And, also like yesterday, he touched my face wordlessly- this time with the back of his cool hand, stroking once from my temple to my jaw-before he turned and walked away.
One assumes that they had not formed any terribly advanced conclusions when, an instant later, a fraught-looking young man rushed in, wordlessly retrieved the head, and rushed out again.
A minute later, he was back in front of Snape, who held out his hand wordlessly for Harry's schoolbag. Harry handed it over, panting, a searing pain in his chest, and waited.