Chapter 443
Leaving
Chapter 443 Leaving
Before Sirius finished speaking, the cloak suddenly spread out, covering Mabel tightly. Peter No. 2 beside him also pulled the mask to make sure it would not fall off his face suddenly.
Sirius didn't notice their little movements, but Lupin suddenly looked over here.
The wand pointed at a young wizard with dark complexion and panicked eyes. He looked blankly at Sirius, who had a cold expression, and asked, "Vade Grey is...?"
He was about to ask who it was when he suddenly remembered that he had actually seen this name in the newspaper. It was the alchemy genius who had become very famous recently.
"…Is he the inventor of the communication pea? Are you looking for him?"
Another elderly witch nearby quickly explained: "We haven't seen the person you mentioned - he is in England and should be studying at Hogwarts now... right?"
In the crowd, a witch with her hair in a bun had a slightly changed expression and wanted to say something, but held back.
She had made Vader's cloak not long ago and was one of the few people who knew Vader Grey was in the castle.
But thinking of the order to keep the secret, the witch swallowed the words in her heart and hid in the shadow of the wall with her head down.
"Nonsense!" Sirius said angrily, "If he was in school, would we still need to look for him? It seems that you don't intend to hand him over..."
"Then let's go in and look for him ourselves!" A long-haired witch flew over and said, she drew her wand and said decisively, "Don't waste time, while Dumbledore is holding back the other witches, we have to rescue the child as soon as possible!"
While they were talking, the Order of the Phoenix members had subdued the Muggle soldiers and thrown all their weapons and vehicles into the flames. Only two wizards were left to guard the place, and the others all flew over on broomsticks.
The two sides confronted each other through the window, and the situation was on the verge of breaking out.
Although the number of members of the Order of the Phoenix was smaller, they were highly capable and skilled in spells. Most of the remaining members of the Witch Party were injured, and some did not even hold their wands in their hands and were still wearing pajamas.
"Wait! Wait! Listen to me!"
Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Wowelet quickly stepped forward and opened his arms to block everyone.
After all, the Witch Party has more people and more power, so it may not necessarily lose to the Phoenix Order, but...
Wowelet looked fearfully at the silent little girl next to him and the increasingly brighter firebird.
If these two guys also start to take action, few of the young people behind them may survive.
The most important thing is that Wowelet doesn't think that they and Wade are enemies, and they got along well with each other before. It would be stupid to kill people because of a lack of information.
Wowelet looked Sirius straight in the eyes and said sincerely: "Listen to me, Weed Grey is definitely not in the castle, he..."
"Really? Vader has found it!"
Lupin's voice interrupted Wowereit's words. He put one hand to his ear, a surprised and happy smile on his face, nodded to Sirius and others, and mouthed: "Dumbledore's news."
Sirius' eyes lit up as well, his tense mouth relaxed, his shoulders sank slightly, and he asked with concern: "Found him? Is he okay? Is he not hurt?"
Lupin smiled and nodded while talking to Dumbledore: "Yes... this place has been attacked by Muggles, but it's not a big problem at the moment... No, we haven't started a war... Yes, we will return immediately... In addition, we also have... uh... some other things, and I will report to you when we return."
He glanced at Mabel and the others, but ultimately did not say “Mo Moran is here too”.
After ending the call, Lupin told everyone: "Dumbledore asked us to go back immediately."
"What about the Muggles?" asked the long-haired witch.
"Well... I hope we can keep them..." Wowelet interrupted with gritted teeth: "After all, it is our Witch Party that is being attacked..."
His tone was a little weak. After all, capturing those soldiers had nothing to do with them. Instead, they were saved by the two groups of people in front of them.
Some people in the Order of the Phoenix showed disapproval, but before they opened their mouths to refuse, they heard the little girl's voice.
"Okay." Mabel mustered up her courage and said, "I heard about what you guys have been doing lately... I myself was a victim of that organization's research into magic."
After a pause, the little girl added with a clear distinction between gratitude and resentment: "But if you want to hurt my friends again, then we can only be enemies."
