The young wizards cried out in alarm and ran around in a panic. Only Neville remained quietly seated in the corner, even calmly taking a sip of the iced drink Hannah had just invented.
In his eyes, Anton was even less reliable than his twin cousins. Oh, he was even more fond of pranks than they were!
Of course, Anton was reliable too. Even if he really had brought a Basilisk to school to scare people, it would definitely be under control. Well, at least as far as Anton himself was concerned.
"Bone Shield!"
"Bone Shield!"
"Bone Shield!"
Everyone present had been through the major incident in New York. Back then, they had traveled through a hail of bullets and spells to clear the city of Dark Magic Creatures, and had long since developed the instinct to cast Bone Shield at lightning speed.
In an instant, all sorts of defensive shields appeared throughout Cabin, creating a dazzling display.
Golden, metallic-looking currents swirled around Hermione. Five enormous, silver-gray shields shaped like tortoiseshells floated around Ron. Harry didn't seem to have any magical effects around him, but in truth, seven little shields shaped like Golden Snitches were zipping around him faster than the eye could follow...
In the crowd, only Crabbe's gaze dimmed. He looked enviously at the enormous, translucent silver angel behind Goyle. The angel spread its huge wings and wrapped them around Goyle.
He really wanted to cast that spell too!
He didn't like being left out on his own, either!
Unfortunately, Anton had made it clear to him that the Dark Magic twisting his soul made it very difficult for him to cast this defensive spell, which had been developed from the Patronus Charm.
All he could count on now was Arrow Deflection, but that spell was far, far