#494 - Out of control, soul-stealing, emergency detection! (6K please subscribe)

Because of this unexpected change on the field, the scholars fell into panic.

Just a Death Eater mark instantly brought them back to the terrible memories of the Dark Lord's rule over the wizarding world.

The bronze clock in front of the Ministry of Magic never rings again, and the shop windows in Diagon Alley are all covered with gray curtains. But in Knockturn Alley, a favorite place for dark wizards, the cauldrons are boiling day and night, and the fishy smell of African tree snake skin surrounds the surroundings, which is full of the smell of truth serum.

Wizards under control are required to drink a cup every week and then be asked whether they have revealed any news about the Dark Lord to the outside world.

The wizards trembled and said no, and occasionally some wizards avoided the torture of truth serum and were strangled to death on the spot by the Dark Lord's loyal followers - the Death Eaters!

The body, wrapped in tattered clothes, was chained to the entrance of Diagon Alley, secured only by a short wooden stick.

The wizard had no dignity when he was alive, and even after his death he was not treated like a real dead person.

Every day, wizards were caught from closed doors and tortured.

Even a weekly dose of Veritaserum couldn't stop the Death Eaters from being suspicious.

Every night they had to pray to Merlin not to be visited by Death Eaters, and they would hug each other shiveringly, trying to draw a little warmth.

"Old Tom next door was arrested because his cowardly neighbor reported him to the Death Eaters, saying that Tom was cursing the Dark Lord in private!"

"My relatives in the countryside were also arrested because they didn't know the name of the Dark Lord, nor were they afraid of the Death Eaters. They didn't give the Death Eaters the respect they deserved, so they were imprisoned."

"Cherish all of this. The owl has not been intercepted by them yet. Once even the owl cannot fly into Diagon Alley, we will all become the souls of the dead under the knife of the Dark Lord!"

"How can I put an end to this never-ending nightmare?"

"No! It's not me. Don't kill me. I swear allegiance to the Dark Lord. Please don't take my child away..."

Suddenly a silver-white phoenix flew over and let out a clear and melodious cry.

No one knew where it came from, and when people regained consciousness, they saw this beautiful phoenix hovering above their heads, its silver-white tail dragging starlight in the air.

It was as if stars were falling.

The endless night broke the bottomless darkness.

Everyone felt a warmth in their bodies and the scholars regained their composure.

This is Hogwarts.

This is Hogwarts after all.

This is Dumbledore's territory and the safest place in the entire British wizarding world.

Many wizards know that the phoenix is ​​synonymous with Dumbledore. Not only did he raise a real phoenix that could be reborn from the ashes, but the Patronus Charm also took the form of a phoenix.

Dumbledore never concealed his power from others.

Seeing that everyone was awake, the phoenix flew over Mag's head and circled around her body a few times, as if conveying some message, and then looked at Lin Xia again.

The starlight from its wings fell on Lin Xia's body, making her look as if she was wearing a robe of twinkling stars.

Lin Xia felt that all her mental fatigue had been swept away, and she was full of energy. Her body seemed to have been freed from a layer of shackles, and she felt more relaxed.

She carefully pondered the power that was falling on her, and a hint of contemplation flashed in her eyes.

Is this Dumbledore's power?

Just a patronus spell can be so useful. Not only can it fight against the power of the evil world, but it also has the buff of clearing away all negative emotions.

"Lin Xia." Professor McGonagall said with a stern face, "You stay here first. We need to carefully examine each scholar. Among them there are spies sent by the Death Eaters."

The faces of all the Hogwarts professors present were very grim. Despite all their precautions, they were still unable to prevent the invasion of the Death Eaters.

She paused, frowning, "But the person who can cast a curse on her must be someone present!"

The scholars lost consciousness for only a few seconds, but in their minds, it seemed like a very long time.

But in the eyes of the conscious little wizards, they felt that these scholars just glanced at the crystal ball and their faces suddenly turned extremely pale.

There was also the silver-white phoenix, whose appearance made the little wizard think that the busy Dumbledore was also watching the paper press conference.

Ron asked in confusion, "Why do these wizards look like they've seen a ghost?"

Harry felt a slight tingling in his brain.

He couldn't see the image in the crystal ball from where he was sitting, but the moment he felt a tingling sensation in his brain, he felt that there must be something wrong with the crystal ball.

At that moment, the pain in his brain was very obvious, but with the appearance of the Phoenix, the pain was no longer so severe, except for a dull ache from time to time.

