Chapter 654: Sirius Under Attack (2-in-1)

Chapter 654: Sirius Under Attack (2-in-1)

Chapter 654: Sirius was attacked (two in one)

The principal's office is also on the eighth floor, not far from where they were before.

Kyle followed Professor McGonagall as he walked forward through the moonlit corridors.

Kyle wanted to ask what happened, but when he saw Professor McGonagall's tightly pursed mouth and serious expression, he gave up the idea.

 A few minutes later, they arrived in front of the gargoyle at the entrance to the principal's office.

 “Buttery Tooth Mints.”

Professor McGonagall said, then led Kyle through the passage behind the stone beast.

　　Although it was already midnight, Dumbledore did not seem to be sleeping. Kyle could clearly hear the voices coming from the room. It was noisy, as if many people were discussing something.

 In fact, the principal's office is indeed very lively.

When Kyle walked in, he saw Dumbledore wearing a white pajamas with strawberry print, squatting in front of the fireplace.

 Behind him stood Harry... and Snape.

 This combination is rare.

Kyle looked at them curiously... Could it be that Harry did something that violated school rules and was caught by Snape?

Kyle looked at Dumbledore again.

At this moment, he discovered that a human face made of flames suddenly appeared in the fireplace. It was Mr. Weasley.

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore." Mr. Weasley opened and closed his mouth as if he were really standing here and said: "Sirius was indeed attacked by Death Eaters. When Moody and I rushed over, he Being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse."

"How is Sirius..." Harry quickly walked to the fireplace and asked anxiously: "Is he okay?"

"Oh...Harry." Mr. Weasley hesitated for a moment and said, "Calm down, Sirius has been sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. The therapist said that he was not seriously injured and only needs to rest for a while. Time will do.”

 “Thank you for your hard work, Arthur.” Dumbledore said.

"This is what I should do." Mr. Weasley said, "But Professor Dumbledore, I don't know if Moody has mentioned to you that the situation on Stooges' side may be a bit grim."

 “I already knew that,” said Dumbledore.

Then Mr. Weasley's face disappeared.

At the same time, a witch with silver curly hair appeared in the picture frame on the wall.

"How's it going, Dalys?" Dumbledore asked.

"One good and one bad," said the witch, "and they were all sent to St. Mungo's, and passed under my portrait... One of them was just unconscious, but the other was in trouble.

Sacia said that the black magic he suffered was very difficult, and it would take at least six hours to prepare the antidote, but he certainly wouldn't be able to hold on for that long, so you have to think of a way. "

"Thank you," Dumbledore said, turning to look at Kyle.

 “You should take it with you, that magical box.”

 “Of course.” Kyle nodded.

"Well, I'm afraid we have to go out." Dumbledore strode over, and his pajamas turned into a purple robe in the blink of an eye.

"Are you going to St. Mungo's?" Harry said quickly: "I'm going too, Professor, take me with you. I want to see Sirius."

"A very reasonable request." Dumbledore said, looking at Snape, "Then Severus, let's wait until we get back to talk about that matter."

 Snape's expression became even more gloomy.

"You should know very well." He glanced at Harry, "If Potter can see what the Dark Lord is doing through that stupid scar, then the Dark Lord can also see him in the same way.

I think what Potter needs to do most now is to find a way to protect his empty brain, otherwise he may be in danger at any time. "

"Of course I know, Severus," said Dumbledore, "but trust me, this can't be done overnight. It doesn't matter if it's a little later, I promise you."

 Snape snorted coldly and said no more.

"Let me think about it, if there are three of us." Dumbledore said, "I will take Harry first...Kyle, how about asking Fawkes to take you there."

Kyle couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He wanted to change with Harry even more...

 There is no other reason than that Harry has never been taken on a journey by a phoenix. The opportunity is rare and it would be a pity to miss it.

But before he could say anything, Dumbledore grabbed Harry's arm and disappeared into the room.

 Then Fox on the perch also flew onto Kyle's shoulder.

"Okay..." Kyle sighed and said a little helplessly: "Then I'll leave it to you, Fox."

The phoenix spread its wings and screamed.

Kyle saw Snape's gloating expression and a dazzling golden-red fire.

The ground disappeared from under his feet, and the whole world was spinning. Kyle felt as if he had turned into a bludger that was shot away... and it was also a spinning ball.

 Then…the Bludger hits the ground.

Kyle tried to fall to the ground in a normal position, but he still hit a table.

With a dull thunk, the table was knocked over and the parchment on it was scattered on the floor.

"Kyle, are you okay?" Harry, who came over early, asked cautiously.

