Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

"That's good." Neil gently put Abby down, trying to force a gentle smile on his face, and hypocritically comforted Abby, "I knew you would stand on my side. How could I bear to kill you, baby."

"Yes... I'm on your side... Don't kill me..." Abby took a half step back, muttering incoherently.

"It's your turn next, little mudblood!" Neil turned and pointed his wand at Alanna, the smile on his face becoming more and more creepy. He said lightly, "I am a kind-hearted person, and I can't bear to see you suffer so much. I will send you to hell to accompany your little lover."

"The flames are blazing!"

A line of fire attacked Neil, but Neil just deflected it with the Armor Spell.

"Don't even think about it!" Alanna, who was kneeling on the ground, pointed her wand at Neil. Her eyes were filled with tears and she was more determined than ever before. She said fiercely in an angry and resolute tone, "This time, things will not go as you wish!"

The girl gently put Ethan back on the ground from her arms, and slowly stood up. She pointed the wand in her hand at Neil from beginning to end and said sternly: "Neil Rozier, I will defeat you here at the cost of my life!"

"Just you?" Neil laughed jokingly, as if he had seen a huge joke. "Without him protecting you, what can you do on your own?"

"Then you can try it." Alana waved the wand in his hand at Neil with a vengeful look on his face, "Oppugno!"

Dozens of sharp silver-white ice spikes suddenly appeared out of thin air beside Alanna. At her command, those ice spikes that were still in the air shot out like silver bullets and rushed towards Neil's face.

"Armor to protect yourself!" Neil hurriedly returned to defense. An invisible barrier unfolded in front of him. Several ice spikes hit the barrier and shattered instantly, causing Neil's hand holding the wand to tremble violently.

"It's not over yet!" Alanna shouted, "Langlock!"

The invisible spell penetrated the barrier that was on the verge of breaking and hit Neil. Neil only felt that his tongue was stuck to his palate. He grabbed his throat and tried to say something, but he could not utter any clear words because his tongue could not move.

"Retreat the enemy three feet!"

Neil, who was unable to utter any spell to defend himself, was hit by the spell and flew into the air, somersaulting in the air, rising higher and higher.

"Let's talk it over nicely. Let him go first..." Abby, who was standing next to Neil, couldn't help but persuade.

"You have nothing to do here, shut up!" Alana pointed her wand at Abby and threatened her fiercely, then pointed her wand at Neil who was floating in the air, "Fall to the ground!"

Neil fell heavily to the ground, wailing, as if he was slapped down by an invisible big hand.

Alanna was breathing heavily. The spell she had just released with all her strength due to her emotional excitement had almost consumed all her energy. The anger that dominated her emotions gradually faded away, and only sadness remained.

"I will kill you!" Neil struggled to stand up, roared, and quickly drew a lightning-shaped trajectory in the air with his wand.

"Avada——"

"Except your weapons!"

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No one voted in yesterday's vote! Is it because no one was reading books? (Sad)

Forget it, forget it. My book is ruined and I am very sad.

I saw something very touching today.

Chapter 66 He has returned like lightning

"Avada——"

"Except your weapons!"

Before Neil finished his words, a red beam of light shot towards Neil at lightning speed and hit his wrist holding the magic wand accurately.

The wand in Neil's hand flew out and spun in the air towards Alana, but Neil was knocked away again by a powerful impact force, hitting the wall not far behind him, and fell to the ground unconscious.

Following the trajectory of the wand flying in the air, Alanna slowly turned around, looked behind her in disbelief, and covered her sore nose with her hand.

A black-haired boy stood behind her with his back slightly hunched, his right hand covering his chest, breathing heavily, his body rising and falling with his heavy breathing.

It's Ethan.

He reached out his left hand holding the wand in the air and grasped the flying wand firmly in his palm. Then he pointed the tip of his wand at Abby and tapped it lightly.

"Collapsed."

A red flame burst out from the tip of the wand, and Abby, who was hit, instantly fell beside Neil and fell into a sound sleep.

Ethan held two wands in his left hand, took a deep breath and straightened his back, spread his hands towards Alanna, tried to force an apologetic smile, and said tiredly: "Sorry, I made you worry."

The girl's eyes quickly filled with tears, and her just tense spirit suddenly dispersed. She threw herself into the arms of the man in front of her, hugged Ethan tightly with both hands, and kept sobbing.

Holding the soft and fragrant girl in his arms, Ethan felt the fabric on his chest quickly soaked by the girl's tears. After a brief moment of confusion, he gently placed his hand on Alana's back, patted her, and spoke softly.

"Okay, okay, I'm fine, right?"

If you say something like these are not your clothes at this time, it would be too unromantic.

