"You'll only hate me more if I tell you. I knew you would if I made you angry, but I did it anyway." She hiccupped and had to take a shaky breath before she could continue chattering on in what was clearly a bundle of nerves working itself into a panic.

"And there are bad things and I think people are getting hurt and I don't know what to do and nobody believes me and I'm scared and I miss you being my friend and Professor Vindictus wants to put me on academic probation and I think Tibi hates me too and I miss Copernicus and Plymouth and Willow and Dom-in-ick and Tino and even sometimes I miss Evolette even though she kissed Copernicus that time and Nico made her sad and she makes him cry and he pretends like everything is okay but it isn't and he's stuck and he can't help me because he can't even help himself and I keep having bad dreams about Professor Kazimeriz being sick and I need my wand and I was really scared in Professor Duskurk's lesson because I didn't want to be the only one that knew how and I do know how and I missed my homework and I haven't earned many points and Ravenclaw doesn't tha-aa-ank me-ee-ee." Cela trailed off into a wailing little sob which she cut short by clamping her hand over her mouth.