Spring Brings Renewed Hope with Mandrakes Maturing
Pages 250-251
As weeks pass without further attacks, hope returns to Hogwarts. Students notice that Peeves has grown bored of singing "Oh, Potter, you rotter." Ernie Macmillan speaks politely to Harry, and Pomona Sprout happily reports that the Mandrakes are maturing, soon to be ready for use in curing those Petrified.
