It was already dusk in the afternoon, and the setting sun on the horizon made the withered autumn grass near Hogwarts turn golden...
At this time, at the Three Broomsticks pub to the west of Hogsmeade Village and this remote meadow one mile south of Hogsmeade Station, a large group of proud people from the Ministry of Magic and the Magical Congress of North America on the other side of the Atlantic were meeting. Luo men have surrounded this place.
They each held the wands in their hands tightly, and stood ready to slowly approach the sneaky and desperate lawless wizards in their encirclement.
However, they did not rush to take action because the person in charge of their operation had not arrived yet, so they were still waiting for the final order... However, if the other party persisted in resisting, they would definitely not be polite to the other party. .
Whoosh~!
When the Aurors were holding up their own wands and intimidating the wizards, finally, behind them, a mass of mist like a black shadow suddenly appeared, and there was another person with a wand in his hand, dark brown hair and thick blond hair. The man with streaks of gray in his eyebrows, who looked like an old lion, apparated to the outside and walked quickly towards the encirclement with long strides.
'Sir! '
'The goods have been seized and confirmed. They are all in the carriage that has been casted with the traceless expansion spell, including the precious Thunderbird, and there is no defect! '
After seeing the person coming, two Aurors on the outside of the encirclement quickly ran towards each other and gave an urgent and brief report.
'...'
'Those guys, where are they? In front? ? '
However, the Auror leader who looked like an old lion did not want to care about those magical animals. He only cared about the group of dark wizards who were caught by his Aurors who did not hesitate to capture and sell wild magical animals for their own selfish interests. them.
'Yes, sir! '
'They are right in front, and they are all blocked by us! '
'snort! '
'Where's the buyer? Did you catch him? ! '
'I'm sorry, sir, we didn't find the buyer, we just caught a guy who seemed to be here to meet...'
'...'
'Let's go! Go and have a look first! '
'yes! '
When Rufus Scrimgeour from the Auror office used Apparition to arrive at the scene and listened to the suggestions and reports from the two Aurors who had been waiting for a long time. After the two people explained the situation clearly in a few words, they all went to He hurried forward and hurried towards the crowd in front.
In fact, the Aurors have been staring at this small group of wizards for some time...
They followed each other to the outside of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and finally closed the net until they discovered that the other party was in contact with an unknown person, and brought together this group of transnational smuggling criminal wizards and buyers. Surrounded here.
But what the Aurors didn't expect was that what they caught didn't seem to be the criminal illegal buyer they wanted to arrest, but seemed to be just a contact of the group of smuggling wizards?
Therefore, after discovering that they had been alerted and exposed, some helpless Aurors had to bite the bullet and continue their actions, planning to arrest the group of wizards in front of them who were trying to resist, and then try to use the power of Veritaserum. Potions of this type can get other things they want to know from the other person's mouth.
'Listen to the wizards inside, you are surrounded by us! '
'Put down the wands in your hands immediately. We have more than a hundred Aurors here. No matter how stubborn you are, it's useless. It's still too late to disarm now! '
'A reminder to you: 'Apparition' has been banned in this small area. You will definitely not be able to escape. Surrender quickly! ! '
An Auror from the Ministry of Magic was doing his usual routine, shouting to the beleaguered lawless wizards who were huddled back to back and hidden in the hoods of their black robes a hundred meters away.
The truth is just as he said, the floo network near here has been closed, and the Apparition has been restricted by their Auror's special spell. Even their Auror Office Director can only Apparate in the distance. And came over on foot, so those surrounded by them would definitely have no way to escape, and would have no more options except surrendering to them.
'...'
'...'
However,
At this time, the wizards who were surrounded in the middle just looked at each other, just looking at each other, with no intention of reacting or surrendering.
Obviously, they seem to be still hesitating, or have some concerns? Of course, it is also possible that they still intend to resist and have no intention of surrendering at all?
