It was dinner, everything and everyone cheerful and happy. Several people greeted Sir Nicholas as he floated by, returning their greeting enthusiastically. The ghost eyed the shinigami captain warily, before quickly moving on. "I completely forgot. We need to take care of those guys. If they keep avoiding us, people might get suspicious." Shouta muttered, once again sitting at the Gryffindor table. By this point, everyone had learned to accept this, though some of the Gryffindors still gave him a few glares.
"Harry, look!" Neville spoke up, jerking his head towards the entrance. Everyone that had heard Neville looked in the direction he was gesturing in, to see Hermione standing nervously in the doorway. Harry and Ron grinned, before jumping up and rushing towards her as she ran towards them. They joined together, Harry and Hermione hugging while she shook Ron's hand awkwardly.
"W-welcome back Hermione." Ron stuttered, trying to look professional.
"It's good to be back." She replied giddily, looking between the both of them. They chatted together for awhile, before Professor McGonagall caught everyone's attention.
The golden trio hurried to sit back down as Dumbledore stood up, a hush sweeping over the crowd of students. "Before we begin the feast, let us have a round of applause for Professor Sprout, Madame Pomfrey, whose mandrake juice has been so successfully administered to all who had been petrified." The hall filled with an enthusiastic applause, with the exception of most of the Slytherin table. "Also in light of recent events, as a school treat, all exams have been cancelled." The applause this time was even louder than before, some students even rising from their seats. Dumbledore sat down as the applause continued.
The doors opened then, revealing a very happy-looking half-giant walking through. "Sorry I'm late." He said, nodding and looking pleased. The crowd went silent as they noticed Hagrid standing there. Hagrid thanked the boys and Hermione for all they'd done, and soon was embraced in a firm hug by Harry. Dumbledore stood back up, clapping. McGonagall did the same, as did Harry. Soon the whole hall was standing and applauding for a very embarrassed Hagrid, including the Slytherins (except for Malfoy and his goons). Many students stood and went up to Hagrid to shake his hand.
Even Hitsugaya couldn't help but smirk. Shouta nudged him, careful not to hit his stomach. "Well, the mission can wait, at least for tonight. Tonight, we should just enjoy ourselves, don't you agree?"
And that's it! The end of book 2 of the Harry Potter series. I have never read the books, I've just seen the movies, so please have pity on me. The Prisoner of Azkaban starts in the next chapter. The boggart will be a lot of fun! :D