With a sigh, Regulus dipped the spoon into the jam again and pulled out a spoonful that went straight to his mouth. He withdrew the spoon with melancholic slowness and when it was in his lap again, he shook his head sadly.
Regulus had had a few bad days and it didn't seem as if the horizon was brighter than the day before.
"No," he said.
And only then did he finally look up at the speaker and- Godric's Tits! He almost started at the sight of someone so tall outlined in the light of the corridor behind him.
"I... was looking for tea and toast with jam and this is all I could find."