With only a week left until exams, practice for Occlumency and dueling was suspended.
The professors had exam materials to prepare, and the students needed to focus on revision; everyone was rushed off their feet. The final exams lasted for a whole week, with a different subject tested every day—Transfiguration in the morning, followed by Charms in the afternoon.
Exams continued in this endless stream until the day Alistair finished his last test. The entire Gryffindor Common Room was packed, with everyone discussing their plans for the summer holiday. It was then that Alistair noticed Harry, Ron, and Hermione were nowhere to be found in the common room.
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