HP North Star's Radiance

After Sirius and Winnie asked their questions, the strongest objection came from Harry, who couldn't accept that anyone could possibly die for him—this was Harry's opinion, having just forced himself out of the shadow of death.

“Listen, Harry,” Moody said forcefully. “Time is of the essence, and your delays will put us in danger. Everyone here is ready to take the risk, so hurry!”

Winnie scoffed and said sarcastically, "I don't think Mundungus thinks so!"

"Stop talking!" Ms. Priscilla nudged Winnie. "You're just making things worse!"

Winnie gave a knowing smile, then grabbed Prim's arm and shouted at Kingsley Shackleton, "Kingsley! Protect Prim!"

Kingsley thumped his chest, raised an eyebrow at Winnie, and gave her a "you can trust me" look.

Seeing this, Sirius immediately said to Lupin in a sarcastic tone, "Remus, why didn't you tell me to protect Tonks?"

“Uh, should I apologize?” Lupin said honestly, “But Sirius, I believe in you, I believe in Tonks, and I believe you will protect her.”

Sitting on the washing machine, Donxton laughed heartily, "Don't worry! I can protect myself!"

Not long ago, Tonks and Lupin got married. With Sirius Black as both happy and unhappy witness, Lupin was demoted one generation in the family hierarchy.

Sirius was unhappy because he kept his feelings for Dumbledore a secret for a long time, until the early morning of Dumbledore's death when he found out—of course, Sirius didn't really try to understand his niece's feelings—but his brother had actually taken advantage of the only girl he liked, his sister's daughter!

Of course, I'm happy for both of them. They both like each other, and Sirius is happy for them too—isn't marriage all about making both the man and woman happy?

Sirius Black has since become the brother's uncle, and Lupin gets a scolding from his brother if he doesn't perform well.

Lupin actually felt much better about Sirius's attitude. If Sirius fully supported him, he would feel sorry for Tonks, but if Sirius opposed him, he couldn't accept Tonks's love.

In short, those who should ride brooms should ride brooms, those who should ride Thestrals should ride Thestrals, and those who should ride motorcycles should ride motorcycles.

Harry was surprised to find that he actually saw the appearance of Thestrals—he thought it might be because of Dumbledore's death.

Dumbledore, whom Harry was thinking about, was also drinking Polyjuice Potion; he had recently tried many different flavors of it.

The good thing is that Praris is here to drink with him today—having someone by his side when things are tough makes him feel much better.

Although she plucks hair from Muggles, Prarese doesn't do it randomly; she does it strategically. She usually targets tourists who are only visiting Britain temporarily, ensuring they stay for a short time to avoid implicating these Muggles and attracting the attention of Death Eaters.

As for how to determine whether they had come to England temporarily, that was a matter that Prares's clever mind could handle.

Prarese raised the vial and toasted Dumbledore.

Dumbledore said, "Peace be with you, world."

Praris said, "Have a safe journey."

Malfoy Manor is located in Wiltshire. Prairie and Dumbledore both knew this, and they scouted the place beforehand, discovering that it was not easy to get in.

On the surface, Malfoy Manor is only blocked by two wrought-iron gates, but that's just for show. The gates are enchanted, and Death Eaters can easily enter the manor simply by raising their left arm—the location of the Death Eater mark.

“We can’t break the spell directly.” Praris’s black eyes blended into the night, but seemed to shine when he stared at the door. “This is a spell cast by a mysterious person. Once the spell is broken, he will find that someone has broken in.”

Dumbledore smiled and said, "I usually just barge in." With sheer brute force, one can overcome any technique; at Dumbledore's level of combat prowess, he rarely considers skill.

In fact, if it were just Dumbledore alone, he would definitely choose to force his way in. This would also indirectly disrupt the Death Eaters' plan to hunt Harry, so why not?

But now, isn't Praris here?

Dumbledore asked very directly, "Plares, do you have a good idea?"

Praris blinked and said, "There's only one way. We have to create a spell that's very similar to the Death Eater Mark."

She had only seen the Death Eater's mark, but never what it looked like when a Death Eater was summoned. Dumbledore generously offered his memories, allowing Praris to see them.

However, Dumbledore was also a master of Occlumency, and he cleverly extracted only the parts of the memories he wanted Prares to see.

