"Next time-if there even is a next time-I'm never working with you lot again."
"I nearly died!"
Once he had recovered a little and recalled that sudden, massive explosion, Draco Malfoy immediately began shouting in outrage.
Hagrid watched Draco Malfoy yelling in his grip, grinned, and let go with a hearty laugh.
As a result, Draco Malfoy, caught completely off guard, became intimately acquainted with the ground.
Harry Potter and the others all smiled a little at Draco Malfoy's roaring.
There was no denying it: that explosion had been truly terrifying.
Although they had used it once before, witnessing it again with their own eyes still left them utterly stunned.
"Let's head back first. In your current state, you won't be able to fight again anytime soon."
Hagrid glanced around, then turned to the weakened Harry Potter and the others as he spoke.
"I feel completely drained," Hermione Granger said weakly, holding her forehead.
"It really is exhausting," Luna Jennifer agreed. "Even if we still have magic power, we barely have the mental energy to cast anything now."
Hagrid and the others dared not linger. Dragging their exhausted bodies along, they regrouped with Remus Lupin and the rest.
Remus Lupin and the others remained on guard, but they were also shocked by the scene before them.
Beneath a shattered rock in the flattened area, a faint wisp of mist slowly thickened.
The surrounding rubble began trembling to varying degrees, and a wavering gaze turned toward the retreating backs of Harry Potter and the others.
The flickering silhouette solidified. A moment later, a black figure abruptly coalesced and launched an attack at Harry Potter and the others.
Remus Lupin's expression changed drastically when he saw the figure appear and attack.
"Hagrid, behind you! Defend!"
Remus Lupin shouted his warning, and Harry