James only barely made it. He ducked, of course, but needed to brush his fingers against his hair to make certain it hadn't been singed. Unfortunately, the door was not so lucky. It had caught on fire from the spell and the closet brightened considerably from the glow of the flames. The burning-wood smell returned.

But James was livid. Snape had nearly burnt off his face. It was practically a work of art! He lifted his wand to retaliate, but there was only one thought on his mind. It was reckless, and it was careless, but more than anything else, James really, really wanted Snape to explod-

"Expulso!"

...It retrospect, it probably wasn't one of James' best ideas.