Magical Studies at Hogwarts...

Chapter 230 The Battle of the Mysterious Affairs Department (Final)

Old Voldemort looked calmly at Dumbledore. Time had left deep marks on him; he was visibly old, looking even older than he had been a decade or so ago.

"Are you here to die, Dumbledore?" Old Voldemort said coldly, his words filled with murderous intent.

"I don't think I'll die tonight," Dumbledore said calmly. "But you, it's foolish of you to be here tonight. The Auroras will be here soon..."

"Can you hold out until they get here?" Old Voldemort asked, waving his wand and firing a killing curse at him. Dumbledore didn't even flinch, simply swatting the killing curse aside as if shooing away a fly. With a flick of his wrist, a huge beam of red light shot straight towards Old Voldemort.

Before it even reached him, immense pressure arrived. Suddenly, a silver shield appeared in front of Old Fu, blocking the red light, but emitting a piercing gong sound.

"Looks like you want to kill me?" Old Fu said, putting away his silver shield.

"No, taking your life wouldn't make me happy..." Dumbledore said calmly, taking a step forward slowly.

"Death is the worst thing, nothing is worse than it!" Voldemort uttered the Death Curse again, but Dumbledore's figure suddenly vanished, reappearing behind Voldemort. At the same time, he also unleashed a spell.

"Your problem is that you never believed there was anything worse than death in this world..." The red light did not hit Voldemort, which did not surprise Dumbledore. He turned around and Voldemort's figure appeared at the right time.

"Crackling and popping..."

Two dazzling beams of light, one red and one green, collided again, but again, they didn't last long before ending.

The two figures kept disappearing and reappearing, flashing in the hall. One second you were behind me, the next second I appeared behind you.

Various powerful spells flew erratically, none of them hitting their intended targets; they all missed. Several spells flew towards Harry and his friends, and just as they were scrambling to defend themselves, the wizard's statue suddenly appeared in front of them.

As expected, it was smashed to pieces.

"You dare to be distracted again!" Voldemort roared, then unleashed another killing curse, which, unsurprisingly, missed its target once more. Conversely, Dumbledore also cast a powerful curse, forcing Voldemort to reveal his silver shield.

It wasn't over yet! Dumbledore brandished his wand like a whip, summoning the shattered statues. They shattered even smaller, transforming into a long whip in mid-air.

Suddenly, searing flames shot from the tip of Dumbledore's staff, and the whip immediately burst into flames, wrapping around Old Voldemort and his silver shield.

The flames burned fiercely, distorting the air, but Voldemort simply held his wand horizontally and waved it again, transforming the flames into a gigantic fire serpent, its color changing to a ghostly green. It released Voldemort and lunged at Dumbledore.

At the same time, Voldemort disappeared from his spot and reappeared above the fountain, a green light shooting straight at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore remained unperturbed, completely ignoring the Death Curse cast by Old Fawkes. A flash of red light appeared, and Fawkes suddenly materialized before the green light. It opened its mouth and swallowed the green light whole, letting out a mournful cry as blinding flames erupted from its body. Then, it abruptly contracted, its feathers falling to the ground and turning to ash before even hitting the ground.

It fell straight to the ground, becoming a small, wrinkled ball that couldn't move at all.

The giant serpent didn't cause Dumbledore much trouble. He stretched out his left hand, and a white light shield appeared, blocking the serpent. At the same time, he waved his wand at the waterfall, and two streams of water shot into the sky.

One stream extinguished the giant fire serpent, while the other knocked Old Fu off balance, turning him into a water sphere and trapping him inside. The water sphere spun rapidly, and Old Fu struggled desperately but couldn't escape.

Sirius and Harry's faces were beaming with smiles; in their eyes, Voldemort's defeat was inevitable.

Suddenly, a dazzling golden light flashed, and they instinctively closed their eyes. Dumbledore's body instantly vanished from his spot, and as soon as he left, countless golden threads slammed into the place where he had just stood, blasting a large crater in the ground.

Without Dumbledore's control, Voldemort easily broke free of the water sphere's restraints, and when he reappeared, he was already beside Ike.

"Teacher, please forgive me for acting without your permission." Ike nodded slightly.

"It's alright." Old Fu's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he didn't seem to care about Ike's actions. "It seems that if we want to get rid of this troublesome old guy today, you'll have to put in some effort too, Ike."

"Yes, Master." Ike nodded, then swung his wand down hard, launching the first attack.

Dumbledore Apparated again to evade, but the remaining statues behind him suffered the consequences. A black line suddenly appeared, slicing them in half cleanly, the cut as smooth as a mirror.

Voldemort acted simultaneously, his figure flashing to Dumbledore's side, unleashing his signature Death Curse. Dumbledore raised his hand to block, and his figure vanished again, this time appearing behind Ike.

Ike turned around, and a silver shield suddenly appeared, only to be struck by Dumbledore's magic and tremble for a moment. But it was only for a moment before Voldemort's Killing Curse struck again, and Ike seized the opportunity to Apparate away from the spot.

This time, three figures flickered continuously, green, gold, and red lights intertwined, with occasional flashes of white light. The spell was very powerful, and the vast majority of the light struck the surrounding walls and stone pillars. Amidst the deafening explosions, the once magnificent hall was almost reduced to ruins.

Sirius and Lupin quickly pulled Harry to a corner, where they together erected the Ironclad Charm to block any incoming spells and debris. Bellatrix, on the other side, also hid; she couldn't possibly get involved in this level of combat.

The statues were all shattered, the pool was blown up, the magnificent chandeliers overhead had all fallen down long ago, and even the fireplaces connecting to the Floo Network were half destroyed.

They finally witnessed Dumbledore's true strength. Facing the most terrifying Dark Lord in history, and the combined forces of a minor Dark Lord, he was able to handle it all, even giving the impression of being evenly matched.

This is absolutely outrageous!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Just as the three were locked in fierce combat, green flames suddenly ignited in the remaining fireplaces, and numerous male and female wizards poured out one after another. Leading the way was Fudge, who was still wearing his pajamas, only with a large robe draped over them.

The three fighters heard the noise and stopped simultaneously in perfect unison. Dumbledore naturally stepped in front of the wizards, while Voldemort and Ike landed on the opposite side.

Bella glanced coldly at Dumbledore, then swept her gaze over the terrified wizards. With a wave of his wand, the old man appeared beside her. He grabbed her hand, and vanished in a flash of black smoke.

As for Ike, he had already left when Bella was first brought there.

(End of this chapter)