Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 98 The Alchemy Dummy Emitting Green Light
Babajide didn't know whether the "alchemy dummy" in front of him had a brain, but he immediately knew that this guy had other accomplices.

Just when Horace and several young old wizards came to him and were about to check the brains of these intruders, two muffled sounds of "Boom" and "Boom" suddenly came from outside the country manor. .

"This is……"

Professor Hicks, a well-informed professor from the United States, immediately realized that something was wrong. The dark-skinned old witch first opened her eyes wide in surprise, and then immediately spoke loudly at a speed that could "bang her head" with a rapper. A reminder was sent to everyone.

"...There's a fire in the cave!"

However, it was not the companions in the bush maze that she should remind, but the older ladies and old men who were still in the house.

Accompanied by a slight scream, two mortar shells flew out of the muzzle, crossing two parabolas and falling accurately towards the Lemay family's country house.

These two mortars are both 2-inch-caliber "small smashing cannons" that were completely eliminated by the British army a few years ago.

However, as a weapon that has been installed since before World War II and can still be seen in some areas until the 21st century, the reliability of this weapon and equipment is still very strong. What is worth writing about is that in the weapon In terms of lubrication, British mortarmen have always had an excellent tradition.

The shells they fire are "two-pound shells" that are a little over 1 kilogram. They are definitely not good enough to deal with concrete-reinforced facilities. But they are a bit too much to use to bomb the traditional thatched-roof houses in Devon. .

What's more, this small cannon is very easy to operate, and a skilled gunner can fire up to seventeen or eight rounds per minute. Even if you are a novice, it is not difficult to fire eleven or two shells per minute with a little practice.

The two gunners operating the two-inch cannon fired all the dozen or so shells they carried in less than half a minute after firing.

In other words, within ten seconds, Lemay's country house was hit by mortar shells with a total weight of nearly 30 pounds.

These shells are also high-explosive shells.

Even if they are relatively outdated, after hitting a house, they still show the same effect as the "Thunderbolt Explosion Curse".

In short, the house collapsed.

The young and old wizards in the bush maze were all shocked. Merlin not only lost a lot of beard, but also had several pairs of messy underwear.

However, after all, they are some old men and women who have seen strong winds and waves. There was no need to discuss at all, they immediately responded relatively correctly.

They took the initiative to divide into three groups.

Two old wizards who seemed to be twins used their wands to conjure a heavy iron chain, tied up several knocked down intruders on the ground, and took the initiative to take on the task of guarding these guys.

Some of them are represented by Babajide and Professor Hicks, who both served as Aurors when they were young, or participated in the battle against the Saints of Grindelwald.

"The birds are heavy!"

Professor Hicks recited a spell, and a swarm of doves flew out of her wand.

Not only that, her magic book, which was tied with a mithril chain like a bag and slung around her waist, also floated and opened automatically without any wind.

As the pages of the book turned "swish", some spells written in advance in ancient magic script also flew out of the book in a flash.

They found the pigeons.

As if a replication spell had been cast, the number of pigeons in the group doubled several times in an instant.

The pigeons whistled and flew toward a headland near the sea to the west.

This is where the mortars were fired just now. Even if these old wizards don't know much about Muggle combat, they are familiar with the strategy of "offense is the best defense".

There were three people on the promontory, and unlike the guys who invaded from the main entrance, there was also a wizard among these people who was on guard with a wand.

When the pigeons flew over, the wizard with the magic wand directly used the "blazing flame" to turn a group of pigeons into roasted pigeons. The two men who had just finished shooting the mortar also took out their submachine guns for self-defense and pointed them at The pigeons that slipped through the net kept firing.

"These pigeons must be killed!"

The wizard with the wand said the right thing. It's a pity that he only had time to say the right thing.

In the wizard's battle mode, the spell "birds of weight" has always been just a cover-up. When an experienced wizard uses this spell, he will definitely cooperate with a sneak attack without witchcraft ethics.

"Fainted to the ground!"×2
Professor Hicks and a wizard suddenly appeared and cast spells on the two guys with submachine guns from behind.

At the same time, a pigeon that slipped through the net instantly transformed into a huge African elephant. It hit the ground from a height of more than two meters and "rubbed" the wizard's wand with its hooves. arm.

The moment he landed, Babajid released the Animagus and returned to his human form.

"Collapse!"

He also added a spell.

Although the old man has a hot temper, it does not mean that he has no emotional intelligence. The most important thing when doing activities with his companions is to be gregarious.

Babajid nodded to his two old friends and said, "Take these people back and all the things they brought."

He emphasized "all."

Because of the excellent matching mechanism in the Afika region, Babajide is no stranger to Muggle gadgets such as long guns and short cannons.

