As the Inferi continued to fight their way in, Maddie thought about just turning and running. That was just the fear inside of her trying to talk her out of being here, though. She wasn't going to listen to it either. No way could she ever show her face around here again if she didn't stay and protect the castle and the people inside of it. She thought about the upcoming summer vacation, her fourth year, and her family and friends. Would she ever see any of those people or things again?

Her heart soared with hope when a few of them backed away from the door and hurried off. Then the door, the whole frazzling door, caught on fire. Water spells were cast around her, and Maddie found herself wishing they were right back in Defense class with that simple and fun water fight they'd had. Nothing was simple and fun about this. Then Dorian spoke up, and Maddie started putting pieces into place. Ohh. Oops. "I think...I think that might have been what Marchand had wanted us to do in the first place," she said, her voice monotone and quiet. If she was right about that, they'd ruined the plan, and now Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, or whatever they were on now would have to be put into place.

She gave him a sympathetic look, though. He had really good ideas, and if they lived through this, she was going to tell him that. Between the way he'd acted at the lake and here at the entrance, she kind of thought he needed the encouragement. Then there was Chloe, who couldn't understand why they were now casting water instead of fire. Quite frankly, Maddie was trying to make sense of everything, too, but she knew why the water was being cast. "We accidentally created a new problem," she told her. "The castle...it's on fire. If it turns to ash, we don't have any protection. At all."

Maddie pointed her wand forward and sent an Extinguishing Spell toward the water. It was used to put out fires, but would it help save the whole castle before the fire took it over?