Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 232 Soyuz 3
Hermione was reminded by Luna's words.
Given the current situation, the house-elf's words are indeed unreliable.
And no matter what, when there is no way to open the door, this is the only thing they can count on.
They walked quickly to the portrait that they had just explored yesterday and were stopped by Rabir.
This looks like a very ordinary painting. It shows a woman wearing a sun hat. There is no revealing potion attached to it, and the woman cannot move.
Hermione stared at the painting intently and did not touch it rashly, but the noise coming from the direction of the stairs became louder and louder in their ears!
Luna was also looking at the painting, but her focus was obviously different from Hermione's. She was always staring at the eyes of the woman in the portrait, or to be more precise, the right eye.
"Her right eye is different from her left eye. It feels... like it's not painted on."
Just as she finished saying this, a black wave finally surged out from the stairs!
A group of black cats with well-developed muscles and blue light in their eyes, like little leopards, surrounded Luna, Hermione and the others.
Hermione knew they couldn't wait any longer, so she grabbed Luna's hand and stood on tiptoe to touch the strange right eye of the woman in the portrait!
A strong touch that was completely different from the other dyes on the screen was fed back to Hermione's hand. The moment she touched the eye, the black cats surged out and rushed towards the two girls!
Just when their sharp claws were about to touch the robes of Luna and Hermione, the next second, the two of them disappeared from the spot!
There were several "plop" sounds in succession, and the black cats all bumped into the portrait of the woman in the sun hat, but did not disappear with it.
They did not notice that in the portrait, there was only a dark hole left in the woman's right eye, and the originally lifelike and vivid green eyeball had disappeared.
At the same time, in another extremely dark place, Hermione and Luna both landed on the ground at the same time.
It was dark all around and she couldn't see anything. Hermione could only be sure that Luna was by her side when she grabbed Luna's arm.
Then Hermione raised her wand, and just when she was about to use the wand lighting spell to check the surrounding environment, an inexplicable buzzing sound suddenly sounded, and then countless lights around her lit up one after another!
The surroundings were all metallic in color, the space was very small, and all kinds of complex instruments were emitting their own lights. On the wall made of metal plates, Hermione and Luna both saw the name of the place they were in with dull eyes -
【Soyuz 3】
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On the coast under the night sky, the cold sea breeze carries the sea water and hits the rocks on the shore.
On this deserted gravel beach, under the dim moonlight, one can metaphorically see that the surrounding air is showing an irregular distortion.
But the Aurors from the French Ministry of Magic, who were flying through the sky on their broomsticks and patrolling the surroundings from time to time, did not notice this scene.
Lupin and his team of seven people hid behind a large rock. The effect of the Disillusionment Charm gradually disappeared and they revealed their figures.
Looking at the Auror who was high in the sky, riding a broom and heading away in another direction, he said solemnly.
"Has there been any news about the people we sent to the correctional facility before?"
The deputy of the team was a French wizard, he said in a deep voice.
"The last message he sent was four days ago. After that, we asked him to stay hidden and wait the night we broke into the prison."
"Then let's wait." Lupin took a deep breath , "Repeat our mission one last time and wait for the signal from the team clearing the flies overhead. We have to blow up the gate of the fortress."
"According to the information we gathered earlier, there is a range-effect armor spell surrounding the fortress at all times. It was cast by the Dark Lord. Dumbledore will help us break the armor spell first. The rest depends on ourselves ."
Everyone in the team nodded solemnly, and at this time, not only them, but also dozens of teams like Lupin and his team were lurking quietly in all directions to the west surrounding the correctional facility.
The cold wind blew on their faces but did not shake their bodies at all.
Lupin pressed his body against the cold stone surface, waiting for the signal to be sent, while thinking about how his students were doing now.
Dumbledore did not hide John and his friends' goal after going to sea from the professors of Hogwarts, so many professors were actually worried about whether a group of children, the oldest of whom was only 15 and the youngest was 11, could take care of themselves at sea and undertake such a difficult task.
Dumbledore did not give any further explanation or comfort, but after Fawkes brought the two Aurors from Azkaban back from the ship, the professors no longer had any doubts about the decision Dumbledore had made .
After receiving Scabior and McNeill, the people in the Order of the Phoenix naturally conducted a new round of interrogation on them, including how they were caught by a group of children.
The results of the interrogation using truth serum were beyond everyone's expectations.
Originally, Lupin and his team thought that they could capture the two Aurors. Those students must have put in a lot of effort, and it is even possible that all the students on the ship joined in the pursuit and interception.
But the reality is, there are only two students and a ghost!
They all recognized who the boy was who played a key role on the prison island.
Lupin was deeply impressed by the boy who often came to his office to ask for advice on the Patronus Charm while on the carriage, not only because he had gone deep into the fallen castle and rescued the children in his second year.
His thirst for knowledge and unique talent for magic could not help but impress people.
And now he was leading other students in exile on the sea, and he also cooperated with another person to capture two well-trained Aurors alive in the enemy's home turf.
Lupin, McGufflev and even Lily were all in disbelief at Jon's performance.
Because this boy, who is only fourteen years old this year, has done so many things that even adult wizards may not be able to do.
Just when Lupin's thoughts had drifted into the ocean, in the distance, a dazzling red spark suddenly rose into the sky, and then bloomed under the dark clouds!
In an instant, he and everyone around him clenched their wands!
His students have achieved so much, so as a teacher, I certainly can't fall behind, right?
