The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

After Tom completed the last step of the spell, the sea of ​​​​fire changed a little: the flames separated to both sides, forming a path, [Senior Sister] picked up Tom and jumped from the roof. At this time, the sea of ​​​​fire also gradually moved back, moving towards the back mountain.

[Senior Sister] landed lightly on the ground, and Tom didn't even feel a strong shock. After landing, he could see a layer of black smoke on the ground after the flames faded, and his nose was filled with the smell of burnt rabbit meat.

[Senior] carried Tom and walked toward the gate of the manor. On the way, Tom regained a little bit of his magic power and transformed back into Lockhart's appearance.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the manor, the mansion collapsed completely with a roar, allowing fire to rage on its remains. The next sea of ​​​​fire continued to move, climbing to the peak of the back mountain, staying there for a long time, burning more and more vigorously, and the smoke filled the air. The flames gradually climbed up along the smoke, and finally combined with the whirlpool of clouds in the sky to form thousands of Meter high fire tornado.

Such a fire could be seen by Muggles as long as they were not blind. The whole of Bristol was in chaos. People poured into the streets and rushed to the opposite side of the fire tornado. Some people walked against the current, hoping to take pictures of the scene first-hand. The street was soon clogged with cars. Everyone wants to escape from the city, but no one can escape.

The entire city was enveloped in the sound of car horns.

Desperate people abandoned their cars and fled. It's not that they are making a fuss, but a fire of this level cannot be extinguished by human power. Ordinary fires can be extinguished by just carrying a few fire extinguishers or calling in a few fire trucks and using high-pressure water cannons.

But once a fire spreads, it can easily exceed human control. If it reaches the level of forest fire, it can only be extinguished by rainfall and fire breaks. If a country can extinguish wildfires with manpower, then its government's organizational and mobilization capabilities must be world-class. Of course, there must also be enough firefighters who are not afraid of life and death.

Unfortunately, none of these British ones exist, or rather they do, but not in Bristol.

Well, firefighters in Great Britain have organized several strikes...

In the UK, firefighters are an independent public service profession with their own union. They have a strong presence in the lives of international students, and many students will interact with them, leaving a very deep impression: because every time a fire truck and firefighters appear, it means that their wallets are greatly reduced.

There is something called a smoke alarm in the student apartment. This thing adheres to the rigorous craftsmanship spirit and is extremely sensitive. It can often be triggered by a cigarette or a piece of steak, and the fire truck that follows will give the alarm. You issued an extremely memorable ticket.

However, these are the worries of British and American students. There are also smoke alarms in student apartments in France, but they have never successfully summoned firefighters or fire trucks after being triggered. Instead, they have summoned several seniors who kindly told the newcomers that they can get them. Use socks to cover the alarm, just remember to take it off when checking out or doing ward rounds.

This group of firefighters struck hard when faced with smoking barbecue. They were helpless when the mountain fire approached. They are very experienced, but they are powerless in the face of such a large fire.

How bad is the firefighting efficiency in Europe and the United States? At around 6:50 pm on April 15, 2019, a fire broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The fire was located on the top tower of Notre Dame Cathedral. The fire quickly engulfed the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral tower, and ultimately the entire building was seriously damaged. That day, several international students who went to Paris to eat hot pot and countless Paris citizens witnessed with their own eyes that the spire of Notre Dame fell in the fire as if it had been broken at the waist. In all news reports, as long as an animated picture can be inserted, this famous scene that shocked the world and is destined to be recorded in history will definitely be chosen.

The fire was not “effectively controlled and partially extinguished” until 3:30 a.m. on April 16.

Nine hours! The incident took place in the capital of a country, and the burned building was a national treasure. However, it actually took nine hours to "partially" put out the fire after it broke out! The burned spire has not been repaired so far - the French should be lucky that they at least retained relatively complete data, otherwise it would be ridiculous if they really asked Ubisoft for the data of Notre Dame in order to repair Notre Dame.

Anyone who knows this news will not have much expectations for the fire-fighting capabilities of Europe and the United States.

The citizens of Bristol do not have the ability to predict and cannot predict the future, but they obviously have a clear understanding of their municipal capabilities, so they are all trying to escape and praying that the wind will not blow. Once the wind blows, the fire will spread quickly. .

"Professor Lockhart!" In the center of the fire, Harry and Ron waited until Professor Lockhart looked weak. One of them supported Lockhart vigorously and stuffed him into the car. [ Senior sister also got in.

