harry potter book of crimes

"boom!"

At the back entrance of Hogwarts Castle, beside the tunnel connecting the inner and outer lakes, two figures were fighting on the water.

On one side is Mad-Eye Moody standing on the boat, his magic eyes moving flexibly, always paying attention to the attacks from the air; on the other side, it is obvious, just look at the black air swirling back and forth in the air.

You know, that's another Black Death Apostle.

The experienced retired Auror made a very accurate judgment. When the front entrance was attacked by a large number of Death Eaters, the enemy indeed had arrangements at the back entrance.

Voldemort had attended Hogwarts before and must have been very familiar with the terrain here. It was for this reason that Moody hurried to the back door.

However, this route is not actually suitable for attacking, because not only do mermaids live in a community under the lake, but there is even a surprisingly large giant squid.

Although these aboriginal people are forced to make an agreement with Hogwarts and never attack the school's ships, they are not so polite to outsiders.

Therefore, those who take the route of the Hogwarts Castle underground dock can only do a sneak attack.

At this moment, Moody was holding a magic wand and continuously releasing spells into the air, but found that it was difficult to hurt the opponent with all his strength.

Although he is not in any danger for the time being, it will definitely not work if he continues to waste like this.

"boom!"

There was another impactful muffled sound, and the Black Death who had just rushed towards Moody was knocked off the flight angle and flew a long distance away from the lake surface.

"What the hell is this!" Old Moody said angrily, "I don't know when that kid will come back!"

As he spoke, he used his crutches hard to stabilize the boat that was shaking due to the impact.

Although Maka also mentioned the existence of the Black Death, he hasn't even understood it yet, so how can he explain it clearly?

For most modern wizards, this thing is really difficult to deal with.

As a last resort, Moody had no choice but to keep pushing it back while controlling the boat under his feet to retreat little by little.

It would not be very advantageous for him to meet them on the ship.

…

In the auditorium, the three Harrys, like other students, were also discussing the situation outside in low voices.

Of course, this is more of a guess than a discussion. After all, they are hiding here, and they don't know what is going on outside.

"...don't you want to go out and have a look?"

As expected, these words were spoken, but what is surprising is that it was Hermione who said these words.

"Hey! This isn't like you!" Ron looked at Hermione with a strange look in his eyes and said, "You've been acting a little strange since just now - in the past, you would have been the first one to disagree with this kind of thing.

of!"

"Really?" Hermione glared at him and said, "I'm just not worried about Hagrid, and... and we haven't seen where Maka is..."

As soon as he heard the word "Maca", Ron scratched his hair vigorously and closed his mouth with a strange look on his face.

Hermione was obviously using Hagrid as an excuse, but actually she was still thinking about Maka!

Yes! Ron had indeed given up completely, and even encouraged Hermione. But once he heard her mention Maka, he still felt a little depressed.

"Harry, what do you think?"

Seeing that Ron didn't speak, Hermione looked at Harry again.

But Harry looked hesitant - to be honest, he really wanted to go out to check out the situation, and he was also a little curious about where Maka and Fleur were.

But……

"Oh, yes..." Harry hesitated, "But...how are we going to get out? The professors are watching!"

Hearing this, Hermione suddenly smiled proudly.

"Look!" She took it out of her arms and then took out a black potion bottle, "This was given to me by Maka when the Warriors were just decided in the Triwizard Tournament..."

birthday present.

She said the word in her heart, and immediately felt a warmth quietly rising, which further strengthened her determination to go out.

"...This is the 'Immortal Hidden Potion'... If there are three of us, although the invisibility time will be shorter, it will definitely be enough for us to leave here!"

She looked around, then quietly pointed to the passage in the side corridor and said: "Let's go from the foyer. Professor Sprout should be the only one guarding there! The door must be closed now. If we want to go out,

You have to go through the back door!”

"Be careful, don't make any noise."

After saying that, she gently uncorked the potion bottle and poured some into her mouth, then handed it to Harry.

If any other invisibility potion were used in public, people would definitely notice it, but the properties of the Immortal Invisibility Potion allowed Hermione to disappear without anyone noticing.

As Hermione's presence gradually decreased, Harry and Ron just blinked a few times and could no longer find her.

They looked around subconsciously, and it was really hard to imagine what the principle of invisibility was.

