Seeing this, the others had no intention of letting her have her way and surged forward in pursuit.
Charlie's Stunning Spell struck her Shield Charm, making the barrier shudder on the verge of collapse.
Percy sent a chair hurtling at her with a Levitation Charm, but she dodged it with a sidestep.
The woman had not run far before she felt one obstruction after another ahead of her, as though invisible walls were blocking her path and restricting her movements.
Every time she smashed through one obstruction, another appeared ahead, layer upon layer without end.
"Finite Incantatem!" She waved her wand and cast the advanced Counter-Curse.
An invisible ripple of magical power spread from her wand tip, instantly dispelling all the Impediment Jinxes around her.
Gerald immediately sensed the layers of obstacles he had laid down being rapidly broken, until none remained.
In a sense, Finite Incantatem could be considered an advanced version of the spell to end other spells, capable of dispelling all ongoing magical effects within a certain area at once.
His impression of this spell still came from the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in his previous life.
Nicolas Flamel had once used it to stop Grindelwald's Fiendfyre.
But this posed no difficulty for Gerald.
He preferred close combat now.
His Wind-Treading Step accelerated him instantly, and he caught up with the desperately fleeing woman like a shadow flying low over the ground.
After charging out through the portrait hole in Gryffindor Tower, she ran toward the stairs, but Gerald blocked her path before she reached them.
Then he thrust his right palm forward, releasing all the blue-white lightning that had long been gathering in it.
"Palm Thunder!"
The female Death Eater sensed only a trace of extreme danger coming from behind her.
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