Thor and Loki shared a pointed look, and then Loki opened his mouth to speak, but he never got the chance. For at that moment, a cold like no other enveloped them, the shadow monsters dissipating into nothingness as an intense fog appeared from seemingly nowhere. Immediately on the alert, the wizards all lifted their wands while Thor wielded Mjolnir and Loki palmed his daggers. There was a cackling laughter from within the darkness, and then she appeared, drawing a growl from Loki that reverberated through the connection he and Hermione shared.