Although he was a little uncomfortable with the dizziness caused by apparating, Kyle was exaggerating. Without this table, he would have hit the wall directly.

In addition, Harry remembered that Kyle could apparate, so it stands to reason that he should have adapted to it long ago.

Kyle waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

 After he tried hard to suppress the churning feeling in his stomach, he raised his head and took stock of his surroundings.

This seems to be an office, not too big. The shelves around it are filled with various crucibles and jars of different sizes.

In addition to him and Harry, Dumbledore was also here, and there was a witch he was very familiar with... Sacia, the Head of St. Mungo's.

At this time, the famous pharmacist was looking at Kyle and the phoenix on his shoulder with a surprised look.

"This is the first time I've seen Fawkes get close to anyone but you, Albus," she said.

"Fawkes does trust Kyle." Dumbledore waved his wand, and the table that had been knocked over immediately returned to its original state.

“Time is tight, Sacia,” he said. “People from the Ministry of Magic will be here soon, and there are some things that must be completed before they arrive.”

"I know." Sasia paused for a moment and frowned: "But are you sure he can suspend the black magic on Stork?"

 “Only he can,” said Dumbledore.

“Well, come with me.” Sasia didn’t ask any more questions, put down the silver tray in her hand, and walked outside.

"Follow, Kyle," Dumbledore said. "Harry, you stay here."

 “But Sirius…”

 “You will see him, but not now.”

Dumbledore took Kyle out of the room after finishing speaking.

Outside is a dim corridor. The oil lamp on the ceiling seems to be a product of the last century. It flickers and can only barely illuminate the path underfoot.

Soon, several people arrived at the end of the corridor.

Sasia pushed open a heavy black door. It was even darker inside, with no lights at all, like a deep cave.

"Some wounds caused by black magic cannot be exposed to too much light, otherwise it will be more serious." Sasia said, "Fortunately, the black magic used on him does not have this characteristic, otherwise it will be even more troublesome... fluorescent flashes."

Sacia lit her wand.

There was only one bed in the room, and lying on it was a wizard whose body was covered with dark purple lines, and those lines seemed to be alive and were still spreading. "So, what are you going to do?" Sasia asked: "It will take at least six hours to prepare the corresponding antidote."

Kyle also looked at Dumbledore.

"We need to keep him in this state, both body and soul." Dumbledore said calmly, "And most of the known dark magic cannot spread on stone.

“I sent Fox to Dorset, but he came back and told me that nothing that could do that was there anymore.”

 Stones, Dorset?

Kyle suddenly understood. No wonder Dumbledore had asked him if he had a box with him.

"Okay, I get it." Kyle said. He took out his box and put it on the ground, opened it and jumped in.

Dean Sacia looked at Kyle's actions with some confusion.

Dumbledore’s words were easy to understand. Turning Stork into stone was indeed a good idea, but she couldn’t understand what he said next.

Ordinary petrification spells can only work on the body. She has tried it a long time ago and it didn't work at all. In addition, she has never heard of any spell that can petrify the soul as well.

And Kyle’s answer was also strange.

From what he meant, it seemed like he could actually perform this kind of magic that even Dumbledore couldn't do. And what about the box, the Traceless Stretching Spell?

The more Sacia thought about it, the more strange she felt. She looked at Dumbledore, but he just stared at the box on the ground and had no intention of explaining.

 She could only suppress her doubts for the time being.

 A few minutes later, the originally calm box suddenly jumped twice and became bulging, as if something was stuck inside.

Then, Sasia saw...a giant snake that was fifty feet long climbed out of the small box, and its huge snake body almost filled the entire room.

"when…"

　　Sasia’s wand fell to the ground, and the originally bright light group was extinguished instantly.

“This is a basilisk,” she shouted, her voice trembling. “Don’t look into its eyes.”

As if he had expected it, Dumbledore took out something that looked like a silver lighter and pressed it.

 A new ball of light floated out from it, and at the same time, the wand that fell on the ground returned to Sasia's hand.

 “Don’t be nervous, it has its eyes closed.”

Dumbledore's voice also made Sacia calm down a little.

She recalled the scene of the basilisk crawling out of the box just now. It seemed that its eyes were indeed closed... If not, she probably wouldn't be able to continue standing here.

 …

After thinking of this, Sacia also opened her eyes, looked at Dumbledore with a strange look and asked: "So, the legends are all true... Is there really a basilisk in Hogwarts?"

She had heard from patients at St. Mungo's before that there was a basilisk in Hogwarts, and everyone who saw it was cursed.

