Chapter 2016: Accidents at Sea
"And then, I think there's one last thing, because there are so many other people on the camp side of Cherbourg, so I don't dare to discuss it with you lightly. As you will recall, Charlie said that there was also a powerful 'demon' enemy in the Yorkshire Vales, and many of the alumni who had moved there were killed and wounded, and had to be evacuated urgently......"
Hermione's expression seemed a little unnatural when she said this, but she quickly straightened her face and continued:
"Actually, it stands to reason that the Yorkshire Vale and Devon, where we are now, should be about the same distance from London. It is also known that the living corpses were gathered in London in large numbers, so that the territory of England was once empty and silent, as if every city had become a dead city...... However, Charlie had previously said that there were also a lot of living corpses around the camp in the Yorkshire Dales at that time. β
"You know, when we were in Winchester, although we often saw living corpses moving back and forth, we never noticed any signs of them moving north!" She looked down at the map and thought as she said, "What about them...... How did it come to pass? It can't just be out of thin air, can it? β
Thinking about it like this, I saw Hermione suddenly raise her head again, look at Safina who was sitting by the window not far away, and said:
"Miss GΓΆfgain, you have been wandering and fighting every few days all these days, and you are probably the one who is most familiar with the land of England today...... Have you observed a large number of living corpses moving towards the center? β
And as soon as she finished speaking, Safina spread her hands casually.
"I've pretty much just walked back and forth between Winchester and Weymouth," she said casually, "but it's true that I haven't seen any signs of them going north, and at most a small part of them have been pushed a little north because of the riots of other living corpses, and...... They don't seem to want to go too far from London. β
With that said, she shrugged her shoulders and added:
"So this time the situation is very special, not just those ...... 'demons' who suddenly appeared? In fact, it includes living corpses, as well as ...... As you can see, the fog that used to envelop everything has inexplicably risen into the sky and turned into a cloud covering the whole of Britain. β
At the most important stage of the mist's change, only she and the Ursula sisters were here to see it with their own eyes. The others didn't see it because they had left Weymouth and gone to Camp Granger on the other side.
However, even though Safina had experienced the entire process of the fog rising into clouds, she did not understand what this anomaly meant.
Therefore, such a clueless thing certainly bothered everyone present, but everyone had to put it aside for the time being. After all, they have more pressing things to think about and solve.
"That'...... Well, let's think about it first! At least for now, until Miss Hohenheim has set up the formation, we can only stay here and wait! β
When Hermione ended the discussion with these words, bringing this little impromptu meeting to a close, Ron couldn't help but look at her more.
He seemed to have sensed that Hermione seemed to have missed something that he hadn't mentioned. However, he didn't open his mouth to break it, but a trace of doubt quietly passed through his heart about this.
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Just a week before Hermione and the others had settled down in the rebuilt Burrow, the Change, which had been walking around the sea for a long time, finally stopped in a certain part of the ocean.
Right now, Professor McGonagall is teaching students in the cabin she uses for her daily lessons.
In her class, the young wizards were obviously not very distracted, and everyone listened more carefully to her explanation of the mysteries of Transfiguration.
It's just that after a long time floating on the boundless sea, the freshness of the little wizards at the beginning has obviously long passed. Compared to the rather strict professors such as McGonagall and Snape, courses such as the history of magic and divination can be imagined.
Honestly, McGonagall knew that, but she couldn't afford to be too harsh on the students. Because she understands that the days of sailing at sea are indeed quite boring.
It's like that constant scene, so that everyone rarely even goes to the deck to enjoy the sea view day and night lately - it's all the same view, no matter how beautiful it is, you will get tired of seeing it.
However, some people find this kind of life boring, while others may not. Just like now, Snape was standing at the railing of one side of the ship's side, looking at the undulating waves and feeling the taste of bathing in the salty sea breeze.
"Severus, you're here again...... It's windy here, so get back to the cabin! β
A familiar figure suddenly sounded not far behind him, but Snape didn't look back...... The sea breeze rattled his robe.
"Severus?"
"You go in first, and I'll go back myself in a while."
Snape finally replied, seemingly nonchalantly, but apparently not too concerned about the other party's concern. For him, he is used to living alone, and now he has a younger sister, even if the time is not short, but he is still not used to it.
But in fact, Snape may still care about this sister in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have made a special trip to England earlier, and took Tia with him before the disaster became serious.
It's just that Tia's thoughts don't seem to be quite the same as Snape's.
"Severus, Professor McGonagall said yesterday that we might need to go back."
"What?"
Without Dumbledore's restraints, and with Maca absent for a long time, Snape became somewhat casual. Lately, Professor McGonagall had something to discuss, and he didn't take the initiative to participate.
Speaking of which, if it weren't for Maca, he probably wouldn't have stayed at Hogwarts as a professor anymore.
Now that Tia was behind her at the mention of Professor McGonagall, Snape's calm and indifferent posture finally changed. Needless to say, Professor McGonagall's proposal was more than he had expected.
The next moment, I saw him suddenly turn around, and the hem of his black robe was suddenly blown forward by the wind as he turned around.
"What's going on? Why go back? Snape frowned, "Isn't there a lot of supplies on board?" β
"So, you should get involved in the professors' discussions!" Tia blinked, "Besides, Professor McGonagall said she was going back, but not England...... Isn't it part of a study tour to get students back to land in a place far away from disasters? β
However, the two were talking on deck, unaware that some danger was secretly approaching.