Chapter 15: The Return of Dracula (7K Character Chapter)
I saw a very tall young man with a rather handsome face sitting at his desk, reading a book seriously.
"Harry? Draco? Cedric looked up and a smile of surprise appeared on his face, "Why are you here?" ”
Harry walked up quickly and hugged Cedric tightly - the two had formed a deep revolutionary friendship since the Goblet of Fire in the 1994-1995 school year.
Draco and Cedric weren't that familiar, they just smiled and shook each other's hands.
However, it was still very happy to see their old classmates who they hadn't seen for a long time, and the grudges between Slytherin and Hufflepuff and Gryffindor in the past seemed to have dissipated with the passage of time.
"Every month, high-level bloodlines come to Brown Castle to rotate on duty, and this month it happens to be my turn."
Cedric poured Harry and Draco two cups of tea and smiled softly.
Harry noticed that Cedric still seemed to be the same as when he was 17 - with black hair, bright gray eyes, and a burly build, just like when they were separated.
Harry and Draco, on the other hand, are already uncles in their thirties, and their children are of school age.
Harry had a scruffy chin on his chin, his hair was more tousled than ever, he was dressed in old-fashioned Ministry of Magic robes, and he wore a badge of the Auror staff pinned to his chest.
Draco was wearing a black shirt with buttons down to his throat. His head was a little bald, and his chin was sharper.
In contrast, the three of them stood together like two uncles and a young man who had just graduated, and Cedric was not at all like the two of them were the seniors when they were in school......
"It looks like the vampire works pretty well, at least the maintenance is good." Harry teased Cedric on the shoulder.
"That's true." Cedric smiled and shook his head, "But after changing my identity, I can't eat a lot of the food I used to like...... It can only be said that there are gains and losses. ”
"I almost forgot, you're still a Hufflepuff." Draco laughed too.
"Okay, let's not talk about that." Cedric looked at Lorcan Deis, "Mr. Dees, you are here this time, ......"
"Just call me Locan, Mistress Diggory." Facing the bloodline transformed by Dracula himself, Lorcan Deyis's posture was very low, "Potter and Mr. Malfoy want to come to see the vampire clan, and they want to meet Master Dracula......"
"Actually, I haven't seen Professor Dracula in a long time." Cedric's smile faded.
Despite being a member of the vampire clan long ago, he prefers to call Dracula a professor rather than an adult like other vampires.
"And you're not here at the right time, and the vampire clan hasn't been peaceful lately......"
As he spoke, a crystal ball suddenly lit up on Cedric's desk.
The red light swirled in it, and it made a screeching sound.
"Sure enough, a vampire has rushed into the Muggle's sight." Cedric picked up the crystal ball and looked at it, and said in a deep voice.
Then he turned his gaze to the three Harry, "None of them are outsiders here, and I'm not going to hide it from you - there has been a rebellion in the vampire clan, and some low-level vampires have launched an assault on the Muggles, and now the clan is short of manpower. ”
"Mr. Deyes, please take Harry and Draco to hide in Brown Castle, and I'll go and settle the problem before entertaining you."
Harry and Draco weren't happy.
"How can this work, how can we hide behind you." Draco said.
"Yes, Cedric," Harry asked, dissatisfied, "do you believe in the strength of the Auror Office?" ”
"It's not ......," Cedric quickly denied.
"That'll do." Harry laughed, "Let's go and help, maybe we can help you?" ”
Cedric hesitated, but nodded.
After all, these two old classmates are considered to be the top wizards, and they know the roots, so there will be no problems.
"But I need to fly to the scene, can you?" Cedric said as he walked out the door, and suddenly a pair of broad gray wings stretched out behind him.
Lorcan Deis then spread his wings and flew up from the ground.
"Of course." Harry grabbed it casually and pulled out a broomstick made of ash wood from the pocket where he had cast the Traceless Stretching Charm.
As you can tell from the traces of the broom's use, it has been around for quite some years.
