Kurumi's head snapped around as another older Slytherin made her appearance. Still no Cookie Hater. That was good. "I don't know WHO started it," she shouted back over the roar of the flames. "Perhaps some of those ashwinder eggs thawed or something."

Did that really matter right now? Kurumi's thoughts were not exactly concerned with pointing the blame at someone. Especially when she had seen what she had just seen.

Before Kurumi could utter another word, she found herself being flung backwards again by an explosion that was at least ten times the power of the one from when her and Eino had opened the storeroom's door. Summersaulting a few times, Kurumi's head slammed against the wall and her vision became a bit blurry. She felt something wet trickle down the side of her head and her right arm throbbed even more.

Ash and dust were everywhere, making her already impaired vision even worse. She found comfort when Eino returned to her side. When her vision cleared and she saw one Eino standing next to her instead of six, she followed Eino's lead and removed her wand from its holster.

"EVERYONE! THIS IS NO TIME TO BE CHATTING ABOUT DRAG-- PROFESSOR LAFAY," she shouted, though her voice cracked here and there. "WE NEED TO FOCUS ON PUTTING THIS FIRE OUT!"

Had they not seen the explosion just take place?!

Nodding to Eino, Kurumi waved her wand. "Aguamenti!"

A steady stream of water erupted from her wand, but it didn't seem to have much effect. Panicking, she looked at Eino as her vision became more blurry and the throbbing in her head worsened. Her vision blurred once more, and she began coughing from all the breathing in of fumes and ash.

Reaching up, she felt the side of her head where the throbbing was worst and, when she brought her hand back down, noticed a deep crimson color.