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Chapter 166 Auror Station
Sherlock was wandering around the streets of Sheffield in short-sleeved shorts and flat glasses on his face.

The Patronus Charm is an independent individual magic, it has no way to transmit the senses of seeing and hearing to Sherlock in real time.

But the position of the patron saint can still be sensed, and after canceling the patron saint spell, you can know what it found during the period of tracking.

Instead of taking the initiative to follow the wizard in the windbreaker, Sherlock deliberately kept a corner away from him to ensure that he would not even appear in his sight.

The patron saint of crows has been gliding in the sky, looking down at the wizard from above, and has been following him around the three streets nearby.

After discovering that the wizard wandered around the three nearby streets three times in a row, Sherlock can conclude that this is definitely not an idle wizard passing by, but one of the Death Eaters or Aurors.

He is now performing a patrol mission, and the scope of the mission is within these three streets.

After knowing this, Sherlock walked directly into a coffee shop on the side of the street, ordered a cup of coffee and sat down near the window, waiting for the wizard's next move.

The time went on like this until the evening, and after turning around the street more than a dozen times, the wizard finally made his next move.

He started to walk out of the three streets he had been patrolling, and then walked straight along the main road, as if preparing to leave.

Noticing that the direction of the patron saint's movement had changed, Sherlock also walked out of the coffee shop.

He didn't immediately follow his patron saint, but looked around in a casual manner, and finally at the intersection, he saw a woman with a ponytail and a baseball cap holding a small wooden stick in her hand .

This is also a wizard, she and the wizard who just patrolled took over.

Sherlock's eyes only paused for a moment on the witch's body, then turned his head away as if nothing had happened, and then walked in the direction followed by the patron saint.

Such a strict patrol system is very unlikely to be Death Eaters. The wizards and witches patrolling here are very likely to be Aurors belonging to the Ministry of Magic, which is also the goal of Sherlock's trip!
He followed behind his patron saint, and walked slowly along the path walked by the departing wizard.

But at this time, Sherlock's heart was far from being as relaxed as he showed. He was always praying that the wizard's base would not be too far away, that he would not just use Apparition to leave, and just walk back like this.

Sherlock's prayer in his heart seems to have played some role. It is also possible that this place is located in the urban area of ​​Sheffield, and there are slightly more Muggles around. Sure enough, the wizard has never used Apparation, and just walked forward like this. Walking for about 15 minutes, I finally walked into a small courtyard.

The silver crow spread its wings like this, and glided to the wall of a small two-story building in the yard. Through the gap in the curtain behind the windowpane, it could see everything in the living room.

Nelson, who had just finished his patrol mission today, walked into the Auror's temporary camp in Sheffield.

This is the small courtyard they rented from a Muggle couple. It is located in the center of Sheffield. As long as any of the Aurors scattered in the city finds out, the people gathered in the resident can immediately support them. .

He opened the door and walked into the living room of the house.

There were two wizards and a witch standing inside, and sitting on the sofa was a lame leg, which was replaced by a wooden prosthesis. One of the two eyes was obviously abnormal, and he was wandering around. wizard.

"I still haven't found anything today. Except for our people, I haven't even found any ghosts of other wizards. Also, when can we use Apparition, Captain?"

Nelson started whining as soon as he entered the living room.

"I have already walked for a day, and now I have to walk back to the station from that street, and my legs are going to be useless!"

Moody's voice was hoarse and quiet.

"We'll have to wait another day for the Vanishing Charm to take effect. Using Apparation directly is too loud, and someone from the Death Eaters will notice."

Hearing what he said, Nelson only complained a few words, and didn't say anything more.

Among the group of Aurors gathered in Sheffield, Moody was the supreme commander, and everyone had to obey his orders.

Nelson turned and went upstairs to rest, while Moody continued to listen to the witch's report.

"The Aurors in York are led by Tris. According to their latest information, they have not found any Death Eaters in York. Others include Leeds, Harrogate, Barnsley and Don There is no news about Kester at the moment."

Moody asked, frowning.

"It's not just the Death Eaters, what about Eddie?"

The witch shook her head.

"We didn't get any news from Eddie either. Our people left Auror's common marks in these five cities, but we didn't get any response from Eddie."

Speaking of this, she showed a look of hesitation.

said Moody in his hoarse voice.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

said the witch hesitantly.

"Is it possible, I mean is it possible, really, as the Ministry said, Eddie has become a traitor and has fallen to the Dark Lord's side, or he has always been an undercover agent for the Dark Lord's side ?”

Moody was silent for a moment, then he spoke slowly.

"Eddie is not an Auror in my team, but his talent and will are recognized by everyone in the Ministry. If such a wizard really wants to fall to the Dark Lord, he will not choose to betray until now. .And if he is an undercover agent, I will not be able to make a conclusion until I catch him!"

A wizard standing next to him couldn't help but speak.

"But the superiors said that once you see Eddie, you don't have to hold back, it doesn't matter whether you live or die."

"What?" Moody's voice suddenly became louder, "Even in the battle with the Death Eaters, we didn't use the Killing Curse, do you want to use this spell to target the comrades who are not sure if they are traitors? !"

He tapped heavily on the floor with his walking stick.

