Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 489 489. Everyone Can't Stand Back

"here you go."

Scott gave George a thumbs up and whistled.

The giant wolf he was riding over immediately jumped up from under the Whomping Willow and ran to his side.

Scott rode back on the wolf's back and waved to George and the others.

"You guys stay here, I'll go find Professor McGonagall."

After speaking, the giant wolf began to gallop towards the gate of the castle.

Professor McGonagall was still guarding the gate alone, only a row of stone statues of knights stood neatly in front of her.

Scott came riding a giant wolf, which aroused the vigilance of the stone statues. They all turned their heads and raised the spears in their hands.

"Oh, Mr. Trollope!"

Professor McGonagall waved his wand lightly, and the stone statues returned to their alert state.

"Professor McGonagall!"

Scott got off the back of the wolf, reached out and took out the [Magic Mirror].

"I had the crows place 'eyes' over the Ministry of Magic."

he explained.

"We can see how the battle over there is going."

As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and tapped the mirror twice, calling up the monitoring screen from the Ministry of Magic.

In the picture, the fierce battle is still going on.

Voldemort and the Death Eaters were still blocked outside the building by Dumbledore and other wizards, and they were never able to break into the interior.

But the result is also tragic.

No matter indoors or outdoors, both sides have figures lying on the ground, not knowing whether to live or die.

Professor McGonagall looked at the pictures in the glasses and frowned tightly.

"It seems that the battle at Hogwarts is only on our own." She said seriously.

Scott looked up at the large magical barrier that enveloped Hogwarts Castle.

He asked, "Professor, how long can our protective magic last?"

Professor McGonagall said: "As long as the enemy's attack does not suddenly exceed the upper limit, the huge magic power possessed by the castle can last forever."

Scott saw that there was no relaxed expression on her face, so he said, "But it's also a lot of consumption, isn't it?"

"Yes."

Professor McGonagall nodded slightly.

"Now the magic power of the castle is not in a normal cycle state, but is slowly consuming the magic power source, so we can't be passively beaten all the time."

Scott told her the four "summoned beasts" he had released and the results he had achieved.

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Trollope, as your professor, I should criticize your risky behavior."

Having said that, the serious expression on her face softened and she showed a smile.

"But I still want to praise you, great job."

"Barty Crouch Jr. and Bellatrix Lestrange are both notorious Death Eaters, and they should have commanded the siege of Hogwarts."

She then briefed Scott on the professors' arrangements.

In addition to Professor McGonagall, Professor Sprout and Professor Hagrid were guarding the Forbidden Forest.

Professor Slughorn and Professor Sinistra stood guard on the steps beyond the Black Lake Dock.

Professor Flitwick was guarding the entrance of the covered bridge with Professor Babling.

The rest of the professors, Professor Victor, Professor Bubbaji, Professor Trelawney and Filch patrolled the castle together.

After listening, Scott said to Professor McGonagall: "Professor, maybe I should go out again..."

At this moment, there was a loud noise from the direction of the covered bridge. He turned his head and saw raging flames rolled up by the storm.

Scott quickly turned into a peregrine falcon and flew into the sky, seeing the collapsed covered bridge.

Horus and Edgar flew over the covered bridge together. The wind and flames crisscrossed and destroyed the wooden covered bridge. The vampires who attacked the castle from the covered bridge brought a strange and magical creature.

Those creatures were draped behind them as cloaks, and they also flew up with them.

Scott thought for a while before he remembered the name of that uncommon magical animal, Voldebat.

He continued to observe, although those vampires could fly with the Voldebat, they were still not enough of a threat to Horus and Edgar.

Horus and Edgar's flying speed is much faster than them, and they can completely avoid their spell attacks.

The two "summoned beasts" cooperated tacitly. Horus used the gust of wind to interfere with the flight of the Voldebat. Edgar took the opportunity to attack with a line of fire and killed the two vampires in a short time.

The vampire attacked by the hot line of fire is like a mass of ignited flammable matter, directly turning into a big fireball and falling from the air.

