#12 Dinner

It was an unusual sight, seeing the Great Hall so empty despite dinner having started. Younger years either knew there was some sort of event going on elsewhere for 4th years and above, or were confused / suspicious as a result of being out of the loop.

Either way, for 3rd years and below, they had free reign of the hall during dinner. None of the Professors or even the Headmaster were present, nor any Prefects or otherwise -- just a few leftover or background staff to keep a general eye on things. With so much free space, and these unusual circumstances during the Christmas holidays, students were even allowed a rare occurrence of mingling among houses during dinner.