Trying to block out all the commotion was not working and staying huddled in the corner was just making Thornton all the more anxious. The whole being cornered aspect of it. He'd have nowhere to run if the beasts ended up in here with them.

So with wobbly knees and jelly legs, Thornton forced himself to his feet, wand still gripped tightly in his hand, and... scanned the room.

Professors. He wanted to stand near professors. That was the safest place, right? Near an adult? Chewing on his lip, he didn't really care which professors, though maybe he should, and shuffled off in the direction of the nearest ones.