Chapter 111: The Prophecy of the Sultan of Delhi (Part II)
Harry, who behaves erratically; Ron, who is blind; suddenly jumped up with a petrification spell and said that he was going to kill Brandi, but he was hesitant to act; Plus the 'chalky flower' that has been completely confusing since the beginning......
This series of changes came too quickly and bizarrely, Rao was as smart as Hermione's ice and snow, and she couldn't fully digest it for a while, and she was now full of doubts, but she didn't know where to start. I could only watch in distraction as Harry shuddered as he controlled the broomstick to land, and then tried to throw Ron, who was clung to him, on the flying carpet with all his strength.
"You two, this is ............"
"Thank goodness you're all okay. I thought we wouldn't be able to catch up. Harry was relieved to finally throw Ron in the garbage.
He began to tell Hermione what had happened after the two of them 'jumped on the carpet'.
"Hell, I had barely stepped on the broomstick when Ron's broken wand exploded, and the damn obstacle spell hit me right in the face - it felt like I had been hit head-on by a Mercedes bus, and I was dizzy for a while...... By the time he could open his eyes, Ron had fallen a hundred feet away. I hurried over to save him, but his magic was so exhausted that he was convulsing all over, and he couldn't grab my hand, so it took me a long time to get him back on the broom. ”
"Wait, wait, what did you just say?" Hermione couldn't understand why she quickly stopped Harry from continuing his speech, she blinked in surprise, "It was Ron's wand that exploded?" ”
“…… Eh??? ”
Harry looked even more surprised than Hermione, but he quickly remembered that she didn't know that Ron's wand, which had been strengthened from the Fifth Seal, had side effects, and he explained it without further words.
"Hi... No wonder, I said that magic like this was so good that I didn't see Ron show off in front of everyone. After Harry's words, the surprise on Hermione's face finally dissipated. If he had his usual big mouth, if he learned a new spell today, he would have known to the whole of Hogwarts the next day. ”
"Anyway... Later, I flew back with Ron, and I saw this guy pointing his wand at Brandi in the distance. I thought Brandi was finished, thanks to you holding him back long enough to get in and out under the flying carpet...... I mean—"
At this moment, the Indian wizard, who was motionless in front of the flying carpet, suddenly let out a faint moan, startling both of them.
"Hey!" Harry screamed, and quickly summoned a rope and tied him up, as if he were not careful, the creature would leap from the ground with a thud. After doing all this, he continued with some trepidation.
"I mean, what the hell is going on with this guy, did you have a spell for him? Is it Brandi? ”
At the mention of Brandi, Hermione's face seemed to be a little gloomy. As if escaping, Hermione's bad temper returned.
"Brandi? Ha, his knotted tongue has to be able to distinguish the front and back nasal sounds. ”
She pursed her lips in disgust, glaring at Brandi, who was shaking her head and looking around—the latter had been a brainless fool from the beginning, as if the Hindu wizard's life-seeking spell was not directed at him.
Hum! It's a shame that I've tried everything possible to maintain him just now, and in the end I don't even want to thank him, this idiot......
Hermione was furious at the thought of this.
"I really don't know what your eyes are for, and I don't want to take a good look at it, this guy has been smashed to the point that he doesn't have a piece of good meat, and he hasn't drunk the frostbite potion, and the frost of the Winter Curse hasn't dissipated yet. Do you think a mere petrification spell can make a popsicle that freezes hard jump alive? ”
……
Harry closed his mouth as he watched Hermione pacing around a little irritably, and he couldn't help but reflect on whether he had offended her not long ago.
"If you want me to say, he's probably carrying some kind of magic weapon that can weaken the effect of magic, or some kind of magic tolerance protection charm that he has recited beforehand. Personally, I'm more inclined to the latter, after all, no matter how rich the Brahmins are, they probably won't be able to prepare the vastly expensive protective equipment for their servants - of course, that's not the point right now, Harry. ”
She thought, her brows furrowed.
"This guy's purpose is different from the previous group, he didn't come to Pavati...... At least not anymore. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
Harry's moaning came to an abrupt halt, and he covered his nose and looked up at Hermione strangely. "Not a silly girl? Didn't they chase her after her if they wanted to bring her back to Pettier's house, Cave said, and the order was given by Mr. Pettier himself! ”
"It had to be from Petill's house," Hermione said, as she began to bend down to check in on Ron. "Didn't I say that there were two groups of wizards who caught up - like that Tagore - I mean the tall brahmin who suddenly appeared in mid-air and knocked you out of the stall. The incantation he was chanting was not as simple as trying to bring the silly girl back unharmed. What's more, there is also the killing curse that flew around during the battle just now, in exchange for you are from the Petyr family, you dare to do this? ”
"You mean, they want to kill the stupid girl?"
