The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 444

Knowing that Voldemort and Barty the Younger's target was Harry, Dumbledore would not let Voldemort succeed even if he wanted to outwit them and uproot them.

If Harry was really thrown out as bait, it would not be fishing, but feeding the fish. Dumbledore's brain was not seriously ill.

Barty Jr. can switch the Triwizard Cup for a portkey, and Dumbledore can naturally switch Harry's as well.

At dinner time, the Harry who appeared in the Great Hall was no longer himself, but Sirius Black who had drunk Polyjuice Potion. Harry turned into his godfather.

Although Harry was extremely reluctant, he didn't want Sirius and Ada to take risks for him, and he didn't want others to get hurt because of him. However, Dumbledore's decision was not something Harry could change.

In order to make the fake look real, Sirius and Harry even exchanged their wands.

While Dumbledore was trying to replace the original with the new one, Barty the Younger, who was pretending to be Moody, was excitedly placing the portkey in the center of the maze. Judging from Barty the Younger's subsequent performance, he probably didn't recognize Sirius who had taken the Polyjuice Potion.

In this way, Sirius successfully mixed into the warriors' team and entered the maze. He and Ada saw the unconscious Fleur and grabbed the replaced Triwizard trophy together.

Voldemort's plan was executed, and he had a new body tonight. But Voldemort failed to use Harry's blood as he wished, but used Sirius' blood without knowing it.

Resurrection requires the blood of the enemy, preferably Harry's blood. Fortunately, Harry is a boy. If he was a girl, little Barty would have had it much easier.

Voldemort was very angry, and he wanted to kill the fake Harry to vent his anger. He didn't do this to cover up anything, because the fact that the real Harry was alive couldn't be covered up either, he just wanted to vent his anger.

Nearly a year of planning, nearly a year of waiting, and this is the result!

Voldemort's mentality was about to collapse. If he had known this would happen, why would he have wasted his energy! The pale green killing curse emitted a dazzling light. The more hatred Voldemort had in his heart, the more ferocious the curse was.

But the Killing Curse that was meant to reap lives did not work as Voldemort wished. It failed to take Sirius' life; it was blocked.

The reason why the Killing Curse can become an unforgivable curse, in addition to being associated with death, is that it cannot be resisted by other spells. It is this undefended feature that makes the Killing Curse an invincible weapon in the hands of dark wizards.

However, the Killing Curse can be blocked by physical means, such as a small animal, a wall, or a shield...

Ada just happens to have a shield. The ring she wears on her left hand has a function called "indestructible", which allows the ring to automatically transform into a shield and rebound damage.

Of course, there is a chance of this rebound, and Ada never expects this to happen.

While Voldemort was giving his speech, Ada had been hiding, secretly planning in her heart how to rescue the trapped Sirius and how to escape with Sirius safely.

But after thinking about it, Ada couldn't come up with a particularly good solution, especially after the Death Eaters arrived, Ada couldn't find any chance of winning.

The only possibility was to catch the opponent by surprise, and then take advantage of the chaos to Apparate away with Sirius.

Ada hid behind the tombstone, looking for an opportunity to take advantage of. Before she had the chance to act, Voldemort raised his wand.

There was no choice, Ada had to go ahead with it. She couldn't figure out Voldemort's pulse, and only Merlin knew what spell he would cast!
Fortunately, Ada flashed in front of Sirius and saved Big Foot who was unable to dodge; fortunately, Ada did not act rashly, she chose to block with a shield instead of a wand, otherwise it would have been a buy one get one free deal.

This also saved her from the embarrassment of facing the Avatar again. Although Ada once suspected that she might be able to withstand the Killing Curse now, she was not crazy enough to experiment with her own life.

The sudden appearance of Ada scared many Death Eaters present. It was rare to see a Wolf Slayer who dared to block Voldemort's Killing Curse.

They hurriedly lowered their heads, pretending that they saw nothing. At this embarrassing moment for Voldemort, you looked up and took a closer look. Did you want to quit your job?
When your boss is listening for a card, you draw it by yourself; when your boss toasts you, you don’t drink; when your boss serves food, you turn the table. People with such tactlessness usually don’t stay in their jobs for long.

Not to mention the Death Eater job, which has a bleak future. This is not a matter of simply losing the job, but of losing one's life.

