The days at Hogwarts

There is still one day left until the International Confederation of Wizards Conference.

There are still nine days until the full moon night.

In Brooklyn's underground pipes, a group of people stepped in the dirty sewage and carefully searched for something along the pipes.

Wet cardboard, rotten vegetable leaves, mouse corpses, moving mice, and moldy bread slices... all kinds of garbage floated in the sewage. The water was dark in color and exuded a pungent rancid odor.

"My lord, Merlin, I have never thought that having a keen sense of smell would be a form of torture before!"

Jimmy Ebell, a young werewolf who fled to the United States, complained.

Several other werewolves participating in the search also had the same expression, but they did not complain when they saw the boss in front of them, nor did they complain when they saw the mysterious John Moon, so they suppressed the restlessness in their hearts.

Lupine led a few people to slowly explore the pipeline, with bloodshot eyes hidden in his eyes. He also wanted to take a rest, but thinking of the information Dumbledore had passed on, he couldn't rest for a moment.

If there really is a large-scale magical incident involving werewolves, regardless of whether it causes serious harm or not, whether they are involved or not, whether the werewolves who appear are corpses or alive, the "Anti-Werewolf Act" may become a world like the "Act of Secrecy" There are universal wizarding regulations for sex.

Except for Jimmy, the several werewolves around him are all native American werewolves. They are extremely united. The leader Taylor Lautner has a high prestige. Lupine has hinted at his werewolf transformation plan from the side, but Lautner did not express his position. Don't fully trust him yet.

"John Moon, are you sure those missing werewolf corpses appeared in the sewers?"

Taylor Lautner frowned, her ugly face showing a bit of exhaustion.

The clothes on his body were covered with a lot of pudding. Although the money in the tribe was more abundant, Taylor never sought any benefits for himself, which was one of the reasons why he maintained his prestige.

The other werewolves said nothing. Compared with the illusory magical events, what supported their search in the sewers was the belief in recovering the corpses of their people.

Lupine slowed down slightly and said without looking back: "You know the answer, Mr. Lautner. You have confirmed it with someone from the Magical Congress of the United States of America."

Taylor was silent for a moment and sighed: "Keep looking!"

The group quickened their pace again, turned a corner, and entered the next section of underground pipes.

As the sound of their footsteps trampling on the sewage gradually faded away, the two mice huddled in the corner came out, shaking off the sewage and hair stained on their bodies, revealing their original appearance.

It turned out that one of them was not a mouse, but a snow-white stoat with a slender body and a soft tail.

The two animals stood upright, with ripple-like ripples swaying from their tails to their heads. The animals gradually grew larger, their limbs began to extend, and their hair retracted under the skin.

As soon as Hermione revealed herself, she immediately took out her wand and aimed a few cleaning spells at her body. Even so, she still felt dirty, and every pore and hair reeked of the stench of sewer pipes.

I'll take a shower five times tonight, no, ten times!

The little witch silently made up her mind.

Loren slowly cast a cleaning spell, and then put a bubble head spell on their heads to isolate the pungent odor from the bubbles.

He clicked his tongue and said, "John Moon, Professor Lupin's new name is too cliché."

"Stop talking about this, let's follow quickly!"

Hermione held his hand, stepped into the flowing sewage, and chased after him with difficulty.

They wandered around New York City as Dumbledore said, looking for some clues, and naturally came to the Brooklyn werewolf community. With the help of Loren's magical vision, they naturally discovered Professor Lupin, and then followed them underground. pipeline.

Hermione stepped in the sticky sewage, making every step forward with great determination, at least her face didn't look good.

Loren suggested: "You can transform back into Animagus form, and I will take you and follow them with the Disillusionment Spell."

Hermione looked back at him, thought for a few seconds, and finally put the wand into his hand, then transformed into a stoat and climbed onto his shoulder.

After standing still, the ferret subconsciously licked its paws and wiped them on both sides of its face. After realizing what it was doing, its movements suddenly froze.

The ferret calmly put down his little paws and picked at Loren's clothes.

Loren pretended not to notice, put away Hermione's wand, and used his own wand to touch his body a little. Invisible waves spread, and his figure gradually disappeared in place.

In the empty underground pipe, water splashed from deep to shallow, and invisible footsteps moved towards the next section of the pipe.

"Haw?"

"Shh, keep your voice down. I'm worried about you falling. Please hold me in my arms to stabilize you."

"Ha!"

"Hey, you just rubbed your belly, but you actually bit me..."

"..."

About five minutes later, Loren and Hermione caught up with Lupine and his party.

