"Let's run before they figure out what's happening."
Seeing the few people still standing staring at him blankly, Zhang Xiao had to remind them:
"We came here to rescue Harry and his family, not fight Voldemort to the death. What are you waiting for? Run!"
Everyone snapped out of their daze. They had already dragged over the fallen Order of the Phoenix members while Zhang Xiao was unleashing his might. Incidentally, being struck down by a spell did not mean you would be as good as new once it was lifted.
That worked with some spells, such as Petrificus Totalus and the Leg-Locker Curse.
But not others, such as the Stunning Spell, which required potions or waiting for the victim to wake naturally.
"How?" Sirius pressed a hand over the wound on his arm. Someone had hit him with Dark Magic, apparently carrying some sort of bleeding curse that ordinary countercurses could not undo.
Blood streamed between his fingers, refusing to stop, leaving his face deathly pale.
Looking at him, Zhang Xiao could not contain his curiosity and asked:
"Sirius, why don't you try turning into a black dog?"
"A black dog? Why would I-" Sirius frowned at first, then raised his eyebrows, his mouth forming a round O. "Ohhhhh!"
Holding Petunia and Dudley, Vernon nearly had his eyes pop out of his head. He watched Mr. Black leap forward and turn into a huge black dog with sleek, glossy fur.
Unlike Petunia, who knew more about the Wizarding World, Vernon knew practically nothing. All he knew was that there was a "bunch of lunatics" who apparently did a few tricks.
Zhang Xiao's performance had already shocked him. A person could glow!
But how could glowing possibly compare to a living person turning into a dog?
No magic trick could