Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 460, Section 455: The Hogwarts Defense System Riddled with Holes

Now that we've decided to give Voldemort a surprise, we need to begin all the preparations.

First, the entire castle's magical defenses need to be strengthened.

Under Dumbledore's arrangement, Professor McGonagall and a group of house heads joined in, continuously casting defensive spells around the castle, leaving no corner untouched.

Pippi the Ghost finds this very annoying, because it loves to hide in those nooks and crannies to scare people. As a result, it's now being chased around by the professors, many of whom are professor-level wizards who possess magic to banish it.

While Hogwarts is a truly magical castle, it doesn't possess self-repairing capabilities. Many of its less frequently used facilities are no longer functional due to their age, and these facilities are among the items requiring repair.

Never forget the original purpose of establishing Hogwarts—to preserve the last bloodline of the wizarding world.

Many facilities were built for this purpose, and once repaired, their defensive capabilities are extremely strong.

In fact, if Dudley had drawn a super-large transmutation circle that could cover the entire Hogwarts, it would have been entirely possible to repair the entire castle in one go. However, this was only a possibility. The castle was covered with too much magic and unique mechanisms, and if not handled carefully, the castle could be repaired, but all the magical magic inside would be destroyed.

Hogwarts would then become just an ordinary, unremarkable castle.

If that's the case, then it's better not to fix it at all.

Even if the castle's protective magic is restored, we still cannot let our guard down.

The professors also began to give warnings to the young wizards.

Because of the turmoil outside, wizards from all over Europe are flocking to England, as everyone knows that England is currently the safest place in all of Europe. The Minister of Magic here has caused Tom, the successor of the evil dark wizard "That Man," to suffer a great loss. Here, there is Dumbledore, the greatest white wizard who even the previous generation of Dark Lord (Voldemort) was extremely wary of.

However, not all the wizards who flooded into England were good people; many with ulterior motives infiltrated the ranks, including Death Eaters and other evil dark wizards.

A mixed bag.

"It's best not to go out during the holidays, and if you do go out, it's best to go in groups."

An evil wizard will not show you mercy just because you are old.

Compared to ordinary people, wizards are the best experimental subjects, especially the barbaric wizards in many remote places. They may still retain the ancient tradition of using human bones for spellcasting, and it is said that the younger the wizard, the better the effect of the bones.

No one knew whether the wizards who flooded in were actually from Europe.

Hogwarts is a household name in the European wizarding world, but its reputation elsewhere is unknown. It would be interesting if the Hogwarts that the Death Eaters failed to conquer were occupied by some wizard who sneaked in from some unknown corner.

"We repaired those statues, thanks to Professor McGonagall. They can be activated at any time with the Headmaster's authority, and even the giants can't easily break through them. We also reinforced the magic that prevents Apparition, thanks to the help of Professors Sprout and Snape. Even the Dark Lord can't use Apparition now."

The short Professor Flitwick gestured animatedly as he explained to Dudley their defensive measures for Hogwarts, while Professor McGonagall, Sprout, and Professor Snape stood behind him.

As the professor of Charms, Professor Flitwick was the most skilled in Charms among the four Headmasters, so he was in charge of the protective facilities at this time. It is worth mentioning that his dueling skills were also very high. In his youth, he won the world dueling tournament (which was deemed a dangerous sport by the Ministry of Magic and banned in 1883).

"As long as we unleash Ultimate Protection and Impregnable Fortress on the sky, the entire Hogwarts will become the most impregnable fortress."

Listening to Professor Flitwick's introduction, Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction, and the fat old man Slughorn following behind him also nodded repeatedly. They had almost perfected all of Hogwarts' defenses. Being able to live in such a safe place was Slughorn's wish, with 100% security.

Only Dudley looked dissatisfied: "Professor Flitwick, is this all the protective measures Hogwarts has?"

"Isn't that enough?" Professor Flitwick was a little confused.

Nowadays, ordinary people can't even get into Hogwarts.

"Do you really think that's enough?"

Dudley asked again, and seeing that Professor Flitwick was still puzzled, he continued.

"As far as I know, the spell 'Forbid Apparition' can only prevent wizards from using it, but there are many other ways to use Apparition at Hogwarts, such as house-elves and Fawkes, who are not subject to this prohibition."

The so-called "ban on apparition" only applies to wizards; it cannot prevent other non-human spellcasting.

Voldemort never imagined that if he had known this secret, he would never have used the Vanishing Cabinet, but would have simply let people in.

Upon hearing Dudley's words, Slughorn, who had been quite satisfied, shrank back, his sense of security decreasing by at least 20%.

"The second point is that the stone statue spell is set up at the main gate. If the opponent enters through the side gate via the back path, the spell becomes ineffective."

"Thirdly, the small bridge leading to the Forbidden Forest has absolutely no safety measures, and there's nothing in the moat below it."

"Fourthly, the lack of detection magic makes it difficult for us to detect if the enemy uses invisibility spells."

"Fifthly, the area around the Forbidden Forest should also be reinforced. We should communicate well with the horsemen; they can serve as our outposts."

"The sixth and most important point is that relying solely on protective magic for defense in the sky is far from enough. If I were the enemy, and I were to bombard the ground directly from the sky, then all the facilities set up in the early stages would be meaningless."

"The seventh point concerns threats not only from the sky but also from underground."

"Eighthly, there's the Black Lake, where the merfolk are also a formidable force; I recommend it."

Point Nine

Point Ten

As Dudley spoke eloquently, detailing the shortcomings of Hogwarts' defenses, the professors' mouths gradually dropped open in astonishment.

They never imagined that Hogwarts, which they thought was incredibly secure, was so riddled with holes, with at least a hundred ways to enter without anyone noticing.

Slughorn's expression grew increasingly grim; his sense of security had now dropped to a mere ten percent.

If even Hogwarts isn't safe, then where else can he go?

The Ministry of Magic? Please, it's not even as good as Hogwarts.

(End of this chapter)