Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

When it stepped into Hogsmeade, its feeling was roaring, it must be here, it must be!Although he hadn't even caught the feet of others, Kroc had already determined that the person he was looking for was nearby.That thing needs blood and flesh, and one's own big goal will never be let go.

This area ends here, and no target has been found to make it tremble.Crocker was about to go around the narrow alley on the right to the Duke of Honey, and he reached into the teapot sleeve (because the weaving was too long, and it almost dragged it to the ground after several turns), with a magic wand attached to the edge.

But when the action of another mysterious figure was unexpected, he drew Kroc into the uninhabited deep alley very quickly. This unforeseen encounter made Kroc unable to organize a counterattack.And the streets where humans are rampant (and some non-human races), suddenly missing one or two humble elves, will not cause anyone's suspicion.

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"A person can cry so much..." Hermione said blankly."Even if it's just a few dogs, it's the most precious family member to that wife." Luna's state was also a little sluggish, and the excitement was not left at all.

They left Hogsmeade Village and went further to the hillside outside of the village. Hogsmeade was surrounded by a large area of ​​wilderness, with no one inhabited. The further away from the center of Hogsmeade, the more people lived there. The less they were able to see a few small wooden houses just now, but now they could only see a pile of strangely shaped big rocks.

"This place is really an excellent place for weird appearances. The prisoner probably never expected to be found so far away." Hermione, based on the clues that Mrs. Broad told them when she burst into tears, walked around to a large eagle hook nose. On the side of the stone, I squatted down and saw a large dark trace.

At least one died here."Every one is incomplete. Why did you say that the prisoner would take those...well, those things?" Hermione inhaled, and she took two steps back, not looking at the bloodstain.

"I heard Zoe say that dark magic uses many weird media, and maybe the dog's organs have the same effect on them," Luna said."But what kind of ritual requires so much? That's five dogs! And it's not just that. Only part of one is found. What about the remaining dogs? They can never disappear."

"Do you think it will be buried?" Hermione shook her head."No, no. Time is too late. Mrs. Broad spoils her dogs. She always calls them home half an hour earlier. That guy should have taken them away, but it's possible. He cast a polymorphism to deform them." Hermione complained."If it was a Muggle who killed someone, you can still think about crime from a non-mysterious perspective, but now the prisoner is a wizard, how do I know that he didn't use Apparition to shorten the time?"

"You can think so." Luna said indifferently."No! I haven't found the relevant evidence yet! There is no indication that he did this, then he may have used other methods..." Hermione said irritably."Even we are thinking hard now, if this matter has nothing to do with what we are looking for, we will go the wrong way and waste time..."

"I felt the dark breath..." Luna said."Why, did you use the detection spell?" Hermione said suspiciously."No, please call it intuition." Luna waved her hand. "We didn't find the wrong way. Don't you agree with this? Otherwise, you won't take this trip."

"I just think it's a coincidence. The weird events of Hogsmeade are all concentrated in one time period... But it's just a possibility, because it's unusual." Luna shrugged."Yeah, you can also call it a kind of intuition... we have to go back quickly!" Luna's face changed and she shouted anxiously.

"What happened?" Hermione frowned.

"The rune beacon I placed on Zoe is fluctuating... something happened to her!"

Chapter 69 The Ghoul (Part 1)

"You lied to us." Kroc couldn't even hold the lens. It felt that its arm was firmly clamped. The other party obviously knew that it had a weapon. This kind of action could not really trap Kroc.But when the man spoke, Crocker recognized the voice.

"You follow me, miss. Still wearing a cloak?" Crocker raised his head and looked at Zoe with a terrible expression.

"Please call this a personal protection...This is not the point. You have hidden something from us, Crocker." Zoe growled, "I judge there is no way to trust you now. Just cast your spell here now. If the enemy finds it, it’s a jackpot."

"Relax, miss, your mind is too heavy. I can understand, but I really don't intend to hurt you." Crocker soothed, "I originally planned to do it alone. This is not something that children should touch. This is my responsibility."

"I'll make it clear and don't hide it anymore. If this can restore your trust in me, of course I will do it." Crocker said, "Can you give me this opportunity, miss? To be honest, we all have time. not much."

Zoe glared at it, looked at it bitterly for a long time, then released Kroc and backed away.Kroc shook his wrist."Where should I start?"

"You know the identity of the prisoner," Zoe said."Well, I do have a clue. If it still hasn't changed, then I can recognize the person I'm looking for as long as I face that face." Crocker said.

