Dot: backtracking toward a corridor on the opposite side of Headmistress' office, Dot fled hastily down the hall toward a lengthy flight of stairs, tripping on her way down. She grasped the dark wooden railing, holding her breath and making sure no one had heard the racket. Satisfied that she was alone, she tiptoed the rest of the way down. She then zig-zagged through multiple corridors on her way to the Grand Entrance of Hogwarts, where she would attempt to make an escape. Maybe that wouldn't work... Dot remembered a secret side-door near the Grand Entrance, where she could sneak out. It was typically the door that children were brought through if they were injured on their Hogsmeade trip, as it was the entrance closest to the Hospital Wing. Dot crept to the door, drawing her wand.