When Hector walked out of the office of the blind man, Filium·... wait, no—Philius Flitwick, it was almost curfew. Dragging his exhausted body toward the common room, he secretly rejoiced to himself.
This terrible day was finally coming to an end, Hector thought.
As he neared the entrance to the Gryffindor common room, he suddenly heard a huffing and puffing sound. Hector initially thought it was Filch’s cat, the one that always liked to prowl around outside at night, but when he lowered his gaze, he discovered it was actually Neville, curled up on the floor and sleeping soundly.
Chapter 21