The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 747 Raid
"What are they waiting for?" Penelope asked curiously, watching the group of wizards and puppets standing there motionless in a square formation. As soon as she finished speaking, the people below suddenly moved. However, this group of people did not charge towards Hogsmeade, but part of them neatly separated to both sides, revealing a path leading to the middle of the woods.

"I guess this is Voldemort coming." Ryan whispered in Hermione's ear. "Look at this scene, wow."

Voldemort really didn't keep everyone waiting for long, or rather, he didn't dare to waste time at this time. Just after the puppets and the Death Eaters made way, a Voldemort wearing a black robe, with pale skin and a flat face like a snake came out. After he appeared, everyone in Hogsmeade seemed to have pressed the mute button. Everyone even tried to suppress the sound of coughing and breathing to the minimum.

"It looks like you intend to resist." After scanning the people standing on the wall with his snake-like eyes, a high-pitched, cold, and clear voice, as if it had been soaked in ice water for tens of millions of years, came from Voldemort's position. But Ryan did not notice that he opened his mouth, which should be Voldemort using some magic for the purpose of intimidation.

It must be said that this magic did have the desired effect, because when Voldemort's voice sounded, many people in Hogsmeade began to tremble in their legs and feet, and their faces showed fear. Even Ryan heard someone nearby start to chatter his teeth.
"Your efforts are useless. You are no match for me. I don't want to kill you. I have great respect for Hogsmeade, the only wizarding town in Britain, and I don't want wizards to bleed." Voldemort's voice echoed over the town of Hogsmeade, and everyone listened to his speech quietly.

"Today I am going to Hogwarts to find Harry Potter," said Voldemort's voice. "No one of you will be hurt. As long as you do not stop my army. And if you are willing to cooperate with me, you will be rewarded."

After that, Voldemort led his entire army towards Hogwarts Castle. The people standing on the walls of Hogsmeade held their wands tightly in their hands and watched the mighty army in silence.

"Did Voldemort bring so many people just to kill Harry?" Hermione said with her eyes wide open. "Why would he do this? Obviously, most of our war potential is concentrated in Hogsmeade. Even if they just burned the bank, it would be a major blow to us." Hermione looked at the panda brothers who were standing with the reserve team, wearing armor, magic rings and claws on their arms.

"Don't forget the prophecy about Harry." Ryan explained, "Now Voldemort only has one strike, so he naturally regards killing Harry as his primary goal. Because the prophecy once said that Harry is the savior, as long as he is killed, Voldemort will win the real victory."

"Believe in prophecies?" Hermione snorted disdainfully. She always believed that prophecies were just tricks to deceive people, especially those made by Trelawney.

"Whether you think this prophecy is true or false, the core is that Voldemort himself believes in it." Ryan showed a strange expression, because he also felt that pinning his own destiny on a fable was a bit too negative.

Just as Ryan and Hermione were conversing through the Phoenix Mark, Ryan noticed from the corner of his eye that Sirius seemed unable to resist the urge in his heart and slowly raised the arm holding the wand.

"Wait a minute, it's not the right time yet." Ryan fiercely held down Sirius's right hand as he tried to raise his wand. "It's not time to release the magic I prepared yet. And look at everyone around you, now is not a good time to start a fight."

Sirius put down his wand and looked around. Sure enough, many people standing on the city wall, especially the volunteers, looked demoralized. Some of them even didn't dare to look up at Voldemort below.

"Can you use the power of the Rose Mother to destroy those puppets?" Hermione came closer and asked in a low voice. "I remember that the magic you released when using the Rose Mother can cause enough damage to these magical creations. It would be much easier to fight if we can kill these thousands of puppets." "It's not that easy." Ryan also answered Hermione in a low voice, "In fact, I tried it when the first obsidian puppet wolf appeared just now, but when I transferred Harry last time, Voldemort should have known that I had special means to destroy those magic props, so now these puppets have special magic defenses. Even if I use the Rose Mother, I can only take them down one by one. It is impossible to destroy all the puppets at once like I destroyed the flying broom before."

"How did Voldemort do it? I don't think he's better at alchemy than you." Hermione frowned slightly, but soon she came to her senses. "Damn it! These are the collections accumulated by the families of pure-blood wizards."

After staying with Ryan for such a long time, Hermione naturally learned a lot about alchemy. Therefore, she knew that the gap in technology was not impossible to bridge. As long as you are willing to invest in good enough raw materials, even if you have average skills, you can create extraordinary powerful magic props.

Just like some ancient magic props that have been passed down to this day, in fact, due to their age, the technology contained in these props is very simple compared to the modern magic prop making technology that has been developed for hundreds of years. However, because the materials used in these props are so good, they are still very powerful magic props as a whole.

Ryan had also collected a lot of antique props left over from the past. These conclusions were all the experience he gained when studying these magic props. Of course, many of the magic props that had been studied were directly dismantled by Ryan and recycled as precious materials.

"So what should we do now?" Hermione asked in a low voice, "We can't just watch these guys attack Hogwarts Castle. Our classmates and professors are there."

"Don't forget the legion we prepared in the Black Lake. They will deal a heavy blow to Voldemort's army." Ryan stared at Voldemort and said to Hermione. At this time, Voldemort also stopped and looked up at Ryan.

When they stared at each other, they both tightened their wands. However, because they were both cautious, they just glared at each other and did not take the initiative to attack.

After staring at each other for a while, Voldemort's army bypassed Hogsmeade and marched towards Hogwarts Castle. After seeing more than 2/3 of the people leave the town, he threw his black robe and walked to the front of the team. Behind him, Nagini, who was protected by a powerful magic in the middle, also floated over.

"We can't just stand there and watch." Sirius said impatiently. He found that only some of the remaining Ministry of Magic personnel and the civilians who volunteered to guard the city walls were nervous, while the wizards under Ryan and Lupin who had participated in the battle were only shocked at the beginning, and they almost recovered all their fighting spirit in a few seconds. "We should do something now."

"You're right." To Sirius's surprise, Ryan, who had not responded until now, nodded in agreement, then raised his wand and drew a somewhat complicated rune in the air. "Now is indeed the time to act."

Just as he finished his words, a mass of black things suddenly jumped out of the Black Lake and rushed towards Voldemort's army, which was now marching in a long snake shape, and directly split Voldemort's army, which had already let down its vigilance, into two halves.

(End of this chapter)