Will opens his mouth to respond, but then he lets out a gasp, staring at the trembling, pale figure of Grace standing some distance away. "Grace!"
Grace gives a start, turning to look at Will, who seems overjoyed to have found her. "You're all right!" he cries, almost sagging with relief. "I thought…" He shakes his head, grinning broadly.
Grace, however, has turned to look back in horror at the monstrous wolf standing over the headmaster, seemingly unable to tear her eyes away from its massive form.
Sonia clicks her tongue in exasperation. "Max, you're scaring the new human. Slip into something a little more comfortable, won't you?"
You could swear that the gigantic wolf rolls its eyes, but then its form shifts: fur retracts, giving way to pale white skin. Hair flows from the wolf's crown, and it rises onto two legs, revealing the shape of a tall, muscular young man.
Revealing, as it happens, a great deal of tall, muscular young man.
Will coughs, raising his eyes to a point several inches above Max's head. Grace blushes scarlet, though she seems less inclined than her Head Boy to change her eye line. Sonia turns away with a sigh.