Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Harry said regretfully, "I wonder what their special is, too."

Ron and Harry walked and looked around. When they saw magical sights, they would exclaim in amazement, and when they saw terrifying things, they would step away.

Compared to the wizards hurrying around on the street, these two people looked more like normal tourists.

Just like Hogsmeade before it was surrounded by Death Eaters, passers-by at that time all had festive smiles on their faces.

The noise they made was so obvious, and so different from the style of the wizards around them, that they were immediately noticed by the Death Eaters across two streets.

Although the two Death Eaters did not see Ron and Harry, they both strengthened their listening.

While listening to the noises in the distance, they searched around for suitable prey.

"I seemed to hear a conversation between two little wizards who were eager to celebrate the festival."

A Death Eater suddenly said.

Another Death Eater also spoke up: "I heard it too. I thought I had misheard. It's been a long time since I've encountered such a stupid fat sheep."

"I think you're still a student at Hogwarts? I also graduated from this school, but I remember that I wasn't so stupid and naive back then."

"This is normal. The level of professors at Hogwarts is getting worse and worse than before."

In the eyes of both of them, students are the easiest to deceive and the easiest to exploit.

They immediately turned around and walked towards the direction where Ron and Harry's voices came from.

Ron and Harry were still looking at the magical sights around them, exclaiming in amazement from time to time. They did not pay too much attention to the puzzled looks cast at them by other wizards who were in a hurry.

Just immersed in my own world, spending Christmas by myself.

On the other side, two Death Eaters had come to the corner of the street, quietly observing the two little wizards.

When they saw Harry Potter, their eyes sparkled with excitement.

The two of them had a secret conversation.

"Am I seeing things? The lightning-shaped scar on his forehead, that person is Harry Potter?"

"Yes, absolutely. Harry Potter is the only one in the world who has such a special mark."

"Why is he coming to Hogsmeade at this time? I thought Dumbledore would strictly protect him."

Although they were both excited to see Harry, at the same time, they were alert and looked around repeatedly.

They suspected that this was a trap specially designed for them by the Ministry of Magic.

Although they did not sneak into Hogwarts, they had heard some news about Harry's recent situation from other people.

It is said that Harry was very much loved by Dumbledore and won several consecutive house cups for Gryffindor.

That's Gryffindor!

A group of lions with only muscles but no brains!
How could they achieve such brilliant success in the College Cup?

Coincidentally, one of the two Death Eaters once studied at Hogwarts Slytherin College, so he looked down on Gryffindor students.

Slytherin's contempt for Gryffindor is deep-rooted.

Even though he had graduated for many years and was on a different side from Hogwarts, he never forgot to criticize him.

The two Death Eaters observed for a long time but didn't notice anything wrong, so they were ready to take action.

As a result, at this moment, Ron and Harry were approached by other wizards.

"You two little wizards, stop right there!"

A cold shout was heard, causing Ron and Harry to subconsciously straighten their backs and tighten their facial expressions.

Looking up, I saw a wizard in a black cloak, his face shrouded in gray mist, walking quickly towards me.

His voice was as cold as a knife, and he said bluntly: "How did you two little wizards get into Hogsmeade?"

Ron and Harry were both a little nervous. The wizard's scolding made them think of Professor McGonagall.

Harry was about to say something when the wizard suddenly spoke again.

“Forget it, it’s not important. You two little wizards should just go back to where you came from and don’t linger on the street!

Hogsmeade is not as safe as you think. If you still want to save your life, find a place to hide quickly and don't let me see you on the street!"

The wizard's voice seemed to carry a magical power. As soon as he finished speaking, Ron and Harry began to act.

They looked down at their bodies and were surprised to find that their bodies were not under their control and walked into the nearest house like puppets.

But coincidentally, they had been making so much noise on the street that they had unknowingly approached Honeydukes.

So what they physically entered was Honeydukes.

Hermione was hiding behind the door. When she saw this scene, she subconsciously held her breath, fearing that her breathing would be discovered by the nosy wizard.

