Invigorated by a new energy, he left the two young Aurors to their gossip and hurried excitedly to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. He had heard that it was particularly interesting that day. He sat at his usual desk at the back of the Slytherin row, glancing at the Gryffindors rushing to take their seats, hastily pulling out parchment, quill, and inkwell, as if their lives depended on it. Hugo was among them, but he seemed the most shaken of all. Rumors about Lily's disappearance had already started circulating.