Entering December, snowfalls became even more frequent in the Scottish Highlands.
The Hogwarts Castle and the surrounding Forest were covered in a blanket of pristine white snow, and the surface of the Black Lake near the Castle froze over once again with a thick layer of solid ice. A fresh wave of skating enthusiasm swept across the lakeside. Albert had been there once and encountered the skating menace, Katrina. This Miss McDougal still hadn't given up on the idea of learning how to skate.
Whether it was due to utterly abysmal talent or some other reason, the clever Katrina simply could not learn to skate.
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