Hogwarts Kryptonian - Chapter 259

c259 disastrous defeat

Because he was worried about being discovered by getting too close like he did last time in Hogsmeade, Lu Yunkai deliberately avoided it this time.

He was unable to hear what Voldemort and his servants said after they arrived, and could only watch what was happening over there from a distance.

First, Bellatrix rushed over to provoke the dozen or so Ministry of Magic staff who were reinforcing the defenses. The fight between the two sides was about to break out, but no one really took action. Then Voldemort stood up and said a few words. The Ministry of Magic staff continued to reinforce the defenses, and Bellatrix returned to stand beside Voldemort.

Lu Yunkai, who was far away, was very familiar with the plot. It can be said that he could guess how to dub it with his toes.

It was nothing more than Bellatrix threatening the Ministry of Magic staff not to reinforce the prison’s defenses anymore, and the staff said that this was their job. After the two sides argued, Voldemort came out and asked his men to allow these staff to continue their work.

Of course, there might be some arrogant statements like “Anyway, after the duel, you will get an order to lift the defenses.”

Then, the staff of the Ministry of Magic lived in peace with the Death Eaters…

This scene really made Lu Yunkai feel uncomfortable.

How many people are against Voldemort? This matter may not be easier to guess than how many people are against the International Statute of Secrecy.

Are all these Ministry of Magic staff like Umbridge?

Alas.

Lu Yunkai sighed silently and sat cross-legged on the ground.

After waiting for a long time, another sound of Apparition sounded.

Dumbledore has arrived.

Unlike Voldemort who brought a group of men, Dumbledore came by himself.

The Death Eaters became restless almost immediately, and a group of people surrounded Dumbledore.

However, Voldemort seemed to still maintain his relatively proud heart. He waved his hand, and the group of Death Eaters returned behind him again.

After that, the group of Death Eaters Apparated away one after another.

On the island, except for the twelve Ministry of Magic staff who were still reinforcing the defense, only Dumbledore and Voldemort were left.

Of course, there was also Lu Yunkai hiding under the invisibility cloak.

Dumbledore seemed to be talking to Voldemort, but because they were too far away, Lu Yunkai couldn’t hear anything.

He didn’t dare to get close, after all, the experience of being exposed in Hogsmeade last time made him a little worried.

He could only watch from a distance what the two greatest wizards of the contemporary era were talking about.

Itchy! !

Lu Yunkai suddenly regretted it a little.

If he couldn’t hear the most exciting part of the verbal attack before the duel, what was the point of coming here! !

But he really didn’t dare to get close…

Endure.

Fortunately, the two didn’t seem to like talking too much, and they started fighting after talking for a while.

Lu Yunkai and the twelve wizards who were strengthening their defenses all focused their attention at once.

The wands in their hands were all held in front of them.

“Armor protects.” Lu Yunkai cast a protective spell on himself, holding a substitute doll in his hand, and then placed the “rented” shield in the system in the virtual display, ready to buy it to save his life at any time.

Everything is ready, and Dumbledore and Voldemort have completed the so-called duel etiquette.

Salute, say hello.

Then, start.

Two wizards like this, of course, can’t attack at the same time or fight each other. With an Avada Kedavra and a spell whose name Lu Yunkai didn’t know, the two started fighting at the same time.

Lu Yunkai suddenly became excited.

Today Dumbledore didn’t seem to choose the gorgeous and simple magic he used last time in Hogsmeade.

Of course, it wasn’t Voldemort’s powerful but extremely low-key black magic.

The effect of the spell looked ordinary.

But the power of the spell was definitely not a joke.

The ground that was smooth and flat just now was almost instantly covered with potholes.

The fierce fight made Lu Yunkai, who was hiding far away, tremble with fear.

But soon, Lu Yunkai didn’t even care about being afraid.

Because even he, a rookie wizard apprentice, could see that Voldemort had the upper hand in this duel.

Voldemort, dressed in a black robe, rarely avoided the magic cast by Dumbledore. Most of the time, he would use his own magic to knock Dumbledore’s spells away or deflect them. However, Dumbledore rarely responded to Voldemort’s spells in the same way. Most of the time, he chose to dodge.

The difference between the movement and the stillness seemed to clearly explain the difference in the power of magic between the two.

Dumbledore… seemed to be no match at all.

Lu Yunkai frowned.

Isn’t it right? When he was in Hogsmeade before, Dumbledore’s performance was not so bad! Relying on those gorgeous and beautiful classical spells, Dumbledore even had the upper hand!

It seems that the curse on Dumbledore’s hand really has a great impact on him! !

In this case…

Lu Yunkai glanced at Azkaban Prison not far away.

Chris, can you hurry up! !

However, although Dumbledore was obviously at a disadvantage, Voldemort seemed unable to turn his advantage into victory for a while.

The two were still in a stalemate.

But everyone can see that Dumbledore’s failure should only be a matter of time.

Just when Lu Yunkai even felt that Dumbledore’s spell was weakening, Chris finally appeared.

“Meow?? How come the duel has started?”

“Not only has it started, it’s almost over.”

Lu Yunkai lowered his voice and whispered to Chris who jumped on his shoulder skillfully.

“…Why is Dumbledore so miserable?” Chris only took a glance and saw that Voldemort was now in a winning position.

“The curse has a huge impact on him.” Lu Yunkai sighed softly, “Are you ready?”

