" Easier ter spot than the adults, " Hagrid told the class. " They turn silver when they're abou' two years old, an' they grow horns at aroun four. Don' go pure white till they're full grown, 'round about seven. "
" How dare you, India" ? she questioned in a low voice that shook. " Where will your jealousy lead you? For shame" ! India's face went white but her head was high.
When Dr. Fontaine told Ellen gravely that heartbreak frequently led to a decline and women pined away into the grave, Ellen went white, for that fear was what she had carried in her heart.