Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Azeroth

Chapter 53. Voldemort's Trap and Peeves' Invasion of the Battlefield
"...Okay, then just follow me. Remember to hide when you encounter a troll," Harry said after thinking quickly.

He was not worried that Quirrell would get the things in the room on the fourth floor. After all, it was just a trap room, and Dumbledore would not let Voldemort succeed.

Now it is more important to find Hermione.

Now was not the time to chat, and the conditions were simple. Harry quickly completed the divination ceremony. He was eager to see where Hermione was at the moment, and what he wanted to divine was not something too far in the future.

Therefore, a clear image of Hermione appeared in the water curtain with almost no obstruction.

"Aha, I knew it, she's in the bathroom," Ron said the moment he saw the divination screen.

Even though he knew now was not the time to laugh, Ron couldn't help it - there was no way, because Hermione in the picture was sitting on the toilet with her face covered, looking like she was crying.

There was no doubt that the divination Harry had made for Hermione on the train had come true, and Ron found it funny that Hermione knew the divination, but she still chose to cry in the bathroom.

"...You'd better not smile like that in front of her." Harry looked at Ron speechlessly, "Otherwise, don't even think about copying Hermione's homework from now on."

"It's okay, Harry." Ron smiled so hard that his back teeth were almost exposed. "You still have your homework."

Ron's declaration basically means that he wants to laugh in front of Hermione, and not only that, he wants to laugh very loudly.

Ron's death had basically been declared. Harry reached out and pressed the edge of the stone bowl, and the scene in the picture began to fluctuate rapidly - the perspective was quickly moving away from Hermione, and the picture became blurred and shook, as if it would break at any time.

Fortunately, I could still see the outside clearly, first the wash basin outside the bathroom, then the corridor outside, and even the courtyard - bang! !
The water curtain exploded completely, and the splashing water even splashed on Harry and the other two.

"Where is that?" Neville asked, staring at Harry blankly.

"Basement." Harry's expression was a little subtle. "The courtyard only appeared in the divination picture after the ascent, which means Hermione is in the basement now."

"What are we waiting for!" Ron suddenly became anxious, "Don't forget what Professor Quirrell said, there is a troll in the underground classroom! Let's go there quickly!"

Ron was right, but not quite right.

"Don't worry," Harry said seriously. He took out some herbs, lit up the incense, and chanted the spell again.

"What else do you want to divine?" Ron asked in surprise, "Don't we already know where Hermione is?"

"There's more than just Hermione in the basement, Ron." Harry shook his head slightly. There were some things he was not comfortable explaining to Ron and Neville.

What Harry was worried about was Quirrell and Voldemort. Although judging from the purpose, Quirrell did this to attract other professors to the basement so that he could sneak into the room on the fourth floor, it was ridiculous to rely on luck to bet on the enemy's actions.

Again, the same question - since you can get information through divination, why not use it?

The water curtain covered with green smoke appeared again, and this time, Harry's divination was where the danger in the basement would go if he left it alone.

The giant monster was the answer given by the water curtain at first. There were not just one giant monster in the picture, but two. Their faces were dull, and they seemed to have some internal conflict and started fighting each other.

But this is not the point. The point is that far away from the two giants, there are even a few human figures, covered in black robes, and their faces cannot be seen clearly.

Did Quirrell and Voldemort prepare other personnel?

But didn't Headmaster Dumbledore say that Voldemort was in a very bad state now? He didn't even dare to summon his former subordinates. How did he find them? Or did Quirrell hire them?

How much benefit would it take for a dark wizard to agree to attack Hogwarts?

Harry couldn't understand it, because according to Hagrid, these young wizards in Hogwarts could be said to be the forbidden fruit of the entire British wizarding world. Even if they made this kind of money, they would probably not have the life to spend it.

Do I have to flee the UK overnight?

At this moment, the two trolls seemed to notice some movement coming from the side. They turned their heads at the same time and stared at the little girl who ran out of the room. It was naturally Hermione.

A giant monster scratched its belly, staggered over, raised the wooden stick in its hand towards Hermione and smashed it down!
The water curtain broke.

"Hermione!!" Even though Neville knew this would not happen for some time in the future, he still shouted worriedly, "What should I do! Harry!"

"Don't worry," Harry shook his head, "I've changed my mind. Go find Headmaster Dumbledore or Professor McGonagall right now and tell them there's an intruder in the castle. Professor Quirrell didn't notice it."

"What about you, Harry?" Ron was already getting nervous.

"I'll go save Hermione," Harry said briefly, "Believe in my strength."

"Okay, Ron and I will bring the message." Neville was unexpectedly calm at this critical moment. He said seriously: "Go quickly, Harry, and be careful."

