The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

If you were in a rural town, it would be normal for stray animals to steal food.

But this is Hogsmeade, a village full of wizards.

However, the big black dog itself does not look like an ordinary animal. It may have been raised by other wizards. It drank some magic potion or was affected by magic and gained some special abilities.

Considering that the vast majority of people in the magical society are civilians, who usually use magic with rays, but do not have much experience in aiming at moving targets, they may indeed be helpless when facing a flexible animal.

The disadvantage of releasing magic in the form of rays is that if it cannot hit, it will have no effect.

This is one of the main reasons for enforcing the secrecy law. Many civilians in magical societies cannot even defeat a slightly larger beast, so they naturally need to be protected. After all, the number of warriors in a group is a small number, not

Everyone has the talent to fight and has enough will to fight.

Erwin withdrew his gaze, lowered his wizard hat, and prepared to walk out of the village.

But he suddenly felt a cold feeling.

Directly opposite him, two figures shrouded in black robes slowly walked over. One of them should be a wizard, while the other was floating. His feet could not be seen under the tattered black cloth robes, and they were exposed.

His hands were full of ulcer marks.

"That's..." Erwin stood firm and frowned slightly.

"Dementor." Riddle said suddenly at this time, "You actually returned to Hogsmeade? It's interesting. What kind of strange methods did Dumbledore teach you to accomplish this so easily?

Long distance teleportation?"

Due to Erwin's strict sense of precaution, Riddle was unaware of the existence of the Novin subspace.

Erwin did not respond to his question, but frowned slightly, "Why are the dementors here?"

"What else can be done? Search for the fugitive."

"Search for fugitives? There are 60 million people in the British Empire alone. If I were a fugitive, I could hide in any Muggle area and the Ministry of Magic would find me to death. How could I be stupid enough to choose such an obvious wizarding village?

As a hiding place?" Erwin asked.

"Maybe they have clear intelligence and believe that the fugitive will definitely appear around here." Riddle said lazily.

Regardless of the truth, Erwin now realizes that since Hogsmeade has entered a state of martial law, it is inappropriate to teleport here himself.

Because his true identity is not easy to reveal.

The Ministry of Magic should have set up an interrogation checkpoint at the entrance of the village. Erwin may also need to explain why he appeared in the village without making any registration at the interrogation checkpoint. This would immediately expose the fact that he illegally used Apparition.

He suddenly understood why the owner of Zuko's Joke Shop was so worried talking to the clerk about the fugitives. It turned out that the entire Hogsmeade was deeply affected.

This was something Erwin didn't expect at all.

Fortunately, he was still far away from the other party at this time. Erwin had already planned to apparate away from this place of right and wrong. All previous plans were scrapped, and safety came first.

Anyway, he has not revealed his true identity now, and no one from the Ministry of Magic will know who he is.

However, suddenly, a bone-chilling chill came from behind.

Without thinking, Erwin activated the Ring of Repulsion almost instantly. Part of Erwin's magic reserve was immediately consumed, and then quickly replenished.

Using the ring as a medium, the magic power was transformed into a seamless force field that scattered outward with Erwin as the center. Something was forcibly pushed away, and an angry growl came from behind.

Erwin did not turn around immediately at this time, but once again activated the ring of repulsion. This time, he accurately controlled the repulsion force to concentrate on his back, completely repelling the attacker.

Only then did he turn his head and discovered that it was another dementor, still in human form, with its whole body covered in tattered black cloth, sprayed with despair and coldness.

For some reason, Erwin felt that this dementor was a little strange.

But he couldn't care about it at this time, Erwin realized that something was wrong.

He was actually attacked by a dementor.

Sure enough, a wizard wearing a Ministry of Magic uniform trotted over, pointing his wand at Erwin unceremoniously, "Take off the mask! Put down the wand! If you choose to resist, we will not be able to ensure that you are not harmed by the Dementors!"

Damn it!

Erwin cursed secretly, and at this time, the dementors on the other side also immediately approached him, but the wizard dressed similar to the dementors stopped and had no intention of coming forward.

"You..." The dementor that first attacked Erwin groaned. The dark hole under the rag hood was facing Erwin. It was not clear whether it was an eye or a mouth.

"Don't be touched by the dementors, you will be in big trouble!" Riddle reminded.

"Thanks for the reminder!" Erwin responded angrily.

Long-distance apparation requires sufficient preparation, and at the same time, you must maintain absolute concentration and not be disturbed. This is not possible in battle, so Erwin cannot directly teleport back to the Novinya space now, and can only use

Short-range apparation within visual range.

With a slight explosion, Erwin's figure suddenly turned into smoke, and then appeared on the roof more than twenty meters away.

From the corner of my eye, I saw the black canine from before gnawing on its stolen ham in a corner not far away.

But there was no time to pay attention to this animal at this time.

The wizard in the uniform of the Ministry of Magic did not immediately attack Erwin, but used the amplifying spell to shout throughout Hogsmeade, "Suspicious person found!"

At the same time, he raised his wand to the sky and fired red fireworks.

There is no doubt that this is a call for reinforcements.

The residents of Hogsmeade immediately returned to their respective residences and closed the doors and windows tightly, very skillfully.

Erwin was extremely depressed, well, now he was thought to be the fugitive Sirius Black.

And what's worse is that he can't reveal his true identity.

It's really a difficult situation to get out of.

The two Dementors rose into the air and rushed toward Erwin. As spiritual creatures, they naturally had the ability to fly. At the same time, more Dementors floated from other parts of Hogsmeade.

They got up and gathered towards this side, there were more than ten of them.

Erwin immediately cast the four stealth spells on himself, and then apparated again to a distance of twenty meters.

However, the Dementor immediately changed direction and was still coming towards him.

