A magical journey that begins in Azkaban.

Chapter 516: Heavy Rain Ambush
The dark clouds of Halloween drifted over the city, and the New York city below was deserted and silent, as if its soul had been hollowed out.

Occasionally, a few figures could be seen passing by, leaving a trail of phantoms like ghosts. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be a few vampires.

Blood was dripping from their mouths, and their fangs were exposed. They caught a child who looked like a snake man from somewhere, and tore him apart and killed him.

Rogue, Nagini and Bellingrum on the airship were all staring at the screen quietly, as if they were enjoying a dramatic skit that had nothing to do with them.

Roger never cared about things that had nothing to do with him. The passion and sympathy in his heart had long been buried in the darkness of Azkaban. As for justice? Is it delicious? How much is it per pound? Give me three ounces.

After Nagini regained her human form from the blood beast, she had no extra emotions. She treated creatures other than her master with the cold vertical pupils of a cold-blooded animal.

As for Bellinrum, it's a goblin. Not to mention the mutant snake-man, even if wizards and Muggle babies were cut into Peking ducks in front of it, it would only clap and cheer.

"Oh, the little snake man died so quickly." It yawned in boredom, with only indifference in its tone.

The wind quietly blew the smell of blood, and blood foam scattered everywhere. The air pressure over New York suddenly became abnormal, and countless dark clouds gathered from the sea.

"Master, it's a hurricane..." Nagini frowned anxiously. She had investigated the weather conditions when planning the route, and this kind of weather was impossible.

"No, it should be the Thunderbird." Roger's face darkened and he immediately took out his wand and took back the control of the airship from Nagini.

With a serious expression, he waved his wand continuously to input commands. As the control center emitted a series of faint blue halos, the crystals and nodes in various parts of the airship quickly started to operate and executed the camouflage program.

Click...

The clouds below collided and rubbed violently, shooting out purple lightning. Deafening thunder roared through the sky, and the world was extinguished by the torrential rain.

The strong wind from the Atlantic Ocean was howling and raging, carrying the smell of salty seawater. In this rolling storm, a pair of bright bird eyes loomed, like a god watching in the hurricane!
"What a waste." Roger said coldly.

The raindrops flying up from the porthole were shining with blue light. Dumbledore wasted the snake repellent potion on the East Coast where there were not many people alive. It was totally cost-effective.

The vampires who were originally playing and hunting were disturbed by the sudden wind and rain. They casually broke the glass of the roadside building, shook off the rain on their bodies, and hid inside.

"I hate rain and I hate the smell of sea water." One of the vampires said unhappily.

"Just be patient. At least Lord Lestrange won't drive us away. We can all enjoy the fresh blood of the snake people at any time."

"Their blood is too fishy and has no temperature. I still miss the blood of Muggles and wizards, which warms my stomach when I drink it." Another vampire smiled coldly and licked his lips.

"That Cedric has a group of Muggles. It would be great if we could taste their blood." The vampire next to him swallowed, his eyes full of greed.

"Don't dream. Those Muggles are just living targets for Cedric to practice dueling with. When they die, their heads will be divided among the werewolves, and we will only get the blood bags with lifeless residue."

"Stingy guy." The first vampire was indignant. "I hate selfish wizards, dirty werewolves, and goblins from the north... They are more despicable than each other."

"If it weren't for the Dark Lord, I wouldn't want to be with them..."

At this moment, an angry red beam suddenly pierced through the darkness, like a flaming arrow! Accompanied by the sound of thunder and rain outside the window, the red light instantly shattered the chattering vampire into a bloody mist.

"Torn apart?!" The other vampires were horrified and shouted, "It's the wizards of the Order of the Phoenix!"

They made a prompt decision and immediately went into the rain-soaked but wider streets. The narrow houses would severely limit the vampires' flying and perception talents.

A huge purple-gold lightning bolt, like a waterfall of light, struck the tallest building in downtown New York City: One World Trade Center.

Crack! The thunder was so violent that the huge shock wave caused by the lightning made the entire skyscraper tremble.

The 24 lightning rods originally installed on the top were damaged at some point, and the 4.5-meter-long copper needles were scattered all over the ground.

Without the guidance of lightning rods, the lightning protection system and grounding system of the building were almost completely paralyzed. The lightning protection belts set up on the periphery guided all the scattered lightning to the building itself.

CRAP!
The 110-story building suddenly lit up like daylight! All the glass walls burst into sparks under the impact of the blazing electric current. Then, they shattered into gorgeous fragments.

These fragments reflected the fury of thunder and lightning, flashing dazzling light in the night rain, illuminating the bleak and dilapidated street scene with exceptional clarity.

In this instant of explosion, the vampires who managed to escape into the sky were knocked down by red spells.

Their membranous wings were soaked by the heavy rain. They flapped their wings with great effort but were unable to move quickly. They watched in despair as the spell killed them.

