When a wizard who is supposed to be shaking his wand and casting spells suddenly picks up a blade, he may swing it at his enemy like Godric Gryffindor or Harry Potter, but that may not always be the case. .
Just like Mr. Ron Weasley standing in front of Hermione at this moment, he saw his dagger unsheathed, his robe sleeves raised into the air, and the blade flashed with cold light.
Then the next moment, with a thud, the blade was buried in his thigh.
In an instant, the darkness that had occupied his eyes receded again.
"Ron...Ron, what are you doing-"
"do not come."
Ron, who had looked exhausted from just now, was obviously getting weaker now. But when Hermione wanted to get closer to him, he took a step back and raised his hand to stop her.
"I'm fine, it's just...it almost succeeded."
Ron leaned against the wall pillar and gasped as he spoke, glancing up when he said the word "it". Immediately afterwards, he quickly pulled out the dagger inserted into his thigh wound. Although it brought out some blood, he did not care about it.
Then he continued:
"Hermione, you're smart, you know... he's a devil. That guy said he wanted to give me power... Hey, to be honest, it's so tempting! I really need this... Unfortunately, I don't dare to ask for it."
At this point, he seemed to really feel regretful, but he still shook his head after all.
Perhaps because of such a shake, he felt a little dizzy again. He suddenly inserted the dagger in his hand back into his leg, and then continued with a grin:
"Hiss... forget it, I don't have time to talk about this... Anyway, I came here to tell you, be careful of that devil! It will confuse guys like me who are not firm in their hearts."
"'Bewitched'... Well, this was an oversight on my part. I should have thought of it earlier."
Hermione frowned slightly as she watched him stab her leg again. Ron used this method to strengthen his recovery ability from the ashes of the phoenix. She also knew this - this happened so many times that it couldn't be hidden, and Ron didn't want to hide it deliberately.
However, Hermione didn't really like seeing him do this kind of behavior that was tantamount to self-mutilation.
As for the "bewitchment" mentioned by Ron... Hermione really didn't know much about it, but she at least knew something about the Monument of Bewitchment. Since it is "Arrogance" who appears in the air at this moment, Ron's situation does not seem to be so puzzling.
However, as Hermione said, as the commander-in-chief of the stronghold, she did not consider this possibility when preparing the plan to respond to the enemy. It was indeed a mistake on her part.
"Ron, you stay here and wait - I will have someone keep an eye on you - I will go find Miss Geofine right away. She may be able to help you."
"No, no need... anymore."
Seeing this, Ron subconsciously raised his hand to hold Hermione, but for a moment he seemed to have forgotten that the dagger in his hand was still stuck in his thigh. Suddenly, he felt another pain in his leg, and then he saw that the hand he stretched out to Hermione was still holding a bloody sharp blade, and he quickly took it back.
But Hermione was still stopped by his hand.
"Don't waste time on me, now is the most tense time of the war."
Ron listened to the continuous explosions outside, and stabbed the dagger back again. Along with the pain again, his head woke up again.
"And... you don't know," he said, "Just now at home, 'it' tried to seduce me to attack Ginny and Hannah... It really scared me to death... I didn't dare to stay any longer... I just came here I’m just telling you this. Then, I will find a place where I can’t see anyone and stay there. If I can’t bear it anymore, I’ll prick my thighs... "
As he spoke, he stood up and turned around to leave along the way he came. But before he took two steps, two pairs of very familiar shoes immediately caught his slightly lowered eyes.
"Uh," Ron raised his head and stared at the two figures standing at the door behind him, "Ginny... Hannah, did you... hear that?"
Yes, because Ron came slowly, when he staggered into the east tower, Ginny and Hannah had already come out of the Burrow. And just as he was talking to Hermione, two girls appeared behind him.
"You can't walk! How many steps can you walk like this?"
Ginny shouted, glaring at him.
"It's definitely more than you think."
Ron smiled at his most precious sister, but the right palm that still held the dagger subconsciously left the handle, letting the blade pierce his thigh and sway slightly with the twitching of the muscles.
It seemed that he was really afraid that if he were in a daze, the sharp blade would "reach Ginny's neck by itself."
"Get out of the way! Ginny... trust me for once, can't you?"
The corners of Ron's mouth twitched and he showed an ugly smile again.
But Ginny still held Hannah's hand and blocked the door, her thin lips pursed tightly, and her eyes stared fiercely at Ron's face.
After a few seconds of stalemate, Hermione's voice finally came from behind Ron again.
"Ginny, Hannah... let him go down!"
Nowadays, Hermione's words are probably the most useful in the team. Even Safina, Blois and others who are the most difficult to talk to are unlikely to reject her suggestions.
After Ginny hesitated for a while, she finally stepped aside with Hannah, but her eyes were still staring at Ron fiercely.
This is Ginny's basic expression when she "cares" about herself extremely, and Ron is of course very aware of it and very accustomed to it.
"You all should be careful... Of course, with your willpower, you won't have to rely on death like me."
Watching Ron's back slowly disappearing out of the doorway, Hermione and Ginny looked at each other, and they could actually see the worry in each other's eyes.
However, what Ron said just now was right, and there was really no time to waste at this moment.
"Changed the formation?" Hermione withdrew her gaze, glanced outside the lookout, and then said, "Thanks to you, the barrier has been stabilized for the time being, but we still have no way of determining how long it will last. Maybe half of it. hour, maybe the next second... Anyway, Ginny, take Hannah over there to help repair the damaged output formation on the tower! How long can it last, how long..."
Although I was worried about Ron's condition, the priority now was the defense of the stronghold. If the stronghold is breached too early, that will be the worst outcome.