"Speaking of which, I haven't had a new broomstick since I graduated, and this firebolt has been with me for twenty years...... Draco, will you still fly? ”
"You can, why can't I?" Draco sneered, pulling a silver broom out of his pocket.
This broomstick still looks brand new.
Draco lifted his broom and straddled up, "This is Halo 2077, countless times stronger than your old antique!" ”
The two seemed to have regained the fun of the fight they had back then, and at the same time they mounted their broomsticks, kicked the ground, and instantly rushed into the sky......
In the cities of Romania, a group of pale vampires with fangs baring from the corners of their mouths roamed around, their mouths more or less stained with blood, and it is unknown who they attacked.
When Cedric, Harry, Draco, and Lorcan Deyes arrived, their faces immediately became extremely solemn.
"With an attack of this magnitude, the Muggle government will certainly perceive the problem." Harry, as the head of the Auror staff, had some experience in this, "If you don't send someone to cast a large-scale Oblivion Charm in the vicinity as soon as possible, I'm afraid the entire wizarding world will be exposed......"
"I see." Cedric bowed, "Bring them under control first." ”
He flapped his wings and landed quickly on the ground.
The aura of the high-level blood clan was released without hesitation, and the low-level vampires nearby soon became weak, and their combat power plummeted.
"Repello Muggletum!"
Draco also quickly landed on the ground, placing Muggle banishment charms around him, driving the surrounding Muggles out of the center of chaos.
"Cedric, Monsieur Deyes, fly a little farther away." After Harry landed, he judged the situation in the vicinity and spoke quickly.
Before Lorcan Deis could react, Cedric had already obeyed Harry's arrangement with great trust and quickly increased his flight altitude, and Lorcan Deis also reacted when he saw his actions and flew along.
Then, Harry raised his wand alof—
"Expecto Patronum!"
A silver stag the size of a hill appeared in front of the wand, and the silver light covered everything around it almost instantly.
Muggles who had been attacked by vampires and whose wounds were infected were temporarily suppressed by the vampire toxin in their bodies.
The low-level vampires in the vicinity also showed painful expressions one by one, feeling extremely uncomfortable with the power of this light.
"Cedric, where did you get such a strong helper?" In the distance, another vampire, attracted by the Patronus, spread his wings and flew over, asking in a loud voice.
This high-level blood clan does not have the evil charm of the blood clan, but has a kind of polite appearance. The hair was meticulously combed into neat quints, and it seemed to be covered with hairspray, and a well-trimmed goatee was above the mouth.
"It's an old classmate of mine." Cedric smiled and beckoned to him, feeling honored, "Tesla, what's going on around here?" ”
"Not good." Tesla shook his head, "Previously limited by Lord Alcatel, these low-level vampires didn't dare to make a mistake, and only a few delirious fools would attack humans......"
"But lately, I don't know what's going on, and those guys seem to have been bewitched, one by one violating the Vampire Code of Conduct, and starting to suck Muggle blood in every way they can......"
"But why?" Cedric was puzzled, "Haven't they been honest for years?" ”
"I don't know." Tesla also frowned, "It feels like it was premeditated...... Lord Alcatel is also in a bad mood and says that he will go back to Dracula's Castle to deal with some chore. ”
Harry and Draco looked at each other, and at the same time thought of something-
The vampire clan may have a high-ranking traitor!
At this moment, a group of police cars suddenly appeared from a distance, sirens sounded, countless Muggle police officers rushed to the scene, and even a number of armed forces of the army appeared.
"Don't move! Hands up! ”
Guns and shells were pointed at Harry and the others in the center of the field, and police cars and military equipment surrounded them.
Cedric's face sank.
"Oh no, it's still getting the attention of the Muggle government......"
"What do we do next?" Lorcan Deis asked, somewhat flustered, "Do you want to ask the Ministry for help?" ”
"They're all hiding in the new wizarding world, so how can they come out and help us deal with Muggles?" Tesla shook his head and said, "It's up to us......"
"But do you really have enough people to wield the Oblivion Charm?" Harry asked.
Cedric and Tesla fell silent.
