Only after everything was over did the Ministry employees who had been watching from nearby dare to hurry over to Harley.
Sirius, standing beside Harley, had yet to react. He simply stared open-mouthed as his goddaughter dispatched the gang of thugs with ruthless efficiency.
"Th-this can't be right..." It took Sirius several seconds to come out of his stupor.
He rubbed his eyes hard. "How did those scumbags get taken down so easily? I must be dreaming."
He'd known his goddaughter was incredibly talented, but he hadn't imagined she was this powerful!
Just then, several more sharp cracks rang out in the distance.
The wizards gathering nearby immediately turned around warily, their wands ready to fire spells at any moment.
After all, everyone was afraid that the thugs who had fled earlier might suddenly come back for another attack.
But once they saw who had arrived, the Ministry employees relaxed and lowered their wands.
The wizards who had just Apparated there were Minister Fudge, Amelia Bones, Rufus Scrimgeour, several other senior Ministry officials, and an elite Auror Squad.
"What's going on?" Fudge shouted as soon as he landed.
"I heard someone had gotten drunk and started causing trouble here, and that a sudden downpour had appeared, and..."
The rest of his words caught in his throat. He stared, dumbfounded, at the exhibition of ice sculptures before him.
"Th-this... What is this? Who did this?"
"As you can see, Minister Fudge," Harley said, giving a slight bow. "These are the wizards who started the riot."
"Allow me to explain what happened."
"Earlier, I was in the tent playing Wizard's Chess with my friends and discussing our Hogwarts summer homework."
"Then the noise outside started disturbing us."
"I assumed someone had gotten too excited about Ireland's victory and was feeling proud of