harry potter book of crimes

"...I came to see if you need any help."

Gore, who had just emerged from behind the tree, said muffledly and took two more steps this way.

Bellatrix waved her hand impatiently and said, "No need, just go back and help Crabbe and the others. I don't need you to interfere here."

How could Bellatrix need anyone's help when dealing with a little Auror girl who had just officially taken up her post? After glaring at the tall Goyle, she continued to chase Tonks into the bushes where she was fleeing.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she turned around, she caught a glimpse of a fleeting red light from the corner of her eye.

"Fainted."

"Varied--"

Bellatrix's reaction was not slow. She immediately wanted to dodge to the side, but in the end she still didn't have time. As soon as she uttered half a word in her mouth, she felt a strong force on her lower back, and then...

He fell straight to the ground.

It was only then that "Goyle" behind her chuckled, and her figure and face changed, and she looked like Tonks again.

In fact, had it not been for the complicated environment here and the open space without terrain cover, Tonks, who was not good at frontal combat, would have been beaten.

But once there are obstacles blocking the line of sight, Tonks' advantages really come into play.

"This big guy is really hard to change, and he has too much flesh..." Tonks complained while uneasily applying a full-body binding spell to Bellatrix lying on the ground.

But just when she was about to get the other person away, a voice of chanting a curse quietly sounded from the woods to her side, and then another flash of fire flashed by.

She quickly rolled again, no longer caring about Bellatrix who she had knocked down, and started moving quickly through the forest.

The disadvantage of fighting in the woods is that it is difficult for inexperienced people to find the exact location of the attacker in the dense woods.

Although I am a little unwilling to do so, if I just stick to it and the enemy is in the dark and we are clear, the situation will never change. That would be too passive.

The pain of Auror training is not in vain, and Tonks understands the dangers involved.

However, not to mention that Tonks was wandering around in the forest trying to get rid of the sneak attacker, and Lupine was suffering from the entanglement of the enemy and was unable to help her...

At this time, on the avenue, the main combat forces of both sides are fighting fiercely!

In fact, it is said that it is the main combat force, but it does not mean that the main members of the Death Eaters are here. This time Voldemort assigned people, and the most people were some peripheral members who were not very strong.

The Order of the Phoenix had elite Auror Kingsley on the side, as well as support from Mundungus, Dedalo and others, but after all, it was still no match for the larger number of Death Eaters.

Fortunately, their main purpose is to hold off the opponent as much as possible, and they do not need to forcefully hold the opponent back. Therefore, even if they have to fight and retreat, as long as they can delay the opponent for a while without casualties, it will be considered a gain.

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It has to be said that Kingsley is indeed one of the main forces of the Order of the Phoenix, and he is unambiguous in fighting.

He used magic spells to build several earthen walls and kept interfering with the opponent's progress. Even though he seemed a little embarrassed, he was able to hold back several ordinary Death Eaters by himself, which was indeed extraordinary strength.

Between the temporary obstacles built with magic spells on the road, the magic beams of various colors kept intersecting back and forth. As they went back and forth, stone chips and soil were splashed high and scattered, causing people's faces to hurt.

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Occasionally, there would be people on the Death Eaters' side who were hit by the curse, lying or lying on the ground, but no one would care about them. The indifference of humanity of those villains was fully exposed.

But even though the number of people has been reduced by several, few people are running into the woods. Their individual strength is not strong. If they go into the woods, once they are dispersed, their advantage will be lost - they are not all fools.

It was still a night with a thin moon and stars, and their mission was to conduct a tentative attack. Fighting on the road was their first choice.

At least, that's what Voldemort ordered.

The night wind was still lightly blowing the leaves, causing layers of green waves, but the sounds of various curses and intermittent shouts completely covered up the rustling in the canopy.

In today's already restless night, the sounds of various battles made it even more restless and uneasy.

Voldemort has not yet appeared, and only a few of the core members of the Death Eaters have arrived. Who knows where in the corner they are waiting for the opportunity to take action?

"The Golden Bell Upside Down!"

Kingsley cast another spell, then dodged behind the obstacle and exhaled softly.

He didn't know when their reinforcements would arrive.

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Besides, in the open space in front of Hogwarts Castle, Mad-Eye Moody has returned to his original appearance. And now, he is chasing those two students-looking guys!

"Armor protects—"

"Expelliarmus!"

