Harry Potter and the Order Of the Phoenix [131]
“Good job you two,” said Harry to Hermione and Ron when they returned to their spots. “Great teamwork. None of those spells would’ve worked as well on its own than all three did together.”
“That was what we were thinking,” said Hermione, grinning.
“Alright everyone,” said Professor Flitwick, “it’s time for the next duel!” He tapped the boxes again, and a 3-3 appeared; their first three on three match. Harry looked over to the left box, and saw the names that appeared: on one side, Cho Chang, Draco Malfoy, and Justin Finch-Fletchley. One the other: Ernie Macmillan, Dean Thomas, and Seamus Finnigan.
“Would Miss. Chang, Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Finch-Fletchley and Mr. Macmillan, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Finnigan please get ready for the next duel!” said Professor Flitwick excitedly. The six of them eagerly walked to the center of the circle, ready for a good group fight.
“Yeah, go Cho!” cheered Harry. Cho smiled at him, and raised her wand, ready to go. Though the teams were fairly evenly matched, the favor was leaning towards her team. Cho and Malfoy had shown their talent at their last duel, so they definitely gave their time better odds.
“Ten… nine… eight… sevensixfivefourthreetwoone go!” squealed Professor Flitwick.
“Kooverta Maximus!” said Cho.
“Expelliarmus!” yelled Justin. A beam shot out of Justin’s wand, flying towards Dean Thomas. A shield appeared in front of their team.
“Kooverta!” yelled Dean. A small shield appeared in front of him, which would block the Disarming Spell.
“Apoyiosi!” yelled Malfoy suddenly. His ray hit the tip of the Disarming Spell, sending it bouncing over Dean’s shield, and hitting him on the head, causing him to fly backwards, dropping his wand.
“One down, two to go,” said Malfoy, sneering. “Fotia Circo!” A line of flames burst from his wand, splitting into two. The two split fire lines circled around Ernie and Seamus, meeting on the other side, forming a circle of flames around them. The flames rose higher, trapping them.
“Nero Poli!” yelled Seamus, aiming at the flames. A ball of water shot out, and hit the flames, but they weren’t affected.
“Those are magical flames, Finnigan,” laughed Malfoy, “water won’t work on it.” The flames grew larger, closing in on Ernie and Seamus, forcing them closer to the center of the circle. Ernie looked slightly panicked, but Seamus remained cool. He pointed his wand at himself.
“Fteros!” he yelled. Some small wings popped out of his back. He grabbed Ernie, and flew out of the circle of flames, flying a short distance over to the other side, then soaring higher up.
“Get ready Ernie,” said Seamus. He pointed his wand at Ernie with one hand, and held him with the other. “Kamikazus!” Ernie went stiff, and he turned a deep red color all over. Seamus let go of him, and Ernie fell to the floor.
“Get out of the way!” yelled Malfoy, pushing Justin and Cho out of the way of falling Ernie. As soon as he hit the ground, he exploded with the force of a giant bomb, causing smoke and fire to pour out. Dust and smoke filled the air for a while, and when it cleared, Harry saw that where Ernie had hit the floor, there was now a giant crater, with his body inside it. Justin was also on the floor, and Cho had collapsed on top of him. They both got hit from the blast. Malfoy, however, was still standing, looking determined.
“That was clever!” yelled Malfoy to Seamus, who was flying back and forth in the air. “Sacrifice one of yours to get two of mine! You have the mind of a businessman, Finnigan!” Seamus smirked.
“Expelliarmus!” he yelled from up at the ceiling. Since the spell took a while to travel from where he was to Malfoy, he easily dodged it.
“Hereuius!” yelled Malfoy. His spell was quick, hitting Seamus in less than a second. When the spell hit Seamus, he started shaking all over. Harry though he was having a seizure at first, but then, he saw that Seamus was laughing. But, he wasn’t just laughing, he was exploding with painful