"Hermione, what's going on on the front lines...... Doesn't seem good! ”

I don't know if it was after acquiescing to Harry's trip to the battlefield that Lupin gave up the idea of hiding the battle from the children, and Ron easily brought back the information he overheard in the lobby of the new Ministry of Magic.

But think about it, now, it's obviously pointless to hide it in front of the children. Rather, if there was some misunderstanding between Hermione and the others, it would probably cause more trouble.

"Something is wrong? What about Harry? Is Harry alright? ”

As soon as she heard Ron's words, before Hermione could speak, Ginny couldn't help but ask first. However, Ron could only shake his head and say:

"I don't know, no one has mentioned Harry's situation...... But if it were him, he would be fine! It's just that Harry's condition aside, the overall situation on the frontline seems to be very bad...... The raiders were repeatedly pushed back, and before I returned, I heard that the army of living corpses had broken through the city of Dartford! ”

"Dartford...... That is, a third of the way has already been covered so quickly? When Hermione heard this, she suddenly said in a heavy tone, "That'...... What about the team responsible for evacuating the population? And the army...... Where have they been? ”

"Uh," Ron paused slightly as Hermione asked, "Dartford, and along the Watling Highway between Dartford and Rochester......"

"Already caught up?"

Seeing Hermione's eyes wide in surprise, Ron couldn't help but sigh.

"To be precise, when the hordes of living corpses had completely broken through the lines of the raiders and arrived in Dartford, our evacuation forces were halfway through the evacuation of the people in cooperation with the Muggle military. Because the evacuation team was far inferior to the front-line clearance team in terms of number and strength, they could only withdraw from the city and go to the follow-up city where the group of living corpses had not yet extended. ”

"Half of the residents of the city of Dartford...... Abandoned yet? ”

If it was just the sacrifice that occurred in the purge team, it would be equally painful, but Hermione and the others could barely accept the reality that people kept dying. But now, even half the innocent Muggles in the city have lost their lives, and this kind of thing can never be called a "sacrifice".

“…… Hermione? ”

Seeing that her state was a little wrong, Ron hurriedly called her, but saw that she finally shook her head slightly after taking a deep breath.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

With that, Hermione lowered her eyes and whispered:

"The front line has been sent by Harry on our behalf, and all we can do is to hurry up and contribute to the garrison of Spiral."

After the words fell, she finally pursed her mouth, picked up the magic stone tablet that had just been put aside because of Ron's return, and continued to carve it.

In fact, everyone present can feel it at the moment, and what Hermione wants to do most at the moment is clearly to go out and help out like Harry.

Whether it's blocking enemy groups on the front line or assisting in evacuation in the rear, it must be more reassuring to her than hugging here and burying her head in carved stone slabs. But if you calm down and think about it a little more, even if you count all of them, it is just a drop in the bucket for the collapsed front.

While staying here and silently fortifying Spiral Town would be inconspicuous and unsettling, what they did might actually make a bigger difference in the future.

In its current form, Spiral Town will probably soon become the last line of defense against the army of living corpses.

Hermione, however, might be able to let go of her uneasiness and tell herself not to be emotional. Because of the various experiences over this period of time, she fully understands the disadvantages of being hot-headed.

However, Ginny, who was purely worried about her boyfriend Harry, couldn't bear it anymore after hearing Ron mention the situation on the front.

It must be said that she had actually tried her best not to be impulsive. It's just a pity that the thought that Harry is also very likely to be in danger makes it difficult for her to calm down.

"I'm going"

"Ginny!"

Just as Ginny stood up and seemed to say something, Neville, who was still staring at the long parchment in a daze, suddenly threw the quill back into the inkwell.

"Ginny, I'll go! I'm going to help you see how Harry is doing."

"Neville?"

Ginny was stunned to hear Neville suddenly say that he was going to see Harry on his behalf. And just as she could come back to her senses, Neville looked over at Hannah, who was not far away.

“…… Hannah, is that okay? ”

"Ugh."

Hannah, who had never had an idea, was suddenly stopped by Neville.

Needless to say, she naturally didn't want Neville to go out on adventures, but with her gentle nature, she didn't seem to want to become a girl who would get in the way of her boyfriend's work.

"That'...... Well. ”

Seeing Hannah slowly nod her head, Neville tossed the parchment roll in his hand to the side, and in a blink of an eye passed the hesitant Ginny and walked straight to the stairs.

"Neville!"

Seeing this, Ginny couldn't help but call him. It's just that she also understands that if she had to send another person to the front, Neville would definitely be much more suitable than her.

"Hermione?"

She stood there and hesitated, subconsciously looking back at Hermione, who was silently carving the slate, but the other party just lowered her eyes and shook her head.

That means, of course, is very clear, whether Neville goes or not, for the time being, she Ginny Weasley must not go to the front to cause chaos.

Yes, it's hard to say, but that's "adding to the mess".

“…… Neville? You are in a hurry, where are you going? ”

Just as the rest of the friends in the underground corridor were silent, and only the sound of Neville's footsteps fading away echoed in the corridor, a familiar voice suddenly came from the side of the staircase.

When they arrived, everyone hurriedly turned their eyes to the other end of the hallway.

"Maca? You...... There you are! ”

That's right, you can see that stopping in front of Neville, who is about to step up the stone steps, is the slightly thin but extremely reassuring figure of Maka.

"Hmm," Maca, who had just come down, looked at Neville for a moment, then raised an eyebrow, "What, five feet is done?" Then take a look! ”

With that, Makadang passed by Neville and headed straight for the observation room.

"What's wrong? Come here! ”

As if seeing Neville stunned and not knowing which way to go, Maca immediately turned around and tilted her head. Suddenly, Neville, who didn't dare to disobey Maca's words at all, had to honestly raise his leg and follow.

"What's wrong? One by one, they have a bitter face...... Oh, are you making slate......" Maca said with a chuckle as she walked inside.