The whole line moved forward slowly at a steady speed. Those who finished their business left, and more newcomers lined up behind the line, with no end in sight.
As time passed, the girl who was in the line just now was getting closer and closer to the counter. She felt that she would be a little embarrassed to wait, but her haughty temperament made her not want to pull her face down and apologize.
"Please take out something that can prove your identity." Malfoy asked the girl politely as she arrived at the counter in a blink of an eye, as if nothing had happened just now.
This made her annoyed that she was ignored. She was very confident in her appearance, and she was very benefited from the stars staring at her just now. In fact, her popularity in school was not very good, and it was also because of the jealousy of other girls. That's why she cherished and enjoyed this rare time when she went out.
But this was also her misunderstanding, because the person just now didn't raise his head at all, otherwise he couldn't help but take a few more glances, maybe he would have guessed her identity.
"Oh, rare foreign friend, your vault is at No. 413." Malfoy raised his head and glanced at the girl in front of him, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he concealed it well.
Everyone has a love of beauty, but it's too rude to stare at it.
"This lady? Are you listening?" Looking at the girl in front of him who seemed to be in a daze, Malfoy reminded him.
"Thank you, I was a little distracted just now." The girl said dryly.
In the blink of an eye, she already felt frustrated twice in front of this boy who was several years younger than she estimated.
The blow was too great and she was a little distracted. She didn't notice the abnormality behind her, and the noisy team just now became quiet.
No, it should be said to be dead silence.
She only saw the young man in front of her suddenly pull out a wand from the cabinet and point it at herself.
Her intuition told her that the person in front of her was not hostile, but years of practice in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class made her subconsciously raise her wand and cast a spell.
"Call God to protect you!"
"Damned!"
A blue light flew straight towards Malfoy, and Malfoy's staff only ejected a little silver gas.
The girl's pupils shrank slightly.
No one would use the Patronus Charm when attacking others, so there is only one answer.
The girl looked behind her suddenly, and saw a large number of people falling down like ears of wheat cut off by a sharp sickle.
"Dementors!" She remembered the notorious creature her professor had introduced her to in Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
"They wear a cloak, and they look like they've been soaked in water, and they have scabbed palms, and they look like they're rotten all over. Wherever this thing goes, it sucks joy away, and reminds you of the scariest things , and the "mouth" under his hood sucks people's souls. They guard Azkaban. Only a Guardian Charm can drive them out."
And on both sides of the team, two creatures as described above were floating among them, like the god of death harvesting life.
This year she spent her fifth year at Beauxbatons. As one of Mrs. Maxim's favorite disciples, Mrs. Maxim once mentioned to her intentionally or unintentionally that the Triwizard Cup might be re-opened in recent years. At the beginning of the game, I hope she can win glory for the school, so I also taught her a lot of things in private, and the reaction speed just now is one of the achievements.
Except for the Patronus Charm, which was the most troublesome thing for her, and she couldn't find anything that would make her particularly happy.
At school, she was a loner at best, or excluded at worst, and the jealousy of being a girl sometimes made her distressed. Coupled with her somewhat arrogant temperament, her real friend rare.
Every time I use the Patronus Charm, if I think about my daily life, almost no white mist will show up. Only when I think of her most beloved sister Gabriel, there will be some white gas at the end of the wand produced, but not enough to gather into animal-shaped patron saints.
And now she finally realized that she had made a mistake.
The only person present who might have a Patronus Charm was knocked out by her.
She has sufficient confidence in the accuracy of her spells, maybe she is not strong enough, but as a female wizard, she has a delicate control over the wand that is beyond the reach of other male wizards.
Not to mention the boy who was accidentally injured by her. If he hadn't released the Patronus Charm, he might have been able to block it with the Iron Armor Curse, but since the spell was cast at the same time, there is absolutely no possibility of surviving.
She was about to undo the curse on Malfoy right now, but when she turned around to speak, she stopped as if she had seen a ghost.
