The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

The crows took flight but did not leave; they simply circled the stone fortress, cawing incessantly.

"Crush to pieces!"

The wizard drew his wand, and a red spell shot towards the flock of crows.

"Gah..."

The crows nimbly avoided them.

Just then, before the wizard could even cast another spell, a dark shadow flashed above his head like lightning and transformed into human form in the blink of an eye.

Scott looked down at Amicus Caro with his wand.

"All of them will be petrified."

Amicus Caro's body gradually stiffened.

Then, Scott's cloak automatically unfolded, causing him to drift sideways.

And he waved his wand again.

"Crushed to pieces!"

"Stop the curse immediately!"

A golden spell flew out from the tent.

However, before it arrived, Scott's Shattering Curse had already struck Amicus Caro's stiff body squarely, blasting him to pieces.

"elder brother!"

A piercing howl came from inside the tent.

Witnessing his brother's death, Alecto Carlo's voice was filled with grief, anger, and resentment.

The witch ran out of the tent.

Avada Kedavra!

The green light of the Death Curse illuminated the eerie stone fortress.

With his cloak billowing around him, Scott transformed into a peregrine falcon once more, soaring into the sky and narrowly escaping the attack of the Death Curse.

I'm going to kill you!

Alecto Carlo's roar echoed across the wilderness.

Several different colored spells shot into the sky.

Scott, however, had already flown into the sky and escaped her attack range.

The peregrine falcon flew at an extremely fast speed, and Scott once again darted out of the stone fortress like a bolt of lightning.

Before landing, he transformed back into human form, the cloak behind him billowing as he floated in the wind.

Before the enraged Alecto Caro rushed out of the stone castle, light belonging to the Transfiguration Charm flew continuously from the tip of Scott's wand, landing on the rocks of all sizes in the wilderness.

Avada Kedavra!

The green light struck again, and Scott transformed into a peregrine falcon once more, soaring into the sky.

The stones on the ground lit up with clusters of fire.

"Gah...gagga..."

Each flame contained a crow.

The fire crows took flight and surrounded Alecto Caro.

"Armor protects you!"

Alecto Caro cast an armor spell in front of him.

The fire crows nimbly dispersed, bypassing the transparent magical barrier.

Then, the flames on their bodies went out.

"Gah..."

The fire crows cried out in unison, spitting out streaks of scorching fire from their beaks.

Apparition!

Alecto Caro attempted to evade using Apparition, but her body merely spun around in place before being engulfed by several beams of fire.

"what……"

Alector Caro screamed shrilly from the fire.

"Master...save me..."

Her piercing screams gradually subsided, and her body, burned beyond recognition, collapsed with a crash.

Scott descended from the sky, but did not rashly approach the location of Alecto Caro.

He stood far behind the massive boulder, using his magical senses to ascertain Alecto Carlo's condition.

After sensing even a faint fluctuation of magical energy, he would not approach it.

The Transfiguration Charm lit up again, and the nearby stone transformed into a giant wolf covered in interwoven fire patterns, which pounced on all fours toward where Alecto Carlo was.

The howls and screams of wolves rang out again, accompanied by a burst of fire like an explosion, and the magical fluctuations belonging to Alecto Carlo completely disappeared.

Scott then emerged from behind the rock.

"Taken down."

Rimbaud flew down from the sky and landed on his shoulder.

Scott nodded and began cleaning up the mess.

He went to the spot where he had previously arranged it and took the severed arm bone out of the soil.

Then he crouched down again and turned the wand upside down.

"All curses are sealed."

He chanted an incantation and plunged his golden wand back into the earth, breaking the previously set-up anti-Apparition spell.

Afterward, he used a teleportation spell to throw the bodies of the Carol siblings, along with all the stones he had transmuted, off the cliff and watched them fall into the sea.

"Flames are raging!"

Finally, he used a fire spell to set fire to the magical tent of the Carlo siblings.

"Let's go."

Scott watched as the magic tent turned to ashes, then activated the portal key and returned with Rimbaud to Raven's Territory in the forest.

"I think I can finally get a good night's sleep now."

Inside the oak cabin, Scott stretched.

He had been busy for a long time trying to kill the Carlo siblings, and now that his goal was achieved, the suppressed fatigue suddenly surged up.

However, Scott still didn't go to sleep.

After taking a shower, he lay in bed and began to view the live feed in the [Magic Mirror].

The lizards still roam the walls and gardens of Malfoy Manor.

Scott stared at it for a while, then replayed the previous surveillance footage, but still didn't see Voldemort appear.

Logically, Voldemort, who marked Carol and his sister with the Dark Mark, should have been able to sense their deaths after Scott removed the severed arm bone.

But Scott didn't notice any reaction from him, and nothing unusual happened at Malfoy Manor.

The young wizard who resembled Barty Crouch Jr. did appear, finally confirming Scott's identity and the fact that Voldemort was at Malfoy Manor.

Those were images taken some time before dinner.

First, Malfoy Jr. was walking alone in the garden, and then Barty Crouch Jr. appeared on the other side of the garden.

As per the game's design, the lizard quickly followed and hid in the flowerbeds near Malfoy.

“You’ve been loitering here for quite a while, Draco,” Barty Crouch Jr. said, walking up to Malfoy Jr. with a half-smile.

“I…I just came out for a walk,” Malfoy said somewhat flusteredly. “I’ve already learned how to make Polyjuice Potion.”

“Really? That’s quite remarkable.” Barty Crouch Jr. said with praise, but a sinister smile was on his face. “What, you’ve been lingering here on purpose, trying to praise your progress so that your master can admire you?”

"No...no...I didn't come here on purpose, Mr. Barty." Little Malfoy became even more flustered.

"Hum..."

Barty Crouch Jr. reached out and pinched Malfoy Jr.'s cheek.

Young Malfoy's eyes widened, but he stood there, too afraid to move.

“You’re still too green for your father, kid.” Barty Crouch Jr. grinned and said in a mocking tone, “Don’t try to be clever in front of me. Your master wouldn’t even look at your kind of cleverness.”

“Yes…” Little Malfoy was so frightened he was about to cry.

"Heh... Be careful, Draco."

Barty Crouch Jr. tugged at Malfoy's cheek with two fingers and leaned closer.

“Your father was disliked by the master because of what he did in the past. He finally gained some appreciation by offering up the manor. If your interference causes him to be punished by the master again, that would be terrible.”

"I...I understand..."

Young Malfoy trembled, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Humph."

Barty Crouch Jr. released his grip, chuckled, and walked through the garden, entering the manor building through the back door.

Young Malfoy stood alone, covering his slightly swollen cheeks with his hands, crying silently.

He glanced around furtively before slipping towards the manor's main gate.

The lizard crawled through the plants in the garden, following behind him.

Snape emerged from the gate.

“I remember I warned you, Mr. Malfoy.”

He stared down at Malfoy, his tone heavy with anger.