Genevieve carefully pushed herself back to her feet, rubbing dirt out of her puffy coat as she spun slowly in a half-circle. Wand out, looking for motion, trying not to hex Kennedy or Simon or anyone as she looked for another ninja. She saw the blur of movement out of the corner of her eye, a HUGE dark figure reaching for their Head Auror.

She leapt at Emily, wand out and incantation on her lips, when something reached out and grabbed her ankle. The stunning spell went wild, and Genevieve slammed into the ground face first without her arms free to break the fall. Something broke, though, and she ignored the pain in her face and the blood streaming from her nose as she cast a Severing Charm over her shoulder at the tree root around her ankle.

They were down a Head Auror. The ninjas had disappeared, taking their fallen comrade with them. And Genevieve's nose was broken. SUPER FUN CAMPING TRIP, GUYS. "Who is second in command? What's the protocol if we have no Head? Keep to the path and finish the hike? My vote is to keep going until we find a defensible campsite and then set up a magical perimeter. And quickly."