Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

She walked in the deserted corridor, Hogwarts castle became empty, but not just because of the Muggle students who were taken away.The students' anxiety makes them less leave public places, but choose to squeeze in the lounge or library, or curl up on the soft beds in the bedroom.When Death Eaters used the unforgivable curse to torture the punished students, they could only remain silent tremblingly, trying their best not to be victims or to lend a hand to others.In the dead of night, they turned their backs, deliberately not looking at the empty bed next to them, where they belonged to their friends.

In this airtight cage of oppression and fear, the resistance of DA members seems to be the last line of defense for freedom and dignity.When heading to the auditorium in the morning, if you can see the series of graffiti on the wall of the corridor that "Dumbledore’s Army is still recruiting recruits", or the serial comics of "Brother and Sister Carlo are driven away" (apparently Snape’s character) Chasing behind the two big guys who fled in a hurry, they were kicked and jumped), and the frustrated Filch walked up and down in front of the wall with a bucket and a rag, but could not get rid of the mischievous paint and Works created by magic.As a person, it is impossible not to relax and leave quickly, holding back the heart of laughter.

It was like returning to the time when Umbridge was teaching. Even though the scale of the riots could only be described as light breeze and drizzle, the embarrassment of Caro brothers and sisters remained unchanged compared with Umbridge.The task of uncovering the troublemakers from the students is enough to make the two of them frustrated. They never thought that the information exchange between DA members was completed by a small coin. The intelligence of the search operation was leaked every time, not just making trouble. In addition, they must also beware of the supporters hiding in the crowd (the number is clearly growing steadily), and together they constitute the magical appearance of DA.

If there is no real evidence of a student's participation in DA, even they cannot abuse it.Not to mention that the professors are giving assistance, just patience and not using magic to smash the noses of the two have done their best, and they will also give some help to the troublemakers in due course.

As for Snape, who was on the side with them, he only resumed the "Education Order No. 24" when Umbridge was teaching, and defined any student body without the permission of the principal (that is, himself). It is illegal, and students who participate in such groups seriously violate the school rules. As long as they are caught by the Carlo brothers and sisters, they can use their favorite punishment methods.

The brothers and sisters Carlo could not catch the troublemakers, which made the two men of cruel nature even more irritable, and the cruel torture of the confined students who were unfortunately caught in the hands became more and more severe.Two days ago, Amikos caught a few third-grade students who sneaked out of the tower during the curfew. These Hufflepuff students hope to hold a private memorial service for their friends who have passed away. War always forces the children I had to touch the shape of death at close range and experience the intense sadness that followed.

The coin in the pocket vibrated suddenly and warned the owner with a hot surface.Daisy didn't stop her movements, and quietly took a sip of the drink at the table.She knew that the others were ready, and that just now was the signal that the action was about to begin.

Dululudulu!A burst of random music sounded abruptly from the top of the head, and the loudness even covered the voice of the entire auditorium.Looking up, even Professor McGonagall with a sullen face could not hide the look of surprise. He regarded the mischief as an intractable ghost with a vocation. He was dressed in a formal suit and wore a dome hat on his head. His small eyes flashed cunningly. The light undermines the seriousness of his gentleman's dress.Holding a bright French horn in his arms, he walked to the top of the teacher's bench like a famous musician, and took off his hats to everyone.

Chapter Forty-Three

"My dear ladies, my dear gentlemen!" Professor McGonagall did not wait for Professor McGonagall to question the reason for its appearance in the auditorium-due to the warning of Barrow the Blood Man, even Pepi Ghost did not dare to choose this Random in formal occasions, no matter how much it wants to do-this transparent ghost shouted and let its always funny and cunning voice echo in the auditorium.

"I will regret to inform you that I-the master of tricks and the king of pranks-the Grand Duke of Pepy Ghost has recently fallen into a low period of creation. There are gloomy students everywhere, even if I kick their ass from behind, They won't become more energetic... This is really bad, there are no pranks that can satisfy me. There can be nothing worse than this in this world."

"I don't care if you are a shit prankster or not. If you dare to disturb my good mood, I'll screw your head off!" Amykus roared, blushing purple, "So get out of sight. Before I get angry!"

"Master Amikos, why are you so excited, it's Christmas Eve today!" Pippi tilted his head, observing Amikos like a joke, his small eyes kept turning.Amikus drank a lot of good wine during his meal (identity brought him a lot of convenience), and he even ignored that he was talking to a ghost.