Harry understood what they meant at once - in Professor Dracula's absence, the vampires, who weren't good at spells, couldn't handle this particular situation.
"I see...... It seems that I am going to inform the British wizarding community and prepare a contingency plan for magic exposure to Muggles. ”
However, before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly came from the police car.
"Everyone, turn around!"
Almost a third of the officers turned their guns abruptly, turning them on their colleagues and the military.
"What are you doing?!" One of the leaders, who appeared to be wearing an officer's uniform, roared, "Are you being lost to those freaks? ”
However, the captain of the special service team ignored him and ran straight from the group to Harry.
"Mr. Potter, I know you." He said quickly, "I was a student graduating from New Durmstrang, and Headmaster Grindelwald had placed me in Romania to work undercover in the Muggle world. ”
"My people can only stalemate for a while, and they can't be stopped for too long, please seek support from the Ministry of Magic of other countries as soon as possible!"
With that, he trotted back into the group.
Harry was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood that this was Grindelwald's plan for a possible future exposure to the wizarding world...... He went to be the principal of Durmstrang for this day.
Most of the students who graduated from Durmstrang were placed in the Muggle world, some learning Muggle techniques and others rising through the political ranks.
"Quick, let's hurry back to Dracula's Castle." Seeing this, Cedric immediately made a decision, "The castle's conference room has a communication device to communicate with other wizarding worlds, and they shouldn't sit idly by. ”
……
However, when they arrived at Dracula's Castle, they found that the atmosphere here was even more grim.
A handsome girl, half-black, half-white, wearing a short cape and dress that was black on the outside and red on the inside, stood in the main seat of the conference room, glaring at a man with gray hair and wrinkled face.
"Rusfan, do you know what it means to do this?" She asked coldly.
"I know exactly what I'm doing." The man known as Rusfan sneered and said nonchalantly, "I'm here for the future of our vampires!" ”
"Ever since Master Dracula forcibly elevated you to the throne, the development of the vampire clan has become more and more stagnant - we don't have enough fresh blood to join, we don't have the feared reputation we used to have, and we have to pay for even a little blood!"
"Do you think such a vampire is still a vampire?!"
"And what do you think is a vampire?" Serena asked, "Do you have to go around doing evil, sucking the blood of others without permission, and a disgusting race can be a vampire?" ”
"But that kind of vampire clan can at least gain the awe of mortals!" Rusfan grinned, revealing his sharp teeth, "Instead of hiding in the gutter like now, being treated as a rat in the sewers by the wizard!" ”
"I'm already trying to change that!" Serena's tone gradually calmed down, "At least there are many people who can look at us without prejudice now. ”
"Hehe, do you mean to be like him?" Rusfan suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at Loken Deyis, his face turning hideous.
"Let a half-blood vampire represent us in the wizarding world and please the vile mortals, regardless of the pride of the vampire race!"
Lorcan Deis trembled among this group of high-ranking bloods, and did not dare to say anything.
"And what do you mean by pride?" Serena asked rhetorically, quietly relieving Lorcan Deis by the way, "Do you secretly eat human blood like a leech?!" ”
The two of them were tense, and the air at the scene seemed to be about to freeze.
"Do any of you want to be on my side and restore the glory of the Bloodline?" Lu Sifan looked at the high-level blood clans around him.
Serena pursed her lips.
After all, among the vampires, they can only be regarded as young people, and if those old antiques are lured by Rusfan, there is a high probability that there will be a lot of betrayal.
After all, there was a precedent for Dracula's 100-year slumber, and the old antiques thought that this time it would only last longer and longer.
So, why not take this opportunity to be presumptuous and overthrow the rule of that young girl?
Of the people present, only Harry, Draco, Cedric, Tesla, and Lorcan Deis were firmly on Serena's side, and there were more than a dozen high-level bloods with loose attitudes......
The situation is not at all dominant.
'You have to move fast, Helena...... 'Serena murmured secretly.
Upon discovering the signs of this rebellion, she commissioned Helena Ravenclaw to search for Dracula in the realm of the Grim Reaper, the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, who later became a ghost.
