The look from Professor Stewart was all she needed to stay. Changing her mind once again, she moved a bit closer to the lake, giving Maddie and the group of younger students a look that said she was sorry. "Be safe. Get back to the castle and warn the others. Tell them all to be ready with their wands if the Inferi, well, if we can't hold them off any longer." A few tears streamed down her face as she wondered if it might be the last time she saw her friends.

Her determined steps took her even closer to Professor Stewart and she held out her wand towards the ever advancing Inferi. Her mind was clear and focused on not only protecting her friends, but taking down the creatures that might have hurt the merpeople. It was probably the dumbest decision she had made in her entire thirteen years.

The sound of spells being cast towards the attackers rang in her ears and she closed her eyes before commanding "Ignisio Funem!" Her eyes opened to see the rope of fire sliding out from her wand and towards the nearest Inferi. It was the best spell she had cast all year, but she wondered if it would be enough.