"In the past ten years of fighting against the followers of the Dark Lord, I haven't seen any kind of traitor! Those who are not firm in their own beliefs can be persuaded by me to come back when they are on the verge of swinging. I don't believe it. A talented wizard like Eddie, just willing to degenerate like this! Not to mention the words from the mouths of those bastards who rely on a good father in a high position to dominate the headquarters!"

The two wizards and a witch standing around were startled by Moody's words. They looked at each other nervously, and then persuaded Moody.

"Don't talk nonsense, Captain Moody. Among those who finally came back from Wales, some actually relied on their own abilities, such as Crouch."

Moody snorted coldly.

"I admit that the director's son may be a little capable, but for those other people, if it weren't for this special period and their good father's request, how could the headquarters collect this rubbish?"

Just as he was speaking, his magical artificial eye suddenly turned around, and finally the eyeball inside suddenly fixed on the window covered by the curtain!

Before the two wizards and a witch could react, Moody suddenly pulled out his wand!
"Passed out!"

The tip of the wand precisely aimed at the glass covered by the curtain, and the red light beam completed the transition from the tip of the wand to the target in an instant!

"boom!"

There was a violent sound of glass cracking!
Countless transparent fragments were scattered everywhere, and at the same time, the other three well-trained Aurors also quickly reacted, raised their wands and rushed towards the window sill where the glass had been blown to pieces!

But there was nothing there, as if no creature had appeared.

"What did you find, Captain."

Still holding his wand upright in front of him, the male Auror asked calmly, without letting up his vigilance at all.

Moody's fake eye was still turning, as if looking for the target he had just discovered.

"A bird, like a patron saint!"

When Moody cast a stun spell on Sherlock's Patronus, the Patronus canceled the spell and dissipated in the air, which made the Auror who opened the curtain to observe later find nothing.

And just after the Patronus disappeared, Sherlock also knew what it saw and heard.

There is no doubt that the group of wizards he encountered were Aurors. They should have arrived in Sheffield two days in advance, and they didn't just pay attention to this city, leaving people around Sheffield.

With such a number of Aurors, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Auror Headquarters of the Ministry of Magic have all come out.

Moody's magical false eye is very powerful. Not only can he see things that ordinary people can't see, but he can also see through walls.

That's how Sherlock's Patronus was discovered.

But even if he was discovered, he had already obtained enough information.

In addition to besieging the Death Eaters here, the Aurors are also looking for an Auror named Eddie.

They suspected that this Auror had defected to Voldemort, but Sherlock felt that Eddie's name was inexplicably familiar. He seemed to have seen it somewhere. He didn't care when he saw it, and he can't remember it now. Cleared up.

The name Eddie is not very special in the UK. There are not ten or eight wizards named Eddie in the UK, and you can count how many of them on your fingers.

So Sherlock didn't have much trouble with the fact that he had heard the name before.

Discovering Auror's movements was already a great reward for him. Even if Moody noticed signs of being spied on, Sherlock didn't plan to keep staring at Auror's station in Sheffield.

He just needs to keep an eye on the Aurors patrolling the streets. If the Aurors make any moves, these patrolling Aurors must be the first to do so.

Sherlock's main purpose is to get acquainted with the Ministry of Magic in this battle between the Aurors and the Death Eaters, and it is best to help them before making a request to join.

So he will not monitor the Auror station again, otherwise if he is misunderstood later, it will run counter to Sherlock's ideas.

After returning to the hotel where he lived, he summoned the Patronus again to watch the Aurors patrolling the streets.

He was not idle in the hotel either.

Sherlock will silently write down the soul protection magic he saw in Sally's underground study in a notebook.

Of course he doesn't have the ability to remember with a photographic memory, but as long as he understands this kind of magic, he doesn't have to repeat it exactly, as long as the meaning expressed is roughly the same.

Soul magic is not difficult to understand, and it is easy to learn. The most difficult part is to create this kind of magic and use it.

The protection magic created by Sally is actually very limited.

Not only must the protector have extreme love for the protected, but at the same time when the magic takes effect, the protected soul must still be newly born.

In other words, this is basically a magic created by the mother for the child. Otherwise, who would have such extreme love for a newborn child other than his parents?
So although this kind of magic is powerful, it has no learning value for most wizards.

Sherlock wanted to study it all because of Snape.

Well, yes, even though he was a bit reluctant to admit it, he did feel sorry for Snape.

He may not have been a good person in the past, but after Lily's death, he has been doing his duty for Dumbledore's plan, and he is ready at any time to continue to be an undercover agent after Voldemort's return.

After watching him being rejected by Lily that day, crying so badly, and drinking so much wine, Sherlock thought that if he had the chance, he might be able to exploit the loopholes in history and help this heartbroken and frustrated middle-aged man .

Help him make Lily change her mind, and it is definitely impossible to stay and fly together. This is a serious violation of history, and apart from doing things that violate morality and conscience, Sherlock doesn't think Lily will accept Snape again.

So he just thought, maybe there is some method that can be used to prevent Lily from dying so completely under Voldemort's hands, and there is still a possibility of rescuing Lily.

There was also a bit of a will to help Harry in it.

Even though he may have recognized Black now and did not deny Black's love for Harry, but with his character, Sherlock still doesn't think he can be a qualified elder.

If Harry and his mother can meet again in the future, or live for a while, it will be a great spiritual relief for him.

The only way Sherlock can think of now is left by the original owner's mother, Sally. It is very likely that Lily will also use the soul protection magic on Harry in the future.

(End of this chapter)