Hogwarts in the shadows

The shadow warriors came to the cemetery one after another.

They also held their deceased comrades in their arms and began to dig graves for them with their own hands.

Although there were more and more people, apart from the occasional murmur, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of soil being turned over.

Neville also came here and found Jerry who was digging.

"I want to give Tom a ride."

Jerry nodded and just continued digging in the dirt.

Neville also picked up a shovel and jumped into the grave that Jerry was digging.

Together, they dug in silence until the grave looked deep enough.

Jerry climbed out of the grave and stood beside Tom's coffin.

His eyes were full of reluctance.

He looked at Tom's face, sleeping peacefully.

He took out the wine that Tom had been longing for from his bag and placed it next to Tom.

He knew that Tom loved wine, but Tom didn't drink it in the end.

Jerry slowly covered Tom's body with the banner of shadow.

This is the honor of the Shadow Warrior.

He took a deep breath and slowly closed the lid of the coffin.

With Neville's help, Jerry suppressed his impending collapse, and the two of them worked together to place Tom's coffin steadily into the grave.

They stood side by side and recited the Shadow's Motto together:

"Tom, he used his life to interpret what loyalty and courage are.

His sacrifice will always light our way forward.

He is not only our comrade-in-arms, but also our beacon, guiding us towards light and justice.

True greatness lies not in how long you live, but in how you live and the legacy you leave behind when you die.

Death is not the end, but the beginning of another journey.

Tom will continue his fight and exploration in another way."

Jerry raised his wand, and the soil beside the tomb slowly rose into the air, then fell neatly down, forming a small mound.

He erected a tombstone and then engraved an inscription on it with his magic wand.

Tom Cruise, Shadow Warrior

At the critical moment of life and death,

He was willing to sacrifice his life.

In exchange for a glimmer of hope for a close friend.

I wish you were in another world,

Continue to protect your beliefs and friendship,

Until the end of eternity.

This monument is dedicated to our great hero, Tom Cruise.

"I want to stay with him longer," Jerry said softly.

Neville nodded silently, bowed three times in front of Tom's grave, then turned and left, leaving the space for his two close friends.

Jerry sat down next to the tombstone and poured two glasses of wine.

There was a tremor in his voice.

"Tom, let's have a nice drink today."

Shadow Base, in Hermione's office.

Percy was sitting at the table, flipping through a thick stack of reports with a serious expression.

Hermione received secret information from Emilia a few days ago.

Thompson worked with an unknown company to secretly develop a weapon against wizards.

Once activated, this weapon has the terrifying power to destroy all wizards.

But what exactly is this weapon?

Leah couldn't find out either.

Although she still served as the president's assistant, she did not have Thompson's trust at all.

If you ask about this matter too eagerly, it will only arouse Thompson's suspicion.

And Thompson kept the weapon extremely secret.

No one in Congress knew about the existence of this weapon.

We don’t even know which company developed it.

The reason she knew the news was that Thompson let it slip in his excitement when the research and development was successful.

"Percy, have you found any useful information?" Hermione asked.

Percy looked up, looking a little grim.

Since learning the news, he has dispatched his most elite intelligence personnel to investigate the matter.

He had just received the report in his hand and before he had time to take a closer look, he was urgently summoned here by Hermione.

This shows how seriously Hermione takes this matter.

Percy shook his head, disappointment evident in his tone, “Not yet.

The people I sent out were our best intelligence personnel.

But I must admit that even they failed to find any clues.

We don’t even know the name of the company that developed this item. But I believe there will be results soon.”

Hermione had a look of worry on her face.

"I'm afraid we don't have that much time. Emilia just sent another piece of information.

She overheard a conversation between Thompson and MacArthur, and the weapon had been shipped to Afghanistan.”

Percy's face suddenly changed, "What?"

Intelligence work often requires patience and time.

But at this critical juncture, time has become their biggest enemy.

Hermione made a quick decision: "Since we can't break through from Thompson, we'll use the spies in the Allied Forces.

Find out the function of that weapon as soon as possible, at all costs."

Percy stood up and saluted Hermione: "As you command, Advisor."

With Percy's departure, Hermione's office fell silent again.

She sat on the chair, looking through the window at the distant horizon.

The United States has a huge number of "little boys" who have the ability to die together with wizards at any time.

This has always been Hermione's biggest concern.

This is also the reason why she has turned a blind eye to the United Nations forces' seizure of resources in Afghanistan and the entire Middle East.

After all, the existence of interests can make the United States more cautious in dealing with the issue of wizards.

Now the Shadow has found out the location where the "Little Boy" is stored in the United States.

Hermione plans to launch a decisive battle with the United Forces to attract the attention of the world.

At the same time, they took the opportunity to secretly destroy the "Little Boy" in the United States.

However, this plan no longer works.

The appearance of the mysterious weapon that could destroy wizards forced her to shift her attention from the "little boy" to the weapon.

Now that the weapons have been handed over to MacArthur.

If it is really effective, he will definitely take action in the near future and launch a large-scale head-on battle with the Shadow Organization.

Her fingers tapped lightly on the table, and she wondered in her mind whether she should temporarily withdraw the main force of the Shadow from Afghanistan and hide.

Wait until the investigation is complete before engaging the Allied Forces.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

The coalition forces acted faster than expected.

They have begun to march towards the base where the Shadow Organization is stationed.

In the conference room of Shadow Base, heated debates broke out one after another.

The top leaders were now divided into radical and conservative factions.

Vanasa stood up and said, “How can we retreat at this critical moment?

Our soldiers have made countless efforts and sacrifices in Afghanistan.

If we retreat now, wouldn't that be a sign of weakness to the coalition forces, telling them we are afraid?"