(boom-"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

"Boom! Boom boom boom boom... boom!"

The violent impact and explosion sounded one after another in the depths of the mountains in the Scottish Highlands, and spread with the cold wind, overlapping and echoing in the entire mountain area, like a symphony of war and blood. Here it happens suddenly.

This battle has lasted for more than three days and nights.

Starting from the successful recapture of Hogsmeade village by the vanguard, the goal of the next stage is naturally to further advance the front line to Hogwarts Castle further north and deeper in the forest.

However, Hermione Granger, as the commander-in-chief, soon discovered that it seemed to be more difficult than everyone expected to continue marching north like this!

There are many, very many enemies in the mountains, and, as far as the current battle situation is concerned, it is obvious that it cannot be explained by just using the word "many".

For this reason, Hermione sent Harry and Neville to investigate the situation again, and the information they brought back made many people fall into silence.

In the deeper forests, the proportion of advanced individuals is too high!

Originally, the average level of evolution of the enemies in the Scottish Highlands was much higher than that in the south, which caused Hermione and the others to have serious and nervous discussions. But now, it turns out that the previous battle in the outer area of ​​the mountain has only just begun.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, advancing across the board is already impossible! In a short period of time, we certainly won't be able to completely wipe out the enemies in the mountains—this is destined to be a protracted war of attrition! But ... Also judging from the current situation, no one can guarantee whether those guys will continue to evolve and become stronger over time, so... we can't wait, we... to be honest, we can't afford to wait!"

In the temporary settlement of Hogsmeade Village, Hermione was pointing at the magic sand table map with her wand, placing and removing the indicators one by one on an arc-shaped battle line drawn from southwest to northeast.

The captured Hogsmeade village was just below the left end of this battle line, and as a key battlefield, the battle depth from Hogsmeade to the north was undoubtedly the greatest.

But even so, there is still a long distance from the front line of the battlefield to the north to the location of the destination Hogwarts Castle.

As for other engagement points on the entire front, let alone.

"So," at this moment, Hermione suddenly waved the wand in her hand a little, and several small flags fell on the sand table in an instant, "We must hurry up and 'chisel' in!"

The voice fell slightly, and the room was silent.

Everyone was silently watching the marching route composed of small flags that stretched northward from Hogsmeade village to the deep mountains and mountains. From the slightly undulating and winding route due to the terrain, but still almost straight in many places, everyone can clearly feel Hermione's strength and determination in the face of the current obstacles.

And at this moment, the movement on the battlefield in the north continued to come from far away—outside the window that had just been repaired with the building the day before, on a certain ridge in the distance, Neville summoned a group of people with the help of the chant team. The silver body of the large Patronus is still clearly visible even here.

"Then 'chisel' in!"

At this moment when no one could speak easily, Harry, who had just returned and was resting here, suddenly stood up on his knees.

To be honest, in fact, with his temper, he wanted to do this a long time ago! It's just that he also knows in his heart that in many cases, impulsiveness alone cannot solve the problem, and maybe it will cause more problems. So before that, he suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and handed over all the advances and retreats to Hermione, the commander who was more adept at using his brain.

Until now, Hermione's thoughts finally completely overlapped with the impulse in his heart!

"Others, do you have any objections?"

Hermione nodded at Harry, then raised her hand to press down to signal him to continue to sit down and rest for a while, then looked around for a week, and finally said after seeing no one spoke:

"Next, I will report the names. The people who are named will be included in the elite assault team that pierces through the local defenses. Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom..."

…

The reconstruction of Hogsmeade village has only just begun, and most likely it will not be implemented until after this war is completely over.

The room currently used as a temporary command post is located on the original site of the Pig's Head Bar, and its surroundings are basically still in ruins.

Speaking of which, this temporary command post was not completely rebuilt with repair spells. Because Aberforth, the original owner of the Hog's Head, is also here now, and he doesn't seem to care much if the house is restored to its original appearance.

After all, many of his personal belongings had already been cleaned up when he left, and the only thing he couldn't take with him were those memories.

And memories are things that are placed in the head and in everyone's heart.

"Squeak—"

After a flash of magical light, the door of the command post was pushed open from inside, and then Hermione, who had just finished another wartime meeting, was the first to walk out from the door.

In order to ensure a certain degree of safety, it is indeed a bit troublesome to pass through with secret words and spells to pass in and out, but it is obviously very necessary here where the enemy is already very close.

"Hermione, I should go with you too! You can't let me go...Harry and I will always fight side by side!"

Ginny's voice sounded agitated, coming from the door behind Hermione. The next moment, Ginny's figure ran out following Hermione's footsteps as expected.

Then it was probably Hannah's voice, she never spoke loudly, UU reading www. uukanshu.com And even in the current situation, it seems a little weak.

"Me...Me too..." Hannah trailed behind and said, "I'm going too."

But Hermione, who was walking in front, said without looking back:

"no."

At this point, the matter is actually quite clear. Obviously, the names of Ginny and Hannah were not included in the list that Hermione reported just now.

"Whether it's for your safety, or for Harry and Neville to fight without any worries—Ginny, Hannah, whatever you think—I think you two should agree with my decision." Hermione said at the front He said while walking, "Anyway, stay here! When the time comes, help me keep an eye on those three families..."

"Hermione."

Suddenly, a voice came from the door, interrupting the words behind her.

"Let them go! You and I stay."