Hogwarts Crawler

Watching the lion dance performance brought by the special guest Cedric Diggory, Adam applauded and divided his attention on the people in the Ministry of Magic.

"Hiss, I wondered why I haven't come in for so long. It turns out that I was stuck at the first level."

Adam was a little embarrassed. The strength of the Ministry of Magic was even weaker than he thought, and it was more than a little weaker.

They couldn't break through the protective magic on the gate, which meant that these people couldn't even break the skin of the Mingbo Dragon...

You should know that the Mingbo Dragon bred after hybridization with the Australian Egg White Eye has a much stronger magic resistance than the Australian Egg White Eye. It can't die even if it is hit by a killing curse on the face. If you want to kill it completely, you have to add a few more shots, not to mention the difficulty of using the killing curse to hit the Mingbo Dragon in the water...

In this way, let alone waiting for Xiao Hei to appear later, this group of people may not even be able to pass the Black Lake level, otherwise the Mingbo Dragon should not appear, and let the mermaids go to deal with them.

But... if they can't even hunt the Mingbo Dragon, then when Xiao Hei appears, won't the special effects of his appearance be able to wipe out the whole group?

Thinking that the lines he had prepared for so long might not be used at all, the smile on Adam's face gradually disappeared.

...

Go in? Or not?

Scrimgeour stood there in deep thought.

Unlike the new guy with a brain pump, he knew very well that the previous move did not break the protective magic on the gate at all.

In this way, the gate that was now open to them was simply a trap without even a grass cover, and a straight hook without even a bait, which was a blatant insult to his IQ!

"Mr. Minister, I think the situation is not right. There may be a trap waiting for us ahead. Otherwise... let's retreat?"

Gadwin suggested to Scrimgeour hesitantly.

Scrimgeour was a little tempted, but he had brought out almost all the fighting forces of the Ministry of Magic this time. He had just arrived at the door of Hogwarts, but when they opened the door, he didn't dare to go in...

This was in conflict with his usual behavior of wanting to rectify the atmosphere of the Ministry of Magic and change the impression of the Ministry of Magic being weak and incompetent in everyone's eyes!

After a while of internal struggle, Scrimgeour still didn't think that Gandalf would dare to attack the Ministry of Magic. Perhaps this was Gandalf's way of scaring them off directly?

Out of confidence in his own years of experience and knowledge, after having a direction to think about, Scrimgeour's thoughts suddenly became clear.

Gandalf must have spent a lot of effort to arrange such a powerful protective magic at the gate, and the range must not be that large. The purpose was to make him misjudge the opponent's strength.

Now he took the initiative to open the gate again, just to make him think more. In fact, the protective magic on the gate must have been unable to hold up, right?

Thinking of this, Scrimgeour felt that he had seen through the other party's calculations at once, and his previous suspicions now seemed so ridiculous.

Straightening up, Scrimgeour showed a somewhat stiff smile:

"I have seen through Gandalf's tricks, let's go."

After saying that, Scrimgeour took the lead and walked through the open iron gate.

Tricks? What tricks?

Gadwin was a little confused, but out of the trust in his boss who had followed him through life and death for so many years, Gadwin nodded and asked his subordinates to follow Scrimgeour's footsteps.

The footsteps made a "rustling" sound on the fallen leaves, and it was dark all around. Several Aurors used fluorescent flashes to illuminate the entire team, while being alert to the surroundings.

Although Scrimgeour knew that Gandalf would no longer have other means after his bluff was destroyed, he was still very satisfied with his subordinates' vigilance.

As expected, they did not encounter any danger all the way to the Black Lake.

"Mr. Minister, how do we get there now?"

Hogwarts has anti-apparition magic. There are three ways to get to Hogwarts Castle from the Black Lake.

The first is to take a boat across the Black Lake to the boathouse on the other side. This is also the way the freshmen took when they first went to Hogwarts Castle.

The other is to take a flying carriage pulled by the Thestrals. Generally speaking, students above the second grade take this way to Hogwarts Castle.

As for the last one... of course it is the most primitive way, relying on two legs to bypass the Black Lake and walk to Hogwarts Castle. Usually no one would do this.

It is not the first day of school now. The Thestrals are all in the fourth area of ​​the Forbidden Forest as BOSS. Of course, they can't appear here. Going over... looking at the extremely wide Black Lake, when the Ministry of Magic people arrive, it is estimated that everyone in Hogwarts has already fallen asleep.

However, the Ministry of MagicOf course, the people were well prepared. As they continued to move forward, several Aurors found several small boats by the dock.

"This is the same as before."

There is only one magic school in the whole of Britain. Of course, everyone in the Ministry of Magic graduated from Hogwarts. They know some of the habits of Hogwarts and know that Hogwarts usually leaves a few boats at the dock here for daily access.

Fortunately, this habit has not been cancelled because of the change of a principal, but they don't need to use the boats they brought with them.

Untying the ropes tied to the piles, everyone got on the boats one by one, four people in a boat, and after the fourth person sat firmly, the boat automatically sailed to the other side of the Black Lake.

"This reminds me of the first time I came to Hogwarts."

An Auror couldn't help but sigh. The leaders were all on the boat in front, so he lowered his voice and was not afraid of being heard.

"Yes, I saw something moving in the water at that time, and I was so scared that I accidentally fell off the boat. It was the giant squid who picked me up... It seems like it was just yesterday."

Another Auror couldn't help but whispered.

The pressure in the Ministry of Magic has been too great during this period, especially since the Aurors are the front line against the Death Eaters. They have to be on edge when walking on the edge of life and death, and they have to face the public's condemnation for their inaction.

"Yeah, I swam with the giant squid in the Black Lake. I wonder if it is awake now."

The little wizard who used to lean out when touching the lake water and was always careful not to fall in can now reach the lake water by leaning against the side of the boat.

However, when the Auror was casually fiddling with the lake water, his hand seemed to touch something...

"Huh? Is it a giant squid?"

The Auror turned his head and saw only a part of the shiny tail fin passing through the water and then sinking into the water.

"Is it a mermaid? Haven't they always lived at the bottom of the Black Lake? How did they get to the surface of the lake?"

The fact that there are mermaids in the Black Lake has basically been heard by all Hogwarts students, but few students have actually seen mermaids. Even Slytherin students only have the school legend that they can see mermaids outside the window.

Out of curiosity, the Auror couldn't help but lean his upper body out to look at the lake. At this moment, the lake he was looking at began to ripple...