Chapter 177 Dementors
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Liu Yue Zhi Yuan Fei
The train was hurtling north, and the rain was getting heavier, and the windows had turned a watery gray.
The lights in the aisle and on the luggage rack came on at once.
The wind howled outside the window, and the raindrops slapped.
After Draco and his followers spread the news that the last Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was Harry Potter's cousin.
The children of the Weasley family also had no worries. They were worried that Douglas and Harry didn't like to publicize their relationship.
Especially when he was talking about his experience in Egypt with his classmates vividly, when he heard the news, he suddenly looked at each other.
The two said disdainfully:
"Oh, we already knew about that."
"On the phone, that's a Muggle thing..."
Some people came to question Harry, but when they saw the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor sitting in the box, they scattered like birds and beasts...
Just when the three of Harry proudly chose a very good carriage, the train began to slow down.
Ron said excitedly:
"Is it here? It's great, I'm so hungry, I really want to go to the banquet..."
Hermione glanced at her watch, frowned and said:
"I don't think it's here yet..."
The train got slower and slower until the sound of the wheels was inaudible.
Harry was closest to the door, stood up and looked towards the aisle, where countless heads poked out curiously from the compartment.
Then, out of nowhere, all the lights went out and they were plunged into total darkness.
Ron got up and accidentally stepped on Hermione's foot, and they both let out a scream.
Harry groped his way back to his seat, looked at the dark blurry figures of Ron and Hermione in the darkness and asked:
"Did you say the car broke down?"
Ron wiped the mist on the glass, looked out and said:
"I don't know... I can't see anything clearly...
Wait, there seems to be something moving, they seem to get in the car..."
Just as Harry got up and was about to lean over the window to watch, the compartment door was suddenly opened, and someone tripped over Harry's legs and fell to the ground in pain.
Hermione immediately drew out her wand:
"Fluorescent flashes!"
Under the light of the Luminous Charm, Neville Longbottom was seen on the ground.
Only then did Harry and Ron remember that they had left home and could cast spells.
He hurriedly helped Neville on the ground to sit down, followed by another scream, and Neville almost sat on Crookshanks.
Hermione frowned slightly and said:
"Don't move around here, I'll ask the driver what's going on."
As soon as Hermione opened the door, she saw Ginny standing in the dark corridor, and the two almost ran into each other.
Ginny looked at Hermione holding the glow spell, patted her forehead, and said with a smile:
"Almost forgot, we can already use magic."
Immediately, he drew his wand and cast the Luminous Charm as well.
The other students in the corridor didn't think of it until they saw this scene.
They pulled out their wands and cast the luminous spell.
The light of the Luminous Charm slowly extended from Harry and the others to both sides of the aisle.
But soon, the students in the distance discovered something abnormal. Under the interference of some kind of force, their luminous spell could not be casted, and they even saw a terrifying face...
But Ginny and the others had already entered the cubicle at this time, and did not see the scene outside.
At this time, a hoarse voice came from the compartment:
"Quiet!"
Professor Lupine, who had been sleeping since getting on the car, finally woke up. His tired gray face was a little pale under the illumination of the glowing spell in the car, but his eyes were full of vigilance.
With a slight cracking sound, a trembling flame illuminated the compartment. Professor Lupine seemed to be holding a fire in his hand, making the whole compartment suddenly warm.
Everyone suddenly felt that their glowing spells were no longer fragrant, and torches seemed more appropriate on the cold train.
He stood up slowly, held the flame, and said in that hoarse voice:
"Stay still!"
But before Lupine reached the door, the sliding door opened slowly, and the glowing spells of the crowd began to flicker.
The flame in Lupine's hand was also trembling.
But everyone still saw clearly, a tall figure in a cloak stood at the door, almost touching the ceiling.
His face was completely hidden under the hood.
Harry glanced around and saw a hand sticking out from under the cloak, gray and eeriely gleaming, and seemed to be covered in slime and spots, like something rotting in water after death...
Before Harry felt uncomfortable, he suddenly felt something hot in his chest, and suddenly a dazzling white light emanated from his chest, quickly binding the dementor into a ball, and before everyone could react, the white light Pulling the dementor, it flew back to Harry's chest, and then disappeared.
Following the white light, everyone looked at Harry.
But before they could speak, voices came from outside.
They saw many dementors fleeing frantically from the aisle in front of their cubicle.
A dozen or so seventh-grade students walked in neat steps, held magic wands, cast a glowing spell, pointed at the group of dementors and shouted loudly:
"Back, back, back!"
I don't know if the group of dementors were afraid of the special luminous spell of this group of students, or they were overwhelmed by their aura, so they really gathered together and retreated.
Behind the group of seventh-grade students, Percy and Penello, who are the male and female student council presidents, shouted loudly from behind the crowd:
"This is the guardian dementor of Azkaban, don't hurt them!"
