Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 204 The beginning of war!
In the dim center of the Hogwarts Great Hall, the candlelight in the air was swaying slightly, and shadows were dancing on the walls. Although the flames tried their best to drive away the darkness, the hall was not much brighter.

It was as if some force was slowly descending, and even the flame on the candle became weaker.

Everyone looked around vigilantly, and everyone held their wands tightly, ready to fight at any time.

An atmosphere of tension and uneasiness gradually spread in the air.

'I know that many of you wish to resist me.'

The voice seemed to come from hell, cold and intimidating.

The moment he heard the voice, Su Ze knew the other party's identity. It was Tom Riddle, with whom he had had a brief fight before.

The other party's voice was still as elegant as before, but the tone was much colder than before, like a biting cold winter.

Lupin clenched his wand in his hand and kept looking at the ceiling, trying to find the source of the sound.

'Some people even think it is wise to resist. But this is really a stupid choice. You are courting death.'

Tom Riddle's voice echoed in the empty hall, mixed with undisguised malice.

The students looked at each other, everyone's heartbeat was accelerating, beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads, and some people even began to doubt whether their decision to stay was the right one.

'Hand over Suze and John Constantine'

Tom Riddle said.

'That way no one will get hurt.'

Everyone's breathing became rapid and their nerves were stretched to the extreme.

'Hand over Suze and John Constantine'

'I will not touch Hogwarts.'

This sound was like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart heavily.

'Hand over Suze and John Constantine'

'I will give you the reward you've always dreamed of.'

Although the owner of this voice could not be seen, he brought great pressure to everyone present.

It's a feeling that cannot be described in words.

It was not the pressure brought by ordinary sounds, but the strange magic that existed in language. With just a few words, it stirred up the negative energy in everyone's hearts and made it impossible to suppress it.

Dumbledore frowned and slowly turned his head to look in the direction of Su Ze.

And Su Ze seemed to feel his gaze and turned around to look at him. When their eyes met, both of them saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes.

That’s right, this is the power of ancient magic!
Different from the spells learned by wizards today, ancient magic was declared lost by the Ministry of Magic in the 19th century. It is also hailed as a terrifying magic that can change the world.

Ancient magic does not refer to just one or a few spells, but an application of energy that is completely different from ordinary magic. It comes from the most powerful force in every wizard's heart - emotion.

Just like the protective magic called "love" that Lily Potter released to protect her son, any spell based on emotion is a kind of ancient magic.

Wizards in some countries believe that the birth of Obscurus is a manifestation of ancient magic.

Because silence is the manifestation of the magical power that erupts from those repressed young wizards. To some extent, it can also be regarded as an application of emotion.

But most wizards think this is nonsense, because all the recorded wizards who can use ancient magic are beings with incredible talents.

In other words, only those wizards who are born with ancient magic talents can use this kind of destructive magic power.

'I'll give you an hour to think about it'

Tom Riddle's voice faded away.

Then, the strange magic power that had descended upon everyone dissipated.

At this time, everyone realized that their clothes were already wet with sweat, and a cold autumn wind blew, making them shiver.

The auditorium was completely silent, with only the rising and falling sounds of breathing.

There was anxiety and fear in the students' eyes. They had never encountered such a thing before. Even though they had been prepared when they chose to stay, they still couldn't suppress the fear in their hearts at this moment.

All eyes fell on Constantine, and the students subconsciously stepped back, isolating Constantine.

Noticing the actions of the people around him, Constantine looked at Su Ze somewhat innocently. Perhaps he had lost his memory at this moment and did not know what fear was at all.

But on second thought, if Constantine had not lost his memory, he probably would not be afraid when encountering such a thing. Instead, he would quietly light a cigarette and think about how to trick Tom.

"It seems that our guess is correct. Tom's target is none other than me and Constantine." After listening to Tom's declaration of war, Suze turned and looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore nodded slightly. "Constantine's magic and the magic in you are all magic from other worlds, completely different from ours. Tom will never let it go." If Tom Riddle's goal at the beginning was to kill all those who disobeyed him and create a new world where Voldemort and the Death Eaters are supreme, then now, after knowing the existence of Constantine and Suze, his goal has changed.

