"Trap us with an extremely dangerous, cornered beast—a truly brilliant plan, Headmaster Dumbledore!" Black mist billowed beneath Snape, and the giant serpent that lunged at him rapidly sliced through empty air. He gritted his teeth and glared at Dumbledore, who was manipulating the surrounding bricks and mortar to attack, the word "brilliant" practically squeezed out from the depths of his chest.
"Don't always look at things from the worst perspective. Being able to clearly understand the full extent of her strength isn't a bad thing, is it?"
Dumbledore waved his wand continuously, erecting a tall wall of fire in front of him. Raging tides crashed against it, emitting a continuous hiss. An icy, bone-chilling cold crept over his entire body, and Dumbledore's figure flashed; the spot where he had just stood was split vertically from top to bottom by a black scythe. The agile blue serpent soared upward and clamped its jaws onto a distorted patch of air. Spell light halos exploded, the serpent's snout swelled, light spilled from between its teeth, and the entire snake head burst apart. The deep blue Fiendfyre was forced to lose its shape and dissipated in the air.
Chapter 116