The mist wasn't moving much faster, no, not since the last time anyone had seen it but for those not present the day the students went missing, several pairs of hands suddenly reaching out from the mist may have come as a surprise.

They are still too far away to be of any real consequence but they grab at the air around them, hoping to pull the unsuspecting or exceptionally unobservant in.

A murmur comes from within the mist. Rumblings like a coming storm. Then quite suddenly, it does pick up speed. Not nearly enough to suddenly overtake the group but enough to be noticed as it makes a beeline for the evacuation. That shield charm was starting to sound like a good idea, wasn't it?