"Although I think with my ass and know that I am not interested in joining the Headless Hunter team, these fools only know to throw their heads in the trash can and pick it up again." Peppy Gui straightened the top hat on his head and let His bow tie looked more neat, and he pretended to salute all the living people in the auditorium, "But today’s Peppies are just a small emcee. Let’s start introducing the guests, the children who don’t cry. You will be taken away by death in the middle of the night!"

Under the chaotic soundtrack of trumpets, twelve ghost horses rushed out of the wall fiercely, each carrying a headless horseman, and these intruders swept over the candles in the auditorium in a whirlwind, and the candles were shaking. , Transformed into a faint dark blue, and the bright hall was instantly covered by cold light. As more ghosts (to be sure that they do not belong to the castle) rushed out from behind the wall, even the surrounding temperature Start to lower.

The rough laughter that echoed in the auditorium seemed to have a gloomy taste: "Look, these living people's heads are still there!"

The screams came and went one after another. Most students had never seen such a scene. They struggled to stand up, trying to escape from here. The chaos continued to expand.Daisy twitched her mouth. Although she was the initiator of this battle, Ginny and Neville were responsible for contacting them.Although unexpected, the situation at this time is convenient for him to get out.

In the ghost, she saw the bloody Barrow standing silently in the corner. Ms. Gray of Ravenclaw was far away from him; Nick, who was almost headless, kept staring at the headless horsemen, as if hesitating Don't join; the fat monk tried to keep the students calm (some students were so nervous that they took out their wands).Pippi is probably the happiest of all ghosts. It hums and floats through the air, throwing anything that can be held into the crowd from time to time, and then watching the flustered students clutching their stomachs happily.She bent over and avoided a chair flying over her head, and slipped out of the auditorium along the root of the wall.

According to the plan, she quickly arrived in front of Amikus's office. In order to satisfy their ugly desires, the siblings always locked the students who violated disciplines."Arahho is open...Huh?" Daisy thought that the other party had imposed a lot of restrictions to prevent outsiders from breaking through, but she tried it hopelessly, but the door lock made a clicking sound. Maybe the two didn't expect students to dare Break into your office.

Even knowing that there is no one in the office, Daisy still slackens her footsteps, sneaking in through the entrance sneakily, and after only one glance, she rushes up with a chill.She had never seen such a "evil" room in the past. The office was completely turned into a torture room, with torture devices everywhere, and she could see that Amikus could no longer satisfy his brutal nature by simply relying on the curse.She even saw the blade that was shining with cold light, and the blood on it had not been wiped clean, so it was placed on the table so casually.

Daisy has never been to Amykus’s office (which means you will be treated inhumane), even after she violated Voldemort’s order that “minor wizards must go to school at Hogwarts” and attacked the magic Ministry officials, after escaping with Cora.The professors were determined to protect her, and Carlos brothers and sisters seemed to be worried about something, did not take the initiative to trouble her, tacitly let her return to Ravenclaw to continue school.

She has always been like this, surrounded by good people, even if it causes trouble, someone will be responsible for her and protect her.After she returned to Hogwarts, she woke up on the bed in the infirmary. Neville was standing by her bed, and seeing her waking up, her face was rarely completely gloomy.At that time, she was ready to be taught. Mrs. Longbottom’s education never included the item of "avoidance of responsibility". She also knew that her disappearance would have worried many people.

She is no longer the naive child who only cared about anger with each other in the past, she could feel Neville caring for her.If the person doing this is Neville, ask yourself that she is likely to beat her brother in a fit of anger.

But Neville didn't say anything. He didn't confirm her practice, but he didn't deny it either.He just poured a glass of water for Daisy with a calm face and asked her if she was hurt and whether she was hungry.Daisy is very unaccustomed to this. After all, the relationship between the two has been based on her unilateral rejection for a long time. She is used to alienating Neville with disgust. She doesn't even know how to face the care of the other party after a long absence. .

She found that she could no longer understand Neville’s heart. She couldn’t find a reason for him not to yell at herself. Even if she was determined to return to DA and no one would persuade her, Neville would eventually Choose to accept.This kind of letting go did not relax her, but made her more concerned about the mistakes she had made and felt more depressed.Even if a long time has passed, Daisy's mood will get worse as long as she remembers that time.

In addition to Daisy herself, there are three Hufflepuff students in the office.At first glance, Amikus didn’t lock them in a cage or chained them up. He just locked them in the office, but they didn’t try to leave because they were all cursed. , Standing in place seems to be a lifelike stone statue that cannot move, the only movable eye.When they saw that the person entering the door was Daisy and not the demon, all three were surprised but relaxed.

