The fierce battle begins!

The entire Slytherin common room quickly turned into a mess......

Whether it's Remus Lupin or James Potter, they try to use everything in it as cover as possible.

From time to time, Jaime transforms into the massive stag and uses his muscular body to evade Lupin's spells...... But it has to be said that he has clearly begun to lose the upper hand in this battle between wizards......

"It seems that you have followed your master and learned a few more tricks!" he said with some hatred.

"You won't be my match, Jaime...... Lupin's voice was still full of sadness, "after all, in Azkaban, you've been delayed for so many years...... So, let's stop......"

"Faint!" Lupin was greeted by an extremely strong red light.

Jaime roared, "When I knock you out, I'll stop!"

But the angry expression on his face came to an abrupt halt in an instant—

James Potter fell.

Lupin froze, and then behind Jaime, he saw a witch.

"Headmaster Rozier......" he muttered.

"I think you should be able to move a little faster, Lupin!" Vita Rozier said coldly.

At the same time, she slowly put away her wand.

"Hug ...... Sorry......" Lupin stammered.

"What's the news?" Rozier continued.

"No...... All I know is ...... What are they looking for......" Lupin replied honestly.

"Then take him away, and maybe you can ask something out of his mouth......" Rozier glanced at Jaime who had fainted on the ground with some disgust, "I think Sivanos and Apollion must have captured the other two Azkaban fugitives...... These terrible experiences of the past year can finally come to an end......"

"I understand......" Remus Lupin nodded silently.

He bent down and picked up his "friend".

......

The three fugitives were all caught.

There are no twists and turns, and it can even be said that it is a breeze.

Minerva McGonagall is still in the Headmaster's office, and she is now able to temporarily control Hogwarts...... She could feel what was happening at Hogwarts, and she could know the situation of the three poor children (the fugitives from Azkaban......

But she was still undaunted, she didn't run away, she still stayed here quietly.

The sound of footsteps in the corridors of the castle gradually became clear.

The sound of cowhide riding boots stepping on the spiral staircase is getting closer and closer......

McGonagall's breathing grew a little quicker, and she knew very well who the approaching person was, and she knew how terrible that person was...... Now the only thing that can support her is courage!

Gellert Grindelwald gently pushed open the door to the headmaster's office, looked at the witch in front of him, and said with a smile:

"Good morning, Minerva...... But I must say that it is not proper for you British people to break into my office without permission......"

His voice was clear and calm, not at all like he was facing a difficult opponent, but like he was talking to a friend of many years.

"Your office, Grindelwald!" Professor McGonagall looked very angry, and she yelled, "You're lying! Coward, you say this is your office?"

That's a bit inaccurate...... But for at least the last fifty years, it's nominally mine...... There's nothing wrong with that!" Grindelwald explained patiently, still not angry.

McGonagall didn't say anything more, knowing that anything she said now would be in vain.

She just watched Grindelwald silently, clutching her wand tightly.

"Honestly, quite a good show!" Grindelwald continued, in a tone that seemed to praise the juniors:

"With the help of the centaurs, house-elves, and elves, the conflict with us...... Unleash their rebellion as a decoy to get our attention...... But your real goal is to complete here, here, what you did not accomplish fifteen years ago......"

Minerva McGonagall's face didn't fluctuate, and she continued to grip her wand tightly.

"Of course, maybe it's just bait...... You used your own power and the power of Hogwarts as bait to draw me here...... And you have a deeper purpose......" Grindelwald said again.

This time, McGonagall's face changed slightly.

However, these changes did not escape Grindelwald's sight.

"Honestly, you've got a perfect layout, and even I'm going to have to throw it into my own pocket, so I have to compliment!" Grindelwald began to applaud.

Moreover, his applause and smile do not make people feel the taste of ridicule at all, but on the contrary, they are very sincere.

......

"So, why are you so confident that you're here?" said McGonagall coldly.

"You should know very well, Grindelwald...... With the Confusion Charm you cast on Hogwarts lifted, the castle has seen you for what you really are...... Now, the power of the entire castle can be used by me, no matter how conceited you are, and so on, your power is no more than that!"

"That's right," Grindelwald nodded:

"I can't stay on the Hogwarts campus for too long, even in normal times, or the power of the castle will come against me...... What's more, now that the castle has become completely hostile to me, of course, when I first set foot on campus, I felt quite a lot of pressure!"

"So I said it was a perfect plan...... Grindelwald continued, "Even if Hogwarts could suppress my power, I would have to come and ......"

“...... But what is even more commendable is your persistence...... Fifty years later, you remain so loyal to Albus Dumbledore that you are still trying to overthrow us...... Honestly, this kind of persistence is really valuable! When I get you to Newmondard, I'll let you meet Albus, Minerva......"

"That's enough!" said McGonagall, who seemed impatient, pointed her wand at Grindelwald, and exclaimed with a serious face:

"You...... No...... Match...... Say his name!"

Minerva McGonagall seemed to be trembling with anger.

Almost with her, the entire Hogwarts castle began to tremble again.

Countless statues, armor, and all sorts of ornaments in the castle...... They went crazy and pounced on Gellert Grindelwald.

These things completely enclosed Grindelwald, and their encirclement was shrinking little by little...... As if trying to squeeze Grindelwald into a meatloaf.

