Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Sirius was the first to be affected.

He was originally moving faster than the falling trees.

However, as more and more trees fell...

Gradually, the sound of trees falling came from behind Sirius.

The next tree to fall was where Sirius was.

In a moment of desperation, Sirius Black paused abruptly on the spot and rolled to his side and backward.

With a loud crash, a thick tree, requiring two people to encircle, smashed down right where he had just passed.

During this time, the black mist continued to follow Sirius, not only obstructing his vision but also preventing him from calming down and using appropriate magic to solve the problem.

After Sirius got up, he didn't care about anything else and rushed straight ahead.

He didn't even know which direction he was running in; he just wanted to get away from the bushes that kept crashing down on him as quickly as possible.

As a result, the trees that should have crashed straight down also changed direction, no longer following the logic of a domino effect, and suddenly changed course, following Sirius Black directly.

Sirius watched in despair as an even thicker tree pressed down on his head.

He gritted his teeth, stomped on the ground, and leaped into the air, transforming into the shape of a large black dog. He then used the momentum of a fallen tree to jump several meters sideways, thus avoiding a fatal blow.

However, this was already Sirius's limit.

After leaving the stadium, he had been searching for Harry and the others amidst the chaos.

After finally finding him, they risked their lives to snatch Harry from Voldemort's clutches.

Now, as he flees for his life, his strength is almost completely exhausted.

Sirius, now a large black dog, struggled to move his heavy four legs, trying to dodge the attack from the next tree.

However, this has become an almost impossible task.

In Sirius's despairing gaze, a giant tree pressed down on him.

Chapter 189 All Curses End!

In that instant, in Sirius's mind, past memories flashed by like a revolving lantern.

At first, he thought it was his own hallucination.

He then realized that this was a sign that death was imminent.

When he was a child, he heard from his elders that when a person is certain that he is about to die, past memories will flood his mind.

It now seems that his final moments have arrived.

So be it.

Sirius closed his eyes wearily, reverted to his Animagus form, and returned to human form, quietly waiting for the falling trees to crush him into pieces.

He had no other options left.

The only thing I could do was to find a more comfortable position so that I wouldn't feel so awkward.

All regrets and expectations are about to vanish at this moment.

The thick tree roots, devoid of emotion and unable to sense Sirius's inner thoughts, fell down following Sirius's momentum.

Just as the tree was about to touch Sirius and crush him into a thin sheet.

A brilliant green ray of light shone directly onto the tree roots from a distance.

The tree immediately disintegrated, breaking into small, fragmented pieces.

The thick tree root that was about to smash down on Sirius suddenly became as thin as paper, splitting apart and losing all its power, merely gently covering Sirius's body.

The next second, two figures, one old and one young, appeared before Sirius in a phantom-like manner.

Sirius looked at all of this in a daze.

Before he could even speak, another problem arose.

Even after the trees that had been forcibly broken were stopped, Voldemort's magic did not cease.

Several more trees fell from all directions, attempting to crush the three of them together.

It's like not giving up until you achieve your goal.

Destroy one, and countless more will follow.

At the same time, the black mist also abruptly changed direction, no longer entangled with Sirius, but heading towards the two figures.

However, one of the figures that suddenly appeared simply waved his wand lightly.

"All curses come to an end."

Centered on Sirius, a circular halo suddenly rose from the ground, forming a circle around the group.

The trees that fell inwards from all sides, upon contact with this halo, all turned into fine powder, just like the trees before them.

The black mist inside the halo area simply vanished!

Not even a trace of its breath remained.

Then, the halo spread outwards, turning into a translucent glimmer that dispersed outwards.

All the trees that came into contact with the halo stopped moving.

Voldemort's magic was finally broken!

"They didn't give up in Azkaban, so why are they giving up now?"

Eric, who Apparated to the scene with Grindelwald, turned his back to Sirius and asked with a smile.

The expected pain did not come. Sirius opened his eyes in confusion and saw only Eric's familiar back.

Sirius opened his mouth, looking at Eric with a complicated expression, wanting to say something, but unable to say anything, a mix of emotions swirling in his mind.

Between him and Eric, expressing gratitude would seem superfluous.

But the relief of surviving the ordeal left him with little inclination to joke around as usual.

In the end, Sirius could only remain silent.

“Leave it to me,” Eric said. “You keep an eye on this man.”

After saying that, Eric pushed Grindelwald toward Sirius.

Sirius quickly stood up and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"Another Dark Lord."

Sirius's expression changed drastically. Voldemort was still ahead, so the identity of this Dark Lord was self-evident.

He watched Grindelwald warily, while gripping his wand tightly.

Grindelwald, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly reappeared and was with Eric.

This combination looks quite strange no matter how you look at it.

In response, Grindelwald simply gave a dismissive smile, not even glancing at Sirius Black.

Eric laughed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Grindelwald and I have reached an agreement. He is no threat to you now. You might even be able to knock him down with the flick of your finger."

"What exactly is going on……"

Eric didn't answer; instead, he asked, "Voldemort has been reborn?"

Sirius nodded, then added urgently, "Yes...right, what about Harry and Arthur's side..."

“I’ve already taken care of it,” Eric interrupted.

"……Yeah."

Sirius looked somewhat bewildered and glanced in the direction Harry and the others had fled. Upon closer listening, he realized that the sound of the bushes falling over on the other side had indeed stopped.

Eric just saved Sirius using a spell.

Before that, he and Grindelwald Apparated to a location near Harry and his friends, and in doing so, they also saved them.

Then it was Sirius's turn.

Eric looked straight ahead and said, "Now, it's time to settle things with that Dark Lord."

As if in perfect coordination, as soon as Eric finished speaking, a massive aura of magic suddenly rose from Voldemort's direction.

"Come on, Clapton, come out and face me! I know you won't run away!"

Voldemort's voice echoed throughout the forest.

Upon hearing Voldemort's voice, the other wizards who were still fleeing around did not dare to turn their heads and could only continue to speed up.

Some of them knew Eric, while others did not.

But in any case, Voldemort's target is now clear: Eric alone.

With Eric in their shoes, Voldemort wouldn't bother them until then.

This was also a perfect opportunity for them to escape.

Voldemort's shout made Sirius's expression change. He stepped forward and said to Eric, "I already tried to inform Dumbledore before I came. Now, let's go quickly."

"Go? Where are you going?"

Sirius Black said in surprise, "Of course we should leave here. We don't need to confront Voldemort head-on, and we can't. Right now, we just need to make sure Harry and the others are safe. We can talk about other things later."

Eric laughed and said, "I have no intention of leaving."

"Are you crazy?!" Sirius exclaimed urgently.

“I’m not crazy. There’s no escaping Voldemort,” Eric said. “Of course, the reason I stayed isn’t because of that, but because…”

"...He is not my match yet."

Eric said softly.

Chapter 190 Duel!

Sirius looked at Eric's face in shock and said, "Do you know what you're saying? A student actually wants to challenge Voldemort?"