Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 269: Tragedy Neville

Outside Hogwarts Castle.

The night wind howled and the moonlight was obscured by thick clouds.

Ron and Neville slumped to the ground.

They breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Snape carrying Hermione and disappearing towards the Forbidden Forest.

however.

Now my legs are shaking uncontrollably again.

He was even shaking more than when he faced Snape - how could it not be more serious? You know, even though Snape was scary, he was still a professor at Hogwarts after all.

Although Ron's imagination has always been excellent, he was always afraid when facing Snape. Now, both he and Neville were filled with fear.

One hundred percent fear!

Most wizards would have this kind of reaction - the damp night wind blowing rotten leaves past their feet, and suddenly, a sharp scream pierces the night sky as if countless wronged souls are wailing at the same time.

A shadow wrapped in black mist floated in from the corner of the tower, and the breath of coldness and despair hit him directly in the face, and a terrifying emptiness surged in his eye sockets.

That's a Dementor!
Its entire body was covered with blister-like skin, its palms were scabby, and it was more than three meters tall, floating in the air. It had no visible facial features, only a hole-like "mouth" for sucking souls.

The appearance alone is very scary.

Not to mention the characteristics it possesses.

The most terrifying creature in the wizarding world is none other than Dementors. They usually act in groups, and wherever they go, the air becomes cold and damp, and even Muggles can sense the invisible atmosphere of despair.

The same goes for wizards.

no way.

It can be said that most wizards in the wizarding world do not have the means to fight against Dementors, and most wizards actually have no ability to resist when facing Dementors.

To know.

Many people may not know that the Patronus Charm is actually a very advanced magic. Not all wizards are lucky enough to learn it, and even those who have learned it cannot always use it fluently.

Using the Patronus Charm requires happy memories, and with the arrival of Dementors, its characteristics will make it difficult for wizards to recall happiness, so that the difficulty of using the Patronus Charm will increase exponentially.

Dementors force their targets to recall their most painful memories. When Harry first encountered them, he heard the screams of his mother being killed. It was extremely difficult to use the Patronus Charm in this situation.

Therefore.

Many wizards who have learned the Patronus Charm are unable to successfully perform this magic in front of Dementors. This is one of the reasons why courage is very important when facing Dementors.

of course.

Whether you have the courage or not.

Neither Neville nor Ron had the means to fight the Dementors.

After all, they were only first-year wizards. Even if Hermione was here, she could only tell them how to deal with Dementors but could not really deal with them effectively. Not all wizards were like Ian. Even Dumbledore was probably powerless against Dementors in his first year. As for Riddle... he couldn't use the Patronus Charm at all, and was inherently at a disadvantage when dealing with Dementors.

"How is this possible!"

After Neville pointed out the direction, Ron saw the scary figure and his whole body froze instantly. Neville was also so scared that he was shaking all over.

"Dementors... Dementors!"

Neville's teeth were chattering.

There is a leak in the words.

At his feet, the "loyal" toad had long disappeared. It was not the toad's fault. It had encountered too many situations today. It was very loyal to Neville that it ran away now.

"Merlin's beard! How could there be Dementors in Hogwarts?!" Ron rolled and crawled backwards several times, not even noticing that the corner of his robe was caught on some plants.

Poor Ron.

He was already wearing his brothers' old robes, and now he had to fill new holes in the already torn robes, but he obviously didn't care about that now.

"Neville..."

Ron's voice trembled.

"Do you feel... suddenly cold?"

He hugged his robe tightly.

It's cold though.

However, Ron's back was also covered with cold sweat, and his wet shirt was tightly attached to his spine. His breathing was rapid and disordered, as if every breath of air was frozen into ice.

"I... I thought it was just my illusion. It's really cold." Neville was already crying, his face was covered with snot and tears. "My grandma said that if you are caught by Dementors, your soul will be eaten!"

"We will die uglier than usual!" Obviously, Neville didn't know much about Dementors, but his family might have used Dementors to scare him before.

Just as most families would use some non-existent scary creature to scare disobedient children, families in the wizarding world would also use similar methods to try to discipline their children.

The difference is that.

Most of the things that parents in the Muggle world use to scare their children do not actually exist in the real world, but the things that parents in the wizarding world use to scare their children do exist.

of course.

Some of these characteristics may be fabricated. For example, the fact that Dementors consume other people's souls is probably a misunderstanding of Dementors by wizards in the past.

Since Dementors can suck away all of a person's happiness, turning them into something like a walking corpse, wizards in the past considered this to be the loss of the soul.

but.

As the wizarding age progressed.

Later people learned that Dementors do not suck souls, but all the happy memories around them, which can make people fall into despair and even lose their ability to move.

"No! We can't just sit there and wait for death! We have to run away!" Ron swallowed, his voice as shrill as a cat with its tail stepped on. He turned around and ran towards the castle gate.

"Run, Neville!"

He roared, his throat aching from running. The dead branches and leaves under his feet crunched, waking up from his fear, thinking only of Neville, who was finished, finished.

"Wait for me!"

Neville followed closely behind.

My heart almost jumped out of my throat.

Their footsteps echoed in the empty courtyard, but they could not cover the clattering of chains behind them. Looking back, the Dementor was chasing them with his arms covered with festering wounds.

The black mist beneath the hood surged like boiling asphalt.

"Hurry, think of a solution!" Ron fumbled for his wand while running, but found that his pocket had been torn. He didn't know when his worn-out wand had fallen to the starting point.

Go back and pick it up?

Ron had thought about this question before. After all, the wand was the most precious possession he had ever had in his life, and it could be said to be one of the only things that belonged to him.

