#ootashesred

Once they were out of the tunnel they could see what was going on. Fighting had erupted everywhere. People were running back and forth to help each other and try and regroup. Adrian's eyes darted around and he soon saw somewhere he could be of use.

His ribs still ached from crawling through that tunnel but he was sure of one thing. He wasn't going anywhere. He wasn't going to leave this fight to the others. His ribs could wait. Adrian was not going to leave Hogwarts nor his friends when he still had his wand in his hand and the ability to use it.

He moved forward when more spells showered around them and joined the run through the corridors until more fighting stopped them. he threw up a shield and then blasted a nasty looking Auror off of his feet and into a wall. “Form a line!” he shouted to some people near him. “Push them back, don’t give them any more ground.” He called as he dodged a spell with a small wince as the movement hurt his body. Less dodging more shields he thought to himself to avoid twisting his body. He found a break to smile at a familiar face in all the chaos “We can do this!” he said as he blasted more spells at the attackers, some getting through and some not. He didnt care, he was going to show these people that they wouldnt stand for it anymore. This was their home, and it was time to force these peoples horrid ways out of the school and the world.

“I need to get out of here, I’m useless with one arm.” Laya was starting to get nervous as soon as she escaped. She began to make her way toward the first floor, hoping someone would be willing to travel with her.

Luka was still having a hard time on his feet, having only been tortured previously that day. But he knew that there were people in the castle, not too far away, that had gone through an explosion. He could see it down the corridor, and that was his goal, until he was stopped by someone shooting spells at him. Luka turned as quickly as he could, but his wand was blown a few feet away as he got hit with a disarming spell.

Ezra was trying his best to fight his way down from the castle, but it was proving quite difficult with all the fighting. He used his wand to send a Bat-Bogey Hex toward an auror. “Didn’t realize that spell would actually work out in a fight,” he said with a small chuckle. He sent another one making sure that the auror was tied up. As soon as he was done he looked up to see a familiar face who seemed surprised to see him. 

After Justine had finished helping the last of the injured out of the tunnel they created. She turned and saw the brawl occurring on the floor and she immediately clutched her wand. Not pausing for too long she mentally decided she needed to continue the fight. As a spell came towards the tunnel they came out of she quickly deflected it and fired a spell right back, “Get the injured to safety!” She called behind her as she fired off another spell.

Ethan crawled out of the small tunnel that they were able to build with the house elves. As soon as they were out the house elves informed them of an escape route. He had only one mention find Rory, and then make it to Floor 1, as selfish as it sounded. Ethan took out his wand then began to move forward where he was met with an auror who caught him off guard. He dived out of the way as he produced a shield charm, but he knew he was not going to be quick enough to block his next one. 

Amelia was completely blinded sided once they reached the end of the tunnels. Soon they were under attack by Falsdom’s aurors, Amelia had to move out of the way once a spell was sent in her direction. She saw Hannah get burned, while Bryce and Briony get injured by conjured birds. Soon the men and aurors were out in the war, leaving the seventh years behind. She had half a mind to join the fight, but she made a promise to Newt she would stay safe and she promised Hannah that they would immediately turn back to safety. “We need to find somewhere safer.” 

Hannah screamed, but she wasn’t sure if the scream was out loud or just in her head. She looked down at her arms, which were no longer clean skin, but covered in burns that made her want to scream again. They were stuck, she was injured, and she didn’t know what to do.