"...Don't talk." Alanna's eyes were red. She turned her head and put her ear against Ethan's chest. She closed her eyes and listened to the strong beating of his heart in his chest for a long time. Then she loosened her arms around Ethan and looked up at his face.

"Are you really okay?"

The girl was afraid that this was her illusion, so she tested it carefully.

"I don't think it should be a big problem." Ethan grinned at her, calmly removed his hand from her back, and wiped the tears from her eyes. "As you can see, I'm still alive and well."

"That's great, Ethan..." Alanna whispered softly, burying her head in Ethan's arms again, "I thought I would never see you again..."

The girl just snuggled in Ethan's arms, not caring at all that her actions were actually too intimate for their current relationship, and just quietly felt his heartbeat and breathing.

How he survived the Killing Curse was no longer important to her. The fact that he survived was enough for her.

"..."

Ethan stood there in a daze, silently feeling the soft touch brought by the intimate contact of the girl in his arms.

Not to mention it's quite interesting.

No, what kind of dirty things am I thinking about at this time, Kora!

As if he was mocking his own shy instincts, Ethan couldn't help but chuckle, attracting the attention of Alanna in his arms.

"What are you laughing at?" The girl gently stood up from Ethan's arms and looked at him puzzledly, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"I'm not laughing." Ethan couldn't explain this to Alanna truthfully, so he could only avoid the question and say, "It's an illusion. It must be your illusion."

"Hmm?" The girl frowned slightly, thinking about something.

Something feels wrong.

"Alright, alright, stop thinking about that." Ethan changed the subject before Alana realized something was wrong, "Can you loosen my waist first? I'm feeling a little breathless..."

"I don't want to." Alana threw herself into Ethan's arms again, and said angrily with lingering fear, "Who made you make me worry so much..."

"I don't want to do that either," Ethan said helplessly as his waist was tightened again. "That's Avada Kedavra. I can't defend myself even if I want to."

"Then why didn't you dodge?" The girl pulled back one hand and punched Ethan's chest with her pink fist, venting her grievances and uneasiness in her heart, "You scared me to death just now..."

Ethan did not stop her, letting the girl beat him to vent her little emotions, and said with a wry smile: "Dodge? How can I dodge? You are behind me. What if I dodge and hit you?"

"Silly boy..." The girl stopped what she was doing and continued to snuggle in his arms, with a sweet smile in her eyes.

As expected, I like him the most.

Suddenly, accompanied by a few sharp crackling sounds, three adult wizards, two men and one woman, wearing brown windbreakers, appeared in front of them using Apparition.

It's an Auror.

"What's going on? We've detected someone using an Unforgivable Curse here!" The female Auror pointed her wand at Ethan and Alanna who were being affectionate (?), and asked vigilantly.

When Ethan and Alanna saw someone appear, they quickly separated from their cuddling position and stood side by side a little stiffly.

No matter what the relationship between the two is, it is still quite embarrassing to be caught in this situation.

"Uh, ma'am. We'll explain." Ethan raised his hands and made a French salute to show that he was not aggressive. He smiled shyly at the Auror, "Please be patient."

After a brief explanation.

"In other words, it's him." The female Auror held Neil's wand in her hand and frowned as she looked at Neil, who was unconscious and was held under the armpit by her companion.

The evidence collection from passers-by and the shop owner Mrs. Wayne just now also confirmed Ethan's words. It was indeed this guy who did it.

It's not like she didn't know this guy—he was the son of the Deputy Director of the Improper Use of Magic Office under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

I've heard before that he relied on his father's name to do whatever he wanted in school and bullied many students, but I never expected that this unfortunate child would actually dare to use the Unforgivable Curse on his classmates.

Now someone may be forced to resign (gloating).

"Yes, perhaps his magic power was not enough to support the release of such a powerful curse. My heart just stopped beating briefly after I was hit, and I luckily escaped with my life." Ethan nodded beside her and speculated pretentiously.

Things are naturally not that simple, but Ethan now wants to guide these Aurors to think in the least suspicious direction to avoid causing some unnecessary trouble.

After all, I don't want to be taken for a biopsy.

"What about you? After all, it was a killing curse. It's not a big deal, right?" The female Auror turned and looked at Ethan, feeling a little admiration for this young man who was not afraid of power.

Although the means may be a bit extreme, they are just details and there is no need to worry about them.

After all, one of his colleagues likes to swing a sword that is nearly as tall as a person and chase after those evil black wizards.

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired." Ethan smiled weakly, "I should be fine after I go back and rest for a while."

"Okay, then you guys go back to Hogwarts first. We will contact Headmaster Albus Dumbledore about this matter later." The Auror nodded and said, "We may need you to do some investigation and collect evidence later. Please cooperate with us then."

"With pleasure, ma'am." Ethan nodded and was about to leave with Alanna. "Then we'll go first."

