Afraid of Trouble

Inside the arena, the chaotic situation gradually became clearer as time passed. After seeing Hermione Granger's formidable strength, as well as the Training Class members' Auror-like methods of coordinated combat, quite a few wizards who had never received this kind of training had already begun forfeiting on their own, walking out of bounds to avoid taking pointless spells.

But their departure did not ease the battle. With more space freed up, the fighting on the field only grew more intense. Aside from the wizards from the Harris Training Class, the members of the D.A. Harry Potter had founded last year had, after all, undergone more than half a term of Charms training. Compared with young wizards who had absolutely no experience in this area, they could at least successfully cast Protego. Though they were being suppressed, they could still hold out for a while longer.

The intensity of the fighting among the wizards who remained on the field began to escalate. Everyone used everything they had, all kinds of spells flying everywhere, which also caused them to suffer injuries to varying degrees. Of course, this did not include Hermione Granger, who had returned to the center of the arena. She once again stopped actively provoking others—though of course, anyone still bold enough to provoke her ended up being immediately eliminated, nothing more.

Michael Corner, from Ravenclaw's four-person squad, had been hit in the arm during the clash with Draco's squad. It hung limply at his side, swinging with his body, the pain making cold sweat stream down his forehead. But before he was hit by the spell, he had successfully cooperated with Edward.

Edward had cast a spell on the slope outside the entrance and exit of the earthen wall on the high ground where Malfoy's group was positioned, coating