Summer Approaches, but Fear Pervades Hogwarts

PAGES: 265-266

As summer draws near, the beautiful weather around the castle contrasts sharply with the tense atmosphere within. With Rubeus Hagrid in Azkaban and Albus Dumbledore gone, students and staff alike live in fear of another attack. Poppy Pomfrey bars Harry Potter and Ron Weasley from visiting Hermione Granger, citing the need to protect her and the other Petrified students.