The witch she had attacked was far quicker with her wand skills than Bellatrix had expected; that meant that the woman must be one of the Aurors that were to be at the meeting. This one, though, Bellatrix had never run up against. The Auror's quick response and equally quick attempts to hex Bellatrix had the Death Eater simultaneously annoyed and impressed.

Annoyance far outweighed the other, though.

With a snarl, she blocked the elementary attempts of the other and roared back her own hex: "Deflagratio!"

The curse was one of her own devising; one that she had enjoyed using on a Muggle child only a month back. Her lip quirked as she waited for the spell to hit; for the blood within the other's body to boil in her veins.