But when he raided the headland position, he discovered that the invaders not only carried guns and mortars, but also brought some other things.

For example, the periscope-like bubble level optical sight; another example, the contour military map that most Muggles cannot understand, and the firepower extension gun table adapted to the two mortars...

This showed that these people were not the low-level armed thugs he had seen in the Afika area who could only raise the "Muggle wand" above their heads and shoot casually.

Those who know how to fuck are most likely professionals.

And an attack involving professionals against a well-known alchemist in the magic world - especially Nick Flamel, a Frenchman who was carefully hiding in Devon, England during this period - is hard not to let go. It reminds me of some conspiracy.

However, because they had to carry the three unconscious prisoners, they couldn't use apparation. In the end, Professor Hicks could only use the levitation spell to follow the captives. Babajide and another old wizard rushed to Old Flamel's house first to see what was going on.

"The situation is not good."

Looking at the LeMay mansion that had been blown into ruins, Horace felt a thump in his heart. The old man was a little worried about his grandson.

Even if he knew it well, the old men and women in this house should actually be able to handle a crisis of that magnitude just now.

"Defodio!"

"Erecto!"

"Leviosa!" (Simplified version of the Levitation Spell)
Horace and his group all took out their magic wands and chanted the above spells one after another to create a path to the interior of the collapsed house.

Not long after digging, the spells of these people encountered an obstacle. The spells bounced off something similar to a tablecloth.

"Horace, is that you?"

An old voice came from behind the "tablecloth", it was Principal Dippet, and Horace quickly agreed to his question.

It turned out that the moment he was bombarded by mortar shells, the old wizard pulled out the tablecloth covering the table of Flamel's parents with a reaction speed that was not suitable for a more than 300-year-old man, and performed a transformation on it. The spell built a temporary shelter. Then, he released another "Phantom Slate Spell", making the tablecloth as hard as granite.

After all, those 2-inch caliber cannons fired some old-fashioned mortar shells, not individual cloud burst bombs or thermobaric bombs.

Although the old man and old lady in the room were indeed startled, the explosion of this magnitude was not enough to break the defense arranged by Principal Dippet with magic.

"Principal Dippet, don't move yet!" Horace shouted from outside.

Because they had confirmed the condition of the people inside the house, they were able to do whatever they wanted outside.

"Reparo!" Several old wizards outside used the repair spell at the same time. Each of their wands pointed at the ruins of the house in front of them, and then the things that were blown into pieces fell down one after another as if they were "reversing time." Then they flew back to where they were supposed to be.

In almost ten seconds, Nick Flamel's country house was repaired. Except for part of the wooden structure and thatched roof that were completely destroyed by the flames caused by the explosion, the entire house was restored to its original state. Even the extinguished candles bloomed with light again at this time.

Principal Dippet, who was in the shelter, obviously felt all this first. Almost at the same time that the house repairs were completed, he changed the tablecloth that had made such a great contribution back to its original shape and re-paved it on the flames of Flamel's house. On the long table. The tableware and food suspended in mid-air also fell into place.

"Is everyone okay?" Horace hurriedly walked into the door of the house and asked everyone with concern, but his eyes were looking for Bourne alone.

Seeing that his little grandson was still sitting in his original position waving to him, the potion master's heart was relieved again.

"Horace, I think you should be able to quickly prepare some 'truth serum'. I remember that the effective formula of that potion is not complicated. Master Flamel should have all the required materials at home." The speaker It was Babajid who had apparated back.

The "effective formula" he mentioned is a potion term, which can also be called the "original formula".

As the name suggests, "effective formula" is an early formula that can make the potion effective, but does not necessarily guarantee the user's safety.

The only advantage is that this "effective formula" is generally simpler and more convenient to configure than the "standard formula" of potions.

Horace immediately understood what Babajide meant. He looked to Nick Flamel, the owner of the house, who nodded in agreement.

then--

"Bile~ Come flying!"

"Burok Xiacao~Fly here!"

"Half-eared grass bud~fly here!"

"Stalactites~ flying here!"

"Ferret Heart Tendon~Fly here!"

Sitting in his seat, Bourne stared at this scene with wide eyes. This was the first time he saw Grandpa Horace brewing potion in such a way.

When he was at home, the old man always emphasized to him that most potions need to be boiled over slow fire, and potion science is a science that requires patience.

But now...

Good guy, this potion master directly used the "Flying Curse" to summon the five potion raw materials he needed from Flamel's material storage room (alchemy also requires a lot of materials).

He didn't even use a crucible, but directly used the "cutting/crushing curse" to volley these materials into powder, and then used the "clear water like spring curse" to add an appropriate amount of water to the pile of powder.

