Chapter 234: You Need to Be Mentally Prepared
After dinner, Kyle's gaze drifted to where Chris and Diana had been sitting, perhaps unintentionally... Their seats were empty—they must have left early.
Soon, the rest of the students began filing out of the Great Hall, heading back to their dormitories. Kyle, however, remained behind. The banquet had only been one part of the Order of Merlin ceremony; the most significant part was still to come.
"Would you care to join me for some tea?" Dumbledore asked McPhail with a warm smile.
"Certainly. I could do with a drink," McPhail agreed with a nod. "Honestly, there's something about this castle... I've even got my appetite back."
He chuckled, brushing off his earlier joke about hurrying back before Dumbledore could recruit him. Of course, Dumbledore wouldn't actually consider asking the older wizards to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts—that was a job for the younger ones.
"Albus, any chance you've got some Firewhiskey on hand? I could go for a drop."
"Firewhiskey, you say? As it happens, I received a bottle for Christmas," Dumbledore replied.
"Perfect."
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