When Ron also drank the potion and disappeared in front of Harry's eyes, Harry took a deep breath, picked up the potion bottle that Ron had placed on the ground, and drank the remaining potion with a tangled look on his face.

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But to be honest, it is actually a very bad thing for three little wizards who cannot see each other to take the same route.

The advantages of the Immortal Yin Potion are indeed significant, but the disadvantages are equally obvious - this potion cannot speak or make any noticeable noise, and it must be noted that it must not be touched by anyone.

But right now, there are really only two ways to leave here and go outside.

One is naturally the door of the auditorium, which leads directly to the lawn outside the castle, but now the door is full of professors; and the other is through the corridor to the foyer, and then out through the gate of the castle.

Generally speaking, the gate must be an important defense route. But because there is Hogwarts Castle's self-defense defense magic - the Knights of Stone Pillar - the only one guarding there is Pomona Sprout, the professor of Herbology.

Yes, there was certainly nothing wrong with Hermione's choice of that path. But the key point is that the three of them can't see each other at all now!

If they accidentally touch each other, the invisibility effect will immediately cease.

Hermione had read the instructions for using the potion that Maka had written to her, but it wasn't until she drank the potion that she could remember the problem.

"……what to do?"

Hermione stood there, watching Harry and Ron drink the potion one after another, but she couldn't speak, so she had to take the first step with an anxious look on her face.

"I'm sorry, Harry, Ron!" She prayed in her heart with an innocent face as she walked quickly towards the corridor, "...Well... I wish you good luck!"

When Hermione walked quietly into the hall, she immediately discovered that the heavy door had indeed been tightly closed.

Professor Sprout was not at the gate. Hermione glanced at the spiral staircases on both sides of the gate - the professor was probably guarding the place in the observation room above!

She cautiously looked towards the corridor on the right, then tiptoed around the stairs and walked towards the long passage leading to the underground dock at the back door.

…

Not to mention Hermione's side, Harry and Ron had just passed through the side corridor one after another at this moment.

There was no way, after they found out that they couldn't see each other, they felt a little guilty immediately for some reason.

The three of them had someone to take care of them when they were together. At least they would feel more at ease if they had someone with them. But now they all felt as if they were the only ones sneaking out of the auditorium.

The two stood there for a while with their heads hunched, constantly looking back and forth. Until they remembered that there was still a time limit, they had no choice but to move their legs and "move" from among the classmates to the passage in the side corridor.

If someone could see through the invisibility, they would see a scene like this - two little wizards wearing Gryffindor wizard robes, with their heads hunched and tiptoes, walking towards the hall one after another like two thieves.

Go.

They even took the same route, with Ron in front and Harry in the back, timidly arriving at the corner at the other end of the side corridor.

Then, Ron suddenly stopped——

"Oh ah!"

With two overlapping whispers, Harry pressed his face against Ron's back - needless to say, both of them were shocked!

Ron turned around suddenly, and the two of them covered their mouths and stared at each other in horror. They looked at each other in bewilderment.

Harry hurriedly pointed at the corner, and Ron immediately nodded and glanced towards the hall outside.

When Ron finally saw that there was no one in the hall, he turned around, waved vigorously towards Harry, and then pointed to the passage behind the stairs.

When Harry nodded, the two of them looked towards the hall again, and after confirming that no one was there, they walked lightly and ran towards the dark passage.

Just as their figures were submerged in the darkness in the passage, a person immediately walked down the spiral staircase next to the door.

That was the fat Professor Sprout. She looked towards the hall warily for a while, and even checked with a magic spell. After finding that no one was there, she returned to the observation room with a confused look on her face.

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The battle at the school gate is still going on, and she must stay here to be ready to notify Professor McGonagall to come and activate the Knights of the Stone Pier.

…

In the dim passage, there are torches at a long distance to provide barely enough light to see the ground ahead.

This passage is slightly sloping downward and leads directly to the underground dock at the back door. Every new student will walk through here and go to the auditorium for the orientation dinner.

At this moment, Hermione was walking as softly as possible to avoid making any echo when she moved.

But just when she could almost see the outline of the back door, she found a sound of footsteps coming from behind that made her hair stand on end——

"Those two fools!" She hurriedly leaned against the wall, clinging to the corridor wall without daring to move.

"who?"

Suddenly a rickety figure walked in from the back door, holding a lantern and looking inside - that was Filch, the janitor!