The next day, the school noticeboard displayed the details for this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts final exam.
It clearly stated that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened and the monster within had been released. The only useful piece of information, extracted through Glecia risking her life to test it, was that students wouldn't die from it, but they would miss a lot of classes.
To avoid failing other subjects due to missing too many lessons, students were advised to travel around the castle in groups so they wouldn't get caught alone by the monster.
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