Her first instinct when Rae touched her was to jump back about one hundered feet. But that wouldn't work now. And after all, she was a teacher. The only teacher she would probably jump back from would be -- nevermind.

Alex listened carefully to what the Headmistress said and walked beside her until she got to her usual place. Well, the words had already been drilled over and over inside her head, that it was not even necessary for her to say them over again.

Crack!

And yet again, she found herself right beside the Headmistress -- and next to Jaren.