Both Camelia and Severus were more than happy to see Alden go; had he gone on chattering any longer, neither of them could have guaranteed they wouldn't hit him with a Silencing Charm on the spot.
The last person who had rambled nonsense in front of them with such oblivious confidence was that reckless Ravenclaw, Lockhart, and Lockhart's reward for posing and preening before them had been a joint warning from both of them.
With time still to spare, Camelia intended to return to Greengrass Manor once more to search for information concerning that mysterious silver ring.
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