After Voldemort's death, with the help of Dracula, she turned the ghost's body into a half-body with the help of Ravenclaw's crown.
Only this kind of semi-entity, which is both dead and able to survive in this world, can go to the realm of death to find Dracula......
"Do it!"
Seeing that the scales of victory had shifted to his side, Rusfan suddenly shouted.
Serena finally gave up the idea of waiting for Dracula's return, her eyes became resolute, and she collided directly with Rusfan.
Cedric and Tesla also followed, each facing off against those old antiques of the Blood Clan.
"Boom-"
The battle is on the verge of breaking out!
However, just when the conference room was about to be torn apart, the space they were in was torn apart first-
The sound of spell bursts, limb collisions, claw tearing throughout the room...... All of them disappeared, and it was as if it had fallen into a different space of absolute silence.
A huge black hole suddenly appeared, like a bloody mouth poking out of the abyss, swallowing everyone into it.
"What's going on?!" Harry asked in a panic.
But his voice was inaudible to anyone, only Draco beside him, who also silently lip-blankly replied:
"Has our battle reached the point of tearing open space?"
Harry shook his head.
He had seen the battles of Professor Dracula, Dumbledore, and Voldemort with his own eyes, and he knew that compared to those great wizards, they were now just a small fight.
There should be another reason for this black hole.
Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Serena and noticed a hint of surprise in her eyes...... Harry's eyes lit up.
Is it ......?
The next moment, a vast world appeared in front of Harry—
The sky is crimson, and under the sky is a majestic deep black castle, next to the large scarlet lake, in which countless skeletons and bones are buried.
There was only one small room in the castle with a light on, and a few bright red flowers on the windowsill of the room......
A figure with long silver hair sat in the room, sitting behind a desk, leaning comfortably in a soft armchair.
That's the figure that countless people present have been thinking about for a long time - the current Grim Reaper, Dracula!
"Long time no see, huh...... It seems that I can see a lot of old friends today......"
"Serena, Tesla, Cedric, Harry, Draco, Lorcan, ......"
He pronounced everyone's names one by one in a long-lost mellow voice like a glass of aged wine, and his burgundy eyes flashed with a look of nostalgia.
"Welcome!"
Dracula stood up from his armchair and held out his hand to the visitors.
In an instant, the scene changed again, and everyone appeared in a place similar to the Great Hall of Hogwarts, countless blood-colored candles burning in the air, and rows of seats were placed in the center of the hall.
"You are welcome, please be seated. This isn't the real Death Realm, it's a projection over there, so don't worry about your real death......"
A slender witch with long hair and a beautiful crown appeared in front of everyone and placed refreshments on her seat in turn.
Her body is transparent, and the whole is a pearl white color, like a ghost.
"Helena, it's thanks to you this time." Serena completely relaxed, took Helena's hand, and sat next to her, "I thought the shopkeeper wasn't going to show up......"
She glanced grumblingly in the direction of the main seat and pursed her lips.
"I also managed to wake up Uncle Dracula, but luckily he didn't get out of bed...... Helena smiled playfully and winked at Serena.
This Ravenclaw daughter, the original cold and arrogant temperament, seems to have dissipated a lot after turning into a half-entity, and now she has become more lively and cheerful.
Among the people present, only the old antique of the blood clan led by Lu Sifan felt sincerely nervous, trembling all over his body, and refused to sit down.
"Master Dracula, we ......," Rusfan said with a shudder.
"I know what you're trying to say." Dracula curled the corners of his mouth with interest, "Begging for mercy!" Don't want to die so early, do you? ”
Rusfan's cold sweat instantly soaked the vampire dress on his back.
"Don't worry, you've had a lot of fun for me this time, I won't just kill you." Dracula chuckled, "A precursor to chaos in the world...... Tsk, a feeling that has not been seen for a long time. ”
"Thank you, Lord Dracula, for not killing!" Rusfan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't rush to thanks, I'm not done yet-" Dracula held up a hand.
Lu Sifan was stunned for a moment and looked up at him.
