Hogwarts had not held back the Death Eaters bent solely on destruction. Quite a few Blasting Curses struck the castle, causing sections of its walls to collapse.
The magical creatures generally fought the students in the open courtyard, while the Death Eaters were far more cunning. They charged straight into the castle and killed anyone they saw.
Many people were injured not by stray spells, but by stones sent flying by the explosions.
Inside the castle, the fiercest battle was undoubtedly where Eli and the others were.
Bellatrix Lestrange, the Werewolf Fenrir, and several elite Death Eaters had all gathered there. They had only one target: the Harry Potter Voldemort had been obsessing over.
The melee was on the verge of erupting. Snape's arrival relieved much of the pressure on Harry Potter's side, but it also drove Bella increasingly mad. She kept screaming things like, "Death to traitors!"
All manner of vicious Dark Magic emerged one after another, making it truly difficult for these few students to face battle-hardened Death Eaters.
Ron felt a chill at the back of his neck and instinctively dodged. A jet-black spell nearly grazed his ear before striking the ground, instantly corroding a sizable pit into the floor. Cold sweat broke out over Ron's body.
After several exchanges, Hermione Granger decisively gave up taking the offensive. Using her precise control over magic, she continuously shielded her companions from attacks.
Harry acted quickly, but just as a Disarming Charm flew from his Wand, Eli shouted, "This isn't the time to hold back."
The main fighting force against the Death Eaters still had to be Eli and Snape.
Both of them attacked with brutal ferocity, looking nothing like a student and a professor.
Snape truly deserved to be a strong contender for Defense Against the Dark Arts