Abernathy had been walking and minding her own goddamn business and then an explosion rocked her head. A high pitched buzzing took over and she brushed at her ear. She tried not to panic at the little bit of liquid she felt seeping from her eardrum. She gingerly swiped with her finger, mildly horrified at the sight of blood.

"The fuck?" Her voice sounded strange to her given that it was ringing in her head underneath the high buzzing.

She turned to the distant mumbling that was Adelaide bellowing at her. She looked around and found the source of the explosion, a quodpot ball which had reformed immediately after it detonated right next to her head. I'll fucking kill her. I'll just kill her, hide the body in the woods, and they'll blame it on whatever made those other kids go missing.

She took her wand out, pointed it carefully at her ear and used the one charm she knew for healing. She'd have to visit the nurse later for a more thorough healing, but she could prevent more damage for the time being.

"Just what the fuck is your problem now?" she asked, though the pain and buzzing in her ear was making it difficult to concentrate on much of anything. She picked up the quod and debated throwing it as hard as she could at her arch nemesis.