Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 571 Aberforth
"The Divine Edge is Shadowless!"

Along with the wizards behind Karen chanting in unison, countless transparent blades were thrown out from bottom to top.

The sky was still green at this time. The huge smoke and dust produced by the collision of the two killing curses had not yet dissipated when they were chopped into pieces by these sharp blades, and then they continued to slash towards the Aurors!
"what!"

"This is a trap!"

"Spread out!"

……

Silenced howls echoed from the sky.

The Aurors, who were originally stunned by the explosion of the Killing Curse, were now hit by the Shadowless Curse. At this moment, they finally reacted and began to try some tactical maneuvers in an attempt to fight back.

Unfortunately, they discovered it too late.

The wizards behind Karen didn't give them any chance to fight back. Round after round of Shadowless Spells were hurled out from their formation as if they were free, directly cutting the dense Auror troops in the sky into pieces.

“Hua La La…Puff!~”

Suddenly, a bloody rain fell from the sky. A large amount of blood mixed with the Aurors' body parts fell down, making a series of muffled sounds when they hit the ground.

Some of the Aurors who fell were still alive after landing, but their severe injuries made them completely lose their combat effectiveness. They could only spit out blood, crawl on the ground, and let out a creepy scream.

However, faced with this tragic situation, Karen and the wizards behind him didn't care at all, and just continued to cast spells into the sky, trying to shoot down the remaining fish that had fallen into the net.

This is also normal.

They are not ordinary Muggle wizards, but combat wizards carefully trained by the Los Santos Group.

The reason they gathered here was to attract the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic to come and kill them one by one. This behavior was also a formal declaration of all-out war against the Ministry of Magic!
Looking at the sky that had become clear again, a smile broke out on Karen's face.

The Aurors they killed this time were almost all the Aurors the Ministry of Magic had in stock over the years. The Ministry of Magic would definitely not be able to raise such an elite Auror force in a short period of time.

This is not nonsense. The combat skills of the Aurors who came this time are actually very high, and their personal strength is also considered to be at the top level in the entire wizarding world.

If a head-on fight really came up, even though the Los Santos wizards were very powerful, they would definitely not be able to defeat these Aurors.

It’s a pity that the existence of wizards itself is flawed.

Although wizards possess unparalleled terrifying power, their bodies are still just ordinary flesh and blood. Not to mention spells, even if you punch them hard, they will feel pain for a long time.

Under this premise, the battle between wizards becomes very simple.

Whoever seizes the initiative will seize victory!
Although those Aurors were strong, they were caught off guard by the Los Santos wizards, so it was only right that they were wiped out.

After a rare sigh of emotion, Karen smiled and shook her head.

In any case, he completed the task assigned by Mr. Tang Li perfectly this time.

So what will Lord Townley give him as a reward for completing the task?

Is it the property of the wizard village?

Or gold galleons?
For a moment, the smile on Karen's face grew even brighter, as if she was lost in fantasy.

Benjamin, who was standing behind him, curled his lips in disdain when he saw this.

He had a very clear understanding of Karen.

This is a hypocrite who appears to be righteous but is actually a despicable person at heart.

Including this operation, although the nominal leader is Karen, that is just a disguise. The person who is truly in power is still Benjamin.

Shaking his head, Benjamin decided not to pay any more attention to Karen. He waved his hand and left with the Los Santos wizards.

After they left, a shop owner who heard that there was no movement on the street cautiously poked his head out of the shop and looked at the scene on the street.

But as soon as he took the first look, he was stunned.

Because at this moment Diagon Alley has been completely dyed red, countless broken limbs are piled up randomly on the streets and shops, and on the scarlet street, there is a wizard in tattered clothes who is looking up at the sky and grinning foolishly.

Shuddering, the shop owner drew back even faster than before, rushed into the back room, and began to pack his luggage.

He had a premonition that the country was about to fall into chaos!

……

At the same time, at the entrance of the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade Village, a large number of Los Santos wizards were gathering quickly.

Most of the patrons in the bar had already fled upon seeing this, leaving only a few drunk guys slumped on the dirty bar counter.

The owner of the bar, Aberforth, a burly man with a thick beard and a somewhat similar appearance to Dumbledore, stood in the store with a wand in his hand and a gloomy face, looking at the crowd gathered outside.

"Arthur, are we really going to do this? He is Headmaster Dumbledore's brother."

In the crowd, Harry spoke hesitantly to Arthur who was standing at the front of the crowd.

Arthur looked at Filch beside him without saying a word.

Seeing this, Filch immediately showed a flattering smile on his face, bent down, and said to Arthur:
"Sir, I swear, the secret passage is in this Pig's Head Bar!"

Hearing this, Arthur nodded.

Mike's declaration of war against the Ministry of Magic of England is all-round. Hogwarts, as a unit completely controlled by the Ministry of Magic, is naturally within Mike's attack range.

The mission of Arthur and others this time is to retake Hogwarts.

However, after the last failure, Chris had found a way to reinforce the anti-Apparition spell in Hogwarts, plugging almost all loopholes, even the secret passage leading to the Duke of Bee's Candy Shop. This made it impossible for them to appear directly in Hogwarts through the Masonic Secret Realm.

Fortunately, as an ancient castle that has existed for thousands of years, Hogwarts still has many secret passages inside.

As a sweeper who has worked at Hogwarts for decades, no one knows the locations of the secret passages in Hogwarts better than Filch.

Thinking of this, Arthur no longer hesitated and walked towards the vigilant Aberforth in the tavern.

"Mr. Aberforth Dumbledore, we need to borrow your tavern for a while. Please rest assured that we will pay the corresponding fees."

Arthur completely ignored the wand in Aberforth's hand that was secretly pointed at him and spoke very politely.

