Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 358 Backstab

"The roof looks very sturdy—"

"Perhaps a different term—'cave roof'—would be more appropriate, since I've never seen a roof carved out of such thick stone!"

"Divine Sharpness Without a Shadow!"

"Divine Sharpness Without a Shadow!"

"Divine Sharpness Without a Shadow!"

Seeing Harry's increasingly skillful use of dark magic, Thea felt that even if Professor Snape were to pass away, there was no need to worry about this magic going to waste.

The joke slightly improved Thea's bad mood, but the huge pull of the "reins" in her hand dragged her back to reality, and her bandaged hand wound inevitably bled more.

"Harry, close your eyes!"

Without thinking about what Thea was going to do, Harry instinctively closed his eyes.

As Thea slammed the iron-gray ball into the cave ceiling, it collided with the flames spewed by the fire dragon. A deafening explosion nearly made Harry tighten his grip on Thea's waist.

After the explosion, the strong smell of gunpowder made Harry unable to open his eyes, but soon the fresh air rushing into his nostrils indicated that they had escaped.

Harry was enveloped in happiness, and he couldn't help but want to share that happiness with others.

"Thea, we—"

Before Harry could finish speaking, a sudden surge of force and a feeling of weightlessness plunged him into hell.

How many seconds does it take to fall from a height of 50 meters?

For Harry, it was both a very long and a very short time.

It was long enough for him to recall all the scenes from Thea's "surrender" to her "betrayal" in his mind;

Yet, for a brief moment, he couldn't even fathom the reason why the other party had so readily "betrayed" him.

The enormous commotion above Gringotts naturally attracted a lot of attention, and when the giant dragon appeared out of nowhere, it aroused continuous gasps of amazement from the crowd.

Even more horrifying was the scene of Thea pushing Harry off the dragon.

In the blink of an eye, the scene of Harry falling to his death is revealed!

What really sent adrenaline soaring was Thea's next action.

She rose completely off the dragon's neck, one hand gripping the chains tightly, the other holding a wand, its tip pointed at the person who had fallen from the dragon's back, her face expressionless.

Avada Kedavra!

As if a replay of the Tower incident had occurred, the green light passed effortlessly through Harry's chest, and Harry:

He was like a piece of white paper torn to shreds and scattered on the ground by a naughty child, drifting down lightly—

He didn't land smoothly, and thankfully he didn't.

He was caught by Ron, who was chasing after him!

Just like when he caught the Quaffles on the Quidditch pitch last time, Ron's technique was not rusty, and it even unleashed an unprecedented power because the person falling was Harry.

"Dorothea!"

Behind her, Ron was gritting his teeth like a madman, while Thea, even though she was forced to be half-bent over with her feet firmly planted on the not-so-secure fire dragon scales, laughed heartily.

Like a fire dragon imprisoned for countless years, laughing without restraint and with unbridled joy:

"—I'm going home!!!"

In the end, Thea was still unable to return home.

She caused such a commotion this time that before she could even fly out of the wizarding world, a row of familiar, dark figures blocked her way.

Even the voice remained consistently dull and monotonous.

"It's time for your master to go home."

"Oh."

The excitement of accomplishing something great immediately vanished.

Thea raised a stiff smile, as if she had lost all hope of survival.

But the Death Eaters in front of her dared not be careless.

They hunched over as much as possible, fearing that if they made a mistake in any movement, a fatal curse would pierce their chests.

Now that they've figured it out, a sense of lingering fear washes over them, and they desperately want to go back in time and strangle their past selves who had kicked them when they were down.

How can you be so bold?

Although the other party always had a smile on their face, how could they forget that the "number one wizard in the world" died by her wand!

Not to mention now, since their master's resurrection, through both overt and covert means, plus a year of relentless searches and endless hunts, they couldn't defeat this savior. The moment he makes a move—

Less than half a month later, the savior was killed in front of everyone by the Killing Curse!

Not only that, they even exceeded their targets!

Look!

Gringotts, which was once so arrogant, has been mostly destroyed. Once its owner is free to take over... Gringotts will probably have to change owners.

As for the reason—would murdering the Death Eater's heir count?

While the Death Eaters were all making their own plans, Thea didn't care; she was bidding a reluctant farewell to her "temporary mount."

Although the other party seemed very unwilling.

But Thea was not one to read between the lines. Ignoring the tangible disdain in the other's eyes, she slowly moved her head closer to its massive head.

"I...I really envy you...At least before you close your eyes, you might be able to take one last look at your hometown...As for me, I'm afraid I'll be trapped here and die—"

The fire dragon seemed to sense Thea's sadness and melancholy, and twisted its head to move closer to her. Thea didn't dodge, and the cold scales instantly left a shallow cut on her cheek.

The wound instantly became congested with blood, but fortunately, the red mark was not noticeable among the haphazardly scattered soot and grime on Thea's face.

Finally, Thea walked back into the villa she hadn't seen for half a month, surrounded by the group of Death Eaters.

It was another grand and solemn celebration banquet.

Immediately after the victory celebration, Voldemort announced the declaration of war against Hogwarts.

Thea found it somewhat amusing.

With the enemy already at the gates, isn't it a bit shameless to only announce war now?

Or are you waiting for news that I killed the savior?

If I succeed, that's the greatest achievement, and it will also boost the morale of my side.

Even if I fail, you will at least get a good reputation for "better late than never," and you can even stage a "just war" under the guise of "avenging your daughter."

good good!

Father, you've got a brilliant plan.

My daughter has learned something.