He then levitated for all to see the reason for his sudden message about the Forbidden Forest. Ashley drew in a sharp breath at the sight of what remained of Alexandra’s wand. The staff had been searching long and hard for the missing Hufflepuff since the morning after her clandestine execution. The portraits had claimed to know nothing, saying that they only saw her heading into the forest alone. Dumbledore divulged that Hagrid had found the shattered pieces of the Hufflepuff’s wand deep in the woods, omitting the fact that it was on blood-stained ground like Ashley had planted it to be. The revelation inspired a wave of horrified gasps and hushed gossiping. The only ones unaffected were the Marauders, though obviously, they kept that to themselves. They had to act as if they were mourning their lost friend, and in a way, they were. They were mourning the idea of what could have been had Alexandra stayed true.