Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 171 Enemies meet on a narrow road
The manticore, also known as the manticore, is a 5X-level magical animal that is as dangerous as the fire dragon.

The highest-level prison of the German Ministry of Magic, Uxtakut (equivalent to Azkaban in the UK), maintains a group of special species of manticores to serve as guards inside the prison.

In addition, there are other manticores that have been tamed by wizards.

They are too cruel and dangerous. Except for a few kinds of black magic, there are almost no other spells that can penetrate the manticore's skin.

On the contrary, as long as they are poked by their highly poisonous tails, if they do not take a special antidote within a few seconds, the stung wizard will drink hatred on the spot.

Manticores and the eggs of this magical animal are classified as Class A prohibited trade items in the magic laws of various countries, that is, "they cannot be sold publicly, transshipped, or transferred out of their confidential living areas in any form." .”

And Horace dared to bet with the pineapple preserves he had eaten all his life that those safe areas for magical animals like manticores would definitely not include the Pillars of Hercules shopping street in the British Gibraltar region.

Horace had heard from Kettleburn before that the "Emperor's New Clothes" store was suspected of smuggling a dangerous manticore.

However, why could he not understand why those smugglers released such dangerous creatures from their cages?

What are they going to do?
"Silva, we must leave quickly!" Horace said to Kettleburn.

He noticed that the Professor of Care of Magical Creatures was also raising his head and looking at the manticore flying back and forth in mid-air. Based on his understanding of this old colleague, Horace felt that he might not be able to leave him for a while.

The fat old wizard curled his lips slightly and felt helpless: This is really...
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It's a bit troublesome.

After tying up the blue turbans with ropes, and before Bourne could use the "Astartes Inquiry Method", the group started the "tell-all mode".

It was precisely because of their "frankness" that the three brothers Bourne and Weasley knew what had happened in this place.

"Merlin's strawberry briefs!"

George couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"This situation is probably more difficult than the riot caused by the fire in the Forbidden Forest."

Fred felt the same.

Percy also frowned. He was now worried about the safety of his girlfriend Penello, and felt a little powerless about the chaos in front of him.

The sixteen or seventeen-year-old, vigorous wizard put his wand against the face of a blue-turbaned man, who seemed to be the leader of the group, and asked viciously: "How many magical animals have you smuggled in? Now you are running out again." How many?"

The man's gums were so painful that he could still force a smile that was uglier than crying due to the wand and the gun held by Bourne next to him.

"Except those sent to the slaughterhouse, we have about thirty to forty magical animals in stock in our store."

He structured his words carefully.

"After the 'evil wind' blew just now, we took inventory and found that seven items were missing from the inventory.

They are a box of squirrels, a nest of pygmy pig monsters, two pairs of shaggy monsters, a group of undomesticated Cornish elves, some motley rats, and a half-sized tree frog. Monkey... all that's left is... a manticore that was just delivered... a manticore with a manticore and a manticore. "

The blue-turbaned leader finally awkwardly mentioned the last magical animal that escaped.

The six magical animals he mentioned earlier may only be able to cause chaos, but the manticore is definitely capable of causing a disaster.

After hearing the man's confession, Bourne immediately asked, "Then why don't you go out to catch those magical animals now, instead of running into the garden?"

"We think about it too, but after all, we want to do it. Catching those things is very dangerous. If you can only make a little money every month, why are you risking your life?"

There was a hint of helplessness on the man's face, and it didn't look like he was pretending.

"It was a group of Berbers who hired wizards to capture these animals, and they were the only ones who knew how to capture those animals.

Apart from this, it is estimated that only our boss, the 'Emperor' Mr. Zabini, has this ability in the store.

He is a wizard who graduated with honors from Durmstrang. It is said that he had previously worked in the 'Black Forest Team' of the Auror Office of the German Ministry of Magic for several years and was proficient in spell combat.

We came to the backyard just to find him, to let him, the boss, make the decision himself.