When Scott saw this, he was basically relieved about the fighting situation over there.

As a dark creature with many legends among Muggles, vampires are actually not as powerful as wizards or werewolves at all.

The only advantages they have are their long lifespan, their youthful appearance, and their ability to recover from injuries.

Of course, all of this comes at a price, they must drink blood to maintain this ability, and they will also be restrained by flames.

Scott turned his gaze to the door.

The sneak attack he appointed for Gorzan also looks to be paying off well.

Gorzan, who can freely go in and out of the ground, can be said to be elusive, coupled with the rock armor with extremely high defense strength, and the violent toxin in his mouth, the group of werewolves were a little overwhelmed.

After a period of time, several werewolves lay down on the ground due to poisoning.

But those giants are a little tricky.

Scott saw with his own eyes that Gorzan drilled out of the ground and bit the giant's heel, but the wound was not deep, and its toxin didn't seem to have any effect on the giant whose body was too strong.

Other than that, the fighting in the Black Lake has pretty much subsided.

For Sirin, the battle in the Black Lake can be said to be a veritable fish in water.

At this time, the lake was already full of floating corpses.

The water snakes entangled with the giant octopus have also been cut into several sections by the water blade.

The merfolk of the Black Lake raised their arms and celebrated their victory.

Sirene swam quickly in the water, its towering dorsal fin like a sail riding the wind and waves.

The battle in the Forbidden Forest Scott can't see, but can imagine.

Without the difficult giants, he believed that the centaurs and thestrals could take care of the trolls.

Looking at it this way, the situation of this war has become clear.

Voldemort wanted this group of dark creatures to attack Hogwarts, but his plan had apparently almost failed.

Of course, the main reason should be that the protective magic of Hogwarts Castle exceeded his impression.

Scott landed from the sky, turned into a human form, and reported the battle outside the castle to Professor McGonagall.

"Thanks to you, Mr. Trollope."

Professor McGonagall said happily.

"If you don't come back, in order to ensure the safety of the students, we can only adopt a completely defensive strategy."

Scott also realized for the first time that for enemies with mediocre strength, the "summoned beast" he made was simply too easy to use.

Of course, he is also very sober.

The "summoned beast" is only able to perform so perfectly against enemies with mediocre strength and unexpected factors.

If it is a powerful enemy like Voldemort, they should not be so useful.

At this moment, he saw Harry, Ron and Hermione running out of the castle.

"Professor! Professor McGonagall..."

"Oh my God! It's Scott!"

"When did you come back!"

The three were surprised to see Scott.

"Potter, Weasley, Granger!"

Professor McGonagall was visibly annoyed.

"I think you should be obediently in the common room instead of running around at this time!"

"Professor, we caught the troublemaker," Harry said loudly.

"Malfoy that bastard!"

Ron said angrily.

"Malfoy and his followers attacked the students guarding the secret passageway on the third floor. Obviously, those disgusting little Death Eaters wanted to lead our enemies!"

"Yes, Professor."

Hermione spoke very quickly.

"George noticed their abnormality, he rushed over, and we subdued those Slytherins together."

"The professors who stayed in the castle took them into custody."

"Most of the people in Gryffindor are guarding the secret passage, and the students of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw went to the Slytherin side to prevent others from making trouble."

"The three of us are here to report."

Professor McGonagall's expression became very ugly.

"This can only be dealt with later," she said. "Now, tell the others to watch them. Also, don't run afoul of Slytherins!"

"Go and inform Professor Slughorn."

Scott told them.

"He's at the Black Lake pier. Besides, the battle in the Black Lake is over."

"Professor Slughorn?" Harry immediately expressed doubts. "He's the Head of Slytherin House."

Ron and Hermione were also somewhat reluctant.

Apparently, they didn't trust Slughorn very much.

"Professor Slughorn is absolutely credible," said Professor McGonagall. "Go and find him. He'll take a fancy to those Slytherins."

"But..." Harry was still reluctant.

Professor McGonagall said: "You should trust Dumbledore's judgment."

"Dumbledore used to trust Snape." Ron muttered unconvinced.

