How many years has it not happened with such a catastrophe?

Yes, at least since wizards built the wizarding world and isolated themselves from Muggles, there hasn't been a city-level scourge like this.

Even the original Greenwald and later Voldemort only set off the so-called "wizarding war". Even if several wizarding wars have affected Muggles in a row, compared to the current scourge of the fog of London, it seems to be insignificant in an instant.

Although it is not yet possible to calculate a series of accurate casualty figures, anyone who has known the situation in the city of London as a whole will believe that it is not difficult to come to a chilling conclusion.

So far, there have probably been hundreds of deaths on the wizard side, including both the enemy and the enemy; And to say the Muggle side...... That's probably in the thousands.

However, when Sirius discovered that there seemed to be hope for an end to this unprovoked war, another piece of bad news shattered the joy that had just been born.

With more than a dozen black-pupiled wizards appearing at the same time, how much impact will this have on the situation in front of you? It's almost obvious.

And he wasn't even sure if there were more black-pupil wizards who hadn't appeared yet.

When Sirius half-crouched beside the wounded man, digesting the fragments of the attack he had obtained from the other man's memory, he jerked to his feet.

"Try to salvage as much as you can, but if you ...... He hopes to bury himself in his hometown, on the banks of the Jarama River, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, where his sister's grave is located. ”

After saying a word to the therapist on the side, Sirius turned away decisively, calling a few people over as he ran.

"You! Immediately go to the rear of the battle line and inform the logistics team to pack up and wait for us to go over and meet; The rest of me will go with me to gather the squads and prepare to retreat! ”

That's not something they're the so-called "elite wizard team" can resist - not even with a fiery dragon.

"Bill! The Quidditch Museum is too far from here, you take the evacuees with us to Diagon Alley first! Also, don't go separately, wait until I've got my team together! ”

"What's going on?"

Bill, who was sorting out the inventory of the evacuees, naturally saw the scene of the batter's fall, but Sirius obviously had no way of knowing what he saw with the Dementor Psychic Technique.

"More than a dozen wizards of that kind appeared in one place at the same time, and it is very likely that they are coming this way, and the situation is very bad."

Needless to say, Bill was the one who had met those black-eyed wizards and knew how terrible Sirius's situation would be. So just as soon as he heard this, he immediately nodded.

"Got it...... I'll go inform Charlie first. ”

"Hmm."

Sirius watched Bill turn his head and run forward, and then waved his wand and whispered:

"Call the gods to protect you."

……

Generally speaking, most of the ciphertext messages received by Lupin's side were delivered by owls, and if some information was very important, it was possible that some wizard would come and deliver it himself.

Only the most confidential, important, and urgent news will be notified by the Patronus - after all, this is the special use of the Patronus Charm that Dumbledore has researched, and it will be used almost exclusively to members of their Order of the Phoenix.

Therefore, when he saw a big silver-white dog running in from the door, his expression suddenly changed.

"Something's wrong?"

This was just a subconscious question on Lupin's part, as it was clear that Dumbledore's skill had not yet been able to make the Patronus reach the level of intelligence. The only thing the Silver Dog Patronus in front of him could do was to unilaterally convey to him what the spellcaster wanted to say.

After listening to a dog briefly restate the operation of the Black Pupil Wizard Cluster in Sirius's voice and tone, Lupin's expression also became a little stiff, and his brow was furrowed with sadness.

"More than a dozen black-pupiled wizards...... I don't know if Harry will meet him," Lupin thought of Harry immediately, "If he is attacked as well, I'm afraid he will be in danger as well." ”

Since Harry and Thomas hadn't told anyone about going to St Mungo's rest, Lupin didn't know that they weren't actually out right now. So as soon as he thought about it, he began to worry.

In any case, Harry is one of the very few people who can deal with those "black eyes" nowadays, and it stands to reason that he can't afford to lose this power.

“…… By the way, and Aberforth. ”

Thinking of this, Lupin immediately pulled out a piece of divided parchment from the side, took a quill and dipped it in ink, and lowered his head to write. When he was done, he took his wand and clicked on it, turning it into several identical notes.

