 Decloning
Duncan Williams was not a man who cared very much for other people so, as it were, he paid very little attention to the effect of the spell Melanie had used against the professors. In fact, if it wasn't for his current state of mild panic, he would've congratulated his twin sister on her use of such a strong, albeit dark, piece of magic.
As it were, the Potions professor simply let Melanie drag him forward while a deep frown settled on his face. He didn't know who she was trying to convince because he, for one, wasn't going to believe that everything was fine. There were far too many students under possession here - something that he wasn't going to get an explanation about, by the looks of it - and Melanie had lost the most important tool at her arsenal: her wand.
And then she was telling him to go?! Leave her behind?! Now, it was his turn to fix her with a gaze; one filled with an incredulous look because, once again, did she know who she was talking to? She might've been the older one and the one who was generally in charge but he was still her twin brother. They were practically attached at the hip, that's the way it's always been ever since they were very young.
"Melanie...." he started. Eyes glanced from her to the members of Hogwarts castle and the Muggles surrounding them. There was an inner conflict brewing and simmering like a cauldron full of potion: whereas he was reluctant to leave the woman behind, he also wanted to get away from this entire disaster of a situation as quickly as possible. Being in prison didn't sound like his idea of fun.
"Stay safe," he whispered, giving the hand he was still clutching onto a gentle squeeze. It was about as far as he was going to go to show any kind of affection but it felt necessary right now. And with that, Duncan turned on his heel and ran out of there as quickly as his long limbs would carry him. He didn't know where he was running to and he didn't particularly care how many people he was pushing out of the way to get to his unknown destination but all he knew was that he needed to get out of there as quickly as possible.
So, he ran out of there. Later, y'all.
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