The news that Colin Creevey had been attacked and was now lying as though dead in the hospital wing had spread through the entire school by Monday morning. The air was suddenly thick with rumor and suspicion.
{The news|The information|Reports} that Colin Creevey had been {attacked|assaulted|ambushed} and was now lying as though dead in the hospital wing had spread through the {entire school|school|whole school} by Monday morning. The air was suddenly thick with {rumor and suspicion|suspicion and rumor|gossip and doubt}.