Voldemort's Plan

Rumble—!

In that instant, the entire battlefield exploded and shook. The sky seemed to be torn in two—one side bathed in holy light as bright as day, the other a dark abyss that devoured everything. Billowing shockwaves swept in all directions, blasting horrifying cracks into the ceiling, stone steps, and walls of the Death Chamber, as though they might collapse at any moment.

Countless members of the Order of the Phoenix and Aurors were thrown to the ground on the spot, their ears ringing and their vision washed white. Some were shaken so badly they could barely see, while others desperately opened their mouths to shout but could not hear their own voices. It was as if all the air had been sucked away in an instant, leaving the whole world with nothing but the roar of blazing destruction.

Scrimgeour and several Aurors fighting on the front lines were swept directly into the air and slammed heavily against the stone walls, blood spraying from their mouths.

Fudge, however, remained unscathed. Croaker swiftly activated some magical mechanism within the Department of Mysteries, and an invisible barrier shielded the corner where the two of them stood.

On the other side of the Death Chamber, the girls of the Sleeping Dragon Society stared in horror at the world-burning ring of fire, yet Susan's summoned "Holy Spirit's Remains" firmly protected them within its barrier. The enormous phantom of a purple skeleton spread its wings like a god. Even as heaven and earth cracked apart, not even a speck of drifting dust reached them.

At the center of the impact—

Herpo, Dumbledore, and Grindelwald bore the brunt of it. Their figures were violently swallowed by flames and shockwaves, then instantly blown away!

Herpo struggled to prop himself up, dropping to one knee. Half his body