Homecoming from Hogwarts

Boom!

The earth shook, and the thousand-year-old castle also shook with it. Stone debris fell like rain, and the young wizards in the auditorium screamed in surprise.

Severus's livid expression did not ease until he saw Harry and his group rushing down the stairs.

He swung his wand down fiercely, and a flash of cold light flashed in the sky above the auditorium. The smelly liquid that splashed down filled the auditorium with a disgusting stench.

"Where are the others?"

While clearing a path for Harry and the others to go downstairs, the taciturn Severus couldn't help but change color and shouted when he saw that Minerva and the others were missing from the crowd.

"They went to the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor towers to rescue the students who didn't escape!"

Professor Slughorn gasped and shouted, he fired spells in a panic and shouted,
"They told us to hold on for twenty minutes!"

Boom!

Amidst another roar, the bone dragon crowded in the hallway flapped its wings and slashed across. The hard rocks flew like snow, and half of the hall collapsed.

"hold onto!"

The barrier constructed by the attackers also showed shocking cracks under the impact of the poisonous horned beast, and several attackers had blood oozing from the corners of their mouths!
"Push it back!!!"

Kingsley roared like crazy, and the strikers roared in unison, staring at the charging beast in front of them with bloodshot eyes, and the wands in their hands gushed out even more dazzling and bright light!

brush!
Neville leaped from halfway up the stairs, his silver blade slashing through the air, and when he landed, he took away the head of a hippogriff that was besieged by ghosts.

Hagrid will be so sad about this!

Such a thought suddenly flashed through Harry's mind, and then sadness surged from the bottom of his heart!

He also roared and jumped down from the air like Neville, pointing his wand directly at a Hinckley that came in from a hole in the front wall!

That monster was different from the generally weak Hinky Punk. It had one strong leg, sharp claws, and the fluorescent light emitted from the tentacles on its head had an extraordinary allure!

"Look at this!"

Harry finally knew the origin of the mutant Hinckley Punk that Professor Blaine had created when he was substituting for Remus in his third year.

Facing the monster that had once caused the young wizards a lot of trouble, Harry was not afraid. He shouted, and the thick red electric cord that flew out from the tip of his staff actually entangled the Hinkpunk like a rope, and then--
boom!
Harry raised his wand high, with a fierce look in his green eyes, and smashed the hinky punk that was lifted into the air to the ground!
The huge chandelier that had collapsed on the ground floated up, and the sharp spikes cut through the space and nailed the dying Hinky Punk to the ground.

Harry looked back and saw Ron holding his wand, his face pale and breathing heavily.

"Well done, Ron!"

Harry praised loudly, but Ron just gave a weak smile.

Even the protected little wizards were using their weak magic to attack the monsters that broke into the hall.

As Harry and his companions joined the battle, the situation seemed to improve. But everyone knew that if they stayed here, everyone would die!
"Shidun is dispatched!"

Boom, boom, boom!

During the fierce battle, a loud chanting sound suddenly came from upstairs, and one cold and hard sculpture after another jumped down from the wall, transforming into killing machines to sweep away the monsters in the auditorium!

Even Sirius couldn't help but glance sideways at Professor McGonagall!
"Sirius!"

Harry cried out in surprise, and his uneasy heart finally calmed down a little.

A dozen stretchers followed Sirius and his group down the stairs. They were all young wizards from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.

The Gryffindors were fine, with only bloody heads and broken legs being the most serious injuries.

Harry rushed over and took a quick look. Marietta Qiu's good friend had a bloody arm and could only see from the faint rise and fall of her chest that she was still alive.
"Show her, Bobby!"

Professor McGonagall shouted, and then Madam Pomfrey, who was also protecting the young wizard, hurried over.

Clang!

The sudden shaking almost made Harry think that the castle had collapsed, but -
"What the hell is that!"

Fred's terrified cry drew Harry's attention to the entrance hall. A thick black tentacle squeezed into the entrance hall and easily swept away the bone dragon and the poisonous horned beast that were attacking the barrier!

Click, click, click!
With a series of teeth-grinding crunching sounds, the skeletons of the huge bone dragon and poisonous horned beast were crushed into powder!

If that thing was also a monster, then Harry thought that they could surrender and wait for the killing to come.

Fortunately--
"It's the squid from the Black Lagoon!"

Parkinson's surprised scream in the crowd made Harry feel for the first time that she was not so annoying.

And what happened next made Harry's heart fly to heaven!

It's Hagrid!
When the squid retracted its tentacles, Hagrid's huge figure stepped over the ruins and broke into the auditorium!

He looked miserable enough.

The moleskin coat on his body was already stained red with blood, a broken bone spur was stuck in his shoulder, and the flesh on his cheek was rolling up, bleeding, but--
Hagrid is alive!

As Harry cried out in surprise, Grawp had already rushed over. Ignoring Hagrid's cries of pain, he hugged his brother!
"Hey, stop it, I'm going to die in your hands, Grawp!"

wailed Hagrid.

"Hagrid!"

Sirius also shouted in surprise,

"you are still alive!"

"Oh, the bone dragon cushioned me when I fell, so I didn't die!"

Hagrid grimaced in pain.
"There were more monsters out there than flesh-eating slugs in a cabbage patch, and I thought I was doomed, but a squid in the lake saved me!"

Through the collapsed doorway, the little wizards saw the giant squid waving its eight terrifying tentacles, fighting against the monsters that kept pouring in!

"What do you say now, Kingsley!"

There was not much time to reminisce or celebrate. Sirius turned to look at Kingsley who finally had time to catch his breath.

"There is a plan!"

Kingsley wiped the sweat from his forehead, swallowed and said,
"I used the Patronus to send a signal to the Ministry. I think they are gathering their troops and heading here now.
As long as Amosta and the others can hold back the monster in the sky, we can reinforce the castle and hold out until it's too late."

Boom, boom, boom!
Seven or eight heavy roars sounded in succession, interrupting Kingsley's words.

People looked outside through the holes in the wall. When they found out what caused the vibration, everyone's faces turned pale, as if they had lost their parents. Even Kingsley no longer mentioned his plan to defend the castle.

"Huhu. Huh."

Harry opened his mouth and gasped, but no words came out.

Looking around, there were seven or eight giants.
Not like Grawp, but the skeleton giant that swept across everything in the Battle of Diagon Alley!

Each of them was almost as tall as the ceiling of the auditorium. They slid down the trunk of the Whomping Willow slowly and walked towards the castle. Every step they took was earth-shaking!

The castle is impossible to defend, and it can't even withstand the first wave of attacks from these Titans!

Even if there is a giant squid blocking the door, it can only entangle one or two Titans at most, but there is no way it can stop all of them!
Breakout!

If you want to survive, this is the only way. Staying in the castle will lead to death.

A sudden enlightenment emerged in everyone’s heart!
Even if reinforcements from the Ministry of Magic arrive now, they still need to break through the monsters' blockade!

The Titans are approaching, leaving no time to plan a proper strategy.

"The squids will rush to the front to clear the way for the students, the strikers will protect the left wing, the Hogwarts faculty will protect the right wing, the ghosts will block the enemies above our heads Minerva, and the statues you control will follow behind us everyone!"

Sirius took a deep breath, and his bloodshot eyes scanned every frightened, childish face, not staying on Harry's face for long.
"Let's rush out together!!!" (End of this chapter)