A small whimper left her lips, and he lifted his wand frantically, casting a diagnostic over her body and another one on her hand. Her entire left side was immobilized. From her peripheral vision, she could see his free hand using wandless magic. He mumbled several spells under his breath, gathering all different types of potions to use. Her lips cracked open to speak, and his eyebrows narrowed as her voice came out weak, "My hand. The book had a curse on it. I didn't think any of the books would have curses on them."