"Harry, do you mean..."
Hermione looked incredulous as Harry turned a palm-sized box into a cabinet over three meters tall with a gentle tap of his wand.
"Yes, exactly what you're thinking." Harry nodded at Hermione with a grin. Then he turned to all the young wizards present, whether they had caught on or not:
"I imagine some of you have already guessed. That's right, there are two Dementors inside the cabinet. They're what we'll be practicing with today."
At these words, all the young wizards in the room burst into cries and shouts.
Most were shouting things like, "Impossible!" and "How could that be?" Clearly, they found it rather hard to believe that Harry had actually managed to get hold of two Dementors.
Yet their eyes were full of anticipation as they looked at Harry, desperately hoping that what he had said was true.
"Do you think I'm lying? Haha, why not just give it a try? Does anyone dare to be the first to try using the Patronus Charm against a Dementor?" Harry asked with a grin as he watched their reactions.
"I will!" Fred immediately jumped forward at these words.
As a Gryffindor, he certainly couldn't let anyone beat him to it at a time like this. George, who had been just a little slower, smacked his head in frustration.
Harry smiled and nodded, motioning for the others to move a little farther away. Then he had Fred stand directly in front of the cabinet.
"Ready?" Harry checked with Fred once more.
"Couldn't be readier," Fred said confidently.
Harry nodded, then gently raised a hand. The binding on one side of the large cabinet, which had already turned into hemp rope as thick as an arm, fell away, and the door slowly opened.
The next moment, everyone