After several days of research, Prarese and Dumbledore carved marks resembling those on the arms of Death Eaters onto the surface of animal leather, but neither of them was sure if they would succeed.

After all, this cannot be tested in advance; once it is activated, there are only two options: success or failure.

According to the time given by Professor Snape, Dumbledore and Prairie were waiting ahead of time by the tall hedge outside Malfoy Manor.

As the moon rose above the trees, the glowing hands of the pocket watch aligned perfectly with the agreed time. Praris immediately closed the watch and, together with Dumbledore, who was dressed in a black robe, headed toward the gates of Malfoy Manor.

As they reached the doorway, she and Dumbledore simultaneously raised their left hands—where a tanned, marked piece of sheepskin was tightly bound—and walked straight through it.

Praris heard himself breathe a silent sigh of relief.

Beyond the gate lay the Malfoy family garden, from which she could faintly hear the sound of a fountain. The garden was somewhat dark; Prasley could see most things, but not very clearly, and she had to stay close to Dumbledore to avoid getting lost.

Chapter 199 Infiltrating Malfoy Manor

Behind the garden was a very luxurious mansion.

Prairie and Dumbledore carefully navigated the gravel path in the garden, trying to avoid the noise caused by the sand and gravel rubbing together.

By first grade, Praris had mastered nearly ten spells commonly used by thieves—all thanks to a wild, divergent learning process that began with the opening of the Aloho Cave.

Prarese's silent "Estoff" allowed her and Dumbledore to clearly see the scene behind the door.

The foyer was large, and the walls were covered with portraits of pale-faced people. In some of these faces, one could still vaguely make out Draco's features.

"We have to fool these portraits!"

Legilimency and Occlumency were used by two genius wizards as methods of communication without speaking.

Most people wouldn't do that, nor would they dare to do it.

On the one hand, both Occlumency and Legilimency are difficult to learn, especially the former. This results in few people possessing a high level of proficiency in both spells. On the other hand, the brain is the most private and vulnerable part of a person. Using these two spells for extended periods is a heavy burden, prone to mishaps, and can expose unwanted memories.

Unfortunately, both wizards were incredibly skilled and daring.

Since Prasleys can understand Dumbledore's meaning without Legilimency, as long as Dumbledore doesn't deliberately conceal it, she can avoid Legilimency, and Dumbledore can avoid Occlumency, each saving half the effort.

Dumbledore took two transparent objects from under his cloak and shook them—it was an invisibility cloak!

There are differences between invisibility cloaks. Ordinary invisibility cloaks are made from the fur of invisibility beasts and gradually lose their effectiveness over time. Dumbledore's was this type. Harry's invisibility cloak is clearly different from ordinary invisibility cloaks; it still works after six years.

This thought flashed through his mind for less than a second before Prarese silently said to Dumbledore, "Sir, we still need to open the door!"

The door was opened but no one went in. Did they think those portraits were stupid?

Dumbledore raised an eyebrow and blinked.

Praresh suddenly realized. The Malfoys didn't have any magic that prohibited Apparition, and the two of them had already clearly seen the scene behind the door using the Insight Charm. They could easily wear the Invisibility Cloak and Apparate directly into the foyer.

Without saying a word, the two immediately put on invisibility cloaks and, after a dizzying spin, successfully landed in the Malfoy family's foyer.

Thanks to the Draco family's wealth, the foyer was carpeted, and the two of them landed on the soft carpet without making a sound.

According to Professor Snape's intelligence, Nagini is fed by Peter Pettigrew and spends most of its time in the relatively cold and gloomy first floor. However, it is elusive and wanders around, appearing anywhere at any time.

Because of the portraits hanging on the walls, Prasris and Dumbledore couldn't walk close to the walls and had to move along the middle of the corridor. The two passed through room after room, repeatedly using the Insight Charm to observe the situation inside.

Time ticked by, and Praris began to frown. They had to hurry, otherwise, if the Death Eaters failed their mission and returned to the manor, the two of them would be walking into a trap!

The Death Eaters unleashed their killing curses like they were free, and various red and green lights flashed irregularly across the sky, resembling a botched fireworks show.

Tonks and Sirius ran into Bellacris and her husband Rothdorf, and it was like enemies meeting again.

Bella had wanted to kill her damned cousin for a long time, but Winnie unexpectedly stopped her. Now, Bella's suppressed anger has reignited.

