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All was silent for several seconds after Ali called to the girls. His spell had told him that there were three students, and yet none had come... Ah, here they... eh? Suddenly someone was yelling to him that something needed catching. Then another voice was yelling out to Felix, whoever that was. Either way, Alistaire looked down at the ground and saw... "A pygmy puff?!" he said in consternation. Ali leaned down and scooped up the poor creature right before someone else grabbed a cat. Little guy's lucky he wasn't eaten! The bright pink creature was stowed in his shirt pocket for safety.
With that excitement out of the way, he straightened to his full and considerable height. Alistaire Firth was angry. And when a Firth was angry... The hot-blooded Scottish temper was a sight to behold, though most would prefer to NOT behold it. "Wha' d'yeh think yeh're doin' in here?" he said gruffly, trying to contain himself. Then it dawned on him: there were only two students standing in front of him. "Where's th' other one?" he demanded.
Probably ran for the hills so she wouldn't get in trouble. This was really a bad idea because she would be in far worse trouble now--if she didn't get herself killed first. "Righ', I'm goin' after her. You two: if yeh know wha's good for yeh, yeh'll stay here." The relative safety of the clearing was his best option for them. He wasn't going to let them wander off alone. Fingers to his lips, he whistled loudly. "Tenebrus the thestral is comin' ter keep yeh company. He's harmless but will ward off anythin' tha' might want ter eat yeh." And that was all the time he had for explanation.
With several motions of his wand, the Groundskeeper said, "Protego! Expecto Patronum!" A forcefield-llike dome sprang up around the girls, effectively trapping them IN and everything else OUT. A second, silvery essence materialized in the gloom and shot off toward the castle. "If anythin' happens, shoot red sparks up inter th' air, yeh hear?" And without further ado, he tromped off into the darkness, lantern in hand.
Mr. Firth was NOT amused. Upon seeing a bright light in the distance, Audrey quickly climbed up a distinctly mundane tree. No flesh eating ones today, thank you very much! She nervously climbed up the branches, being as quiet as possible.
Buuuuut her backpack had to go and get caught on the branch of a tree. She would have to leave it there for the time being. She was hungry. She knew it was inappropriate for the situation. She sadly left her snacks behind her. The girl continued to climb until she was high but not so high that she would be easily spotted. Man, she wanted those gushers. Thinking about things like food made it slightly less scary to be in the middle of a deadly forest.
She became completely still and made herself breathe softer. Her heart was pounding. This was so stupid. She looked guilty as anything, but there wasn't anything she could do at this point. Maybe if she wasn't spotted, she could make her way to the edge..no, he knew she was here. She didn't know about homenum revelio.
What had she done?