"Resume quickly..." Before finishing the spell, she stopped her spell casting.
Because the person in front of him was unscathed, and was about to wave his wand and continue using the spell.
"Ma'am, if you still hope to get rid of this annoying dementor, I think we can't be in a daze now, I should still have time to solve your doubts later." Malfoy said tightly He stared at the two disgusting monsters and said at the same time.
At this time, the girl could only nod her head. The boy in front of her looked a few years younger than her, but he was unexpectedly mature and calm in the face of a crisis. He was much better than those peers in the school who could only grandstanding , They will only be some eye-catching but meaningless people to attract their own attention.
At this time, she also happened to notice the patron saint summoned by Malfoy, and the white smoke gathered into a cock that was full of air, and she liked him a little more, maybe other people would like domineering dragons or The noble phoenix, but as a French, she saw one of the symbols of their country, and obviously gave birth to a little kindness.
"If you can, you'd better use the Patronus Charm. Even if you can't dispel these disgusting creatures, you can at least protect yourself."
Malfoy glanced at her and said, before waving his Patronus to run towards the Dementor.
Dementors feed on the peace, hope, and joy in the air around them, loving darkness and lust and despair. However, the restraint of things is relative, just as water can extinguish fire, but fire can also evaporate water. As long as people have enough firm beliefs, dementors can't suck their happiness. The Patronus Charm is a magic spell that acts as a shield through pleasant feelings such as good memories.
The power has nothing to do with its Patronus form. According to records, the most powerful Patronus form is just a mouse.
Not long ago, Malfoy defeated the basilisk through this spell, which can only be said to be a coincidence, but now is the time when this spell should really work.
This proud white rooster ran through the air and ran towards the dementor on the left. The dementor fled as if it had encountered a natural enemy, but it was still reluctant to part with the food. When was the last time he ate enough? I have forgotten that the prisoners in Azkaban would go crazy within a few days after being sucked by them. But here today, with so many human emotions, he couldn't bear it anymore, he just wanted to have a good time.
Suddenly the phantom of the rooster in the air solidified a lot more, emitting a more dazzling white light. The dementors fled faster, and the worn-out cloaks fluttered with gusts of wind. They were blind, but These strong feelings were stronger than what he saw with his own eyes, and his instinct told him that he couldn't eat these delicious food, and it might even hurt him.
On the contrary, Malfoy looked back at her, a little surprised, he had no idea that this abnormally beautiful girl was really not a vase, the sudden increase in the power of his patron saint just now was due to her.
"Thank you." He said thank you.
The girl's face suddenly turned red, and the already delicate and pretty face added a bit of temptation, but it was a pity that Malfoy had no time to appreciate this scene. After thanking him, he continued to control his patron saint to drive away the two monsters However, the battle between wizards should not be too distracted. If one is not paying attention, it may be the difference between life and death.
Maybe it was full, or maybe it couldn't hold on any longer under Malfoy's offensive. After only a few tens of seconds, the dementor finally gave up its plan to continue eating, and exited the hall in defeat.
"Is it safe now?" the girl asked cautiously as she saw the dementor being driven out.
"No, we have to add an expulsion spell." He said: "Don't underestimate these greedy guys' desire for happy emotions. The battle just now made him uncomfortable at most. Now we haven't found a way to completely defeat this creature. Now We cannot afford to be complacent.”
"But I've only heard of the Muggle Repelling Curse." The girl was even more embarrassed. In front of this boy, she felt that her only advantage was that she was a few years older than him.
"You don't need to worry about that, but can you do me a little favor?" Malfoy glanced at the group of fainted people, and snapped his fingers suddenly, which startled the girl.
"Of course." She nodded. The success of the battle just now made her full of trust in the person in front of her. This is the feeling of trust after a comrade-in-arms fight, and there may be some inexplicable affection.
