Kurumi Hollingberry, accompanied by Emrys Bateman, brought the orb to Professor Vindictus. Upon the pair entering his office, the Deputy Headmaster began to act strangely and was soon elated that the orb was back in his possession. He suggested that they go outside and led the pair down the Pathways. It was here where Vindictus strayed from the path, tripped on an exposed tree root and dropped the orb. Kurumi and Emrys both came into contact with the orb during this time, but soon the trio were joined by two unsuspecting Hufflepuffs - Arya Lovegoods and Lewis Rasting. Arya handled the orb but it soon ended up in the hands of Lewis.