Hogwarts: Magical Elegy

Chapter 38 Encounter

The streets in the village are filled with smoke.

In the limited field of vision, there is no breath of life.

But in the grass on both sides of the road, rustling sounds can be heard from time to time.

Underneath the tranquility lies murderous intent.

Whenever a rustling sound came into her ears, Luna couldn't help but tighten her grip on Xifa's clothes.

Xifa, on the other hand, was on guard with all his heart.

Although the Disillusionment Curse has been cast, a capable wizard can see through it at a glance.

What's more, the originator of the rustling.

It is a source of magic that is constantly moving.

Or rats, or snakes.

Each one exudes invisible magic fluctuations, like each host in the computer room uploading data to the switchboard.

No need to think about it, this is the enemy’s secret line.

Suddenly, Xifa felt Luna's hand tremble.

He quickly turned around.

I saw a mouse with black hair, red eyes and sharp teeth at Luna's feet.

Xifa patted Luna's hand and signaled her not to act rashly.

The mouse hesitated in front of Luna.

It has been sniffing the air with its nose.

Just now, it felt a stream of air passing by it.

This is psychological torture. Xifa and Luna knew that they had applied the scent-changing potion.

But what if it can tell the difference?

Fortunately, this creature's brain is not very smart.

Xifa silently picked up a small stone with his mage's hand and threw it into the distance.

The sound of pebbles falling to the ground easily attracted the red-eyed black rat.

Taking the opportunity, Xifa pulled Luna, who was almost paralyzed, to escape.

Go round and round several times.

Xifa found a dilapidated small warehouse and got into it with Luna.

"Luna, we can't go to the Pig's Head Bar. There are at least three dark wizards guarding there."

Luna was silent, Xifa thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and expressed another idea.

"We can't summon Fawkes here. If, I mean if. Fawkes is stopped, it will break through the barrier, and when the time comes, it will definitely be discovered by the enemy. Once you think of Dumbledore's involvement in this matter, I don't know.

The true Aberforth is in danger."

"It's up to you." Luna replied softly.

"We can only choose the farther Honey Baron's secret passage."

After saying that, Xifa looked in the direction of Honey Baron.

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"Bang——"

There was the sound of heavy objects being pushed against the wall from ahead.

Luna nervously squeezed Xifa's hand.

While resting in the shabby house, Xifa noticed that Luna was in low spirits.

In order to prevent her from making mistakes, Xifa had to sacrifice one hand to hold Luna and feel her condition.

Feeling Luna's nervousness, Xifa shook her hand to cheer her up.

Immediately afterwards, Xifa lifted the phantom body curse and touched it quietly.

At the corner, Xifa quickly glanced at the scene in the alley.

I saw a short, round, middle-aged man with a mouse-like appearance, leaning against the wall with his eyes blank.

Xifa still has an impression of him. In the Pig Head Bar, he sat on the right side of the entrance and looked at Luna with a lewd look.

"I hope you can bring me something useful."

In front of the middle-aged man is a man in gray.

He is Bell, but Xifa doesn't know it.

Bell raised his wand and put the tip of the wand against the man's forehead.

As Bell muttered words, the wretched man clung to the wall and twitched in pain.

Soon he lost all movement.

At the same time, strands of silver-white silk threads flowed out of the man's seven orifices.

Xifa's pupils shrank suddenly as he glanced quickly again and again.

Is this a memory thread? The man in black robe is searching for the memory of the obscene man!

Then the figures of myself and Luna will be exposed in front of the man in black.

He will finish the search soon.

It’s not a good place to stay for a long time!

While the man in black robe closes his eyes, read through his memories.

Xifa quickly pulled Luna and quietly slipped across the intersection.

After another long circle, the two finally arrived in front of the candy house.

The expression of joy has not yet shown.

They discovered that a wizard wearing a gorgeous black trench coat and a ghost mask was sitting on the roof of Honey Baron Candy House.

He was carrying the two of them on his side, so they could still see him throwing the jelly beans into his mouth.

"Sir, there are still two little wizard-shaped people who have not been caught!"

It was the gray-clothed wizard who had just searched his memory. The two Xifa who were hiding aside saw him appearing and quickly lowered their bodies and hid behind a trash can.

"Huh? You mean? Two little wizards stole our things and they haven't been caught yet?"

The chief, that is, Charles, sounded more surprised than dissatisfied.

After all, everyone who should be caught was caught and searched, and only two fish were left that slipped through the net. Unexpectedly, they were the little wizards.

In this case, I need to break up with Aberforth.

Although you can't kill him, you can still teach him a lesson.

"Sir, I don't think Aberforth was involved in this matter. He allowed me to go in and search, but I found nothing!"