Harry couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you notice anything? At a certain moment just now, these scholars seemed to be caught in some kind of magic."

Ron shook his head. He found nothing.

Hermione was a little hesitant. She just felt that the atmosphere at a certain moment just now was a little wrong, there was something unusual and strange, but when she looked into it in detail, she couldn't tell what the feeling was.

Only Draco had a solemn expression, because his position allowed him to see the scene in the crystal ball and the provocation of the Death Eater.

The moment he was marked, his body began to practice the exercises spontaneously.

Usually when the body has this kind of reaction, it is being invaded by the evil god's whispering.

What wizard is on the other side of the crystal ball?

Just through a gesture and a pattern, the evil god hidden in Hogwarts can be triggered.

However, the invasion of the evil god's power was very short-lived, only a few seconds, before it was expelled by the phoenix that arrived later.

Before they could figure out what was going on, the door of the Great Hall was suddenly opened and the Aurors sent by the Ministry of Magic took over the Great Hall with wands in hand and grim expressions.

From now on, everyone in the auditorium will be examined individually, whether they are scholars, professors on campus, or students.

Professors in the school are the first to be reviewed, and their review process is also the fastest.

The main reason is that Headmaster Dumbledore often interacts with them. If there was really something wrong with them, Dumbledore would have discovered it long ago, so why would it be their turn to take action?

The scholars had undergone strict examination when they came in. After seeing the commotion just now, they knew that Hogwarts would not give up, and they were mentally prepared for the more stringent examination to come.

Some people even prepared themselves mentally to drink truth serum.

The students who had remained in the auditorium were not affected by what had happened before. They were still enthusiastically discussing the power that the binding wand had just demonstrated and were amazed.

But when they saw that every scholar had such a serious expression on their faces, panic gradually spread to the students.

Some little wizards began to get restless, and some couldn't help crying.

After realizing that the young wizard did not have such good patience, the professors quickly called the students over for examination.

Lin Xia's experimental group was the main speaker of this press conference and was also a student. They also quickly entered the review process.

Professor McGonagall led them to a small compartment in the Great Hall, which was filled with intricate patterns that crisscrossed like vines.

Not only the floor, but also the surrounding walls and ceiling are covered with dense array patterns.

Lin Xia determined at a glance that this was an advanced detection magic array. It should have been set up temporarily, so it was so small to ensure the normal operation and power of the array.

If a large magic array is arranged in advance, the formation will be even larger and the materials consumed will be of higher quality.

This was most likely the work of Professor Barbling, Lin Xia thought.

She adapted well and could stay in the room for several minutes.

But Draco and the others only watched for a few dozen seconds or even less, and then closed their eyes as they couldn't bear it anymore.

It felt as if someone had hit my brain hard with a hammer. My head was shaking violently and my body was spinning back and forth like a weightless boat.

It was like a shuttle was desperately drilling into the human brain, and the stinging sensation came over him, and the little wizard's face turned pale in an instant.

Professor McGonagall then reminded: "Your mental awareness is not enough. Don't stare at the magic array for a long time. It is working all the time, detecting your magic power and body."

The reason why I am saying this now is that if the wizard can keep staring at this high-level magic array for a long time, it will improve his spiritual awareness.

Moreover, this kind of magic array is used to detect whether the wizard possesses the power of the evil god.

If you focus on the magic rune array, the detection will be faster.

With the help of the magic array, it became extremely easy for Hogwarts to check the magical fluctuations of scholars.

Whether a scholar is colluding with evil gods can be seen at a glance when he enters the door.

People with guilty consciences will lower their eyes when they come in and refuse to look at the magic array.

Only those who are calm don't care.

Although this evaluation method is somewhat biased, its basic accuracy rate is as high as 80%.

However, even if we refuse to look directly at the magic array, there are ways to detect it, but it will cost more materials and energy.

After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, she started detecting the magic rune array.

All the little wizards were surrounded by a warm golden light. Draco sensed something and looked at Lin Xia with some surprise.

Why does this light look so much like the power of a shining candle?

He has been using the Glow Candle frequently recently, not only when he went to the other world, but he could not do without the illumination of the Glow Candle throughout the entire trip.

Also, when refining the pitch-black potion in the laboratory, the glow candle is also an indispensable aid. Under the illumination of the glow candle, those black bugs will be obedient and let him toss them around.