Harry lowered his hand, his eyes wide as brass bells.
Hermione looked at the wand in Ron's hand without looking up.
"To be precise, they were trying to kill Padma. I'm afraid that after drinking the awakening potion, Padma's magical prowess has already attracted the attention of other Brahmin families... After all, she is only in her second year and has the level of an almost adult wizard, coupled with her own careful and calm mind, she is a natural decision-maker and leader, if she is allowed to grow up like this, it is likely to upset the balance that the six Brahmin families have maintained for a long time. That's why they want to 'accidentally' get rid of her in advance - and this kind of high-altitude chaos is really suitable for the situation where it is easy to get injured by mistake. ”
It was a powerful conjecture, and for a moment, Harry was stunned.
"But wait a minute, Hermione?" He hesitated for a moment before rubbing his forehead in some confusion and said slowly, "Since you said that the subordinate named Tagore was waiting for an opportunity to kill Padma...... Then why do you say that this guy is different? ”
"This can only be asked by the person concerned." Hermione touched the still unconscious Indian wizard with her toes and said with a solemn face. "But I'm sure it has something to do with something called the 'Chalky Flower.'"
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"That's right, it must be a 'chalky flower'... It's the 'Chalky Flower'! The prophecy has come true! ”
When Carve, who had finally been freed from her restraints, screamed, the people on the flying carpet looked at each other, and no one spoke first.
"Prophecy ???"
They hadn't gotten any useful information from the Indian wizard - not that he kept his secrets, in fact, from the previous confrontation with Hermione, it seemed that this guy was extremely undetermined.
But he didn't wake up again.
The effects of Avada's Curse of Death were far beyond the imagination of a few young wizards, who thought that they would be able to recover from a coma for a few minutes at most, just like their occasional failed spell. But what they didn't expect was that dozens of minutes passed, and even Ron had recovered from the nightmare of magic exhaustion, and they still couldn't wait for the Indian wizard to open his eyes.
On the contrary, it was another living creature on the flying carpet that everyone had ignored for a while, which gave them a lot of surprises.
When Brandi reluctantly untied Carf at Hermione's request (at this point he seemed to be interested in a burnt stain on the blanket again), Carve's reaction was fierce and terrifying—the house-elf, who had always made it his duty to obey his master's orders, turned around and held out his finger to Brandy—you know, that's what house-elves only do when they want to cast magic.
This confused everyone.
"Carf doesn't want this—" Carf sniffled and began to cry without warning, her body struggling violently. It doesn't seem to have any less inner turmoil than that Indian wizard. "Kaf... Kafu can't! However, Cave must stop Master Brandi! ”
It looked like it was about to cast a spell on Brandy, but was immediately knocked down by a quick Harry.
"Calm down, Carf, Brandi doesn't want to hurt anyone!" He squeezed Caph's writhing body and roared loudly, "You'd better tell us what that hell-breaching prophecy you're talking about!?" Why all of a sudden everyone wants to kill him! Especially you, Kaf, think Parvati and Padma, you promised! ”
Perhaps it was the last sentence that convinced Kaf, who let out a terrible scream and stopped struggling.
“…… Now, can you tell us a little bit about it? Harry gasped and scrambled to his feet, as Caave's arm touched his broken nose, and he was now crying in pain. The prophecy you mentioned, how could it have anything to do with Brandy? ”
After a long time, Carve spoke. Its voice is hollow and terrible.
"Kaf, Carf heard Master Petyr mention this..."
"There is a legend among the high castes that hundreds of years ago, in the Sultan of Delhi, a traveler with great magic came to India, her long hair like a golden waterfall and the eyes of the stars on her chest bright enough to see through the past and the future - she successfully predicted the floods of the Ganges and the fall of the Karji dynasty, and indirectly saved many people. Before leaving India to continue her travels, the Brahmins begged her to divinate their fate. So the traveler left a final warning: When the 'Chalky Flower' blooms in the stars of the summer night, the goddess bathed in blue flames will step barefoot down the white mountain and bring a new order and glory to the gods of Brahma......"