Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Peter

Chapter 200 Vulcan clears the way

After entrusting the students of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Club to Sirius and Mad-Eye, Peter returned to the Great Hall.

The students of the four colleges had all been evacuated, and only the prefects of the colleges were left patrolling near the foyer, but the auditorium became noisier, full of Hogsmeade residents with their families. Running around in a daze, many of them were still in their pajamas.

The Ministry of Magic has activated the long-inactive fireplaces in the Hogwarts Great Hall, which were used by students to enter and leave the school before the start of the term and after the holidays, before the Hogwarts Express opened.Green flames rose and fell from the fireplace, and civilians were rushing into the castle through the floo network.

The Department of Magical Transport was undoubtedly under Voldemort's control, and he must have known that Hogsmeade residents were being transferred to the school, and it was only a matter of time before Voldemort and his army of Inferi attacked Hogwarts.

With a puff, a short wizard emerged from the fireplace, announcing loudly, "Godric's Hollow has been attacked! Everyone has been evacuated!" After speaking, he sprinkled a handful of Floo powder and disappeared again.

The civilians in the auditorium froze for a moment, then continued to do what they were doing numbly.

Ten seconds later, another employee of the Ministry of Magic appeared in the fireplace and announced: "Diagon Alley was attacked, Gringotts chose to be neutral, Ollivander's wand shop was looted, and there were no casualties."

The students of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons were also sent into the basement for protection, but Victor Krum and Fleur Delacour insisted on staying and helping guard the hall.

On the outskirts of the castle, Professor Flitwick shook his robes and pointed the tip of his staff at the night sky: "Protect everyone...safe guard... armor protection..."

A series of spells flew out from the tip of his staff, forming a translucent magic shield over Hogwarts.

Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, "Protect everyone...safe guard... armor protection..."

Peter raised his wand and joined in the spellcasting, "Protect all...safe guard... armor protection..."

The voices of the three people chanting mantras echoed in a low voice, and the translucent protective layer in the air slowly expanded and finally joined together.

There was rumble in the castle, the statues came alive, the gargoyle flew down from the top of the castle, and landed heavily behind the three professors, Professor McGonagall turned around and looked up, Dumbledore was standing on the tallest astronomy tower tower top.

"Albus used up the magic I most wanted to try." Professor McGonagall shrugged mischievously.

A dozen or so Aurors were also waiting outside the castle. The youngest, Nymphadora Tonks, walked up and down restlessly, almost bumping into Peter a few times, while Dawlish was as still as a statue.

Miss Burns and Rufus Scrimgeour strode forward, and Professor Andonova and Madame Maxime were with them.

"We've arrived at Hogsmeade Village." Scrimgeour said to the crowd. "I'm afraid the number of Inferi is about to increase. Many people don't believe that the situation is serious, or they are worried about their property, and they don't want to leave their homes."

There was no answer, and Ms. Burns remained silent, her gray hair growing even darker in just a few hours.

At the castle gates, behind every window, a hundred pairs of eyes stared into the dark night sky at the edge of the site, listening for every suspicious sound.

In the dark basement, in the ancient prison cells full of cobwebs, thousands of souls prayed devoutly, waiting for the wind of fate to blow.

"They're here," said Dumbledore from the Astronomy Tower, his tone as flat as "it's raining".

The hearts of the guardians were pounding.

The night grew thicker, and the dark robes of Death Eaters and Inferi melted into it... They entered the field and stopped outside the range of the spell.

An ominous green mist enveloped the castle. Immediately afterwards, a huge bust of Voldemort was projected into the air, and screams of terror came faintly from the castle.

The image of Voldemort is taller than Hogwarts Castle, overlooking Dumbledore standing on the Astronomy Tower.

"Long time no see, Dumbledore." Voldemort bowed slightly, his cold voice echoing in everyone's ears.

"Tom," Dumbledore replied, "it seems you haven't learned enough from your failures."

Voldemort sneered a few times, with full hatred in his eyes, "Open your eyes and see, how many people can you take out to resist my undead army? One hundred? But I am merciful, as long as you, Peter Peddie and Harry Potter stood up and voluntarily died, so that the lives of others can be guaranteed, and I don’t want to see the blood of magic flow in vain.”

Dumbledore sighed, his beard and the hem of his clothes being blown by the wind from the tower.

"It turns out that you learned less than I expected... You magnify your own image with ethereal magical illusions, thinking that you can really be above everyone...Tom, there is only one thing above all above, beyond interests and positions, but you never understand it."

"Oh, it's probably your illusory love again—it's useless to say more, I'll just see how you use your great, perfect, and miraculous love to resist my power!"

Thousands of Yin corpses howled, and the screams that seemed human but not human were extremely shrill and creepy.The Ministry of Magic clerks guarding behind the castle windows shuddered, and there was a tumultuous argument in the hall, as Umqiri pushed past the prefects and burrowed into the basement.

The ghouls raised their wands in unison. Even at such a distance, people could hear the sound of their sleeves rubbing against the air, and the sky was filled with red spells, like a rain of scarlet arrows. In the end, the magic wand The curse hit the translucent protective shell above the castle, leaving only circles of ripples.

"If there is no continuous input of magic power, these defensive measures will not last long." Peter said to Professor McGonagall.She pursed her lips tightly and looked up at the sky.

"Continue to attack," ordered Voldemort.

There was a salvo.The dead were tireless, the protective cover began to break, and a few sporadic spells hit the castle, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The Aurors and teachers guarding the field started to fight back. Peter didn't even need to aim hard, because there were too many infernal corpses. When the infernal corpses in the front row fell down, the ones in the back would fill up.

There was only a thin layer of protective cover left, and it would break at any moment. Voldemort's lipless mouth grinned. Maybe in the next second, the front of the castle would be riddled with thousands of curses.

"Vulcan clears the way!"

On the top of the Astronomy Tower, Dumbledore's voice pierced the sky, his wand emitted a dazzling orange light, and countless arc-shaped pillars of fire shot out from the tip of his wand, smashing heavily into the group of infernal corpses.

The ghouls stopped attacking and huddled together in fear. Some ghouls were set on fire, rolling on the ground, or running around, igniting more companions.

The gaps between the pillars of fire were gradually filled, and finally, with the Astronomy Tower as the center, Dumbledore propped up a flaming barrier of flames. Dozens of corpses collided with the barrier during their escape, and were burned instantly. ashes.

The guards in the castle burst into cheers. No wonder Dumbledore was called the only person Voldemort was afraid of.The smile on Voldemort's face disappeared, and a black smoke rose into the air.

"Be careful!" Peter reminded the people around loudly, "That's another Voldemort!"

(End of this chapter)