harry potter book of crimes

In fact, Hermione's arrangement was well thought out.

She placed three groups of R.A. members plus a Neville outside the side door of the hall, not only so that they could promptly protect the injured in St. Mungo's Hall if something happened.

Since the side door is the only way to the temporary ward at the back, there is only an "L" shaped corridor connecting the two. If something unexpected happens to Harry, then the three groups of members guarding here can also be there for the first time.

He rushed over immediately to lend a helping hand.

However, even though they arrived as soon as possible, there was still some distance between the two sides.

"boom--"

When they heard the first muffled sound, Neville and Ginny jumped up from the floor in the corridor. They glanced at each other subconsciously, and then immediately called to everyone who was resting on the spot.

Got up.

"Everyone take out their magic wands. Don't mess up each group. Just follow the plan you just made -"

"Ginny, let me go check on the situation first."

Now in a slightly narrow corridor, this team of five people, a total of fifteen people, must move in an orderly manner. Otherwise, if a battle breaks out, it will be very easy to cause unnecessary casualties due to chaos.

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This was something Hermione had told her several times, and Ginny, who knew the importance of cooperation through Quidditch training, obviously believed in this.

A real battle is not an end-to-end duel between wizards, where people will really die.

In the previous disaster, everyone had tasted the cruelty of death. Even if everyone who could stay here was not afraid of death, no one wanted to die because of making a meaningless mistake.

"Okay, we'll be here right away! Be careful yourself -"

Having said that, in fact, not long after Neville left, Ginny led three teams of people to catch up.

"boom!"

At this moment, a second loud noise spread throughout the corridor, and Neville, who was running at the front, also stopped.

"Harry!"

He saw the embarrassed figure that fell out from the corner of the corridor, and without even having to distinguish it carefully, Neville realized that it was Harry lying on the floor.

However, Harry, who was lying on the ground, seemed to have not heard Neville's voice at all, and raised his head with great effort to look towards the other end of the corridor.

Seeing that Harry was clutching his waist but didn't seem to be too seriously injured, Neville hurriedly ran forward and followed Harry's gaze.

The black creature that fell in the corridor and almost smashed through the wall... could it be the big spider that Maka left at St. Mungo's?

Probably because all eight legs were folded up and the body was curled up and twisted, Neville was unable to determine what the black thing was at this moment.

And at the next moment, when a big man covered in black mist bent down and walked out of the door, Harry, who was in a daze due to surprise, quickly came back to his senses.

"Neville? You go and call..."

He covered his waist with one hand and stood up straight with the other hand on the ground. But in the middle of his words, he shook his head again and directly picked up the Sorting Hat that had fallen aside in his hand.

"No, forget it... tell Ginny and the others not to come over. This guy is definitely not an enemy that can be dealt with with ordinary spells. Next... let's seal this corridor!"

"Harry, we can still give it a try," Neville looked at Harry and said, "It's too dangerous for you to do this. Besides, even with the Sword of Gryffindor, we can't guarantee that we can definitely kill that guy.

Big guy..."

But Harry immediately shook his head.

"Let's go! Otherwise it will be too late -" he said, and suddenly cast a firm look behind Neville, "Ginny, listen to me, seal this place."

He had cast a rather powerful spell on the big guy before, but the effect was almost zero.

Now, that guy is covered in flame-like black mist, and even the petrification talents of the spiders have no effect on it. With this kind of magic resistance, even casting a spell simultaneously will only give it a scratch.

Is it itchy?

"I understand, Harry, you must—"

"No, wait, let me try."

Ginny, who had just arrived here with everyone, saw the calmness and determination in Harry's expression. She originally wanted to trust her boyfriend's judgment, but unexpectedly, Neville interrupted her words.

But at this moment, the big man covered in black mist was already rushing toward them!

Amidst the rumbling footsteps, Neville suddenly stood in front of Harry, and his wand pointed straight ahead.

"Neville, ordinary spells have no effect on that guy!"

Harry's mood at the moment was actually very complicated. If anyone wanted to ask who didn't want to use the Sword of Gryffindor the least, it was undoubtedly him.

So when Neville stood in front of him, he actually breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

However, as soon as this idea came up, he was killed by himself - in order to be able to truly pick up the sword and use it to protect everyone's lives, he did not allow himself to become so weak.

