Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 205 Assemble a super team and set off overnight to catch snakes!

As Dumbledore cast the Patronus Charm, surrounded by silvery-white energy, a giant bird-like Patronus, resembling a phoenix, soared into the sky. It first quickly darted into the castle for a quick look around, delivering a message to the three professors.

It flew out of the castle again and sped towards Hogsmeade Village to inform Sirius.

Meanwhile, Dumbledore pulled parchment, ink, and a quill from his pocket and wrote a letter on the spot to the Weasleys, the leaders of the Muggle Introducing Group.

A large, fiery red bird flew in from afar, accompanied by an owl, just after Dumbledore had finished writing the letter and put it in the envelope.

Phoenix Fawkes and Dumbledore were of one mind, and Fawkes took the initiative to bring Dumbledore the owl messenger he needed.

Dumbledore placed the letter on the owl's talons and released the messenger.

At that moment, Dumbledore used magic to present Dudley with some of the memories he had read from Barty Jr.'s mind.

This includes the current appearance of the giant serpent Nagini and its current hiding place.

It was a dense forest, a dense forest in Albania, and the trees and meadows in the picture were very distinctive.

Dudley memorized the scene before him so that he could quickly teleport there using magic later.

A while later, Dumbledore's Patronus flew back, bringing with him Sirius's reply.

Sirius Black had already set off, and the two groups could travel towards each other and meet up on the main road from Hogwarts to Hogsmeade Village to save time.

Professors McGonagall, Flitwick, and Sprout also emerged from the castle at that moment.

Dudley observed that although their expressions were somewhat solemn after they left the castle, they showed no signs of panic.

But after passing through a transparent magical membrane, the professors' expressions changed drastically, and they even slowed their pace.

They stared in utter horror at the enormous black demonic mark in the sky, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

Only after hearing Dudley's shouts did he notice Dudley and Dumbledore, and quickened his pace to walk over.

Dumbledore explained to Dudley that when Dudley called him earlier using the Mirror Imprint voice message, he was having lunch in the auditorium with a group of faculty and students.

After answering the phone, he used the "block your ears" spell to prevent eavesdropping.

He thought Dudley was going to tell him about some special plan, but instead he heard Dudley call out Little Barty's name.

Dumbledore quickly realized something was wrong and hurriedly told the professors to look after the students while he left the castle alone, listening to the phone call.

After coming out, seeing Dudley and Barty's aerial chase and loud shouting, in order to avoid affecting the teachers and students inside the castle, he set up a transparent filter barrier a distance in front of the castle to block out the unusual images and sounds.

This explains why the professors appeared relatively calm when they first left the castle, only to have their expressions change drastically after passing through the transparent filtering barrier.

Just now, Dumbledore's Patronus only told them to arrange for the students to return to their respective dormitories under the guidance of their prefects, and then leave the castle together to carry out a special operation.

They hadn't expected this mission to be so special.

Professor McGonagall took the lead, quickly walking up to Dali and Dumbledore, and asked in a trembling voice what the huge Dark Mark in the sky was all about.

Then he noticed Moody lying on the suspended stretcher and gasped in shock at how the strongest Auror could be in such a sorry state.

"Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Professor Sprout, the situation is urgent, we need to act quickly."

I will explain the details of what happened on the way!

Dudley spoke very quickly.

Dumbledore nodded in agreement and instructed the three professors to prioritize Dudley's advice in this operation.

Immediately afterwards, Dumbledore took control of Moody's stretcher and went back to the castle to seek treatment from Madam Pomfrey and Snape.

The three professors, bewildered, boarded the flying carpet that Dali Gang had conjured with Smetin's cane.

Dudley channeled his magic and cast a powerful levitation spell, controlling the blanket beneath him to fly rapidly toward Hogsmeade Village.

On the way, he briefly explained to the three professors what had happened that evening.

However, Dudley did not reveal Barty's identity, only referring to him as "a powerful dark wizard".

Because Barty Jr. was, after all, a Death Eater who was nominally already dead.

He has a father who is obsessed with power but can still be considered somewhat upright and honest.

Barty the Younger was another person whom Dudley and Dumbledore conspired to assassinate.

It's too complicated to explain, and there's no need to.

It wasn't that Dudley and Dumbledore were afraid to break ties with Barty the Elder, but rather that Barty the Elder didn't deserve to die and was a core member of the White Wizards' camp.

Making a big fuss and bringing it to the public would ultimately result in Barty being imprisoned in Azkaban, which is not in the interests of Dudley and Dumbledore.

Let Old Barty continue to believe that Little Barty escaped from home on his own and his whereabouts are unknown, fearing that Little Barty might reappear and cause trouble at any time, and suffer this torment of anxiety, so that he can burn his last bit of strength for the White Wizard camp!

This can be considered a punishment for Barty's past favoritism and corruption.

The mental anguish of living in constant fear is not necessarily less intense than having your happiness stolen by a Dementor.

Dudley's flying carpet was not slow.

After he briefly explained the situation and the subsequent objectives to the three professors, they spotted a large black dog running towards them from afar, carrying a magic wand and a large paper bag.

It was Sirius Black.

Sirius saw Dudley and the others from afar, quickly dispelled the Animagus spell, returned to human form, took the wand and paper bag from his mouth, and ran quickly toward them.

After they reunited, Dudley learned that Dumbledore's Patronus had told Sirius that Dudley hadn't had dinner and asked Sirius to prepare some food for him.

“It’s too late, there’s nothing else. This sandwich is from Mr. Aberforth, the owner of the Pighead Bar. It might be a little cold,” Sirius said to Dudley.

"Whatever, let's get to the destination first!"

Dali took the bag of beef sandwiches and then used the spells "Clear Water Like a Spring" and "Image Manifestation" to recreate for everyone the scene of Nagini hiding in the dense forest.

"This is the dense forest of Albania, and our goal is to go there and catch a green viper named Nagini."

It is twelve feet long, extremely ferocious and powerful, and has a fragment of Voldemort's soul attached to it, making it even more dangerous. It is possible that it can use dark magic!

Our operation tonight must be swift, precise, and ruthless! And it must be kept completely secret. The matter is urgent, so please forgive any indiscretions during the operation.

Dudley explained and emphasized to everyone, especially Sirius, the objectives of tonight's operation.

He then held Smetin's cane and sandwich in his right hand, extended his left hand, pointed to a small stone by the roadside, silently contemplated the dense forests of Albania, and recited the incantation:

"Mentos!"

That stone immediately became a key to a door in some dense forest in Albania.

Tonight's operation is a cross-border mission, and they are too far from their destination to reach using Apparition. They need to create a portal key.

Furthermore, because the Portkey has a physical form imbued with magic, it can be effective within the Hogwarts grounds.

They had not left the Hogwarts grounds at this moment, nor could it prevent them from using the Portkey to reach their destination.

The next second, the stone that had been made into a door key floated up under Dudley's magical manipulation.

The group exchanged glances, focused intently, and simultaneously reached out to touch the stone.

Then, the group transformed into five spiraling black shadows that twisted and converged toward the center of the stone, disappearing from the spot along with the stone that served as the key to the door.