"I know, the sword is hidden in the hood of Gryffindor...... So, kid, don't do all this unnecessary struggle. ”

Helbo raised his hand, and a flame burst into his palm.

The flame he condensed this time was not the same as before, this kind of black flame that could be firmly attached to the soul was not something that could be easily resisted!

"With your qualifications, I don't see the slightest possibility that you can control it!"

As he spoke, Helbo suddenly flung the black flame in his hand forward, and then exploded in the corridor between the two. Harry watched as the black flames enveloped him like an overwhelming earth, and quickly tightened his right hand around the hilt.

However, at this moment, Harry's face changed.

"Where's the sword?"

For a split second, Harry felt like he had been pitted by the Sorting Hat. But before he could think about it, the black flames released by Helbo consumed him in the blink of an eye.

"Sorting Hat! What the hell are you doing, the sword? What about the Gryffindor Sword? I-"

"What a noise! I didn't say it sooner, but you really plan to use a sword to cut through the flames? Besides...... Instead of blaming me, you better raise your head and look around! Hey, I'm going to stop digging my hood! ”

The sound of two arguing suddenly rang out from the black flames, and then Helbo saw that the boy with the Gryffindor hat had come out of the flames unscathed.

"Huh? I'm fine? This...... What's going on? ”

"You ask me?"

In Harry's hand, the Sorting Hat twisted, and there was a sense of nonchalance in his tone.

"I don't know...... It's probably the relationship between space and something! If Rowena had made that stupid bird, maybe he would have known something, right? ”

"Anyway, you and that guy seem to be in different spaces, just the two sides just happen to see each other."

Harry was confused by the Sorting Hat's irresponsible explanation. But when he looked up, he found that the expression on the other side seemed to be much more exciting than his.

"Invalid?"

Helmo's eyes widened as he watched as Harry, unharmed, opened and closed his mouth, but he didn't hear a sound.

It obviously can't be that the kid is performing pantomime, so that is to say......

"This protective magic, mixed with alchemy and astrology, is a trap at all!"

His reaction speed was not insignificant, and the moment he realized it, he jumped up from the ceiling where he had turned to come and go.

It's a pity that just as he jumped up, Maca, who was far away in France, swiped his finger at the blue symbol ring on his arm.

Suddenly, the ring flipped over his skin at a rapid pace.

"This time I finally got in."

The next second Maca watched the blue ring glow, Helbo slammed his head against the ceiling, then plopped and fell back into the hallway.

When he looked up again at where Harry had been, he saw that the boy was long gone, and only a small underground corridor covered in flames was still there.

Haier Bofu glanced at the ceiling again, and muttered:

"It turns out that this 'loophole' is linked to the 'face' of the coin...... No, maybe it's more likely ......"

In fact, even though Sarah and Professor Sinista collaborated on this formation formation, Maca did ask them to work in the direction of "protection and concealment". And the purpose of his desire to obtain this alchemy technique was also to strengthen the protection of Hogwarts Castle.

But he also knew that he had to deal with Helbo's intrusion with a freshly concocted thing...... Even if this is definitely not the other party's specialty, it is a bit reluctant to think about it.

So, Maca simply used this refining array again.

He used the "reverse side of the coin", which should have been reserved for the object of protection, as a bait, and instead left the real St. Mungoo untouched on the "obverse".

As soon as Helmo entered, all he had to do was tell Sarah, who was on the sixth floor of St. Mungo, to turn the "coin" over and cut off the front and back of the coin.

There was no doubt that forcibly "turning over" would inevitably lead to instability in the immature refining array, but Maca didn't need it to last too long—as long as it could hold him back.

And trapped in a space completely enclosed with the power of the stars, in that situation, even Helbo probably can't get out of the shackles in a short period of time, right?

"Isn't that ...... considered 'the most dangerous place is the safest place'?"

After glancing at the blue ring on her arm again, Maca shook off her sleeve slightly, and then continued to devote herself to the hustle and bustle in front of her.

Now, he was finally able to feel a little more at ease.

……

"Little Sarah, I didn't hear of such a thing!"

"Because you didn't ask."