As he came into contact with the glowing candles more often, he naturally became familiar with the energy emitted by the candlelight. At this time, detecting the light of the magic array gave him the same feeling as when the candlelight was shining.

The golden light only lasted for a few seconds before returning to calm. Professor McGonagall's voice rang in their ears: "You can go out now."

As soon as he went out, Draco asked Lin Xia: "Did you notice that the power just now was very similar to the power of the glow candle?"

Lin Xia nodded: "Because they all use the same source of power, which is to draw on the power of the glorious side.

The power used by the magic rune detection array is very gentle, mainly for detection, not for harming people. The purpose of the glow candle is to dispel darkness, and it is not for fighting. "

Ron and the others suddenly realized, and Ron even said, "No wonder, I also felt that the power was somewhat familiar, it turned out that I had come into contact with it often."

Hermione said, "It's just that the magic rune array is too complicated. I just stared at it for a few seconds and I broke out in a cold sweat. Even now, I still feel like my brain is shaking."

Ron smacked his lips. "You can still watch it for dozens of seconds, but I can't stand it after just a few seconds. How about you, Harry?"

Harry did not pay attention to detecting the power emanating from the magic rune array. He was completely immersed in the warm feeling of being surrounded by that power.

Under the golden light, he felt that the pain in his brain was much relieved.

As for watching the magic array, he didn't feel uncomfortable, probably because he just took a look and then looked away.

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Harry asked, "What are we going to do now, just wait for news?"

Hermione gave him a puzzled look, "Besides waiting for news, what else can we do with so many professors watching us?"

Harry seemed to have been poked at, and said quickly: "Um, I, I... I just want to see if there is anything I can help with."

Lin Xia had no idea about the group of scholars. This was Hogwarts, and no matter how powerful they were, they couldn't get out. Besides, the press conference was over, so she said, "I'll go to the lab and continue my research."

"Draco." She called him before leaving, "Make more of your black potion."

Draco nodded: "Okay, I'll go to the lab with you."

Ron looked around and said, "Forget it. I'll just go to the office to play the game. Professor Babel asked me to play the game yesterday to test my knowledge of magic runes."

Harry was about to leave when Hermione suddenly said, "Harry, where are you going?"

Harry actually wanted to go to the Great Hall, but with Hermione around, he didn't want to reveal his true thoughts, so he said, "I'll go to the dormitory."

Hermione thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go to the library and study harder."

Harry thought of the long list of review materials Hermione had listed, and felt that she was reading more new books in the name of review.

But maybe this is the review method of the top student, he wisely remained silent.

Harry returned to the dormitory and found that Neville had come back and was stammering about the press conference with Mikkel.

Mikel was very interested in the fact that "Lin Xia used the binding wand to tie up a witch, and after releasing the witch, he found the crystal ball from her body," and kept asking Neville to tell more details.

Harry listened to Neville repeating himself over and over again, and he couldn't help but feel anxious about Neville's lack of words. He couldn't help but ask:

"Mikel, if you were so interested in the press conference, why didn't you apply to attend?"

Mikel said calmly: "I applied to participate, but was not accepted."

Harry: "But I looked at the application form in Professor McGonagall's hand, and your name is not on it at all."

He explained emphatically: "Professor McGonagall once told us that most of the places are given to outstanding students, hoping that they can continue to work hard.

A small number of places will be given to poor students, hoping that they can learn from their mistakes and work hard to rise. Your grades this semester are so good, if you want it, the professor will not refuse to give it to you. "

Mikel was not embarrassed or annoyed when he was exposed, and said calmly: "Is that so? I remembered that I applied for it, but it seems that I remembered it wrong."

Harry suddenly realized that he would never be able to learn to be as shameless as Mikel.

It turns out that some people really can tell lies with their eyes open.

Everyone knows that he clearly didn't apply because he just didn't want to see Lin Xia's highlight moment.

A rumor has been circulating in the third grade since some time ago that Mikel is very jealous of Lin Xia, so he has to compete with Lin Xia in everything and never fall behind.

The two of them were like kings who never met, fighting across the river. Mikel usually wouldn't show up where Lin Xia was.

But Lin Xia will not appear where Mikel is.

As someone who often deals with the parties involved, Harry scoffs at such rumors.

The reason why Lin Xia and Mikel have not met in many occasions is simply because their schedules do not overlap.

Mikel changed his courses since the beginning of this semester. He no longer attends classes with Neville, Harry and the others, but instead prefers the class pace of Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

The reason is that classes at these two colleges are mostly held in the morning, and he wants to spare more time to delve into his research.

