Lucio was agitated about it when she told him the news early the next morning, but being a brave little soul, managed to hold back the worst of his feelings. Hermione, knowing he would be distraught, had sent word to his tutors that there would be no lessons that day, but Lucio could not even relish that freedom, for he’d begun to cry once the realization fully sank in that Pansy would be gone for several months.