The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 672: Flame of Revenge
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Mrs. Longbottom stared at Rabastan Lestrange, wishing she could skin him alive, behead him and disembowel him to relieve her hatred.

Rabastan looked thinner than Rodolphus, and his eyes were not as fierce as his brother's, but he was as cruel as his brother at heart and enjoyed abusing others.

As one of the 28 Sacred Families, even if you haven't seen Madam Longbottom, you should have heard of her name. Especially this unique outfit, with a stuffed vulture on her head, there is only one person like her in the magic world.
"Dear Mrs. Longbottom, give my regards to Frank and Alice!" Rabastan said from a high place, "Oh, and Frank and Alice's kid, too!"

After saying this, Rabastan Lestrange laughed out loud, and the other Death Eaters around him also laughed.

The prison life in Azkaban did not make Rabastan repent, nor did it make him recognize his crimes. If there is one thing that Rabastan learned from more than ten years of imprisonment, it is not to get caught.

Whether it was murder or arson, as long as he was not caught, Bastan Lestrange would be fine.

And now that his master, the Dark Lord, has returned, he has nothing to fear.

Rabastan's arrogance angered everyone present, even Sidorov and Hartman, who were disgusted by Rabastan's behavior. They had heard about Longbottom from the one-eyed female Auror.

Everyone was filled with indignation, and Sidorov was furious.

However, Augusta Longbottom did not look as angry as she had just been. Instead, she seemed a little calmer.

Mrs. Longbottom laughed out of anger. She said, "Don't worry about Frank and Alice. They are fine, especially after they knew I killed you!"

The Death Eaters laughed even louder, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.

In their opinion, it was simply a pipe dream for an old woman to dare to talk about killing powerful Death Eaters.

"Just you?" Rabastan looked at Mrs. Longbottom with disdain. He didn't take the old woman seriously at all.

There was no point in talking any more, so Mrs. Longbottom did not waste any more words. She knew that many people could not be educated with words. For stubborn people like Rabastan Lestrange, they would only learn their lesson if they were made to feel pain.

Mrs. Longbottom waved her wand first, and a red arrow-like light flew towards Rabastan, who dodged it deftly and immediately began to fight back.

The exchange between the two marked the beginning of the battle between the Aurors, the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters.

Sidorov, Hartman, the one-eyed female Auror, and Bill also began to fight with the Death Eaters. The flashing lights of the spells were as dense as raindrops, and the scene was extremely intense.

Mrs. Longbottom attacked again and again, casting several spells at Rabastan, but none of them worked. These spells were either dodged by Rabastan or were slightly off target.

"Tell me, should I torture you into a madman, or just kill you directly?" Rabastan taunted.

Rabastan said as he fired a stream of silvery spell that passed menacingly over the tip of Mrs. Longbottom's hat.

"By the way, I've met your grandson," Rabastan said with a very evil smile, "You should be used to losing your loved ones for our cause, right?"

Mrs. Longbottom still didn't say anything, but she responded to Rabastan with practical actions. Another stunning spell was cast at the rampant Rabastan.

Almost hit by the Stunning Curse, the humiliated Rabastan roared loudly: "I'm going to kill you, you old bastard!"

As he spoke, Rabastan launched a frenzied attack, his wand left an afterimage, and he threw dark magic at Mrs. Longbottom like it was free. Several times, the green light of the Killing Curse almost hit Mrs. Longbottom.

Rabastan had the upper hand in the fight, but the other Death Eaters did not have his ability. If it were not for the giants and werewolves, they would have been defeated long ago.

For example, the one-eyed female Auror, although she was fighting one against two, she performed with ease.

First, she dodged the Cruciatus Curse that was aimed at her, and at the same time, she thrust her wand like a sword, knocking a Death Eater to the ground. Then the one-eyed female Auror retracted her wand and chopped at another Death Eater, killing another enemy in a flash of red light. Under the leadership of Ada, the Ministry of Magic fought against Voldemort and his Death Eaters several times. Many well-known Death Eaters were either killed or captured, which greatly weakened the strength of the Death Eaters.

Although Voldemort had been recruiting and attracting many dark wizards from England, he only managed to increase the number of them and failed to take into account the quality. After all, the people Voldemort lost were those who had followed him for many years and had learned a lot from him.

This resulted in Voldemort having no one available, and the task of besieging Dingworth was handed over to Rabastan and a group of cannon fodder Death Eaters who didn't even have the Dark Mark.

Bill also faced two Death Eaters. He overcame his inner fear and acted with ease. He not only knocked down the Death Eaters who besieged him, but also took care of the werewolf who attacked him.

Bill crossed the werewolf's limp body and did not look for his next opponent, but went to help Mrs. Longbottom deal with Rabastan.

Old Lestrange was a classmate of Voldemort. He followed Voldemort while in school, supported his cause, and became one of the earliest Death Eaters.

Rodolphus and Rabastan also joined the Death Eater preparatory group while in school, and were branded with the Dark Mark as they wished after graduation. After Voldemort fell from power in 1981, the Lestrange brothers were the only ones who still insisted on looking for Voldemort.

No matter how cold-blooded Voldemort was, he regarded the Lestrange brothers as his most loyal servants and would naturally teach them a few more tricks.

Although Rabastan Lestrange is not as powerful as his brother and sister-in-law, his strength should not be underestimated.

Another silver light shot out from Rabastan's wand. Mrs. Longbottom did not dare to neglect it and shouted, "Armor protection!"

The Armor Charm blocked the powerful force of the spell, but Mrs. Longbottom still felt as if she had been hit by a sledgehammer. The powerful force shook her and made her body unstable.

Taking this opportunity, Rabastan raised his wand again and shouted with a grim smile: "Avada..."

"Except your weapons!"

Rabastan was just about to chop down his raised wand and use the killing curse on Mrs. Longbottom, but his hand suddenly became light and the wand disappeared, and the downward chopping action was in vain.

Rabastan's wand flew across the night sky and fell into the hands of Bill who came out from somewhere.

"Collapse!"

"Shattered to pieces!"

Bill and Mrs. Longbottom shouted spells in no particular order, and the stunning spell and the crushing spell flew towards Rabastan almost at the same time.

The Shattering Curse hit Rabastan's arm, and the whole arm was torn into pieces by the magic, leaving only a puff of blood mist. The arrogant Rabastan didn't even have time to scream before the Stunning Curse hit his chest.

Rabastan's face was full of pain and fear. He fell to the ground and fainted.

At this moment, Sidorov ran to a higher ground and shouted, "Retreat, retreat!"

Before everyone could react, they saw black flames igniting from where Sidorov was. The Fiery Curse, Sidorov cast the Fiery Curse!
At first it was just a small flame, but the black flames grew stronger and stronger, and soon it had the momentum to spread all over the prairie! The flames rolled and surged, devouring everything around them at an extremely fast speed.

The demonic flames from Hell began to transform into a horde of beasts made of fire: Salamanders, Chimeras, and Dragons.

They rose up, fell down, and rose up again. The giants, werewolves, and Death Eaters who had no time to escape all fell into the fanged mouths of the flaming monsters, landed on their clawed feet, and were finally engulfed by the hellish fire.

After receiving the reminder, Bill and others who evacuated early stood on the distant hillside, looking at the rolling fire, and were speechless for a while.

(End of this chapter)