"Na——" "Call the gods to protect you!"

Before Harry could speak, he saw a ball of silvery-white mist suddenly erupting from Neville's right hand, and it spurted towards the enemy in an instant.

In the corridor, the light mist circulated rapidly, turning into a burly and ferocious silver lion on the way.

For any Gryffindor, the Patronus in the form of a lion is definitely of great significance. Although I have heard about Neville's changes before, just hearing people talk about it is obviously not as shocking as seeing it with my own eyes.

human heart.

Just... what does it mean to use the Patronus Charm on that big man?

In the modern magic world, not many people understand the "Patronus Curse", a special spell that has been passed down for a long time.

That is to say, only a wizard with great wisdom like Dumbledore would realize the huge potential of this curse and try to figure out many advanced uses.

Of course, the current Neville cannot have the knowledge and vision of Dumbledore, but the previous battle in downtown London also gave him a lot of knowledge about his Patron Saint.

When he saw the black mist on the big man's body, he immediately thought of those monsters that looked like dementors at that time.

And sure enough, just as Neville's Silver Lion Patronus pounced heavily on the opponent, the two opponents, who were slightly different in size, fought vigorously.

The silver lion is faster than its opponent, especially when it comes to tossing and turning in a small area. It can fly freely and is particularly good at fighting;

However, the strength of that big man was quite astonishing. He frequently left scars on the walls and the ground with every move he made, making people tremble with fear just looking at him.

But no matter what, Neville's patron saint was indeed fighting that terrifying big man, and in a short period of time they even felt evenly matched.

"Everyone, pay attention! Use whatever you can to condense the Patronus! Let's help Neville together -"

Ginny was the first to react, and immediately woke up the three groups of team members from their surprise. Immediately afterwards, the crowd immediately heard the chanting of the Patronus Charm, and then a bright silver

The light mist also rises.

Harry, who usually reacts the fastest in the past, was actually a beat slower than everyone else this time.

"Call the gods to protect you."

As Harry's wand splashed out a mist of light, a silver stag Patronus jumped out, jumping and running towards the end of the corridor together with other silver animals, big and small.

But at this second, Harry himself was inexplicably distracted.

"He's still a big boy after all!"

In his hand, the Sorting Hat, which had not spoken for a long time, muttered something coldly, but it did not attract anyone's attention.

Regardless of what Harry was thinking, everyone's eyes were currently focused on the front. When a large group of patron saints shining with silver light joined the battle, the pressure on the Silver Lion was obviously relieved a lot.

Each patron saint is attacking the big man covered in black fog in its own way, and dodges quickly when the opponent raises his legs or punches. Everyone's strength is constantly proving that "there are too many ants"

The truth of the proverb "may also kill an elephant".

If there is any disadvantage to doing this, it is probably that there are too many patron saints, making it impossible for everyone to intervene in casting other spells, right?

Gradually, everyone discovered that the black mist on the big guy seemed to be getting thinner and thinner.

"ah!"

Since it was a battle, there would inevitably be injuries. The unidentified big man was indeed surprisingly strong. Even during the siege, he hit several patron saints one after another with his heavy fists wrapped in black flames.

As several silver animals exploded into large hazes of light, several exclamations also sounded from the crowd here.

It is the wizard's spiritual will that condenses the patron saint. If the patron saint is forcibly broken up, the creator will naturally suffer a backlash from the spiritual level.

Ginny supported a female classmate, and after confirming that the other person was just feeling dizzy, she hurriedly turned her attention back to the battle in the corridor.

"Ginny, it's happening over here...oh!"

At this time, Hermione, who was patrolling with everyone upstairs, finally came over with other R.A. members. She was surprised at first when she came to the scene, but she soon understood the situation here.

"Everyone, prepare the Patronus Charm and supplement the combat power over there depending on the situation..."

She spoke to everyone first, then walked through the three groups of people on Ginny's side and walked to Harry and Neville on the other side.

"Are you OK?"

It was Hermione's decision to let Harry stay at the door of the warehouse. If something happened here, the first thing she thought of was naturally Harry, who was in charge of this area.

When she saw the other person covering her waist, she immediately asked worriedly.

"Ah... um. No, I'm fine, I just got hit a little bit..."

Harry shook his head and said nothing more. (To be continued)