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hermygirl 
Noble had ventured out on to the grounds to visit Haruldur, and wasn't too far from the eccentric man's door when he heard that shouting. He perhaps wouldn't have thought much of it, teenagers prone to raising their voices to unbearable pitches when outside, until he turned his head in that direction and saw green sparks fly up too. He changed his course now, a scowl on his face as he unholstered his wand. So close to the edge of the forest, it was better to be safe than sorry. Even if it was probably just an unfortunate prank
...admittedly, he was a little surprised to see a flustered Emmalyn Walsh on his arrival. The usually shy Hufflepuff was not someone he would have thought to choose the edge of the forest to explore. It took a moment to realise what was the cause of her floundering, and Noble raised his wand. "Irretio!" He circled his wrist and flicked his wand up at the gnome, casting the ensnarement charm. He'd rather not risk hitting the Hufflepuff that was already scared of him with anything too much worse. Only moments after casting the green sparks into the air and attempting to removed the biting gnome from her left ankle, she caught movement out of the corner of her eye. Fearful of another attacker, she once again pointed her wand and started to command another defense spell, but stopped just before casting it when she noticed it was a professor. Professor Noble to be exact.
The next few moments were a blur. He spoke much quicker than she could comprehend and suddenly vines and other greenery started wrapping themselves around the area of the gnome. She shook her foot with all her might and broke free just before the vines were able to take hold of her as well.
With her heart still pounding, she stumbled a few steps back and stared, wide eyed, at Professor Noble. What in Merlin's beard had just happened? Her ankle was throbbing where the gnome had bitten her and she looked down to see blood soaking through her sock.
"No" she whispered as her legs went wobbly and the ground seemed to suddenly shift to the right.
She was on the ground before she could utter another word. Fully dazed from the ordeal, she could do no more than stare at the fuzzy edged objects before her and wait for the panic to subside.