harry potter book of crimes

"Creak, creak, creak -"

There were no strong winds, no heavy rain, and no lightning or thunder... The sea area where the Change was located was actually still calm. The gentle waves caressed the bottom of the ship, and the salty sea breeze was trying to create a peaceful sea scenery just right.

It's as if the sea is trying its best to declare that everything happening at this moment has nothing to do with it.

However, the harsh groaning sound of the twisted and dented wooden planks unbridledly shattered this tranquility, messing up the hearts of everyone who was still "awake" on board the Change.

In the thick fog, some indescribable atmosphere was building up, and tension spread quickly.

"Back off! Get out of the way!"

Snape, who was still annoyed that his spell failed to hit any target, suddenly let out another loud shout. At the same time, he stretched out his hand again and grabbed Enns, who had just escaped from his grasp.

He grabbed it again and pulled it back forcefully.

"boom!"

A flying sand and stone curse shot out from the tip of Snape's wand, and the impact point was not the unknown enemy outside the railing, but the deck in front of him. The reaction force pushed him and the Enns in his hand, and directly knocked the two people away.

It was blown away.

"ah!"

At that moment, Snape felt that his back bumped into another person - it was actually Alexander who arrived a step later than Beans. However, he obviously did not have time to care about who was behind him.

Because the enemy...or rather, the danger is ahead.

The next moment the three of them collided into a ball and rolled back along the sloping deck, a columnar shadow that was thicker than the main mast of the Change suddenly rose into the sky from under the bow railing. And then, it

From the corner of Snape's eye, it came down like a giant whip.

"boom--"

In an instant, there was a loud noise and sawdust flew, and the originally raised bow fell back down again. But the inexplicable shadow had penetrated deeply into the deck.

There is no doubt that if Snape had not noticed the blow in time, they would have been shattered to pieces by now based on their position.

"retreat!"

Snape, who had rolled some distance just now, hurriedly got up and shouted briefly again, with the wand in his hand pointing straight ahead again.

"Secret Appearance."

Blind attacks are ineffective. Snape has just proved this in practice. Therefore, perhaps before finding the opponent's identity, it is meaningless to cast any offensive spell... It may even backfire.

Oneself.

However, even if the detection spell is supposed to be the most correct choice, whether it will work or not depends on the situation. For example, right now, he only saw the spell falling on the shadow on the bow of the ship, but it dissipated in an instant.

This is not because his way of dealing with it is wrong, but... the strength of this spell is obviously not strong enough to break through the mystery of the other party.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw two identical shadows suddenly rising up from below, and crashing onto the bow deck again.

"Crunch——"

There was another harsh sound of the hull being overwhelmed. This time, the Change had begun to tilt forward.

"Be careful, don't slide forward..."

Flitwick's sharp voice came from behind, seeming to remind others to stabilize their bodies. Obviously, even if the fog is blocking the situation, they should be able to guess what is happening on the bow of the ship.

"Everyone, hold on to the vines."

Professor Sprout's voice then sounded, followed by large green vines that climbed and spread across the entire deck. In just a few seconds, even the bow of the ship was covered.

The rattan ropes allowed everyone to avoid the embarrassment of being unable to stand on the increasingly forward-leaning deck.

It's a pity that although these magic vines are very tough, they are not enough to entangle the enemy on the bow. When they quickly entangle towards the three thick gray shadows, they are easily broken with only a slight twist of the opponent.

Already.

Then, Snape, Enns and Alexander who were nearby saw a truly huge shadow suddenly rising from under the bow of the ship and rolling toward the deck.

In fact, now Snape and the other three were finally able to barely see it - the three thick tentacles that climbed up to the bow of the ship at first, and then the head. That... seemed to be like a giant octopus.

Shadow.

Although it was indeed a bit larger in size, since this "creature" didn't seem too unfamiliar, Snape wasn't sure whether it was a magical creature that originally lived in the ocean.

Or...is it still related to the disaster caused by Haierbo after all?

"Back up, keep backing up! Don't stop."

Seeing that this ridiculously large shadow octopus was clearly trying to climb onto the boat, and their attacks were completely ineffective against the opponent, their only option seemed to be to retreat and retreat again.

However, if they retreat...where can they retreat to? In the final analysis, the only choice they have is to abandon the ship and run away. Moreover, they still have to leave most of the students who cannot move and flee.

He fled on his own.

"Buzz——"

Snape, who was thinking about finding his sister Tia, suddenly felt a sudden shock in his mind. Then, the tinnitus-like sound that he had experienced once before seemed to burst out from the depths of his soul.

Is this the cry of the octopus monster in front of me? No one knows... because everyone no longer has the energy to think about this kind of problem. Even Snape, who is proficient in Occlumency, has his head turned into a mess at this moment.

It was so mushy that even my brain seemed to be churning.

However, there are two exceptions on board the Change, and one of them is Enns!

Perhaps no one in the classroom could notice it before, but now, Snape, who could barely keep his eyes open, saw it. He saw that in this terrifying soul scream, an unknown layer emerged around Enns.

The light green light seemed to be faintly offsetting part of the mental impact of the scream.

Therefore, although Enns's expression was also distorted and overwhelmed, he still managed to hold on. After a few seconds passed, he opened his eyes again and looked up ahead. It was obvious that he had not received much substance.

Influence.

And immediately after... maybe Enns was also completely annoyed by the scream! He grabbed the vines released by Sprout and climbed up, decisively pulled out Slytherin's snake staff, and bit

He thrust his teeth forward.

"Damn you guys, why are you making such a fuss!" he roared angrily.