Very reluctantly, James had gone along with it when Teddy had shoved him back in the direction of the school. He started running, but at the same time he pulled his journal out of his inner cloak pocket. He heard Teddy shoot a stunning curse, but when he heard the other man cast protego, he simply couldn't keep running. Knowing that Teddy was going to kill him, James dove behind a nearby tree for shelter. He tried to scribble out a hurried plea for help in his journal, but he was mid-sentence when he saw Teddy get blown into a tree. He didn't get up.
Horrified, James had cried out, "No!" before he could stop himself. Oh, bloody hell, he thought to himself. Now the guy not only knows I'm still here, but he can pinpoint my exact location. Bril, James, just brilliant. "Fuck it all," he muttered to himself. Still hiding behind his insubstantial tree, he took aim. "Confringo!"