The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

boom!

A bolt of thunder landed on the protective shield outside Hogwarts. The protective shield, which had been crumbling during the previous bombing, finally reached its limit. Finally, in the expectant eyes of everyone, it turned into little pieces and disappeared in the air. .

But its existence is not meaningless. It buys valuable time for the teachers and students of Hogwarts.

The moment Hogwarts was invaded, Professor McGonagall was awakened. She rolled over and sat up from the bed in her dormitory, got dressed faster than expected, and came to the window.

She looked at the fire at the school gate with a solemn expression.

Dumbledore activated the protection of Hogwarts before leaving and set up defenses around the castle, but these methods could only delay and could not be defended for a long time, so she had to make a decision now.

Professor McGonagall walked to the door of the dormitory and raised her wand. The next moment, three silver cats with spectacle-shaped markings around their eyes popped out from the tip of her staff. They were Professor McGonagall's patron saints. The three patron saints ran back quickly, spreading a silver light on the corridor.

Professor McGonagall wants to contact the other three deans to discuss the plan.

After the three patron saints ran away, Professor McGonagall suddenly remembered that the other two magic schools seemed to have been affected, so she gave Beauxbatons and Durmstrang a patron saint each.

After doing this, Professor McGonagall quietly waited for the arrival of the dean and principals, and secretly calculated in his heart how many cards he had left.

After weighing the pros and cons, Professor McGonagall had his own idea, and the deans also rushed over.

A soft footsteps sounded in the corridor. Professor McGonagall looked towards the sound and found that it was Snape.

"Someone is invading Hogwarts, and we need to do something," Professor McGonagall said.

"Of course." Snape just said this and then fell silent. He was waiting for the other two deans.

Soon, Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout were outside Professor McGonagall's office.

"Minerva...Severus...what happened?" Professor Flitwick ran out of breath.

"Hogwarts has been invaded."

The two immediately gasped.

"Where is Professor Dumbledore?" Flitwick asked in a high voice. "What if Albus -"

"He is in the Ministry of Magic now." Snape answered. "He is carrying out his own plan."

Flitwick immediately frowned, and Professor Sprout next to him said solemnly: "Then we need to wait until Albus comes back..."

"That's right, Pomona." Professor McGonagall glanced at her friend, "I think the common rooms of each college should be sealed off. If there are students who are willing to come out to fight, only senior students should be allowed to participate."

"Of course." Professor McGonagall's proposal was supported by all the deans.

"Hagrid, I need you to help me mobilize the magical animal tribes in the Forbidden Forest." After making arrangements for the students, Professor McGonagall looked at Hagrid, who was rushing over.

Hagrid was stunned for a moment, then turned around and headed back to the Forbidden Forest.

He didn't like taking advantage of his good friends who lived in the Forbidden Forest, but if it was to defend Hogwarts, then he was willing to go there.

As for the two principals Maxim and Karkaroff, Professor McGonagall also made arrangements for them: once the protective shield is broken, students from the two schools can evacuate immediately. The invaders' target is Hogwarts Castle, and they will not confront them immediately. This is their best time to evacuate.

"Okay, but I will stay here and fight alongside you." Mrs. Maxim did not hesitate, but made a decision after just thinking for a moment. She wanted to stay in Hogwarts with some adult students to help the teachers and students of Hogwarts guard the school.

As for the reason? If you are successful, you will get a lot of help, but if you are wrong, you will get little help, that's all.

Mrs. Maxim's statement made Karkaroff's face turn green: Olim, you do know how to do favors! But what should I do?

Karkaroff felt that Madame Maxime must have been kicked in the head by one of her flying horses. How about returning to your hometown as soon as possible? Karkaroff is a man who can't even protect Durmstrang. How could he stay and fight for the people of Hogwarts? You're the only one who knows how to sell favors, right?

Wait, selling favors?

Karkaroff realized.

This is Albus Dumbledore's school. With him here, what do you have to worry about?

"Where is Professor Dumbledore?" However, out of caution, he still asked about Dumbledore's whereabouts.

"he's not here."

"He's not here? This is his school!" Karkaroff became anxious upon hearing this: Hogwarts' strongest combat force is actually missing? This group cannot be beaten! It is not advisable to stay here for a long time.

Professor McGonagall glanced at Karkaroff's arms, which were well covered by his robes. His gaze seemed to be warm and burned Karkaroff, making him feel uncomfortable.

"He is fighting that person." Professor McGonagall said coldly.

Karkaroff suddenly trembled. He could no longer care about his appearance. His enemies were Voldemort and Death Eaters. Is there anything more to say? Hurry up and run.

Karkaroff had only one idea: to sail away.

