The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 688: Mortal Body
Situations like Antonin Dolohov's were constantly happening in the playground and in the castle. The Death Eaters who were so arrogant just a few minutes ago were now as miserable as they could be.

Some were hit by arrows shot by centaurs and fell to the ground wailing; some were knocked unconscious by Grawp's fists; some were weighed down by house-elves, or stabbed like a hornet's nest by table knives; some were chased around by hippogriffs and thestrals, covered in wounds; and some were subdued and knocked unconscious by wizards' spells...

As for those Death Eaters who fled when the counterattack began, they were not lucky enough to escape from the campus. The wizards who came to Hogwarts for support overwhelmed them like the sea.

Various postures and shapes all show that victory in this war belongs to Hogwarts.

As more and more Death Eaters were killed or subdued, Voldemort gradually became a lonely man.

In contrast to the sharply reduced number of Death Eaters, more and more wizards came to support Hogwarts, including parents and friends of students, shop owners and landlords in Hogsmeade, righteous people who were eager to help, and subsequent reinforcements from the Ministry of Magic.

Hogwarts' hopes of reinforcements were rekindled, and the Death Eaters were defeated, but the battle was not over yet.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione ran through the fighters, through the people struggling under the spell, looking for the giant snake Nagini that was wandering around.

It is not known whether it was because of the fact that it was a Horcrux or because of the special nature of the blood-cursed orcs, but the giant snake Nagini was rampant among the crowd, curling up its body from time to time to attack wizards, trying to bite to death anyone who dared to resist Voldemort.

However, the sharp fangs and the invincible snake body of the past were all ineffective today. Nagini's attacks failed to kill any wizard. Instead, she kept exposing her position and providing coordinates to the three people running around.

Nagini wandered among the crowd, spitting out her tongue, searching for her next prey.

Soon, Nagini locked onto a wizard who dared to resist her master, Neville Longbottom. At this time, Neville was fighting with a Death Eater and did not notice Nagini's curled up body.

From being almost mistaken for a Squib by his family, to being a Gryffindor crybaby, to being a DA six who bravely entered the Ministry of Magic, and to today, resisting Voldemort and fighting the Death Eaters, Neville has completed the transformation from an ugly duckling to a white swan.

On the road to counterattack, I would like to call Neville Longbottom the strongest.

The snake body, as thick as a bucket, coiled together. The muscles, bones and scales gave the snake a powerful explosive power. Nagini rushed towards Neville like an arrow. The huge impact force knocked Neville down, and the snake body immediately wrapped tightly around him.

Nagini raised its snake head and made a hissing sound. At this time, the Death Eater who was fighting with Neville pointed his wand at Neville with a grin.

His life is at stake. The Death Eaters' spells and Nagini's venom seem to be able to kill Neville in the next second.

At this moment, a gray dagger was thrown towards Nagini.

The snake abruptly stopped its movements, its head frozen in mid-air. With a clang, the dagger missed its target and fell to the ground.

The Death Eater who pointed his wand at Neville was not so lucky. Blood gushed out of his face and chest, as if he had been struck by an invisible sword.

The Death Eater stumbled back, fell limply, and his wand fell from his limp right hand.

It's Snape!

Severus Snape saved Neville Longbottom, who was on the verge of death. What a weird combination!

Snape was also looking for Nagini. He found Neville in danger the first time and rushed over. The Sharp Spell and the Dagger were used almost at the same time. The Dagger forced Nagini back, and the Sharp Spell killed the Death Eater, and Neville's crisis was resolved.

The snake Nagini turned its flat head and saw the person who interrupted its attack. Nagini immediately let go of Neville and turned to attack Snape. In Nagini's view, Snape, who betrayed his master, deserved to die even more.

The scales rubbed against each other, making a heart-pounding rustling sound. The sturdy body left a wide sliding mark on the ground, and Nagini slid straight towards Snape like lightning.

Snape quickly waved his wand to resist, but the spell could not cause any harm to Nagini. Even the killing curse that could kill instantly could not destroy the giant snake. Snape could only delay the snake's movements to prevent himself from being entangled by the snake's body as thick as a bucket.

Neville, whose bones were about to fall apart, subconsciously picked up the fallen dagger. After a few seconds of confusion, his brain issued a clear command - use the dagger in his hand to kill the big snake and cut it into two pieces!

