Hours passed with no sign of the return of the Professors. Finally, when the first ray of sunlight hit the castle windows, Dumbledore and the other Professors walked in. What surprised the students was that they were accompanied by a lot of VIP people. The Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, was walking alongside Dumbledore, his face grim. There were a lot of Aurors and some Unspeakables behind them too. Seeing so many Ministry people at their school had properly spooked the children.