The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

For prisoners of war like the Hooded Man, the DA Army has provided detailed instructions on how to deal with them.

Ron and others also strictly followed this set of procedures.

They first broke the hooded man's wand, and then cast the Stunning Curse on the hooded man no less than a dozen times to ensure that he would remain without resistance before going to court-martial.

As for what happens next, that's not something they can decide.

That's the job of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

While everyone was busy, Ron happened to catch a glimpse of Neville walking slowly from the corner of his eye.

The green light on the tip of the opponent's staff reminded him of some very bad images.

His expression froze, and he almost instinctively rushed forward to grab Neville and said:

"Stop it Neville, stop it, you can't do that!"

Ron's voice immediately attracted the attention of others.

The crowd gathered in an instant, desperately surrounding Neville, trying to stop him from moving forward.

But anyone who had experienced a night in the Department of Mysteries knew exactly what Neville wanted to do now.

But the problem is that killing prisoners or using the Unforgivable Curse on people are both serious crimes, and the combined guilt of the two is even more serious to the point of being hopeless.

Last time, Link personally issued the order, so Neville was exempted from punishment, but what about this time?

"Neville, you have to calm down, we just need to hand him over to the Department of Magical Legal Affairs!" Ron said hard, "Today's laws are so strict, I dare say this hooded man will definitely not be sentenced to death. So there is no need for you to do it yourself! Pay attention to your future. If you really do that, your life will be ruined! It’s not worth spending your life just for such a scumbag!"

As he spoke, Ron's voice turned into a roar.

However, Neville showed no reaction at all.

He stretched out his hand and pushed hard, and the magic power in his body spurted back all the people surrounding him.

Then he raised his wand again.

The deaths of Wade, Lani, and Joseph kept flashing through his mind.

The twisted faces seemed to come alive at this moment, trying their best to tell Neville their grievances and pain.

And all of this turned into the purest killing intent.

"Avada Kedavra!"

A green light symbolizing ominousness and death flashed in the dim stairwell.

The moment he was hit by the green light, the hooded man who was originally in a comatose state suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were full of fear, and in the next moment, all the luster quickly dissipated, and even the color of his skin turned deathly pale in an instant, and the whole person's death appearance became ferocious and terrifying. .

This is an effect that can only be achieved by the top-level life-killing spell.

But now, Neville has achieved this with only ordinary magic power and extremely pure killing intent!

"Puff-"

The exhausted Neville collapsed to the ground.

He was panting heavily, his eyes were red, but no tears came out.

This is his promise to himself - he will never cry again in his life!

He will turn all sadness into anger and then inflict it on his enemies!

The originally busy stairwell became completely quiet at this moment.

Everyone looked at Neville with complicated and frightened eyes. Only Lani, who had been silent before, started sobbing at this moment.

Neville, you really did that!

But then what?

Now how to do?

Everyone was at a loss. You looked at me, I looked at you, and finally all eyes focused on Hermione.

As the first person to call everyone to take refuge, and the prefect with the last authority in Gryffindor, everyone felt that Hermione had the authority to handle this matter.

However, at this moment, Hermione's eyes were also confused.

What could she do to Neville?

Lock him up and hand him over to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement?

As a friend and comrade-in-arms, this is obviously very inappropriate, not to mention that Hermione also instinctively felt that Neville was a good kill!

But if it is not dealt with, this is inconsistent with Hermione's values.

After such a long and awkward silence, Ron finally breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to face the hooded man's body with a blazing flame.

The red flames wrapped around the hooded man's body.

This is a magical flame with a temperature of several thousand degrees, enough to burn all the skin, flesh and bones of a corpse.

"He was accidentally killed by us during the battle. This was an accident. Do you understand?"

Ron's husky voice echoed in the stairwell.

Hearing this, many people, including Hermione, breathed a sigh of relief.

Several comrades who have also undergone rigorous training by the DA army have even begun to speak out to help Ron.

The few people who thought this decision was not very appropriate also gradually became firm in their eyes after scanning the tragic situation of Lani and others.

Villains like the Hooded Man should be eliminated immediately!

To keep him alive for one more day would be an insult to the victim and even to the entire world!

Looking at everyone's appearance, Ron gritted his teeth and continued:

"I hope you can understand one thing, and that is to explain according to what I said, and everyone's credit will not be affected in any way. But if someone wants to run over and betray everyone with nonsense... then even the Ministry of Magic will not say No matter what, I will personally punish traitors! If you don’t want to live in fear for the rest of your life, then give it a try! Please believe me, I will do it!”

"Hey! Ron, you're not saying such serious things, are you? I believe no one will tell anyone! And even if the Ministry of Magic really knows about this matter, what will happen? Link won't do it because of a scumbag That's what death will do to us."

The young man who had been punched by Neville hurriedly came out to persuade him.

Because when Ron said those words, many people in the crowd already showed their displeasure.

Apparently Ron's threat had a certain counter-effect and caused everyone's dissatisfaction.

But Ron was completely unmoved.

He used his bloodshot eyes to scan the faces of the dissatisfied people, as if to imprint their faces deeply in his mind so that he could retaliate decisively after the incident.

Facing his sharp gaze, everyone who was targeted felt heart palpitations and lowered their heads involuntarily.

Finally, Ron looked at the young man who had spoken before and slowly shook his head.

Mere faith is unreliable.

Even at this moment, these people sincerely wanted to help Neville keep his secret.

But what about the next moment?What about tomorrow?What about next year?

One day the so-called integrity and trust will be broken by desire, and what they keep will be used by them in exchange for other more useful benefits.

At this time, more coercive force is needed to restrain it.

Fear is obviously the best.