Finally, only a deafening explosion was heard.

Powder fluttered all over the principal's office.

The armor, stone statues, and the like were all crushed into powder almost instantaneously...... Where Grindelwald had stood before, a mountain of powder had almost formed!

......

"Success?"

Although she was a little unconvinced, Minerva McGonagall still glanced at the "hill" with some expectation.

It was the most powerful blow she could use with the power of Hogwarts...... Even if this blow didn't kill Grindelwald, it would at least hurt him...... McGonagall thought to herself.

Time seemed to stand still, and the "hill" remained motionless.

Just when McGonagall couldn't hold back and wanted to go over and take a look—

The dust and powder all drifted into the sky in an instant, and then disappeared little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Gellert Greenwald reappeared, unscathed, not even a trace of dust left on his suit.

Minerva McGonagall couldn't believe her eyes.

"This ...... How could it be ......," she muttered.

"It was quite a quality blow, albeit with the help of Hogwarts...... Grindelwald continued.

"This can't be!" McGonagall still couldn't believe it, "Hogwarts must have suppressed some of your power...... So...... How could it be ......"

"I can only say that the fact that Hogwarts suppressed my power is indeed ......true," Grindelwald said calmly:

"But that doesn't mean it's going to be able to suppress my ...... forever"

“...... The reason why I wasn't able to stay on the Hogwarts campus for so long wasn't entirely because of the castle's oppression...... The main reason for this is because I would like to show a little respect to my old friend......"

“...... So, if I don't want to, then this castle won't affect me in any way! Even though it has a history of thousands of years, it is only a dead thing after all, and it can't be a real wizard's opponent!"

Gellert Grindelwald drew his Elder Wand.

He waved lightly—

The castle, which had been trembling, stopped for a moment......

Not only did it stop, but there was an eerie sound of wind in the air, as if the castle was crying.

Minerva McGonagall turned pale...... To be honest, before coming to Hogwarts, she had already made Gellert Grindelwald as powerful as she imagined!

But the real Grindelwald is still stronger than he imagined.

She suppressed the fear in her heart and raised her wand to Grindelwald one last time—

Only this time, she didn't have a chance to cast the spell again.

Grindelwald just needed one look, and she flew out...... Along with the wand in his hand, he also came out of his hand.

She fainted and lost consciousness.

The most powerful members of the Order of the Phoenix were easily defeated!

Grindelwald gently wiped his wand and took one last look at McGonagall who had passed out on the floor.

He turned and walked away.

At the same time, he muttered to himself:

"And the last one!"

......

During a fierce battle between Minerva McGonagall and Gellert Grindelwald in the Headmaster's Office.

About two hundred yards from the castle, behind a bush, three second-year students were quietly hiding.

They are Matthew Wakefield, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom.

The three of them, naturally, don't know exactly what happened in the castle...... But judging from the changes in the castle's exterior alone, they could guess a little bit of the truth......

"What happened?" Hermione asked quietly, looking at Matthew pleadingly.

Matthew just shook his head expressionlessly, and he said softly, "Maybe it'...... Principal Greenwald...... It's back!"

To be honest, Matthew didn't see Grindelwald...... But the castle had suddenly begun to tremble again, and then the trembling had stopped abruptly in an instant, and there had been a sudden and powerful sense of oppression, which had given him a premonition!

If nothing else, it's probably Gellert Grindelwald back!

In this case, it seems that the Order of the Phoenix is defeated.

Matthew could not have imagined that the Order of the Phoenix had a way to deal with Grindelwald.

"Wait...... Look, what is that?" asked Neville Longbottom, whose focus was not quite the same as that of his two friends, as he pointed in the direction of the doorway, where there was a group of dark fellows.

"Bow down!" Hermione's face changed suddenly, and she said busily, "Keep your heads down...... Hide...... Don't look up ......"

Matthew and Neville were a little puzzled, but they both quickly lowered their heads and shrank into the bushes......

Along the gap between the bushes, Matthew could vaguely see the true faces of those dark guys-

There were about a dozen of them, all dressed in neat black suits and with veils over their faces, which made them invisible to the people...... But judging by the wand on their waists, they are all wizards, and they should be very powerful wizards!

The three children shrank into the bushes, too frightened to come out.

It wasn't until the dozen or so black-clad wizards had all entered the castle that they breathed a sigh of relief.

"They are ...... 'saints,' ......," Hermione explained in a whisper.

"It's a name that hasn't been mentioned for years...... Professor Flitwick once helped me write a note and showed me a book in the forbidden section that described this...... They are dressed like this, and they belong to Grindelwald's most loyal believers......"

“...... More than fifty years ago, they were common in Europe and are said to be infamous......"

Hermione's voice stopped suddenly.

She looked in the direction of the castle in disbelief.

At that moment, she was almost on the verge of breaking out of the bushes...... But Matthew reacted quickly, stopping Hermione while covering her mouth so that she wouldn't make a sound......

Hermione choked and whimpered.

Because on the other side of the castle, the screams were incessant.

It's the screams of house-elves!

It is no wonder that the "Saints", who have not appeared for many years, have once again appeared at Hogwarts.

They're going on a massacre!

A massacre of the rebellious house-elves without forgiveness or mercy!