That snake... Thornton kept one eye on it as it returned to being friendly to Dante. It was still in play, though, and it made Thornton nervous. He was beyond surprised, though, when the next spell from Dante was not to free himself but rather to cast at Thornton.

And so the hair removal jinx hit him full on. As his own hair fell out, he brushed his hand across his forehead, trying to hurry it up. Clumps of hair falling in front of his eyes was a huge distraction.

He continued to move to his left, hair still falling out of his head, so that he was more to Dante's side. With the boy's feet stuck to the ground, well, maybe it would make this easier. But that snake.. It really had to go.

"I'm really sorry about this," he said to Dante, taking aim at the snake that was still near the Slytherin. "Bombarda!" An exploding snake would be, at minimum a distraction, and at maximum, well.. Thornton didn't want to /hurt/ Dante. But well, guts in the eye would sure sting.

With Dante immobile, the next thing to do would be to keep him from casting, and to that end, Thornton followed up quickly. "Silencio!"

Merlin, he hoped this would be over soon. He was getting tired.