"It's terrifying. I heard she was covered in blood, just like a lunatic."
"She's a half-blood, isn't she? Could there be something wrong with her Muggle side?"
"She wouldn't actually kill anyone, would she?"
"Or maybe she's gone mad?"
All along the way, whispers like these filled the air. The incident involving the new Ravenclaw third-year student kneeling in the corridor and coughing up blood had long since spread throughout Hogwarts. Even though the professors strictly suppressed most of the talk, some voices still managed to slip through.
Hearing these discussions made Regulus feel intensely irritated.
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