Charles was speechless for a while.

"Are you so sure that what you saw is correct? Wasn't the memory you just obtained specially modified by Aberforth? To make you think it was him, and then search him to buy time for the escaped little wizard? Forget it, what if you

It's not just my subordinates who can think so much. Where are the other people in the tavern?"

Bell lowered his head in shame.

"Except for those two people, we have all interrogated them. It should be those two people who exchanged the Felixir for the Norman Dragon Blood Grass."

"I don't want to hear your speculations! I want evidence and clues!"

Charles' irritable words suddenly sounded.

Suddenly, his tone softened and he ordered Bell.

"Who set up the barrier and asked him to come to see me. Did some elf forcefully break through the barrier?"

Bell said proudly in a flattering tone.

"Sir, on the way here to report, I made sure that there was nothing unusual at the boundary. I really made sure before I came here."

Charles' eyes suddenly looked wrong, and Bell quickly repeated.

"It has nothing to do with you, I'm just so surprised that I can't believe it..."

At the same time, Xifa's heartbeat suddenly slowed down a beat.

Looking up, there was a curled-winged demon staring at him with blood-red eyes in the sky.

Damn it, I was afraid of being discovered by them, so I lifted the phantom curse.

What's more, their commander is here, and he and Luna have only the last way.

Break the barrier, teleport to a distance first, and then summon Fox to leave.

You must not suddenly disappear here and expose the secret passage of the warehouse.

Fortunately, Xifa had already taken out his magic wand.

He doesn't want to cast unique magic yet because it's too showy.

"Shattered to pieces!"

A red spell emanated from his wand.

The curling-winged demon nimbly avoided Xifa's spell, but then Luna's spell came to the curling-winged demon, which was unable to avoid it, and exploded it into a bloody flower.

"Bell, stand down. I haven't moved my muscles for a long time. I will end this manhunt."

Charles stood up slowly. He felt that the two little mice in front of him could not escape due to the existence of the barrier.

Moreover, once one of his men is injured or killed, he will not have the tools at his disposal to hunt magical animals in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts in a short period of time.

Although Xifa looked at him without fear, the person behind him could not pretend to be afraid.

Charles: "Are you students at Hogwarts? I have no intention of becoming your enemy at this time. I will hand over the asparagus in your hand. I will leave here immediately and give you a way to survive."

Luna: "You didn't even tell me your identity, why should I trust you?"

Hearing this, Xifa felt helpless. He quickly took a step to the side and blocked Luna's figure.

"Tsk...it's true."

Upon hearing this, Charles took the initiative to lift his mask, revealing his true face.

A slightly handsome young man with blond hair, blue eyes and pale skin.

"My name is Austin Charles, and I am a second lieutenant in the Shadow Empire."

"Shadow Empire?"

Xifa was unmoved and remained vigilant. Luna also knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she remained silent on the side.

"I've never heard of Shadow Empire."

"Of course, we are now on the eastern battlefield, fighting side by side with Grindelwald secretly. We have not yet made the declaration of founding public to the public."

"Grindelwald?"

I heard that the wizard opposite was not a local force but belonged to the Grindelwald camp.

Xifa felt that he was involved in a huge trouble.

Think about it, the UK has Hogwarts with a long history, no local force can compare with it, but now someone is carrying out a terrorist attack in the village of Hogsmeade next to it...

"Report!"

Bell's eyes suddenly lit up while he was meditating.

"Speak!"

Charles said expressionlessly.

"The voice of this witch is exactly the same as the witch known as Princess Garon on the black market!"

"Oh?"

Charles' face moved slightly, and his expression changed.

"So, maybe these two are not Hogwarts students? They almost deceived me."

Hearing this, Luna felt murderous intent from Charles' tone.

Regardless of Xifa's obstruction, she took out the Norman asparagus and put it in her hand.

"Let us leave, otherwise, this grass will be destroyed here."

"Hahaha..."

Unexpectedly, Charles was amused by Luna's behavior.

"I don't know who the two of you are really capable of. However, as long as I catch you two brewing magic potion for us, just a Norman dragon's blood grass, I think I can easily explain it to my superiors when I go back.

.Put down the Norman dragon's blood grass and join us. In this way, you are not our slaves, but our companions."

Something is wrong, very wrong, Luna shouldn't be so impulsive.

Xifa was secretly anxious.

Is it poison? They can take the antidote!

Or is it some kind of unknown confusing spell?

It's not quite like it. My Occlumency is slightly stronger than Luna's, but I don't feel any trace of violation.

Seeing Luna coming up from behind him.

Xifa finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He raised his hand to stop Luna and pulled her into his arms.

Xifa stared into Charles' eyes and answered word by word.

"I choose the third option!"

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