Tabi realized a few moments too late that she was making a scene and therefore drawing more eyes in her direction and then of course Mr. Wye has materialized, because of course, why wouldn't he and Tabitha was near tears.

Without the gnome in her skirts, but the remnants in tatters, she hastily tried to pull together the remaining fabric to cover her legs, but it was all so torn she was struggling to find enough purchase. If she'd been thinking clearly and not in a haze of mortification, she may have thought to grab her wand and mend it magically, but even then she wasn't even sure what she should do.

And so, her first instinct was to flee.