Melinda could feel herself deflate. Any hope that he had knowledge of the advancements, anything she could use to mirror the experiments was gone. She kicked herself for not having requested to work with Slughorn on the development of the potion. She had been too busy thinking about it on her own -- just like she always had.
"Of course he will, but this will just happen again." She said softly. "The need for a safe hunting ground will keep whoever did this coming back."
Melinda continued to walk around the room slowly. "I wish I had his notes."