The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

At this moment, Scott had already quietly withdrawn from the battlefield, turned around and left the carriage.

His only concern was Slytherin's locket; he wanted to know who had gotten hold of Voldemort's Horcrux.

According to Harry's words, the Black family's house is still protected by magic.

However, it is impossible to determine whether it is the "Spell of Unwavering Loyalty".

In the original story, Sirius Black offered this old house as the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix when Voldemort made a comeback and the Order was reorganized. It was also at that time that Dumbledore used the Faithful Charm to protect the place.

The current situation is different from that in the "original book," and Harry doesn't know if Sirius Black has cast the Faithful Charm on that house.

If it's the "Loyalty and Devotion Spell," then finding the person who stole the locket would be easy; otherwise, it would be difficult.

Chapter 335 Gringotts Under Invasion Again

By the time the train arrived at Hogsmeade Village station, it was completely dark.

On the platform, Eddie said, "We still don't know how to get back to the castle. After all, Thestrals have been stolen. Who will help us pull the carriage?"

"We'll find out once we go and see." Roger was the first to walk out of the platform.

They arrived at the platform and saw the row of horse-drawn carriages.

The area in front of the carriage remained empty.

"Oh, could it be that Thestrals have returned?" Eddie quickly ran to a carriage and reached out to feel around in front of it.

“No, there’s nothing there,” Luna reminded him.

“It seems these carriages really have become self-driving,” Scott said with a smile.

Filled with curiosity, the group climbed onto the carriage.

Before long, after all the students had boarded their carriages, all the carriages started moving at the same time and drove smoothly towards Hogwarts.

"How is the carriage moving now?" Eddie looked left and right. "Is it some kind of alchemy?"

"Perhaps Dumbledore is using magic," Roger guessed.

"Using magic to move so many carriages at once?" Eddie questioned at first, then nodded. "If it were Dumbledore, it would indeed be possible to do such a thing."

Scott laughed. "Not Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick."

"Really?" The others in the carriage looked at him in surprise.

Scott nodded. "I can sense it; it's Professor Flitwick's magic."

"Oh! That's fantastic! As expected of Professor Flitwick!" Eddie excitedly raised his hand.

“It wasn’t just Professor Flitwick.” Scott’s magical perception range expanded, and he gained more information. “It turns out that almost all the professors were involved.”

"Is that so?" Eddie's excitement subsided somewhat.

Roger said, "This isn't a solution. They should take back all the Thestrals as soon as possible."

“The Thestrals will return,” Luna said confidently.

Scott turned to look at her.

Luna smiled. "When the Ministry of Magic gets a new Minister, the Thestrals will return to Hogwarts."

She seemed to have a firm belief in Professor Trelawney's predictions and her own conjectures.

"Why do you say that?" Milton asked curiously.

Luna spoke Professor Trelawney's prophecy: "Those dark stars will eventually return, and at the turn of the old and new, the resurrected witch will face a crisis!"

Everyone except Scott looked at her with confusion.

“This is Professor Trelawney’s prediction,” Scott said.

“Professor Trelawney? Is that believable?” Eddie asked skeptically. “What does ‘Black Star’ refer to?”

Luna dismissed his doubts, saying, "This prophecy is credible; Black Star is another name for Thestrals."

“But what does this prophecy have to do with the Minister of Magic?” Milton was even more confused.

Scott said, "Luna believes the shift in the prophecy refers to the change of the Minister of Magic."

Luna nodded solemnly. "Sawana thought this referred to the arrival of 1994. But it is now 1994, and the Thestrals have not returned. Obviously, she was wrong."

“Maybe the prophecy is just nonsense?” Eddie muttered.

“It’s normal that you don’t believe me,” Scott laughed. “Professor Trelawney does talk nonsense quite often.”

Luna emphasized, "But the prophecies she occasionally makes are true. I saw it; she opened her third eye when she made the prophecy."

"Tianmu?"

Upon hearing this, Eddie's chubby face scrunched up.

Scott was certain he was thinking Luna Bitreauni was even more likely to spout nonsense.

The carriage soon arrived at the gates of Hogwarts Castle.

Scott and his group jumped off the carriage and headed towards the auditorium.