But halfway through, the alchemy bell in front of the store sounded an alarm, indicating that the backyard had been invaded.

So we ran over in a hurry, and then we met you..."

To be fair, the series of things these blue turbans encountered today can be said to be quite unlucky.

But because he had seen this group of people bullying people on the street before, Bourne also understood that they were not actually worthy of pity.

"Zabini?" Percy asked doubtfully, "This surname is not common. I remember there was a little wizard in Slytherin named Zabini?"

George nodded, he also remembered this person: "Yes, his mother seems to be the famous Mrs. Zabini."

"Besides, that lady seems to have had six dead husbands. This matter even appeared in the Daily Prophet." Fred joked.

Bourne did not join in the speech, but just added in his mind: "The seventh one will probably be soon."

Then, he poked the blue-turbaned leader with the muzzle of the Kiranduni air rifle, shocking the latter.

"According to what you just said, where has that 'emperor' gone now?"

When speaking of the word "emperor," Byrne emphasized some of the pronunciation.

Percy also confirmed: "Yes, we have never met anyone else in this place except you."

“He was originally here, in the open space surrounded by those poisonous tentacles, and there was originally one of his tents.

I don’t know what kind of magic was used inside the tent. Not only was it very spacious, but it was also decorated magnificently.

A few hours ago, Mr. Zabini asked us to go to the dock and capture a wizard who came to visit the Pillars of Hercules on a magic ship..."

Bourne's eyes widened, but after a second thought, he realized that the person these people had captured must not be his Grandpa Horace.

Not to mention that with the magic level of this group of people, they were able to go several rounds in front of the old man. That is what they just said - "Go to the dock to capture a wizard" - [Hydra] several hours ago Left the pier.

As expected, the man continued: "...However, it seems that we have arrested the wrong person.

The wizard we caught who had a rivalry with the Peacock seemed to have something to do with Mr. Zabini.

Because when we concocted the story about the captured guy and then took him out of the prison and brought him to the tent to show Mr. Zabini, the boss was very angry.

He kicked us all out.

Moreover, he also sent out the group of Berber hired wizards and asked them to cooperate with Mr. Weasel's actions.

Oh, by the way, Mr. Weatherall is the director of the British Ministry of Magic's office in Gibraltar.

That guy is a corrupt official!
He was a prodigal who spent two galleons for every one he earned, and he took a lot of money from Mr. Zabini.

In exchange, he would help the 'Emperor's New Clothes' clothing store cover up scandals - such as illegally smuggling magical animals, bullying and extorting other merchants, violently treating wizards who came to purchase from the Pillars of Hercules, and from time to time even sending some people away To meet Death...

That bastard Weasel knew all these things, and some of them were even directly instructed by him. I usually follow the boss and I have heard it several times. "

The blue-turbaned leader kept talking like beans from a bamboo tube. It was nothing at first, but the next words surprised the three Weasley brothers.

"Merlin's beard!"

Several other blue turbans whose hands and feet were also tied with ropes also widened their eyes. They never expected that this accomplice would be so "frank"? ? ?
Bang, bang, bang...

Bourne tapped each of these guys on the head one after another, giving them all a physical version of "fainting".

He did not tell the three Weasley brothers that when he had just tied up the gang, he had already given them all a little Veritaserum.

What, where did Veritaserum come from?

As the grandson of Horace Slughorn and another Snape's protégé - two internationally renowned Potions Masters taking care of him, this was a small blessing - he learned how to cook Veritaserum, doesn't it just have to be done with hands?
Besides, since he also has a shape-shifting lizard wallet, wouldn't it make sense to carry some useful brewed potions with him?
He had no intention of showing off to others about such a trivial matter, so he didn't mention it to the three Weasley brothers present.

What he is thinking about now is: what should he do next——

Momo sent out several letters before. Calculating the time, the person who received the letter should have a reply soon.

Just like Percy, he simply drove a magic car and flew directly from London to the Pillars of Hercules.

He's here now.

Compared to their Gryffindor prefect, several other recipients must have faster transportation methods.

