Shaela took a breath, "Almost two months? Well, most of it hasn't been that long, but I set things in motion back then, conversations with my student. She mentioned being willing to help me. Well, nothing much happened, for a while after that, really, but, then things got complicated.
"When Percy came to the castle, so far as we know, no one knew about us, or about my desires. But, sometime between then and now, well, Professor Malfoy and Professor Rookwood both know, about everything. About me, Percy, us, and...that I can do wandless."
She turned to Ginny, "I swear, I didn't know anything about George until...Carrow abused me." She frowned, shaking her head, opening her mouth, but shutting it again. "I didn't know about George until very recently."