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Was that cold look supposed to impress her? Scare her? Well, it didn't. After all, what could the ghost do? Pass through her? And she wasn't scared of Professor Flamsteed either. Yes, he'd probably lecture her like no tomorrow and maybe give her detention, but that was it. And it was there was nothing that Healer Murdoch could do, as she was a Gryffindor. So, it was an empty threat.

Heather wasn't going to apologize for speaking the truth, but then Sir Nick spoke up. "Sorry, Professor Ravenclaw, Mr. Baron." Completely insincere, but she faked it enough that it sounded sincere to her ears.

Sir Nick's story, while much more interesting than the rest, didn't stir up any questions in her mind, so she sat and listened to his answers to others. Who were getting kind of morbid......