All the outwards-facing soldiers in the soldiers-circle stood in the same pose as the Slytherin-table soldiers: feet shoulder-width apart, the upper arm of the soldier’s wand-arm down at the soldier’s side, the forearm of the soldier’s wand-arm horizontal, and the wand pointing diagonally up. The soldiers nearest to Randolph did not look angry or worried; but Randolph decided he did not want to find out what they would do if he drew his wand.