122. Trip to Diagon Alley (5)
Seeing the raging fire in front of her, Elaine had given up on herself.
She and Adair fell out and quarreled, refused to cooperate, and even informed Dumbledore and Slughorn to prepare, just to prevent this guy from abusing his power and making the matter worse and affecting others.
Originally it was just to snipe Lucius Malfoy alone, but Adair made more and more preparations, and Elaine began to suspect that he would do something big, not just burn a few houses and attack one or two people.
The result was correct. This guy really felt that burning down a few houses was too petty.
He arrogantly chose to burn down the entire Diagon Alley.
Hahahahahaha.
The fierce fire engulfed the shop and Gringotts. Fortunately, there was no one in the shop. Most wizards ran away or apparated away when they sensed something was wrong. As for Gringotts, it has its own defensive magic, and the goblins are also building it. The object tried its best to suppress Li Huo with its own magic. Although it seemed to be swallowed up by the flames, in fact the fairies and wizards inside were not in danger for a while.
The goblins will never allow Gringotts to be burned down. Although the gold is buried underground and they have enough time to evacuate, Gringotts is the face of the goblins. How can they let it be burned down?
However, the efforts were in vain. The goblins who stayed in Gringotts to do paperwork rarely used magic to fight. Without the goblins or wizards who knew how to break the spell, there was nothing they could do against Li Huo. They could only block the flames, but Li Huo was It will get stronger over time.
"No. If we continue like this, we won't be able to hold on. What are the Aurors doing?" Moody had to take a step back and reduce the scope of defense to reduce the pressure. "Hurry up and evacuate and leave your things alone. Does Garen's life matter?"
The fierce fire will not extinguish automatically. If it is eliminated without counter-curses, it will spread to the point of no return. Everything engulfed by the flames will become nutrients, strengthening its power and consciousness until the defensive spell cannot stop it, and then it will Everything is caught in the fire.
This kind of growth scares many wizards, and is one of the reasons why the Fire Curse is classified as black magic.
"Molly - take the children and leave, let's go" Mr. Weasley yelled, shaking off his sweat-soaked hair, and trying to maintain his defense by pointing his wand forward.
Adair has the magic power of the live broadcast room, and the amount of fire he unleashes is quite astonishing. Even Moody's powerful old Auror needed the support of Lupine and Mr. Weasley to barely suppress the fire and protect the crowd.
"But"
"Stop it, leave quickly. How can we leave if you don't leave? Everyone, get out of here, hurry up."
The crowd began to gather towards the center, and there were fierce fires in front and behind them. No idiot suggested crossing the fire field. This was a magical flame that was ineffective even with water, and you would die if you touched it.
Of the three fires, the last and most powerful one is right in front of Gringotts. It requires three Phoenix Order members to work together to suppress it to stop the spread; as for the two at the back, no one cares about them, but these two spreads are not. It was considered fast, but it only blocked the street, so the situation was not urgent.
Relying on the Floo Network and Apparition, the crowd had enough time to evacuate.
The danger is that Lupin, Mr. Weasley, and Moody are the ones controlling the Fire.
They had to leave and take refuge in the end, but as soon as they stopped outputting magic power, the unsuppressed fire would sweep through the streets, and they might be caught in the fire and burned to death before they could even disapparate.
For every extra minute given to Li Huo, the chance of survival of the three of them is reduced by one point.
Many people are still struggling with the problem. Even though Li Huo is right in front of them, many people still don't want to leave.
Some people don't know how dangerous the fire is, thinking that the flames will be eliminated soon and keep watching the show; others want to fish in troubled waters to make a fortune, or are rescuing goods.
Especially the clerks in various stores, they were crazy about trying to reduce losses, such as using magic to destroy the building to try to isolate the flames, and the unbelievers used the water like spring spell to try to extinguish the fire. Of course, these efforts were of no use at all.
The other is Lockhart. This vase man actually started telling stories next to him, how the magic fire he encountered in Africa was much more powerful than this, and how he took the risk to eliminate the flames. The situation was thrilling and difficult, but there was a large group of flowers. This is what crazy witches do. They just stand there and listen to the story without leaving...
If Moody had his hands free, he would probably want to whip Lockhart away with his cane.
No one enforced the mandatory evacuation, and the scene was in chaos. If you don’t leave now, you may not be able to leave later.
"Miss Shafiq, do you want to sit at my house?" Rita Skeeter walked to Elaine elegantly holding a pen and paper. "I believe you must have a lot to say now. I'll send you and your friends away."
"Wait." Elaine glanced at her. "Let me think about it."
