Maria stood up from the bush, brushing dirt off of her shirt and pants. She looked at the two unconscious boys behind her, and smiled approvingly at Madison. "Nice job," she said, he throat clenching up slightly. Abruptly, she sprinted forward and yelled, "Petrificus Totalis!"
Madison was too quick for the latter Ravenclaw, slashing her wand. The spell hit the ground, and she jabbed her wand at Maria. From there, they commensed in a duel, spells flying in every direction. Except for the sound of spells, it was completely silent, neither of them needing to speak to have this battle. Madison had no intention of killing Maria, – she didn't want to kill anyone – but if it came down to that…
She slashed her wand, sending out a Disarming Charm. The red spell hit Maria's wand, sending it flying away. A single second passed as they stared at each other, and then she was blasted in the chest with a Blasting Charm. Maria flew back, landing on top of Percy and Jason, sprawled above them. Madison took in a few deep breaths, and then walked over to the three bodies.
"Incarcerous," she muttered three times, wrapping the three of them in ropes.
Just when I thought I could trust someone…
She looked around, unsure of what to do next. The mountains started again in front of her, which was strange. Two mountain ranges with a forest in between? In that direction she heard something… muffled yelling of a spell… And then, right in the middle of the air, a crack appeared. A crack in the middle of the air.
And it grew wider.