Hogwarts becomes host

Of course Sirius wanted to rush in and rescue Regulus, even in his wildest dreams.

The moment he heard Kreacher's cry, he almost rushed into the Inferi without any plan, just like Kreacher.

But he restrained himself forcibly. Not only would it be useless to rush over like this, it would also hinder others from attacking.

The house elf could not disobey his master's order, so Kreacher disapparated next to Sirius, soaked all over.

It had a lot of scratches on it, and the dishcloth uniform that Hermione had made for it, which was modeled after the Shafiq elf, was torn and torn.

"Why did Master Black stop Kreacher?!"

Even so, Kreacher didn't care at all, it roared and barked at a hoarse volume.

"Kreacher is almost at Master Regulus's place! Kreacher has to take Master Regulus home - Kreacher must do this - in order to make up for Kreacher's past mistakes! Oh, Kreacher You shouldn’t have followed the young master’s orders and come back!”

"Quiet! There are many obstacles! Stay there - they will all be petrified!"

Sirius immobilized five or six more Inferi and replied.

"No need - the Inferi retreat - you go take the risk! We will - all be petrified - and we will also bring Regulus back!"

Before Sirius said anything, Dumbledore and Elaine had already taken action.

Dumbledore just pointed his wand, and the inferi at the front fell like wheat.

But more Inferi swarmed up, and there were also groups of Inferi floating from the left and right. They blocked Regulus like a human wall, preventing the wizards from targeting him.

Elaine quickly took out five or six iron ingots from her wristband, which she had prepared long ago.

Put your palms together and make it!

Along with the blue light, the stacked iron ingots shrank instantly, and a strong iron chain rushed out, shuttled through the gaps among the Inferi, went straight to Regulus, and tied him tightly.

"Caught!" Elaine held the chain with both hands, preparing to catch Regulus like fishing, but... "Eh, ah? Wait, wait!"

...She was pulled back instead.

In terms of strength, the Inferi's power is much greater than that of Elaine, not to mention that many Inferi around them have climbed onto the chains and started pulling.

These monsters have no intelligence, but they will subconsciously grab anything around them.

Fortunately, Hermione and Daphne beside Elaine reacted immediately. The two little witches held Elaine with one hand and pointed the wand at the iron chain with the other hand, using their magic power to resist the pull of the Inferi. Then, without communication, they reached a tacit understanding. Lift the tip of the wand fully at the same time.

The chain suddenly flew straight up as if it were alive, and many Inferi clinging to the chain were also brought into the air. Some were stuck on the chain, while others let go, performing a free performance for everyone. Falling water show.

With a serious look on her face, Hermione began to draw circles with the wand in her hand. As she moved, the chain swayed from side to side, and more Inferi plopped into the water.

In the end, only Regulus at the tail end was left in the air, struggling wildly.

Daphne hooked her wand, and the chain in the air retracted, along with Regulus.

Harry and Ron were stunned unconsciously. They watched the girls' performance with their mouths wide open. Even Sirius and Slughorn were slightly distracted. Dumbledore remained calm. He took over the defense and blocked it alone. The army of Inferi even pushed back the front line.

The most powerful wizard of the 20th century is not an empty title.

Elaine watched the others perform silently.

It wasn't that she didn't want to do something, but Hermione and Daphne grabbed her left and right hands respectively.

Only her legs can move her whole body. Could it be that she was made with her legs?

The audience doesn't support this feature, darn it!

[Is this a new form of hugging from left to right? 】

[Even if you hit an Inferi, you can dodge it. The anchor will be careful and wait until he is burned together with the Inferi]

[...Wives who are too good are also a problem, it’s okay, we support you as anchor]

[It’s not that we don’t support it, it’s just that you don’t have a circle. To make it with your feet, you have to put your feet together first...]

"What an enviable collaboration." Dumbledore said with a smile, "Now that Regulus has been found, we can start using fire to free these poor victims from the imprisonment of dark magic."

Waiting for Dumbledore's words, Harry, Ron, and Sirius, who came back to their senses, shot fire attacks at the same time.

However, the three of them were shocked to discover that if their flames could not burn an Inferi to ashes in just a few seconds, the burning Inferi would dive into the water and reappear intact a few minutes later.

