"I've read that pamphlet front to back," she said boredly and slightly irritant at his insistence that she would be terribly helpless in such situations, "If you must come in contact with a Dark Wizard, make sure you have a suitable shield spell on hand; though nothing works against Unforgivables, if you keep a constant vigilance and are clever with spells - you may prolong the length at which they may get to you," she quoted. And it also helped to be trained in solid defense, and be clever in such situations. Good thing Mandy did well in Transfigurations as well as Charms.
"Parvati Malfoy?" the blonde questioned, tucking a stray golden hair behind her ear, "I missed an engagement and a marriage AND a ball only being gone for a month?"