Hagrid held the large rooster, his body shaking like a leaf.
Clearly, facing Voldemort was an enormous strain on him. Merely seeing Voldemort from a distance had already terrified him. Remembering that roosters were a basilisk's natural enemy under these circumstances was no small feat.
And clearly, Hagrid's timely recollection proved remarkably effective!
Voldemort's basilisk body shuddered. Despite its enormous size, it crashed headfirst into the ground, then lay unable to move.
"Whoa, finish him while he's down!" Harry's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand to unleash Fiendfyre.
Dark wizard or giant basilisk, none of that mattered against Fiendfyre.
The only question was whether he had enough magic to deal with such a huge basilisk. But even if he didn't, that was fine.
If he didn't have enough, weren't Sirius and Professor Flitwick right beside him?
Failing that, Harry refused to believe Dumbledore didn't know Fiendfyre.
For some unknown reason, Dumbledore had always been unwilling to use dark magic, but surely using it once in a while to destroy Voldemort wouldn't hurt?
That was what Harry thought, and that was what he did.
But just as he unleashed Fiendfyre, the basilisk Voldemort had become reverted to human form with a bang. Harry and the others all thought Voldemort would immediately counterattack once he returned to human form.
To their surprise, however, Voldemort's body continued to tremble violently, as though he were desperately resisting something.
Harry and the others immediately realized that even after returning to human form, Voldemort was still being suppressed by the rooster's crowing.
Now that was unusual.
The odd thought flashed through Harry's mind, immediately followed by: He's back in human form? Great, that'll save magic on Fiendfyre!
The very next moment, Harry hurled a Fiendfyre spell at him.
The black flames Harry conjured shot