When Vizet and Oliver Wood drew their wands, Luna had already cast the Confundus Charm in advance, trying her best to keep the Muggles from noticing the commotion here.
"El!" Claire Bernard's voice was full of anxiety. Without thinking, she tried to climb over the seat blocking her way and run to her cousin's side to help him.
Wood noticed and quickly reached out, pulling Claire back to his side as he comforted her. "Claire! Calm down!"
Another blinding flash of white light swept past, and loud crying came from the stage. Clearly, the actor playing the pregnant woman had successfully "given birth" to the newborn.
The Dark Magic creature parasitizing Gabriel Bernard, like "a tangled mess," seemed to take that white light as its signal and complete some kind of gestation.
When the white light faded back into darkness, the Dark Magic creature controlled Gabriel Bernard and made him move.
It did not choose Luna, who was closest to it. Instead, it made Gabriel Bernard like a maddened beast, roaring as he lunged at Claire, the farthest from him.
Vizet did not hesitate. He cast the Harmonious Space Charm at Gabriel Bernard. "Spiritual Resonance Symphony!"
Under Wood's and Claire's stunned gazes, Gabriel Bernard seemed to be swallowed by some invisible force and vanished into thin air in the blink of an eye.
"El!" Claire let out a tearing scream, tears spilling down her cheeks.
Her legs went weak, and she collapsed helplessly into Wood's arms.
"He'll be fine!" Wood tried his best to keep his voice steady, patting Claire on the shoulder as he said, "Trust me! He'll definitely be fine!"
"Miss Bernard, Mr. Bernard is actually here..." Vizet took a few steps forward, raised his wand, and pointed at the place where Gabriel Bernard had disappeared. A faint