It all happened so quickly Spence barely had time to register it. He shot a failed disarming spell at Kalliope, but that was all. Before Spence knew what was going on a girl had fallen... she was bleeding... slashes across her body...

Spence felt nauseous. He stumbled backward a little, in shock, watching as Fiona made her way over to the victim. Kalliope. Spence was just glad it wasn't someone he was close to. He watched as Kelby joined her, hoping they could save the girl. Spence wanted to help... but he didn't even know where he would start. A simple healing charm wouldn't work.

He felt both relieve and... the opposite of it when he spotted the nurse walk in with the headmaster at her heels. Spence probably should have expected what came next.

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He couldn't believe he'd received detention. He didn't even DO anything! He was trying to stop other people from tearing each other to threads! Every time Spence tried to explain what happened, though, he was interrupted. Since when did the headmaster start ignoring prefects? Since when was Hogwarts so insane and his life so confusing?

Spence wouldn't be serving that detention. There was no way he was sticking around long enough for that. He would ask Kelby and Izzy if they planned on being true to their word... if they would come with him and then Spence would leave.

"Kel!" Spence called out to get her attention, as he raced down the spiral staircase leading away from the Headmaster's office. "Want to go to the library?" he asked her hopefully, running a hand habitually through his messy Potter hair. The library should be fairly empty considering they were still on winter break. It would be the perfect place to get away from prying eyes and have a conversation without worrying about eavesdroppers.