The inspection is a man in a good coat with a clipboard who counts pupils and asks about the register.

Mila is not on the register. She is on a placement letter in a drawer, which is a different thing entirely.

CorvinaShe is a placed pupil. Same category, different paperwork. It is entirely legal and it is not on the roll.

The man writes something down. Mila, standing in the corridor outside, does not breathe until she hears him go down the drive.