NABC Chapter 414: The Dark Lord’s Army
Chapter 414: The Dark Lord’s Army
Chapter 414: The Dark Lord’s Army
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Chapter 414: The Dark Lord's Army
Things quickly turned from confusion to chaos when a large group of black-robed individuals descended toward the lake on broomsticks.
Their attire made them easy to identify for anyone familiar with the last war.
"Death Eaters!" Professor Flitwick yelled. "Death Eaters inside Hogwarts!"
"What?! What is the meaning of this?" Headmistress Maxime exclaimed, her voice rising above the growing panic. "Where did those men came from?."
"Protect the students!" McGonagall commanded, her wand already in hand.
"Death Eaters, you say?!" Mr. Crouch trembled at the mere mention of the name. "No... that can't be... The Minister assured me..." he muttered, his face pale.
Snape ignored the panic around him. These people were already terrified, and they had only seen the tip of the iceberg. His eyes moved to the skies, where the Dark Lord was about to make his grand entrance.
The two dozen dark wizards did not immediately attack. They simply circled the lake on their brooms like vultures, waiting.
But it soon became evident to everyone that this was only the beginning.
A large number of shadowy figures began to emerge from inside the castle, marching toward the lake at a brisk pace.
"James..." Lily whispered.
"I know. Stay quiet," he warned her. Now was not the time to draw attention to themselves. The opportunity to act would come later.
It seemed so surreal that for a moment, McGonagall wondered if she might wake up in her bed, relieved this was all just a nightmare. But she didn't wake up.
While the dementors spread across the sky, the skeletal dragon landed near the shore, opposite where the army had assembled, trapping the spectators in the stands with no way to escape. They were covering land and air, leaving them no way to go.
The Death Eaters on broomsticks had begun hovering near the floating platforms, pointing their wands at students and other school personnel.
"What do we do?" McGonagall heard Professor Flitwick whisper urgently from beside her.
She struggled to process the situation rationally while glancing around.
She saw some of the champions being helped out of the water. Krum and Cedric looked bewildered as they handed over their rescued hostages, clearly unaware of the chaos erupting around them. Fleur was yelling frantically, pointing at the water.
McGonagall still saw no sign of Harry Potter or his sister, but there was nothing she could do about that now.
An army of monsters was advancing along the lake, and a gigantic skeletal dragon had landed nearby.
'What to do?... What can we even do?' she thought, despair creeping in.
The situation seemed hopeless. But then, something occurred to her.
"Wait... where is..." If this was an army, someone must be leading it. And she could think of only one individual who could orchestrate such a terrifying spectacle.
Then she saw it.
Three figures were riding on top of the dragon. Standing on its massive skull was one who stood above the rest.
McGonagall's blood ran cold when she saw the figure's bright red eyes.
She couldn't see his face from this distance, but the aura surrounding him left no doubt in her mind...this was the Dark Lord.
'What do we do?' Professor Flitwick's earlier question echoed in her mind. "Is there even something we can do right now?..."
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