Kurloz recoils when Murdoc suddenly steps forward, wand lifting instinctively to protect himself. Seeing himself the boggart disappear, Kurloz lets out a breath he didn't realize he was holding, a cold sweat having broken out across his back.

When Murdoc turns to him he jerks minutely, wand lowering as he slowly regains colour in his cheeks as he nods glumly to the professor's observation. He wipes his sweaty palms on his robes and runs his fingers through his hair before signing out with hands he refuses to let tremble:

I'm sorry. I know better what to expect now.

He smiles awkwardly.

Again?