Mariel sighed. She was doing it again - drawing unwanted attention and making people feel bad in the process. She shook her head in Damian's direction. "No," she told him quietly. "You're a concerned friend, too. There's no reason why you shouldn't stay." Just because she was feeling weird didn't mean everyone else should. She didn't mean to project her feelings onto anyone else.

She managed a reassuring smile in the direction of the other two Ravenclaws, which faltered when she saw that Lasca seemed to experience a fresh wave of pain. Mariel donned a look of concern as she wondered if there was something more wrong with her friend than she originally thought.