The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 680: Battle of Hogwarts (Part )

As the two arsonists Voldemort and Ada left one after another, Hogsmeade was engulfed in a raging sea of ​​fire.

In order to stop the blue and black sea of ​​fire from spreading further, the Death Eaters in Hogsmeade and the wizards in Hogwarts unexpectedly chose to join forces to extinguish the raging flames first.

Water and fire are merciless. An out-of-control flame will burn everything around it until there is no more combustible material left, and then it will stop on its own.

The Death Eaters didn't want to be roasted, and the people in the school didn't want the flames to break through Hogwarts' defenses, let alone let the fire burn into the school.

With the joint efforts of the two parties, the devil's fire from hell was extinguished, but Hogsmeade inevitably turned into a scorched earth.

When the fire that devoured life was extinguished, the brutal war between wizards began again.

Bellatrix Lestrange's shout was shrill and piercing, and the Death Eaters charged towards the Hogwarts grounds.

The stars were dim, the moon was dim, and the mountains and plains were filled with the cries of the Death Eaters. They stepped on the ground scorched by flames, holding their wands high, and countless spells fell on the protective shield of Hogwarts, like bright fireworks exploding one after another in the night sky.

The giants were still in the lead, followed closely by the werewolves who were eager to show off. They rushed impatiently through the blazing path and towards the school's imposing wrought iron gate.

The charging giants and werewolves could already see the stone pillars on both sides of the gate and the winged wild boars on top of the pillars, but they had to stop and could not move forward. They were stopped.

What blocked the Death Eaters' coalition was not the school's protective shield but a large Devil's Net.

The mature Devil's Snare stretched out its snake-like tendrils, entangled the charging werewolves, the ankles of the giants, and the Death Eaters who had no time to brake. Before they knew it, their legs had been entangled by the long vines.

Some people rushed too fast and were entangled in the devil's net, losing their balance and falling headfirst into the large vines; some people were entangled in the devil's net and stayed in place, desperately tearing at the tendrils that were entangled around them.

The more they struggled, the faster and tighter the vines wrapped around them.

Obviously, many people, like Harry and Ron, did not listen carefully to Professor Sprout's lectures and did not understand the characteristics of the Devil's Snare.

These Devil's Snares that blocked the Death Eaters were arranged by Professor Sprout. After the fire was extinguished, she moved these ferocious plants from the greenhouse here as the first line of defense for Hogwarts.

More and more people are trapped in the devil's snare, tightly entangled by the snake-like tendrils. What awaits them will be broken bones and tendons by the tightening vines, or suffocation to death.

"Someone come up with a solution!"

"Help! I can't breathe!"

Cries for mercy and screams replaced the previous shouts and cries of killing, but their misery did not win anyone's sympathy. On the contrary, another group of fully armed statues and armor rushed out of the school.

Hammers, swords, all kinds of weapons smashed down on the Death Eaters.

The giant was tightly entangled by the vines, no longer mighty, and could only crawl on the ground and let the statues and armor trample on him; the werewolf was no longer flexible, and could only helplessly watch himself being attacked by swords and axes...

Even if the statues and armor were entangled by the devil's net and shattered by the vines, their broken armor and gravel could still cause damage to the Death Eater coalition.

Moreover, the killing effect became even better. The tied-up Death Eaters had no power to fight back and couldn't even dodge.

If they could live their lives over again, I believe these people would definitely choose to listen carefully in their first year, especially Professor Sprout's Herbology class.

Of course, not everyone was studying black magic or bullying their classmates in various ways while in school. There were still some people who listened carefully.

The orange-red flames once again illuminated the gray night sky. The Devil's Snare, which naturally preferred humid environments, could not stand the blazing flames.

The Devil's Snare retreated away from the light and warmth, loosening its grip on the Death Eaters. The vines twisted and twitched, automatically loosening the tendrils that were wrapped around the Death Eaters. After paying a heavy price, the Death Eaters finally broke free. However, the feast that Professor Sprout prepared for them was more than just the Devil's Snare!
One mandrake after another was thrown high up by students from the school and landed outside the school wall.

Then, a deafening cry was heard - the cry of the mandrake can kill people!
The moment the crying sounded, the Death Eaters who had just escaped from the Devil's Snare fell down again. They didn't even have time to regret why they didn't study Herbology well.

Everyone knows that the lion (griffin) is the symbol of Gryffindor, and the symbol of Hufflepuff is the badger. Although badgers are small in size, they are not as soft and cute as they look, especially the honey badger.

Honey badgers are known as the "most fearless animals in the world" and are also known as the African flat-headed brothers. They don't care about life or death, and will fight if they don't obey. Honey badgers are either fighting or on their way to fight.

There is a poem praising him: Flat head, white hair, silver cape, a life of battle. Life and death, success and failure are gone with the wind, I only wish to fight on land, sea and air.

Under the command of Professor Sprout, the Hufflepuff students wearing earmuffs seemed to be possessed by honey badgers, constantly throwing mandrakes over the wall as if they were throwing grenades.

The deadly cry of Mandrake echoed outside the school gate, reaping the lives of the Death Eater coalition.

The other people on campus were all shocked. Everyone was thinking the same thing: Have I ever offended Professor Sprout before? Have I ever offended a Hufflepuff student before?

The Death Eater coalition that surged towards Hogwarts like a tide, after experiencing successive attacks from the Devil's Snare and Mandrake, retreated like the ebb tide, and only dared to cover their ears and look at the howling Mandrakes from afar.

"Disappear without a trace!"

Not only was one Death Eater the first to attempt it, but a Vanishing Charm had made a small piece of Mandrake disappear.

Then, the shouts of "vanish without a trace" continued to ring out, and the mandrakes disappeared one by one. The speed at which the Hufflepuff students threw the mandrakes was far slower than the speed at which they disappeared.

When the deadly cry of the mandrake completely disappeared, there were corpses everywhere in front of Hogwarts. Those who died tragically were killed by the Devil's Snare, and those who died normally were killed by the mandrake's cry.

Without the Devil's Snare blocking the way and the Mandrake's deadly cry, the Death Eaters hesitated and dared not launch another charge. God knows whether Sprout, who has swung the axe twice, has a third axe waiting for him.

To move forward or backward, this is a question, an extremely difficult question to decide.

If they go forward, Hogwarts may have more deadly moves waiting for them; if they go backward, even if the Lestranges who are supervising the battle can let them go, Voldemort will not let them go.

After some thought, they decided to move forward.

However, this time it was not a physical charge, but the Dementors who took the lead. Sprout's plants had no way to deal with the Dementors.

In order to allow the Dementors to exert their full power, Antonin Dolohov allowed them to attack on their own, kissing anyone except Harry Potter and sucking out their soul.

With fresh souls as rewards, the Dementors rushed towards Hogwarts as if the cafeteria had opened for dinner. Countless pieces of rag-like things appeared in the defenders' field of vision with a tragic mist.

Despair, fear, sadness...almost all negative emotions appeared.

Everyone on campus retreated unconsciously, abandoning the responsibility of defense, and the collapse of the front line seemed to happen in just a moment.

Aberforth stepped forward again, with the silver-white goat's front hooves raised high, and rushed towards the Dementors bravely.

Silver lights continued to appear, Remus Lupin's silver wolf, Sirius Black's big dog, Kingsley Shacklebolt's lynx, Mr. Weasley's weasel, a silver tabby cat, a silver badger... and Harry's stag!

"Well done, Harry!" Sirius praised his godson loudly. "Prongs are on the move again tonight!"

(End of this chapter)