For the students at Hogwarts, the attack on Mrs. Norris by Filch was already a distant memory. Their memories were much like those of fish, lasting perhaps a week at most before resetting, which was already a stretch to expect.
*Hogwarts: A History* in the school library no longer enjoyed the fervent adoration of the student body and had returned to the shelves to gather dust.
After all, the book contained only a pitifully small number of sentences describing the Chamber of Secrets. Aside from the few students who genuinely loved reading, hardly anyone possessed enough patience to slog through such a dry tome.
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