Everyone listened to him with rapt attention, even the Slytherins couldn’t sneer at the seriousness of the situation. Bar a few whose parents fought for the other side, none left the Hall. Even Draco Malfoy stood his ground, head hung in shame and shoulders drooped in resignation. He knew what was happening and his mother owled him earlier that she’ll meet him tomorrow at sun-down near the forbidden forest. He couldn’t leave now, there was no side for him, his only hope was Harry Potter and that too a bleak one for his family. No he had to save his remaining family and he’ll die even if it meant they were safe. 