Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 480 Telltale signs
"Classmates, please move over here. Don't hide in the corner! I'm talking to you! Still hiding!"

Franklin shouted at the Ravenclaws. Under his command, the crowd gradually gathered from all over the lounge to the bookshelf and was surrounded by the members of the mutual aid society. And looking at the members of the mutual aid society who were holding their wands high and vigilantly, it was clear that they were ready to attack them at any time.

The students who were gathered together began to feel uneasy, but no one started to curse or resist like they did in the beginning. Everyone in the mutual aid club was an old acquaintance, so everyone in Ravenclaw knew very well that if they moved, the other side would really attack!

Therefore, everyone stood quietly in their place, staring at the corner leading to the boys' dormitory with expectant and anxious eyes.

Now they can only hope that the truth potion really has no side effects as Mike said. If the person who walks out of the passage later is stupid, no matter what Franklin says, no one will agree to be examined.

Franklin was also very clear about this. The reason he gathered the crowd together was to prepare for coercive measures.

Now no one was talking in the entire Ravenclaw common room. Time passed bit by bit as they waited, and just when everyone was getting impatient, a small figure finally appeared in everyone's sight.

"Spyro! How do you feel now?"

"What's it like inside?"

"Did they torture you?"

……

The crowd exploded in an instant, and everyone rushed towards Spyro frantically, asking questions one after another.

This scared Spyro so much that he almost ran back to the examination room.

When he heard what everyone was asking, the expression on his face suddenly became very strange. He fanned his eyes and said:
"I feel pretty good now. Actually, Senior Tang Li..."

Sparrow had only said half of his words when Zhou Hong stood in front of him and said to the crowd:

"Well, don't embarrass Mr. Green. He just finished the examination and is very tired now. Let him go back to the dormitory and rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, two members of the mutual aid society jumped out from behind Franklin, each holding one side of Sparrow and walked towards another boys' dormitory.

The Ravenclaws looked at each other, all with confused expressions.

However, compared with before, their expressions were obviously much better. After all, Spyro's appearance just now did not look like he had become an idiot due to the side effects of the potion. However, this was only the first person to be examined. You know, even the side effects of truth serum vary from person to person, so most people chose to wait and see for a while.

But this is a good start after all, so everyone’s resistance is much less.

Then the next thing was very simple. As Zhou Hong called out the names, the students walked out of the crowd one by one with nervous faces. Then after half an hour of inspection, they walked out of that dormitory with strange expressions but looking very normal, and walked into their own dormitory in front of everyone.

At this time, the Ravenclaws had completely relaxed. They even started talking and laughing, because they found that Mike was still the same Mike as before and would never do anything to harm them.

Franklin and Zhou Hong were silently observing the changes in people. The task Mike gave them was very simple, which was to find out the assassin in the crowd.

That’s right, they are the auditors conducting today’s inspection.

As for the truth potion, it was of course real, but Mike was not going to let his classmates drink it.

In fact, every person who took the test just chatted with Mike in that dormitory for half an hour, and they didn't drink any potion.

After all, everyone has their own privacy, and this would cause the prestige that Mike has built up in people's minds over the years to be destroyed, so Mike does not want to take this measure unless it is absolutely necessary.

But the assassin hiding in the crowd would not think so. The truth potion, like the truth serum, has no antidote and completely ignores Occlumency. The only thing that can counter it is the Imperius Curse, but the Imperius Curse is too easy to be seen, and it requires someone else to release it.

Therefore, Mike dared to bet that the assassin would never dare to enter that dormitory. He or she would definitely find ways to escape the inspection. When Mike used the mutual aid members to block most of his routes, his escape method would inevitably be violent. At this time, it was Franklin and Zhou Hong's turn to take action.

As the number of people gathered in front of the bookshelf in the lounge decreased, Zhou Hong and Franklin's expressions became a little nervous. They knew very well that in the next period of time, the so-called assassin might jump out at any time.

But on the surface they had to pretend to be relaxed, which made Franklin very uncomfortable as his acting skills had never been very good.

Fortunately, Mike also knew this, so the work assigned to him today did not require too much facial expression changes. All the complicated work was basically assigned to Zhou Hong, such as roll call.

"Clark Kent."

As Zhou Hong sang the name loudly, Franklin's expression became a little more relaxed.

This Clark is an old acquaintance. He is the seventh-year prefect of Ravenclaw. He got along well with Mike and me during the first period of time at the beginning of the school year.

Franklin's impression of him was that of a simple nerd, a person who had absolutely nothing to do with the so-called assassin.

Franklin looked carefully and saw a tall and thin boy with black hair walking slowly out of the crowd - this was Clark.

Clark's expression was very natural, he even smiled.

He looked around and his eyes met Franklin's.

"Clark, don't be nervous, it'll be over in half an hour, go ahead."

Franklin smiled and told Clark that he had a good impression of this senior.

Clark also smiled and nodded to Franklin, and began to walk towards the examination room. However, what was very strange was that he always walked close to the wall, which made Zhou Hong suspicious.

He is not like Franklin who is so simple-minded that he thinks that just acquaintances will not be assassins. In this magical world, even the best friends can betray you for various reasons!
Zhou Hong silently clenched the wand in his hand and looked at Clark vigilantly.

Perhaps noticing his gaze, Clark suddenly turned his head to look at Zhou Hong, then smiled and spread out his hands, indicating that he posed no threat.

Franklin on the side also advised Zhou Hong not to be so serious, saying that Clark was one of their own.