"You too," Harry nodded. "By the way, after you inform the professor, go straight back to Gryffindor Tower. Don't stop along the way. Do you understand? No matter what happens, no matter what noise you hear, don't stop."

"Okay," Ron and Neville agreed nervously.

The intruders who appeared in the castle made them realize that now was not the time to take any risks or play around.

Seeing Ron and Neville running upstairs, Harry moved towards the basement.

As a huge castle with a long history, the underground part of Hogwarts is naturally huge, and there is even a cell area. It is not a simple plane, and the routes are very complicated, especially the roads inside may change at any time.

Even though Harry already knew that Hermione was in the bathroom in the basement, there were actually multiple bathrooms in the entire basement, some of which were secret rooms.

Not long after entering the underground corridor, Harry smelled a faint stench.

This stench could be smelled even from a long distance away, and one wondered how strong it would be when it was right in front of him - it reminded Harry a little of the boarmen or ogres in Azeroth, the places where they lived could only be described as smelly.

Well... fortunately, Harry's nose and mentality have been well-trained, so he looks normal.

Harry did not move forward rashly just because he was in a hurry to find Hermione. He did not want to rashly step into the enemy's trap.

So - vision technique.

This is a traditional shaman spell that allows the shaman prophet to see distant scenes, as well as to see stealthed thieves or druids, with true vision.

A hazy illusion appeared in front of Harry, and it was changing rapidly - like a pervert, he was looking for the bathroom in the basement one by one.

It didn't take long for Harry to find Hermione. She was in the girls' bathroom on the west side. He also found the castle invaders. Two trolls were approaching Hermione along the corridor.

There were four people in black robes. Compared with the giant monster who was openly showing off his presence, these four people were very vigilant. They hid their figures and moved forward.

So is the goal to attack the professor who comes to subdue the giant monster?

Harry thought about it and chose to go around behind these people from another route. He planned to launch a surprise attack.

It is true that the minotaurs are kind and peaceful, but they are not saints or simple fools, and they do not have the obsessive pursuit of launching a frontal battle like the orcs. Harry moved quickly, and it didn't take long for him to get behind those people in black robes and quietly took out his shield and warhammer.

Unlike the battle between the centaurs, Harry knew that the centaurs were not the centaurs of Azeroth, so he was able to restrain his desires to some extent. He only targeted the centaurs' unpleasant behaviors and would not kill them in battle.

But these strangers who invaded the castle were different; they were real enemies, so Harry had to get serious.

A set of sophisticated combos that have stood the test of decades of war.

Harry quietly enchanted the shield. The enchantment he used was called Thunderstrike Ward, which injected lightning elements into the shield, allowing Harry to draw out stronger thunder when guiding lightning elemental spells such as Lightning Arrow and Lightning Chain, causing secondary damage to the enemy.

However, what Harry needs more now is that when it exists on the shield, the shield also has the effect of lightning damage when touched.

Harry also enchanted the warhammer in his hand with the Flame Tongue Weapon, which would cause fire damage when it hits the enemy.

The biggest trouble Harry encountered when casting shaman spells in this world was not anything else but the fact that the four elemental realms did not exist in this world.

When casting four element spells in Azeroth, elemental power will be drawn from the corresponding elemental realm, whether it is a shaman or a mage, but this operation does not work in the world where Harry was born.

If you are casting spells related to the storm element, it's not too bad. At least the air is everywhere, and the fire element and the water element are also everywhere. Just be careful not to cast spells like magma that involve the combination of the fire element and the earth element.

Only the spells of the earth element series cannot be cast casually. Even if you just want to summon an earth element, you will directly use the things around you that have the earth element to generate it. A large piece of Uncle Vernon's house was extracted and turned into an earth element giant, which directly led to the collapse of the house. Harry still remembers this incident clearly.

After this experience, Harry knew clearly that he was now in Hogwarts Castle. The walls and decorations of the castle were actually strengthened with magical protection, otherwise the noisy students would have demolished the castle countless times.

For Harry, the spells he can use at this moment are limited to the three elemental forces of wind, water and fire. To be honest, this is quite difficult, because the number of elements existing in an area per unit time is limited. It is impossible to cast spells as endlessly as drawing elements from the four elemental realms.

This means that the number of spells Harry can cast is limited, and their power is limited.

Fortunately, Harry is now more than just a shaman.

He is also a wizard.

The quiet basement seemed to make the four people relax their vigilance. Harry looked for an opportunity, holding his breath and concentrating - Lightning Arrow!!
The blue-green lightning made a sharp crackling sound as it pierced the air. The man in the black robe did notice the movement behind him, but even if he had seen Harry when he turned around quickly, it was too late.

Lightning flashes through the air at a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second. Unless you are prepared in advance, it is basically impossible for humans to react to it with their reaction speed alone.