"Go straight from here, and after entering the narrow stone corridor, walk into the fork on the left and walk two meters, then turn right and walk to the end, there is an unlocked room, after you enter, you will see a mahogany There are several packages in the third cabinet under the right side of the desk, all of which are brought here for me, and I can’t leave here.”
"Yeah." She nodded, and then ran all the way over without asking him what these things are for. She guessed that they might be some magic props.
"It didn't slow me down." Looking at her trotting all the way, Malfoy was really surprised. Looking back on the battle just now, except for a unconscious spell that almost interfered with him at the beginning, his performance at other times was not bad. It is remarkable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has helped a lot.
Now that he is free, he is in the mood to think about today's accident.
This is what Malfoy least understands.
That's the dementor.
When it comes to dementors, it cannot do without the Ministry of Magic.
A wizarding society is also a society. Since it is a society, there must be a government, and the Ministry of Magic is responsible for this function. Since the wizarding society has a self-consistent financial system and various rules, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small country. Since it is a country-like existence, the army is also indispensable.
Looking at the world map, even the Vatican has its own army, even if it is symbolic, but there is really no such thing as an army in the wizarding society, no wonder Dumbledore has a bad relationship with the Ministry of Magic He alone has mastered an Order of the Phoenix that can fight against Voldemort. Yes, those who can enter the Order of the Phoenix are good people and will not do evil, but this is just their own idea, and the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Magic don’t think so .
The human heart is the most unpredictable thing in the world.
In addition, they don't have an institution similar to the army. If Aurors must be counted, then these Aurors also take into account the duties of the police
, both to hunt down the prisoners of Azkaban and to fight against Voldemort.
In fact, a violent institution that prohibits orders must exist. Looking at the law enforcement officers of the Ministry of Magic, apart from a few Aurors, such as Moody and Kingsley, what other fighting strengths do they have? The most level is to deal with little wizards who abuse magic.
And the rights of Aurors in the special period are also inflated. If necessary during the battle, they are allowed to use the Unforgivable Curse. After that, Si Que really did something that trampled on human rights.
If the above-mentioned are all due to the characteristics of the wizarding society, for example, it is not easy to govern, and the rules and institutions established due to uneven personal strength are excusable.
Then throwing people into prison without trial is simply a rude insult to the law that has been perfected through continuous evolution over thousands of years.
Anyone, even one person, live broadcasts killing people in front of the whole world. But without trial, he can only be called a suspect, and only when the judge knocks down the gavel that symbolizes justice can he be called a criminal.
To make an extreme analogy, if Voldemort surrendered on the spot during the final battle, no one would have the right to directly throw him into Azkaban, let alone kill him.
No matter whether this world is high demon, low demon, or slavery, if the imperial system lacks respect for order, no matter how powerful it was before, it will fall apart sooner or later.
Perhaps this is also the retribution of the Ministry of Magic's lack of achievements after Voldemort's return, and even dragging its feet backwards.
Then there are the dementors.
If it is understandable without an army, then the dementors produced by the Ministry of Magic are even more speechless.
For example, today, the Ministry of Magic estimated that some dementors were released to capture Black, and as a result, there was a big mess.
The Ministry of Magic has almost no restraint on these ugly and evil guys. After being released from the island, the dementors are a nightmare for ordinary people. They can fight wild food whenever they want. In the original book, Privet Road Dudley, the students on the express train, and today's Gringotts, did the Ministry of Magic have any definite and substantive means of restraint? Back to Azkaban? Are you sure letting the prisoner go home is a punishment
They unscrupulously plunder the happiness of the world, and the ugliest dementor's kiss is more terrifying than the death penalty.
Well, none of that is the point.
You're telling me that the killers all fucking surrendered after Voldemort's return
Those who need discipline or no discipline, need organization or no organization, kneel when encountering the Patronus Charm, can only bully and bully prison inmates, and betrayed
I really don't know why the officials of the Ministry of Magic often discriminate against ordinary wizards, but are more willing to believe in this group of inherently evil magical creatures.
It's ironic, isn't it