Among the other recipients of the letter, there is also their Principal Dumbledore. And by the time that person arrives at the commercial street of the Pillars of Hercules, it will probably be no problem to deal with a group of manticores, let alone one manticore.

Therefore, after a moment's thought, Bourne locked in on the next mission goal: that is, to find Mr. Zabini who disappeared out of thin air.

That man was not only the chief culprit of the chaos in this place, but also a treasonous person who dared to call himself "Emperor".

For a guy like this, Bourne felt that he couldn't let him escape - even if something happened to that guy and he died completely, he had to have a heart-to-heart talk with Bourne's loyal chain sword.

"Let me think about it..."

"Yes, I remember a spell."

It can only be said that Percy Weasley is worthy of being a prefect of Hogwarts, and he is also the second little wizard of magic in the Weasley family.

After listening to Bourne's simple analysis and agreeing with the opinion of "find the villain Zabini first", he immediately thought of a useful little spell.

After searching for a while, he finally found a few tent rags among the pile of poisonous tentacles.

He found the largest piece of cloth, shook his wand, and said the spell: "Avensegium!"

As the spell took effect, the piece of cloth suddenly floated into the air as if being blown by the wind.

It first circled and spun around the blue hoods a few times, then found a correct direction and rushed out.

The direction it rushed out was the door of the "Emperor's New Clothes" clothing store.

"Follow!" Percy said to his two brothers and Bourne: "Follow the piece of cloth and you will find Zabini."

His inference is actually somewhat arbitrary.

The tent fragments combined with the trace source spell can only find the missing tent, not the owner of the tent.

And Zabini, who was attacked by Lockhart and had a lot of memories written off, has actually gotten up from the ground now. He is covering his aching head with one hand, opening the tent curtain with the other hand, and walking tremblingly. Got out.

"who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"What am I doing?"

Like everyone who has lost their memory, Zabini's mind kept churning with this philosophical trifecta.

But whenever he wanted to remember something, the side effects of Lockhart's memory spell would immediately give him a splitting headache.

He walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He was squeezed by the hurried crowd around him and almost fell several times. It was almost when he reached the exit square of the Pillars of Hercules Commercial Street that Zabini remembered something. ——

His beautiful wife...

Dominatrix’s reform committee…

"The Emperor's New Clothes" ready-to-wear store...

Several important things came together, but he knew very well that he seemed to have forgotten one important thing.

"what is it then?"

Zabini lowered his head and kept thinking, and suddenly he bumped into a person who was also walking forward with his head buried in his head. He staggered, raised his head suddenly, and met the man's eyes.

"Ok?"

"what!"

As if possessed by "General Hengha", Zabini looked at the man and actually let out two different whispers at the same time.

Moreover, as if involuntarily, both of them raised their wands.

Zabini felt that the person in front of him was a bit familiar, but even if he racked his brains, he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

However, Lockhart, standing opposite him, felt that he was simply having a bad time, and his mind was filled with shit, shit, shit...

"Oyster sauce!"

Lockhart felt like his face was turning red with anger. He had narrowly escaped death and had finally escaped from "The Emperor's New Clothes".

On the way to the exit of the Pillars of Hercules Commercial Street, he was attacked by a group of terrifying "little devils" - Cornish elves. His golden hair, which he was often proud of, was cut off several times. lock!
After finally getting rid of them, I thought I would be able to leave this ghost place soon, but I met the leader of the robbers who kidnapped me again.

what's going on?

Was it because he thought Lockhart was good-tempered and good-tempered, so he caught him alone and bullied him?

Also, he had clearly used "Forget All" on him not long ago, so how could the other party have calmed down in just such a short time?

That's his best spell!
It is no exaggeration to say that "forgetting everything" is a psychological bottom line and a direct proof of his proud wizard status!
He accepted no rebuttal.

Furious, anxious, and more importantly, with his pride hurt, Lockhart chanted the spell directly to Zabini: "Stupifire!"

(End of this chapter)