It was amazing that after all these months of not seeing Caroline, his appearance could still bring about the look of disdain on her face. Marcus, shifted Less slightly in his arms and gave the old man a fleeting glance before moving over to the chaise and laying Professor Lupa, gently down onto it.

He straightened up and faced both Caroline and Kazimeriz with his chin jutted out almost defiantly. "We were walking back to the castle from Hogsmeade when Professor Lupa tripped on some uneven paving. I think she may have sprained her ankle."

Of course Marcus, was sure to leave out the whole sharing cake together in Puddifoots beforehand. He didn't want to be the cause of the old man having a coronary, of course he was still probably going to bust a vein anyway.