So he didn't even bother to say a few words to Professor McGonagall, and ran towards Durmstrang's ship without looking back.

Madame Maxime looked at Karkaroff's back with disdain, then turned and told Professor McGonagall that she would be back in a moment.

"Thank you very much." Professor McGonagall said from the bottom of her heart. Without stopping, she headed straight for Gryffindor Tower. As the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, she had a lot to do.

At this time, the common rooms of the major colleges in Hogwarts were already in a state of excitement.

The generals and Purifiers made a lot of noise outside, waking up many young wizards from their dreams. Not long after they woke up, they learned of such a bolt from the blue.

Everyone fell into a brief panic, but the deans quickly stabilized everyone's emotions.

"Hogwarts Castle was built for war." Professor Sprout looked at the Hufflepuff students gathered in front of him and patiently reassured them: "The structure of the castle is extremely complex, and the entrance to the lounge is very complex. Hidden by clever magic, intruders cannot get in.”

The four founders of Hogwarts considered the possibility of Hogwarts being invaded when they built the castle, so they made the structure of the castle extremely complex. It was so complex that it might take a week for freshmen to complete it after they enrolled. Make your way back to the common room. The stairs here will move everywhere, and there may be a secret door under each mural. Even the students who have been here for seven years do not dare to pat their chests and guarantee that they have mastered most of the secret passages.

These are all protective measures prepared for war.

As for the entrance to the common room, it is perfectly hidden. For thousands of years, only the students of Hufflepuff House have known its location. The entrance to the Hufflepuff common room is hidden in a pile of wine barrels. Gryffindor rests The fat lady at the entrance of the room looks like an ordinary mural from the outside. The entrances to the Ravenclaw and Slytherin common rooms are slightly more visible, but not so exaggerated as to have signage and banners, and they are both tucked away in some corner of the castle.

I don’t know what the reason is, but even if the entrance to the Gryffindor lounge is opened, you still have to crawl in through the passage behind it. During this period, if a petrification spell is cast... so the common rooms of each college are actually It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as the little wizards stay calm, they can survive this disaster in the lounge safely.

There was a brief silence in the common room after Sprout finished speaking. After a short while, Cedric pushed his way to the front and broke the silence. He asked: "Professor, we can't just do nothing and let those invaders walk freely on the land of Hogwarts, right?"

As soon as these words came out, there was an immediate excitement. As if they had found a backbone, the Hufflepuff students vented their emotions in all directions.

Students are quite dissatisfied with the invasion of outsiders.

Professor Sprout used a lot of effort to get the students to quiet down.

"Children in the upper grades can go out with me - those who are not yet in the upper grades can go back to their dormitories and rest. Everything will be back to normal tomorrow morning!"

Some Badger Academy students who were not senior students showed unwillingness.

The scenes in the other three houses were not much different from what happened in the Hufflepuff common room. It was just a question of whether there were more or less people willing to stand up to defend Hogwarts.

The students of Slytherin House were very obedient and went back to their dormitories to rest. Some senior students in Ravenclaw who met the age limit stood up and were willing to defend the sovereignty of Hogwarts with the professors. As for the Ravenclaw students, Llanffindor...

"Go back here!" Professor McGonagall's pupils narrowed as she looked at the sea of ​​people in front of her.

More than half of the students in Gryffindor are willing to come out to fight the invaders. If the scope is expanded to third-year students and above, the proportion will be even more astonishing. Professor McGonagall had no choice but to forcibly expel those students who were underage but had mixed into the team.

"Colin Creevey, get out! And you, Longbottom...Fred—"

"Professor, I am a sixth-year student!" Fred shouted dissatisfied, "I am not qualified for the Triwizard Tournament. Are you still not qualified?"

"If you were more mature, I wouldn't think that you two are still children." Professor McGonagall sent Fred back to the fighting team.

This made the twin brothers beam with excitement - it doesn't matter if they missed the Triwizard Tournament, they will not miss the Battle of Hogwarts!

The senior students lined up in a long line and walked out of the common room under the admiring and envious eyes of their junior students. They will gather in the auditorium and wait for the next instructions from the professors.

There was also chaos in Durmstrang's ship and Beauxbatons' carriage. Madame Maxime announced her plan loudly and quickly determined the list of people who were willing to stay. Including Fleur Delacour, a total of five Beauxbatons students were willing to stay and fight in the war, which surprised Madame Maxime.

"Isn't it our duty to help each other? And after all, we have been taken care of by them for nearly a school year." Fleur said in a normal tone, as if she was talking about an insignificant matter.

"Very good." Mrs. Maxim was very happy. She was quite worried that no student would respond to her. Fortunately, her children did not disappoint her.