In addition, the college has recently introduced optional classes.

For the same course, the teaching content and progress are different because the teaching pace of each college is different.

As long as students know their content progress and the professor’s class schedule, they can choose any day - morning, afternoon, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow.

As long as students can ensure that they keep up with the class progress, Hogwarts will let them arrange their time however they want.

But if they can't keep up, their parents at home will beat them up without the professor having to do anything.

Currently, the free course selection program is still being tested on a small scale and has not been implemented on a large scale.

Once this is implemented, Mikel and Lin Xia will never meet each other because their schedules will not match.

Harry didn't know how these rumors spread. In his mind, even if Mikel was twice as good as he is now, he would still be far inferior to Lin Xia.

The two people cannot be compared at all, they are on different levels.

Lin Xia in Hogwarts is like the moon hanging high in the sky, which can be seen but not touched in real life.

Mikel is a firefly surrounding the bright moon. He wants to chase the moon, but he can’t even catch up with it even if he rides a horse.

In terms of ability, Harry even felt that Mikel was not as good as Hermione.

After all, Hermione has been known as a "freak", "genius" and "know-it-all" since the first grade, but her brilliance was overshadowed by Lin Xia.

Mikel is just a rising star this semester. His abilities are outstanding in all aspects, but they are only about the same as Hermione's.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Neville felt a little awkward. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and suddenly thought of something. He said, "Where are you going to play for Christmas?"

Next Friday is Christmas. Exams will start on Tuesday, and holidays will start on Wednesday. Students must leave Hogwarts by Christmas Eve at the latest.

Christmas Day officially marks the beginning of winter vacation.

Harry had already signed the registration form in advance and decided to stay on campus during the winter break.

The winter vacation was not very long, so Professor McGonagall just glanced at it and approved it. If it were summer vacation, Hogwarts would require every student to leave school.

Mikkel said, "Hogsmeade Village, I heard it's very lively there every Christmas."

Harry: "I'll stay in school and Hagrid will take me out to play."

Neville said happily, "I should go to Diagon Alley. I spend Christmas in Diagon Alley every year."

After finishing his useless socializing, Harry ran to the common room to review.

But he only stayed for a while, then quietly put away his book, put on his invisibility cloak and went to the auditorium.

Two days after Lin Xia returned from Hogsmeade, she returned the Invisibility Cloak to Harry, but left the Marauder's Map.

She gave the twins fifty gold Galleons as the fee for renting the Marauder's Map, so it was impossible for her to return it after just using it for a few days.

Even if she paid it back, the other party would not return the money, so it would be better to keep it just in case.

Just as Hermione asked to see how many secret passages there were in the school, she handed the map to Hermione.

Hermione was reading in the library, occasionally glancing up at the Gryffindor common room on the map.

It's not that I don't want to take a look at Ron's location, but the space for studying the knowledge challenge game is an independent space and is not recorded on the live map.

Suddenly, she saw Harry's name and her eyes narrowed slightly.

She saw Harry's name coming out of the common room and walking towards the second floor. Hermione thought for only a second, then immediately stood up, packed her books, and hurriedly left the library.

Judging from the looks of it, Harry should want to go to the great hall on the second floor.

Hermione thought: Harry must have discovered something, so she wanted to go back to the Great Hall.

Because her friend had many characteristics that looked like a wizard infected by the evil god's whispers, Hermione was a little worried and decided to go to the Great Hall.

But halfway there, she glanced at the parchment and was stunned.

Harry's name disappeared!

She tossed and turned but couldn't see Harry, and suddenly thought of the Invisibility Cloak.

Hermione's heart sank slightly. Since the preparations were so thorough, she had to go and take a look.

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There was a sudden knock on the laboratory door.

Lin Xia opened the door and saw the stern McGonagall and the dean. McGonagall said, "We found the Death Eater who infiltrated the scholars. He took Polyjuice Potion and imitated the appearance of a scholar to blend in.

It was not detected before because he was not carrying any prohibited items. He cast the Imperius Curse on the witch quietly while you were talking."

Professor McGonagall's voice was chilling: "The longer the night, the more trouble we have. We must deal with the Death Eaters tonight."

Lin Xia glanced at Dean Sprout. The dean was there, so she already knew what she had to do.

She didn't dare to delay and said, "I'll go now!" (End of this chapter)