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The Guardians' army grew larger and larger, and the Dementors' rout accelerated. As the Guardians swept across the stands,
The initially panicked young wizards suddenly felt waves of warm energy, which greatly dispelled their fear.
And the songs of Aiwu reached their climax:
"Is that you? On my way home, moonlight spills, illuminating the flower petals! Is that you? Playing ancient chords, chasing away nightmares, lulling me to sleep."
"Is that you? Weaving the raindrops above us into blue eaves. We made a promise, when we've both grown up, we'll go on another adventure, chasing the spread of our dreams!"
Who crossed a sea of flowers?
Who is walking towards me so closely?
"Who still remembers my unfulfilled wish..."
As the song gradually subsided, the Dementors all fled.
The guardian spirits, like a procession, circled the arena once, led by the carnival dragon and cheered by the young wizards, before dissipating.
Just then, even the dark clouds in the sky partially dissipated, revealing a ray of sunshine that symbolized hope.
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Chapter 207 Searching for the Forbidden Forest
Even fifty years from now, the young wizards present will never forget this scene.
A group of young Ravenclaw wizards, led by Levin Green, miraculously summoned a Patronus army, confronted and defeated the Dementors army, and saved everyone.
Even the result of a Quidditch match seemed insignificant in the face of this legendary victory.
Nobody cared that Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff caught the Golden Snitch, and that Gryffindor captain Wood shed tears on the pitch.
No one cared that Harry Potter was alright; he was just too frightened to stand and had to be taken to the school infirmary.
Everyone was grateful to the eaglets for rescuing them from the shadow of the Dementors.
Imagine, when a young wizard is almost swallowed by cold and despair, the sudden appearance of overwhelming silver light, and the joy and warmth that follow, will be firmly remembered by him and appear in his dreams countless times.
Everyone envied the eaglets for being able to participate in this legendary battle firsthand.
You should know that such a story, even fifty years from now, will still be a great topic of conversation.
As for Levin, who organized all of this, he was even more popular among the young wizards.
A group of ordinary young wizards, after taking just a few lessons with him, were able to defeat hundreds of Dementors together.
If this had happened before, no one would have believed it.
Levin's study group instantly became a highly sought-after circle at Hogwarts.
His plan worked.
But when people looked for him, they found that Levin was no longer there.
Levin was currently moving swiftly through the Forbidden Forest.
To speed things up, he summoned Larry from the demiplane.
This unicorn had already signed a contract with Levin for the [Mount Skill], allowing him to summon it at any time.
He appeared in the Forbidden Forest at this moment to track Sirius Black.
The unicorn's hooves thundered, and Levin, wielding druidic power, caused the vegetation in front of him to part to make way for Larry.
Blake, disguised as a black dog, was indeed cautious, leaving virtually no trace along the way.
But Levin saw this as a joke.
Every so often, Levin would stop, lean against a tree, and use the [Plant Talk] spell to obtain information about Black from the tree.
These seemingly insensible trees actually recorded all the information in the vicinity, and Levin easily obtained Blake's direction from them.
After all, the forest will remember everything.
Following Black's path, bypassing the territory of the Octopods, Levin arrived at the Whomping Willow at Hogwarts.
The branches on the thick trunk of the Man-Beating Willow creaked and thrashed like whips in a gale, preventing Levin from getting close.
Levin observed the Whomping Willow.
According to the clues he obtained, the large hole between the tree roots must be the passage leading to the Screaming Shack.
He tried to rush over, but a thick tree branch lashed out menacingly in the air, forcing him to retreat.
Upon noticing Levin, the branches of the Whomping Willow twisted and turned wildly, as if they would never tire.
Levin did know the method to enter the Whomping Willow in the original story—there was a special knot on the tree.
If you press it, the 'Hitting Willow' will immediately stop dancing, as if it has turned into stone, and even its leaves will no longer tremble.
However, the upper nodes of the *Willow of the Beating Man* have numerous scars, and even if most people knew this, they wouldn't be able to tell which one it was.
Levin didn't need to go through all that trouble.
He's a druid, after all!
No one knows how to get along with plants better than him.
With just one Command Plant, Levin, the Whomping Willow was easily silenced.
