After Snape left, the battle became more one-sided than the previous Hogsmeade one, and even the h.a. members who were hiding among the students by the wall bravely stepped forward and attacked the desperate Carrows and the other Death Eaters.

All the Death Eaters were subdued under the surprised gazes of almost half of the school students. Afterwards, all the teachers and students in the school began to gather in the lobby under the notice of Mag.

"What's the matter?" Professor Slughorn and others arrived first.

"Our principal is on a break," Professor McGonagall said, pointing to the big hole in the window. "The castle is now the front line against the Dark Lord.

"What?" asked the fat old wizard in surprise, shaking the fat on his face, "then—it's not wise to do this, Minerva! He must have a way to break in, and whoever wants to stop him, sure It would be very dangerous—"

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"We have to lock down the school now," McGonagall said decisively, instead of giving Slughorn or the other professors a chance to ask questions. "Felch, take the Slytherin students to the lounge, Hermione, you and Albert and whoever, go and watch, no one is allowed to let it out without my permission!"

"Okay." Hermione glanced in Harry's direction and left with Albert.

"Longbottom, and you Weasleys," McGonagall said, looking at Neville, Ron, and Ginny. "You take all the h.a. members and students in the school who are old enough and willing to fight, arm and do Get ready for battle!"

"Understood!"

"And you." McGonagall looked at the remaining members of the Order of the Phoenix. "Will be on the front line with me and other professors."

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Everyone in the school moved. All Slytherin and three other junior college students were driven back to the lounge. The elf was called out of the kitchen and began to prepare to recharge the school's defensive magic at any time. .

Hagrid led the centaurs into the campus and assembled in the lobby and the grounds. Sculptures jumped off the walls of Hogwarts, lined up from the warehouse of the Requirement Room, and blocked every entrance to the school.

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At the same time that the people at Hogwarts were preparing for battle, the Death Eaters of the Ministry of Magic also began to gather nervously: the remnants of the "mutated Aurors" joined the fleeing members of the Order of the Phoenix to attack Hogsmeade Village, And occupied the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and kidnapped the children of a large number of Ministry officials. Attempting to blackmail against the Ministry of Magic - it's been months since such a big case happened!

Through the assembly order, a large number of Death Eaters and hired wizards assembled in the halls of the Ministry of Magic, and they were about to Apparate the formation to Edinburgh, and use their brooms to go to Hogwarts, where the Floo network had been cut off, to destroy the rebels.

Above their heads around the London perimeter. The Aurors led by Scrimgeour were already sitting in a vehicle arranged by MI5. Approaching the Ministry of Magic, he contacted some wizards in the list who were not strong enough or unsuitable to participate in the attack on the Ministry of Magic, and was also informed that he could go to Hogwarts to help.

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In the eastern suburbs of Thurso, the northernmost part of the UK, in a small wood not far from the coast, the dappled moonlight shines through the canopy. A black-robed man suddenly appeared from the void. The moment he stepped on the ground, he raised his wand alertly and aimed it at another man a few meters away.

"How's Nagini?" He recognized the other person, but still asked in a dazed, code-like manner.

"Nagini is waiting for you to call," said the young-looking man across from him. "You're too nervous, Severus. The world has subdued me without a sound and turned me into me. The person who ambushed you here hasn't been born yet."

"Hmph." The black-robed man seemed a little disdainful, but didn't refute. He tucked his wand under his cloak and walked side by side with the young man towards the sea.

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"The school thing has been done." After a few seconds, Snape spoke first. "There were no unplanned casualties."

"Very good. I just contacted all the wizards I could with a note, and asked all the wizards they were willing to help to go to Hogwarts to assist in the defense. I don't care how many I can go to... Arthur told me that the Ministry of Magic There was movement over there, too, and the dementors who were watching the Burrow had all left. His two twin sons and his wife had already left for Hogwarts after the dementors left," Lockhart said. , "But he himself won't go to Hogwarts to help, and tomorrow he will go to the Ministry of Magic as normal. He is the only person in the Order of the Phoenix who can swagger into the Ministry of Magic. It's good to have a big family to back it up. Although The treatment is not good and there is nothing to do, but being a monk for one day hits the clock."

"Are we here to ambush the Dark Lord and Nagini?"

The note in the pocket began to heat up again. Lockhart took it out and began to read.

"Fresh news," he put down the note, "Hogsmeade has been retaken by the first wizards to arrive, Harry shouldn't have leaked at Hogwarts. So the fake Lockhart who took the lead. The ultimatum would give the school's professors and students, including the Aurors and the Order of the Phoenix, a night to think about - giving the former a chance to find their own way to kill the rebels who had hijacked the school, and giving the latter the power to surrender Scrimgeour. If the time issue has not been resolved, they can only wait for eight o'clock the next day, and they may cause a massive attack with accidental injuries."

"Eight o'clock?" Snape asked nervously. "But you said Scrimgeour's side would attack the Ministry of Magic at nine, within an hour. We—"

"What I'm most afraid of now is that the Dark Lord is also involved in the attack on Hogwarts tomorrow, which will be troublesome," Lockhart said. "If he gets to Hogwarts, we can only do it as soon as the attack starts. Bring him here and try to hold him back for an hour."

"An hour?" Snape's face sank. "Then we'll have to do something about it, the Floo network around Wick has been severed, and we can summon the Dark Lord there, who Apparates to the nearest accessible location. , and then fly to the coordinates I provided, and you can drag it for a while."

"Eight o'clock is still acceptable. If it is earlier, we can only give up the assassination plan against Nagini and rush back to Hogwarts overnight to participate in the defense-" Lockhart scratched his chin, naked, this Only then did I remember that I shaved off the stubble in the morning, "In addition to the plan you said, we have to walk the mysterious man for a while... Well, then you will say that you found Harry, but the other party ran away on a broom. Hurry up, you're chasing. You have the Dark Mark, and he should be able to sense it when he approaches."

"Yes, the function of the Dark Mark is much more complicated than the note you made. After activation, the Dark Lord and I can sense each other." Snape said, "But I need his consent to find him, and he Know where I am at any time, and even torture me."

"Cut--I'll make a fully functional note in the future." Lockhart was a little dissatisfied~lightnovelpub.net~ This might be able to drag on for a while, and then we'd better talk nonsense for a while-- - In this regard, the Dark Lord is a very likable villain boss, and he will never do anything without saying a few scenes every time they meet. "

"He hasn't contacted me through the Dark Mark yet," Snape said, "but I've told him, I told him that Hogwarts was occupied by a bunch of renegade Aurors, but The savior is not among them. I took the initiative to run to Wake, and if I can catch the savior and kill him, I can make the professors who still have illusions about the 'savior' surrender obediently... He agreed."

"Very good," said Lockhart, "what is he doing now, is he at Hogwarts?"

"He doesn't feel love, he doesn't have sex—so he doesn't waste his time on pretty witches," Snape said. Eat breakfast, maybe drink some wizard's blood... Then start tossing with black magic. Researching black magic is his greatest pleasure. While experimenting with black magic, he can also find ways to strengthen his own strength... Are you tired, sit down and think about it Who else has not succumbed to their obscenity, how to deal with them, etc..."

"Hehe, the more you talk about it, the more I feel like I can't beat him - I definitely can't spend more time on black magic than him, after all, I still have to eat, drink and play with beautiful witches -" Lockhart laughed He said, "Besides, I can't be as ruthless as he is to make any modifications to my body, not to mention that I'm younger than him, and I'm still a half-blood wizard, and my mother is just an ordinary person born in a small family. Witch, without the miraculous origin of his mother being a Slytherin."

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——(To be continued.)

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