Tom Riddle is no longer satisfied with ruling a timeline. What he wants now is the "power of space" mastered by Suze and Constantine's completely different source of magic.

In the Harry Potter universe where there is no "God", the power of angels and demons in Constantine is like a firefly in the dark night, attracting all wizards.

"Tom should have been prepared. I never thought that one day I would be able to witness ancient magic again." Dumbledore smiled bitterly, his eyes seeming to be reminiscing about something.

But he reacted quickly, his face became serious again, and looking at the bewildered students in front of him, Dumbledore spoke loudly.

"Hold all the entrances to the castle, cut off the surrounding bridges, concentrate the enemies at the three main gates, and defend Hogwarts!"

Dumbledore's words were like a shot of adrenaline, or like a bolt from the blue that exploded in everyone's mind, instantly giving hope to those uneasy students.

At the same time, without any hesitation, the members of the Order of the Phoenix behind Dumbledore immediately took action. They divided the work among themselves and led the students from different colleges towards the castle.

"Ravenclaws, follow me." Professor Flitwick waved his wand and walked quickly towards the entrance to the Forbidden Forest.

Behind him, the students of Eagle Academy seemed to have found their backbone. At this moment, they no longer had time to be afraid. They all took out their wands and followed their dean.

"The direction of the Forbidden Forest should be the enemy's main attack point. Let me take the Gryffindor students there." Sirius turned and looked at Dumbledore.

In response, Dumbledore just shook his head slightly. "No, Sirius, I know Tom, he will only launch the main attack from one direction."

Hearing this, Sirius was stunned at first, then suddenly zoomed in.

"City, castle gate."

Others may not know much about Tom Riddle, but as Dumbledore who personally brought Tom into the magical world, he is very clear about his thoughts.

Tom Riddle is not a particularly calculating guy. Instead of using wisdom to plot against his opponents, he prefers to conquer his enemies with absolute power and let fear take root in everyone's hearts.

This has always been his habit, and it is also the reason why he can have a great influence on the wizarding world. Especially now that he has mastered ancient magic, Tom Riddle will definitely choose to use absolute power to destroy his enemies.

So, his army might surround Hogwarts, but he himself would only appear in one place, and that is the main entrance of Hogwarts - the castle gate!

"That's the direction of Hogsmeade village." Lupin glanced at Sirius, then immediately turned to look at the remaining students. "Gryffindor students, follow me!"

"I'll go with you." At this time, Hagrid came over, holding his pink umbrella tightly, his face full of fighting spirit.

"No, Hagrid, you are more familiar with the Forbidden Forest. You have dealt with 80% of the creatures living there. You should go to support Ravenclaw." Lupin shook his head slightly.

"But."

Hagrid wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by a pale hand.

"Go ahead Hagrid, leave the Hogsmeade position to me."

Professor Snape stood straight, waved his hand slightly, then turned around gracefully, and swept his cold eyes over every Slytherin student present.

Among the four colleges, Gryffindor and Slytherin have the most students remaining, which may be related to the number of students in each college.

After a pause, Professor Snape spoke calmly.

"You heard me, so why are you still standing there like stupid trolls?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Slytherin students immediately took action. They rushed towards Hogsmeade village with their wands in hand and soon caught up with the Gryffindor students.

"Is this really a good idea? Tom Riddle's followers back then were basically all Slytherins." Sirius frowned slightly.

"Why?" Snape glanced at Sirius. "The battle hasn't even started yet, and you're going to arrogantly label Slytherin as the enemy?"

"Snape, what do you mean?" Sirius looked a little unfriendly.

"Okay, now is not the time to talk about this."

Dumbledore interrupted the argument between the two, then he turned around silently and looked at the old man who had been silent behind him.

"I have to trouble you again. The Black Lake is the final entrance and the weakest defense point. If the enemy attacks, the entire castle battlefield will be torn in two."

Listening to Dumbledore's words, Newt shook his head helplessly.

He sighed first, then raised his head and looked at Dumbledore.

"I'm not here just because you wrote a letter. Don't worry, Dumbledore. I won't let them destroy my alma mater."

After saying this, Newt Scamander looked at the remaining students.

"Hufflepuff's"

"It's time for us to act."

(End of this chapter)