harry potter book of crimes

There is a British Muggle proverb that says, "If you always lie with dogs, you will inevitably get fleas (ydonithdogs, you'll get fleas①)".

Fortunately, Lupine is usually not worried about fleas. After all, he is still a wolf!

It's a pity that the fleas can be easily dealt with, but the only fear is that Sirius's restless temper will affect him. Ever since there was a big fuss in Haifa City this time, Lupine had a bad feeling, so he didn't say anything

Without saying anything, the request for temporary return was sent back along with the cipher text.

However, in a short period of time, his injuries did not allow him to use convenient means of movement such as apparation and portkeys. If they really wanted to go back, they would have to wait at least one or two more days.

But just such a day or two caused Lupine and Sirius to suffer a lot.

According to Lupine's previous prediction, he thought that the International Federation of Wizards would send manpower soon this time, but what he didn't expect was that Haierbo's movement speed was actually faster than that of the Federation.

Just on the second night after the city fire, nearly three hundred unidentified wizards suddenly appeared in the city center, divided into two groups, and quickly spread outward.

These wizards looked very similar to the small group of attackers before. Although their appearance could not be clearly seen due to their clothing, they were generally shorter in height.

But contrary to their stature, they are surprisingly weird and powerful in the use of black magic.

Judging from Sirius and Lupine's experience of fighting with them, it seems that all of these wizards are proficient in using silent spell techniques, and their power is not ordinary.

And, more importantly, those guys who hide their heads and tails use black magic that no one else has even seen.

There's just one thing that's very concerning, that is - the magic of these short wizards seems to be printed from the same mold, giving people the same impression.

In fact, if the number of people is smaller, like the maximum of two or thirty attackers last time, Sirius will not be too worried if he is prepared. The reason why Lupine was seriously injured was actually because of the attack.

Because of the sneak attack.

But if there are more people...

"... Something is wrong outside. I seemed to have seen a lot of black shadows flying in the sky just now. I remember the last time we were attacked, those wizards of unknown origin could fly in the air without using anything."

At this time, Sirius hurriedly returned from the window and whispered his discovery to Lupine, who was lying on the sofa.

"Are you sure those black figures don't use broomsticks or anything like that?" Lupine suddenly frowned, "It's cloudy tonight, it's so dark outside...can you see clearly?"

"I can't be 100% sure, but it should be correct."

"Then which direction did they fly to?"

Seeing Sirius's confident expression, Lupine would naturally not doubt anything. And because those wizards were probably Haierbo's people, he naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly sat up with some difficulty on the sofa cushions.

"It's going to the southwest, maybe to the coast - I'm not sure," Sirius said immediately, "but I think they must have come from the city center."

"How many people?" Lupine continued to ask softly.

When Sirius heard this, he immediately confirmed the image that still remained in his mind.

Without the moonlight and stars, the night sky was indeed pitch black, but since those figures were not flying high, he could still barely distinguish them.

"Quite a few," he thought for a while, "I can see at least ten people, maybe more... They passed by two by two, and several pairs passed by in a row!"

"Um……"

Lu Ping frowned and thought for a moment, but soon shook his head.

"What is that Haierbo thinking... He is planning to get there before the federation team comes -"

"Clang!"

Before Lu Ping could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sudden crisp sound. Along with the sound came a large piece of broken glass and two black figures rushing in from the window.

"Bang!"

Because Sirius was still facing away from the window, the first person to react was Lupine, who was sitting on the sofa. The pain in his abdomen prevented him from standing up quickly, but it did not prevent him from taking out his wand.

Suddenly, the cloaked wizard rushing in front seemed to have crashed into an invisible force, and his speed suddenly slowed down.

This is a silent obstacle spell that is cast extremely fast!

I remember that when Lupine became the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, there might have been other reasons - for example, Dumbledore seemed to want him to contain Sirius who suddenly escaped from prison at that time.

But just from what he has done now, it can be seen that he still has real ability to hold the position of professor.

However, the range of a barrier spell is not very large, and being able to block one as soon as the opponent enters the room is already the limit.

When the other intruder following him saw that his companion was trapped, he immediately shrank up and took half a step to the side, decisively using his companion as a human shield.

