Paul didn't answer Esme right away. He was too busy staring up at the ceiling...thinking. His wand in hand, he quickly cleared his throat. "Move over there--" he pointed towards the stairs that led up to the dorms. "I'm gonna' bring the furniture down...and I don't want you all getting hurt." #1 priority here, you know?

He gave his wand a little wave, muttered an incantation, and the tables, chairs, and sofas seemed to follow his wand's motions as he lowered them, slowly, to the ground, giving them a flip to get them the right way. Whew. Merlin.

"And as for the hag...well she's gone so...I don't see how she has any connection..." he muttered.