"Let's go... let's evacuate first..." Tom said weakly. At this time, he also realized that the crisis was not over yet. After everyone was seated, he immediately urged Ron to drive away.

The car engine roared, but before it had driven far, Tom stopped Ron and asked him to wait. Ron was a little anxious and a little afraid of the fire tornado that was so close in front of him, but he still stopped the car and looked at the sky with Professor Lockhart.

His doubts were quickly answered. There was a splash and a drop of water fell to the ground.

Not far away, a fire tornado thousands of meters high was burning quietly. The magic power Tom invested had been exhausted. Without those igniters, the flames had been extinguished. It was already strong on the outside and dry on the inside. As time goes by, the fire tornado itself is getting smaller at a speed that is difficult to see with the naked eye.

Although the change in the intensity of the fire could not be seen, the change in the sky was quite obvious: dark clouds appeared in the sky, and accompanied by the dark clouds, there were little raindrops falling. The raindrops gradually became denser, and a heavy rain fell in the sky.

People cheered.

This rain is not a coincidence, nor is it man-made. Fires send large amounts of dust into the air, which combines with water vapor in the air to form condensation nuclei, causing rain. Bristol happens to be a coastal city and the air is very humid. So the fire caused by Tom directly caused a heavy rain, which also saved the city.

The fire was out. The entire back mountain was burned to the ground, and the cool rain poured on the hot rocks. The mountain made a crackling sound. Finally, with a loud noise, the entire hill collapsed completely.

It turns out that the inside of the hill has been hollowed out by rabbits.

Tom got out of the car and walked toward the ruins that were still smoking. He wants to do a final investigation and find the source of the disaster before the firefighters arrive. When he walked to the remaining ruins of the mansion, Tom felt a headache: the three-story villa had completely collapsed, leaving only broken walls. After experiencing such a huge fire, everything in the mansion disappeared with the flames. It was almost impossible to find clues! Even if there are any clues left, they are covered by the collapsed ruins and cannot be found immediately.

boom!

The hill in the distance collapsed twice, causing the middle of the mountain that was originally as plump as a steamed bun to completely collapse and turn into a volcano. Tom's heart moved and he ran over quickly.

When he reached the top of the mountain, Tom felt a throbbing feeling. There seemed to be some unknown object buried under the mountain. This object was calling him, trying to attract him there. Tom turned to Harry and Ron and shouted: "You stay down there, I'll be back soon."

Before he could take any further action, a pleasant sound of music floated from a distance. Tom stood up suddenly and looked at the sky in the direction of the music. The sound of music is getting louder and louder from far to near. The sound is ethereal, ethereal and mysterious. It is exciting to listen to it. For those who heard it, the hair on their scalp stood up one by one, and their heartbeats accelerated rapidly, gradually resonating with the beat of the music. The music gets louder and louder, until your heartbeat is exactly in tune with the beat, and your entire chest seems to be vibrating. Just then, a flame burst into flames around Tom.

In the firelight, a crimson bird as big as a crane fell from the sky, accompanied by the weird music. Dumbledore, on the other hand, grabbed its golden claws and appeared here together, holding a shining silver sword in his hand.

Fox proudly raised its peacock-like golden tail and disappeared with a hiss.

Tom:…

"You are as efficient as a police officer in a gangster action movie." Tom said with a smile, but Dumbledore probably didn't hear Tom's voice. Although he knows something about the outside world, this centenarian has most likely never watched police movies such as "Infernal Affairs" and "Police Story".

"Thank you for the compliment, Professor Lockhart. Now it's my turn to solve the source of this disaster." Dumbledore walked in with his wand in one hand and the sword of Gryffindor in the other. Inside the collapsed mountain.

"Yingardium Leviosa!" Dumbledore waved his wrist and made a subtle wrist movement. A large amount of gravel in the valley floated up, and finally a golden necklace appeared in front of them. .

"The feeling of evil..." Tom frowned. At this moment, Dumbledore waved, and the necklace flew towards them, floating about a foot in front of them. Dumbledore and Tom took the necklace from the pit. He walked out and returned to Harry and the others.

"Professor Dumbledore!" Harry and Ron trembled, with sweat dripping from their foreheads. However, Professor Dumbledore did not embarrass them, but said kindly and kindly: "You let me see Gryffindor." What courage! But I can’t give you any extra points...Okay, let’s go back to school first, I’ve investigated the matter clearly.”