"Snape..." Professor McGonagall was a little speechless.

"Don't worry, Professor Slughorn is not like Snape."

Scott said in affirmative tone.

"After a semester, you should know him well enough."

Hermione nodded thoughtfully.

"I see, let's go!"

She dragged Harry and Ron towards the pier.

After the three of them left, Scott took out the [Magic Mirror] again and looked at the battle situation at the Ministry of Magic.

"Oh... Voldemort and the others are retreating!"

In the monitoring screen, Voldemort and the Death Eaters had already started to retreat while fighting, and they were about to retreat into the fog.

Scott thought of Bellatrix Lestrange, who had escaped.

"Maybe Voldemort already knows what's going on here."

He turned to Professor McGonagall.

"We must guard against him coming over here suddenly."

It is possible that Voldemort's target is Harry, and he may suddenly hit a time difference while Dumbledore is still in the Ministry of Magic.

Thinking of this, he quickly switched the interface and sent a message to Dumbledore.

In the monitoring screen, Dumbledore suddenly stopped.

Then, everyone else in the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix also stopped.

They watched as Voldemort and the Death Eaters retreated swiftly into the mist before Apparating away.

At the same time, Scott also raised his vigilance.

He directly transformed into a peregrine falcon and flew into the sky, closely observing various places outside the castle.

As expected, Voldemort and the group of Death Eaters appeared directly outside the castle gate.

Scott hurriedly told Gorzan not to appear again, and then landed and turned back into a human form.

"Here they come! Right outside the door!"

he said aloud to Professor McGonagall.

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge Dark Mark shot up from outside the door like fireworks, dyeing half of the sky green.

Not long after, the dementors wandering around in the sky began to gather towards the location of the Dark Mark, and the vampires on the other side of the covered bridge also flew over wearing Voldebats.

Horus and Edgar obeyed Scott's order and did not follow immediately.

Immediately afterwards, a dense black mist flew into the air from outside the door, and Voldemort exposed his upper body in the black mist, looking down at Professor McGonagall and Scott.

He didn't speak, just smiled contemptuously, and then raised his wand.

"Oh... I don't know if our protective magic can block his attack."

Professor McGonagall whispered nervously.

"Anyway, Trollope, you must go back to the castle, at once."

Scott didn't move.

"Even if I run back to the castle now, it's too late, Professor."

He didn't even intend to run, but just looked up at Voldemort closely.

Voldemort shook his hand holding the wand, and a dazzling red light shot out like lightning, hitting the silver magic barrier heavily, causing ripples.

At the same time, those Death Eaters also made a move.

A series of spells flew up neatly, all hitting the magic barrier.

Scott looked back, and for some reason, Dumbledore hadn't returned yet.

He decisively pulled out his wand and waved it at the stone statue of the knight guarding the door.

"Get bigger fast!"

A stone statue of a knight swelled rapidly, turning into a ten-meter-high colossus in an instant.

Professor McGonagall, who came back to his senses, waved her wand too.

Under her command, the colossus stretched out a huge palm and stuck it to the place where the magic barrier was attacked by Voldemort.

Voldemort opened his mouth and spat out the dark red Fiendflame. The Fiendfire, which is difficult for wizards to control, tamed like ordinary flames in front of him, and instantly turned into a giant python, opening its mouth to bite on the magic barrier.

Scott used the expansion spell one after another, turning the other stone statues of knights into giant statues, in case of emergency.

"It consumes too much magic power to resist an attack of this level." Professor McGonagall said with a solemn expression, "If this continues..."

It may be that there was too much movement here. After a while, the students in the castle and the professors guarding in other directions all ran towards this side.

All looked up at Voldemort's attack on the magic barrier.

At this moment, no one spoke, and most people's faces turned pale.

"Back off!"

Professor Flitwick shrieked and waved at the students.

"All students stand back!"

Some students started to retreat obediently, but some students stood still and did not move.

"No, professor!"

said George from the crowd.

"This is the battle to defend Hogwarts, each of us must not back down!"

(End of this chapter)