Torrential rain, strange colours in the sky ... Perhaps he really was referring to the purple sky that she saw! Her eyebrows rose in surprise, but she recomposed herself. She wondered why he had to hear it from them, because it seemed like he already knew a lot. There was probably some journalism rule about there needing to be a certain number of quotes in an article.

At first she was astonished that Kitt invited the man to go with them, but on second thought taking him to a staff member might be the best course of action. She released her wand in her pocket, dried her sweaty hand and held it again (constant vigilance). The more she observed him, the more she thought that he had no wish to harm them. Walking into the grounds with him should be okay, as long as they quickly handed him over to "the guy in charge". She stayed at the back of the group as they walked towards the castle together. "Should we take him to Professor Fuller-Thompson? His office is the closest from here." She whispered to the other students.