Chapter 408 Train Attacked
The Hogwarts Express was moving on the rails with a clang, and the crimson steel behemoth was extremely conspicuous on the white snowfield in winter.
Of course, if a Muggle saw this train, they would subconsciously ignore its existence.
The enchanted carriage was very warm, and everyone took off their thick cloaks and gathered together to talk.
A bunch of people were crowded in Wade's compartment, and everyone gathered together to watch Harry and Neville's puppets fighting.
Harry's puppet was a lion, and Neville's puppet was a monkey, both of which were gifts given to them by Wade last year.
The professors in the school forbade students to bring puppets to class or the library. Usually, everyone could only play for a while in the dormitory or the public lounge. At this time on the train, under the watch of everyone, the simple little games seemed to become exciting.
The lion and the monkey were about the same size and had no big difference in strength. They were fighting each other fiercely, and there were cheers and shouts all around-
"Come on! Come on! Bite its back!"
"Throw it out! Throw this big guy out! Throw him up!"
The lion jumped onto the snack pile next to it and pounced. The monkey quickly dodged and kicked the lion on the nose!
The two little animals roared in a childish voice and fought each other. In the end, the monkey was defeated because the terrain was not enough to fully exert its ability.
A large cheer rang out in the box, and the Weasley twins jumped up and shouted: "Pay if you lose! Pay if you lose!"
The supporters handed over a portion of snacks while cursing, and George also stuffed a few for Harry.
"It's my turn!" Caryl squeezed over from the side and excitedly took out a lynx: "Just wait and see, my Mon Lisa will never lose to anyone!"
Lian smiled and put a white leopard on the table, gritting his teeth and laughing: "Coincidentally, my Oscar is also a cat."
"Then let's see who is more powerful!" Caryl was full of fighting spirit.
A new round of competition began again, and other students squeezed outside the door, trying to stretch their necks to see the battle clearly.
Wade leaned against the window, shaking his wand, and secretly cast a traceless stretch spell on the box.
He didn't understand it either. It was obvious that Harry asked about the holiday plan when he passed by the box at the beginning, and then it became a battle between him and Michael's puppets, and then Neville came, and then Caryl who passed by also joined in...
Although this guy is a transfer student, his appeal is terrible. After a while, he attracted a lot of people. Wade felt that the compartment was about to be squeezed by them.
Now, unless he turned into a peregrine falcon and flew out of the window, it would be absolutely impossible to squeeze out of the door.
Wade's eyes unconsciously fell on Caryl's excited and flushed face, and he remembered what Dumbledore said before——
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At the end of yesterday's practice of Apparition, Dumbledore suddenly asked Wade a question.
"Do you know why I kept Caryl and Abigail in school? Even though we all know that they may have problems."
Wade hesitated and asked: "For... tolerance and love?"
It's not his fault that he said it was a middle school, because one of Wade's most profound impressions of Dumbledore was that "love is the greatest magic."
Hearing this, Dumbledore laughed dumbly and shook his head.
"Don't think of me as that kind of pedantic old man, Wade. I know when to be tolerant of others and when to be cautious first."
Dumbledore said: "I kept them in school because I can be sure that as long as I am still in school, they can't do anything in Hogwarts."
Dumbledore said this calmly and confidently.
"Abigail is a very good professor, and Caryl is also a warm and cheerful child. They are not our enemies."
"Those who push them out and hide behind them are the real enemies. Don't get it wrong, Wade."
Wade frowned: "But... if you let them go and cause any harm..."
"Don't worry too much about things that haven't happened yet, Wade."
Dumbledore said: "If you have to consider the worst consequences for everything, you will have endless worries."
"Don't push those who may stand on our side to the enemy side. Give others respect and kindness-the connection between wizards and wizards is very wonderful. It often inadvertently promotes the change of destiny."
Wade looked at the white-haired headmaster, but the ending of Harry's parents suddenly flashed in his mind.
His father regarded Peter Pettigrew as a friend who could entrust his life. When his mother was in school, she once defended Snape in front of the four-member team under the pressure of the college and her position. What was the result?
