The dome of the Hall of Prophecy collapsed amidst the fierce battle, and the shattered Prophecy Orbs hovered in bizarre stellar orbits. Sirius stepped over a shard of crystal labeled "1981.10.31," inside which the cries of infant Harry blended with Voldemort's shrill laughter into a harsh charm.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Bellatrix's green light pierced through three hovering armillary spheres, brass gears grazing past Hermione's ear. Sirius leaped onto a dangling divination table, sending two Death Eaters flying in his Animagus dog form, only to be impaled in the hind leg by Lucius's snake-headed wand mid-air.
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