Chapter 658 Waiting

We're pretty lucky this time. Lupine said after Ryan finished his plan, at least it's not the night of the full moon, otherwise Voldemort will bring a group of werewolves here and we will be in real trouble.

This kind of large-scale attack on mysterious people will not call werewolves. Hermione said, Once the werewolves in the past turned into wolves, they couldn't control their actions at all. more likely.

Oh, we've all forgotten that. Lupine let out a laugh. It seems that before getting your help, the life as a werewolf in the past is really nothing worth our nostalgia.

By the way, did you find anything wrong around you when you came here before? Seeing that Lupine and those werewolves seemed to think of some not-so-good memories, Ryan quickly changed the subject. I mean, since the Death Eaters are preparing for a massive attack. Well, they should be doing something now.

A few kilometers away, a group of wizards with very suspicious behaviors gathered there as if they were waiting for something. A werewolf who came out from behind Lupine said. Because my foothold after the apparition was on the hill next to the town, and I just saw a smoke from a kitchen in the distance. After climbing to the top of the tree and observing it carefully with a telescope, I was sure that it was a group of wizards I had never seen before. .”

The Death Eaters are likely to attack at night, Hermione said, but I don't understand why they would prepare a camp near Hogsmeade, since as wizards they can teleport directly around the town.

But it's not easy for a group of wizards to teleport to a certain point at the same time, especially when the magic body defense system in Hogsmeade town can cause some interference to the surrounding teleportation. Ryan explained to Hermione in a low voice arrive. Although the low-power operation cannot create spatial turbulence to completely eliminate the group of uninvited guys, it can cause some deviations in various transmission methods through interference.

So that's the case! No wonder I was thinking about the grass behind the house, but it was teleported to the surrounding mountains. I thought it was because I was nervous and teleported wrongly today. A brown werewolf who looked a little thin said, Ryan remembered that his name was Peter, and he had been in charge of procurement before because of his better apparition technology.

Yeah, you have to know that most wizards are not as good at apparating as you are. Especially the group of Death Eaters from all over Europe doesn't have tacit cooperation at all, so they have to be around Hogsmeade First determine a rendezvous point and gather in advance to ensure that the attack on Hogsmeade can be launched at a unified time. Ryan said.

But I have to admit that these Death Eaters have indeed found a very good solution. Ryan said and spread his hands. Because our manpower is too small, even if we know the enemy's current location, we can't attack them in advance. Instead, they can organize the team little by little where they can see the town of Hogsmeade.

I used to think that the battles of wizards are constantly apparating and fighting in various places, with no positions and no sphere of influence. Except for a few key points of offense and defense, it is completely a large-scale field battle and mobile battle. Hermione's wide-eyed eyes Speaking of. I didn't expect to need a starting camp just like ordinary people's wars, and even need to repair fortifications.

Repair work? Ryan turned his head in surprise after hearing this sentence, and saw through the glass window behind him that Percy and several wizards were digging trenches with magic on the main road of Hogsmeade town. He also piled up all the soil towards the outside of the town.

This should be of some use, said Lupine, putting his paws on the windowsill and looking at it. Magic doesn't turn corners. Standing in a ditch with half of your body exposed is at least a little harder to hit than with your whole body exposed.

That's right, Ryan suddenly realized. After all, the magic used by most wizards is all straight-line ray magic, so the method that Muggles use to avoid bullets can also be used to avoid those magic.

Moreover, Percy didn't seem to just dig a circle of trenches around the town. With the help of magic, they dug out a simple but complete trench system that allowed everyone to move around the town without appearing. on the ground.

Besides, the whole town was mobilized. Many wizards put away the things outside the room one after another, and added fireproof spells to their buildings, and finally sealed all the doors and windows with wooden boards.

As the sun went down, the Death Eaters outside of town became more active. Even Ryan standing in front of the window that the Weasley twins had just boarded up could see some figures moving in the woods in the distance through the gaps in the boards.

Ryan and the others took advantage of this last pre-war time to start eating dinner, while Lupine and the others took turns going to the only underground laboratory that could shield magic fluctuations for dinner. If the basement wasn't too small, the werewolves would have transformed into waiting there just now.

Before it was about to get dark, Percy and the others finally completed all the fortifications, and then a group of wizards walked out of the Ministry of Magic and entered the fortifications.

Basically they are all newcomers. A gray giant wolf that was a circle bigger than other werewolves whispered, and Ryan recognized that he was turned into the former Auror William. However, in the case of a fixed position led by those experienced Aurors or strikers, it should be able to contend with a group of Death Eaters and Dark Wizards with stronger personal combat effectiveness.

That means this is the best way the Ministry of Magic can come up with now, right? Hermione asked, turning her head to look at the huge gray wolf. It sounds like our side has been in a very passive position.

It's not what it sounds like, but we are indeed in a passive position in this battle. William nodded.

But there is no way around it. Personal combat skills cannot be improved in a short period of time. Even if the wizards who volunteer to join our strikers are full of courage and determination, even if we have conducted professional training. But one-on-one They are really not the opponents of the group of experienced Death Eaters. Not to mention that none of the dark wizards summoned by money is not a good fighter.

But I don't think they will rush into Hogsmeade Town. Ryan pointed to the houses with light shining through the windows and cracks in the doors. From Ryan and the others, people could be vaguely seen in every house shaking.

These townspeople will show powerful lethality when defending their wealth and homes. Don't forget that most of the people in Hogsmeade Town are aboriginal wizards who have lived here for several generations. The scattered dark wizards who rushed into the town should be at an advantage.

Besides, the primary target of the Death Eaters attack this time is the Ministry of Magic established in the Shrieking Shack on the hillside outside the town. I don't think their main force will be sent here. That's why there are only The reason why several experienced wizards brought a group of novice guards is because whether it is the Ministry of Magic or the Order of the Phoenix, their elites are mainly placed in the Ministry of Magic to prepare for the main force of the enemy. Ryan finally explained.

So the real reason why Professor Dumbledore asked us to come here is— Hermione looked at Ryan in the middle of speaking, and Ryan nodded. You're right, he put us here to protect the innocents in the town on the one hand, and on the other hand, as a general reserve team ready to support at any time, we can't do it in real time in Hogwarts castle. Take the situation here and react accordingly.

I hope everything goes well tonight. Hermione said as she looked towards the boarded-up window. At this time, the last ray of sunset outside the window had disappeared, and the night had completely enveloped the whole world.