He had been on his way to lunch when the Ravenclaw had found him and explained, as best she could, just what the matter was. Nikolai's long legs moved briskly to the great hall and the first year, a look of surprise registering on the professor's face as he took in the scene at hand.

"Hospital Wing," the Russian directed in a no-nonsense matter, taking approximately three seconds to sufficiently asses the situation. Whatever this was would require quite and trained minds to ascertain—the great hall was no place for either.