The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"I'll just gather information; the rest is up to Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic."

After Scott finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

He then sent another text message to Dumbledore detailing the clues Rimbaud had found and his subsequent actions in installing the "eyes."

It would be great if the final battle could be held at Yaxley Castle.

Scott couldn't help but think that.

This way, Hogwarts can be prevented from being invaded.

The final battle in the "original book" takes place in May 1998, during Harry's seventh year.

But the reality is different; Scott believes it won't be that long.

Scott reviewed the surveillance footage from Edinburgh Castle again, but still found nothing new.

It might be that he was lucky; he saw Medea appear on the very first night of the surveillance, and then there was no further activity from there.

The crows moved quickly, and within five hours of Scott's instructions, they had placed the "eyes" on the cliffs surrounding Yaxley Castle.

That evening, Scott, carrying the Magic Mirror, visited Dumbledore's room again.

“Oh, Scott, I’ve already spoken with Professor Russell and the Ministry of Magic separately.”

Dumbledore first spoke of the shackles that Scott had previously envisioned.

"With Professor Roselle's permission, I tested their family's Roselle alloy, which is indeed a good thing that even I cannot destroy."

Scott was immediately delighted.

"In this way, the fighting force that Voldemort 'stored' in Azkaban can be rendered useless. Even if he rescues them again, they will never be able to wield their wands again!"

“If all goes well,” Dumbledore said, “Professor Rosell has agreed to try making a pair of shackles, and if they pass the test again, the Ministry of Magic has agreed to buy them in large quantities at a high price.”

“That’s really good news,” Scott said.

"But it is extremely difficult to make items with Roselle alloy, and even the Roselle family only has a limited number of alchemists who can make them."

Dumbledore pointed out the drawbacks of the Roselle alloy.

"In short, even if the shackles are effective, it will still take a lot of time to control all the Death Eaters in Azkaban."

“At least there’s hope.” Scott pulled out the [Magic Mirror]. “By the way, Professor, the crows have already installed ‘eyes’ around Axley Castle. Let’s take a look.”

Dumbledore nodded.

Scott opened the Magic Mirror, took out his wand, and used the method he had learned from Dumbledore to project the image in the mirror onto the white wall.

In the darkness, the castle perched on a cliff by the sea was completely dark, like a black shadow.

“Oh…we have a hard time seeing inside the castle,” Scott said, somewhat frustrated.

External surveillance seems somewhat unreliable.

This castle is undoubtedly protected by magic, and what you see from the outside may not be the real thing.

Of course, this is also a helpless move.

The risk of entering the interior to install "eyes" was too great; if discovered, Voldemort might retreat.

Unlike Medea, Voldemort here is not asleep because of the curse.

“You’ve done very well, Scott. We haven’t come away empty-handed,” Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Where?" Scott squinted, staring intently at the image on the wall.

He soon discovered it too.

Several figures appeared at the dock below the cliff, the place where he had ambushed and attacked the Yaxley brothers.

Because the environment there was pitch black, it was easy to miss if you didn't look carefully, so he didn't even notice it just now.

Dumbledore said, "Anti-Apparition Charm is essential for the castle's comprehensive protection, which means that they must come and go from outside the castle."

"That's their weakness."

Scott understood.

Although the restrictions of the Anti-Apparition Charm can be circumvented with a Portkey, the creation of Portkeys is monitored by the Department of Magical Transportation of the Ministry of Magic unless special methods are used.

According to the Ministry of Magic's regulations, it is illegal to make a Portkey without authorization.

Scott was able to obtain a door key that wasn't being monitored thanks to Medea's generosity at the time.

Although Medea had ill intentions from the beginning.

All she did was to enable Scott, this "non-existent man," to change the predetermined fate recorded in the "history scroll" more quickly and significantly.

At this moment, several dark figures in the scene are walking on the path and slowly climbing up the cliff.

When they arrived at the castle, the castle gates immediately opened a little bit.