That is to say, Elaine has opened up a lot of space so that their magic can be effective on the Inferi that are far away from the lake.

"This...professor?"

"You have to concentrate the power on one point, not one area." Dumbledore calmly instructed everyone, "Squeeze the magic power and try to free one victim first. Don't rush, we have enough time... and the target, slow down Try it slowly.”

"But we don't have enough magic."

Ron said with embarrassment.

Before finding Regulus, they had been casting spells for twenty minutes without stopping. Coupled with the mental stress that affected his recovery, his magic power was almost dry, and Harry was almost the same.

For the HP magic system that focuses on emotional power, mental state can easily affect the performance of strength. Even if Dumbledore and Elaine can ignore the layout of the cave, others will still feel uncomfortable if they stay for a long time.

Sirius's face was also a little pale. He silently wiped the sweat on his forehead and shook his head at Dumbledore.

"Oh. I forgot." Dumbledore was stunned for a moment and said, "That's okay, let me..."

"let me!"

In front of Elaine's gloomy face, she had already put away Edward's red coat and put on new gloves.

Although they are also white gloves, this time, the gloves are engraved with a red formation - two overlapping triangles wrapped in a circle, with a red lizard underneath and a pinch of flames at the top.

Forget it just now, there will definitely be no mistakes this time!

There was a crisp sound, and fierce flames spurted out from Elaine's fingertips.

Like a large piece of red cloth, it directly covered all the fields of vision, and the hot flames engulfed everything.

When the flames disappeared, all the densely packed Inferi evaporated, leaving only charred ashes on the ground.

The churning lake gradually calmed down, and everyone no longer knew what to say. Compared to Dumbledore, Elaine's flames were obviously much more domineering, but how could an underage wizard release such a flame?

She didn't even use a wand!

This doubt only lasted for a few seconds before being forgotten.

Well, anyway, this is not the first time Elaine has done something that goes against wizard common sense.

There will be plenty of opportunities to question her.

Harry and others breathed a sigh of relief, but Elaine felt something was wrong.

They did clear out a lot of Inferi, but there should still be a lot of Inferi lurking in the water. After all, this lake is very big, and there won't be only that few Inferi.

Could it be that the firepower was so strong that the Inferi, who were afraid of fire and light, were afraid to come out?

How could Voldemort use such a cowardly guard? He must have other means.

Dumbledore looked around, frowning, and murmured a few spells. The tip of the Elder Wand burst out with a dazzling light, penetrating and destroying all the darkness, and they could finally see everything in the cave.

However, the scene in front of them made everyone gasp.

As Kreacher said, there is indeed a small island in the middle of the lake, but behind the island, directly opposite them, a large amount of lake water is constantly shrinking and churning, forming waves, with many inferi mixed in. .

"Oh my god..." Slughorn's hands trembled slightly, "Then, what is that?!"

If the lake is divided into two halves with the island in the lake as the center, the half of the lake near Elaine and the others will be calm, and there will be no problem at all.

But the other half is full of rough waves, and the lake is constantly accumulating strength, forming a high wall of water.

...This may be called a lake roar.

"As expected of Riddle." Dumbledore nodded and said approvingly. "Using darkness to cover up the real killing move, hiding the Inferi in the water to make up for their biggest weakness, and then using waves to shorten the distance between the Inferi and the intruder. It's a very good idea. He may be the most powerful person in the history of Hogwarts. The most outstanding student.”

"This is not the time to show admiration!" Sirius said through gritted teeth, "What should we do? We don't have much magic power left, so we'd better exit first. Regulus has already──"

The wall of water has not attacked yet, but everyone knows that it will be a matter of time. Maybe in the next second, a huge wave mixed with corpses from nowhere will be captured. In addition to the powerful destructive power, a large number of corpses will also be blown away. The body was brought to them.

"You guys retreat." Elaine walked out of the cave and with a snap of her fingers, the Flame Alchemist's red lotus raged again. The flames and black water collided with each other, producing a large amount of water vapor. "I'm going to solve this thing. I caused it, so it's up to me to handle it."

