A green substance was oozing from the first year’s pores, and Remus was forced to look away more tan once as Madam Pomfrey worked on the injured student. A whimper coming from his right caught his attention, and Lupin, in need of a distraction, turned to look for the source of it.

Looking frail, a bruised and bloody Mary McDonald rested in one of the hospital wing’s beds.

His question came out as a shocked whisper, “Mary, what happened?”

The smile she wore did not match her usual sweet demeanor. “My brother married a muggle. Mulciber punished me for it.”