"Oh, heavens, this is unbelievable! We've nearly finished off both the Heir and the Snake King!"
Ron sighed in wonder as he held Ginny, whose face was gradually regaining its color.
Thud!
Harry collapsed onto the floor, not caring whether the soaking-wet ground drenched his wizarding robe or left him with a terrible cold tomorrow. He gulped down air, his face filled with the joy of having survived.
Luo Bin waved away the big red rooster sidling up to him for affection. He took a large black cloth from the Blue Cloth Pouch, covered one of the Snake King's eyes, then raised the Sword of Gryffindor and gouged out an eyeball the size of a lantern.
"Luo Bin, what are you doing?"
Ron craned his neck in shock. Suddenly, he spotted the Snake King's tail twitch and hurriedly shouted, "Luo Bin, get... get away from there! The... the Snake King isn't dead yet!"
The Snake King, which had seemingly closed its eyes for its eternal rest, suddenly opened them. Fortunately, Luo Bin reacted quickly, waving his wand to conjure his homemade mirror device.
A semicircular mirror made up of countless six-sided mirrors clamped over the Snake King's eye. White light shone from the gaps between the mirrors.
In less than half a second, the Snake King's scales began turning a dull, stony gray, starting from its head.
Before it could turn completely to stone, Luo Bin dashed to its tail and scraped off four or five gleaming green scales with the Sword of Gryffindor.
"Whew. Now the Snake King is finished for good!"
Luo Bin sighed after stowing all his spoils in the Blue Cloth Pouch.
"Who could have guessed it would play dead? Luo Bin, was that magical mirror device the thing you wouldn't tell Ron and me about