Chapter 239 Xiao Hei: ...Where are the people?

In the sparkling water, the Auror seemed to see a human face!

No... not as if!!!

When he confirmed that there was really a pale face in the water, the Auror's face turned pale. He wanted to shout but found that he had lost his voice.

In extreme fear, the Auror could only use his only finger that could move slightly to pinch his thigh hard, trying to make himself move.

"What's wrong?"

His companion noticed his abnormality and asked with a frown.

"..."

The Auror, who had regained control of his body and could really see the face, swallowed his saliva:

"It's okay."

Seeing his appearance, the merman with his head floating out of the water smiled, and the Auror's face flushed all of a sudden.

His skin, which was whiter than the moonlight, was so delicate that it could be blown away. Water droplets kept sliding down his hair onto his skin. His eyes were moving, brighter than the bright waves.

The Auror leaned out of the boat like a possessed man, wanting to hug the mermaid. Before his companion could stop him, he watched him jump into the Black Lake with a "plop".

His companion: ???

No, do you miss the Black Lake so much? Are you going to jump in and swim for a while now?

There is still a mission now!

He hurried to the side of the boat, and before the anxiety on his face faded away, he saw the man floating on the lake, kissing a figure and sinking into the water little by little...

!!!

What is going on...?

Before he could see the situation over there clearly, the sound of water coming from below made him look down subconsciously, and he met a pair of curious, green eyes.

As the other party emerged from the water little by little, the whole face that was so beautiful that it was difficult to describe in words filled his vision and heart, followed by a slender neck and smooth shoulders...

He couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose, and there were only two thoughts in his mind-

The legend is true, there are really mermaids in the Black Lake!

The legend is false. It turns out that mermaids... don't wear shells!

"Plop--"

"Plop--"

Originally, Scrimgeour thought it was the wind and waves hitting the boat, or the fish in the Black Lake, but similar sounds became more and more frequent, and it was like putting vegetables into the pot when cooking vegetable soup behind him.

He turned his head in confusion, but found that there were only three boats with people in them out of the seven boats behind him.

"Where are the people?"

Scrimgeour's heart tightened.

"What?"

The Auror behind Scrimgeour turned his head and looked back, and also found that the people on four boats had disappeared, and his hair stood on end.

The mermaids moved from back to front, so no one saw the people in front jump into the water, and the boats they were sitting on were relatively small, so there was a lot of noise when sailing on the Black Lake, and everyone was nervous...

So no one suspected that something happened behind them along the way!

"Where did everyone go?"

"Where else could they go if they disappeared in this place except falling into the lake?"

"But there is no other movement. Even if they were dragged into the lake by the giant squid, there should be a cry for help, right?"

"How about... jumping into the lake and seeing?"

"..."

So many people disappeared, who would dare to jump into the lake?

The group fell into complete silence, looking at each other for fear that someone else would disappear.

"When we get ashore, we'll go find Gandalf."

Scrimgeour finally spoke out his decision, which made everyone feel relieved.

They don't have to jump in to save people now. Think about it, Gandalf can't just kill the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, right?

And I heard that you can't kill people during this festival in Hogwarts!

After getting off the boat, everyone looked at the small forest that they had to pass through before they could reach Hogwarts Castle, as if there was a man-eating monster in it.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... hurry up, there's nothing else before the final boss battle."

Adam closed his eyes. If these guys dawdle any longer, they'll start singing Unforgettable Tonight.

In the end, Scrimgeour took the lead and led everyone straight through the grove to the lawn in front of Hogwarts Castle, where the Aurors looked at him with admiration.

"Let's go."

Scrimgeour's face was very ugly. The people of the Ministry of Magic were simply humiliated along the way!

With the idea of ​​​​calling for justice, Scrimgeour raised his hand and released a spell towards the gate of Hogwarts Castle. Then he remembered that there might be a kind of protective magic on this gate that could rebound spells, so he quickly prepared.

However, the gate of the castle did not rebound his spell.

"Heh, it turns out that it was all bluffing before..."

Before Scrimgeour finished speaking, he suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing from the front. Even if he closed his eyes and raised his hands to resist, the increasing wind force still directly rolled his feet off the ground.

"Armor...!"

The huge wind pressure made it difficult to breathe with his mouth open. After Scrimgeour's spell was interrupted, he decisively cast silent magic to support the armor spell, but it was torn apart by the strong wind in a few seconds.

The wind was stronger! And it was getting stronger!

The body was swept into the air with almost no resistance, and thunder rumbled in his ears. The biting cold and scorching heat kept passing by, and countless water drops hit him...

Scrimgeour's heart was extremely confused. Was he swept into a tornado?

A tornado that suddenly blew up on a calm night?

And it’s still at the gate of Hogwarts Castle?

Is he crazy or is the world crazy?

The last thought flashed through his mind, and Scrimgeour fell completely into coma.

Xiao Hei, who had regained his body, released the energy suppressed in his body and roared happily. Then he flapped his wings and his huge body rose into the sky. A pair of dragon wings directly covered the entire sky!

With a movement of his tail, Xiao Hei landed on the shield outside Hogwarts Castle. He lowered his head and looked at the lawn in front of the castle, and black smoke filled with sparks poured out of the corner of his mouth...

Um?

The movement of lowering his head hesitated slightly, and a bit of doubt flashed in those ferocious golden vertical pupils.

Where are people?

Didn't father say that the man was on the lawn in front of the castle?

Xiao Hei crawled forward a little, continued to lower his head, and looked at the upside-down castle gate in his field of vision. The direction was correct... Could it be that he remembered it wrong and that this was actually the back door?

Xiao Hei grabbed the shield on the castle and looked in another direction, but there was still no one there.

Xiao Hei tilted his head in confusion.

"...No, it's okay. Just put the energy away. You did a good job. I'll give you your favorite nuclear reactor to eat at night."

Suddenly appeared above Xiao Hei's head. Adam put his hand on his forehead and spoke with difficulty:

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have pursued such a real and handsome opening. It can be solved with magic cards... But if magic cards are used, why not just use illusions? There is no soul at all..."

Xiao Hei couldn't understand what his father was talking about. He only knew that he could have a good meal again. Although he was a little unhappy that he had to suppress energy again so soon, he still obeyed obediently.