137. Inquisition of the Wizengamot (3)
The Patronus Charm is not a required spell to learn, but it would be a pity that it cannot be used just because Adair is here.
In addition to dealing with dementors, the Patronus has other uses. In the original world, Aunt Rowling also made a website for fans around the world to test the Patronus Charm. In his previous life, Du Chen tested the result of a tortoiseshell cat, even if it was not true. The animation of the silver cat patron saint running back and forth in the woods at night also made him happy for a while.
Now that she has learned real magic, but due to special reasons she cannot summon the patron saint, Elaine always feels uncomfortable.
Just as she was thinking, someone tapped her shoulder─it was Dumbledore. The members of the Wizengamot had already begun to leave the room, but Elaine had not moved yet.
"You don't like Dementors," said Dumbledore. "I don't like them either, but, alas, the reality is too much. You can follow my patron saint and it will protect you from the influence of dementors."
"No, Principal," Elaine replied. "I'm just thinking about why I can't use the Patronus Charm - not even the non-physical Patronus. I wonder if it has something to do with Horcruxes and black magic."
Elaine only made mouth movements when mentioning "Horcrux", but there are flaws in this statement.
Harry is Voldemort's Horcrux, but he can also summon the Patronus.
"Your state is very special and has no precedent. I can't deduce it. There are too many possible reasons." Dumbledore touched his beard. "The Patronus Charm echoes the user's heart. Although everyone thinks that people with pure hearts To succeed, in fact, many people with character flaws can also summon mature patron saints─such as Severus.”
"I know he can." Elaine walked too hard and stepped on the rotten wooden floor, causing her to almost trip. "But I don't have anyone to love. It's too early for love in my body."
"Emotions have nothing to do with age, and the Patronus does not necessarily depend on love." Dumbledore said, "As long as you have a positive attitude, confidence, positivity, optimism, and happiness. You don't understand the Patronus Charm enough, and, with all due respect, , Adair’s influence on you is not as great as your influence on yourself.”
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Before she could think deeply, Elaine followed Dumbledore out of the hut, and then
Then she had no time to think about anything else and they had to hurry up to catch up with the other wizards.
And the surrounding environment makes people reluctant to speak.
Behind the door is endless fog.
They could smell the sea water, hear the sound of waves hitting the rocks, their own footsteps and breathing, and could vaguely see the path ahead. It seemed very ordinary, not as scary as imagined.
The fog completely covered the sky, and the sunlight could not penetrate. The patron saint's dim light could only illuminate half a foot around him. With such low visibility, he could not even see half of the dementors. He could only feel that they were moving. Floating in the mist, peeping, following.
It felt like hours had passed, but within a few minutes, the number of viewers had dropped from over one billion to just over 800 million, and it was still falling.
There are also a lot of barrages complaining that they can't stand it anymore. I hope Elaine can play some music or continue talking to Dumbledore and get some living voices.
The endless fog and the monotonous sound of the waves drove them crazy.
This is without the Dementors appearing.
Elaine also wanted to play some music, but she was not sure whether the sound was provocative to the dementors.
What's even more troublesome is that she suddenly can't remember the melodies of most of the songs.
The island and the dementors were meddling with her thoughts.
Most of what Elaine can think of now is Silent Hill, Resident Evil, The Ring, When the Cicadas Cry, and the BGs from Kindaichi's Boy Chronicles. It's better not to play these music.
Then chat with Dumbledore
But before Elaine could speak, Dumbledore suddenly quickened his pace.
"It seems something happened up front." He explained briefly and then started running, and Elaine quickly followed.
Although Elaine and Dumbledore walked slower, the people in front were not far away from them. After running for two or three minutes, they could see the silver light emitted by their patron saint.
Those silver lights gathered together give people a feeling of warmth and security.
However, in front of the silver light, there is darkness
The dementors slowly moved along the ground, like black humanoid ghosts, which were quite different from the floating jellyfish caused by cg special effects in the movie.
Thousands of dark dementors gathered together, blocking the road ahead. More than a dozen animal patron saints were protecting the wizards, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
If a dementor gets too close, it will be knocked down by the patron saint and dissipate, but then a new dementor will appear from the thick fog to take up the position; due to the endless supply of dementors, the wizard does not dare to take risks Moving forward, after all, their magic power is limited and they have to stay in Azkaban for a while.
Although the full output can drive away these dementors, it will consume a lot of magic power. If the two of them get into trouble with the dementors, they may be reprimanded by Fudge.
When Elaine approached, all the dementors looked at her at the same time and moved forward together.
Elaine could feel their gazes, the chill that penetrated into her brain, and the fear that froze her thoughts as well.
Her mind went blank, and she even forgot to raise her wand. She could only watch in shock as the dementors approached her.
It wasn't until Dumbledore grabbed her arm hard and the Phoenix Patronus stood in front of her that the coldness subsided a little.
"Cheer up." Dumbledore didn't look at Elaine. He frowned and stared at the dementors. "Something's wrong. The dementors seem to be particularly excited today."
"Thought we were sending prisoners," one Wizengamot member said uncertainly. “Because there are many of us”
"No, these rubbish want to attack us." Another older witch sneered several times, "It's probably because it's rare to see children, and they are excited to have a change of taste. After all, compared to us old people, young people are more energetic and capable. It's better to hum, Fudge said that he can control dementors, how can these brainless monsters listen to him?"
The old witch scolded Fudge while increasing her magic output. Her wand emitted a strong light, and a small silver badger immediately rushed forward and knocked away a dozen Dementors in one breath.
The scattered Dementors turned into black mist and dissipated, but the new Dementors that appeared behind them immediately made up for their loss.
"This won't work." Another old wizard said cautiously. "They will regenerate in this place endlessly - and if we drive away these dementors, someone should guard the prisoners and talk to them."
"It's fitting to talk about them," the old witch said sarcastically. "Speaking of prisoners, it's even better to disperse them earlier. These disgusting guys keep coming to intercept us. Those scum and scum are still being guarded."
"But──"
"Okay." Dumbledore said, "We can't stay here and output magic power with me."
As soon as he opened his mouth, not a single wizard came out to object. Even those who did not want to attack the dementors obeyed Dumbledore's words and raised their wands.
This shows how high the reputation of the old principal is.
Dumbledore waved the elder wand in his hand, and his phoenix guardian screamed, leading a large group of patron saints towards the group of dementors.
A large number of dementors were knocked out of their wits, and a large area of darkness was instantly cleared. The other dementors seemed to be frightened by this force. After a commotion for a while, they calmly divided into two sides to make way.
The fog has also become lighter, and black buildings can be seen in the distance.
However, Elaine could still feel the Dementors staring at her.