He had waited for so many years to get this magic wand.

So lost.

Of course Ron wouldn't accept that.

He looked back several times in succession.

Want to turn back.

however.

Because the Dementors looked so scary, frost formed everywhere they passed. Between life and property, Ron finally made a smarter decision.

The magic wand is precious.

Life is more valuable! Ron started running for his life again.

Neville was also running out of breath: "I, I, I can't think of any solution. If only Hermione was still here, she is so smart that she will definitely be able to think of a way to deal with it."

His tone was filled with fear, because he found that he could not outrun Ron. Perhaps because he was too fat, Ron left him far behind, making him feel that Ron just felt that he just had to run faster than him.

"But she was captured by the damn Snape! Conspiracy! This must be Snape's conspiracy! The Dementors must be raised by him! After kidnapping Hermione, he released the Dementors to cleanse us!" Ron didn't really have such a scheming idea. His reckless brain was just telling him that if he didn't run fast, he would die.

how to say.

obviously.

Both of them have become dependent on Hermione, so it may not be a complete joke to say that they are the new versions of Hermione and her two useless men.

The trio lost Hermione.

It was like Neville and Ron had lost their external brains - in fact, if Harry was still in this group, Harry would sometimes still have some ideas.

but.

One was Neville, the other was Ron...the two of them just ran, their minds were blank, just like when knowledge passed through their brains during class, as pure as that.

of course.

In fact, Neville was quite serious in class, but this little fat boy had a very good memory. Many of the things he remembered in class would gradually begin to fade away not long after class.

Especially when you are panicking.

Almost all knowledge will be regretted for a short time.

This is the early days of Neville.

Hasn't grown yet.

There's a reason his grandma mailed him memory balls.

"It's over, it's over, it's over..." Ron ran while looking back. How could a man on two legs compare to something floating in the sky? Seeing the Dementors getting closer and closer, he could only shout in despair.

to be frank.

Adrenaline was definitely working at an extraordinary level on Neville and Ron, but no matter how fast they ran, they could not match the unique flying speed of the Dementors.

Unless there were brooms here, and they had to be the latest models, not some old school stuff, it was unlikely that a person could outrun a Dementor by running fast enough.

To know.

Even if they use some magical means, such as turning into thick fog and moving like Ian, Voldemort, and Riddle, the Dementors' speed will not be much slower than theirs.

It was like a contest between two legs and a car. In fact, from the beginning, it was doomed that Ron and Neville could not escape, but the two young wizards obviously had no experience in dealing with such a situation.

they do not know.

So much so.

It was a useless operation.

And I exhausted myself to death.

"We're dead!"

The voice was very terrified.

Neville was so frightened that he could not speak, tears welled up in his eyes, and only his two chubby legs kept moving - he swore that if he were given another chance, he would lose a lot of weight.

Enlightenment.

Neville really understood.

Why obesity is life-threatening.

Isn’t this situation the best proof that obesity can endanger life?
"Huhuhu~"

The sound of the Dementors fluttering was particularly conspicuous in the night.

As it approaches.

A biting chill began to increasingly envelop Neville and Ron's bodies. Their movements became slow and stiff, and they felt as if their limbs were filled with lead and felt heavy.

The speed of thinking also seems to be affected.

Seeing that it was approaching Neville, the Dementors suddenly accelerated.

"Flame...flame..."

After all, Neville still had the courage as a Gryffindor. He dared to draw his wand towards the existence he feared, but unfortunately his stuttering voice made it impossible to recite the complete spell.

of course.

Just based on the level of a first-grade wizard.

Even if Neville cast a complete arson spell, it would probably be meaningless. After all, his little magical skills could not be compared with those of an adult wizard.

It is difficult for adult wizards to cause effective damage to Dementors using arson spells, let alone underage wizards with weak magical powers. Their arson spells will only anger the Dementors.

He couldn't even stop the Dementors from moving for a few steps.

Not choosing the right magic.

It was impossible to make a creature like the Dementors feel any threat - fortunately Neville was unable to use his magic, otherwise he might have been slapped twice by the Dementors.

Yes.

This is the Dementor that Ian raised.

It has gotten rid of its "bad habits" under Ian's "teaching", but it also learned some bad habits from Ian. It just didn't have the opportunity to use them when it stayed in the Room of Requirement.

On average, Ian slaps him a few times a day. He has already learned how to slap others very well, and if he gets the chance, he will definitely practice what he has learned.

Neville should thank his ancestors.

It didn't allow him to perform the full magic.

if not.

Neville would definitely have to go to school with a pig's head the next day - to be honest, the Dementors really didn't want to hurt Neville and Ron. The emotions the two felt were just the effects of its own influence.

"Little! Man!"

The Dementors are talking.

"Go away, go away! Wuuuuu~"

But Neville's head was buzzing, and he obviously couldn't hear clearly.

"Play... with toys."

The Dementor attacked fiercely, and its withered fingers directly wrapped around Neville's ankle. Neville felt a chill spread all over his body, and his wand fell to the ground. It seemed as if all his bad memories were coming back to him, and his mind kept flashing back to the embarrassing scenes of himself being chased by a giant spider and handing in a blank paper for the exam.

And being laughed at by classmates... these are all bad memories in Neville's heart.

"no no!"

Neville's face was covered with tears.

It was a reaction caused by the combination of fear and unbearable pain - in fact, the Dementors did not absorb his happiness, and what he felt now was just the passive influence of the Dementors on him.

And even so.

Neville still felt like he was about to have a mental breakdown.

It can be seen that Dementors are indeed scary.

(End of this chapter)