At this moment, heavy rain, violent winds, and blazing lightning are pouring down! The entire New York City seems to have been caught in the vortex of this violent hurricane!
"These little mice can no longer hide." Bellatrix, with her afro on her head, walked slowly out of the World Trade Center. A twisted, cruel smile appeared on her charred face.

Her husband Rodolphus was not in a good condition either. Smoke was coming out of his body and sparks were flashing on his clothes from time to time.

Rodolphus coughed, his sunken eye sockets like the evil eyes of a ghost, emitting two terrifying green lights. He stared at the building in the distance, raised his wand suddenly, and two explosive spells whistled out!

"Don't be impatient." Bella quickly pressed down his arm and said with a cruel smile: "Let's meet our old friend first."

"Those rats in the Order of the Phoenix, are they necessary?" Rodolphus hesitated for a moment, but still listened to Bella.

"It is very necessary." Bella gathered her rain-soaked hair to one side and walked towards the vampire's body firmly and slowly. "Sirius, is my wand okay?"

"Walnut, dragon heartstring, 12 inches long." Her voice echoed in the rain through the sound booming spell, "Sirius, come out! The entire east coast has been blocked by the master. You can't use Apparition and there is no escape. Haha, you are destined to fall into my hands this time!"

There was an obvious grin and arrogance in her voice. Bella scanned the streets around her, her eyes flashing a dangerous red light, trying to find the scent of her prey.

"Stupid brother, do you want me to find you out of the mouse hole myself? Just like when we played hide-and-seek when we were kids?"

Bella sneered and challenged in a mocking tone: "Regulus is even more stupid than you. He can't even hide himself in such a big house. He is always the first one I catch, and sometimes he even runs out by himself."

"Bella, enough!" A low roar suddenly echoed among the buildings.

Although the sound was very small, Bella and Rodolphus immediately located it.

"You crazy woman, you are not worthy to mention Regulus' name!"

Bella silently lamented Blake's stupidity of never learning from his mistakes, and turned to signal Rodolphus to send snakemen to surround the building.

"Master, the storm is moving to the southwest... It's so strange, the rain line is not moving, but is getting bigger..."

"Someone is controlling the Thunderbird to make it rain." Rogge explained, staring at the gray screen. The strong lightning current caused the surrounding magic power to be extremely unstable, and almost all the detection equipment on the airship malfunctioned.

"Nagini, help me remember this." He said as he carefully controlled the airship to descend. "The airship needs to be equipped with some small detectors, not remote controlled, but guided and transmitted by magic lines..."

Nagini immediately pulled out a notebook from inside her jacket and wrote down her master's requests one by one.

When the airship left the dense clouds and arrived about 1 km above New York City, an image finally appeared on the gray screen.

"Why is Sirius here?" Roger looked at the big black dog running fast on the street, followed by countless snakemen.

Bellinrum explained aloud, "The Dark Lord has set up powerful magic, and all means of teleportation such as Apparition and Portkeys are useless." "Where are the flying brooms?"

"This, it seems to be unaffected." Bellinrum was not sure either.

Rogge shook his head slightly and said firmly: "He is definitely not acting alone."

"You mean the unusually large black dog?"

"Yes. The headmaster would never send him here alone. And how wide is the Atlantic Ocean? It's as big as a bathtub." Roger stared at the screen. "If Sirius can swim back to the UK from Azkaban in the North Sea, he can swim from here to nearby Norway or Iceland. What's the difficulty?"

He glanced around, and although he didn't see anyone else, he was very sure: "This must be a trap, but where are the others?"

Rogge immediately ordered the airship to expand the detection range, but unfortunately the storm and lightning obscured too much of the aura.

Bella chased after him, while Rodolphus stayed where he was, using his stuttering Parseltongue to adjust the snakemen's encirclement.

"Master, I feel like I can control them remotely." At this moment, Nagini suddenly spoke. She rubbed her temple and said in distress, "It's just that their sounds are too chaotic and give me a headache."

"You mean the snake language?"

"Well, it seems that we don't need that." Nagini shook her head and continued, "It's just using that pink and purple thing in the brain, like light..."

"Mental strength?"

"Yeah, that's it!"

Roger looked puzzled, closed his eyes slightly, and radiated his spiritual power. But unfortunately, the snake man's frequency seemed to be on a different channel from his, and he couldn't sense it at all.

"Nagini, try to control it. If possible, delay the snake people's actions and make the encirclement shrink more slowly." Roger ordered, "Do you need me to lower the altitude of the airship? Send you closer to the ground?"

"No, this place is fine." She shook her head and began to concentrate on influencing the snake man's actions through the transparent floor of the cab.

Sirius, who had turned into an Animagus, was in a panic under Bella's spell, and even his tail was burned by the raging fire. If it weren't for the heavy rain, Bella would have harvested a delicious "Black's" barbecue.