What was immediately followed was a cloud of thin black needles thrown towards Lu Ping.

Those black needles as long as the index finger are all formed by unknown black magic. They fly very fast and the needle tips are quite sharp. Once they hit something, they will explode immediately.

Lupine and Sirius had seen this kind of black magic last time, so they knew the power of this thing very well.

What's more, they didn't fall for this trick last time. Will it still work this time?

When Sirius turned around hurriedly and discovered what was going on, he moved very quickly. He waved his staff and pointed at the dining table next to him, then suddenly turned in front of Lupine, and the table accurately blocked the magic black cloak.

Needle.

At the same time, Lu Ping was certainly not idle either.

After enduring the dull pain in his abdomen, he let himself roll off the sofa, then lay on his back and stretched out his wand.

Even though there was a dining table in front of him and he couldn't see the scene in front of him at that moment, he still chanted the next magic spell according to the position in his memory.

Immediately, the tip of his staff suddenly burst into flames, which was undoubtedly a stun spell. However, he still did not trigger the spell after it took effect, and used some method to delay the release of the spell for more than a second.

Don't underestimate this second, it's the time when the opponent's black needle pierces the table and causes an explosion. And when a good dining table is blown to pieces by those dozens of fine needles, Lupine's powerful coma

The curse quickly passed through the large pieces of sawdust and went straight to the opponent's location.

Because the dining table thrown by Sirius blocked his view, the attacker obviously did not notice Lupine's movements. And the moment he saw the flickering fire, it was already too late to avoid it.

"boom!"

The moment the wizard was hit in the chest by the stun spell, he flew backwards and hit the wall heavily.

Sirius and Lupine were naturally not interested in admiring the sight of each other sliding down the wall. After the two of them cooperated tacitly to deal with one of them, they immediately focused their attention on the first one.

The attacker who had just started was now freed from the influence of the obstacle spell. Seeing him raise his hand again, it was obvious that he was going to fight back.

When Sirius saw this, he cast an iron armor spell on his body. On the other hand, Lupine also immediately thought of this choice that wizards often make in duels.

But the moment he raised his wand, what he saw out of the corner of his eye made him give up the idea - at the base of the wall next to the window, the attacker who had been "knocked out" by the two men's cooperation at first stood up again!

"Walk!"

Lu Ping was very aware of the strength of the coma spell he just cast. If he failed to make the other party fall into coma at that time, it meant that the situation was bad.

When Sirius heard Lupine's sudden reminder, he was just stunned, but there was no hesitation in his actions.

Out of trust in Lupine, his best friend, he did not hesitate to give up preparations for the next offensive spell, raised his wand and created a large cloud of smoke.

When the smoke was dispersed by the other party, he and Lu Ping disappeared into the living room.

The two attackers searched here and there twice, but naturally found nothing. The two people who lost their target didn't seem to care, turned around and left quietly.

Speaking of which, it seemed that the two short wizards had not said a single word from beginning to end.

…

Of course, Sirius and Lupine couldn't go far. They were actually hiding behind the sofa. Just because of the Immortal Hidden Potion provided by Maka, the two of them successfully concealed their existence.

This is the benefit of the Immortal Hidden Potion. If you use other invisibility methods such as the Illusion Charm, you may not be able to avoid those two incoming people with strange and strange magical abilities.

"Ahem, it looks like he's really gone..."

The two waited there for a long time, and then they were slightly relieved when they saw that the other party did not return suddenly.

If the fight had continued just now, they would definitely have suffered the loss - after all, Lu Ping's current state really couldn't sustain an overly complicated battle.

"Are you okay?" Sirius frowned worriedly.

But although Lu Ping was holding his abdomen in pain, he still shook his head decisively.

"Rather than these injuries, I am more concerned about the two attackers..." He said seriously, "You have also seen that there is obviously a difference between the two tonight and the four last time. If it were different,

It would have been impossible for me to resist the sneak attack last time and still be able to get up so quickly!"

"Well," Sirius nodded, "What's even more terrible is that there are more than ten guys like that just now that I just saw..."

Hearing this, Lu Ping held his belly and fell into deep thought. (To be continued)