Homecoming from Hogwarts

Sirius's arrangement failed at the outset.

However, it is not heading in a bad direction but in a good direction.

When Kingsley led the strikers out of the castle, ready to buy space for the young wizards, a huge tentacle of the giant squid blocking the castle gate stretched out, reached into the hall, and blocked the road.

Hermione's surprised shout awakened the dazed crowd.

"It wants to send us away. Let's all climb onto the squid's head!"

The squid in the Black Lagoon is sending them off the battlefield!

In the dilapidated auditorium, everyone showed joy, and Professor McGonagall was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Oh, that's great, I even suggested to Albus that he should be expelled!"

But a problem arises. Although this squid, which is said to have lived in the Black Lake since the founding of Hogwarts, is extremely large and its eight tentacles are enough to fill the Quidditch field when spread out, its bald head is not large enough to accommodate hundreds of young wizards!

"Let the younger students and the injured students go first!"

Kingsley urged.

"The others are hiding under the squid!"

When the first to fourth graders rushed onto the squid's head under the cover of the batters, there was no room for anyone else to stand on it.

"Come on up here, Ginny, you're supposed to stay up there!"

Raising his hand, he cast a few spells to stop the sharp dive of the monster hovering in the air. Seeing Ginny on the ground without any intention of moving, Mr. Weasley shouted anxiously.

"Don't dawdle!"

George pushed Ginny impatiently, but was forced back by Ginny's sharp eyes.

"I want to be with my friends, Dad!"

Ginny said to Mr. Weasley, giving him a stubborn look that made him sigh.

Clang!

When the giant squid retracted its tentacles, the broken doorway could no longer hold up, and the falling rubble instantly submerged the castle gate.

Harry was not the only one feeling sad. He heard Lavender beside Ron sobbing softly.

Hogwarts
Hogwarts, which had withstood the test of thousands of years, was ruined in an instant. It was still unclear whether they could walk out of the battlefield alive!

But soon, Harry had no time to grieve.

The giant squid moved.

Its movements were not fast, but every step it took required the little wizards under its belly to try their best to catch up.

And this is not a boring racing game!

When the little wizards rushed into the campus, their vigorous vitality immediately attracted monsters from all directions!

The monsters came like a tide. Even though the giant squid frequently lowered its huge tentacles, there were still many fish that escaped and rushed forward.

Grawp roared and swung the pillar he had removed in the fight. Hagrid, who was seriously injured, also waved a leg bone of a bone dragon he had picked up to swing away the monsters that came close.

The faculty, senior wizards, and ghosts roared in anger or fear, trying their best to fight against the beast tide!

Before he knew it, Harry was in the front of the direction the squid was moving. His cheeks were stained with blood, and hostility was growing in his green eyes. He chopped his wand like a true fighter, clearing a path for the squid to move forward.

Neville rushed even more fiercely than him, and the sword he held seemed to be able to cause complete damage to the monster.

Wherever the sword went, regardless of whether it could cause fatal damage or not, the monster injured by Neville would die instantly and the gray mist surrounding it would dissipate.

Draco had a look of madness on his face, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was fighting the monsters in close combat as if he was not afraid of his life.

This hatred seemed to help Draco break through a limit, and he frequently used the spell that had almost exhausted his strength after only using it once in the hall.

The monsters that rushed towards him were torn into pieces in front of him!
However, unless one possesses extraordinary magical powers, personal bravery is always weak on the battlefield.

The students in the physical education class quickly gathered around Harry and his friends.

"Now I know why Professor Brain taught us to break out!"

Fred held George's head and fired a spell from behind his head, blasting away the rapidly approaching elf, and said breathlessly.

But everyone knows that this is just a joke.

If Professor Brian had seen what happened today earlier, he would have made better preparations.

Fred's words brought Harry back to his senses. In the midst of the bloody battle, he took the time to look up at the sky. High in the sky, two huge snake monsters hidden in the clouds twisted their bodies, causing the sea of ​​clouds to churn.

