It seemed as though he was trying to calm down, but then he clutched at his arm and Padma stared in horror at Elias' words. The Dark Mark? Voldemort?
"Please, no," Padma whispered as he backed away, and then he said that he hurt Debi. Quickly Padma got up and backed away, keeping tables and chairs between them.
"Stay calm. Keep yourself calm and stay here. Don't go to him," Padma said, though the panicking part of herself pointed out that he was between her and the main door. Unless she wanted to turn her back on him to use the Floo, she had no way of calling for help.