Daisy relieved them of their shackles. As soon as all the petrification disappeared, the three of them fell to the ground like cooked spaghetti. The physical and mental loss of standing for a long time will not disappear because of the spell. They can still maintain their movements, but now they can only fall to the floor and shake, and one of them just lost consciousness.

"Quick recovery!" Visiting family at St. Mungo has become a daily routine for Daisy. Over the years, she has also taken the initiative to learn a few healing spells from the physicians of the Longbottoms.Although there is also the option of waiting here for the three of you to rest for a while, Amikos may come back suddenly, and they should leave as soon as possible.

"...Who are you?" For a long time, the only girl among the three asked weakly.

"Daisy Longbottom. Don't worry, I'll take you away." Facing this third-grade Hufflepuff student, Daisy's voice suddenly became very gentle, as if she was touching something fragile. The cautious action of holding the girl by the arm and leaning her against the wall had never happened before when dealing with two boys.

"Listen, I know you are tired, but we must get out of here quickly. The turmoil in the auditorium dragged the Carlo brothers and sisters, but they may still show up at any time. If you don't want to try these things yourself—" she pointed to the office "I just gritted my teeth and walked with me... Is any of you injured? It will affect the kind of escape."

One of the boys touched the blood marks on his face (caused by the blade), shook his head and said sarcastically: "Amikus must be waiting for the holidays to be over and toss us severely. He has paid for us these days. It's'you'."

"I'll talk about it later, we have to get out of here."

"But where can we go?!" The girl burst into tears suddenly, she knelt down on the ground, shaking her shoulders, "They will find us! We have nowhere to go, even the professors want to watch Where can we hide their faces...I won't go! It will become more terrifying to be caught running away and tortured. It is better to stay here from the beginning...Why did it become like this..."

Daisy hugged her, trying to calm the girl down.She bit her lip, the pain hit her chest wildly, and she felt that she was about to be torn apart by guilt."I said I will protect you, Cora. ​​I will never hurt you or let you be taken away again. I promise..."

The girl was stunned, and the two boys stared at each other. Naturally, they didn’t understand who the name was in Daisy’s mouth, but this did not prevent them from perceiving the pain in Daisy’s heart. It seemed that she had locked herself in the thick. In the mist-shrouded labyrinth, there is no way out.The girl hesitantly patted Daisy on the back.

The grief didn't make Daisy forget her original purpose. She had taken saving these three people as a means to protect her soul. She quickly calmed down (at least on the surface), and the four people helped each other and left with difficulty. Amicus's office.

They did not take the shortest path that was most easily spotted, but took a long detour.The Hogwarts stairs would move and disappear at any time. Daisy was already familiar with every step here, and she took them upwards without stopping to rest at all.She wants to take them to the eighth floor, to the only hiding place in the castle where the three can be cleverly placed.

There was no surprises and dangers along the way. The effect of the riots caused by the ghosts was better than expected. The several floors near the auditorium have been noisy. Daisy dragged people around the corner. She could already see the giant monster on the tapestry. Now, as long as people are placed in, she can successfully snatch them back from the devil's hands.

In this way, she can soothe her tired soul and heal the scars caused by the child who broke her promise and lost her belief.

The joy of the imminent victory made her lose her vigilance. She hadn't started to request, but the door of the House of Requirement opened quietly in front of her, and no one raised objections.The three people didn't even know that there was such a place in the castle, and Daisy, she just wanted to bring them in quickly.

The layout of the house is very homely and comfortable. The rocking chair by the fireplace is still shaking slightly, and the fire is crackling as the only light source to light up the surrounding circle.Daisy helped them to the chair and sat down.The girl offered to drink a glass of water. Daisy ran to get the kettle on the table. The table top was cut into two pieces by shadow, half of which was surrounded by warm fire, and the other half was hidden in heavy shadow.

A hand stretched out from the shadow without warning, and firmly covered Daisy's mouth.

Chapter Forty Four

For the greater good.

He disdainfully read the string of words engraved at the entrance of the tower, his hoarse and low voice was like the hiss of a snake when he spoke.The wall of the tower is mottled and cracked, and the cracks extend upward, splitting the famous saying that once symbolized death and glory from the middle.Those gradually weathering stones seem to prove the power of time. The living will eventually die, whether it is tangible or intangible. In a few decades, this ghastly prison, together with it, is already The owner of the prisoner, and everything he did, will be forgotten, and become a few lines on a scroll, but will never be respected by others.