"I was thinking, since you can make me so amusement......" Dracula curled the corners of his mouth, "why don't you stay here with me?" ”
He snapped his fingers suddenly.
Lu Sifan instantly felt an irresistible force and dragged him out of the lobby and into the blood-colored waters...... In the blink of an eye, the vampire's body turned into a skeleton.
When Rusfan crawled out of the lake again, he became an undead skeleton that was worse than a yin corpse......
"Okay, the biggest problem solved." Dracula looked at his cheap daughter, "How's it going, Serena, do you think I'm handling it well?" ”
There was silence in the hall, as if all of them were frightened by Rusfan's end.
Only Serena stood up without fear:
"You still have the face to show off? Do you know how hard it is to manage the mess you leave behind, and you either want to restore the glory of the Ancient Blood Clan, or you want to suck the blood of the human race...... Are you still in the mood for fun? ”
Dracula: "...... Can you give me a face? ”
"Can't!" Serena said coolly, "Unless you go and solve the problems of the Muggle world now—I'm afraid there's already a mess over there." ”
"Ahem...... It's easy. Dracula coughed dryly twice and snapped his fingers again.
Everyone was sent to the present world again in an instant.
Immediately afterward, a great force descended on the whole of Romania - a force that seemed to contain all the magic that could be used, such as the Oblivion, the Purification, the Healing, the Restoration, and the Confusion.
All the deranged vampires have calmed down, the bloodsucked Muggles have healed, and those who have seen the vampire riots have forgotten what had just happened......
In the eyes of Harry and the others, those Muggle police and troops were still swords-rattling, but they were stunned for a moment.
They asked each other what they were doing here, and then went back to their respective places in a daze, only to feel that they were in a daze......
"That's ...... Solved? Harry asked, blankly.
"Pretty much." Dracula nodded casually, "But I didn't do anything ruthlessly, so the Oblivion Charm is not very clean, and they may see vampires or something like that in their dreams." ”
"Or else...... Cedric! He beckoned to his esteemed protégé.
Cedric ran over excitedly, "Professor Dracula, you're looking for me?" ”
"That's right, there's one thing I need you to do—" Dracula nodded solemnly, "You're the only one of us vampires who can do that!" ”
"Speak, please." Cedric got serious, too.
"Didn't Serena ask you to act in a movie before?" Dracula said, "But those movies are only in the wizarding world, and that's not enough!" ”
"I think you can go and act in some Muggle movies, and the people in the Muggle world that New Dum Strong has arranged for you should be able to give you an identity...... Well, I think maybe there's a movie called "Twilight" that's right for you. ”
Cedric: "...... Did you call me for this? ”
"Or else?" Dracula raised an eyebrow, "Isn't this important enough?" It's a matter of the vampire's reputation in the Muggle world! ”
"Okay......" Cedric nodded helplessly.
Seeing this, Draco leaned in.
"Professor, I've heard that you've lifted a blood curse, and now my wife has another ......"
"Oh, Astoria, that little girl, right?" Dracula thought for a moment and asked.
"Yes, do you remember her?" Draco said with some excitement.
"Of course, it's rare for an enlightened little witch to appear in Slytherin." Dracula shrugged, "Let's go, let's go check it out!" ”
Dracula took them and appeared in the new wizarding world of Britain in the blink of an eye.
On the way to Malfoy Manor, Harry kept asking some questions:
"Professor, will you go back to sleep when this is over?"
"Professor, will you ever return to Hogwarts as a visiting professor? I was called back to give a few lectures, and it was very interesting! ”
"Professor, Durmstrang's current model is actually quite creative, and you might be able to go over there and make a few cameos as professors?"
"Professor......
Along the way, the smile on Dracula's face never disappeared.
The feeling of talking to old friends is something that one has never felt when one is asleep, and one does not experience when one is looking around for fun......
It seems that when you meet those familiar people or things, you also encounter another unique kind of fun?
Thinking of this, Dracula laughed happily.
"Hmm...... I'll think about it. ”
(End of book!) )
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