Harry Potter and the Attack of the Squibs

Chapter 69 Substitute

Voldemort turned and left.

There was no need for him to stay.

Behind him, the Death Eaters turned the castle upside down like ants, but they never found Gryffindor's sword.

At this time, Lu Ke, who was standing by the window of the castle, was looking at Johanna with his mouth open.

Johanna looked very tired, but her face was full of pride.

"So your ability can reach this level?"

Johanna smiled proudly: "Of course, but I can actually do more amazing things, but now the Death Eaters have too single-minded ideas."

Lu Ke looked at the other side in amazement.

Just outside the walls of Shafiq Castle, in a wasteland, Death Eaters were digging hard, looking for Gryffindor's sword.

But none of the Death Eaters realized that they were destined to never succeed because the real Shafiq Castle was not there at all.

This is all an illusion created by Johanna herself.

Even though Lu Ke had seen many powerful wizards and spells, he couldn't imagine that Johanna could do such a thing.

She deceived Voldemort and countless Death Eaters.

She created a false illusion, making all the Death Eaters think that they had razed Shafiq Castle to the ground, but the real Shafiq Castle was actually still standing, not even damaged at all.

Johanna breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, now all that's left is to maintain the magic spell of the hidden castle. It's much easier than before."

Lu Ke was silent for a long time before finally speaking: "What do you think Voldemort will do in the future?"

Johanna smiled: "Probably back to Malfoy Manor to celebrate the victory."

"I could see inside him, he was scared, but now he's just complacent."

Lu Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

“This couldn’t be better for us.”

Johanna nodded: "So thank me. Of course, I can actually do better."

Lu Ke nodded, stood there and smiled bitterly: "That's enough..."

After the Silver Hand was destroyed, Lu Ke's only worry was that Voldemort noticed something strange about the little man in the bottle. Now that Voldemort had gained confidence and no longer had doubts, it was necessary to start thinking about the next step.

There were two more Horcruxes hidden by Voldemort.

"Which one are you going to choose?"

Johanna knew exactly what Lu Ke was thinking.

"I have no idea……"

Lu Ke shook his head.

Voldemort hid these two Horcruxes very cleverly. Just like the Silver Hand before, they were not only difficult to find, but also difficult to destroy even if they were found. After destroying them, one had to be careful whether Voldemort would become suspicious of them.

Lu Ke still doesn't know what to do, but he has noticed a very important thing.

"Is that the goblin from Gringotts?"

Johanna nodded: "They are as stupid as the Death Eaters, no, even stupider."

Lu Ke shook his head helplessly: "You mean, unlike Death Eaters, they are not infected by fanaticism."

Johanna smiled: "So it's easy for me to control them. Those goblins are here for Gryffindor's sword."

Lu Ke nodded.

This wasn't the first time he'd heard of the goblin's lust for Gryffindor's sword.

Lu Ke had seen detailed records of the goblin rebellion in school before. One of the first reasons why goblins were dissatisfied with wizards was that they believed that the things they forged would always belong to goblins. This idea was of course different from that of wizards.

Johanna glanced at Lu Ke: "Isn't this exactly what you want?"

Lu Ke smiled.

Indeed.

At least in Lu Ke's view, after defeating Voldemort, the most important thing is to reshape the authority of the Ministry of Magic and control Gringotts.

The true nature of the goblins was revealed when the wizarding world fell into chaos. They were not allies at all, but a threat that was always staring at them.

But now Lu Ke couldn't help but think of another thing.

Now that the goblins from Gringotts are involved, can we find a way to take action against the second Horcrux?

This is a very difficult thing, but the first step always has to be taken.

Lu Ke shook his head: "Forget it, let's wait until the Death Eaters leave."

Johanna nodded and said nothing more.

…

Two days later.

Sirius Black and Harry carefully walked down the hillside.

As they walked, they looked around carefully.

This is a valley between wilderness, with low hillsides in front and behind, a river running through the middle of the valley floor, towering cedar forests on both sides, and a flat land between the curves of the river.

That's where the Shafiq Citadel originally stood: but now it's just flat land.

Sirius Black glanced at the ground: "The news I received is that Shafik Castle is safe and sound, and both Johanna and Lu Ke are safe."

Harry shook his head.

They came here because they were worried about the truth of the news.

After all, they also saw the news from the Daily Prophet: Shafiq Castle was razed to the ground, Johanna and Lu Ke were missing, and the Death Eaters had a great victory.

Now it seems that their worst fears have become reality.

All four of them looked ugly.

But Harry still held on to a glimmer of hope.

He didn't believe that Lu Ke would really lose to Voldemort.

Just as the four of them were walking towards the river with their heads lowered, Hermione suddenly raised her head.

"Johanna?"

She raised her head and saw Shafiq Castle appearing out of thin air.

Johanna was standing at the castle door.

"Welcome to Shafiq's house, come in."

She smiled and led the four into the castle.

"So your words are unconvincing, Lu Ke."

Lu Ke is in the hall of the castle.