And this nightmare land named Newmontgard will eventually become ruins, abandoned and forgotten, and this is the only ending that those losers can get, lose everything, and die in obscurity.

Such an outcome will never belong to him. He will conquer death, defeat destiny, and achieve great immortality by himself. For this reason, he is destined to master powerful authority, the legendary wand that allows him to defeat all enemies.

The cold gust of wind stirred the robe of this uninvited guest, but was completely unable to shake the man like a living dead.There were only three colors left on Voldemort: the pitch black of his robe, the dead white of his skin, and the crimson of death overflowing from his pupils.

He squinted his red eyes, and the towering tower was covered by shadows. He knew that the man he was looking for was here, at the highest point of Newmontgard.Voldemort opened his arms and slowly floated from the ground. He endured the ecstasy that was about to get his wish and flew straight to the highest point.

In the past, when Gellert Grindelwald’s power was in full swing, he personally built Nymungard in this no-man’s land to imprison those who oppose him, just like the fascinating Aziz. Caban and Neumongaard also represent the darkness of the Grindelwald regime.After the legendary duel that all wizards had heard of, Grindelwald was imprisoned as a loser in a prison built by himself, lost the leader, his followers were finally defeated, and the flames of war that had been burning for many years finally died down. Come down.

Later, all related books recorded this duel and its ending, which is beyond doubt.However, the various matters that occurred after the duel, especially the matter surrounding Grindelwald's imprisonment in Newmontgard, caused considerable quarrels.

Grindelwald seemed to completely accept his fate after the war. The International Wizarding Federation did not send anyone to arrest Grindelwald, because the surly first-generation Dark Lord took the initiative to step into Newmontgard, and he did not even show up even once. Under the tense gaze of the European magic world at that time, he chose silence.

This suspicious consciousness is hard not to become a hotbed of certain conspiracy theories. It’s just that irresponsible newspapers or legendary stories intended to attract eyeballs may also be able to speculate on Grindelwald’s mind without authorization and hide this from others. The legendary dark wizards created an image that made them profitable, but magic historians could not do so. In order to obtain enough credible information, at least hundreds of owls had flew to Hogwarts with letters. , Hoping to get a little bit of news from another legend, and Dumbledore always smiled and remained silent.

Among the existing theories that have the most supporters, most believe that Grindelwald’s self-exile is a by-product of the oath made by both parties during the duel. The duel is sacred. The oath it makes is neither compulsory nor compulsory. There will be wizards who dare to violate it easily, because it will be a shame that cannot be cleansed for life. The more arrogant and conceited wizards, the vows will bind them more than ordinary people, and such behavior will even weaken their magic.

But none of this has anything to do with this man hovering in mid-air. Voldemort doesn't care about these old things buried in time.He has flown to the highest level of the tower. This is different from the one below. There is only one window and one cell. In order to prevent the prisoners from escaping, the defensive measures of Newmontgard are very perfect. If Azkaban is because of the soul The geek finally became an inevitable cage, so Newmontgard relied on this fortress itself.

The only thing that can be called a window is the very narrow gap in the wall of the tower. Humans cannot pass through the gap unless they can turn into smoke.Voldemort stretched his hand to the gap, his arms seemed to really become misty, flowing along the gap, and then head, body, legs and feet. When he recovered again, he was already standing in the cage.

This is a narrow stone room, no different from the poor environment below. The spider weaves cobwebs at the root of the wall. The wooden tabletop in the corner is very clean. It seems that someone cleans it regularly. There is an oil lamp and a book on it. , A few pieces of parchment paper, a bottle of ink and a quill pen in the bottle.The goal of his trip was leaning against the corner, looking at him quietly, seemingly not hostile to this sudden intruder.

Grindelwald is very old, he is very thin and looks like a skeleton that has to rely on bones to support human skin.His eyes were sunken deep into the sockets, the rims of his eyes were thick and black, his teeth were falling out, and his skin was as dry as old tree bark.Voldemort had seen photos of him when he was young. The handsome young man with a bright smile has disappeared in this world forever. His weakness made him look older than his actual age.

He didn't find the fear of death in the dying old man, and those eyes staring at him made Voldemort's anger soar.It was so ridiculous that he actually found Dumbledore's shadow in this old man, the kind of high-pitched, compassionate, and calm look in his eyes.