (1/2)
In the weeks that followed nothing of importance occurred other than the fact that Hufflepuff won this year's Quidditch cup and that the Marauder's had been caught around sneaking around at night. As a result, Gryffindor lost 50 points all at once which seriously peeved the Gryffindor Prefects but wasn't too off-putting for the rest of the Gryffindor's. After all, the general consensus among them was it was just boys being boys and the four brats had gotten a month's worth of detention as well.
The Fifth and Seventh years went into the frenzy as the Easter Holidays approached that it made it not impossible to study in the common room area as they claimed it as their own. The rest of the Slytherin's years tactfully took to studying in the library or in the dorms. Unfortunately, the professors were thinking the exact same thing as they piled on sky-high amounts of homework. That by the time the Easter Holiday's rolled around it was a welcome relief too many to just have enough time to study and finish their homework without having points being docketed for their homework being late.
Even Rowan was actually glad as she too studied for the exams in-between research. Sitting in the dorm rooms under her warm, cozy fur quilt, she studied the twelve uses of dragon's blood. Rowan mutters the last two out loud, ”Oven cleaner and Spot Remover, really?”
”I'll never remember all of this!” Tiffany sighed in exasperation as her head flopped onto her open book.
”Well, that may very well be the case,” Bethanie kindly said. ”But as long as we pass, I don't think it will really matter.”
”IF is good,” Silvia muttered mutinously under her breath. ”Oh, let's just take a break from all of this! It's Easter for cripes sake!”
Rowan paused and looks up, ”That actually doesn't sound like a bad idea for an hour or two.”
Bethanie nods her head in agreement, ”Yes, resting between studying has been proven to be conductive at times.”
”Yes!” Tiffany said as she lifted her hands in relief.
”Well, it's gotten a bit warmer outside,” Bethanie mused. ”How about a brisk walk outside?”
”That doesn't sound half bad,” Rowan declared. ”It'd be nice to get some fresh air outside of these stuffy castle walls.”
”Anything to get out of this,” Silvia huffed under her breath as they all scrambled out from their warm bedding. Scrambling to their feet they pull on coats, a scarf, maybe a warm hat or earmuffs and gloves. And yes, the snow had long begun to melt away leaving the grounds sparse and bare, but the icy chilly wind outside had yet to fade away.