Unlike Lumos, the Daybreak Charm could be cast outward, covered a wider area, and lasted longer. Unfortunately, it could not stay suspended in the air, or it could have served as a giant flare.
Even so, it illuminated the shapes of three large wolves in the grass.
An ordinary lone wolf would probably have retreated after being exposed like this. But these were magical creatures, and there were three of them. Seeing only three underage humans before them, they did not retreat at the sudden change. Instead, they slowly emerged from the grass.
To the three boys' surprise, the wolves did not advance side by side. They split into three directions, slowly but firmly surrounding the boys in a triangular formation.
"Heh, Harry, Tris, these wolves even know how to surround us," Ron said with a grin, showing no sign of nerves.
Harry was grinning too.
Tris was naturally even less concerned. "Wolves are pretty smart animals, and the ones in the Forbidden Forest are probably magical creatures, so they're even smarter. Isn't it perfectly normal for them to know how to surround us?"
"Magical creatures, huh? Let me have a go!" Ron chuckled, flicked his wand, and sent a Stunning Spell flying. The scarlet spell shot forward at tremendous speed.
But to the three boys' surprise, the giant wolf Ron had targeted directly ahead nimbly leaped sideways, easily avoiding the Stunning Spell. Without pausing, it lunged at Ron, opening its enormous jaws in midair as though it meant to bite his head off in one go.
Ron hastily raised his left arm in front of him, seemingly hoping to sacrifice it to save his life.
The giant wolf did not overreach. It sank its teeth straight into Ron's arm, then clamped down hard, trying to bite through it while