The connection between wizards is indeed wonderful... But even if you plant the fruit of good intentions, you may also bloom evil flowers.
Dumbledore seemed to see that Wade disagreed. He shook his head and said, "Don't trample on your principles because you are afraid of the future, Wade - whether you can walk on the right path and not go against your heart is the most important thing."
...
On the train.
Wade took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
Losing the advantage of foresight is so bad. If he knew the backhands and nests of those people like he did to Voldemort, he would have found a way to kill them long ago.
But now, they can only be patient and investigate.
And those people showed up, which also broke the safe retreat that Wade had originally envisioned.
When he first entered school, Wade thought that if Voldemort resurrected and controlled such a large force as in the original book, he could take his parents and flee abroad.
At least in the original book, Voldemort's power did not extend beyond Britain.
But those forces that gathered werewolves, vampires and Muggles showed that the living environment abroad seemed to be even worse, perhaps not as good as Britain!
At least in Britain, wizards rarely kill people.
Wade thought about those messy things, and the classmates next to him cheered that Ryan's leopard defeated Caryl's lynx, and then the battle changed to two more people.
In another compartment not far away, there was a singing sound, which soon turned into a chorus.
They started singing Christmas songs, then sang the Hogwarts school song, and then a group of girls began to sing a popular song in the magic world: "A Pot of Hot Love".
Michael, who was sitting next to Wade, also hummed along: "Wave the wand lightly, the fire of love ignites, illuminating the secret of the ancient spell... This is a pot of hot love, stewing the magic flame of happiness. No matter how time passes, the fire of love will never go out..."
The exhaled hot air hit the glass, forming a layer of white water droplets. Michael stretched out his hand and drew a heart on the glass. He stared at it for a while and suddenly shivered.
"Strange..." He rubbed his arms and said, "Why did it suddenly become cold?"
Theo, who was leaning on Neville and about to fall asleep, was also awakened by the cold. He looked out the window and asked, "Is it going to snow?"
The sky outside the glass window was gloomy, showing a gradually thick dark gray. The lights in the corridor and compartments became colder, and there were fine snowflakes falling from the sky.
Everyone complained about the weather, and then got up to find thick cloaks to put on.
"Something's not right." Michael breathed, "Wade, look!"
Feather-like fine ice patterns appeared on the window glass, and the temperature quickly dropped to a bone-chilling level. Suddenly, everyone seemed to be thrown out from the warm room.
Wade felt that this scene was very familiar... as if he had seen it in his memory...
At this time, the train, which was already getting slower and slower, shook a little, and suddenly stopped on the track. The lights that had just been turned on were all extinguished, and the surroundings were terribly quiet.
"What's going on?"
"Did you step on my foot?"
"Who? Don't push me!"
"Fluorescent flashing!"
Wade pointed his wand, and a bright light illuminated the entire compartment. He saw Neville fell, and Harry was frantically straightening his glasses that were squeezed crooked.
Other compartments also lit up one by one, and Wade heard Hermione's voice: "It must be that the train is broken, or at least the warming spell has failed - who will go with me to ask the driver what's going on!"
"Wait, Hermione... Don't run around at this time!" Padma hurriedly advised.
"You stay here first, Padma." Hermione opened the compartment with a glowing wand, and turned back and said, "I'll be back in a while."
"Wait, Hermione--"
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"I, I'll go with you!"
Harry, who finally pulled the wand out of his pocket, said hurriedly, and Ron also ran out of another compartment.
"Go back, don't move!"
Wade finally pushed the students who were blocking the way out of the compartment, and he said in a strong tone: "Stay in the compartment and don't move!"
Hermione was frightened by his face, and then was pulled back by Padma.
Wade already felt it...
The cold chill swept through his body, as if all the happiness was sucked away, the breath was frozen, and the body couldn't help trembling...
At the other end of the train, the students' screams of fear had already sounded.
