 Wowza!
Something told Willow that the reason why Clifford Carden was so ready to leave Hogwarts was not because finishing his seventh year (you may call it graduating, too) meant that he wouldn't have to study or do any kind of homework ever again.
No, it was more than that. That much was obvious to Willow.
"Are you . . . " Gulp. Something told the girl she would regret asking that question, for whatever it was that was bothering Clifford was bound to displease her somehow, " . . . Are you alright?"
Really, now that she thought about it, it had been a pretty stupid question because Clifford Carden was obviously not alright.
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