"I know he thinks that, but... that doesn't make sense, does it?" Gaius asked, then shook his head. "I think he feels guilty about it, you know, since Lily and James came back, but Stubby can't. But it has to be something bigger than that, doesn't it? You know what we need... a timeline. Let's make a list of what happened and when as far as we can remember. Maybe if we bring in the other Order members to add their idea, we can trace it all the way back to the source."
Retrieving parchment and a quill from Minerva's desk, he began to write. "So, what was the first thing we noticed? The magic here at the school began to fail... when?" Time passed as they put together a list of facts, tea arriving almost unnoticed as they worked through the list.