harry potter book of crimes

"boom--"

"Winter, winter, winter, winter..."

"Peng! Peng Peng Peng Peng... Peng!"

Violent impacts and explosions exploded one after another deep in the mountains of the Scottish Highlands, and spread with the cold wind, overlapping and echoing throughout the mountainous area, like a symphony of war and blood.

It happened suddenly here.

This battle has lasted for more than three days and nights.

Starting from the vanguard force's successful retaking of Hogsmeade Village, the next stage's goal is naturally to further advance the front to Hogwarts Castle farther north and deeper into the mountains and forests.

However, Hermione Granger, as the commander-in-chief, soon discovered that continuing to move north seemed to be more difficult than everyone expected!

There are many enemies in the mountains, very many, and judging from the current battle situation, it is obvious that it cannot be explained by just one word "many".

For this reason, Hermione once again sent Harry and Neville to investigate the situation, and the information they brought back later caused many people to fall silent.

In the deeper mountains and forests, the proportion of advanced individuals is too high!

Originally, the average level of evolution of the enemies in the Scottish Highlands was much higher than that in the south, which had caused Hermione and others to have a very serious and nervous discussion. But now, it turns out that the enemies on the outskirts of the mountains before

It is obvious that the battle in the area has only just begun.

"Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to advance across the board! In a short period of time, we will definitely not be able to completely clear out the enemies in the mountains - this is destined to be a protracted war of attrition!

But... also judging from the current situation, no one can guarantee whether those guys will continue to evolve and become stronger as time goes by, so... we can't wait, we... to be honest, we can't wait either.

Sorry!"

In the temporary station in Hogsmeade Village, Hermione was pointing at the magic sand table map with her wand, placing and removing the indicators one by one on an arc-shaped front drawn from southwest to northeast.

The captured village of Hogsmeade is located in the area below the left end of this front, and as a key battlefield, the combat depth from Hogsmeade to the north is undoubtedly the largest.

But even so, there is still a long distance from the front line of the battlefield further north to the destination of Hogwarts Castle.

As for other battle points along the entire front, there is no need to mention them.

"So," Hermione suddenly waved the wand in her hand, and several small flags fell down on the sand table in an instant, "we must seize the time and 'chisel' in!"

After he finished speaking, there was silence in the room.

Everyone was watching in silence the marching route, which was made up of small flags connected in series, extending all the way north from Hogsmeade village to the deep mountains. From that route, which was only slightly undulating and winding due to the terrain, many places

But on the almost straight route, everyone can clearly feel Hermione's toughness and determination when facing the current obstacles.

And at this time, the movement on the battlefield in the north continued to be heard in the distance - outside the window that had just been repaired with the building a day ago, on a certain mountain ridge in the distance, Neville used the choir team to

The silver body of the summoned large patron saint is still clearly visible even here.

"Then chisel it in!"

In this moment when no one could speak easily, Harry, who had just returned and was taking a break, suddenly stood up with his knees on his knees.

To be honest, with his temper, he had wanted to do this for a long time! But he also knew in his heart that in many cases, impulsiveness alone could not solve the problem, and it might cause more problems. So in

Before this, he had suppressed his inner restlessness and left all the arrangements for advancement and retreat to Hermione, the commander who was better at using his brain.

Until now, Hermione's thoughts finally overlapped with the impulse in his heart!

"Everyone else, do you have any objections?"

Hermione nodded at Harry, then raised her hand and pressed it to signal him to continue sitting down and rest for a while, then looked around for a week, and finally said after seeing no one spoke:

"Next, I will report my name. The person named will be included in the elite assault team that penetrates the local defense line. Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom..."

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The reconstruction of Hogsmeade has only just begun, and it will probably only be implemented after this war is completely over.

The room currently used as a temporary command post is located on the original site of the Pig's Head Bar, and its surroundings are still basically in ruins.

Speaking of which, this temporary command post was not completely rebuilt with the repair spell. Because the original owner of the Pig's Head Bar, Aberforth, is also here now, and he doesn't seem to care much whether the house is destroyed.

Restored to its original appearance.

After all, many of his personal belongings had been packed away long before he left, and the only things he couldn't take away were those memories.

And memories are something that is placed in the head and in everyone's heart.

"Squeak——"

After a slight flash of magical light, the door to the command post was pushed open from inside, and Hermione, who had just finished another wartime meeting, was the first to walk out of the door.

In order to ensure a certain level of safety, it is indeed troublesome to have to speak secret words to break the curse in and out, but it is obviously very necessary to be very close to the enemy.

"Hermione, I should go with you too! You can't let me go... Harry and I will always fight side by side!"

Ginny's voice came from the door behind Hermione, sounding a little excited. The next moment, as expected, Ginny's figure ran out following Hermione's footsteps.

Then it was probably Hannah's voice. Her voice was never loud, and even in this situation, it seemed a little weak.

"Me...me too..." Hannah said, lagging behind, "I want to go too."

But Hermione, who was walking in front, said without looking back:

"no."

At this point, things are actually quite clear. It is obvious that Ginny and Hannah's names are not included in the list that Hermione reported just now.

"Whether it's for your safety or for Harry and Neville to fight without any worries - Ginny, Hannah, whatever you think is fine - I think you two should agree with my decision." Hermione

Walking ahead, he said, "Anyway, stay here! Help me keep an eye on those three houses..."

"Hermione."

Suddenly, a voice came from the door, interrupting her subsequent words.

"Let them go! You and I stay."