Marsha’s wand was in her hand, in fact she hadn’t considered letting it go. She had moved to stand in front of her Aunt Xandra who was still sitting against the wall and had decided pretty early on that she was going to make sure no-one and nothing got past HER to injure and harm her aunt. She kept the others in her view though, AJ and Lance; Dot and Kate; all of the Professors.

Every time the grand hall doors opened, her heart hammered in her chest. She couldn’t believe how stable she felt, considering her adrenaline was sky-high and she had been SO SUPER close to having a mental breakdown when they had finally reached the Great Hall after their Herbology class… Did that class seriously happen today? It felt like it was at least a month ago - her brain was tired… her body was close to collapsing BUT she couldn’t move or let her guard down because Xandra wouldn’t know something was coming towards her until it was too late.

Personally, Sha thought this was the perfect place for her to be… anywhere else. Anywhere else that meant she didn’t need to be 100% aware, might mean she would collapse and cry and NOT be brave like a Gryffindor… like her friends and family needed her to be. Though… if her heart could slow down a little, that would be perfect.