The number of these notes is limited, and it is obviously impossible to notify all the people who are scattered outside. Although he was unwilling, he had to select only some of the most important objects to inform the situation first.

First, the conditions for transmission are limited, and it is impossible to notify so many people at the same time, so it can only be carried out in batches; The second is that the first batch of people notified are all the combat power that needs to be retained the most.

"Go and bring some owls...... Forget it, I'll go myself! Go and inform the guards outside that the situation has changed, strengthen the protective spell, and be prepared for any movement that is happening outside. If there is a crowd of enemies, don't go head-to-head, just come in and defend...... Don't be reluctant to use the materials given by Maca. ”

With that, Lupin hurried to the back himself, but his heart was a little more solemn - because the biggest problem now was that even he couldn't inform Maca.

Not long after, watching the owls carrying the note spread their wings and quickly disappeared into the fog outside, Lupin couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"That Helbo...... It seems that this time it is determined to take the whole city of London? ”

……

The matter of the demon summoning ritual is still a secret that only a very few people know. Maca didn't say it, Delphi didn't say it, and Helpo, the initiator of the ritual, certainly had no reason to tell anyone.

It's just, of course, even if Lupin and the others know about it, it obviously won't do anything good. Not only that, but it may also cause further uneasiness in everyone's minds.

As for Harry, of course, they didn't know much about these things. It wasn't until they received Lupin's letter that they realized that the reason why there were fewer and fewer wizards with black eyes was not simply because of the hard work of him and Thomas.

"It's a conspiracy," Harry said as he looked at the note in his hand, gritting his teeth, "and he's obviously not just doing this to concentrate on a heavy punch, but also to make us gradually relax and paralyze!" That damn Helbo! ”

If Helboda had been accumulating manpower from the beginning and releasing them together, then even if there was a gap in strength, Harry would not be so annoyed.

But now it seemed to him that Helbo had already had full strength, but the previous black-pupiled wizards only appeared one by one, as if they were playing with them at all.

"Sure enough, he deserves to be called the 'despicable' Helpo."

Ron glanced at the note in Harry's hand by the way, he was already distressed by his lack of strength, and of course he was even more angry at the moment.

"No," Harry thought for a moment, then shook his head suddenly, "I have to get out - those black-pupiled wizards are not a dozen at the same time, even if they only appear alone one by one like before, they are a deadly threat that most wizards are powerless to fight against." ”

And now, the wizards who are fighting hard in the city of London are obviously in a more serious situation.

However, not to mention Harry's own thoughts, at least the few friends who were watching him at this time showed disagreeing expressions.

"Harry, you can't go out."

This time, almost everyone in the ward kept saying that they didn't want him to run out just because of a moment of recklessness, and then maybe he really killed himself.

"yes, don't go out!" Ginny also hurriedly hugged Harry's arm and said, "The situation that Lupin said is far beyond your ability, don't go!" ”

"Well, and ......" Even Hermione, who had been depressed until now because Maca didn't agree with her following, followed Ginny and persuaded her, "Isn't Maca already out?" I think he'll figure it out. ”

"But—"

However, if even he Harry Potter didn't go out to fight, what would happen to the people out there who were still desperate - he wanted to say that, but it seemed a bit too arrogant, so he couldn't help it.

But just from the look on Harry's face, you could see that his heart was still struggling.

"Harry?"

Seeing Percy come over and call himself, although the other party didn't say too many words of persuasion like the others, there was still a bit of exhortation hidden in that demeanor.

"Don't talk about it, anyway, let me think about it first."

With that, Harry stopped rambling with his friends, and sat back on the bunk and grabbed his numb scalp.

Compared to many wizards who stand on the front lines of resistance for the sake of their loved ones, for their friends, and for their loved ones, Harry's side can be said to be purely out of his passionate and righteous heart. Now, the increasingly difficult situation has not extinguished the courage in his heart.

But he also needed to think about what he should do next—even if it was just for himself, he couldn't give up on the people who had been fighting all night in the city.

“…… Guts. ”