Chapter 538: The Dead Apostle's Prison Escape

Nothing major happened in the days that followed.

With the help and support of Selwyn, Gardel successfully became the nominal head of the British Lestrange family. There was not much resistance in the process. After all, the Lestrange family had long lost its talents and there was no competitor for the position of head of the family. Although Gardel was young, she was a pure descendant of Lestrange confirmed by blood magic. With the support of Selwyn, everything went smoothly.

She was not placed in Ella Cottage like Sherin's other maids, but lived directly in the luxurious manor of the Lestrange family. During the day, she was busy learning from Selwyn how to manage the family and the art of power, and began to select some talents from some young illegitimate children and train them as her confidants.

Every night, she Apparated to Ella's cabin, and in the secret room, she, Night Cat and Qian Mei received private magic instruction from Xie Ling.

Nightmare learned the secret magic of the Selwyn family, Thousand Charms learned the secret magic of the Black family, and Gardel learned the core secret magic of the Lestrange family.

Although the contents of the three studies are not exactly the same, they can be cross-verified with each other, so that everyone can benefit greatly, and their strength can improve by leaps and bounds at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Yemao and Qianmei have been learning magic with Xielin for some time. In addition, Yemao drank magic blood potion to improve his magic power, and Qianmei has undergone arduous training to become a qualified Auror, so Jiadel's current strength is far inferior to the former two.

But Jiadel awakened the very rare blood talent of "Second Evil Soul", which was very compatible with the various torture magics of the Lestrange family. Xielin believed that as long as she was given enough time, her future achievements would definitely not be worse than Night Cat and Thousand Charms.

Time came to January 1th, the three-week Christmas vacation came to an end, and Hogwarts opened.

Harry, Hermione and Ron met at Black House, and then Nymphadora and Lupin escorted them back to Hogwarts on the Knight Bus.

On the way, Nymphadora keenly noticed that something was wrong with the conductor, Stan Shunpike. He had the aura of soul magic, and several times he stared at Harry greedily, and when Harry noticed him, he quickly looked away.

On the same day, she conveyed this information to Schelling through special means. Schelling suspected that Thornpark had been under the Imperius Curse, and the biggest suspect was Voldemort.

In his opinion, Voldemort would never rely on Ludo Bagman alone to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic, as that would be too simple and easy to be exposed. In contrast, as a conductor of the Knight Bus, Shunpike could come into contact with all kinds of passengers. If he was cast under the Imperius Curse, he could quietly expand the group of wizards controlled by the Imperius Curse at Voldemort's instruction.

Unfortunately, Schelling's power has not yet infiltrated the Department of Magical Transportation, and is temporarily unable to intercept the list of Ministry of Magic employees who take the Knight Bus to work, so there is no way to know who may have been possessed by Voldemort.

The only thing he was sure of was that there was definitely more than one Bagman in the Ministry of Magic working for Voldemort.

Shalling returned to Hogwarts. At breakfast time the next day, Shalling was once again warmly welcomed by Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. His deeds at the Egyptian Alchemy Conference had already spread among the students, and defeating Egypt's notorious most wanted criminal made him be dubbed the "Criminal Nemesis" by the students.

Of course, Schelling didn't care about this.

What really made him happy was that Sirzechs also returned to Hogwarts and brought Sherin the new weapon he had been longing for - a magical heavy sniper rifle called "Soul Search" created by the secret firearms alchemy of the Vongola family.

It is said that good things come in pairs. On the same day, the goblins also sent seven "Magic-Breaking Arrows" commissioned by Xie Lin through Dobby. Xie Lin did not waste any time and immediately engraved the space recovery magic on the arrows. In this way, the shot arrows would automatically return to the quiver after five minutes.

[Obtained through "Soul Search"! ]

[Obtain "Demon-Breaking Arrow" x 7]

That night, Xie Lin came to Ella's cabin and solemnly gave Natalie the "Soul Searching Gun" and "Demon Breaking Arrow", asking her to use them with the locking skill in her natural blood pupil talent. The result of the first test was quite amazing -

In the dim night, Natalie used this sniper rifle to kill a crow more than seven kilometers away. The power of this sniper rifle is more advanced than the Muggle sniper rifle of the 21st century.

Of course, not everyone can use this weapon. If it weren't for Natalie's blood eyes that gave her the ability to ignore any space and obstacles and lock onto the target's location, ordinary wizards would not be able to use their sight to snipe such a distant target, not to mention the various obstacles that appear in the middle.

It can be said that this weapon was tailor-made by Sherin specifically for Natalie.

From now on, Natalie will become an important member of Xie Ling's fighting force, not just a good-looking maid.

Schelling named Natalie's new ability "Demon Sniper". As Natalie mastered this ability, her status in Schelling's heart rose sharply, so Schelling also gave her the title of "Maid of the Gun", with the same status as Latifa, Savannah, Katarin, and Gardel. Although she was called a maid, she only needed to obey him from now on.

