I turned to see the crowd of students waiting behind me on the staircase, a lot of them whispering about how Peakes" condition had been deteriorating since the term began. And Cissy was summoned to come help! I debated reaching for my wand, maybe sending a Patronus to stop her from coming out and getting hexed, but I remembered Peakes was on the Quidditch team and had excellent reflexes. And he might assume I'm trying to hex him, instead.