Who: Gerard and William When: Monday afternoon (the day of the full moon) Where: The library, current safe haven from certain Ministry officials What: Past and current events
William had a great deal to think about. The headmaster had sent him to greet the visiting Ministry official, as everyone else was busy with classes, and apparently Headmaster Schechter still had a creative sense of humour, because the official in question had turned out to be Hayley Williams.
He'd gotten her settled in her guest rooms with minimal awkwardness, considering their history, and fled before she could unpack parchment and quill to start asking him official Ministry questions. He wasn't sure, anymore, that she was really here as a grief counselor. He needed some time to think about it. And about what he was going to say. She'd looked a bit wide-eyed at the rubble in the entrance hall; hopefully that wouldn't come up.
Thankfully, the library was relatively safe territory. Not that she wouldn't know exactly where to find him if she wanted to, but she was a Ravenclaw, and he doubted she'd start asking leading questions in mutually respected neutral territory. Not yet, anyway. He might not be as lucky in another few days.