"More than 3,500 people, where did Voldemort have so many men. After his subordinates finished their report to Ryan, Sirius exclaimed quietly, "Especially since the dark creatures like vampires, werewolves, and giants have not joined him in this war. ”

"Leave this alone," Lupin interrupted the little wolf's grumbling, then turned to Ryan. "Can you be sure of the results of this investigation? Will there be any big errors, of course, I don't say this to doubt your ability, but this number is a bit too much-"

"I can already confirm this number, and it will only be more, not less. Ryan interrupted Lupin's words with a serious expression, and then spoke to him. "But you don't have to be overly nervous, the number of 3500 detected can only indicate how many individuals came, and it does not mean that all the wizards in this number are witches. ”

"It's terrible, but we still have 10 minutes to warn. Lupin turned to the werewolf who was following him. "Withdraw everyone outside the town walls, there are too many opponents, and abandon the plan to stop the enemy outside the town. ”

Just as Lupin gave the order, Hermione also gave the guerrillas on the periphery an order to retreat through the metal plate and began to prepare for battle. When Ryan and the others climbed the wall of Hogsmeade together, they saw groups of wizards on broomsticks withdrawing from the surrounding ambush and joining the town after verifying their identities.

"By the way, what about the non-combatants in the town?" Ryan suddenly thought of the ordinary people living in Hogsmeade, and the people in the hospital who were temporarily out of the fighting. "I don't think we have the power to keep those guys out of town. ”

"Don't worry, we moved them away yesterday. Lupin said to Ryan, "We moved them to the same open space where the Quidditch World Cup was held. Because at that time, we were worried that Voldemort would sneak up while Headmaster Dumbledore was away, but we really didn't expect that there would be so many enemies at the time. ”

"Penelope, why are you here?" and as Lupin spoke to Ryan, a large group of ordinary people from the town also came out of their houses and walked out into the street, and then divided into several squads under the leadership of several people and walked towards the walls in all directions. And on the wall of the town gate where Ryan and the others were about to face the enemy's attack head-on, it was seven or eight people led by Penelope.

Ryan recognized the three broomstick entertainers, the former Fengya wizard's robes, and all sorts of other people. He was a little surprised, a little surprised as to why these non-combatants were here on their own initiative.

"Because we want to protect our homes. Penelope smiled and said, "Some people are unwilling to give up their homes where they have lived for generations, and some people feel that they have already withdrawn from London and really don't want to retreat anymore." So more than a month ago we started training on how to defend our current hometown of Hogsmeade. And today is where our training comes in handy. ”

"Well, everyone's strength is useful at this time, and I hope you can follow our command to the fullest. Ryan nodded and said, "By the way, what have you learned during this time of training?"

"It's the simple combat magic you taught in the newspapers. Penelope replied. "Everyone here will use the magic correctly, and will be able to use the magic in the designated places as commanded. ”

"Very good. Hermione smiled and hugged Penelope before saying, "You guys just stand behind us in a group and shoot in the designated direction with the specified magic when you hear the command." ”

After the town's defenses had been briefly arranged, there was an unusual movement outside Hogsmeade: a large flock of birds flew out of the woods like a dark cloud. At the same time, many branches began to shake in the distance, and it looked like a large group of things were rushing towards Hogsmeade from under the trees.

"Steady," "Steady," Seeing the movement outside the town, there was a slight commotion between the townspeople who had just arrived in the city and some of the professional combatants. But it was quickly pacified by others on the city walls. At the same time, a transparent protective shield slowly rose and enveloped Hogsmeade.

"Look," suddenly someone on the rampart pointed in the direction of Hogwarts on the hill. Just as Hogsmeade raised the shield, Hogwarts Castle also upgraded the magic shield.

"Hogwarts is ready for battle, and so is Azkaban. Sirius, who was about to contact the others, hurried up the wall at this time, and then walked up to Ryan and the others, and said, "But London is very troublesome, and all contact was cut off after Professor Dumbledore entered the Ministry of Magic five minutes ago. The people who stayed behind outside guessed that the Death Apostles stationed inside the Ministry of Magic had activated the Ministry's defenses, and even Dumbledore would not be able to get out for a while. ”

"How is that possible?" asked Ryan, somewhat puzzled, "I remember that the Ministry of Magic's defenses can't stop the phoenix, and Headmaster Dumbledore can use his phoenix to fly out." ”

"Not for now. Sirius smiled wryly. "There is now a group of Voldemort's diehards in the London Ministry of Magic, and they are ready to destroy the London Ministry of Magic once and for all. Only Dumbledore could guarantee to kill or subdue these people before they could cast their magic. ”

"Why would they wait for Dumbledore to subdue them - this is a deliberate attempt to drag on time. Hermione reacted immediately. The Death Eaters didn't intend to defend the Ministry of Magic at all, but to use the lives of everyone in the Ministry, including the lives of the Ministry of Magic staff and the wizards who attacked, as a bargaining chip to drag Dumbledore.

"Damn, it looks like we're up to us here. Ryan gritted his teeth and summoned the pair of pink wings, then flew over the walls and shouted. "All the defenders, this is the battle for all of us to defend our homeland, and to defend hope and the future. So let's give it a go today, and I'm very honored to be with you. ”

After boosting the morale of the Hogsmeade Defenders and landing on the walls, a large blue fire suddenly lit up in the trees in the distance. With the clatter of the trees snapping, a giant wolf composed of obsidian, with its joints and features bubbling with blue flames, stepped out of the forest.

The giant wolf stopped as soon as it left the cover of the woods, gave it a humane look at the defenders of Hogsmeade and the city walls, and then raised its hair and let out a shrill howl like a fingernail scratching glass.

The howl was a signal, and as the sound fell, one huge figure after another appeared at the edge of the forest. There are all sorts of obsidian monsters, as well as obsidian giants in metal armor and sticks in their hands. Death Eaters in black robes, wearing peaked hats and silver masks, stood among the obsidian golems. It's just that compared to these giant golems, they look like dolls.

"Thankfully, we've evacuated all the non-combatants. Looking at the giant obsidian golems that were still coming out of the woods outside, Professor Lupin said happily. "Otherwise, a large number of innocent people would have been harmed this time. ”

The group of golems and Death Eaters quietly emerged from the woods, and stood there in one phalanx after another. There was still a little sound of talking on the city wall, but as the phalanx grew, the sound gradually became quieter, and finally the whole town became silent.

"There are at least 5,000 Death Eaters and golems, and there are quite a few guys with strong combat effectiveness in these golems. Ryan communicated with Hermione through the Phoenix Brand. "It's a real problem. ”