My, oh my! Weren’t her students wonderful and courageous? Despite their heroics, Marion was still grappling with reliving this trauma. Time did not usually heal all wounds, this was something she could strongly attest to. In her current emotional state, she doubted that she would even feel hurt if Ariadne voiced her thoughts about Marion being more helpful in the way of summoning Professors Khanna and Cole.

“FIRE!” Marion shouted suddenly. “That’s the solution, my dears!” The Head of House glided upward to better get the attention of everyone. “It seems terrified of fire.” She was not sure how many of them had reasoned this based on observation throughout this chaos. “Incendio! Prisms! Whatever works! Just be mindful of your Housemates!” Apollo, Emma and Xerxes were all doing well, depicting their clear thinking in the face of danger. Marion curled her fingers into her palms worriedly. No Hufflepuff must die today.