Blake's foolproof measure proved completely ineffective in Levin's eyes.
After canceling Larry's summons, Levin walked confidently to the Whomping Willow and leisurely slipped into the hole.
Seeing that the place was rather narrow, and to avoid getting covered in dirt, Levin instantly transformed into Chimera Badger form.
Then, a large black and white badger head was seen crawling along the tree hole, and then sliding down the slope into the bottom of a very low tunnel.
If it were a human, they would have to bend over and walk a long way through this low tunnel.
This is truly torture for ordinary people.
But it was just right for Levin in his badger form.
The tunnel continued to extend forward.
After walking for about five minutes, the tunnel began to slope upwards, and after a few more steps, it turned a corner.
Soon, Levin saw a faint light, a small exit.
Levin transformed back into human form, then cast [Advanced Invisibility] on himself. Holding his breath, he quietly went inside—Sirius Black should be inside!
At the other end of the hole was a messy, gray room. The wallpaper had fallen off the walls, the floor was stained, the furniture was broken, as if it had been damaged by someone, and the windows were boarded up.
This is the Screaming Shack.
However, Sirius was not found.
Crunch, crunch…
Levin took a step forward and immediately realized that the dilapidated floor of the shed was truly a deterrent to stealth.
Even if he walks very lightly, his weight is still there, and every step he takes will make a sound.
Left with no other choice, Levin waved his wand, and a disc of condensed magic instantly appeared beneath his feet, carrying him and floating in the air.
That's fine.
While floating, Levin became completely silent, moving through the shed like a ghost.
Then, another creaking sound came.
Levin, of course, would not make such a sound.
Then it can only be something else.
Levin gripped his wand tightly, controlling the force field disk to float in the direction from which the sound came.
Then he found a big black dog with its butt sticking out, squatting behind the door and waiting for him.
It was completely unaware that Levin was right behind it.
As a result, the black dog was in big trouble.
With a slight wave of his hand, Levin caused vines to sprout from the black dog's feet, binding it tightly.
Then, Levin deactivated his invisibility and appeared in front of the black dog.
Seeing the enemy appear out of nowhere, the black dog could only glare fiercely at Levin, its mouth wide open, baring its teeth at him.
Hot saliva dripped onto the ground, emitting a sour and foul smell.
Levin frowned immediately: "I think you need to brush your teeth properly."
He thought for a moment, then pointed his wand, and a piece of broken wood transformed into a large brush.
Then, with another summoning, a large ball of water appeared in the air and was forcibly poured into the black dog's mouth by Levin.
Then, amidst the black dog's desperate gaze, the large brush was shoved between its lips and teeth, giving it a thorough scrubbing.
By the time the black dog finished brushing its teeth, it was so exhausted that it couldn't even open its mouth.
Finally, Levin pointed his wand at the black dog:
"[Revealing the True Face!]!"
This is a 7th-level Protection spell, which Levin learned after obtaining the Arcane Master class rank. Its effect is to force shapeshifters to revert to their natural forms, whether it's a simple shapeshifter, a basic disguise, or a complex Animagus spell.
The next moment, the black dog turned into a disheveled man.
It was so thin that its waxy skin clung to the bones of its face, making it look like a skull. If it weren't for the eyes hidden in its deep, dark sockets, it would almost look like a corpse. It was filthy all over, except for its clean mouth, which made it look quite comical.
“Sirius Black,” Levin said, looking at him intently. “I’ve got you.”
Chapter 208 Sirius, I'm Here to Negotiate
Returning to its original form does not free it from the vines' restraint.
Bound tightly, Sirius could only struggle to support himself, his eyes fixed on Levin with surprise and wariness.
He never imagined that he would escape the Aurors and the Dementors, only to be defeated by this boy who was at most fourteen or fifteen years old.
Feeling the tight restraints binding him, Sirius wisely abandoned the idea of direct confrontation for the time being. He calmly surveyed his surroundings, searching for an opportunity to escape, and said fiercely:
“Congratulations, kid, you’ve captured Sirius Black, the most notorious prisoner ever held in Azkaban. When are you going to take me to collect the bounty?”