However, Zhou Hong still insisted on doing what he wanted. The more Franklin said, the bigger his movements became. Now his wand was pointed at Clark. "That's enough, Franklin." Clark said helplessly, "Don't try to persuade this little Gryffindor brother. I can see that your persuasion will only have the opposite effect. Just let me go for the examination."

"OK then."

Franklin retreated with an embarrassed expression. Before leaving, he glared at Zhou Hong fiercely, as the other party made him lose face.

But Zhou Hong remained unmoved.

Clark began to move forward slowly, still walking close to the wall. On the wall leading to the examination room, there was a row of semicircular arched windows unique to Ravenclaw, which was why Zhou Hong was alert.

As Clark moved forward, Zhou Hong became more alert, because Clark was now very close to the examination room, and there was only one arch window left in front of him.

Suddenly, Clark stopped in front of the last arch window and turned to give Zhou Hong a meaningful smile.

Zhou Hong was shocked. A huge sense of crisis came over him. It was as if the world would be destroyed in the next second. Every cell in his body was screaming desperately, screaming at him to run away!

Zhou Hong instinctively raised his wand to block in front of him, but before he could cast the spell, a huge explosion hit his eardrums, and at the same time, endless light burst out with a powerful shock wave!
"boom!"

After a loud bang, Zhou Hong felt that he could hear nothing and see nothing.

At this moment, his eardrums were in great pain, and his ears were filled with only piercing tinnitus and faint cries and screams.

As for the eyes, it is even worse.

Although he closed his eyes in time, the huge flash of light that was like a sun explosion still hurt his eyes, making his eyes red and tears streaming.

And most importantly, the damage to the eardrum not only damaged his hearing, but also affected his balance. Now he is struggling on the ground. Although he wants to stand up very much, his body is completely out of his control.

Most of the other people in the Ravenclaw common room were in the same state, lying on the ground wailing in pain. At that moment, they seemed to be looking at the sun exploding at close range!
But at this moment, there was no trace of Clark in front of the arched window.

Mike walked slowly out from behind the statue of Ms. Ravenclaw. In fact, he had already arrived when Clark launched the attack just now, but before he could make a move, Clark's attack arrived.

Looking at the messy Ravenclaw common room, Mike's eyes were twitching. The spell Clark just used was simply a magic version of a stun grenade, completely ignoring the protective spell and only relying on the huge noise and flash to subdue the enemy.

"Do you think... you can get away like this?"

Mike pulled out his wand with a grim smile and waved it quickly in the air a few times. The next second, Mike's figure turned into a shadow and rushed out through the arched window!

The Ravenclaw Common Room is located on the tallest tower on the east side of Hogwarts. As soon as Mike rushed out of the tower, he began to free fall. At the same time, Mike's magic perception was fully opened, and he easily sensed the familiar figure.

'Southwest, mid-air!'

A fire crossbow arrow summoned by his flying spell fell into his hand. Mike jumped onto the broom swiftly and then controlled the broom to fly towards the target that had been found!

At the same time, a series of shrill alarms sounded inside Hogwarts. The members of the mutual aid society who had been lying in ambush in various places in Hogwarts Castle also received Mike's magic message. They rode on their customized Firebolts and chased in the direction where Mike disappeared.

On the other side, Mike was flying close to the Firebolt.

The Firebolt under him was an exclusive customized version, and its flying speed was much faster than that of ordinary Firebolts, but its turning ability and comfort were slightly worse.

But even so, he still couldn't catch up with Clark in a short time. No one knew what the other party was using, but his flying speed was only slightly slower than Mike's current speed.

Mike was very clear about the other party's thoughts. You know, there were anti-Apparition spells set up within the range of Hogwarts, so the other party would use flying to escape. But as long as the other party flew out of the range of Hogwarts, he could use the Apparition spell to move long distances in space.

But can he really succeed?

Thinking of this, Mike's mouth curled up into a cruel smile. He took the Masonic gold coin from his chest and put it to his mouth, and said softly:
"Hey, George, Fred, the target is heading your way, shoot him down."

At the same time, in the forest on the edge of the Hogwarts area, George and Fred, who were yawning from boredom, smiled grimly upon hearing this. They both replied to the Masonic gold coin in a relaxed tone:

"Oh, got it, Mike."

The two of them rode on their broomsticks and soared into the sky. As soon as they arrived above the forest, they saw a small black dot in the sky over Hogwarts Castle that was slowly getting bigger.

George and Fred raised their wands, ready to attack as soon as the opponent entered their casting range. At the same time, the smiles on their lips became more exaggerated. This kind of aerial combat was a piece of cake for the two former Gryffindor beaters. They could even imagine the opponent being hit by their spell and falling off the broom with a wail.

But not long after, as the black spot in the distance gradually grew larger, the smiles on their faces began to slowly solidify.

"Hey, George, that guy doesn't look like he's riding a broomstick, does he?"

"Uh, that looks like a bird... a very large bird."

"Boom~Boom!"

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the blue and landed directly in the forest near the two people, setting an ancient tree on fire while also startling a large number of birds.

At the same time, the originally clear weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. A large number of dark clouds covered the sky, making the surroundings dark.

These dark clouds were extremely low, which made George and Fred feel tremendous pressure. What frightened them was that lightning would flash through the dark clouds from time to time. The muffled roar made the faces of both of them look extremely ugly.

"George, I think I know what the target is riding."

"Well, I think I know now, that thing is a Thunderbird!"

George and Fred looked at each other and smiled, the smiles on their faces were very bitter.

(End of this chapter)