 be curious, not judgmental
There were acromantulas that were NOT happy to see them, one of the Hogsmeade shopkeepers just fainted on them... but at least the students were helping those who needed to be rescued, and Ilia seemed okay enough to fight on her own. So all things considering, the mission was going well in Sophie's eyes-- until a sound rang in her ears, a horrible, awful, gut-wrenching sound. The sound of a wand being snapped.
She could practically FEEL the effects of the magic in the wand being broken, and her attention immediately snapped to where it had happened - it was Kitridge's wand. Her Head of House. A WAND had been SNAPPED. A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART. SO MUCH POWER, SO MUCH-- What if the spiders snapped HER wand? Her beautiful wand, her first best friend, her most prized possession, the 10 3/4 inches vine wood with dragon heartstring, a wand just like the genius Hermione Granger's own - what. if. it. got. DESTROYED.
There was venom dripping threateningly at them and spells were being shot, but Sophie was briefly frozen as others took care of it and she watched everyone else's wands. So much tragedy, so many things going wrong-- and the only thing that shook her from her stupor was Dakest doing what Dakest did best: be a boss. There was earth splitting, there was fire, there was a sweaty professor and then Culloden was telling everyone to run-- but then spiders were running TOWARD them, too many too count and Sophie thought they were all about to be taken then and there, and then... the spiders moved right on past them, deeper into the forest.
...Well then. That was... one way to do it.
As the group already made the quick decision to hurry back to the castle and not linger too long, Sophie let the very capable Henric take care of Ilia, who seemed to be doing just fine on her own, too - and Soph held back as long as she dared, too, watching Dakest with curiosity as he doused the fire, then offered the man a very weak smile before running - and in her mind, racing him - back to the castle.
But what would be the fate of Hogwarts? Were all going to be present and accounted for and in good health?
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