The sixth grade students who had learned the Patronus Charm last year swallowed their mouths while looking at the group of dementors.
Should they try it too...
At this moment, an unlucky dementor was squeezed into Harry's cubicle by his companions, and happened to meet Harry's eyes again.
In the eyes of everyone, a big silver bird flew out of Harry's chest this time, and the dementor that entered by mistake was directly knocked into the air, while the other dementors crowded in the aisle retreated faster up.
At this time, several students who had learned the Patronus Charm immediately recognized that the big silver bird was the same as Professor Holmes who had demonstrated the Patronus Charm to them.
Although it is not clear why the patron saint of the previous professor appeared here, but the professor has made a move, so they naturally have to follow closely.
Perhaps because of the special luminous spells of the seventh graders, none of their patron saint spells failed.
Immediately, several silver animals flew over the heads of the seventh-grade seniors who were yelling "Retreat, retreat", and rushed directly to the retreating dementors.
In the aisle of the train, warm applause broke out.
The big silver bird that flew out of Harry's chest turned into a white light and returned to Harry's chest not too far away.
Lupine hurried forward and grabbed Harry's shoulder, and asked nervously:
"Harry, are you okay..."
Harry didn't understand why the new professor was so familiar with him, but he shook his head and said:
"Thank you, I am fine......"
Hermione said from the side:
"The thing that bound the dementor just now looks so familiar to me. It's a bit like Professor Holmes' spell..."
Harry also reacted from his bewildered state, and quickly took out the wooden sign from his arms, only to find that the wooden sign was still extremely hot.
He said excitedly:
"It's him, it's the wooden sign that my cousin gave me, he said that this wooden sign will protect me in case of danger, I thought he was joking, because he also gave my Muggle cousin a...
I didn't expect it to be true. Was the dementor just eaten by this wooden sign?
And what is that big silver bird?
By the way, was that thing just now the guard of Azkaban, called a dementor? "
Everyone looked at Harry with envious eyes. Even Ron, Ginny, and Neville from the pure-blood family didn't have such a thing that could automatically protect people.
Professor Lupine seemed relieved, but still worried:
"Harry, I suggest you store this wooden sign in another place. After all, he just caught a dementor and he doesn't know where it went."
Harry shook his head. His uncle had told him to wear it close to his body. He really didn't expect his uncle to give such a valuable thing to a Muggle.
Everyone watched Harry stuff the wooden sign into his arms again, and couldn't help swallowing.
The lights in the aisle and on the luggage rack came on at once.
The wind howled outside the window, and the raindrops slapped.
After Draco and his followers spread the news that the last Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was Harry Potter's cousin.
The children of the Weasley family also had no worries. They were worried that Douglas and Harry didn't like to publicize their relationship.
Especially when he was talking about his experience in Egypt with his classmates vividly, when he heard the news, he suddenly looked at each other.
The two said disdainfully:
"Oh, we already knew about that."
"On the phone, that's a Muggle thing..."
Some people came to question Harry, but when they saw the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor sitting in the box, they scattered like birds and beasts...
Just when the three of Harry proudly chose a very good carriage, the train began to slow down.
Ron said excitedly:
"Is it here? It's great, I'm so hungry, I really want to go to the banquet..."
Hermione glanced at her watch, frowned and said:
"I don't think it's here yet..."
The train got slower and slower until the sound of the wheels was inaudible.
Harry was closest to the door, stood up and looked towards the aisle, where countless heads poked out curiously from the compartment.
Then, out of nowhere, all the lights went out and they were plunged into total darkness.
Ron got up and accidentally stepped on Hermione's foot, and they both let out a scream.
Harry groped his way back to his seat, looked at the dark blurry figures of Ron and Hermione in the darkness and asked:
"Did you say the car broke down?"
Ron wiped the mist on the glass, looked out and said:
"I don't know... I can't see anything clearly...
Wait, there seems to be something moving, they seem to get in the car..."
Just as Harry got up and was about to lean over the window to watch, the compartment door was suddenly opened, and someone tripped over Harry's legs and fell to the ground in pain.
Hermione immediately drew out her wand:
"Fluorescent flashes!"
Under the light of the Luminous Charm, Neville Longbottom was seen on the ground.
Only then did Harry and Ron remember that they had left home and could cast spells.
He hurriedly helped Neville on the ground to sit down, followed by another scream, and Neville almost sat on Crookshanks.
Hermione frowned slightly and said:
"Don't move around here, I'll ask the driver what's going on."
As soon as Hermione opened the door, she saw Ginny standing in the dark corridor, and the two almost ran into each other.
Ginny looked at Hermione holding the glow spell, patted her forehead, and said with a smile:
"Almost forgot, we can already use magic."
Immediately, he drew his wand and cast the Luminous Charm as well.
