“Well, I’m not in charge yet,” and, in all likelihood, she never would be. Mrs Lestrange might have been the head of department once but Lena had always assumed it was for want of a better candidate – Urquart was firmly settled, and an excellent man, but if the time ever came to compete for his job Marlena didn’t fancy her chances against Tiberius Lestrange.

“But you’d be surprised what one can accomplish with mystery on your side,” Lena said, momentarily feeling like the wittiest person alive before she realised how utterly mortifying she actually sounded. She laughed awkwardly. “Sorry, that sounded…well…”

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