"Huh? I...... I didn't ask, but you should mention such an important matter to me! McLean too, how can he ......"

"Well, I was wrong, it's not because you didn't ask, it's that Maca told me not to tell anyone else."

On the sixth floor of St. Mungo, Sinista and Sarah were standing face to face next to the refining array, arguing over a certain topic.

Near the staircase leading up to the sixth floor, the members and the injured had followed them, only to be told that they were temporarily off-limit.

"So am I 'someone else'?" Sinista said dissatisfiedly to Sarah, "I also helped with the completion of this refining array, and I came with me, don't you think I should know its full effect?" ”

As for alchemy, Sinista is obviously not very clear, in fact, the structure of the alchemy array is completely completed by Sarah with reference to the astrological circle array given.

However, Sinista's role is by no means insignificant - without her astronomical knowledge and specific star charts, Sarah would not have been able to do it.

However, this also led to the fact that Sinista did not have a full understanding of the refining array itself.

But Sarah shook her head and said:

"It's because the professor came with him that I can't let you know...... Maca said that this plan was best known to me alone. And until the plan is successful, I must not leave the vicinity of the refining array. ”

In fact, the reason why Sinista is so unhappy is just because he is worried about everyone. To be honest, what happened just now scared her - she thought that the refining array she had completed with Sarah had been broken by Helbo!

At this moment, Hermione, who was maintaining order on the other side of the stairs, suddenly turned around and asked Sarah:

"So, Harry will be fine, right?"

When Sarah heard this, she nodded at Hermione.

"Yes," she said calmly, "from the beginning, we weren't in the same space as each other – you can think of what you just saw as 'looking in the mirror', and although you can see each other, you can only see each other's shadows." ”

"So, can that Helbo still come over?"

This question is obviously also very important, and if the other party can come over soon, it seems that there is much less point in doing so.

And Sarah's slight shaking of the head made Hermione breathe a little relieved.

"There is no guarantee that it will never come, after all, the other party is the 'despicable Helbo'. But even he has a hard time getting out easily...... Of course, our side can't leave St. Mungo at the moment. She said lightly, "—that's what Maca said, I don't think it's wrong." ”

"That's good......"

After a few more glances at the petite Sarah up and down, Hermione put aside some inconsequential doubts for a moment, and turned to prepare for everyone to go back.

It was only very soon that she suddenly froze, as if she had thought of something bad.

"No, it's not good at all!"

Helmo wasn't with them, which was good news, of course, but Harry who stayed in the underground corridor didn't know it!

"Gryffindor Sword!" Hermione pondered, and then said anxiously, "We still have to leave St. Mungo's right away...... No, seal the staircase leading to the ground first! ”

The members said, still to herself. Seeing that she whispered to herself, she hurriedly pushed aside the crowd in front of her and hurriedly squeezed downstairs.

"Hermione, what's wrong?"

On the stairs between the fourth and fifth floors, Sirius met Hermione, who was hurtling down, but Hermione didn't have time to explain.

"Keep gathering everyone and don't stop! I'll be here soon to help—"

By the time she said the last word, she had already descended the third staircase, leaving Sirius with only a vague outro.

However, as she reached the second staircase, the person who could not have been here suddenly flashed out of the floor below and burst into her sight.

"Harry?" Hermione quickly stopped and said quickly, "It's great that you're okay - did you take back the Gryffindor Sword within the time limit?" ”

Seriously, since Harry had been able to hold the sword for so short a short time, Hermione wasn't sure he would be able to put it away on time without knowing the facts.

But when Harry heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter face.

"Retracted?" He said helplessly, "I couldn't even pull it out - the Sorting Hat won't let me!" You know, I almost thought I was going to die! ”

"Still complaining? Aren't you fine now? Not a single hair is missing...... "On Harry's head, the Sorting Hat said lazily, "If you're not satisfied, take control of it completely!" Don't just complain! ”

"Oh...... Okay, okay, I see. ”

Seeing Harry arguing with the Sorting Hat, Hermione's side finally made up her mind. But when she shook her head, she didn't care about their verbosity anymore, and went straight upstairs.