Although it is not perfect, at least it can extend the sight of secrets as much as possible.

As to why Link would forgive Neville.

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Although Ron's father did not hold a high position, he was at least a member of the Ministry of Magic.

Following his father, Ron had seen too many things about the Ministry of Magic.

Because he also knew very well that since Link officially entered the Ministry of Magic, Link is no longer the Link he once was.

Link may still retain most of his former qualities, but now his identity is that of Commissioner Link Foley, not Hogwarts student Link!

There is a world of difference in their identities and work styles!

And it is the most undesirable thing to entrust Neville's safety to Link!

Regardless of whether the boy understood what he wanted to express, Ron turned around and checked on Neville.

After confirming that there was no problem, he started to help Hermione manage the current team.

There are actually many things to deal with.

The most important of these is of course Rani's treatment.

Although wizards are much more efficient than Muggles in treating injuries due to the materials used in magic and potions, the girls present who had studied with Madam Pomfrey still felt troubled when faced with injuries like Lani's.

To be on the safe side, Ron and Hermione decided to send all the people who didn't want to go any further to return to the Gryffindor common room with the bodies of Lani, Wade and Joseph.

This group of people could not sit idle after returning, but had to defend the common room to prevent their hometown from being raided.

And when Hermione and Ron's orders were carried out, the originally crowded stairwell instantly became empty.

Taking a closer look at the existing personnel, the number turned out to be only over 20, which made Ron very dissatisfied.

"Those cowards, they usually brag about themselves, but at the critical moment they are useless!"

Ron complained quietly.

Among the team that returned to the Gryffindor common room just now, there were also some people with good fighting ability.

But these people were willing to follow the wounded and the girls back to the lounge.

In Ron's opinion, this group of people has no right to be called Gryffindor.

"Don't say such things, we are not qualified to ask others to pay. Moreover, our current strength has not actually been reduced much because those people left, right?"

Neville's voice suddenly sounded, and Ron turned his head suddenly, and saw that Neville had cheered up again at some point, and he and the other 20 or so companions were looking at him with smiles.

This made his nose feel a little sore, and he smiled and nodded vigorously.

What Neville said was the absolute truth.

Because those who chose to stay and move on were all sixth- and seventh-grade students who had undergone the initial rigorous training of the DA Army. This group of people was not only strong, but also mastered strategies and tactics.

If you really want to compare, the actual combat effectiveness is indeed not much weaker than that of the previous rabble.

For a time, the atmosphere in the stairwell improved a lot.

Everyone encouraged each other and revived morale.

This is a war surrounding their homeland. Wade was the first to die, but he will not be the last.

But in the face of death, everyone present had no intention of retreating.

Because they are doing the right thing.

As long as they can achieve the desired results, they are even willing to die!

At this moment, there was a discordant sound of footsteps coming from the stairs below.

The footsteps were quick and hurried, accompanied by heavy breathing and strange screams.

The expressions of Ron and others present instantly became serious.

After Nawi made a tactical move to prepare for the enemy, the remaining 20 people dispersed and hid in the darkness waiting for the enemy to arrive.

One second, two seconds...

The footsteps were getting closer.

And the source of the sound finally appeared in front of everyone.

Those were two hooded men also wearing big cloaks!

Although their size was much smaller than the previous hooded man, and could even be said to be dwarfs, Neville still confirmed the identity of the other party immediately.

is the enemy!

"Except your weapons!"

A red light suddenly appeared in Neville's hand.

And this was like a signal, and the other Gryffindors who were ambushing around also raised their wands, and the dense spells weaved into a net, covering the two hooded men.

The two hooded men were not weak either. Although they were attacked by sneak attacks, they still blocked most of the attacks while waving their wands. Only a few spells that were not very powerful were chosen to be blocked by them.

Neville was not surprised by this.

Through the battle with the previous hooded man, he had already judged that the combat effectiveness of all the other hooded men was at the level of Aurors.

But Aurors are not invincible!

Neville and the others quickly changed their formations. Except for Ron and a few others who were still attacking, the rest were all focused, always ready to defend and counterattack the next attack from the hooded people.

This is the most effective way to deal with individuals whose personal strength far exceeds your own, and it is also the result of DA army training.

As long as the opponent dares to use ray magic to counterattack, they can give the enemy a head start!

This time, however, the tactic failed.

Because the two hooded men had no desire to fight back.

Facing the resistance of Neville and others, they just turned into large clouds of smoke and rushed towards the crowd like crazy.

Such a strange approach gave Ron a bad feeling.

The other party is so eager to get close to them, is it because they want to use some kind of close-range magic to catch them all?

"Attack quickly! Don't let them get close!"

Ron roared and waved his wand, but he was talking nonsense.

Because the Gryffindors around him, who were still in an attacking state like him, had already opened up their firepower.

However, their attacks always dissipate silently when they fall into the black mist.

The black mist is like a black hole, swallowing up all magic power.

This made Ron's expression instantly turn ugly, and he couldn't help but cursed:

"Damn it! We still have too few people! Are we the only ones still fighting in Hogwarts now? Where have the cowards from other colleges gone!?"

And hearing what he said, a strange expression appeared on Neville's face.

Because he always felt that the two shadow men didn't seem to want to get close to them and then attack.

The reason why they rushed into battle so crazily was more like someone was chasing them from behind.

But is this... possible?

Just as Neville was thinking this, he saw two slender black shadows flying suddenly from the bottom of the stairs, and then shot directly into the black fog.

Accompanied by two shrill screams, the black fog gradually receded, and the two hooded men were already pinned to the ground by two iron rods.

At the same time, dense footsteps sounded again in the corridor below.