The whole "use a beginner spell that turns into an overpowered display" trope is something that I feel needs to be subverted. I feel like this is something that really shows the level of superficial wish fullfillment power fantasy of these novels. It's not necessarily bad, just overdone.
Don't...
There’s so much unneeded and unrealistic drama.
If this was the real world, there would be so many resources and avenues for her to get out of that situation.