He activated his Qi-Perception Spell and waved his wand again under cover of the mist.
Several chunks of rubble on the ground rapidly stretched and transformed. In the blink of an eye, a stone statue holding a knight's sword rose from the earth and swung its blade at the remaining students.
"Merlin, he really can do Transfiguration like that!" Seeing the stone statue, taller than himself, charging toward him, George let out a strange cry that could have been either terror or excitement.
The knight's sword struck the Shield Charm in front of him. The barrier shook violently, and a fine crack appeared across it.
Gerald hid behind the statue. While George's attention was drawn to it, he leaned out to the side and added a Petrificus Totalus.
George was sent flying, barrier and all, and landed motionless on the ground.
The statue continued charging toward Fred and Roger, chasing them into a frantic scramble in the narrow passage.
Roger's Shield Charm was cleaved apart by the statue first. Then Gerald hit him with a Stupefy, and he slumped beside the grass wall.
Fred was cleverer. As the statue shattered his barrier, he rolled sideways and escaped for the moment.
During the melee, Kenneth fired a Diffindo that struck the statue's back. The statue swayed but was otherwise unaffected. Instead, it swung its sword backward and sent him flying along with his barrier.
Lee Jordan tripped over a grass root while retreating, then took a Stunning Spell in the back as it shot silently out of the mist.
He fell flat on his face before he could even finish shouting, "This isn't fair!"
Soon, Vivian Carrow and Fred were the only two left standing.
Several cracks had already been hacked into Vivian Carrow's Shield Charm by the statue. Her braid