Boom!Boom!Boom!

A sudden sound of heavy footsteps attracted everyone's attention.

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No one is voting for the cover yet, so does that mean no one cares which cover is chosen (sad)?

Chapter 66.6 Resurrection, my love!

Avada Kedavra, the Unforgivable Curse, the Death Curse.

The three unforgivable curses all involve issues at the soul level to some extent.

(I'd like to set a shield here: the following settings are all made up by the author, that is, secondary creation. Please don't bring it into the original work, and don't use the original work settings to attack me personally, thank you.)

The Imperius Curse is a curse that takes control of the soul of the person being cursed, thereby making him do whatever he wants.

The Cruciatus Curse. After using this curse, no wound marks will appear on the body, but it can make people feel great pain. In other words, the Cruciatus Curse is not a spell aimed at physical harm, but directly acts on the soul. Otherwise, it cannot be explained why it can bring pain but leave no marks on the body.

The Avada Kedavra curse also kills the victim instantly without any scars, because it also acts directly on the soul. The victim's soul is separated from the body in some way, and the body without the soul will naturally die on the spot. The soul cannot stay in this world for a long time after leaving the body, and will quickly dissipate and go to the other world.

Why did Voldemort leave a piece of his soul in Harry? Of course, it was the soul splitting caused by killing. What about the other part? It was hit by the rebound of the Killing Curse he fired. Because Voldemort had Horcruxes, his soul was completely separated from his body and split at the same time after being hit by his own spell. A small part of the soul left in Harry, the only living being present at the time, while the other part was able to remain in the world for a long time and continue to wander due to the existence of Horcruxes.

The soul is like a mobile phone battery, and the body is the phone itself. If you take the battery out of the phone, the phone will be useless. The Killing Curse can be seen as the hand that removes the battery from the phone.

However, Avada Kedavra affects more than just the soul.

According to the records in the Book of Spells, wizards who survived the Killing Curse with insufficient magic power once described that the first feeling after being hit by the Killing Curse was a tightening of the heart and spasms of delicate muscles, in addition to a slight trance. The trance was due to the soul-leaving effect of the Avada Kedavra curse, and the feeling of the heart and muscles was the effect of the Avada Kedavra curse on the body.

According to theoretical research during the First Wizarding War, when the heart contracts and the muscles spasm, the human body's functions are completely suspended for about one second (the specific duration varies depending on the magic power of the caster and the size of the object of the spell), and the instantaneous stagnation of brain cells is enough to cause the collapse of the body's life carrier. This is why Voldemort's soul cannot return to his own body.

Of course, any spell is a kind of magical energy. The stronger the magic power, the greater the energy contained in the spell. For example, even the simplest coma spell can cause fatal effects, because the magical energy destroys the human life system in an instant. This is also the reason why the Avada Kedavra spell can blow up a stone statue.

As for the noise heard when casting a spell, it was the sonic boom caused by the shock wave caused by the energy contained in the spell spreading out. At the moment the spell was cast, the shock wave could stun the caster in time, further reducing their chances of escape, thus making the spell more accurate or faster.

So in general, Avada Kedavra is a spell that can destroy life from both the soul and the body, and at the same time it can also have a certain control effect on the object of the spell. It is very clever and is the best choice for home travel and killing people, so it is welcomed by many dark wizards.

Even though Ethan knew the working principle of the Avada Kedavra curse, he couldn't help feeling a little surprised when he saw Neil actually used the Killing Curse on him.

He knew that pure-blood families would privately teach their children some dark magic that was beyond the scope of the guidelines or forbidden to be learned by the outside world, not to mention the Rosier family who had stood on the side of the Death Eaters in the First Wizarding War.

But teaching is one thing, and actually using it on others is another. This kid actually dared to cast the Killing Curse on others. He is really crazy. It is not wrong to call him a psychopath.

So the question is, how should I deal with this kind of death curse that has no breaking curse?

Should I dodge? At this distance, I still have time to dodge to the side. No matter how deadly the attack is, as long as it can't hit me, it's useless.

Almost instantly, Ethan rejected the idea.

Alanna was still not far behind him. He could certainly dodge, but what if Avada Kedavra, who had lost his target, hit her?

Or, find some obstacle to block the killing curse?

But at this distance, it would be too late for him to build a stone wall like Percival and the others. He was too close to Neil, and the stone wall would rise much slower than the time it took for the killing curse to hit him.

As for using the Flying Spell to summon something, it is even more impossible and that is even slower.

In other words, I have no choice but to find a way to fight it.

As for how to fight back, Ethan wasn't worried.

He had seen a few tricks in the ancient book that recorded ancient magic. Although they could not be called ancient magic, they could still be considered as strange and ingenious skills from centuries ago.