The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 623 Coward
Every time Voldemort and his Death Eaters killed someone, they left a Dark Mark at the scene.

Even before Voldemort's return, fear of the Mark was still widespread, and the mere presence of the Dark Mark caused great confusion at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup camp.

Now this terrifying mark has appeared above Hogwarts. Does this mean that someone has been killed?
Under the reflection of the stars, the green Dark Mark looked like a new constellation. Lights shone through the windows of the castle in the distance, illuminating the pitch-black venue.

Ada's breathing suddenly became heavy, and she was still frightened by the tragic scene at the Ministry of Magic this afternoon.

Gray clouds quickly shuttled through the night, and one figure after another passed by Ada's eyes, including Death Eaters and dark wizards, the Order of the Phoenix and professors, and Aurors stationed in Hogsmeade...

Flashes of spells, shouts, sounds of fighting, beams of counterattack, and a huge melee broke out on the campus.

Ada landed in the open space in front of the castle. Before she could stand firm, she saw Greyback rushing towards her. The werewolf, who didn't know how to live or die, moved very quickly, using his hands and feet. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Ada. She could already smell the werewolf's stinky breath.

With a light tap of the Elder Wand, Greyback seemed to have hit a wall of air and fell to the ground in an instant. He shook his stupid head, as if trying to force himself to wake up.

Apparently, greedy and foolish Greyback had overthought.

There was another dull thud, and Greyback fell to the ground again, his limbs twitching, and his head seemed to have been hit by a sledgehammer. The evil werewolf leader died just like that.

A few minutes ago, Greyback was biting Bill Weasley and throwing Harry Potter to the ground, and he was doing whatever he wanted. A few minutes later, his head was like a smashed watermelon, with red and white blood all over the ground.

Continuing forward, Ada wanted to go into the castle and see if the people she cared about were safe and sound.

After walking a few steps, Ada saw Neville Longbottom, the little crybaby of Gryffindor, sitting on the ground.

Ada's impression of him still stays in the past, the young lion who was beaten badly but clung to Crabbe and Goyle. Today, Neville has not only successfully turned around in appearance, but he is no longer the round-faced little crybaby.

Neville sat on the ground with a pale face, holding his stomach with one hand and waving his wand with the other. The randomly cast spells had an unexpected effect, making a female Death Eater very embarrassed.

That was Alecto Carrow, and from her last name, she was from the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Alecto also had an older brother named Amycus, and both siblings were Death Eaters.

At this time, the Carlo brothers and sisters were planning to escape, running out of the castle one after another.

As the saying goes, a master can be defeated by a random punch. Alecto was not a master, but Neville's random punches successfully stopped her, making her unable to advance or retreat.

Not far from Neville and Alecto, Ginny also stopped Amycus who was trying to escape.

Ginny's red hair flew like flames, her wand occasionally fired damaging spells such as the Shattering Curse, and a huge bat pounced on Amycus. Like sister, like sister, Ginny's ruthless attack was quite similar to Ada's style when she was young.

But the sturdy Amycus was no small character either. Although he was beaten to a pulp by the bat curse, his counterattack still made it difficult for Ginny to defend herself.

"Crucio! Crucio! Let me see the pain on your face, my pretty little darling!" Amycus laughed as he drove away the bats.

Amycus' attacks were all Cruciatus Curse, and he seemed to enjoy torturing people.

This is why the Death Eaters are so powerful. They use the Unforgivable Curses indiscriminately. There is no room for error for anyone who fights against them. If you are not careful, there will be no chance of getting back up.

But Amycus was destined not to be arrogant for long, because Ada, who was passing by, had already raised her wand and hit him in the chest with the Cruciatus Curse. With a scream like a pig being slaughtered, Amycus fell to the ground twitching.

Just then, Ginny's Shattering Curse followed and hit Amycus' arm. The entire arm was shattered by the spell, and a large cloud of blood mist emerged.

Alecto, who was standing by, saw this scene. She roared in grief and shouted, "Avada Kedavra!"

Alecto Carrow attacked with hatred, and the green light went straight to Ada. Ada lightly tapped the old wand, and the green light of the killing curse was deflected and fell on the open ground. Then the old wand shook again, and Alecto immediately hung upside down in the air.

Then several extremely huge bats were seen rushing towards Alecto, and the female Death Eater was instantly surrounded by the bats.

This act of stealing people's heads is very... Never mind, it's nothing, as long as Ginny is happy.

"Ada, it's Snape and Nott!" Ginny said anxiously, "Harry has gone after them!"

Ginny pointed to the direction of the school's main entrance. As soon as she finished speaking, she hurried into the castle to support the others.

In front of the opened oak door, Professor McGonagall, Lupin and Sirius were fighting a Death Eater each. A little further away, Ron and Tonks could be seen teaming up to fight a large man.

This big guy is on par with Neville, and his spells are inaccurate and fly everywhere.

Speaking of Neville, Ada looked down to find the little crying baby who had just sat on the ground, but she couldn't find him. She looked up again and saw Neville holding his stomach and limping towards the castle with a determined back.

If Mrs. Longbottom saw this resolute and courageous figure, she would probably feel very relieved!
It seemed that the fight in the school had been going on for quite some time, but Dumbledore had not shown up yet, and Snape seemed to be on the run. Ada knew that she was too late and what was supposed to happen had already happened.

Turning around, Ada ran towards the main gate of Hogwarts. She always felt that tonight would not be simple.

Members of the Order of the Phoenix are here, as are Aurors from the Ministry of Magic. Is Voldemort really planning to abandon the Death Eaters again?

With the Death Eaters lost here tonight and those lost at the Ministry of Magic, can Voldemort really bear such a huge loss?

Unless Voldemort has another plan, a plan that Dumbledore and Snape don't know about. As long as this plan succeeds, even the greatest loss can be compensated!

Quickening her pace, she rushed desperately through the melee crowd. Before she saw the fleeing Snape and the chasing Harry, Ada first saw Hagrid next to the blazing fire, fighting against a blond Death Eater.

Hagrid inherited the strong physique from his giant mother and had thick skin and flesh. Ordinary magic attacks had no effect on him. The furious half-giant wielded a huge pillar of fire to chase the blond Death Eater.

In the distance, the sound of chanting was heard, and the hateful voice was particularly clear in this night. It was Harry Potter's voice.

……

"Fight back!" Harry screamed at him. "Fight back, you coward—"

"A coward, are you talking about me, Potter?" Snape roared. "Your father never dared to attack me unless it was four against one. I wonder what you would call him?"

……

Harry's voice was intermittent, and Snape's roar floated in the wind. It was clearly a final instruction, but it sounded full of sarcasm - "It's blocked again, and it will be blocked until you know how to shut your mouth and close your brain, Harry!"

"No! Have you forgotten your orders? Potter belongs to the Dark Lord - let's not touch him! Go! Go!"

It was still Snape's voice. He was trying to stop the other Death Eaters from attacking the defenseless Harry Potter. That was all he could do.

Because Voldemort appeared at some point, he stood between Snape and Harry, his scarlet pupils full of pride.

"Harry Potter, we meet again."

(End of this chapter)