O________O For a moment, Janelle was frozen. She looked at the spiders with something close to awe. When she heard a scream, it snapped her out of her momentary trance and the awe was replaced by fear. Fortunately, the spell must have been working because the spiders seemed stunned. They must have been seeing the basilisk. Who knew how long the daydream would work though and that was what worried Janelle.

When she heard Professor Quigley give the order to retreat, Janelle did not need a second warning. She made a beeline for the Great Hall, running as fast as she possibly could. Looking over her shoulder, she wanted to make sure that everyone else in her group made it back safely. Hopefully the search and rescue team would be able to get out and find the captured students and Headmistress.