Although she looked like a thin girl, no one could ignore the weight of these words when considering the Muggle truck that had just been thrown into the sky and torn apart.
In other words, precisely because she is young, she is more likely to do things that adults would never even think of - whether good or evil.
Everyone in the Order of the Phoenix also shut up.
They were hiding nearby and actually saw everything about how powerful these weird guys were. If a conflict really happened, there would definitely be casualties among the Order of the Phoenix.
Not to mention, although they followed Dumbledore, as wizards - or as humans with normal moral values - they were also extremely disgusted by the evil deeds of that organization.
They gathered again at Dumbledore's call, and also because of the inaction of the Ministry of Magic. They were worried that the organization targeting wizards would cause more children with magical powers to suffer. They were also worried that the returning Wizarding Party would deceive the world under the banner of justice and destroy the peace of the wizarding world.
But if the two sides come to blows, the members of the Order of the Phoenix will only secretly cheer for the Witch Party.
Without saying anything else, the group turned around and called the two companions who were guarding the Muggle soldiers, and used the portkey to return to England.
Before leaving, Lupin turned his head and happened to meet the eyes of Peter No. 2.
The shape of the masked man's eyes looked very familiar, and so did his figure... but his eyes were calm and gentle, like the deep starry sky or the clear lake, making people feel that the person with these eyes must also have a very warm soul.
Lupin nodded at the other party, shattering the extremely absurd idea that suddenly popped up in his mind.
Perhaps he had been searching for Peter Pettigrew for too long, and when he saw a man with a similar figure, he subconsciously suspected that this man was Wormtail.
But Lupin knew very well that even if Wormtail were broken into pieces and reassembled, even if Voldemort stuffed his own soul into Wormtail's body, the rat would not be able to have such a look.
He smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, and caught up with Sirius who was flying slowly in front of him.
Before using the portkey, Sirius also looked back and asked in a low voice: "Are we just leaving like this? The Obscurial named Mabel is right there!"
"But you also heard that they came here to look for Vader, just like us." Lupin whispered, "If I'm not mistaken, those puppets next to them should be Vader's puppets."
"Vader's puppets... are mixed up with the Obscurials?" Sirius asked in surprise, "How are they related?"
Lupin shook his head: "It's best not to let anyone else know about this before we figure out the reasons and Wade's attitude... I think Dumbledore knows it all."
After a moment, Sirius said in a low voice: "I heard that Dumbledore wanted to let the Obscurial go to Hogwarts, but Fudge firmly disagreed, so she ran away and became a wanted criminal..."
Thinking of the Minister of Magic who insisted on world peace and pretended nothing was happening unless he acknowledged it, they both sighed helplessly at the same time.
……
Mabel held her breath, turned her head and saw that all the British wizards had left. In the end, they had no intention of arresting her. She was relieved. "Let's go back too." The magic cube puppet said happily, "Fly faster, maybe we can see the master tonight!"
"No problem!" The broom shook its body: "I will use the fastest speed!"
"Wait a moment! I have something for you to give to Wade Grey!" Wowelet hurriedly stopped them.
The broom that had already turned away stopped, made a turn, and returned to the window.
"What? Do you know my master?" asked the broom.
"I'm warning you, old man, Mr. Cloak is very smart! If you want to deceive us, you're making a mistake!"
The cloak also spoke in a pretentious manner.
Wowelet waved his hand and sent the young people around him to take care of the wounded, repair the shattered parts of the castle, and send the tied-up Muggle soldiers in the distance to the dungeon.
When there was no one else around, Wowelet cautiously took a few steps closer, and only stopped when he was about to fall out of the window.
"You guys..." He ignored Mabel and the masked man, looked at the broom, cube, and cloak, and asked, "Are you all puppets made by Vader?"
"Of course." said the Rubik's Cube Golem. "It's obvious."
"Then..." Wowelet looked at the firebird Michal and asked with shining eyes: "Is it the same?"