Elaine looked around at the crowd. The wizards trapped by Li Huo were about one-third of the original crowd in Diagon Alley.
No one was burned to death by the fire, but the situation outside could not be seen.
A conflict broke out before and killed Malfoy and Crabbe's father. Crabbe didn't know what happened to him.
And Malfoy also ran away without any injuries. I really don’t know what Adair was thinking.
Evacuation is a problem, and what will happen if the three fierce fires merge?
Don't forget that Diagon Alley is on a London street, not the Room of Requirement. Closing the door won't spread outside. If the fire grows so strong that even wizards can't stop it, it breaks through the Leaky Cauldron and spreads to the streets of London.
By then, it will be up to Adair to make up for Grindelwald's unfinished achievement of burning the city.
In the distance, the flames were slowly gathering shape, taking the shape of Neltharion.
The flame dragon slapped its claws on the protective film, partially breaking the protection.
Lupine fell backwards because the spell was broken and the backfire rebounded. Mr. Weasley and Moody couldn't hold on anymore and almost fell to their knees, but they still held on holding their wands high to output. , the protective film was quickly repaired.
Only then did the crowd start to panic. The noise, the sound of burning, and the sound of buildings collapsing echoed in the streets.
Elaine seemed to feel something, and she walked towards the back.
She seemed to hear a tiny melody.
It's so weird, how can there be music at this time?
Trying to focus on that small sound, Elaine didn't know what the meaning was, but her intuition told her to do so.
Mrs. Weasley's urging, Rita's inquiry, Hermione and Daphne's calls, the surrounding noises slowly became smaller and then disappeared, leaving only the melody.
Elaine pulled her wand out of her pocket and the sound became more pronounced, reminding her of something.
These flames controlled by sound are the musical magic of the Shafiq family.
Li Huo is conscious, and Adair uses music to hypnotize Li Huo and make them temporarily calm.
Then he put the severe fire into the living prisoners.
The fierce fire will devour the prisoner's organs and grow stronger, use black magic and music magic to suppress the speed of the flames spreading, calculate the time when the magic will expire, and send them to the location where they want to detonate. The timed fire will be completed.
Everyone was still alive before their hearts were burned out. It was unknown how much pain those prisoners suffered, but the Petrification Curse and the Disguise Curse could ensure that they were not discovered.
You don't even need a spell, just let the house elf calculate the time and send the person to the right place.
In addition to the two locations in Diagon Alley, Adair also made seven Firemen, nine in total.
The zombies who spoke at the beginning are not included. It is a special product. Only people from the Shafiq family can use music magic.
So Adair dug up his father's body, disfigured it, and then transformed it into a walking corpse.
The residual memory in the corpse allows him to use the music magic he knew during his lifetime. He only needs a new source of magic power; this is not difficult. Many magic items can provide magic power, or the mark of the head of the Shafiq family can be used. Music and illusions can also be used. Being able to prepare in advance and then use strong fire to destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces, the Aurors couldn't find anything even if they wanted to.
........that madman.
Elaine recalled the memory of when her body was controlled by Adair, which made her want to vomit.
But thanks to this, she knew how Adair controlled Li Huo.
It sounds simple, but the actual operation is very complicated.
At the beginning, you must use various techniques and counter-spells to suppress the fierce fire first, and then repeat the music magic for a long time. It takes 5 hours to hypnotize a small group of fierce fires. If the fierce fire becomes larger, it will take more time and magic power; that is, Behind the live broadcast room, there is the magic support of the earth, coupled with high-level black magic skills, Adair can play like this.
Elaine can't do it. She can't even cast the counter-spell to suppress Li Huo. Her magic skills are too poor.
But these fierce fires don't seem to be out of control yet
Like a sleepwalker who is half asleep, the two fierce consciousnesses behind him have not yet completely escaped the magic of music.
Even if the music is stopped, the hypnotic melody is still repeated in the consciousness of these fierce fires. It may be because they are not strong enough. If given a little more time, they can break free from the shackles of music magic by swallowing more things.
This is also the reason why the two small fires in the rear that lack suppression do not spread quickly. They are in a semi-suppressed state.
Elaine had some thoughts. She couldn't counter-spell, but she might be able to control these flames.
Just use the magic of music to regain control of the two fierce fires.
Just do it, so Elaine raised her wand and waved it, and the wand drew a trajectory in the air.
The music plays, to steps frohell's victory
With a little lyrical and crisp piano sound, coupled with some deep and deep horn sound, it sounded in people's ears.
