"What happened?"
The piercing scream startled every customer in the pub.
The Hogwarts students who had been drinking Butterbeer and chatting with their friends all rose from their chairs and surged toward the pub entrance. Not far down the street, a crowd had gathered, all of them staring up at the sky.
Someone was floating in the air, letting out agonized screams.
More people crowded over, but they merely watched from the sidelines. No one stepped forward to help.
It was not really their fault. Many of them had panicked and simply had no idea what to do.
Even the residents of Hogsmeade were helpless. In the end, several Aurors assigned to patrol Hogsmeade noticed the commotion and hurried over, attempting to rescue the poor girl floating in midair.
"What happened?"
Harry asked Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, who were helping maintain order.
"Don't know, but I hope she'll be all right."
George frowned at the Aurors attempting to lift the curse. Feeling that they did not seem particularly reliable either, he reminded them, "You should get her down first, then take her to Hogwarts. It's the nearest place, and perhaps Dumbledore can remove the curse on her."
In his view, the Aurors probably could not lift Katie's curse.
Only then did the Aurors seem to realize this. As they prepared to pick up the girl from the ground, George had already pulled a bottle of potion from his pocket and poured it over Katie's face, easing her pain and screams somewhat.
"You, this..."
"Do you have any more Curse-Breaking Potion?" George turned back and asked.
"I have a bottle."
Fred took a bottle of potion from his pocket and tossed it to George. Then he told the two somewhat dazed Aurors, "You'd better use broomsticks. It'll be faster. Madam