The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 685: Darkest Hour (Part )

There were too many eight-eyed giant spiders driven out of the forbidden forest. The huge spiders formed a solid, towering iron wall. The claws made a clattering sound, and many pairs of eyes gleamed on those ugly black heads...

The clicking noise grew louder, the rustling more frequent, the strangely long, hairy legs moved swiftly, and in a blink of an eye the spiders were in the middle of the battle between the two wizards.

Screams of terror and cries of pain rang out one after another, and the eight-eyed giant spiders waved their large black claws and attacked every wizard they saw.

Whether it was the Death Eaters under Voldemort, or the teachers, students and Aurors who protected Hogwarts, they were all regarded as food and meat by the Acromantula.

Melee, killing, death, fire... all of this fell into Ada's eyes, stirring her nerves and awakening the deepest desire in her heart - kill, kill everyone present; kill, completely purify this world!
In the darkness, many spells crackled at Ada. These spells either missed and kicked up a cloud of dust, or were blocked by other wizards, or hit other people, but none of them hit Ada accurately.

Then, another batch of spells were cast at Ada, and a few spells swept over her head. The power of the spells even blew her hair, and a few strands of hair playfully broke free from their restraints.

"Humans are also animals!" Ada exclaimed at an inappropriate time.

Her voice was a little distorted in the evening breeze. It was no longer as clear and pleasant as a wind chime. Instead, it sounded long and desolate as if it came from eternity.

He raised his hand and swung the Elder Wand, causing a puff of blood mist. The scarlet hot blood floated in the air and blossomed into extremely gorgeous and strange flowers. The corpses of the Death Eaters were the fertilizer that nourished these flowers.

The battle that had lasted for several hours since the attack on Hogsmeade had already made people blood-thirsty and turned many of them into killing machines.

Even facing the powerful Esmeralda Drizzt, the Death Eaters' attacks were still frenzied and fearless.

A tall Death Eater rushed towards Ada. He was wearing a hood and waving his wand. The Killing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse kept shooting out from the tip of the wand. There was only endless fanaticism in his eyes.

Ada raised her left hand, which was covered in gray and white. Time seemed to have stopped. The red Cruciatus Curse and the green Killing Curse seemed to have been caught by her bare hands and were hovering there.

Then, Ada raised her hand, and the spell shot by the Death Eaters actually flew back! The spell flew back and fell into the Death Eaters' coalition, and screams and the sound of bodies falling suddenly rang out.

The Death Eater who attacked Ada was deader than dead. Even his wand was broken by the rebounding force.

"Drizzt!"

A loud shout rang out among the Death Eaters. Albert Runcorn shouted loudly and thrust out his wand, and another killing curse flew towards Ada.

Ada's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and the missing killing curse blew up a piece of grass.

Strangely, Albert Runcorn did not continue the attack, nor did he search for the missing Ada. His eyes became dull and his gaze became unfocused.

He strangely put the magic wand against his neck! With a soft sound, the thin wooden stick pierced Albert Runcorn's neck, and blood gushed out, soaking his black robe.

Runcorn fell limply to the ground, his throat making a helpless and painful gurgling sound.

The disappeared Ada reappeared, and the Elder Wand worked left and right, chopping down Death Eaters one by one like cutting melons and vegetables.

Ada walked and killed along the way, and finally came to the vicinity of a group of eight-eyed giant spiders.

The ground was stained with blood, and broken spider legs, claws, and human corpses were scattered all over the ground. The ferocious eight-eyed giant spiders were enjoying their food, either gnawing on their own bodies or devouring human limbs and arms.

Ada saw Hermione, the second generation of Miss Know-It-All, screaming and casting spells, and the powerful spells repelled the giant spiders one after another.

Ron, trembling violently, stood in front of Hermione. Spiders were his greatest fear, but Mr. Ronald Weasley did not retreat a single step.

Ron shouted meaningless words, his shaking hands kept casting spells, and the Shattering Curse blew the Acromantula to pieces. Ada also raised her wand, but she did not choose to kill the Acromantula, but drove them away, driving them towards the Death Eaters coalition, letting them kill each other.

The eight-eyed giant spiders would naturally not be so obedient. They waved their huge claws to fight back, and then they remembered the fear of being dominated by Ada.

The golden-red flames continued to gather, and a large bird flapped its wings and circled at low altitude. The bright light illuminated the night sky. The eight-eyed giant spider's slender legs twitched terribly as it quickly moved away from the large bird that was emitting high temperature.

Flames billowed, and the blazing bird spread its wings and took off, chasing the fleeing Acromantula, burning it and the Death Eaters together.

At this moment, more people rushed out of the castle and onto the playground, including students and wizards.

Fred and George raised their wands high and led the people patrolling the secret passages into the battle.

Then, rows of desks flew out of the castle, and the speed of the desks was faster than the AE86 in Akina Mountain!
The speeding desks crashed into the Death Eaters, knocking down many people, and the wooden desks further fueled the fire.

It was Professor McGonagall. Her serious face looked dirty, and there was a wound on her left cheek. She also brought people to support the battle in the playground.

Likewise, Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout also came to support.

Although short in stature, Professor Flitwick is skilled and agile, showing the prowess of a duelling champion.

Professor Sprout, who has a kind face, is always amiable, but tonight she is completely different from her usual amiable image and acts decisively and mercilessly.

The Death Eaters no longer had the advantage, the balance of war continued to tilt towards Hogwarts, the Death Eaters were driven away from the castle little by little, and kept retreating. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before they were driven out of the school.

As the Death Eaters retreated, a dense rain of arrows came from the direction of the Forbidden Forest, causing chaos among the Death Eaters.

As the sound of fierce horse hooves got closer and closer, the centaurs Bain, Ronan and Magorian rushed over. The agile centaurs drew their bows and drew their arrows, continuously shooting arrows at the screaming Death Eaters.

Did you win?
Many people ask themselves this question in their hearts, as if they want to give themselves courage in this way.

But everyone knows that the battle is far from over, Voldemort (the mysterious man) has not shown up, and as long as the Dark Lord is alive, the war will never end.

Just like sixteen years ago, everyone was celebrating the defeat of Voldemort, and the celebrations even violated the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.

Everyone naively believed that the darkness had been dispelled and they had won the victory. But the reality slapped everyone hard in the face. Fourteen years later in the summer, Voldemort made a comeback and set off even greater terror.

Tonight, although everyone has driven out the Death Eaters little by little, as long as the Dark Lord does not show up and does not join the battle, the outcome of this war will remain unclear and victory can be taken away by the Death Eaters at any time.

The night grew darker and darker. Even though the blazing flames were warm and bright, they could not dispel the chill emanating from the bottom of people's hearts.

Many people looked at Ada who was controlling the fire, looking at the woman who had just turned twenty years old - could she defeat Voldemort like Albus Dumbledore defeated Gellert Grindelwald?

Also, where is Harry Potter?
Suddenly, a high, clear voice overwhelmed all the noise, and Voldemort's cold voice resounded through the night sky again. He said: "Put down your weapons. The merciful Lord Voldemort grants you one last chance to beg for mercy."

Voldemort slowly walked through the dilapidated wrought iron gates, the giant snake Nagini slithering beside him.

Step by step, Voldemort passed through his loyal Death Eaters, dispelled the blazing flames, forced back the swarms of Acromantulas, and appeared in front of everyone with a cruel pleasure on his face.

The world seemed to end at this moment, the fighting stopped, and Hogwarts fell into deathly silence.

(End of this chapter)