Compared to the excitement in various colleges and Beauxbatons, the atmosphere on the Durmstrang ship was very bad.

"Professor Karkaroff, why did you wake us up in the middle of the night and sail the ship?" Krum looked puzzled. He stared at his principal with his falcon-like eyes, waiting for a reply.

"Viktor, my dear Viktor, someone is attacking Hogwarts, and it is no longer safe here. I want to bring you back to Durmstrang safely. This is my responsibility as the principal. Obligation." Karkaroff had already thought of his words on the way back to the ship, and it was natural that he would be high-sounding when he moved out at this time.

"Are we leaving like this? What should the teachers and students of Hogwarts do?" Krum's thick eyebrows knitted together.

"That's Dumbledore's business, hurry up and weigh the anchor!" Karkaroff calmed Krum patiently, and then urged other students to start the boat.

As soon as the big ship is launched, he can take the students back to Durmstrang. Next, he will have to pay more attention to the situation here...

It's just that the last escape failed. Can you really escape successfully this time? Karkaroff suddenly felt that his future was bleak. He could only hope that Dumbledore would win.

At the principal's order, some students moved, but Krum remained standing.

"Is there anything else?" The busy figures of the students made Karkaroff feel much better, so he even had time to care about Krum's mental state.

"Professor, I want to stay here." After thinking for a moment, Krum made a decision, "There are my friends here, and there is justice here."

Karkaroff:?

"Victor, you are crazy, you will die here!" He lowered his voice, almost roaring at Krum.

"I know."

"But you still want to go?" Karkaroff stared at Krum, as if he had met this student for the first time.

Krum responded with silence.

"Get out, hurry up and get out!" Karkaroff waved his hand fiercely, almost hitting Krum's chin, "Don't delay the sailing."

Krum left. Several of his close friends disembarked with him.

As soon as they arrived at the edge of the Black Lake, they saw their alma mater's boat sinking little by little.

A short wizard shrugged his shoulders, looked at Krum and asked, "How are we going to go back after this battle? We don't know where the school is."

"Let's survive first." Krum didn't want to think about this issue.

Krum brought his friends to the Great Hall of Hogwarts. When they came in, there were already many people here.

Sprout, Flitwick and McGonagall each led their own students to stand in the auditorium. Madame Maxime and her students also occupied a small space. Only Snape stood alone in the corner. .

"Professor Snape, where are your students?" Looking at Snape alone, Mrs. Maxim was a little confused. "If they have other arrangements, it would be better to let us know in advance, so that -"

Mrs. Maxim subconsciously thought that the students of Slytherin House had some special mission, so she did not appear in the auditorium.

However, after hearing what Mrs. Maxim said, Snape's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

He came here alone not because there was a big chess game to be played, but simply because no student from Slytherin House was willing to come out to protect Hogwarts.

Madame Maxime's face also became strange: Even the French are willing to fight on the soil of Hogwarts, but no one from the huge Slytherin House is willing to come out?

Snape:…

Stop talking, stop talking!

Normally, Professor McGonagall would definitely have to take a dig at this "old enemy", but now is not the time for a verbal spat. She briefly explained the division of tasks, and then asked everyone to start preparing for the war.

Professor McGonagall's style of play is very simple: professors take their students to occupy key positions to block the enemy. As for the advantageous combat positions, they are naturally the three towers of Ravenclaw Tower, Astronomy Tower and Gryffindor Tower. They have a wide view and can cast magic from a high position.

It's no wonder that she can't come up with a more precise strategy. The main reason is that everyone really has no experience in large-scale combat.

"Mandrake, devil's net..." Professor Sprout muttered and left. She was looking for magic plants that could be used in war. She will fight with her students in Gryffindor Tower.

Professor Flitwick has also left to guard Ravenclaw Tower himself. He left in a hurry because he remembered some exquisite magic spells that could be arranged in advance on the school playground to provide some obstacles to the invading enemies.

Professor McGonagall was not idle either. She pulled out her wand and shouted: "Stone Dun is out!"

The entire castle seemed to come alive, and the sound of rumbling echoed throughout Hogwarts.

The armors that were originally only used as decorations in the corridor jumped off their pedestals and rushed toward the auditorium.

"Hogwarts is under threat, it's time for you to fulfill your obligations!" Professor McGonagall shouted: "Guard Hogwarts and destroy the invading enemies!"

A large number of armors and sculptures came to her and then passed by her. They are about the same size as a human being and carry various weapons in their hands. As for sculptures in the form of animals, they are even more varied and diverse.

One of the sculptures of a knight riding a hippogriff caught Professor McGonagall's attention because she had never seen such a thing before.

Professor McGonagall didn't recognize the thing until it got closer.

"Yordel, what are you doing?"

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