As Ron and Harry entered the store, they stopped.

They moved their bodies, and now they were finally under the control of their will.

A cold and stern voice came to their ears. It was the wizard warning them not to leave the room.

Ron and Harry looked at each other, neither daring to speak.

After a long while, perhaps five or six minutes, Ron dared to whisper to Harry, "Is that man gone?"

Harry shook his head and replied in a low voice: "I don't know, how about you stick your head out and take a look?"

Soon, Hermione's voice came: "The wizard has left, and the streets outside are empty."

Hermione came out from behind the door and looked at the two of them in confusion.

"What happened to you just now? Your body was very stiff, and you seemed extremely reluctant to walk into Honeydukes. Your face was also very pale."

Ron quickly expressed the strange feeling he had at that time.

He said with lingering fear: "I don't know how that wizard did it, what kind of magic is this?
If someone is infected, and this person orders the wizard to commit suicide, then the wizard will commit suicide, right? Our bodies are completely controlled by another will!"

Hermione frowned, "Is that really the case?"

"At that time, I just felt that your condition was not right, but I didn't hear what the wizard said. I just subconsciously felt that I had to hide, so I hid behind the door."

Harry didn't care what method the wizard used, and asked anxiously: "Then should we go out again to attract the attention of those two people?"

Hermione thought not.

She looked Harry and Ron up and down, "I think your bodies have been controlled by that wizard, and he may have cast a spell on you.

I'm not sure if the spell has stopped affecting you. If he told you not to go out, then don't go out."

Ron said hesitantly, "Then our plan."

Hermione: "You stayed out long enough and made enough noise.

If we can attract them, they would have been attracted here long ago. If we can't attract them, then maybe we are really not destined to be here. Let's just wait in Honeydukes' store.

We don't have to kill these two Death Eaters, I hope you understand that."

This was said to both of them, but Hermione looked at Harry alone. At the critical moment, Hermione's reason regained the upper hand.

When the urge to compare herself subsided, Hermione decided that she shouldn't take too much risk.

After all, the gap between them and the Death Eaters is too big. They have not received any special training and their magic power is not strong enough. If they were more mature, they might still be able to resist.

Hermione thought so, and Ron nodded repeatedly, but Harry seemed very persistent.

"No, we have set so many traps. I hope it's the Death Eaters who can get in. I'll go out and take a look!" Harry said stubbornly.

Ron quickly stopped him, and the two of them pushed and shoved each other, and unknowingly walked out of Honeydukes.

Harry saw from the corner of his eye that the two Death Eaters were standing at the entrance to the street. He immediately changed his action, pushed Ron in again, and walked in himself.

Harry nodded quickly at them and winked.

Ron seemed to understand, but Hermione already knew what Harry meant.

Hermione deliberately said the code word they had agreed on: "This candy is so beautiful, come here quickly, let's buy this candy, where is the clerk, where is the clerk?"

Ron suddenly realized what was going on and walked to the designated place with Harry.

About three minutes later, the wind chimes at the door of Honeydukes' shop rang, and a new customer arrived.

The new guests were the two Death Eaters.

If Harry and Ron had not been stopped by other wizards and forced to hide in Honeydukes, they would have been a little suspicious that Harry's appearance was a trap set by the Ministry of Magic to catch them.

But after the intervention of the kind-hearted wizard, Harry and Ron behaved like a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger.

It turns out that the little wizard really knows nothing!

The reason why they stayed outside for so long and did not go into Honeydukes immediately was that they were worried that the wizard would have a trick up his sleeve for Harry and the other two.

After careful observation and sensing, and confirming that there were no other magical fluctuations, the two Death Eaters decided to come over.

The Death Eater glanced around Honeydukes, not seeing anyone.

Instead, they were pleasantly surprised.

"They went out. Did they realize something was wrong with us at that time?"

"That should be it. No wonder Harry looked at me with such a stiff expression."

"I am looking forward to what the little lamb to be slaughtered will do."

