"Incendio! '

The spell left Dazai 's mouth before he could think to do anything else.

Within the second, Mori 's letter was no more. Ashes crumbled into a heap in front of Dazai on the table, where Egg sniffed at them eagerly.

Eliminate Poppy Pomfrey.

He heard it in his head. Echoing. In Mori 's voice. Then a second time in his own voice.

Kill Poppy Pomfrey.

Dazai stared at the pile of ashes. They 'd fallen in a clump, disorderly and dirty. He was lucky not to have been eating, otherwise the meal would have been soiled. Instead, they only dirtied the spot in front of him. A stain.

How do you kill the school matron?

No, correction. How do you kill the school matron without it tracing back to you? Because Dazai was suspect number one for any and everything bad at Hogwarts right now.

Look evil,

he thought,

but not so evil as to get expelled.