… And into the post office’s front lobby, the only downtown building that she knew would be unlocked to accommodate night drops but almost certainly would still be empty. The noise of the night’s catastrophe assaulted her like a blow to the head: the town siren, shouting from the streets outside, the sound of cars and trucks speeding people away from their homes near the fire, and the fire itself. It roared and crackled like something alive and hungry.
Penny could now appreciate the depth of Katie’s fear for her brother; only that could have driven her to follow him into that danger.
She stuffed the folded robe beneath her shirt and hastily tucked it in, shoved her wand down her sock and under the leg of her pants, then ran out into the night to find Zoe and Katie. She hoped everyone
