All at once, wands shot upward, firing off blasts of magic like thousands of tiny shooting stars soaring through the sky. Loud bangs rang out repeatedly as the blasts came into contact with the barrier, flashing with a blinding light as cracks formed in its dome-shaped surface. Then, to finish it off, both Tom and Hermione joined in, firing at it with all their might. With a final resounding boom, the barrier began to melt away, bits and pieces of it fell away, flickering like burning embers.