The wizards' reaction was very simple───they directly drew out their wands and pointed them at Elaine.
Because Adair's behavior just now was so shocking, now everyone is afraid of music, no matter how good it sounds.
Fortunately, Hermione stepped forward directly, waving her hands in front of Elaine, trying to explain to everyone. Seeing that it was a child, the impatient wizards did not attack, but most people stared at Elaine nervously. Lian, the wand hasn’t been put down either.
The beat and melody keep repeating, just like soldiers marching forward repeating the same actions, but with the addition of other instruments, the music slowly becomes majestic, mighty, and atmospheric, like a legion about to go on an expedition.
Elaine didn't care what was going on around her. She focused on controlling the magic power. The music magic connected her consciousness with Li Huo. Although she easily gained control of the two Li Huo behind, Li Huo's own consciousness was still in the process. To resist, she had to concentrate all her energy to suppress it, and her magic power was released like a waterfall.
You can't make the fierce fire disappear, but you can find a way to consume them.
Elaine raised her wand high, stimulating the wizards. One or two spells hit the ground in front of Hermione as a warning, but Hermione still refused to leave.
No one noticed that the two fierce fires at the back suddenly began to rise, leaving the objects they were attached to, and slowly floated into the air.
Like a rising melody.
It wasn't until the fierce fire gathered into a huge fireball in the air, which looked quite dangerous, that the wizards began to look up at the sky.
This scene made everyone red-eyed, and several wizards even wanted to attack without saying a word.
But at this time, Ron, Harry, and the Weasley twins also blocked Elaine's front. Mrs. Weasley stamped her feet, handed Ginny to Percy, and went up to protect the children.
Daphne secretly pulled out her wand, ready to use magic defense at any time; Harry even revealed his forehead and used his scar to dissuade everyone. The name Harry Potter was still very useful, which made the wizards hesitate.
The rising prelude has accumulated enough power and entered the middle of the blood-stimulating period. The remaining fierce fire on the ground has also gathered into the air, waiting for Elaine to consume them.
Elaine swiftly turned around and pointed her wand at the raging flame dragon in front of Gringotts. The fierce fire ball trembled a few times and then shot out. It collided with the dragon. The two fierce fires began to entangle, and they interacted with each other. Devour each other.
The wizards looked at each other. They put down their wands in embarrassment, and Rita's eyes lit up.
She quickly held the parchment, and the automatic quill began to write quickly on the paper like crazy.
Due to the two fierce fires devouring each other, Guangchun Music could no longer maintain the control of the fierce fire. Elaine needed to strengthen the magic output, so she opened her mouth and began to hum along with the melody.
The melodious female voice echoed through Diagon Alley, like the breaking light of dawn.
This was followed by a chorus of male voices rising step by step. Their short but sonorous pitched screams, sharp timbre, and decisive momentum entered a brief pause after a high point.
The slow and high-spirited sound of the violin, accompanied by the magnificent passion, slowly pushed the power to a high point. This was Elaine's opportunity to condense her magic power. She devoted all her magic power to two places, the wand and her throat. Waiting for the next wave of outbreaks.
The wizards were stunned.
The fight between the fireball and the fire dragon ended up hurting both sides. The fireball was getting smaller and smaller, but the fire dragon was not much better. Its flame body was almost cut off at the waist, and it had to absorb the spreading fierce fire to replenish it. This alleviated the pressure of Moody and the fire dragon. Mr. Weasley's pressure.
After a short period of energy accumulation, Elaine once again sang a high-pitched single note, echoing with the chorus of multiple male voices, erupting the condensed magic power.
The sudden magical storm gave the fireball that was about to be swallowed new impetus. The fireball rotated violently and re-entered the fire dragon's newly replenished body.
But now the song has come to an end, just like the gradually shrinking shape of a fireball. This is just the last brilliance. The magic eruption lasts for more than a minute, and then suddenly disappears at the peak, leaving only the same crisp and clear sound as the prelude. , the lyrical piano sound leaves people with inexplicable sadness.
After all, the fireball did not penetrate the body of the fire dragon. When the music stopped, Elaine was swallowed up by the fierce fire at the moment she lost her strength and fell. However, the efforts were not fruitless. First, the road behind was opened, and then the fierce fire in front also changed. Much smaller, Gringotts appeared in front of everyone again.
Lupine, Mr. Weasley, and Moody began to eliminate the remaining flames, and the goblins and wizards from Gringotts came out to help.
The crowd looked at Elaine in surprise, who was being supported by Daphne and looked very tired.
How powerful is this twelve-year-old girl?