Gripping the gray dagger tightly, Neville stood up unsteadily and rushed towards Nagini with three staggers in each step.

Not only Neville, whose body was staggering, but also Harry and the other two who had been searching for Nagini came over at this time, holding high the snake-fang blades made by the goblins, and slashing at Nagini fiercely.

Nagini was trapped in a tight encirclement and had no way to escape. Snape's spell could not kill the snake, but it could trap Nagini and restrict its movements! Amid the roars and fighting of the crowd, the stomping of the centaurs, and the deafening explosions, two short knives chopped down with a faint green light -

It was not known whether Harry hit Nagini first or the staggering Neville, but the giant snake Nagini was cut into three pieces. The severed snake head flew high up in a spin, shining in the dim light of dawn that broke through the darkness.

"I'll risk my life for you. You're only a mortal when you meet your destined opponent."

The Savior Star and the Gryffindor Dagger teamed up to destroy Voldemort's last Horcrux!
At the same time, in the equally intense battle situation in the Great Hall, Sirius, Lupin and Bellatrix were fighting fiercely, their wands whirling and slashing, three wands whizzing with light, and the floor of the Great Hall became hot and cracked.

Bellatrix had a crazy smile on her face, and she roared hysterically: "Kill you, kill you! The purity of the Black family cannot be tarnished by you!"

As she screamed, she waved her wand, and the Cruciatus Curse and the Killing Curse kept shooting out from the tip of the wand. Several times, the vicious curses almost hit Sirius or Lupin.

The most dangerous time, if the Killing Curse had gone an inch further, Sirius would have died.

The students in the Great Hall wanted to rush forward to help, to aid their Professor Black and Professor Lupin, to deal with the vicious Bellatrix Lestrange.

Sirius and Lupin appreciated the students' kindness, but they did not need their help.

Fighting two against one was already a very shameful thing. If they still couldn't defeat Bellatrix, the two of them would be laughed at by the hateful Snotlout for the rest of their lives.

"Go back! Go back! She's ours!" Sirius shouted. "Go deal with the others -"

Bellatrix's spell interrupted Sirius, and a green light flew across his cheek, almost taking his life.

Having narrowly escaped death, Sirius dared not be distracted any longer and joined the battle again with a wave of his wand.

Except for Bellatrix, all the Death Eaters who broke into the Great Hall were subdued (killed). There were only a few Death Eaters left outside the playground. More than a hundred people stood in the Great Hall, watching the duel between the three.

Even though she was outnumbered and outnumbered, the crazy Bellatrix did not show any cowardice. Instead, she made sarcastic remarks in between waving her wand.

"You are the disgrace and scum of the Black family. You have tainted the blood flowing in your veins!" She cast a spell at Sirius. "I will kill you with my own hands and wash away the stain of the Black family!"

Sirius yelled, "Shut your filthy mouth, bitch!"

"Dirty and lowly werewolf, I heard that you married the filthy bitch Tonks?" She cast a spell at Lupin, "And I heard that the filthy bitch is pregnant? I won't kill her, I want to see your wolf cubs being born with my own eyes!"

Remus Lupin, who was always gentle and polite, also had red eyes at this moment.

What Lupin was most worried about was that his unborn child would be as miserable as himself, would inherit his lycanthropy, and become a werewolf who would suffer pain and discrimination.

"Shut up, you crazy bitch!"

The light of the spell kept shining in the auditorium, and the two sides fought back and forth in an extremely intense manner.

In order to avoid being caught in the crossfire, even the spectators had to retreat again and again and stand close to the wall.

Bellatrix laughed heartily. It must have been the same laughter she had used when she cast the Cruciatus Curse on the Longbottoms.

Apart from her loyalty to Voldemort and her great magical powers, it seems difficult to find positive words to describe Bellatrix.

She is just like her master, cruel, cold-blooded, ruthless, crazy... and full of naked malice towards everyone.

Suddenly, Bellatrix's smug smile froze, and her eyes seemed to bulge out. She was hit by the spell shot by Lupin!

Then there was another bright red flash, and the Stunning Spell swept Bellatrix up like a rope, carrying her across half the hall, slamming into the stone wall at the other end, and she slid to the ground unconscious.

(End of this chapter)