With McGonagall’s blessing, and much to everyone’s delight, Harry had resumed DA meetings, and had dived straight back into Patronus lessons. It was unsurprising, he felt, that without Umbridge looming over them like a black cloud, the class had significantly more success with their attempts at the spell, and he walked past more than one person who was casting the spell with an enormous grin on their face. By the end of their first lesson back that week, Hermione was smiling happily to herself as her silver otter danced and played about her feet, and Ron’s jack russell was nipping excitedly at his heels. Draco still hadn’t achieved a corporal patronus, and was looking increasingly frustrated.