"...I came to see if you need any help."
Gore, who had just emerged from behind the tree, said muffledly and took two more steps this way.
Bellatrix waved her hand impatiently and said, "No need, just go back and help Crabbe and the others. I don't need you to interfere here."
Dealing with a little Auror girl who had just officially taken office, how could Bellatrix need help from others. After glaring at the tall Goyle, she continued to chase Tonks into the grass where he was escaping.
But she didn't expect that as soon as she turned around, she caught a glimpse of a fleeting red light from the corner of her eye.
"Collapsed."
"Varied-"
Bellatrix's reaction was not slow either. She immediately wanted to dodge to the side, but in the end she still didn't have time. As soon as she uttered half a word, she felt a strong force hit her lower back, and then she fell straight to the ground.
It was only then that "Goyle" behind her chuckled, and his figure and face changed, transforming into Tonks again.
In fact, had it not been for the complex environment here and the open space without terrain cover, Tonks, who was not good at frontal combat, would have been beaten.
But once there are obstacles blocking the line of sight, Tonks' advantage really comes into play.
"This big guy is really hard to change, and he has too much flesh..." Tonks complained while uneasily applying a full-body binding spell to Bellatrix lying on the ground.
But just when she wanted to get the other person away, a voice of chanting a curse quietly sounded from the woods to her side, and then there was another flash of fire.
She quickly rolled again, no longer caring about Bellatrix who she had knocked down, and started moving quickly in the forest.
The disadvantage of fighting in the woods is that it is difficult for inexperienced people to find the exact location of the attacker in the dense woods.
Although I am a little unwilling to do so, it would be too passive if I just stick to it and the situation where the enemy is in the dark and we are clear can never be changed.
The pain of Auror training was not in vain, and Tonks knew the dangers involved.
However, not to mention that Tonks was wandering around in the forest trying to get rid of the sneak attacker, and Lupine was suffering from the entanglement of the enemy and was unable to help her...
At this time, on the avenue, the main combat forces of both sides are fighting fiercely!
In fact, saying it is the main combat force does not mean that the main members of the Death Eaters are here. This time Voldemort assigned people, but the most people were peripheral members who were not very strong.
The Order of the Phoenix had elite Auror Kingsley on the side, as well as support from Mundungus, Dedalo and others, but after all, they were still unable to withstand the larger number of Death Eaters.
Fortunately, their main purpose is just to hold off the other party as much as possible, and they don't need to forcefully hold the other party back. Therefore, even if it means fighting and retreating, as long as it can be delayed for a while without casualties, it will be considered a profit.
It must be said that Kingsley is indeed one of the main forces of the Order of the Phoenix, and he is unambiguous in fighting.
He used magic spells to build several earth walls and constantly interfered with the opponent's progress. Even though he looked a little embarrassed, he was able to hold back several ordinary Death Eaters by himself, so his strength was indeed extraordinary.
Between the temporary obstacles built with magic spells on the road, the magic beams of various colors kept intersecting back and forth. As they went back and forth, stone chips and earth clods were splashed high and scattered, causing people's faces to hurt. .
Occasionally, there would be people on the Death Eaters' side who were hit by spells, lying or lying on the ground, but no one paid attention to them. The indifference of humanity of those villains was fully exposed.
But even though the number of people has been reduced by several, few people are running into the woods. Their individual strength is not strong. If they go into the forest, once they are dispersed, their advantage will be lost—they are not all fools.
It was still a moonlit night, and their mission was to conduct a tentative attack. Fighting on the road was their first choice.
At least, that's what Voldemort ordered.
The night wind was still gently blowing the leaves, causing layers of green waves, but the sounds of various magic spells and intermittent shouts completely covered up the rustling in the canopy.
In today's already restless night, the sounds of various battles made it even more restless and uneasy.
Voldemort hasn't appeared yet, and only a few of the core members of the Death Eaters have come. Who knows where in the corner are they waiting for the opportunity to take action
"The Upside Down Golden Bell!"
Kingsley cast another spell, then dodged behind the obstacle and exhaled softly.
He didn't know when their reinforcements would arrive.
…
Besides, in the open space in front of Hogwarts Castle, Mad-Eye Moody has returned to his original appearance. But right now, he was chasing those two students-looking guys!
"Armor protects—"
"Expelliarmus!"