On the way, Eddie complained, "Today's Evening Prophet is a bit late."

Unfortunately, he was the only one among those present who had subscribed to the newspaper, and no one echoed his complaints.

After they entered the auditorium and sat down at the long table, a few owls finally delivered the newspapers.

"Looks like the Evening Prophet's sales aren't doing so well," Roger said with a laugh.

"Oh! Look!" Eddie exclaimed as he unfolded the newspaper. "Gringotts has been invaded again!"

With his exclamation, the newspaper in his hand immediately drew everyone's attention.

Scott, in particular, reflexively thought of the lost locket at that moment.

"What's going on?" He looked at the newspaper in Eddie's hand.

Eddie quickly placed the newspaper on the table.

The newspaper's front page headline read in enormous font: "Gringotts Suffers a Frontal Invasion; the Goblins Betrayed Our Trust!"

"Oh, those damned fairies!"

"Besides forging Galleons, they are utterly useless!"

"Those damned greedy things!"

At this moment, many people in the auditorium saw the newspaper, and curses erupted one after another.

Scott quickly looked at the detailed report.

"Oh Merlin, the witch has returned again!" Eddie exclaimed once more. "They're riding Hogwarts' Thestrals again!"

It seems that Medea's new nickname is the only thing he gleaned from that prophecy.

Roger said, "It happened this afternoon, when we were still on the train."

By this time, Scott had finished reading the report.

That afternoon, Medea, along with her "green-robed men," descended from the sky on Thestrals and swiftly breached Gringotts' defenses head-on.

Then, Medea used the Imperius Charm to command a goblin to open an underground vault. By the time the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic arrived, she had already flown away with her minions on Thestrals.

As expected, the opened underground vault belonged to the Lestrange family.

"The goblins are claiming that Gringotts suffered no losses in this incident?" Eddie shouted. "They must be lying!"

"Do they think they can escape compensation this way?" Roger said with dissatisfaction.

Scott had already sat down again.

Clearly, in this operation, Medea easily obtained one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, the Hufflepuff Cup.

This led Scott to suspect that the locket hidden in the Blake house had also fallen into her hands.

If this is true, then Harry would be the only one left of Voldemort's seven Horcruxes.

Scott silently complained about Voldemort's incompetence and began to speculate about Medea's next move.

It is certain that in order to sacrifice the Horcrux she has obtained to accelerate her revival, Medea must once again use a powerful source of magic to complete the sacrifice.

Such places are rare. Where will she set her sights this time?

Scott thought about it for a while and then gave up.

If Medea's vision had been broader than just the British Isles, but encompassed the entire world, she would have had many more options, which Scott could never have guessed.

However, Voldemort should be the one most anxious about this.

Voldemort, who had faced Medea's pursuit, knew Medea's purpose.

It's easy to imagine that this Dark Lord would try every means to stop Medea from sacrificing his Horcruxes, unless he was powerless to do so.

“This isn’t the first time. It seems Gringotts isn’t a safe place after all.” Eddie’s voice was still loud. “I’m not going to deposit money there again.”

"You talk like you have a lot of money," Roger scoffed.

“Of course, I’ll have plenty of money,” Eddie said confidently. “There’s absolutely no doubt about that.”

Scott looked up.

At this moment, Headmaster Dumbledore and the other professors had entered the Great Hall and taken their seats in the faculty section.

The students were so shocked by the bombshell news in the Evening Prophet that many didn't notice their arrival, and the auditorium remained noisy.

Ding, ding ding!

Professor McGonagall tapped the wine glass with her wand.

"Please be quiet."

Her voice echoed throughout the room, and the students gradually stopped their discussion.

"It seems everyone had a pleasant holiday," Dumbledore said with a smile, standing up. "Welcome back to Hogwarts. Before filling your minds with new knowledge, let's fill our bellies with some delicious food!"

He snapped his fingers, and a mountain of various delicacies immediately appeared on the long table.

At the Ravenclaw table, Eddie quickly grabbed a chicken leg and started gnawing on it, mumbling, "Oh, doesn't Dumbledore know about that news from earlier?"

"Even if he knew, he wouldn't discuss it with us."