　　It’s just that Sacia didn’t pay attention at the time, because she knew very well that the sight of the basilisk was fatal, not a curse, but there was no news of any student being killed in Hogwarts at that time.

So Sasia just thought it was a rumor. After all, this kind of thing is not uncommon. When students describe it, they exaggerate it, and their parents believe it to be true, and then tell other people with exaggeration. This also makes the originally normal thing become more and more outrageous. She had heard even more exaggerated rumors about basilisks.

Just a few days ago, some people said that Dumbledore had hidden an army in the school and was preparing to attack the Ministry of Magic.

 So after hearing about the basilisk, she didn't pay attention at all and just thought it was a magical animal running into the castle from the Forbidden Forest.

 But now that she saw the basilisk appearing in front of her eyes, she had no choice but to believe it.

"Not Hogwarts." Dumbledore shook his head and pointed at Kyle who had just come out of the box. "The basilisk is now his..."

Sasia's expression changed slightly again, and she just felt ridiculous.

Students raising basilisks... When did Hogwarts become so open? This kind of thing is impossible to be allowed even in Durmstrang, which is the most tolerant of black magic.

 No wonder Dumbledore had to do this before the Ministry of Magic arrived.

　　If those Aurors were to see the basilisk... I'm afraid the entire Hogwarts would be implicated, and it might even be shut down directly.

Thinking of this, Sasia couldn't help but raise her head and look at the huge thing in the room.

This is the first time she has seen a legendary magical animal like a basilisk.

 The huge body, the shimmering scales, and the sharp fangs that were more than ten inches long that were inadvertently exposed... This kind of visual impact is far more shocking than the records in the books.

 “Professor, what should we do next?”

 At this time, Kyle had also relocated the basilisk, raised his head and asked.

"It's very simple." Dumbledore waved his hand, conjured a huge mirror on the wall directly opposite the hospital bed, and then looked at Kyle's shoulder.

 Fox immediately flew to Stork's side, blinked his eyes, and a crystal teardrop fell on his lips.

"Phoenix tears, the most magical healing medicine in the magic world..." Sacia looked at Fox with burning eyes, even more excited than when she saw the basilisk just now.

The phoenix is ​​the magical animal that all therapists dream of. She dreams of deceiving Fawkes from Dumbledore.

It's a pity that although she put in a lot of precious herbs, Fox always ignored her.

 Meanwhile, on the hospital bed.

The effect of the Phoenix Tears was immediate. Not long after they dropped into his mouth, Stoji's eyelids moved, and then he suddenly sat up from the bed.

 He seemed to have suffered some unbearable pain, and after he regained consciousness, he let out a shrill scream.

"It's now…"

 “Open your eyes!”

Dumbledore and Kyle's voices sounded almost at the same time.

When Stoji woke up, he inevitably saw the mirror opposite him and the orange snake eyes in the mirror. In just an instant, he was petrified.

 The screams stopped abruptly.

After the sound disappeared, Kyle, who lowered his head, immediately ordered the basilisk to close its eyes again and stuffed it back into the box.

 …

 When he came out again, Sasia was checking on Stoji's condition.

"It's incredible. The black magic has really stopped spreading..." she said in wonder: "This is what they call the curse of the basilisk... I didn't expect that the sight of the basilisk can have such an effect besides killing the target."

"Magic is so magical, everything is full of unknowns..." Dumbledore said softly: "I'm afraid even the despicable Halbo didn't expect that the most evil dark creature he created, a pure killing weapon, would one day It can also be used to save people."

"Yes, you are right." Sasia put away her wand, "This way, I have enough time to prepare the antidote."

"By the way, you should know how to recover him from petrification." She thought for a moment, "Is it a resurrection potion prepared with mandrake?"

"That's right." Dumbledore nodded, "Do you need me to provide fresh mandrakes? I remember that there happened to be a batch in the school greenhouse."

 “That would be great.” Sasia nodded.

Although St. Mungo's also had fresh mandrake, Dumbledore wanted to help, and she had no reason to refuse.

"I'll write a letter right now and have Pomona deliver it," Dumbledore said.

Perhaps because the crisis was over, the tone of the two people chatting became much more relaxed.

 But their eyes would always fall on Kyle intentionally or unintentionally.

Sacia was fine, just curious at best, but Dumbledore's eyes made Kyle feel a little guilty.

"We should go back." At this moment, Sacia suddenly said: "I need to hurry up and prepare the antidote, so as not to waste time asking questions when the people from the Ministry of Magic arrive later."

 (End of this chapter)