Hogwarts Homecoming

Chapter 1181 Harry is held hostage!

Harry, who rushed forward after Hermione, saw two angry crowds in front of his eyes.

It was the big-nosed face of Argus Filch, the castle administrator of Hogwarts.

He recalled that in second grade, before being invited by Nick to attend his 500th anniversary, he was dragged into the office by Filch for soiling the floor.

There, he discovers that Filch, a 'famous' Squib, is planning to take a 'crash correspondence course in magic'.

Specialized in teaching squibs how to cast spells.

Later, when I talked about this with Ron and Hermione, Ron laughed at it.

Now, everything that was happening made Harry understand why Filch, who was already old and had no risk of unemployment, still struggled to master magic.

Squibs are simply low in the wizarding world, not even as good as the Mudbloods that pure-blood families often talk about!

The strikers deployed by the Ministry of Magic in Diagon Alley were all wizards who had participated in the tragic war a few days ago and survived.

In another scenario, Harry would undoubtedly call these men heroes.

But the attackers who dared to compete with the Death Eaters and dark wizards who followed Voldemort actually attacked a group of weak people in full view of the public, although they were indeed provoked -

"Don't, don't attack them!"

Hermione screamed and rushed forward, but the furious beaters wouldn't listen.

"It's dangerous here, kid, and it's not the place you should be!"

The Striker, whose arm was held by Hermione, pushed him away, and then swung his wand aggressively. The red light from the tip of the wand knocked out a protester.

It is obvious that these workers have been filled with resentment for more than a day or two.

The straw-like harvest of the batters indeed caused them to fall into a brief panic, but at this time, a tall, dull-looking man raised his hands and shouted,

"The Ministry of Magic wants to kill us all to cover up its tyranny, but we will never give in. We will fight them to the end for our families and our lives!"

As a result, the civilians whose anger was ignited screamed and swarmed up regardless of the terrible curse that was directed at them!

Although these are squibs that cannot use a complete magic, it must be said that when hundreds of strong and angry young adults rush forward brandishing various 'weapons', the scene is quite shocking!

The wizards who were watching the commotion looked panicked and hurriedly retreated to the rear.

"This damn mob thinks they can scare us!"

The beater who pushed Hermione gritted his teeth and cast a stun spell at the wizard who shouted.

But the dull and sturdy villager turned out to be quite agile. He lowered his head and dodged the coma spell!

The strikers from the Ministry of Magic didn't really kill anyone. They just wanted to control the situation. However, facing the civilians who came up twenty or thirty times more than they did, even waving their wands to create afterimages was not enough.

However, if civilians could resist wizards based on their numbers, there would be no magic world.

The strikers, who had a tacit understanding after being trained in the war, apparated one after another.

They appeared further away and stood in a large circle, surrounding these 'unarmed' people.

"Don't attack them, they're not, what are you doing, Ron!"

Many villagers had already fallen, and Hermione still hoped to prevent this tragedy. He shouted to the attacker, but Ron suddenly pulled her back.

"What are you going to do!"

However, Ron did not look at Hermione, but glared at a young man with dark skin and thick fingers.

Unlike his companions who were in a panic and didn't know what to do after being surrounded by attackers, this young man ran towards them with a clear purpose.

"Don't you see that she is speaking for you!"

Harry immediately ducked in front of Hermione, his voice dripping with threat.

"Harry, Hermione, Ron and Lavender, how was your summer vacation?"

At the drop-off platform, where there were cries and screams and angry scoldings, this young man with a relatively good appearance accurately called out their names and greeted them.

Harry thought he was hallucinating, but the man's shaking eyes did make Harry feel familiar.

"John, we have agreed not to touch the children!"

A fat woman, who was throwing bottles of corrosive liquid at the batters, passed behind John and gave a hasty shout.

"I know, I'm telling them to leave!"

The young man in front of them responded, and Harry knew from this brief conversation that this young man's name was John.

"You know us?"

Hermione raised her hand and chopped down her wand, blocking a striker's spell from attacking John. She asked in shock.

"What a pity you didn't recognize me--"

In an extremely dangerous situation, the man was in a daze. He shook his head as if inadvertently, escaping a spell, and then looked at Hermione calmly.

Harry opened his mouth and opened and closed it silently.

"Oh, you are!"

This highly personal performance made a figure jump into Hermione's mind. She covered her mouth and lowered her voice, with a look of disbelief on her face.

"Luna?!"

"It's me--"

The man called John nodded nonchalantly, seemingly unaware of how much fright and confusion he had caused to Harry and the others!

"L-Luna, b-but...what about you?"

Ron stuttered, his eyes bulging out of his sockets in shock!

"Polyjuice Potion!"

Hermione reacted immediately,

"But why are you pretending to be a.a."

Luna was about to say something, but suddenly she sensed something and looked at a row of fireplaces embedded in the wall.

Hoo, ho, ho!

The rows of gray fireplaces suddenly spurted out green flames. In the flames, one after another, the beaters appeared on the drop-off platform.

And judging from the stern looks on these batters' faces, it's obvious that they are not here to negotiate!

The scurrying people who had been taught a lesson became even more panicked. They were running around unorganized, and the thugs who showed up reacted quickly and joined the suppression team!

Harry had already seen the exposure lights of cameras turning on among the spectators in the distance. Judging from the frequency of the light flashes, what was happening was clearly very exciting to the reporter of the Daily Prophet.

People fell to the ground one by one, causing veins to pop up on Harry's forehead. He had to take action, otherwise, today's events would most likely turn into a scandal that would shock the wizarding world.

"We have to find another way, Harry!"

Hermione's brain became bright again at this moment, and she stopped Harry who wanted to rush forward to compete with the striker.

"We can't stop this, these thugs won't listen to our orders!"

"You mean we should go to the Ministry of Magic to get reinforcements!"

Harry asked eagerly.

"That's not bad, but many people will be injured in the time wasted!"

Hermione took a deep breath and looked at Harry with burning eyes.

"I'm sorry, Harry, I have an idea, but I'm afraid it requires some sacrifice on your part?"

Harry blinked, unsure.

At the critical moment, Hermione had no time to worry about the laws of the Ministry of Magic. She moved her wand slightly, turning the spatula in Luna's hand into a dagger, and then pushed Harry into Luna's arms.

Before Harry could react, Luna understood Hermione's meaning first.

The dagger in her hand was placed neatly on Harry's neck.

The cold touch made Harry shiver a few times, and he reacted immediately,

"Are you planning to-"

"I guess you won't mind, Harry!"

Hermione asked urgently.

"Oh, sure, just oh, okay!"

Harry breathed heavily,

"Just do what you want!"

"This is so crazy. I don't think Sirius will look down upon you if he finds out!"

Ron shook his head with a ridiculous expression on his face.

Hermione had no time to care. Seeing that Luna and Harry were already in place, she dragged Ron and Lavender back a few steps. She pointed the wand at her throat and took a deep breath. The next second, she heard a sharp scream that pierced the sky. sounded,

"Stop it, someone is holding Harry Potter hostage!" (End of Chapter)

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