Then, following Horace's malicious spell, a faint blue flame appeared directly in the middle of the solution mixed with the potion materials.

This is not an ordinary flame, but a fierce fire summoned by the black magic "Fire Spell", but it is just right to use strong fire to quickly boil the truth serum.

Two seconds.

no more, no less.

Half of the solution evaporated out of thin air, and the rest continued to boil. Moreover, they also changed from the original gray-white suspension to a clear light green liquid.

"Clap!"

Horace snapped his fingers.

The blue fire was extinguished instantly, and Horace took out a glass test tube from his pocket. A potions master never lacked this kind of thing.

The light green boiling liquid floating in the air, as if guided by something, flew into the glass bottle in Horace's hand like a baby swallow returning to its nest.

After capping the bottle, Horace shook the bottle against the candlelight. The quick-acting truth serum inside showed no turbidity at all.

“Perfect craftsmanship!”

Looking at his former student, Principal Dippet's grooved face showed a smile, he clapped slightly and gave him high praise.

Horace bowed slightly, expressed respect to the old principal, and winked at Little Bourne - which clearly meant: See, this is what I am good at, Grandpa You, do you want to learn it?
After confirming that the potion was fine, Horace handed it to Babajid and said firmly: "As long as you drink three drops, even the mysterious man will not be able to hide the secrets deep in his heart."

This instant truth serum also has some drawbacks. Normal truth serum takes half a month to fully mature, while dispensing takes a month. This can ensure that people who take it will only tell their secrets, rather than having their brains ripped out (in the physical sense) by the potion.

Although everyone present knew this, everyone tacitly agreed not to bring it up, even Bourne.

Of course, old-school potion masters with more traditional concepts would not do it themselves when feeding people such potions with extremely strong side effects.

(But Snape is new)

So this job, along with the bottle containing the quick-acting veritaserum, was handed over to Babajide Abaginder by Horace. Except for Bourne, the only one present was "young and strong", and he was not an old-school potion master.

At the same time, all the prisoners who wanted to drink the potion were sent back by Professor Hicks and the twin wizards.

"There is something here that is a bit weird." Babajid pointed to the "alchemy dummy" that had stunned him for a moment not long ago, and said to Nick Flamel in a questioning tone: "I'm afraid you will have to dismantle it later, Master." Open it and see what kind of alchemy tool this is."

As for the other six prisoners, after confirming that they were all tied up tightly and that there were no wands or other things hidden on their bodies, Babajid took it upon himself to undo the coma spell among them.

Having just woken up from a coma is the best state to use Veritaserum.

It is best to administer this kind of magic potion when the other party is unprepared, otherwise the person taking the medicine may take advantage of it, or pretend to have a clogged throat and insist that he is innocent; or he may take the medicine before it touches his lips. It becomes something else.

Babajid grabbed the mouths of several people in turn, poured a few drops of quick-acting veritaserum into their throats, and then began the interrogation.

He asked with a cold face: "Who are you?"

These people opened their mouths and made a sound of "Aba~Aba~". Those who didn't know thought they were calling Babajide's surname.

"Don't try to resist! Tell the truth!"

Babajid pretended to be angry, grabbed one of the prisoners by his collar, and shook him violently as if he wanted to shake the drink. This man was the wizard who had just smashed an arm in his Animagus form. It stands to reason that this person will probably still have a certain fear of him, and the Veritaserum will be more likely to have an effect on him.

However, after shaking it a few times, the man could still only moan meaninglessly "Aba~Aba~" from his mouth.

Babajid looked at Horace.

Horace frowned.

impossible?

Horace can guarantee 100% that there is nothing wrong with the potion he just made, because he checked the quality on the spot after mixing it.

It can't be said that the potion was so effective that after three drops, these people's brains were immediately ripped out, right?
"Is it because they are Italian?"

Among the old wizards sitting at the long table, there was one who was an expert in Muggle studies. He could see some clues from their appearance, skin color, and some tattoos exposed on the skin of these people.

"That's what Muggles in Italy are like - after their arms and hands are tied, they can't communicate fluently."

The expert gave his opinion, and based on the principle of giving it a try without losing anything, Babajid untied the chains created by the transformation technique on these six people. However, several old wizards took out their wands at the same time, carefully guarding them.

At this time, Bourne suddenly noticed something.

He pointed at the "alchemy dummy" that had been tied to the ground and reminded everyone present: "This iron skeleton-like thing is emitting a green light. Something seems wrong!"

At the same time, based on some memories from the past, Bourne immediately took out his wand and was ready to strike first.

(End of this chapter)