Without a word of response, Snape strode out of the Forbidden Forest and came to a halt before the barrier.
Alistair looked at the expressionless Snape before him, feeling as though he had been transported back to his first year—cold, merciless, and severe.
Snape tapped the air with his wand, murmuring the incantation to temporarily lift a section of the barrier. A human-sized opening materialized, and he walked briskly through it, his pace hesitating for a fraction of a second before he turned his head slightly and resumed his long stride.
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