Since the two guys left the Quidditch pitch in secret, they tried to leave Hogwarts, but unexpectedly Moody had already targeted them.
When Moody showed up, one of them had already collapsed inadvertently.
The other guy immediately wanted to put an iron armor spell on himself to defend himself, but he didn't expect Moody's spell to come on very quickly. Before he finished reciting the spell, Moody was caught off guard.
Although the wand was not taken away from him, he was immediately at a disadvantage in such a flash.
Old Moody's true strength seems to be gradually revealed, which proves one point - his appearance usually causes panic among the Death Eaters, and this time is no exception.
"There are many obstacles."
Moody had just cast the last spell, and the next one followed immediately.
The other party was just avoiding him, but now he obviously didn't have time to stand still, and immediately found that he seemed to have fallen into thick glue, and his movements immediately became sluggish.
"Collapsed."
When Moody's third spell hit the opponent's head, the person was trapped under the effect of the obstacle spell and completely unable to resist.
The battle was extremely fast, with old Moody fighting one against two. Although one of the results was a sneak attack, it was not difficult to see that this veteran Auror was still as brave as before.
After regaining Ravenclaw's golden crown, Moody rushed towards the back door without stopping - there was a lake there. Generally speaking, it was not a suitable offensive route, but it had to be guarded against. .
As for the two Death Eaters who were lurking in the school to snatch the golden crown, after they tipped off the information, they have no value now. Moody just added an additional control spell and made them invisible in a nearby corner.
…
If we talk about Voldemort's plan this time, the arrangement is actually quite detailed.
Whether it is internal and external cooperation to win Ravenclaw's golden crown, or all-round exploratory attacks, it is enough to keep the existing defense forces of Hogwarts busy.
Even with Snape as a double agent, as long as his identity cannot be revealed for a day, he will not be able to fully reveal the information about Voldemort to Dumbledore.
But now that Maka is also interfering with Voldemort, the situation is completely different.
Even if Snape conveyed all the information to Dumbledore and used the information to perfectly deploy defenses, Snape could blame all the leaks on Maka.
Snape is Dumbledore's important nail on Voldemort's side. As long as he is still hanging around, the Order of the Phoenix will never become a blind man with no spare power.
Dumbledore certainly understood these principles very well, and now, although he went to the school gate, he did not immediately go to help the members of the Order of the Phoenix.
One is because he found that there is not much danger on their side, and the other is Voldemort's back-up man.
His maximum combat power must be used to suppress the formation.
Because no one knows whether Voldemort, who has not yet appeared, will appear tonight? If he showed up in person, where would he appear
Dumbledore waited quietly while hiding in the dark and watching the members of the Order of the Phoenix.
As the night went on, the moonlight gradually became thicker, and there seemed to be not many clouds in the night sky—it must be another clear day tomorrow.
But before dawn, the threat posed by Voldemort was the biggest difficulty in getting through tonight.
Just as the little wizards were being taken to the castle auditorium by their professors and resting anxiously on the floor, a few creepy glances seemed to flash through the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
…
Compared with the chaos of Hogwarts Castle, at this moment, far away under the mountains and forests of Albania, Maka was squatting on the ground recording research notes.
The object of his research was naturally the huge monument of bewilderment in front of him.
Because there is a lot of information in the "Book of Sin", now that he is studying it, it is a little easier than he thought.
But no matter what, it is not possible to study and understand this mysterious ancient magic item in a short time.
Maka also knew this very well, and there wasn't much time left for him.
He wrote hurriedly in his note, and the handwriting seemed a bit messy, but he didn't have time to worry about it.
What he is writing now cannot be written automatically using magic spells. Many rules-related things need to be written down in magic text by him personally. Handwriting is one of the indispensable steps in this research.
After a while, he put the quill into the ink bottle and rubbed his wrist to relax the muscles that were slightly stiff from writing for a long time.
"... Calculating the time, I guess Hogwarts has almost started, right?"
He took out the magic pocket watch, opened the cover and looked at the time, then stuffed it back into the pocket of his shirt and vest, and then stretched hard.
"No, we have to speed up..." He thought for a moment, then drank a whole bottle of refreshing potion for himself, and then immediately devoted himself to research again.
In front of him, next to the base of the Bewitching Monument, a rune array was faintly glowing with a faint blue light, adding a bit of mystery to the main tomb.