The resumption of the quidditch season had no bearing on Eldin personally, but that didn't make him any less anxious to get his hands on the next edition of the professional quidditch standings. He always looked forward to seeing the rankings every month, and the lack of them had only made the fog all the more difficult to cope with.

"There might be a few unhappy fans if their teams suffer because of winter games," he commented before nodding at his uncle's question. "I don't think the headmaster cares about quidditch, really. He sounds like a fine man on paper, but in reality he's just - well, awful," he laughed.

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