Light shone through the crack in the door.

Scott quickly switched perspectives and zoomed in many times over.

Before those people walked through the door, he and Dumbledore finally saw their faces clearly.

The most conspicuous old Malfoy, with his blond hair.

Barty Crouch Jr. has a fierce look on his face, like a desperate outlaw.

And Mr. Parkinson, whom Scott had met.

Scott didn't recognize the last one; he was a tall, muscular man, half a head taller than the others, like a wild beast.

“That’s Fenrir Greyback, a notorious werewolf leader.” Dumbledore said gravely. “Voldemort has indeed begun to win over these dark creatures.”

The four entered the castle, the gates closed, and the scene returned to darkness.

"Fenrir Greyback, that infamous werewolf?"

Scott then remembered the werewolf's identity.

Fenrir Greyback was the most ruthless and vicious werewolf in the British wizarding world.

He has completely lost his humanity, and his only goal in life is to bite and infect as many people as possible.

Rumor has it that he wants to create enough werewolves to conquer wizards and rule the magical world.

Therefore, he has always enjoyed attacking young children and spreading the werewolf virus indiscriminately.

His intentions were obvious.

He wanted those children to be infected at a young age, then grow up far from their parents, developing a hatred for normal wizards, and becoming members of his werewolf army.

Remus Lupin became a werewolf because he was bitten by him when he was young, simply because Professor Lupin's father offended him.

Thinking about all this, even Scott, who was usually somewhat indifferent, couldn't help but feel a strong sense of disgust.

Those kinds of guys really deserve to die.

He took a deep breath and said, "Perhaps the Dementors who escaped from Azkaban are hiding around here?"

Dumbledore said, "The Dementors have not been seen since they left Azkaban, and no one knows where they went."

Scott couldn't help but ask, "Besides the Patronus Charm, is there any other way to completely eliminate them?"

Dumbledore shook his head slightly.

"The wizards don't have any good way to kill Dementors directly."

"Unless they are isolated in places where no humans are present, preventing them from absorbing any emotions, they can be slowly starved to death."

"But as long as humans still experience negative emotions such as depression, new Dementors will naturally be born."

Scott said, "Voldemort has already recruited werewolves and Dementors, so other dark creatures, such as vampires, giants, she-devils, and ghosts, may have already joined his ranks as well."

Dumbledore said, "Vampires and giants are already very rare in Britain, but it cannot be ruled out that Voldemort may recruit dark creatures from outside Britain."

Scott frowned.

Voldemort seems to be recruiting, and his forces may be growing larger and larger.

On the side of justice, however, there is a lack of successors. The older generation sacrificed a great deal more than a decade ago, and the new generation has not yet had time to grow up.

This is a serious trend of one side gaining at the expense of the other.

In the original story, although the forces of good triumphed and Voldemort was completely destroyed, the price they paid was undoubtedly devastating.

Most of the underage wizards at Hogwarts were forced to take up wands to defend the school and fight against dark wizards and creatures of darkness, and many young wizards sacrificed their young lives as a result.

This included Scott's good friend Fred, as well as many other people he knew or was familiar with.

Scott certainly didn't want to see such a thing happen in reality.

Do you have any plans?

He turned to look at Dumbledore.

"If it's a battle, I can also lend a hand. I mean, I can send my 'summoned beasts' to help."

Chapter 481 Death and Immortality

Dumbledore pondered for a moment.

"We cannot allow Voldemort's power to continue to grow."

He stood up, looked at the image projected on the wall, and frowned slightly.

"Even a slight weakening would be necessary."

"But their power is now fragmented."

Scott revealed the information that Rimbaud had given him.

"The raven told me that Death Eaters usually leave the castle quickly."

“The crows have also seen them in other places, but they rarely stay in one place.”

Dumbledore nodded after hearing this.

"It's possible that, just as Lady Slytherin suspected, Voldemort is still trying to study Harry's blood."

He spoke in a gentle tone.