This was also Mike's order. When facing the younger brother of Headmaster Dumbledore, they needed to maintain the most basic respect.

But it was obvious that the other party did not appreciate it.

"I don't accept private bookings here, please leave!"

Aberforth said this in a decisive tone. He had a bad temper to begin with, and although the guy with the sword in front of him looked polite, he still felt very uncomfortable with the other party's behavior of blocking the door with others.

Moreover, he did not lie. His Pig's Head Bar did not accept private bookings because there were many secrets hidden inside that needed him to protect!
"Really? That's a pity." Arthur shook his head and waved his hand casually, "Subdue him."

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, a large ball of magical light flashed among the crowd behind him.

But Aberforth's movements were even faster. Just as Arthur finished speaking, a scarlet beam of light shot towards Arthur's chest!
Seeing this, Arthur's mouth corners slightly raised, his face full of disdain.

He is still using non-lethal spells like the Disarming Charm at a time like this. Should we say that he is worthy of being Dumbledore's younger brother?
The Aberforth in front of him was even more naive than Dumbledore.

Even as he thought about this, Arthur didn't slow down his movements at all.

He just grabbed the hilt of the sword with his right hand and swept it forward fiercely. The black polymer sword easily shattered the red light and then was placed on Aberforth's neck.

Now Aberforth didn't dare to move, and at this moment the spell of the crowd behind Arthur finally arrived. Gray-white beams of light hit Aberforth and knocked him out instantly.

"Aberforth!"

Hermione screamed, and rushed forward with Harry and Ron, barely holding on to Aberforth's huge body.

"Why are you doing this? Can't you sit down and talk it over? He is Dumbledore's only remaining relative!"

Hermione growled and gritted her teeth, but Arthur completely ignored them and walked straight into the Hog's Head with Filch and others.

He really doesn't think highly of these so-called savior trio.

In his opinion, these were just three naive kids who were still in adolescence and had high expectations but poor skills.

He couldn't understand why Mike wanted to deal with them. After all, children of this age were rebellious, and Arthur didn't even have the desire to communicate with them for half a day.

Seeing Arthur's attitude, not to mention Hermione and Ron, even Harry got a little angry.

He took this action on his own initiative after hearing that Michael was going to retake Hogwarts, just to help Michael.

In his opinion, they were actually helping Mike, but Arthur's attitude made it seem like they were holding him back.

Harry gritted his teeth and finally did not lose his temper. Instead, he and Hermione and others struggled to drag Aberforth back into the bar.

If they quarrel with Arthur at this critical moment, they will really become a drag.

By the time they had settled Aberforth, Arthur and the others had already arrived at the room behind the bar's business area.

Since the room was not big, Arthur only brought in a few people, including Filch.

As soon as they came in, Filch and several other Los Santos wizards began to inspect the room. Filch was particularly diligent. According to him, the secret passage leading to the Room of Requirement was hidden in this room.

While they were busy, Arthur began to look around the living room.

Unlike the almost unbearable dirt and mess in the previous room, this room that serves as a living room is not very clean either, but at least it is still habitable.

The most eye-catching thing in the room is definitely the oil painting hanging on the wall.

The painting depicts a blonde girl wearing a blue jumpsuit.

The girl didn't look pretty, not even cute, but she had a pair of deep blue eyes exactly like Dumbledore's.

This feature immediately allowed Arthur to recognize her identity.

Ariana.

Dumbledore's deceased sister.

According to the data obtained from the Freemasonry's investigation, she was an Obscurus, and because of the outbreak of the Obscurus, she also killed her mother. In the end, like other Obscurus in history, she died under the continuous destruction of her body by the Obscurus.

As for how Ariana became an Obscurus, the Freemasons did not find any records, but it is speculated that it was related to the bullying of Muggle children around Ariana when she was a child.

After taking a quick look at Ariana's life, Arthur's brows suddenly furrowed.

Because he found that the place where Ariana's portrait was located was too clean, so clean that it was somewhat out of place in this room, as if... someone had moved her.

Filch had obviously noticed the portrait as well. He walked over with a flattering smile on his face, bowed to Arthur, and then reached out to grab the portrait.

At this moment, Harry and the others also came in, supporting the unconscious Aberforth. The moment Filch's hand touched the portrait, Aberforth suddenly opened his eyes as if he had sensed something, and roared at Filch:

"Don't touch her with your dirty hands!"

Unfortunately, no one at the scene listened to him.

Not only did Filch not stop, he even grinned at Aberforth, and then took the portrait down neatly.

On the wall of the portrait, a dark stone cave appeared in front of everyone.

"Well done."

Arthur said with satisfaction.

Aberforth on the side broke free from Harry and Ron's support, his face as ferocious as a devil, and stretched out his hands to strangle Filch's neck.

Unfortunately, the Los Santos wizards beside him are not vegetarians.

An Auror didn't even use any spell, he just walked up and punched Aberforth in the stomach.

"puff!"

There was a muffled sound, and Aberforth's huge body fell down. He held his stomach and twisted on the floor like a lobster, while a wild beast-like roar came out of his mouth.

Arthur's gaze swept across the Los Santos wizards in the room, and all the wizards caught in his gaze lowered their heads in silence.

It was they who cast the spell that subdued Aberforth just now. Now that the target has suddenly awakened, they should bear primary responsibility.

Fortunately, Arthur had no intention of holding them responsible. After looking around at them, he walked towards the hole in the wall.

"set off!"

"Yes, sir!"

The wizards of Los Santos shouted yes and quickly caught up with Arthur.

At this time, Filch, who was sure that he was safe, also walked out from the corner.

Looking at Aberforth who was still struggling on the floor, he spat in disdain, and then, in the astonished eyes of Harry and the others, he took out a spell with a grim smile...

(End of this chapter)