Natalie's mentality also underwent subtle changes. While she was grateful for Xie Ling's attention and trust, she also felt more sense of belonging in Xie Ling.

She cherishes this hard-earned opportunity very much.

She knew very well that everything she had today was due to Xie Lin's trust and cultivation. If Xie Lin hadn't taken her in, her talent would have been buried, and she would have been a waste and trash abandoned by all her tribesmen. Even if she died on the street, no one would care. But now, she stood under Xie Lin's command. Although she was called a maid, she had power, a goal, and a value that no one could ignore. For this reason, she was willing to die for Xie Lin and give everything for him.

She knelt in front of Xie Ling, carefully held Xie Ling's hands with both hands, kissed the back of his hands with her soft lips with endless piety, thanked Xie Ling for his gift, and pledged her loyalty again.

The magic seal of the servant was slightly hot, transmitting her thoughts and feelings directly to Xie Lin's consciousness. Xie Lin smiled slightly, knowing that Natalie's body and mind were truly submissive to him, and even had an emotional dependence on him, and could never leave him again.

[Natalie upgrades to "Gun Maid"! ]

[Natalie's loyalty has increased! ]

The time came to the next day, September 1th.

When Sherin walked into the auditorium with Daphne and Astoria, he immediately noticed that the atmosphere was a little unusual. Almost every student had a copy of the Daily Prophet in their hands, and they were talking in groups of three or five in low voices, with nervous and uneasy looks on their faces.

The situation in the faculty seats was equally grim. Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall were talking in low voices, both with serious expressions, as if they were discussing something difficult.

At the other end of the table, Umbridge was swallowing cereal porridge in big mouthfuls. Her toad-like eyes rarely stopped searching for "inappropriately behaved" students. Instead, she cast vicious glances at Dumbledore from time to time, with the corners of her mouth tight, as if she was enduring some great dissatisfaction.

At this moment, an owl landed steadily in front of Schelling and brought him his copy of the Daily Prophet. Schelling took the newspaper and spread it on the table.

The front page was printed with eleven black-and-white photos, ten wizards and one witch - their expressions varied: some laughed out loud, as if mocking the incompetence of the Ministry of Magic; some looked disdainful, revealing an untamed arrogance; and others tapped the frame with their fingers, as if they couldn't wait to do something big.

At the top of the newspaper was a striking and eye-catching headline:

"There were multiple escapees from Azkaban, and the Ministry is concerned that Black may be their rallying cry."

Xie Lin glanced at it and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. As expected, the Ministry of Magic chose the most convenient and consistent approach - covering up the truth, continuing to play deaf and dumb, and even putting the blame on Sirius.

"It's amazing that the Ministry of Magic can find a more stupid way to deal with it." Sherin said lightly, with undisguised sarcasm in his tone.

Daphne glanced at the newspaper and sneered, "So, their first reaction when they found out a Death Eater had escaped was not to find out who was behind it, but to try to make it look like Black's fault?"

Astoria frowned and whispered, "But they can't keep playing dumb, can they? With so many Death Eaters escaping from prison, do they really think it was Black who did it? Will the public really believe it?"

"Whether the public believes it or not," Sherin said softly, "the Ministry of Magic has no better choice. They can't just admit that the Dementors are out of control."

"The Dementors are out of control..." Daphne frowned deeply. "Xellin, Dementors are very dangerous to students who have not mastered the complete Patronus Charm, but I remember that you seem to know how to control and drive the magic of Dementors..."

When Schelling was in the third grade, he learned from the book "Fallen Creatures" how dark wizards in the Middle Ages used Dementors to control them. He then captured one and let students practice using the spell at the Patronus Charm exchange meeting he held.

Xie Ling sighed and said seriously: "You are right. I know how to control Dementors, but our opponent is not just the Dark Lord. There are more powerful dark wizards behind him. I am afraid that they know more about Dementors than I do... I don't think they will make this mistake..."

Daphne and Astoria looked at each other, both showing worried expressions.

Xie Ling tapped the table lightly. "Don't worry. I have confidence in everyone's strength. As long as everyone reaches the combat strength standard I set, Dementors are not scary—" He paused and said, "Of course, you give the orders, and everyone should try to master the Patronus Charm as soon as possible to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Yes, got it."

The Death Eaters' prison breakout was originally a plot in the original book, and even the date and time of the event were almost the same. Sherin was mentally prepared for this. Seeing Sherin's calmness, the two sisters put aside their worries and discussed their future plans.

Schelling flipped the newspaper carelessly, his eyes fell on a familiar name - Dolphin Rowle. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The number of people who escaped from prison was one more than in the original book. That was Dolphin Rowle, who was sent to Azkaban because of the Black Crime Square incident. It seems that he also escaped.

Voldemort finally got his core team back.

This means that Schelling's plan should also enter the next stage. (End of this chapter)