The underground pipelines in New York are so intricate that even in one area of ​​Brooklyn, it would be very difficult for just a few werewolves to search, especially in the sewers with complex smells. Their excellent sense of smell is limited and they can only use ordinary people's methods. A little fumbling.

When they encounter a branching pipe, they can only sit down and mark according to the map, choose one of the roads while leaving the other road to find next time. When they stopped at a fork for the third time and took out the map to discuss which pipeline to choose, there were some faint sounds coming from the pipeline on the right.

The dull roar of the explosion rolled along the pipe. The sound was not loud, but it made people's ears tight.

The werewolf leader Taylor and Lupine looked at each other with solemn expressions, and quickly led the team towards the right pipe towards the source of the sound.

Loren and Hermione followed.

After walking through a curved pipe, the scene in front of you comes into view——

The life-killing curse exuding a dark green light collided with the dim white crushing curse. The beams of two colors burst out, and crystal clear sparks scattered around, disappearing into nothingness.

"【Avada Kedavra】"

The woman's harsh and shrill voice echoed in the pipe: "Poor Longbottom, you survived the heart-cutting curse last time, but you will not have good luck this time!"

Chapter 402: The Werewolf Inferi Incident

"It's you who won't have any more luck!"

"Give up resistance and return to Azkaban where you belong!"

"..."

Following a group of werewolves, Loren and Hermione, who were invisible, saw clearly the three people fighting. The one standing on the left was a tall woman with a thick jaw, thin lips, thick eyelids and thick long eyelashes. Her black curly hair looked a bit messy.

"Bellatrix Lestrange! Why are you here?"

The werewolf leader Taylor Lautner asked in shock. The werewolves next to him had complicated expressions. After some brothers starved to death last winter, it was this crazy woman who gave them a batch of food and old clothes to keep out the cold.

They all knew that it was a ploy to manipulate them, so while they were grateful for her rescue, they couldn't help but think that if the supplies could have been taken out earlier, many people would not have died.

Lupin took a half step back and stood with Jimmy to avoid the sight of the three people in front, looking like an ordinary werewolf.

Whether it was Bellatrix Lestrange or the Longbottoms, they had all met each other during the last Wizarding War, and there was a possibility of being recognized. Even though he had made some disguises, he still did not dare to rush forward. forward.

Bellatrix...

The ferret took off Loren's clothes and carefully observed the Death Eater who had long admired his fame.

"Who are you?"

The man in the couple looked at them warily. The man just called out the name of the Death Eater, which made him feel a little heavy, but he still said forcefully: "The Aurors of the British Ministry of Magic are hunting down the fugitives, and we have already conducted a search at the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Report, irrelevant personnel please leave immediately!"

The couple leaned together, their fighting stance ensuring they could cope with the spells coming from all directions.

Loren looked at the Longbottoms from a distance. The last time he saw them was at St. Goman's Hospital. Compared with the state when she was hospitalized, Neville's mother Alice had improved a lot. There was more flesh on her face and she looked It is rounder, and the eyes are no longer so protruding, and the roots of the dry white hair have become black and shiny again.

Neville's father Frank's swelling has subsided, his unhealthy pale face has become darker, and he looks capable and energetic.

Judging from the status of the three of them, the battle should have just begun. Both sides are in good condition, with plenty of magic power, concentration, and no fatigue from over-casting spells.

"us……"

Hearing the male Auror's question, Taylor Lautner hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

A meaningful smile appeared on Bellatrix Lestrange's face, and she said slowly in a weird tone: "Oh, it seems that good luck is on my side. Just now you bullied the few with more. ,Now……"

She stared at the Longbottoms with a dangerous glint in her eyes.

Taylor frowned: "We have no intention of participating in your battle. I don't think it is a wise decision to confront the Aurors."

"It's so indifferent." Bellatrix turned her eyes to the werewolves, "I think it's because it's summer, right? You can find enough food in the trash can to feed your wolf pups. There’s no need to worry about them freezing to death.”

Bellatrix's words caused humiliating anger to appear on the werewolf's face, but he was unable to make any rebuttal.

"When you are full, your voice will be louder. But maybe you should think about next winter..."

Bellatrix glanced at them, and the werewolves avoided looking at her. Lupine also kept his head lowered, looking like an ordinary werewolf, "Still, when you expect to starve to death at Christmas, Will the Aurors take pity on you and give you some scraps from the sumptuous Christmas banquet?"

Taylor Lautner's brows were knitted together, a dangerous light flashing in her eyes.

