Fleur's clear, resolute voice rang through the woods.
The Slytherins had just mounted their ancient brooms and were cautiously weaving through the branches as they slowly climbed into the sky. In this old forest, rarely visited by anyone, the vegetation grew far too densely. Flying through the trees on brooms was simply too dangerous.
However, before they could rise above the canopy, when they were only thirty feet off the ground, a fierce shout from beneath the forest suddenly made the completely unprepared Slytherins' faces change drastically!
Before they could react, a powerful "gravity" suddenly descended upon them!
The Slytherins screamed as they and their brooms plummeted straight to the ground!
After a burst of snapping branches and heavy impacts, a few of them landed "safely," while the less fortunate ones were left dangling from branches, swinging helplessly.
The impact left Draco's head numb, but his upside-down vision finally steadied.
The soft earth and the physical protection provided by the competition uniform kept Draco, who had hit the ground first, from losing consciousness.
But after quickly rolling to his feet, Draco saw Blaise, Nott, and Daphne dangling from the treetops, Millicent lying unconscious in the water after striking her head against a stream pebble and bleeding steadily, and several other teammates staggering to their feet. His face instantly turned livid.
And the sight of nearly every ancient broom lying broken under the powerful effects of the Accio Ground spell made Draco roar furiously at Fleur,
"What the hell are you doing, you stupid woman?!"
"That is an interesting question."
Fleur brushed at her beautiful hair, still beaded with water droplets, and calmly answered Draco's rage.
"You stole our School Emblem. Are we not allowed to retaliate?"
"I'll kill you!"
The instant Pansy got up, she let out a piercing scream.