'! ! '
'Take them down, Expelliarmus! ! '
Seeing that those guys were not even prepared to surrender under such circumstances, and looking at the carriage pulled by the Thestrals that they had captured in the distance, Rufus Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office, was furious. Under the control of his emotions, he directly raised his wand and cast a disarming spell on the guys surrounded by them.
Because judging from the situation reported by his two men just now, it is not difficult for him to guess: Their operation today may have failed... Even if they blocked these guys in front of them, even if they could capture each other alive, There must be no way to get more valuable information from the other party. Even if the truth serum is used illegally, it may not have much practical significance.
'Expelliarmus! '
'Expelliarmus! ! '
Following Rufus Scrimgeour's brazen attack, his men naturally sprayed out beams of red light from the heads of their staffs, instantly hitting the surrounded lawless wizards. And directly knocked out the wands in the hands of those cowering guys instantly...
'snort! '
'Catch them and take them back! ! '
After many days of planning, Rufus Scrimgeour was definitely not very satisfied with the result. So, in a depressed mood, he waved his hand and motioned for his men to step forward and kill the wizards who had been easily disarmed. All the wands and wands of the other party were packed up and taken away. If you have any questions, can you wait until you return to the Ministry of Magic and then interrogate them slowly?
'Swoon! '
'Swoon! ! '
'! ! '
'??ναεμπ??διο! ! '
Suddenly, just as the Aurors took the order and stepped forward to cast a stun spell at the disarmed illegal wizards, one of the wizards who had just been disarmed on the opposite side actually cast a wandless spell, directly casting a genius from before. The barrier spell just sent out from Hogwarts directly blocked the two coma spells? !
'damn it! '
'Wandless spellcasting in places outside the Ministry of Magic's regulations, smuggling of precious magical animals, and arrests of stubborn resisters...'
'There are three serious crimes in total. Do you guys plan to stay in Azkaban for the rest of your life? '
I never expected that among these weasel-like guys in front of me, there would be a guy who could master fast wandless casting and the latest barrier spell? Therefore, Rufus Scrimgeour once again raised the wand in his hand, preparing to forcibly break the opponent's barrier and give the opponent a good look!
You know, due to the management requirements for certain wizards, the Ministry of Magic strictly prohibits any wizard from performing wandless spellcasting in places other than his own home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, or other specific areas, because, then Not conducive to management?
'To pieces! '
'To pieces! ! '
'Reducto! ! ! '
Spells were shouted from the mouths of the Aurors, and then soon, a burst of bright light suddenly burst out from the heads of their staffs. Several spells cast barrier spells at that person from all around with a piercing attitude. And slammed away the golden shield that protected those people.
After verification by the Aurors, no wizard's barrier or magic level can withstand the attacks of three crushing curses, especially without the blessing of a wand? Therefore, including Rufus Scrimgeour, the leader of the Aurors, they never believed that the barrier that protected several illegal wizards could withstand their attacks.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several rays of shattering spell light flashed, hitting the golden shield in an instant, and then broke through the barrier shield in an instant, and bombarded those who were crowded inside and seemed to be trying to escape. On the wizards!
Boom~! !
'! ! '
'? ? ? '
'...'
'Where have they gone? Exploded to pieces? ! '
'No, I didn't see flesh and blood...'
'They ran away? '
After several shattering spells exploded and countless pieces of soil were thrown away, soon the surrounding Ministry of Magic officials and Aurors, as well as the guests from across the ocean, could only look at each other in confusion. The big pit in the encirclement was silent...
Because, they inexplicably lost the prisoner they had been tracking for many days. After many days of intensive deployment, there was nothing except a large pit and a carriage filled with smuggled precious magical animals. get?
'This is impossible! We have set up anti-Apparition spells and related arrangements nearby! Find them for me quickly! ! '
'yes! '
'quick! Use the Revealing Charm! '
'Observe the situation on the ground! '
'Report! not found……'
'go there! '
'Report! Not here either! '
'…….'