Three dazzling stars are fighting hard with the giant snake, and waves of blood are pouring into the forbidden forest like waterfalls!
The scene that seemed like a war between gods overturned Harry's understanding of magic!

"What the hell is that!"

Harry gritted his teeth.

He had heard Voldemort's high-pitched, sadistic laughter coming from above the clouds, but he could not understand how Voldemort, who was like a stray dog ​​last night, could become like this.

"I guess the double snake staff has completely revived--"

Professor Lahansen, who was nearby, answered breathlessly.

Just as Harry was about to ask something else, a dark shadow fell from the sky, startling him so much that he almost cast a spell at it.

"It's me, Harry!"

Sirius, who was intercepting the monsters in the sky on the squid, suddenly jumped down. He hurriedly shouted to Harry, and then looked at the Titans coming from the border of the Forbidden Forest with a ferocious look on his face.

"We have to find a way to hold those big guys back and buy some time!"

The squid fled in the direction away from the giants and now led them to the Quidditch field, but they were still at least two miles away from the island above their heads.

As his physical strength was depleted, not to mention the young wizards in the upper grades, even the older faculty and staff might not be able to keep up with the squid.

If this continues, it’s only a matter of time before the giants catch up with us!
A rain of arrows came from the Forbidden Forest, like another dark cloud, covering the sky!

The sharp rain of arrows cut through the sky, instantly making it a little clearer!
"Elder!"

Harry heard Polly's excited voice coming from the crowd under the squid's belly.

"It's the centaurs!"

From the squid's head, where the view was better, the excited voices of the little wizards could also be heard.

The sudden influx of new forces into the battlefield attracted everyone's attention. Harry saw that at the border of the Forbidden Forest, at the feet of the Whomping Willow, a large group of centaurs, about a hundred of them, were swarming!
"Ha, you finally got some courage, didn't you, Bane?"

Across the entire field, Hagrid shouted happily to the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest!
The earth vibrated rhythmically with the sound of the horses' hooves.

The centaurs that poured into the battlefield quickly split into two groups. One group blocked the Titan's path, while the other group attacked the giant squid!
The rolling dust soon caught up with them.

"Let the foals come up!"

The leading centaurs were none other than Ronan, Bane, and Firenze, all of whom were familiar to Harry. Each of them was wearing rattan armor, holding a spear as thick as a bowl in one hand and holding the rattan armor in the other.

Hagrid was stunned by what Firenze shouted.

No one knew better than he how proud these centaurs were. For them, allowing a wizard to ride on horseback was a great humiliation.

Harry also widened his eyes in astonishment, unable to believe that the centaurs were so generous.

He was not surprised that Firenze was willing to give them a ride. What was strange was that Bane, who was beside Firenze, did not raise any objection. The last time Firenze did this, Bane almost killed it!

"Don't make us repeat it again, hurry up, let the students come up!"

Seeing that the professors in the castle were still hesitating, Bane yelled rudely.

"Oh thank you, Hogwarts will never forget this kindness!"

After hesitating for a moment, Professor McGonagall gave the order.

Each of the tall centaurs was no smaller than Hagrid, so it was easy for them to carry two or three little wizards.

"I never thought I'd have such an opportunity in my life, Firenze!"

Harry turned over and got on Firenze's back. He leaned over and spoke in Firenze's ear.

"We didn't expect this, Harry Potter."

Firenze smiled.

Now was not the time to reminisce about the past. Harry looked around and saw Ginny, who was still standing on the ground, looking at him and Firenze with a slightly hesitant look.

"Quick, come up!"

After only a moment's hesitation, Harry held out his hand to Ginny.

The smile on Ginny's face lit up the gloomy battlefield. She took two steps forward, leaped up, held Harry's hand, and was then pulled directly onto the horse's back and held in Harry's arms!
(End of this chapter)