Frank and Alice stood close together and glanced back calmly. It was a dead end blocked by a gate. They had not paid attention when they were chasing Bellatrix Lestrange and followed the phantom. The traces of the Apparition followed.

There is no way to retreat now, and it is very risky to forcefully apparate away. If the surrounding space is disturbed, their bodies may be torn apart.

After hearing their conversation, the Longbottoms had already figured out that these people were all werewolves, but they didn't know which ones were expelled to this country by the "Anti-Werewolf Act" and which ones were native werewolves.

Frank coughed, attracting everyone's attention:

"Don't listen to her, everyone, don't get involved with her!"

"She is a dangerous Death Eater, an accomplice of the mysterious man, and a criminal on the international wanted list. If you help her, you will be going against the British Ministry of Magic and the magical governments around the world!"

Alice observed them and saw that their expressions did not change, so she understood that these werewolves should know Bellatrix's true identity. She took Frank's words and changed her way of advice:

"Everyone, the International General Conference of Wizards is about to be held, and there will be a resolution on the "Anti-Werewolf Act" at the conference! Currently, the Ministry of Magic in many countries intends to revoke the "Anti-Werewolf Act". If you are now involved with Death Eaters, , will also be regarded as a Death Eater. By then, the "Anti-Werewolf Act" may become an internationally accepted law like the "Act of Secrecy"."

"Think about it, think about your relatives, think about your children..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Bellatrix's sharp laughter interrupted her advice, and she sarcastically said: "Yes, think about your relatives and your children. Without me, they will all starve to death this winter!"

"Don't listen to her!"

Alice hurriedly advised: "The Magical Congress of the United States of America intends to recruit you to form a special Auror unit. This behavior may be extended to other countries, and then you will be able to live a normal life!"

"..."

Watching the three people arguing in front of him, Loren found it interesting. The Longbottoms were indeed a famous Auror couple. They did not panic when faced with the impending siege. One threatened while the other consoled.

However, their behavior seems more like buying time than arguing...

It seems that there is a back-up plan.

Before the werewolves could make a decision, more than a dozen twisted and transparent ripples appeared in the space of the underground pipes. The colors of clothes and skin spread from the ripples. After a period of twisting and twisting, a dozen Aurors in uniforms appeared. Underground pipeline.

As soon as they appeared in neat single-breasted long trench coats, the hems of their clothes hung down into the sewage water in the sewer. Water traces filled with an indescribable smell climbed up along the clothes, and several Aurors' faces became ugly.

The leading Auror nodded to the Longbottoms and said, "Sorry Frank, sorry Alice, you are chasing us too fast and we can't keep up. We can only go back to the headquarters to confirm your position before coming here."

Frank had a relaxed smile on his face: "It's okay, it's not too late."

Seeing that something was wrong, Bellatrix immediately threw out a gray spell, but the target was not anyone present, but the gate behind the Longbottoms.

Out of stock?

Everyone looked at Bellatrix Lestrange.

"Stop them for a while!"

The crazy female Death Eater left only one sentence, turned around, and disappeared into the underground pipes with the sound of explosions in the air.

Frank was about to pursue along the traces of space, but saw the werewolf leader taking a step forward, frowning and asking: "Are you really going to stop us?"

Taylor Lautner shook her head and motioned for them to look back.

click-

There was a slight breaking sound, and the gray curse left by Bellatrix before leaving was slowly corroding the gate. Dirty underground sewage spurted out along the cracks. At first, it was just a small flow of water, and the cracks gradually grew. The water flow also gradually increased.

When the gap opened into a hollow, a haggard and dark corpse flowed out of the hollow along the water.

"Werewolf, corpse..."

Jimmy Bell murmured.

It was a werewolf covered in black fur. The sharp nails shone coldly on the tips of his claws. The terrifying fangs protruded from the upper and lower lips. His flesh and blood were withered. Dragging his tattered clothes, he slowly stood up from the dark water. , with sunken eyes open.

"It's the werewolf inferi!"

Frank shouted sharply, and immediately cast a petrification spell to freeze the werewolf inferi.

But the hole in the gate was getting bigger and bigger, more werewolf inferi crawled out of it, and the cold water level gradually rose. Before long, there were more werewolf inferi in the underground pipes than living people.

Looking up, there were wet, dark heads and claws emerging from the dark water everywhere. Men, women, and children were all floating toward them with sunken eyes.

In the dark sewage, a large number of werewolf corpses slowly stood up.

The Aurors quickly retreated, leaving the werewolves headed by Taylor to face the inferi. They stood there and stared at the werewolves. Even Lupine and Jimmy were in a daze.

"It turns out that this is what it looks like..."