Professor Kazimeriz galluphed up the stairs awkwardly, counting heads to see that all professors got away from the waters safely.
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SMAAAACK!
Vindictus landed belly-first on the cold, hard paving stones of the kitchen corridor. "Ouuuch!" he moaned and rolled over onto his back. He could hear a sizzling sound and the smell.... "What in Merlin's great hairy wart were you brewing, Valon? It just fried a brand spanking new broomstick!"
He grimaced, cringing inwardly at being addressed by his first name-- even if he was coming to see Vindictus as less of a former-student and more as an esteemed colleague who ruled with a hand as hard as his own.
"Poisons." Kazimeriz said, sighing as he thought about what might have caused the broom's fate.
" Hmm. The mimbulus mimbletonia in one of my solutions should not have come in contact with the runespoor venom that was an ingredient in another cauldron... The two combined must have bound to oils from the dungeon sconces when the water reached that height, causing a film of corrosive material on the top of the water. It should neutralize itself, Merlin willing, thanks to the sopophorous beans... I am just grateful that the students got out before the waters reached that height." They had dodged a stunner there, for sure.
He looked around anxiously.
"Did everyone make it out alright?"