Reading the words, Herbert's shoulders hunch in, and he shoots a glance towards Bruce and Tony, before shaking his head sharply.

"Nothing. Everything's the same as ever, I should have known that, so what is there to be upset about?" he asks bitterly, forcing himself not to look at them again. "Except that this school is rubbish and all these stupid magical accidents are making it very difficult to get anything like a decent education."