The black-robed wizard who was hit by the lightning arrow almost fell down immediately. He curled up on the ground and kept twitching, and a faint burnt smell was emanating from him.

"Kill him! He's just a kid!!" The fall of their companion didn't seem to have any effect on these people. A man who was probably the leader roared and raised the wand in his hand and swung it at Harry repeatedly.

For a moment, the corridor seemed to be setting off fireworks, and the red light emitted by the spell hit the place where Harry was just now, but none of them hit him.

After the lightning arrow hit the initial target, Harry did not continue to cast spells, but quickly put on a shield for himself.

Lightning Shield.

In Hogwarts Castle, the Earth Shield is too destructive to be used, so one can only use the Lightning Shield to first take the hit and then fight back - unlike when enchanting a shield, the Lightning Shield makes a much louder noise when cast.

Not only did three balls of lightning appear and spin around Harry, but a continuous crackling sound of electricity could also be heard.

During the duration of Lightning Shield, whenever Harry is attacked, the attacker will be damaged by the counterattack of the electric ball.

The spells of wizards do have considerable power, but they have a fatal weakness, which is that they must hit the target to be effective. The specific manifestation is that the lightning or light ball emitted from the wand must hit the target.

Harry suspected that if it was a thief or a monk with an agility class, they could even dance in the rain of spells cast by a group of wizards without being hurt.

But Harry couldn't do that, he didn't have such a charming and agile dancing posture.

But he has a shield.

Under the cover of the shield, Harry wanted to rush to those wizards, but at the same time, he was surprised to find that these dark wizards actually had the same plan as him - they also looked for gaps to rush towards him.

This completely goes against the conventions of wizards as a spellcasting profession, as if they were not wizards at all.

"Avada Kedavra!!"

A blinding green light flashed through the air at high speed, then hit Harry's shield with a loud clang.

As a spell that directly extracts the soul from the body, Avada Kedavra is indeed extremely deadly to living things - but to inanimate objects, it does no harm at all. Well, it can't be said to be harmless, at most it just breaks them into pieces, but things that are originally inanimate... so what if they are broken?

How much effort does it take to use the Killing Curse to kill a shield? It's OK, it's not a big deal.

The shield was only slightly lifted up and its edges broken. The electric ball surrounding Harry was torn and stretched, turning into a bolt of lightning that struck in the direction of the Killing Curse, but this time it did not cause any effective damage.

When the lightning was about to hit the black-robed wizard, a translucent light shield appeared around his body, and after shining slightly, it blocked the lightning.

There was no time to attack the wizard who kept using the Killing Curse, because another black-robed wizard had already rushed in front of Harry!
Without panicking, Harry simply bent his knees slightly and raised his shield to withstand the attack from the wizard. To be honest, it felt more like he was withstanding the attack from a wild beast rather than a human.

The Thunder Strike Ward that Harry enchanted on the shield does not only strengthen the effect of lightning element spells, but also causes damage to the body when it comes into direct contact with the shield.

Sure enough, the wizard who rushed up instinctively howled in pain after being electrocuted, and Harry did not let him suffer for too long. He slightly pulled away the shield and then swung the hammer at his chest.

The scorching fire element directly burned the wizard's clothes on his chest, and there was an obvious dent in his sternum, leaving a charred mark.

Whoosh——Boom!!!

Something passed through the center of the corridor, even causing a gust of wind, and then slammed heavily into the corner of the corridor with a loud clanging sound.

It was a pile of armor, scattered all over the ground.

There was not even enough time to continue chasing the wizard to completely eliminate the threat, and Harry had to quickly crouch down to avoid the armor that suddenly flew towards him. When he looked up, he saw that the two trolls in the front noticed the movement behind them, and one of them grabbed the armor statues placed on both sides of the corridor and threw them towards Harry.

"Oh! God! I feel like I'm about to break!", the armor's helmet made a sound.

It's not about to break, it's already broken. This armor statue was indeed a complete set of armor, but now its parts are scattered all over the ground due to the huge force of the giant monster and the explosion on the ground. Only the mouth can still speak - if the mask part of the armor opens and closes, it can be considered as opening its mouth to speak.

Wait, it doesn’t seem like the armor is talking?

A head suddenly popped out from the helmet, followed by arms, a torso, and two legs. No idea how so many things could fit into a helmet that was only as big as a human head, but it just could.

"Fight! Peeves! There's an intruder in the castle!" Harry shouted when he recognized the unexpected guest.

He is very short, with a broad face, a big mouth and round bright eyes. He is wearing brightly colored clothes, a tie and a hat, and his shoes have long cracks that reveal his toes - this is Peeves, the ghost of Hogwarts.

(End of this chapter)