Chapter 677: Careers in the Wizarding World
Due to the heavy workload, something unusual happened during this year's Easter holidays: not a single student at Hogwarts decided to go home. The Hogwarts Express waited at the platform all morning, but no one boarded. Everyone, by sheer coincidence, chose to stay at school.
This had never occurred in previous years.
The library quickly became the most popular spot, filling up by 8 o'clock each morning. Arriving late meant scrambling to find another place to work, armed with borrowed reference books. But that was far less convenient.
The professors' assignments weren't just abundant—they required extensive knowledge from various subjects. One or two reference books rarely sufficed. Often, students had to interrupt their work to make additional trips to the library.
As a result, many began waking up earlier and earlier, especially fifth and seventh-year students, who were often found waiting outside the library by 6 o'clock.
A holiday, indeed—but one more exhausting than regular classes.
"Madness... the whole school has gone mad."
Early one morning, Mikel and Ryan grumbled in the dormitory while pulling on their robes.
"Now we have to get up an hour earlier just to barely snag a spot in the library. I've never been up this early before..." Mikel muttered irritably, glancing at Kyle, who was just sitting up in bed. "Why aren't you dressed yet? Never mind, I'm not waiting for you. Do you even need a spot in the library—if there's still room, that is?"
"No, you go on ahead," Kyle replied with a wave. "I just applied to the Ministry of Magic for practical activities, so I don't have to do my homework."
Mikel, halfway out the door, froze and turned back stiffly.