In June 1997, the summer holiday of the sixth year began.
Quinlan carried her bags along with everyone else as they left Hogwarts Castle and boarded the express train home once again. Professor Snape had temporarily taken over the duties of Headmaster of Hogwarts. On the surface, Professor Dumbledore was already lying in a coffin within the Forbidden Forest; secretly, Quinlan was the only one among them all who knew he was still alive and doing quite well.
To the professors and students at Hogwarts, although the Headmaster's death was tragic and heroic, grief and sorrow could not exert a lasting influence on everyone's hearts. Following Dumbledore's death, fear followed closely behind.
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