Sean's Practical Combat Training

The students sitting by the bright floor-to-ceiling windows, enjoying coffee and pastries, had not even had time to react.

The once-bright space lost all color, and they could not even see the friends beside them.

It was not until Charlotte's shout rang out beside them that the Young Wizards understood something had gone wrong.

"An enemy attack?!" Most of the Hogwarts students were only first-, second-, or third-years, and they immediately fell into a panic.

They had never experienced anything like this before.

At once, the pitch-black space filled with shouts, the sounds of people falling, and tables and chairs crashing over.

"Everyone, gather around me—" Charlotte's voice abruptly cut off, as though she had encountered something terrifying.

The students immediately became even more frightened.

Still, Sean's usual lessons had done them some good. At the very least, no one stood there stupidly crying and screaming. Instead, they all quickly drew their wands.

"Lumos!"

In an instant, the dark room echoed with countless voices chanting the Lighting Charm.

Dim little points of light floated up.

Whether because of the spell or something else, the darkness here could not be dispelled by much light. The Young Wizards who had cast the Lighting Charm discovered that the glow at their wand tips gave them barely any visibility at all.

"Professor Hawke? Professor Hawke?" Some students tried calling out to Charlotte, who had suddenly gone silent.

There was no response.

"Professor Sterling?"

Colton did not respond either.

The two Teaching Assistants leading the group had gone silent, and fear began to brew and spread through everyone's hearts.

Capen held up his wand, which emitted a faint glow, and cautiously reached one hand toward where Milani had been standing. "Milani, can you hear me?"

"Yes, Capen—" Milani's voice was clearly frightened.

"I'm moving toward