Unlike the Death Eaters who bowed their heads and pretended to be stupid, Barty Crouch Jr. stared at Ada in front of him with his eyes wide open without blinking. Barty Jr. wondered if he was too happy tonight and had hallucinations, otherwise everything in front of him could not be explained! He couldn't believe his eyes. How could a person he had confirmed dead appear alive and kicking again and block his master's killing curse?
Could it be that his own curse missed? There was no reason. If it missed, how could this girl have just stopped breathing? Little Barty began to doubt his life.

Voldemort was also looking at Ada who suddenly appeared. He looked her up and down with interest.

"I want to know how you managed to escape the Killing Curse." Voldemort said in a commanding tone.

This was the first thing that interested him about Ada. He didn't think that Ada had endured the power of the Killing Curse head-on, but rather used a special method that he didn't know about.

"No comment." Ada responded stiffly.

I'm not being stubborn, but telling the truth. Ida really doesn't know why she didn't die. In her mind, she should have dodged the opponent's sneak attack, but the reality is that she didn't seem to have dodged it.

Hiding, but not completely hiding, this situation is confusing.

Ada could only attribute it to the fact that her health was high enough, coupled with the damage reduction buff brought by the previous upgrade of the protective spell. The two combined allowed her to escape.

"Being tough doesn't make you special. It just makes you look particularly stupid." Voldemort said coldly, "Kneel down and answer my question. This is my last mercy to you."

Ada had no intention of talking nonsense in front of Voldemort. Facing the powerful Voldemort, she could never be too careful. She had already fallen once, and if she fell a second time, it would be hopelessly stupid.

Without further ado, Ada chose to take action directly. She swung her arm, and blazing flames spewed out from her wand, forming a ferocious flaming snake. Then, she stirred up a gust of wind, which fanned the flames and made the flaming snake even more ferocious.

The spellcasting process may sound complicated, but it was all completed in an instant. Except for Voldemort, no one present could see her movements clearly, let alone interrupt her spellcasting in advance.

The strong wind and the raging flames caused chaos among the Death Eaters who were kneeling in a circle. The huge flaming snake head also slammed towards Voldemort, causing trouble for the dark lord.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ada untied the restraints on Sirius as quickly as possible.

As soon as Sirius landed, he immediately rushed towards the frightened Foley and punched the new Death Eater twice in the face, knocking Foley unconscious.

Sirius did this not because he had a grudge against Foley, he just wanted to get back the wand that was taken away from him.

Although Harry's wand reduced his strength, it was still Harry's wand, and Sirius could not let it fall into the hands of the Death Eaters.

After getting back Harry's wand, Sirius and Ada tried to Apparate away, but they found that the Apparition had lost its effect and they remained where they were.

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Voldemort's fame is not earned for nothing. The moment Ada flashed into the scene, Voldemort sealed the cemetery, rendering the magic of Apparition ineffective.

Unable to leave, Sirius and Ada immediately hid behind a tombstone and discussed countermeasures with their eyes.

Unfortunately, there was really no tacit understanding between the two of them. Their eye contact was just flirting with a blind man. Ada was thinking about chasing the dog, but Sirius saw catching the chicken. They didn't match at all.

The giant fire snake was still showing off its power. If it were an ordinary person, his ashes would have been cremated by now, but Voldemort was definitely not an ordinary person. He directly tamed the magic fire snake created by Ada.

The giant flaming snake turned around and attacked its master, no longer attacking Voldemort, but spitting fire at Ada. This time Ada and Sirius finally reached a tacit understanding, and the two of them fled separately, one on the left and the other on the right.

After hiding behind a tombstone again, Ada calmed herself down. She knew that running away was not a solution. She would be stabbed if she stuck her head out, and she would be stabbed if she hid her head. She might as well confront Voldemort head-on!
Although a direct confrontation with Voldemort was a very dangerous choice, it seemed that Ada had no better choice. A direct confrontation would still give her a chance to survive, while running away would only make Voldemort beat her up.

Besides, Voldemort wasn't the only one to be reborn tonight.

It is still unknown who will win!
I clicked publish before typing the chapter title, so I can't modify it yet. The chapter title is "The Battle is About to Start"

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