Hogwarts: Dirge of Magic

The streets of the village were filled with smoke.

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

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

Murderous intent is hidden under the tranquility.

Whenever the rustling sound came into her ears, Luna couldn't help but clenched the corner of Sifa's clothes tightly.

As for Xifa, he was on alert with all his heart.

Although the illusion spell was cast, a capable wizard can see through it at a glance.

What's more, the instigator of the rustling.

It is a source of magic power that is constantly moving.

Or rats, or snakes.

Each of them exudes invisible magic power fluctuations, like the hosts in the computer room uploading data to the switchboard.

Don't even think about it, this is the enemy's dark thread.

Suddenly, Sifer felt Luna's hand tremble.

He turned around quickly.

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

Sifa patted Luna's hand, signaling her not to act rashly.

The mouse hesitated before Luna.

It has been sniffing the air.

Just now, it felt a gust of air passing by itself.

This is psychological torment, and Xifa and Luna know that they have applied the scent-changing potion.

But what if it could tell?

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

With the hands of the mage Xifa, he quietly picked up a small stone and threw it into the distance.

The sound of the falling stones easily attracted the red-eyed black mouse.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Cifer fled here with Luna, who was almost paralyzed.

Go around and around a few times.

After finding a dilapidated small warehouse, Xifa led Luna into it.

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

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

"We can't summon Fawkes here. If, I mean, if Fawkes is stopped, it will break through the blockade of the enchantment. At that time, it will definitely be discovered by the enemy. Once you think of Dumbledore's involvement in this matter, I don't know. The real Aberforth is in danger."

"Listen to you." Luna replied softly.

"We can only choose the farther secret path of the Honey Baron."

After speaking, Xifa turned his gaze to the direction of Honey Baron.

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"Bam—"

There was the sound of something heavy hitting the wall ahead.

Luna squeezed Sifer's hand nervously.

While resting in the broken house, Xifa noticed that Luna was depressed.

In order to prevent her from making mistakes, Xifa had to sacrifice one hand, holding Luna, and feeling her state.

Sensing Luna's nervousness, Sifer shook her hand to cheer her up a bit.

Immediately afterwards, Xifa lifted the illusion spell and touched it quietly.

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

I saw a middle-aged man with a short, round figure and a mouse-like appearance was sticking to the wall with blank eyes.

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

"I hope you can bring me something useful."

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

He was Bell, but Sifa didn't know it.

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

As Bell muttered words, the wretched man twitched painfully against the wall.

Soon he lost his movement.

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

The pupils of Xifa, who glanced quickly again and again, shrank suddenly.

Is this memory thread?The man in black is searching for the memory of the wretched man!

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

He's about to finish his search.

Don't stay here for long!

While the man in black closed his eyes, he looked through his memory.

Xifa hurriedly dragged Luna across the intersection quietly.

After another big circle, the two finally came to the candy house.

The expression of joy has not yet shown.

They found a wizard in a gorgeous black trench coat and a ghost mask sitting on the roof of Honey Baron's candy house.

With their backs on their sides, they could still see him throwing jelly beans into his mouth.

"Sir, there are still two little wizards who have not been caught!"

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

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

The officer, namely Charles, was more surprised than dissatisfied in his tone.

After all, they caught everything that should be caught, searched and searched, and there were only two fish that slipped through the net. They didn't expect to be little wizards.

In this case, I need to break the wrist with Aberforth.

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

"Report sir, I don't think Aberforth was involved in this matter. He allowed me to go in and search, but I didn't find it!"

Charles was speechless for a while.

"Are you so sure that what you read is correct? Didn't Aberforth modify the memory you obtained just now? Make you think it's him, and then search him, so as to buy time for the little wizard who escaped? Forget it, if you It’s not just my subordinates who can think so much. What about the others in the tavern?”

Bell bowed his head in shame.

"Except for those two people, they have all been interrogated. It should be those two people who exchanged the Felicity Elixir for Norman Dracaena."

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

Charles' violent words sounded suddenly.

Suddenly, his tone softened, and he ordered Bell.

"Who arranged the barrier, let him come to see me. Is there an elf who forcibly broke through the barrier?"

Bell said proudly in a flattering tone.

"Reporting sir, on the way here to report, I specifically confirmed. There is nothing abnormal on the side of the enchantment, I really came here after confirming."

Charles' eyes suddenly didn't look right, Bell repeated quickly.

"It has nothing to do with you, I'm just too surprised to believe it..."

At the same time, Sifa's heart beat suddenly slowed down.

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

Damn it, I was afraid of being discovered by them, so I lifted the Illusion Curse.

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

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

You must not disappear here suddenly, exposing the secret passage of the warehouse.

Fortunately, Sifa had already taken out his wand.

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

"Smashed to pieces!"

Red spells emanated from his wand.

The Winged Demon nimbly avoided Xifa's spell, but then Luna's spell came to the Winged Demon who was unable to avoid it, and blew it into a blood flower.

"Bell, step back. I haven't exercised for a long time, and I will end this hunt."

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

Moreover, once there are casualties among one's own men.In a short period of time, I don't have the tools at hand to hunt and kill magical animals in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts.

Although Xifa looked at him without fear, the people behind him couldn't fake their fearful movements.

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

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

Hearing this, Xifa felt helpless, he hurriedly took a step sideways, blocking Luna's figure.

"Tsk...that's true."

Hearing this, Charles took the initiative to lift his mask, revealing his true colors.

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

"My name is Austin Charles, a second lieutenant of the Shadow Empire."

"Shadow Empire?"

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

"I've never heard of a shadow empire."

"Of course, now we are fighting side by side with Grindelwald secretly on the eastern battlefield. The founding declaration has not been made public yet."

"Grindelwald?"

Hearing that the wizard on the opposite side is not a local force but belongs to Grindelwald's camp.

Cifer felt like he was in a big mess.

Think about it too, the UK has Hogwarts with a long history, no local power can match it, and now someone is carrying out terrorist attacks in the village of Hogsmeade next to it...

"report!"

The eyes of Bell, who was contemplating, suddenly lit up.

"speak!"

Charles said expressionlessly.

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

"Oh?"

Charles' face moved slightly, and his expression changed.

"So, the two of them may not be students of Hogwarts? They almost fooled me."

Hearing that, from Charles' tone, Luna felt the killing intent.

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 actions.

"I don't know who the two of you are really capable of. However, as long as you two are caught brewing potions for us, just a Norman dragon's blood grass, I think I can easily explain to my superiors when I go back. .Put down the Norman Dracaena and join us. Then you will not be our slaves, but our companions."

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

Xifa was secretly anxious.

Is it poison?But the two of them can take the antidote!

Or, some kind of unknown enchantment spell?

It's not quite like that, my Occlumency is only a little stronger than Luna's, but I don't feel any trace of violation.

Seeing that Luna was about to step forward from behind her.

Sifa finally couldn't take it anymore.

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

Sifa stared into Charles' eyes and answered every word.

"I choose the third option!"