The old man's eyes were fixed on Michal, and his hand unconsciously stretched forward as if he wanted to touch it.
Michal immediately jumped back in disgust, suspecting that the old man was trying to scam him.
The Rubik's Cube puppet did not answer, but asked: "Do you have anything to pass on to the master? If it's just an excuse to delay time..."
The metal arm on its left swung with a click, revealing a pair of gleaming scissors.
Wowelet suddenly came back to his senses. He said quickly, "Of course! Of course! Wait a moment."
He fumbled in his pocket for a moment and pulled out a thick notebook that he had bound himself.
Wowelet touched the cover of the notebook lovingly, handed it over and said, "This is my alchemy notebook. Give it to Wade and tell him... I hope we can have the opportunity to study alchemy together in the future."
——It would be best if we could lend him both the time-turner and this strange firebird for him to study.
"Got it. I'll pass it on."
The Rubik's Cube puppet stuffed the notebook into his stomach, clapped his broom, and quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Wowelet looked at the place where they flew away with fascination, his eyes revealing an almost devout concentration.
——If he was not mistaken, the bird that looked like both Lihuo and Phoenix had traces of alchemy, but it was more like a real life.
In fact, the talking puppets behaved more like humans in both speech and thinking. The firebird did not make any sound and its movements were like those of a real bird.
But only it... only it has not only "thoughts", but also "soul".
——The real soul.
Taboo in alchemy... Alchemy of life? That bastard Mori actually taught such a dangerous thing to his students?
More importantly... did Vader actually make it? How did he do it... Even Murray should have only mastered some ancient and incomplete theories...
Wovilet's brows were sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed, and his mind was rapidly thinking about various alchemical formulas and ancient magic runes. He was completely immersed in the ocean of thoughts and forgot everything around him.
After an unknown amount of time, a golden light burst out from the castle's auditorium.
Grindelwald is back with the Witch Party.
……
The last few black-robed wizards who remained pointed their wands, and the entire manor was completely engulfed in flames.
This time, instead of leaving the remaining mess to the local Ministry of Magic, they used Fiendfyre to burn everything to ashes.
The ground outside the manor was either covered with snow or turned into ruins in the battle. There was no flammable material, so there was no need to worry about the fire spreading out of control.
Of course, the Ministry of Magic will definitely come to check it out, so even if there are any problems, they can be left to them to deal with.
More importantly, many witches left bloodstains here, and the Muggle videos may have also recorded the figures and appearances of some of them. In order to avoid future troubles, it is simplest to burn them all.
After all the witches left, Voldemort said in a good mood: "Go back."
Judging from the battle just now, Dumbledore is still as difficult to deal with as before, and seems to be not affected by his age at all. The scary old man... But Grindelwald doesn't seem to be as powerful as he imagined.
——No matter what, these two people are not his opponents.
Voldemort thought confidently.
He firmly believed that he mastered spells that Dumbledore could not even think of, that his knowledge of magic was more extensive than Dumbledore's, and that he was the most powerful wizard in the world, even surpassing everyone in history.
He had thought that Grindelwald, who had once ruled Europe, would be a formidable enemy, but when Voldemort saw that man was nearly killed by Dumbledore in less than a quarter of an hour, he almost laughed out loud.
——When I am resurrected... I will become more powerful than before... Whether it is the Order of the Phoenix or the Witch Party, whether it is Dumbledore or Grindelwald... they are just stepping stones on the road to eternal life.
An evil grin appeared on the baby snake's face.
Barty Crouch Jr. picked up the baby, shielded him from the wind with his cloak, and reached out to grab Nagini's tail.
The big snake breathed out and bared its teeth, but it knew that this was for the purpose of Disapparation, so it endured it and did not turn around to bite him.
They also disappeared from this hillside.
Behind him, all that was left was the once-huge manor, crumbling in flames, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.
In the distant Muggle city, the sharp and urgent sound of fire alarms rang out, forcing people to wake up from their peaceful sleep.
(End of this chapter)