Chapter 356 Dementors
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the car window turned into a watery gray. Before I knew it, the sky was completely dark.
The box door was opened again, and Fred and George took advantage of the dim light to sneak in.
"Percy isn't here..." George asked.
"No." Cedric looked at the two of them and asked curiously: "It's been so long, and he's still not ready to let you go? It's just a change of badge, so there won't be such a big hatred."
"It should be said that he has never caught us." George closed the door, turned around and said, "We watched him and walked around in the train several times."
"You're kidding." Cedric's first reaction was disbelief, thinking that they just didn't want to admit it for the sake of face.
The train is so big, with one aisle leading from the front to the back, without even a turning in the middle, and the compartment doors also have glass, so you can see what's going on inside.
As long as Percy is patient, he will be able to find them.
Kyle thought so too.
"Have you learned the Disillusionment Charm?" he asked, "or borrowed Harry's Invisibility Cloak."
"None of them." George sat next to Cedric and said proudly: "We hid in the dining car with snacks. It was empty underneath and there was a partition, which was just enough to hide two people."
"Percy passed us three times without noticing."
"He even stopped to buy a few things once, a licorice wand and a cauldron cake."
"We recognized his shoes..."
"So, you've been hiding in the dining car until now?" Qiu looked at the time and asked in disbelief, "Oh my God, it's been five hours."
The dining cart containing snacks is not big, just about the same size as the table in the private room.
Two people, squatting under the table for five hours... To be honest, if it were her, she would rather be beaten by Percy.
"Of course not," Fred said. "After the snack truck completes a circle, it will stop at the front, where the driver is, and we stay there."
As he spoke, the lights in the aisle and on the luggage rack suddenly turned on.
Dim yellow lights illuminated the carriage, making it look even darker outside the window.
"We should be almost there," Ginny asked.
"It's almost there." Qiu said, "There's still one hour left."
"I really hope it can be faster." Fred touched his stomach, "I'm so hungry. I really want to attend the banquet quickly..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the train suddenly began to slow down.
"Did your wish come true?" Fred stood up in surprise and pressed his face against the window, trying to see what was going on outside.
"This is impossible!" Qiu looked at the time again, "There is still an hour before arrival time."
"Maybe the driver wanted us to have dinner quickly and speeded up the train." George said with a smile.
"No George, I don't think the train is speeding up."
Fred, who was lying on the window, raised his head, "It's not that we are familiar with the Hogsmeade platform outside, but a completely unfamiliar place."
The train was getting slower and slower, the sound of the wheels was gradually becoming inaudible, and the sound of wind and rain hit the windows louder than before.
With a "clunking" sound, the train suddenly stopped as if it had been stepped on.
A large box was thrown from the shelf, nearly hitting Luna on the head.
"I'm the president of the student union. Everyone, please go back to the box. Don't panic!" Percy's voice came from outside.
But at this time, the title of student union president seems a bit insufficient.
Especially after all the lights went out for no reason, the train instantly fell into panic, with screams one after another.
"Do you feel that the weather is getting a little cold?
Fred rubbed his arms, pointed to the window and said, "Look here."
I don't know when, a thin layer of ice has formed on the glass.
"It's September now!" Cedric frowned.
It freezes in September, and it’s hard to survive the winter.
"They should be dementors..." Kyle looked at the looming figures outside, "They are probably coming to check if Black is in the car."
"No, it's impossible..." Ginny huddled in the corner and said tremblingly: "Those monsters in Azkaban? How could they appear on the train? Principal Dumbledore would definitely not allow it..."
"I think Kyle is right."
Qiu, who had been looking outside just now, suddenly turned pale. She saw the figure in a tattered cloak at the end of the dark corridor, floating in mid-air like a ghost.
"One on each side..." Qiu quickly stepped back, "They are checking the carriage!"
The carriage suddenly fell into a dead silence.
As a child growing up in a wizarding family, you have more or less heard the name of dementors.
But they never thought that they would encounter these monsters on the train to Hogwarts.
To say I'm not nervous would be a lie.
Kyle took it upon himself to move to the front.
He shook the wand slightly, and a silvery-white halo soon lit up at the tip.
This kind of light is much darker than the lighting spell, but it is softer and has a larger range.
Just because of the nervousness, the people around did not notice this, only Kangna tilted her head curiously.
She found that the surrounding area seemed not to be so cold all of a sudden.
But it wasn't the right time to ask questions, so I didn't say anything.
Soon, one of the dementors arrived at the box where they were.
They could even clearly hear the gurgling sounds in each other's throats.
To others, it was just a meaningless sound, but what Kyle heard meant something else.
[Brian...Blakea...no, it's Blakai...]
It kept repeating a name intermittently, but it couldn't remember it. It said it differently every time.
What stands out is that his IQ is not very high.
But this is normal, after all, they don't even have brains.
It stood at the door of the box, stretched out a grey-white, sinister hand and gently hooked it...
The box door slowly opened.
But the light in the room also spread out, just sweeping over it.
The Dementor immediately threw away his hand, and his body began to retreat unconsciously, clinging tightly to the car behind him.
"There's no one you're looking for here," Kyle said. "None of us have Black hidden under our robes. Let's go."
The tattered hooded head turned to Kyle and let out another gurgling sound.
[I want to... check... the order...]
"No, I say it again, there is no Black here!"
Kyle waved his wand again, and the surrounding white light became a little brighter.
The dementor struggled again, looking like a big dung egg had been thrown all over it. It was very uncomfortable and a little helpless...
But despite this, it still stubbornly did not leave the box.
[Check...command...]
"Let's go!"
【No...go...】
"Walk!"
【Not leaving...】
The corner of Kyle's mouth twitched.
Somehow, he suddenly felt a sense of guilt for bullying the weak... But the weak here does not refer to strength, but to IQ.
"This is so ridiculous," Kyle muttered.
The surrounding white light gradually converged, and finally remained in the shape of a hazy cloud, shrouding Kangna and the others.
"Inspection only." Kyle pointed his wand at the Dementor and reminded: "If you dare to do anything else, or absorb even a little emotion, I will kick you out."
[Order...check...not eat...]
There was no white light around, and the Dementor floated up again, entered the box and took a slow breath.
Everyone suddenly felt cold, but it was just cold.
[There is no...Banglain...smell...]
The next second, the dementor quickly left the box, turned around and walked away leisurely.
"Yes, Blake." Kyle couldn't help but remind him as he closed the door.
【Blake...Blakea...】
"..."
Sure enough, this guy had no IQ, and he remembered it wrong again in less than a second. He just didn't know if all dementors were like this, or if he just met a fool.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the originally silent corridor.
Kyle vaguely heard someone screaming...
"Harry!"
"Professor, Harry, he fainted!"
"Help, help..."
It's Ron, and Hermione's voice, and the last one seems to be Neville...
Then, a silver light lit up the corridor again.
The Dementor who had just left subconsciously wanted to retreat into the box, but by this time Kyle had already closed the door.
On one side was the closed door of the box, and on the other was the silver light getting closer and closer. Not sure if it was an illusion, but Kyle actually saw a trace of helplessness in this Dementor.
