Chapter 58: Hogwarts Reunion
The moment the massive doors to the Great Hall swung open, a wave of silence rippled through the students.
It wasn't an immediate hush, but rather a gradual dimming of conversation, like a fire being slowly smothered.
Nero, Lilith, Ember, and Alaric walked in side by side, their gazes sweeping across the room. They had barely taken a few steps inside when the murmurs began.
"Merlin's beard, that's them! The heirs! They are back!" someone hissed.
"I heard the Gryffindor heir hacks people apart with that dagger of hers."
"My cousin in third year says the Ravenclaw one dissects people and magical objects in his free time!"
"What does that even mean?"
"I don't know! One of the older students said he once tried to take apart a magical crystal, disregarding the professor's warning!"
A group of first-years huddled together, eyes wide with terror.
"That can't be true, right?" one whispered.
"Oh, it's true," an older student muttered ominously. "They're monsters, walking calamities."