It had to be said that, in the eyes of certain genius wizards, they always seemed to possess abilities others simply could not understand.
As mentioned before, Magical power surge was a phenomenon that occurred when a wizard first awakened their magic.
It was uncontrollable.
And impossible to prevent.
To be precise, Magical power surge was not a side effect a wizard could control, let alone a technique that could be applied in combat.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, Draco had actually taken this phenomenon, which allowed one to temporarily surpass their limits, and applied it to ordinary battle.
The sight left everyone shocked and stunned.
Should they say he truly lived up to his reputation as the new star of the wizarding world?
Below, even Snape, whose mind had been thrown into turmoil by Harry Potter's revelation, could not help being drawn toward the commotion on Draco's side. "That is... how is that possible?"
"That's right. It's Magical power surge. It seems Draco still has secrets even we don't know about."
Although Lucius said this with his usual faint, composed expression, the pride in his voice had already exposed his true thoughts.
As Draco's father, he was proud.
And just as everyone was stunned by Draco's actions, Draco showed no intention of stopping there.
...
Come to think of it, although Draco had indeed placed most of his attention on Voldemort, he had still caught a few key words from Hermione's side of the conversation.
The name Lockhart, in particular, made Draco's eyes light up.
Because the moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
But before that, he had to make sure Voldemort had no time to pay attention to anything else.
As he thought this, Draco raised the wand in his hand.
To be precise, it was a walking stick engraved with ornate serpent patterns.
The Wand Within a Wand!
Only now, with Draco's movement, did Snape finally see the true appearance of that walking stick.
Or rather, its origin.
Snape froze for a moment, then looked at Lucius beside him in surprise. "When did you give that to Draco?!"
"Hmm... probably during one of the holidays."
"So early? Did you already expect this day to come?"
"No. I didn't expect this day, and I certainly never imagined Draco would make it this far."
Mere splendor was not enough to describe the walking stick in Draco's hand, nor could simple words explain the meaning it represented.
A sacred inheritance.
A heavy responsibility.
The weight of time.
It was the symbol of every Head of the Malfoy family.
Once upon a time, no matter where one went, Lucius could always be seen holding that walking stick in his hand.
Now, however, it had appeared in the hands of Draco, the next Head of the Malfoy family.
In fact, what Snape had overlooked was that Draco had already received this walking stick back during the battle in the Chamber of Secrets.
He simply had not paid much attention to it at the time.
And this walking stick was not merely a symbol, nor did it only represent some important identity and meaning.
It was, in truth, a powerful weapon used to protect the family inheritance.
Draco slowly drew out the wand hidden within it.
It was no longer the wand he had originally bought from Ollivander's.
In its place was a new wand, completely different from the one before.