Just as Hannah breathed a sigh of relief for Neville, the battle shifted once again.
The longsword in Neville's hand began to tremble, dragging his body into violent swaying. Like a fallen leaf spinning in the wind, he looked as though he might fall into the swamp at any moment.
Suppressing his frustration at the red light missing, George looked up at the unsteady Neville in midair—just in time to see him begin to wobble.
His eyes immediately lit up. Red light flared from his helmet as well, then shot forth straight at the unsteady Neville in midair.
At the critical moment, Neville displayed astonishing combat instincts.
Faced with this sudden turn of events, he did not panic. Instead, he swiftly raised his wand and cast the Impediment Jinx and the Knockback Jinx. "Impedimenta! Flipendo!"
He cast the Impediment Jinx again, then followed it with a Knockback Jinx on the sword's hilt. Borrowing the force, he swung himself away awkwardly, while the red light George had fired from his helmet skimmed past the soles of his shoes.
He had also chosen a tricky angle, arriving directly behind George.
He did so to seize the opening while George turned around, adjusting his position as much as possible to prevent the previous accident from happening again.
Neville moved quickly, desperately twisting his body in midair and using both hands and feet to adjust his posture. With the Impediment Jinx's special effect, he finally flipped himself above it and stood firmly.
To make such a drastic adjustment in so little time, by the time he had steadied himself in midair, his chest was heaving violently and sweat was dripping down his cheeks.
When Hannah saw Neville's body swaying so violently, her expression tightened as well.
She looked at Fred and asked, "Fred, was