"Elaine?" Daphne exclaimed, "Stop making trouble and come back quickly! How can you stop it by yourself?"

"Why is it impossible to block it?"

[Of course I can’t do it alone, but the anchor still has us]

[With the support of hundreds of millions of Muggles, how can a mere lake roar not be able to stop it? 】

[But Colonel’s flames are not suitable for use in this scene, he is incompetent against water]

[No, no, think about the first episode of fa. The colonel once used fire to deal with the ice alchemist]

[Hey, but the anchor doesn’t have to use flames, right? 】

Elaine took off her gloves, clasped her hands together, and patted her hands into the cold lake water.

With her hands as the center, the magic power from another dimension burst out crazily and continued to merge into the lake.

The lake began to freeze, and white ice spread along the water to the other half of the water wall. In just a few seconds, the towering lake roared into ice, and the inferi inside were also sealed by ice.

"........."

Thanks to this, the temperature in the entire cave dropped a lot. Everyone walked towards Elaine squatting by the lake with complicated expressions, especially Sirius. He never thought that the matter would be solved by Elaine so easily. , and was the first to suggest retreat, which made his cheeks feel a little hot, which was super embarrassing...

"How... did you do it?" Ron's eyes were full of admiration, "Such a powerful magic - it's so powerful. Can you teach us? I want to learn it too!"

"Thank you for thinking of this method." Hermione rubbed her body and said. "But it's too cold..."

"........."

"Elaine?!" Elaine not only didn't respond, she didn't even move. Slughorn, who sensed something was wrong, turned pale and stretched out his hand nervously toward Elaine's neck, "What's wrong with you?!"

"...I can't pull my hand back...it's so cold..."

"........."

"........."

"........."

"Then don't do it this way." Daphne, dumbfounded, tapped the ice with her wand, and together with Harry, pulled Elaine's hand out, "Why do you do this kind of magic if you are afraid of the cold? What is this? Skill?"

"...This is the fastest and most trouble-free." Elaine shivered for a while, and she felt a little better after Dumbledore cast a warming spell. "Don't ask, it's hard to explain."

"What is there that I, the fiancée, cannot know?"

"...a lot. Anyway, I won't tell you. Just ask. If you tell me, I will lose."

Because of the ice, they didn't even have to look for a boat. They simply walked directly on the ice to the island in the lake.

During the process, Hermione, Daphne, Ron and Harry kept asking about what just happened.

They really want to know what kind of magic can freeze the entire lake instantly.

Slughorn and Sirius were of course also very interested, but they didn't care as much as children, and Dumbledore still had that nonchalant attitude, as if there was nothing he hadn't seen or didn't know. She didn’t care at all about Elaine’s performance just now.

"No matter how you ask, you won't tell me?"

Daphne was the one who asked the most active questions, staring into Elaine's eyes.

But it's a pity that Elaine's Occlumency has improved quite a lot in half a month, and she hasn't read any important information at all.

Being able to learn so quickly was probably due to Adair letting go of some of his past experience, but it also had to do with daily practice. After all, he was attacked by Snape every day. Under force, Hermione, Daphne, and Elaine all There have been significant advances in Occlumency.

Harry and Ron... forget it, mud can't hold up the wall.

"Well, I won't tell you."

Elaine shrugged and continued to play dead.

...She couldn't explain it. She couldn't say that she just asked the audience in the live broadcast room to make them think crazy about "freezing the water", so the water would freeze.

"...Okay." Daphne sighed deeply, "I'll ask you again in bed when I get back."

"what???"

[Wait, Miss Greengrass, what do you want to do? Please say that again? 】

[Anchor, are you the one being suppressed... Hey, you are a time traveler! 】

[Don’t say anything, get in the car quickly! 】

The island in the middle of the lake is not big, and is about the same size as Dumbledore's office. It is like a black slate, particularly conspicuous on a piece of white ice.

There is a base in the middle of the island, with a stone basin emitting green light on it. The stone basin is filled with emerald green fluorescent liquid, and there are many wonderful patterns and runes engraved on the outside, which is somewhat similar to Chu Si. pot.

"Grandpa." Elaine said with a smile, "Please show off your skills."