"Who is the prisoner?" Not knowing whether it was Zoe's illusion, it saw Kroc smile bitterly."It's my former master."

"But didn't you kill him?" Zoe shouted."Yes, I killed him with my own consciousness. But the premise is that he can't continue to act after he dies... The black magic that the master has come into contact with has given him the characteristic of'still being able to walk' after death. Crocker said, "I also fainted at the time. When I woke up, there were only the bodies of my poor mistress and little master lying nearby. No one was found, nor the thing."

"That thing?" Zoe asked."It is an evil book related to black magic. Many black wizards like to attach dirt to the magic book, usually curses, spiritual pollution or terrible black magic. As long as you open it to read, you will be affected or even taken away. Go, gradually forget the original wish, indulge in crazy delusions and gradually lose control."

"When I come back to my senses, that home has long been destroyed by black magic, and no one survives, except me." Crocker sighed, "I was relieved because I didn't want to die, and I didn't want to face the powerlessness. I attacked my master, and was stunned by the spell that the master was dying...but I actually can’t escape this thing. I have the same nightmare every night, so I stand up. I sympathize with those innocent compatriots who sacrificed But I didn’t do this for them."

"Enough, about your sad past. How can this help us catch the real murderer? You should say some specific information about him!" Zoe gritted his teeth.

"If you are sure you want to listen." Crocker sighed, "I told you most of them, except for our relationship, but there is one more point. I don't think it will help the judgment. It will only make you suffer. trauma……"

"...The corpses of those little elves are incomplete. Some have lost their hands and feet, some have lost their heads, but more have lost their organs. There are all kinds of them, very tragic..." Kroc Seeing Zoe pursing his lips patiently, he sighed.

"That's a corpse, will the corpse still be conscious...unless he uses magic to transform himself in advance, ghoul?" Zoe's face suddenly became pale, "Since he can still walk in the human world without corruption, , It is repairing itself with other people's meat and organs?" Kroc nodded hesitantly.

"Is it okay for the elves?" Crocker thought for a long time."I think it can. But it's not just repairing, it also needs to satisfy the desire to attack-hope... and appetite, I dare say not only a human and three elves, there are more things that I haven't found."

"Well, I think I shouldn't care too much about its hunting list. I feel uncomfortable when I think about it... We have to act and let it go. Sooner or later, more things will be found, whether it is or not. people."

"But Hermione and others..." Zoe shook her head. How could she take the initiative to get those two people involved?"Time is too late. If you operate it well, only two people will be enough."

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Lost it.It let out a low growl from its mouth, ignoring the surprised gaze of the humans passing by it.The smell of the little elf that had been haunting everywhere disappeared.There are too many people around, it will confuse the smell it wants to recognize, and the efficiency of relying solely on vision is too low.

Want to kill, want to eat, want to tear... the desire in my heart is tumbling, and it is about to break open its chest. Last time, because it couldn't bear it, it had madly digged its chest once, exposing the dark internal organs. Although it was finally repaired for the time being, its only remaining rationality can no longer restrain instinct.

It's not just those small, crumpled ugly monsters, do you want to just grab an order in the street and destroy it?No, two are okay, you can get a lot of meat just by subduing in one breath.When I was about to move, I felt something in my body and exclaimed in front of me.It has a sense of sight in a trance...

"Sorry, sir. I didn't see the way when I walked." It was a blonde girl who apologized, with soft skin and a very delicious look."Are you okay, did I hurt you? Your face is not so good." It shook its head. There was also a girl who collided with it before. It usually wouldn't attack these students because it would cause it to be The Ministry of Magic is wanted and will be intervened by those magical wizards, and the student's family will not want to make a living, let alone let it go.

It is now desperately restraining itself, giving itself all kinds of reasons not to reach out to the delicious food in front of it, but the other party is as if it is delivered to the door by itself, and it keeps saying that it wants to buy him a drink to make amends, even if it does not Don't shrink from rejection.

It looks sincere at the other person, that's what you asked for.It nodded, and strode behind the girl.How can I persuade her to approach the alley with no one.

"It's some distance away from the three broomsticks. I know a shortcut. Follow me, sir." The girl knew her mood as if she knew her mood, she didn't need to do anything, she took the initiative to raise the subject.It was ecstatic, but still gentle on the face.Just go a little further, and he is it.

