"I know, Draco, I know," Dumbledore said kindly; he patted a hand against Draco’s shoulder, then turned his attention to the others in the hall, "Pomona, if you would be so kind as to wake the other professors, and then alert the Ministry as to what has happened here. Filius, if you would stay here to guard the body - ensure that no ministry representatives attempt to remove it before they have spoken to me. With Fudge on his last legs, I am sure it will not be necessary, but desperate men make desperate choices. Minerva," he peered over his shoulder at the lightly trembling woman, "would you be so kind as to take Draco up to my office and stay with him until I arrive?"