Many seemed to relax at that admission. To know that they would not be in trouble for such a.. publicly known event. My friends are not quiet, especially the Gryffindors. There’s no doubt that the rumor mill of Hogwarts spread this through the halls quickly. Imagine how many students are in light families or were told about how illegal these rituals were. Or the families who do practice them, how scared they could be about someone openly conducting them. 