Bella is going crazy, and Sirius Black is itching to provoke her so that she'll go even crazier.

But during the attack, Tonks accidentally nudged Sirius with his elbow, which reminded him that his cousin's only daughter, Andromeda, was waiting at home for Tonks to return!

Sirius swallowed the rest of his trash talk with difficulty and focused on fighting back.

Moody guessed that Voldemort would attack Sirius first, but they were wrong. Voldemort initially targeted Moody and Fleur, but quickly realized Fleur wasn't Harry, so he swiftly flew away and switched targets.

His second target was Sirius. Tonks and Sirius became alert and prepared to fight, but then they heard Bella shout, "Master! That's not Potter! It's my sister and that Mudblood boy!"

Tonks gritted her teeth and said, "She's seen me twice! Both times were in battle!"

Indeed, the first time was when Tonks and Lupin rescued Purnell, and the second time was during the battle with the Department of Mysteries. The only thing that surprised Tonks was that Bella, with her seemingly insane mind, could actually remember his fighting methods!

Moody was the most experienced and powerful Auror. Sirius Black was Harry's godfather and the most trustworthy person. Neither of the two most likely targets was by Harry's side. Voldemort suddenly had a bold idea—to do the opposite, he would choose the least likely one!

His favorite student, Winnie Brown.

“Winnie…” Mundungus said nervously, “Aren’t you watching?! I almost got hit!”

Winnie cursed under her breath, "I've really taken on a terrible job! Please! Harry won't make such a fuss!"

Winnie's magic was the most unique of all; she could always use the least amount of power to cast the most suitable spells.

Since leaving No. 4 Privet Drive, she hasn't expended much effort. Her biggest problem has been figuring out how to get Mundungus to stop calling her, as it's distracting her!

"Winnie!" Mundungus, playing "Harry," suddenly shouted again.

Winnie snapped impatiently, "Shut up!"

Mundungus didn't stop; he kept shouting, "Aaaaaah! It's the Mystic! He's flying over!"

As Voldemort's student, Winnie, who knew him well, reacted almost instantly. She bent down and pressed herself against the broom, quickly turning around and casting a spell: "Get down!"

Winnie failed to hit Voldemort, but Voldemort's green beam missed her by a hair's breadth and struck Mundungus, who had just used Apparition.

Mundungus was too terrified to hear Winnie's shouts for him to lie down. He was only focused on Apparating to escape, but he was hit by Voldemort's Killing Curse.

His attempt to survive was precisely what led to his death.

Before Winnie could care about the falling Mundungus, her spell scattered like dandelion seeds blown by the wind, drifting towards Voldemort, only to be easily knocked away by him, exploding in mid-air with a crackling sound.

“Winnie! My good student—” Voldemort cried, “your resistance is utterly weak and feeble!”

This was the first time Winnie had ever faced Voldemort in her life. Her hand gripping the flying broom was trembling, and her hand holding the wand was also trembling.

Several rapidly spinning tornadoes carrying scattered pebbles, along with a dozen or so flaming magic arrows and wind blades, were as powerless against Voldemort as a child tickling an adult.

Winnie once firmly believed that as long as she mastered enough magic and the magic itself was sophisticated enough, she could counter any spell. But as it turned out, with enough power, a single Killing Curse could overcome any obstacle.

Winnie thought desperately, "Am I really going to die here?"

Of the thousands of spells she had mastered in her lifetime, Winnie could not find a way to defeat her mentor. Prim, Praris, and Sylvia, who awaited her visit in Azkaban… Winnie could only fight desperately, reminiscing in despair about those who had brought her happiness.

"It's him! It's him! It's real!"

A shout came from somewhere, and Voldemort immediately abandoned his useless former apprentice and turned to fly off in one direction!

Winnie, who had narrowly escaped death, opened her eyes wide and realized that Voldemort had been summoned away by his henchmen. It was very likely that they had discovered the real Harry!

Logically, Winnie should have gone to help Hagrid and Harry, but after Voldemort left, several Death Eaters were left behind to deal with her, so she couldn't get away for the time being.

Never mind—she has to live first, and only by living can she go back and see Prim and Little Priy again.

In the darkness, Praris stared intently into the corridor, trying to find clues about the giant snake Nagini's presence.