Happy times are always fleeting. Before Albert felt he had done anything at all, the Christmas holidays were over. He pushed his luggage, bid farewell to his family at the station, and boarded the train back to Hogwarts.
Perhaps due to the commotion caused by the Dementors last time, the Ministry of Magic did not dare let Dementors search the train again, fearing they would stir up more trouble. The fallout from the last report in the Daily Prophet had already given them enough of a headache.
"The two of us practiced the Patronus Charm throughout the entire Christmas holiday. I feel like I'm almost able to summon a true Patronus."
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