 Stuck inside with Sirius | *Splish-Splash* | bamBAM | ☁ Spooktacular ☁
It had barely been a few seconds that he'd had his head turned to check on the younger students, on Gaston's retreating back, but apparently it had been enough for the first inferi to catch up to his position. He looked back to find a bony hand on his wrist, cold and damp, and a rotting stench filled his nostrils. Another soon joined, tugging him towards the lake. "Why you rotten... Incendio!" he bellowed, though those gaunt fingers were remarkably strong, certainly more sturdy than they looked, and ensured he had little flex in his wrist to cast properly, not alone control his aim.
He dug his heels into the sandy shore, using his weight to resist with everything he had. He had no intention of swimming in the lake at this late hour, and especially not with reanimated corpses. Flames flew by him, singeing the hairs on the back of his arms on route to their target. It was small price to pay though, and he was grateful to those (Jessa, Emmalyn, Kaysha) trying to save him from taking an unfortunate dip. Hopefully some of those spells would hit and allow him to retreat before other inferi took their place.
Unable to aim at his immediate assailants himself, he instead turned his attention to the inferi behind them. If nothing else, maybe he could buy his colleagues and students some time and space. A steady stream of fire erupted from his wand, even as he felt the hem of his robes starting to get wet. "We need more fire power!" So please say Alec had brought his wand.
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