Hey, no fair! The professor should be the best at performing the spell, so why did she get to hide in the hut? She should have to stand out in the hurricane in case any of them needed help or got hurt. It was supposed to be HER responsibility to make sure they survive, not the older students’.

Quickly Silvia put all of her focus into casting another “Protego Caelum” around herself before tucking her wand securely in its holster, hoping that the shield would be strong enough as is. She didn’t want to risk losing or damaging her wand. But she had no clue how she was going to protect her face.

Just as the magic sky began to darken and the wind began to pick up, she turned and made for the tree she had been standing near to, hugging it with both arms as best she could. Soon after the rain started pouring down. Silvia could feel it on her hands, and on her face when the wind whipped it about. The rain fell so hard that it stung her hands and cheeks, and she was thankful that the shield seemed to be holding up otherwise, for now at least.

She shut her eyes tight as sand began flying everywhere, and released her arm from the tree just long enough to pull her hood further down so it hung slightly in front of her eyes. Her arm returned to the tree and she clung to it tightly. Her head was turned downward. The wind was beating down and though she was mostly protected, she felt herself sliding down the tree trunk and was soon sitting on her knees. The tree itself was bent over so far she wondered if it would snap. Silvia could feel her wet and sand battered hands slipping and she quickly adjusted and tightened her grip. She was petite and the wind strong; there was no telling what would happen if she couldn’t keep holding on. She hoped it would be over soon.