"I was at the festival with Faelan," Padma said, sitting down with Elias and Debi and setting down a plate of muffins. "My boyfriend. We fought until the Aurors got there. It was... bad."
She picked up her tea and helped herself to a muffin. "The wards stayed up at the store, fortunately. Only cosmetic damage."
Padma paused a moment to take a bite, wondering how to explain what had happened to someone who wasn't in the Order or experienced with magic. "It was Inferi that showed up - hundreds of them. They..."
Her voice failed as she thought of fighting them, and Padma paused a moment to breath.
"We fought them off with fire mostly. But there were a fair number of injuries and a few deaths. No one I knew, which I'm grateful for, even though it sounds awful to say that," Padma said. She looked at Elias. "Were you there? For your sake, I hope not."