“Anytime.” Chris nodded, “As long as someone tries to attack Azkaban Prison, or if there is a prisoner riot, those skyfire potions will explode.”

“Very good.” Lu Yunkai nodded, “Then… let’s get ready to go.”

“Meow?? You don’t want to see the duel end?”

“I’m afraid it will be difficult for us to leave after the duel is over.” Lu Yunkai stood up gently.

This duel was really worse than the one in Hogsmeade.

There was no sense of being evenly matched!

“Meow, you can’t Apparate now, you will be discovered.”

“… I plan to jump into the sea and Apparate, so I won’t be discovered.”

“… Good idea, let’s go.”

“Yeah.” Lu Yunkai took a last look at Dumbledore and Voldemort, and lightly jumped down the cliff next to him.

During the fall, he Apparate.

…

Lu Yunkai didn’t see the result of the duel with his own eyes after all.

Although he could guess the result without thinking after watching most of the duel, guessing, even reading it from the Daily Prophet, and seeing Dumbledore defeated and escaping with his own eyes were still different.

Lu Yunkai decided to keep a little hope.

For himself, and even more for Chris.

Dumbledore was defeated, as long as it was not particularly tragic, then they still had a chance…

But.

Lu Yunkai retained this bit of kindness and hope, but some people would not do so.

The next day, after a day of anxiety, the British wizards other than Lu Yunkai also learned the result of the duel from the Daily Prophet.

“Dumbledore You Don’t Know”

The front page of the Daily Prophet the next day told everyone the outcome of the duel in such a subtle way that was not at all subtle.

Voldemort won.

And in the second edition, the Ministry of Magic officially launched a hunt for Dumbledore on the grounds that Dumbledore was “suspected of organizing members to fight against the Ministry of Magic.”

This also told everyone the result of the duel.

Although Voldemort won, Dumbledore did not die.

Everything was just as Lu Yunkai knew and guessed in advance.

There was no surprise at all.

After taking a look at the article in the Daily Prophet signed by Rita Skeeter that exposed Dumbledore’s dark history, Lu Yunkai sighed softly and threw the newspaper aside.

It seems that Dumbledore is too optimistic after all.

But… this kind of optimism…

I hope it is not blind! !

The impact of the duel, the article “What You Don’t Know About Dumbledore” in the Daily Prophet and the hunt for him, was just the beginning. Soon, things began to spread.

One of the most direct results was that Irene, who had been complaining about being locked up at home, became honest in an instant.

She didn’t mention going to Diagon Alley to buy this or that. She was quiet every day except eating, sleeping, working in the fields, and staring blankly in the shed she built behind the medicine field.

And she was already a lucky person.

Because just one week after the duel, Lu Yunkai saw a piece of news in the Daily Prophet that made his spine chill.

The Ministry of Magic began to register wizards and required all wizards to go to the Ministry of Magic to file within a limited time.

…

“Are you Lu Yunkai?”

“… Yeah.”

Lu Yunkai tidied his clothes and took off the mask of confusion on his face.

At the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, the Black family’s old house, Lu Yunkai looked very unhappy.

Of course, Lupin, who welcomed him into the house, also looked unhappy.

Seeing Lu Yunkai take off his mask, Lupin did not put down his wand, still pointing at Lu Yunkai.

“What is the first spell I taught you at Hogwarts?”

“… Funny?” Lu Yunkai was stunned.

“… Well, sorry, we have to be cautious.” Lupin put away his wand and nodded to Lu Yunkai with a little embarrassment.

“It’s okay. Where’s Dumbledore?”

“He’s upstairs.” Lupin pointed to the stairs next to him, “But you should go to the restaurant and wait for him.”

“Okay.”

Lu Yunkai nodded and walked straight into the restaurant.

There was no one in the restaurant, so Lu Yunkai found a chair and sat down without any restraint.

Not long after.

“You came so fast.”

Dumbledore’s figure appeared at the door of the restaurant.

He walked into the restaurant, closed the door, and did not forget to use a confidentiality spell on the door.

“…Are you injured?” Lu Yunkai understood instantly. Dumbledore had asked him to come here today specifically because what he wanted to say was something that even the Order of the Phoenix could not know.

“Weren’t you in Azkaban at the time? Didn’t you see it yourself?” Dumbledore sat opposite Lu Yunkai.

His face looked terrible.

There was a hint of black in the paleness.

“You were beaten so badly that I couldn’t bear to watch it, so I ran away first.” Lu Yunkai said half-truthfully.

Dumbledore actually knew that he was at the scene again? ? I was hiding very far away this time! !

“Well… well, I didn’t look very handsome when I ran away.” Dumbledore smiled, “But the things you did in Azkaban… were a bit too much.”

“Those people can’t be allowed to escape.”

“… But there are also people who deserve to die.”

“Voldemort will make them die more than they deserve.”

“…” Dumbledore sighed softly and stopped arguing.

In fact, Lu Yunkai still hoped that Dumbledore could say a few more words to convince him…

“What do you want to talk to me about?” Lu Yunkai brought the topic back to business.

“You’ve seen it, this curse… is indeed more powerful than I thought.” Dumbledore sighed softly and raised his left hand.

Lu Yunkai looked at it and was stunned.

“Didn’t Professor Snape say that he had sealed the curse? How come… it spread so strongly!!”

Dumbledore’s entire left arm has now completely turned into a black dead skeleton.

This…

Can Dumbledore still hold on for another year? Don’t be ridiculous! !

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