Since then, the two guys left the Quidditch pitch sneakily and tried to leave Hogwarts, but unexpectedly Moody had already set his sights on them.

When Moody showed up, one of them had already collapsed inadvertently.

The other guy immediately wanted to put an iron armor spell on himself to defend himself, but he didn't expect Moody's spell to come on very quickly. Before he could finish reciting the spell, Moody was caught off guard.

Although the wand was not taken away from him, he was immediately at a disadvantage after such a flash.

Old Moody's true strength seems to be gradually revealed, which proves one point - his appearance usually causes panic among the Death Eaters, and this time is no exception.

"There are many obstacles."

Moody had just cast the last spell, and the next one followed immediately.

The other party was just trying to dodge, but now he obviously didn't have time to stand firm, and immediately found himself as if he had fallen into thick glue, and his movements immediately became sluggish.

"Fainted."

When Moody's third spell hit the opponent's head, the person was trapped under the effect of the obstacle spell and completely lost his ability to resist.

The battle was extremely fast, with old Moody fighting one against two. Although one of the results was a sneak attack, it was not difficult to see that this veteran Auror was still as brave as before.

After regaining Ravenclaw's golden crown, Moody rushed towards the back door without stopping - there was a lake there. Generally speaking, it was not a suitable attack route, but it had to be.

Defend.

As for the two Death Eaters who were lurking in the school to snatch the golden crown, after they tipped off the information, they are now worthless. Moody just added an additional control spell and made them invisible for the time being.

in a nearby corner.

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If we talk about Voldemort's plan this time, the arrangement is actually quite detailed.

Whether it is internal and external cooperation to seize Ravenclaw's golden crown, or all-round exploratory attacks, it is enough to keep the existing defense forces of Hogwarts busy.

Even with Snape as a double agent, as long as his identity is not exposed for a day, he will not be able to completely reveal the information about Voldemort to Dumbledore.

But now that Maka is also interfering with Voldemort, the situation is completely different.

Even if Snape conveyed all the information to Dumbledore and used the information to perfectly deploy defenses, Snape could still blame all the leaks on Maka.

Snape was Dumbledore's important nail on Voldemort's side. As long as he was still hanging around, the Order of the Phoenix would never become a blind man with no spare power.

Of course Dumbledore understood these principles very well, and now, although he went to the school gate, he did not immediately go to help the members of the Order of the Phoenix.

One was because he found that there was not much danger on their side, and the other was because he was Voldemort's back-up man.

His maximum combat power must be used to suppress the formation.

Because no one knows whether Voldemort, who has not yet appeared, will appear tonight? If he appears in person, where will he appear?

Dumbledore waited quietly while hiding in the dark and staring closely at the members of the Order of the Phoenix.

As the night progresses, the moonlight gradually becomes thicker, and there don’t seem to be many clouds in the night sky—it must be another clear day tomorrow.

But before dawn, the threat posed by Voldemort was the biggest difficulty in getting through tonight.

Just as the little wizards were being taken to the castle auditorium by their professors and resting anxiously on the floor, a few creepy glances seemed to flash through the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

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Compared with the chaos of Hogwarts Castle, at this moment, far away under the mountains and forests of Albania, Maka was squatting on the ground recording research notes.

The object of his research was naturally the huge monument of bewilderment in front of him.

Because there is a lot of information in the "Book of Sins", now that he is studying it, it is a little easier than he thought.

But no matter what, it is not possible to study and understand this mysterious ancient magic item in a short time.

Maka also knew this very well, and there wasn't much time left for him.

He wrote hurriedly in his note, and the handwriting seemed a bit messy, but he didn't have time to worry about it.

What he is writing now cannot be written automatically using magic spells. Many rules-related things need to be written down by him personally in magic text. Handwriting is one of the indispensable steps in this research.

After a while, he put the quill pen into the ink bottle and rubbed his wrist to relax the muscles that were slightly stiff from writing for a long time.

"...Calculating the time, I guess Hogwarts has almost started, right?"

He took out the magic pocket watch, opened the cover and looked at the time, then stuffed it back into the pocket of his shirt and vest, and then stretched hard.

"No, we have to speed up..." He thought for a moment, then poured himself another bottle of refreshing potion, and then immediately devoted himself to research again.

In front of him, next to the base of the Bewitching Monument, a rune array was faintly glowing with a faint blue light, adding a bit of mystery to the main tomb.