"Are you going to go on a date? You spray too much perfume on your body. Although I may be a little bit talkative, this way the woman will not have a good attitude towards dating." The girl asked.It is impossible for it to tell the other party that the reason for doing this is purely because of the smell, blood and odor on its own body. Even if it uses various magic, if it doesn't cover up with a more special smell, it can still be smelled just by being close.

But you don't need to tell the prey about this. It casually said a few words to the girl, wanting to end this topic. Although it is not deep enough here, this alley is almost halfway away.Its instincts began to clamor, and even the not-heavy breathing sounds completely disappeared.

Blame yourself for bad luck.It just wants to put its hands on the opponent's neck, and it only needs a little bit of force to make a nice rattling music.But I didn't expect the other party to pay attention to the movement behind him all the time, it just moved something, and immediately rolled and avoided it.

"You can't help it even before you get halfway there, Mr. Murderer. You can't hold your breath too." Zoe first chanted a modified version of the Levitation Charm to himself, which changed the spell sequence The little skills and the way of exerting force can prevent her from flying like those objects, but can become as light as a feather.

She floated backwards, and cast her iron armor curse again."Are you... hunting me down?" the human-looking monster said, "Your taste tells me you can't be an Auror." Zoe sarcastically."I'm also very happy that even if you have such a low taste, the things you spray on your body almost vomit me, and you can still have the most basic judgment."

"I didn't attack humans." The monster used agility to avoid Zoe's petrification spell. The distance between it and Zoe is not too big, and there is a mood to talk to her."Hearing your words, the wizard you threw in the alley a few months ago will not let you go."

"You can go with him, and he will be very happy. When I divide you into several parts..."

Chapter 70 The Ghoul (Part 2)

If you have to say Zoe’s understanding of combat, there are roughly three points: one is to protect yourself; the other is to weaken the opponent; the third is to start the battle.Of course, confrontation with a ghoul in the alley sounds stupid, even if Zoe had arranged it beforehand.

A ghoul transformed by black magic is not a ghoul in the true sense, but a broad definition of its behavior.Although they are different from real ghouls, they are also different from ordinary people. They have superior strength and speed than humans. They are also slow to pain. Although they suffer a certain amount of damage they will still die, but they probably even themselves. No one knows where the limit is.

Zoe knew that there was no way to stop this guy with a small fight. There was only one opportunity, and the range started from here to the end.The only advantage is probably that the guy in front of him can't use the spell...Zoe almost ran into the spell shot by the ghoul, and didn't take it because he had an iron curse.This is wise, especially when the dark green light hits the ground, and it continues to make a sizzling sound.

"Are you a person who judges people by appearance, young lady with delicate skin?" The ghoul giggled, the muscles of its cheeks pulled off a big piece with its mouth, but there was still a little skin attached to it. A piece of white exposed on the cheek bit up and down.The ghoul was holding a wand in his hand, "I hope you are, so that I can save a little effort; but there is a saying, "The chasing prey is more interesting", so it tastes more delicious. The bones sucked out are not bone marrow, but human fear."

It seemed to pity the prey and offered Zoe the choice, which was undoubtedly an opportunity for Zoe.She transformed the brick walls on both sides into a wall."Choose hide-and-seek? It's a pity that I don't have a chance to count thirty times..." The ghoul pulled out his wand, "tore apart." As soon as the spell hit the wall, the wall shattered into pieces like a building block pushed onto it. .

"It's more fragile than expected, well, the game begins..." The ghoul looked at the smoke and dust in front of him and laughed."All petrified!" The ghoul quickly turned away from the body as the sound sounded, but one of his arms was hit by the spell, and immediately froze in place unable to move.The smoke obstructed its observation, and even the smell appeared abnormal.

"Why are you still there!" This is the basis of misjudgment. Anyone will subconsciously think that Zoe will run away because of lack of preparation when she learns that her enemies can use spells. In fact, everything she prepared before They all showed a strong signal of wanting to protect themselves. It is the most reasonable assumption to use this wall to provide protection for a few seconds and block its sight, and to turn around and escape into other forks.

It is not a blindfold, not only is it not a blindfold, but it is used as a blindfold, so it is deliberately made loose, and when it is destroyed, it will raise more dust.Zoe was panting for breath, this time she didn't stop, seeing that somehow she hit an arm, and flashed into the fork on the right without looking back.

Regardless of whether there is only one good opportunity, seizing every opportunity to weaken the enemy is impossible to disadvantage oneself.What's more, Zoe needs that guy to give herself a snack, and she needs this thing to keep chasing her.

The ghoul tore off his rigid arm, leaving an empty sleeve hole.It roared with red eyes.