"Hurry up and surround him! Don't let Blake escape!" Rodolphus shouted loudly, urging the snake people to speed up.

However, at this moment, the snakemen who were about to form a tight circle suddenly stopped moving. They were like a clockwork toy with a stuck string, stiffening in place.

The encirclement was about to close, revealing a wide road. Sirius seized the opportunity and ran towards the gap without looking back.

"What are you doing, Rodolphus?" Bella turned her head angrily and stared at her husband, her eyes full of disgust and condemnation.

"I...Bella...it's not my problem." Rodolphus stammered and tried to explain, but was interrupted by Bella.

"Hmph, what a complete waste!" Bella ignored his explanation and just snorted coldly before continuing to chase the big black dog.

On the airship, Nagini opened her eyes with a tired look on her face. Roger wiped the sweat off her forehead and said softly, "Nagini, you did it."

"Yeah... But Master, I'm just too tired. There are too many snake people..."

At the same time, Rodolphus on the ground clenched his teeth, and his hideous face instantly twisted into a ferocious monster.

He shouted angrily: "You bunch of useless trash!" He swung his wand violently, and then threw out several balls of fierce fire, burning several snake people not far away into charcoal.

The figures of Bella and Sirius were becoming increasingly blurred in the distance, and were almost invisible. Rodolphus was about to catch up when suddenly four figures appeared around him and surrounded him.

"Ambush?" He sneered disdainfully, a grim smile on his withered face, "Flake Longbottom?!"

When he saw the wizard coming towards him, Rodolphus showed a look of doubt: "You...are you crazy?"

Fleck stared at him coldly and said in a stiff tone: "Fortunately, your Cruciatus Curse is still a little bit off."

"Don't waste your time talking to him," One-Eye Moody warned, his magic eye fixed on Rodolphus, his wand flashing a dangerous red light.

"Moody, wait a moment before you take action." Diggory shouted from behind.

Rodolphus looked around quickly and laughed, "Ah, Flack, Mad-Eye, Diggory... and a kid I don't know."

"Tonks, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Auror at the Ministry of Magic."

"Okay, little Tonks." Rodolphus nodded, the smile on his face growing wider. "With Sirius, four wizards from the Order of the Phoenix..."

"Rodolphus, I also joined the Order of the Phoenix." Diggory stared at him and asked interrogatively, "Where is my son Cedric?"

"Haha, five wizards from the Order of the Phoenix, I feel so honored!" Rodolphus laughed even more happily. He pointed at Flack and Diggory and asked, "As for Cedric? Is this why you came to us?"

He pointed his wand at Diggory and threatened, "Aren't you worried that Sirius will be killed by his sister Bella?"

"Old Barty will pick him up. Tell me where Cedric is!"

"As for him, don't worry. He is living a comfortable life. Diggory, are you still thinking of taking him back?" Rodolphus laughed arrogantly and said bluntly, "He is the master's most loyal servant and a glorious Death Eater like me!"

"Diggory, don't fall for his trick," Moody snapped. "He's just stalling for time until reinforcements arrive."

"Yes, I am just stalling for time." Rodolphus laughed, "But Amos Diggory, I am telling the truth. Your son killed those two Muggles with his own hands... Harry Potter's uncle and cousin, right?"

"I heard that he killed one with one strike, clean and neat. It feels so good! You are worthy of being a pure-blood wizard!"

"Since you want to take him back, it means you think killing Muggles is not a crime." He sneered again and said slowly: "Diggory, how about joining us? It's great to be a family with one heart and one mind~"

Facing the siege of four people, Rodolphus was not afraid at all, and even bewitched: "Even if you arrest me today, it is too late. Before Thanksgiving, the magic world will recognize the master and our dominance and sphere of influence."

"Soon, this will be a free land... Hey, goodbye, you idiots from the Order of the Phoenix..."

"Shatter into pieces!" Moody shouted decisively when he saw his wand flashing with magic.

A blinding red light shot out from the tip of the staff and slashed straight towards Rodolphus. But just as it was about to hit, a violent space distortion appeared in their vision - Rodolphus actually used Apparition!

Fortunately, Moody reacted quickly, so Rodolphus's Apparition was not perfect. In his panic, his entire left arm was cut off by space.

As the spell hit accurately, it instantly broke into pieces, turning into countless bloody fragments that flew everywhere.

"He Apparated!?" Digory looked at the blurry blood and flesh on the ground, his face pale.

"We underestimated this guy!" Moody gritted his teeth and stamped his artificial leg angrily. "Damn it, I should have thought of it earlier! The Death Eaters will definitely be able to bypass the spell set by the Dark Lord. The Anti-Disillusion Charm is originally designed to target foreign wizards!"

(End of this chapter)