"It's useless." Riddle chuckled strangely, "Dementors do not sense your existence through conventional means, and tracking spells such as the Disguise Curse will not be effective against them."

"So the Ministry of Magic brought the Dementors here to let them play the role of dogs? Then how do I block their perception?"

"The best way is... to kill them directly." Riddle said calmly.

Erwin apparated one after another, but was unable to escape the tracking dementors. From time to time, he needed to activate a ring of rebuke to make the approaching dementors retreat. When these dementors gathered, Erwin felt

My mental state was greatly affected.

The fear aura abilities of these guys can actually be stacked.

"Use the Patronus Charm?" Erwin asked Riddle while using the spell.

Fortunately, after hearing about dementors during the summer vacation, I practiced a little.

This spell specifically designed to deal with dementors can be used in two ways, one is to summon a persistent guardian animal, and the other is to directly release a magic wave with repelling power.

Erwin used the latter method because the effect of this form would be more significant.

The dementors retreated, but only temporarily.

The effect was not satisfactory. Erwin had to constantly cast the Patronus Charm to keep the Dementors from approaching, but this way he couldn't use other magic.

"Most of the time the Patronus Charm can only repel it, so what you should use is...Avada Kedavra."

"Avada Kedavra?" Erwin responded quickly, "Because Dementors themselves are also spirits, so Avada Kedavra, which essentially kills souls, is also effective on them?"

"That's right." Riddle said in a cowardly tone.

"But isn't that nonsense?" Erwin rolled his eyes.

Avada Kedavra may not be the highest level of black magic, but it is among the most difficult to learn among all spells and requires many prerequisites.

Based on Erwin's current research on black magic, it is far from being able to throw out green light.

At this time, a dark-skinned wizard suddenly apparated near Erwin, raised his hand and cast a stun spell on him.

The Ring of Armor triggers, canceling it out.

The wizard looked surprised, but Erwin had already used phantom to teleport to the other side.

But he was hit by a red beam from another direction, another wizard who had apparated over.

Support from the Ministry of Magic has arrived.

In just ten seconds, seven or eight wizards apparated and formed a circle around Erwin.

They should have been nearby just now, and they came immediately after receiving the signal.

Although the overall governance efficiency of the Ministry of Magic appears to be very low, it is, after all, the most powerful magical department in the UK and has the ability to maintain order.

Erwin seems to be unable to fly even if he has wings.

The good news is that these wizards don't seem to like dementors, and while surrounding Erwin, they also drove away the spirit monsters.

But the pressure is even greater when facing these wizards.

These people should represent the combat power of the Ministry of Magic, and they are probably all Aurors.

"Put down your wand and stop resisting." The customary final warning.

Erwin's response was to appear to be apparating over long distances.

So a dozen spells bombarded him instantly.

That's pretty good. After all, the other party is a force that maintains order, so they won't kill him with spells like Avada Kedavra as soon as they meet.

Light flashes around Erwin's body, the armor ring is constantly triggered, and the magic power is consumed at the speed of light.

He had to apparate again, using the cover of the house to gain some breathing time while allowing his magic power to recover.

But this is obviously not a long-term solution.

The dementors have not left. Although they are not allowed to attack, as long as they are around, Erwin cannot hide his figure through the four stealth spells.

With only a few seconds to breathe, the joint attack of the wizards from the Ministry of Magic struck again.

The armor ring can form a permanent armor spell, but what supports it is Erwin's magic power. Although his magic power recovers very quickly due to his bloodline, it is ultimately fundamentally different from the endless magic power.

Once he suffers too many blows, his magic power will fall into an unsustainable state, and he will have no choice but to surrender.

So Erwin had to disapparate again, but this time he had much less breathing time. The enemy wizards were not rookies without combat experience, and they immediately adapted to this rhythm.

Erwin could only disapparate again.

He did not fight back, not only because he was too stretched to deal with the attacks, but also because once he fought back, the situation would worsen. These wizards currently did not attack Erwin because he did not show any danger. Once he fights back, they will launch

It's not basic control magic like the Stunning Spell and the Petrification Spell.

"You are very strong, but after all you are no match for us." The dark-skinned wizard at the beginning said: "In essence, we don't want to embarrass you. As long as you give up your resistance and let us prove that you are not the fugitive Sirius Black, we will immediately

Apologize."

Erwin gritted his teeth, did not respond, and gave up resistance? That was absolutely impossible.

Not only must you maintain your own secrets, but more importantly, your dignity.

Never bow down!

The dark-skinned wizard sighed, "That would offend me."

They changed the magic they used, using obstacle spells and breaking spells to limit Erwin's area of ​​activity. In order to avoid affecting the buildings and residents of Hogsmeade, they gradually forced Erwin into a small area.

It happened to be the place where he first Apparated.

The black dog was nearby and had finished chewing the ham. It huddled up and hid in the shadow of the corner, motionless. If you didn't pay attention, you wouldn't be able to spot it.

Erwin didn't notice it, and neither did the Ministry wizards who attacked him.

Erwin was almost at the end of his rope at this time. Even if he used Riddle's diary to block part of the blow, he was about to fall into an unsustainable state.

Expand Flamel's hut for defense? Then summon Quasimodo? But I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand so many high-level wizards, and it will directly expose its secrets.

So should he just surrender and be interrogated, cause countless troubles, and then expect Dumbledore to save him?

Erwin's inner pride and self-esteem would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Hey, hey, are you really helpless?" Riddle's voice had a rare hint of panic.

If Erwin is controlled, he won't be able to escape.

"Of course not." Erwin said coldly.

Smoldering anger gathered in his chest like lava gathering in a volcano, about to erupt.

He also has a trick he has never used before.