The other students in the corridor didn't think of it until they saw this scene.
They pulled out their wands and cast the luminous spell.
The light of the Luminous Charm slowly extended from Harry and the others to both sides of the aisle.
But soon, the students in the distance discovered something abnormal. Under the interference of some kind of force, their luminous spell could not be casted, and they even saw a terrifying face...
But Ginny and the others had already entered the cubicle at this time, and did not see the scene outside.
At this time, a hoarse voice came from the compartment:
"Quiet!"
Professor Lupine, who had been sleeping since getting on the car, finally woke up. His tired gray face was a little pale under the illumination of the glowing spell in the car, but his eyes were full of vigilance.
With a slight cracking sound, a trembling flame illuminated the compartment. Professor Lupine seemed to be holding a fire in his hand, making the whole compartment suddenly warm.
Everyone suddenly felt that their glowing spells were no longer fragrant, and torches seemed more appropriate on the cold train.
He stood up slowly, held the flame, and said in that hoarse voice:
"Stay still!"
But before Lupine reached the door, the sliding door opened slowly, and the glowing spells of the crowd began to flicker.
The flame in Lupine's hand was also trembling.
But everyone still saw clearly, a tall figure in a cloak stood at the door, almost touching the ceiling.
His face was completely hidden under the hood.
Harry glanced around and saw a hand sticking out from under the cloak, gray and eeriely gleaming, and seemed to be covered in slime and spots, like something rotting in water after death...
Before Harry felt uncomfortable, he suddenly felt something hot in his chest, and suddenly a dazzling white light emanated from his chest, quickly binding the dementor into a ball, and before everyone could react, the white light Pulling the dementor, it flew back to Harry's chest, and then disappeared.
Following the white light, everyone looked at Harry.
But before they could speak, voices came from outside.
They saw many dementors fleeing frantically from the aisle in front of their cubicle.
A dozen or so seventh-grade students walked in neat steps, held magic wands, cast a glowing spell, pointed at the group of dementors and shouted loudly:
"Back, back, back!"
I don't know if the group of dementors were afraid of the special luminous spell of this group of students, or they were overwhelmed by their aura, so they really gathered together and retreated.
Behind the group of seventh-grade students, Percy and Penello, who are the male and female student council presidents, shouted loudly from behind the crowd:
"This is the guardian dementor of Azkaban, don't hurt them!"
The sixth grade students who had learned the Patronus Charm last year swallowed their mouths while looking at the group of dementors.
Should they try it too...
At this moment, an unlucky dementor was squeezed into Harry's cubicle by his companions, and happened to meet Harry's eyes again.
In the eyes of everyone, a big silver bird flew out of Harry's chest this time, and the dementor that entered by mistake was directly knocked into the air, while the other dementors crowded in the aisle retreated faster up.
At this time, several students who had learned the Patronus Charm immediately recognized that the big silver bird was the same as Professor Holmes who had demonstrated the Patronus Charm to them.
Although it is not clear why the patron saint of the previous professor appeared here, but the professor has made a move, so they naturally have to follow closely.
Perhaps because of the special luminous spells of the seventh graders, none of their patron saint spells failed.
Immediately, several silver animals flew over the heads of the seventh-grade seniors who were yelling "Retreat, retreat", and rushed directly to the retreating dementors.
In the aisle of the train, warm applause broke out.
The big silver bird that flew out of Harry's chest turned into a white light and returned to Harry's chest not too far away.
Lupine hurried forward and grabbed Harry's shoulder, and asked nervously:
"Harry, are you okay..."
Harry didn't understand why the new professor was so familiar with him, but he shook his head and said:
"Thank you, I am fine......"
Hermione said from the side:
"The thing that bound the dementor just now looks so familiar to me. It's a bit like Professor Holmes' spell..."
Harry also reacted from his bewildered state, and quickly took out the wooden sign from his arms, only to find that the wooden sign was still extremely hot.
He said excitedly:
"It's him, it's the wooden sign that my cousin gave me, he said that this wooden sign will protect me in case of danger, I thought he was joking, because he also gave my Muggle cousin a...
I didn't expect it to be true. Was the dementor just eaten by this wooden sign?
And what is that big silver bird?
By the way, was that thing just now the guard of Azkaban, called a dementor? "
Everyone looked at Harry with envious eyes. Even Ron, Ginny, and Neville from the pure-blood family didn't have such a thing that could automatically protect people.
Professor Lupine seemed relieved, but still worried:
"Harry, I suggest you store this wooden sign in another place. After all, he just caught a dementor and he doesn't know where it went."
Harry shook his head. His uncle had told him to wear it close to his body. He really didn't expect his uncle to give such a valuable thing to a Muggle.
Everyone watched Harry stuff the wooden sign into his arms again, and couldn't help swallowing.
