Chapter 270

"Flame..." "Impediment..." Whispers echoed. Yet, halfway through their incantations, the Death Eaters were frozen by a scene of utter terror. Almost the next second after they stealthily drew their Wands, more than half of the Hogwarts students suddenly turned their heads to stare at them. Even more terrifyingly, once they turned around, although only a tiny handful reached for Wands, at least half of the students were already muttering incantations. That was not even the most horrifying part; what made their scalps tingle and filled them with dread was that among the remaining students who neither chanted spells nor drew talismans, many simply pointed at them—and those Death Eaters suddenly found themselves completely paralyzed, or sent flying straight through the air.