Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 726 New Magic, The Wall of Refraction

Chapter 726 New Magic, The Wall of Refraction

While Dumbledore and Voldemort were locked in a fierce battle, on the other side, Shiren was also facing the biggest trouble he had ever encountered.

Hundreds of Death Eaters are heading here by various means, and the first to arrive are undoubtedly the most elite of the Death Eaters.

Barty Crouch Jr. and Bellatrix Lestrange were the first to land, followed by Lucius Malfoy, Alecto Caro, and then Crabbe Sr. and Goyle Sr. —

Crabbe and Goyle nearly killed Shiron at Hogwarts, and now, as the fathers of the Death Eaters, they're ready to take matters into their own hands.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty different spells rushed towards Xilun. They were of various colors, but the most conspicuous were three blinding killing curses.

It's too late to dodge now, and the Soul Weapon Codex can't block so many different directions at the same time.

It seems that Voldemort learned from at least one experience. Like the magic he used before, it had no obvious trace and could not be detected by the Horcrux. It was only with Dumbledore's help that he was able to block it.

Similarly, the Death Eaters also learned their lesson and used more than twenty spells, all coming from different directions, to completely block all of Siron's escape routes.

However, at this moment, Xilun put down Silvermane and took the initiative to close the Soul Weapon Codex in mid-air.

The next second, the locket he wore on his chest suddenly opened without warning. At the same time, cracks began to appear in the surrounding air, intertwining like a giant spider web.

Just as Horcruxes can absorb magic and Snake Eyes can use magic to mimic the curses of basilisks, the locket, which was once a Horcrux, also possesses a special kind of magic.

[Wall of Refraction: Consumes magic to change the position of the surrounding space (It's best not to move while using it, unless you want to be in three different places at the same time)]

It's somewhat like Apparition, but Apparition uses magic to open up a space so you can slide in and then open a gap to come out.

The Wall of Refraction folds two different spaces together. The original positions have changed, which is why those spiderweb-like cracks appear around it.

Thus, the magic that was supposed to hit Xilun changed position after passing through the folded space, mysteriously disappeared for a moment, and then reappeared in various places around Xilun, but in a completely different direction.

Most of the magic returned along its original path, landing among the Death Eaters, resulting in a chorus of screams.

Under Siren's deliberate control, one of the Killing Curses was aimed directly at Voldemort, but it was dodged.

Unfortunately, Siron originally intended to give all three Killing Curses to Voldemort, but he had only recently obtained the locket and was not very proficient in using the spell. The other two Killing Curses were noticeably off-target.

Nevertheless, this action still played a very important role. In order to avoid the Killing Curse, Voldemort had to abandon the magic he originally intended to use, which gave Dumbledore a chance to catch his breath.

Sirius could hardly believe what he was seeing. Dumbledore was actually at a disadvantage against Voldemort and needed Sirius's help to catch his breath.

This is backwards!

However, Siron had no time to think any further. Although he had used the locket to escape the first wave of attacks, more Death Eaters had arrived in the meantime.

In the second wave of attacks, the number of spells surged to nearly fifty.

However, this time Siren did not continue to use the locket.

Just like the Horcruxes, if the same thing is used too many times, it's easy for someone to find a way to counter it.

Moreover, there are too many Death Eaters. Once he's surrounded, he's doomed. After all, the Refraction Wall is magic. Twenty Death Eaters are manageable now, but what if there are a hundred or two hundred? — Siron doesn't have that much magic, and he can't just stand there as a target.

run!

This is Xilun's only thought right now. Whether it's to disperse the battlefield or to buy time to call for reinforcements, he can't stay here any longer.

As for Dumbledore, he couldn't care less about anything else—

But just as he was about to transform into a cat—

Snapped!

A crisp sound exploded in my ear.

Then, Sirius's face appeared in front of Sirius.

Then came the second tone, the third tone —

Lupin, Mr. Weasley, Tonks, Kingsley, Mad-Eye Moody —

More and more people appeared behind Xiren.

"We received a letter from Fox—" Sirius Black's pupils constricted sharply as he looked at the overwhelming number of Death Eaters before him.

"Damn it! Are the Death Eaters preparing for their final battle?"

Everyone's expressions suddenly turned much more serious.

Because they hadn't expected things to turn out this way, after receiving Fox's letter, only members of the Order of the Phoenix came, and only a portion of them at that.

But the Death Eaters on the other side—they were countless, roughly estimated to be over two hundred, more than ten times their number.

The gap is too big; there's absolutely no chance of winning.

"Fortunately, we have Dumbledore," Tonks said.

However, before she could finish speaking, an unexpected change occurred on the battlefield.

"Avada Kedavra!"

The members of the Order of the Phoenix, along with the hundreds of Death Eaters opposite them, simultaneously saw a green light strike Dumbledore squarely in the chest.

At that moment, the world seemed to fall silent. All sounds disappeared, leaving only the old figure slowly collapsing to the ground, and the dazzling light that finally burst forth from the tip of his wand.

A bright, golden-red ring of fire encircled the area between the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters. Voldemort was struck by the flames and immediately let out a painful scream.

Those Death Eaters who had been frenzied moments before now staggered, too afraid to cross the flames, and could only retreat as the flames spread.

Mad-Eye Moody was the first to react. He ran over like a madman and grabbed Dumbledore's body as he lay on the ground.

At this moment, Moody still seemed unable to believe it was real. He, who had always been cautious to the point of being neurotic, suddenly froze on the battlefield, less than ten feet away from Voldemort.

Until the ring of fire began to gradually die down.

"Everyone get out of here—quick!" he shouted, then Apparated first, taking Dumbledore's body with him.

The others were also brought back to their senses by his shout and began to Apparate.

Dumbledore was killed, and these people were no match for Voldemort and hundreds of Death Eaters.

"What are you standing there for? Grab my hand!" Sirius shouted to Sirius.

"It's okay, I can do it!" Xiren said, then disappeared from the spot.

Everything around him turned into different colors, and as he was squeezed into the space, the image of Dumbledore falling to the ground kept flashing through his mind.

He couldn't believe it, and he also thought he saw Dumbledore's lips move and say something.

It seems to be a name.

Nagini?