These two people talked, but their actions were not ambiguous at all.

With a professional and cautious look, they scanned every corner of Honeydukes, especially any corner where people could hide, which they would check with their wands.

Before they knew it, they were walking through more and more places and touching more and more objects.

The entire Honeydukes store seemed to be wrapped in a sweet fragrance, the aroma was very complex——

There is the sweetness of chocolate with a slightly bitter smell, the pure sweetness of candy with the fresh aroma of fruit, the mellow fragrance of various biscuits and cookies, and some sweet scents that are so sweet that people will reject them as soon as they smell them.

The two Death Eaters started searching from the first floor and gradually moved to the second floor.

When they reached the second floor, there was an obvious clicking sound of a mechanism being triggered.

The sound is very loud, but it is just a sound and has no lethality.

The Death Eaters became more and more excited. They believed that this mechanism must have been set up by a little wizard hiding in the dark.

The arrangement is great. The more it is like this, the more they enjoy the thrill of hunting. They like to see the expressions of their prey when they are struggling to death.

There are many rooms on the second floor of Honeydukes, most of which are used to store goods.

The items were placed in a messy manner. The Death Eater searched room by room and then came to the last one.

The two Death Eaters had already determined that the young wizard was definitely hiding in the last room. They were no longer as patient as before, but pointed their wands directly at the door and said excitedly: "Smash to pieces!"

The door shattered into pieces in an instant and was blown open.

The dust cleared and the Death Eaters entered the house.

A clear and loud voice suddenly sounded. It was Hermione who took the lead in activating "Armor Protection".

She was very familiar with this defensive spell and was confident that she could recite it in one second to protect her.

Sure enough, the next second, two Death Eaters launched attack spells, and Hermione quickly cast "Protector of Armor" to block the two attacks.

The Death Eater was about to cast a spell when suddenly another voice rang out - "Patronus Charm!"

The two Death Eaters were extremely alert.

When I turned around, the person was gone.

But the spell was cast!
Their backs were hit by a white light and their bodies flew backwards!
The loud Patronus Charm just now was just a decoy. At the same time as this Patronus Charm was chanted, Hermione also quickly and softly chanted the Patronus Charm.

That loud Patronus Charm was fake; Hermione's was the real one. The Death Eater immediately felt a burning pain like magma!

Unfortunately, only one Death Eater was attacked. The other one dodged the attack and was about to cast a spell at Hermione when suddenly another loud "Patronus Charm" was heard.

The Death Eater looked warily towards the direction where the sound came from, but a Patronus Charm fell on his head.

"what!!!"

The Death Eater let out a screaming wail.

The other Death Eater who was suffering from the burning pain forced himself to endure the pain in his body and stared at Hermione fiercely.

"You actually know the Patronus Charm! You are definitely the most promising wizard in Hogwarts. If I kill you, will Hogwarts feel heartbroken?"

The Death Eater let out a hideous laugh. Not only for this reason, any wizard who could cast the Patronus Charm was their natural enemy.

This little wizard looks so young and has not grown up yet, but the Patronus Charm she uses is so powerful. When she grows up, she will definitely terrify other Death Eaters.

They must be killed right here!

Unlike other Death Eaters, there are very few black bugs in his body, because he cannot compete with other Death Eaters.

But this also resulted in him not reacting as strongly as other Death Eaters when attacked with the Patronus Charm, so he was able to endure this little pain.

"You must die!"

The Death Eater raised his wand and pointed it at Hermione: "Avada—"

"Patronus Charm!"

There was a loud and crisp sound behind him, but the Death Eater, who had been fooled twice in a row, ignored it and stared at Hermione, determined to pronounce the last few words of unforgivable.

"boom!"

The warm and bright white light hit his body, interrupting his spellcasting state.

The Death Eater fell to his knees and let out a terrible wail. This Patronus Charm was more powerful than the previous one, but he couldn't withstand it.

"Who are you? Who are you?"

In response, they cast several Patronus spells. (End of this chapter)