A group of Aurors began to rummage through their surroundings like headless flies, not sparing any inch of land or any possible items. However, unfortunately, they searched for a long time and found nothing...
'Report sir! '
'We didn't find anything. The prisoners have been confirmed to have successfully escaped. What should we do now? '
After checking the surroundings for a long time and discovering that the suspects were indeed no longer there and that they were definitely not invisible or hiding in other ways, an Auror had no choice but to walk up to their commander and ask.
'damn it! '
'snort! I always feel that this matter must be related to Hogwarts...'
In hatred, Rufus Scrimgeour turned his head and looked at the huge castle in the northeast opposite the railway and the lake.
Those dark wizards traveled thousands of miles to smuggle the goods here, not anywhere else, and they mysteriously disappeared here under the eyes of so many of them. If we say this, this matter is not at all similar to Hogwarts. If there is no connection, no one will believe it if I tell you, right?
'go! '
'Send someone to act as Crouch's assistant, and let me go in and check it out! ! '
With such a big matter, and with Aurors from other countries present, Rufus Scrimgeour would definitely not give up so easily, because this is a matter of face for the British Ministry of Magic. He will never give up!
However, it is obviously unrealistic to directly check Hogwarts, because Dumbledore will never allow it, and Minister Fudge does not dare to disobey Dumbledore, so now they can only use the Triwizard Competition I went to investigate secretly about Sai.
'yes! '
'Please rest assured, sir, we will make arrangements as soon as possible...'
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When the Aurors packed up their things in frustration and prepared to leave, further north in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts, in a secret place, the wizards suddenly appeared and all fell to the ground. , and then they all let out cries of pain...
"..."
(ー`??ー)
"You guys are really useless... I've been waiting for you for so many days, but you were late in the end, and you couldn't even do a small thing well, and you were almost arrested by the Aurors? "
ε=(??ˇεˇ????))) Bah!
Anne originally didn't want to rescue these 'illegal and disciplined' guys, but thinking that the other party might expose her and cause some unnecessary trouble, she had to take action at the critical moment and directly kill these guys. The unlucky guy was teleported here instantly.
'ah……'
'she is……'
'Y-she saved us? '
'Are we really saved? oh! Merlin bless...'
'Shut up! '
At this time, before the embarrassed wizards could say anything more, the man in charge severely reprimanded them.
"I'm sorry, Professor..."
"We have tried our best. We thought that people from the Ministry of Magic would not arrive so soon. We wanted to make a time difference with them, but we never thought..."
They had actually known about being targeted by people from the Ministry of Magic for a long time, but they thought they could deliver the goods to the little girl in front of them before the people from the Ministry closed the net and caught them, and then they could escape in advance. They were planning to take risks, but how could they expect that a crazy woman would block their way, causing their plan to go wrong at the last moment?
After saying that, the leading guy glared at the crazy woman standing up slowly.
Although the other party is an acquaintance of his, has many business dealings, and is a subordinate of a terrible guy, he will definitely not be friendly with the guy who ruined a big deal of his. of.
"??"
Σ(⊙ω⊙`)?
Anne had no idea what the other party was doing. Anyway, she only knew that the mission failed this time. Those guys didn't seem to be as reliable as the other party promised before?
"But you don't need to worry, we will find a way to prepare this batch of goods, as long as you give us some time..."
However, before the man in charge could finish speaking, he saw the little girl waving towards him impatiently.
"No!"
(lll￢ω￢)
"I suddenly don't want those things anymore. If nothing happens, you can go back!"
(??╭╮??)
Anne was never afraid of trouble, but she hated troublesome things. Therefore, after hearing the previous conversations between the Aurors, she suddenly no longer wanted to play hide-and-seek with a group of Aurors for those things. game, because next, she has to think carefully about the second subject of the Triwizard Tournament, so she doesn't have time to toss with these useless guys anymore!
"ah?"
Unexpectedly, the other party actually planned to cancel the transaction, which made the wizard, who seemed to be the leader of this group of people, very embarrassed.
