The shrieking continued while shadows swirled around them for moments that seemed to stretch forever. Somewhere in the distance, Draco could hear metal whirring. He and Granger both turned to watch the diadem spin on the ground putting up the last of its fight. He felt Granger stir under him and saw her wand arm poke out right before she shot an impressive Bombarda at the cursed thing. Shards of silver splintered through the air as the shriek reached a new level of deafening volume.