As Wizet and Morgana le Fay began a new round of clashes, the situation on the street where Harry and the others were became more complicated as well.
Not only had they encountered Luna here, but they had also run into something even stranger.
Oliver Wood rode his Flying Broomstick and cast a spell at the Magic Fireworks in his hand. "Finite Incantatem!"
The General Counter-Spell removed the effects of the Water-Fire Immunity Charm. The Magic Fireworks, now wet with rainwater, immediately began to burn. Its main body trembled continuously, seeming ready to explode into bloom at any moment.
These were the Magic Fireworks Fred and George had provided, used similarly to "Dr. Filibuster's Auto-Igniting, Bloom on Contact with Water Magical Fireworks." They ignited upon touching water.
However, on such a rainy day, that trait became a restriction instead. They first had to be protected with the Water-Fire Immunity Charm, then have that protection removed to ignite the Magic Fireworks.
Wood threw the Magic Fireworks at the Troll. Just as he was about to look for his next target, a savage face suddenly appeared before him.
It was a dragon!
His eyes flew wide open and his pupils shrank. His heartbeat seemed to skip half a beat as he instinctively yanked hard on the Flying Broomstick's handle, preventing it from colliding head-on with the dragon.
The dragon seemed not to notice him at all. Instead, it fixed its gaze on Percy Weasley, who was casting spells.
"Percy!" Wood roared at the top of his lungs without hesitation, though there was a tremor in his voice. "It's a dragon! Get out of the way!"
Hearing Wood's voice, Percy instinctively looked up. The sight of a Hungarian Horntail in the sky, dragon breath already gathering in its throat, left his mind completely