He believed they could be done here now. Lucien reholstered his wand, calm as if nothing had happened and there wasn't now a grown man reduced to nothing before him in the courtyard.

"There's much to get started. Take them away. Everyone else, return to your common rooms. There's still quite some time before breakfast and I don't want to see anyone skulking about." Did...did he need to tell them what would happen if they did...?

They weren't very smart. Even as he spoke, there were more and more of them offering themselves up.

Whatever. He couldn't muster enough to care.

The man turned on his heels and began back inside, trusting the men would follow with the children. They had places to be.