Dumbledore gave his wand a gentle wave, and all the obstacles created by the Impediment Jinx glowed a faint red.
The obstacles were remarkably regular in shape, like bricks enlarged several times over.
They floated throughout the arena, not merely in places close to the ground.
As these brick-like obstacles fitted together, forming what looked like barriers and platforms, the spectators could clearly see the purpose each of them served.
Some obstacles gathered in midair to form small platforms, providing Wizet with footholds.
Others stood upright in the air, forming barriers to block the dragons' claw strikes or tail swipes.
No wonder the dragons wanted to fly higher. If they did not act soon, these obstacles would pile up into a cage around the arena—a cage meant to trap the dragons.
Wizet realized this as well and acted first, using the Impediment Jinx to restrain the dragons' wings and lock them in midair.
Wings that should have helped the dragons soar into the sky had instead become a burden, leaving them stranded in an awkward position.
Both dragons tried to beat their wings by force, but the Impediment Jinxes wedged around their joints completely restricted the motion.
They were firmly bound in midair, able only to answer with futile roars.
Listening to the dragons' roars echo around them, the dragon handlers' expressions turned rather peculiar. "You really don't often hear roars like that... Such aggrieved roars..."
Charlie Weasley nodded. "Other kinds of dragons might make that sort of roar after losing a fight over territory."
"But these are Hungarian Horntails and Norwegian Ridgebacks—and female dragons, at that... It really isn't easy to hear roars like that from them."
"Forget it... It's an eye-opener no matter what." The dragon handler sighed. "At least the two dragons' scales have been preserved. That