As Wizet and Oliver Wood drew their wands, Luna had already cast a Confundus Charm, doing her best to keep the Muggles from noticing the commotion.
"Elle!" Claire Bernard's voice was full of panic. Instinctively, she tried to climb over the seat in front of her to rush to her cousin's side and help him.
Noticing this, Wood quickly reached out, pulled Claire back beside him, and comforted her. "Claire! Calm down!"
Another blinding flash of white light burst forth, followed by the loud cry of a baby from the stage. Apparently, the actress playing the pregnant woman had successfully "given birth" to a newborn.
The Dark Magic creature parasitizing Gabriel Bernard, like "a tangled mass of threads," seemed to take that flash of light as a signal and complete some sort of gestation as well.
When the white light faded back into darkness, the Dark Magic creature began controlling Gabriel Bernard's movements.
Rather than choosing Luna, who was closest to him, it made Gabriel Bernard pounce at Claire—the one farthest away from him—with the roar of a crazed beast.
Without hesitation, Wizet cast the Harmonic Space Charm at Gabriel Bernard. "Resonant Symphony!"
To Wood and Claire's astonishment, Gabriel Bernard seemed to be swallowed by some invisible force, vanishing into thin air in the blink of an eye.
"Elle!" Claire let out a heart-rending scream as tears spilled down her cheeks.
Her legs gave way, and she collapsed limply into Wood's arms.
"He'll be fine!" Wood said, keeping his voice as steady as possible as he patted Claire's shoulder. "Trust me! He'll definitely be fine!"
"Miss Bernard, Mr. Bernard is actually right here..." Wizet stepped forward a few paces and raised his wand toward the spot where Gabriel Bernard had disappeared. A faint white glow appeared.
Claire hurriedly looked toward