Wade gritted his teeth and swung his wand vigorously-
"Expecto Patronus!"
A dazzling silver eagle flew out, spreading its wide wings, suddenly swooping through the middle of the passage, flying straight over, and heavily slamming into a monster as tall as the ceiling at the end of the corridor.
It was a Dementor.
It stood outside a compartment, trying to inhale, its whole body covered in a black cloak, revealing only a scabby and rotten palm.
It seemed to want to grab something...or someone, but before it succeeded, it was hit directly in the chest by the silver eagle.
The Dementor was knocked out, so light that it seemed to have no weight. The silver eagle did not give up, and it chased the other party until it drove the guy out of the train.
At this time, the silver eagle also flew out, flying back and forth around the train, and its moonlight-like wings left a bright glow behind it, completely illuminating the outside of the train.
At this time, the students discovered that there were many Dementors around the train. They were densely suspended in the air, wandering around the train, but they could not get close because they could not break through the protection of the silver eagle.
Wade heard the sound of his teeth being ground.
He suddenly remembered Rita Skeeter's intelligence - "The Ministry of Magic sent a special force to capture the Obscurus..."
Yes, it is indeed a special force... Dementors can distinguish people's emotions. They suck happiness and hope, create corruption and despair... And the Obscurus is born from despair and pain...
The Ministry of Magic tried to use the mutual attraction between dark creatures to find the hidden Obscurus, but did not consider whether this thing would really obey their control!
Vade tried to maintain the Silver Eagle, but he didn't know whether his magic power was not strong enough or the students' happiness was too tempting. Although the Dementors were driven away for a distance, they still lingered and refused to go away.
It was impossible for the Silver Eagle to chase and drive away these guys, because the train was too long... If it chased in one direction, the Dementors in the other direction would take the opportunity to get close.
If there were two Patronuses, even if they were slightly weaker, Vader could let go and let the Patronuses attack the Dementors!
But the Patronus Charm is not a spell that a student must master. On this train, the only ones who learned this spell may be Vader and Harry... Oh, and Harry...
"Harry, what are you doing!" Vader gritted his teeth and said, "Patronus Charm!"
Harry staggered to his feet from his seat, his face was terribly pale, but he still insisted on pulling out his wand.
"Expo...Expo Patronus! Hu...Hu...Expo..."
A few wisps of silver mist spurted out from the tip of the wand, just like the level of the Patronus Charm when he first started learning it. The swaying mist emitted a faint light, as weak as a candle that could go out at any time.
"Expo Patronus! Expo Patronus!"
Harry gasped, relying on Neville's support to barely keep from falling. He tried to recall the happy things, but heard a woman's terrible, desperate scream in his ears--
"Don't move Harry! Don't move Harry...Kill me...Have mercy...Have mercy..."
His head hurt so much that he wanted to be torn apart. Harry's eyes suddenly went black and he fainted.
The wand fell to the ground with a "click".
"Harry!"
Neville screamed in horror and tried to hold his fainted friend.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Wade's forehead.
This was the scale of the Dementors he faced for the first time. No wonder Harry couldn't bear it...but what should he do next? Will he just keep on deadlocking like this? Until other wizards come over?
A drop of sweat fell on the floor.
"Hold on, Wade!" Michael shouted, "I've sent messages to my dad and the professors at school!"
"Me too! My mom said she'll be there as soon as possible!"
"My aunt works at the Ministry of Magic! They'll definitely find a way!"
The students who were originally frightened and stiff all over shouted loudly, and desperately flipped through their friends' books, looking for any power that could help.
But the train was parked in the wilderness at this time, and none of the students could tell where they were. Even if their parents wanted to Apparate to provide support, they could only estimate a range and then look for it.
"Expecto Patronus!"
The objective in front of Wade suddenly lit up, and the silver Doberman ran wildly on the air, getting brighter and brighter... and then rushed straight to the Dementors at the rear of the train...
Wade turned his head suddenly and saw Professor Abigail holding a wand, standing outside the train, with the tip of the wand shining silver.