"But……"
"Professor, your deposit..."
If an ordinary person dares to directly cancel the transaction within the time limit, they will definitely not refund even a Yinxico deposit! However, they did not dare to do that to the little girl in front of him, so he couldn't help but feel a little anxious at this time, wondering whether he should contact his boss at this time.
After all, their boss may not be able to return such a large order and the deposit. He knows that they have spent a lot of money on this operation. How can they just rely on the other party casually? Just spit it out in one sentence?
"Deposit?"
∑(??△｀)? !
"No! You can leave now. If you want to buy anything else, I will definitely come to you again!!"
o(??^｀)o
Anne would never take gold galleons or anything like that into her heart, so she waved her hand generously and concluded the transaction.
"..."
Such a big sum of money, and this little girl actually said she didn't want it, so she didn't want it? !
"As, as you wish..."
"Then, Professor Anne, let's go now,?"
But soon, the man came back to his senses. He remembered some of the other party's deeds and the large amount of gold Galleons that was said to have been taken from Gringotts not long ago. He nodded in relief, and then looked towards He asked his companions to nod, and directly used the wandless apparation, turning into black smoke and disappearing in place.
Of course, only the wizards who escorted the goods left, but the witch who seemed not to be well received by the wizards before stayed.
"Hello, distinguished Professor Anne?"
After discovering that she and the little girl were the only ones left here, the witch with fluffy curly hair bowed to the little girl who was sitting on the rock and swaying her short legs before finally speaking. .
"Please allow me to introduce myself?"
"My name is Bellatrix Lestrange. I am a member of the Dark Lord. It is a pleasure to meet you..."
If it were an ordinary person, Bellatrix Lestrange would definitely not take it seriously. However, for the person in front of him who has many glorious records and achievements, and has just graduated from hundreds of The little girl who saved her and others right under the Auror's nose, she could barely maintain a trace of respect.
However, in her heart, the other party seemed to be just a little bit worse than her master?
"what do you want to do?"
(,,??▽??,,)?
Anne didn't understand what the uncomfortable-looking guy in front of her wanted to do.
You know, she is not in the mood to talk to the other party now, because subject one of the Triwizard Tournament will start tomorrow. Once the subject is over, subject two, which her Professor Anne is solely responsible for, will be put on the agenda, and she But until now, I haven't thought about what super interesting things to do for those warriors, and where do I have time to chat with this weird-looking aunt in front of me?
"certainly!"
"I was ordered to come here to find you, so there must be something important..."
According to Bellatrix Lestrange, it was not easy to meet or contact the little girl in front of her, because she once sent two owls to secretly deliver messages to each other at night. But all of them were never returned. Even she didn't know whether the other party had received those letters?
Therefore, after having no choice but to learn from certain channels that some of her 'old friends' had some connections and transactions with this little girl, she came to Hogsmeade uninvited. Watts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry very close to each other, and finally got to see each other.
"My master, the Dark Lord wants to see you. I wonder when you will be free?"
Bellatrix Lestrange showed a seductive smile while carefully approaching the other party.
"The Dark Lord..."
(????ˇ??ˇ????)
"oh!?"
(??????????)ha!
"Are you talking about that Voldemort? Is he really not dead? However, I am not in the mood to see him right now. Goodbye~!!"
??????(??????)??????Bye-Bye!
Voldemort or something, little Annie said that she had burned a piece of the other person's soul to death two years ago? However, she never took such small things to her heart, and she didn't want to see another soul of the other party again today, 'two years' later, because she had more important things to do!
Just now, she suddenly had an idea and remembered what she had to do for the second subject of the Triwizard Tournament that she was responsible for. Therefore, she was very busy now and had no time to meet that unknown Dark Lord. !
(…)
(●￣(??)￣●)
Uh-huh! !
"wait……"
Bellatrix Lestrange had just stretched out her hand, but she was helpless to find that the other party had instantly disappeared into a blue light similar to Apparition, and she no longer knew where to go. The place has gone...
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