Jess smiled and chuckled when Nick asked the question. "That's something even i don't know Nick," he said, shaking his head as he did so. "And you need the masks to conceal your identities, your headmaster will probably be out there, and your education is of the utmost importance," he said firmly. He nodded as he saw the students sorting themselves out and thought he should make something clear. "Remember," he said, "We all start in hiding downstairs, whether it's just waiting in the kitchen, or on the stairwell, but you all need to be able to get into the fight once it starts, everyone counts this time," he said seriously, almost sadly.
So drastically had things changed... just a month or two ago he'd been giving a similar tactical speech, this time saying that the people barely needed to be there... Majere'd probably been cooking this one for awhile... ah well.
He looked around and smiled, they were in for a surprise, the Death Eaters, he didn't see anyway they could win, but they'd take a few out with them. As he surveyed the people around him he saw one who looked a little lost. "Mis," he said, "What's wrong?" he asked