Charles ran up the stairs, furious and feeling like he had been lied to.
Yes, damn Bellatrix Lestrange, that bitch deceived everyone.
If she hadn't concealed the true situation, how could she have coveted their Galleons and join in this damn assassination operation?
It was too late to say anything now. Charles just hoped that the battle at the top of the tower was over and that the mad woman had led the Death Eaters to kill Dumbledore.
Yes, that crazy woman must have succeeded.
Not only did they use the Felixir, they also had an absolute advantage in numbers. It was impossible for them to fail, absolutely impossible!
When Charles rashly broke into the top floor of the Astronomy Tower, he saw a scene that almost broke him. The Death Eaters were still trying to besiege Dumbledore, but the original nine people had become five now.
Even if they had all used the elixir beforehand, this was still not a symmetrical battle.
However, thanks to the Elixir of Fortune, the Death Eaters were qualified to continue to stand here and fight with Dumbledore without being punched to the ground like children.
"It seems that the battle below should be almost over."
Dumbledore glanced at the Death Eater who had rashly entered the battlefield, and after using a spell to deflect Bella's Dark Curse, he pointed his wand at the rash guy and waved lightly at the other's cloak.
Charles was just stunned for a moment, and then he was horrified to find that his head was covered by a cloak, and the clothes on his body were tightly restraining him as if they were alive. Before he could even say anything, Dumbledore was
I was put down easily.
Seeing that Charles was easily dealt with by Dumbledore after just one encounter, Bella was so angry that she kept calling him a waste.
However, Alecto, who had a clear mind, realized something, and his face became extremely ugly. The appearance of Charles basically meant that the Death Eaters responsible for intercepting Dumbledore's reinforcements were almost unstoppable, and had even been defeated by Dumbledore.
Bullido's reinforcements were routed.
Either way, it's not good news.
"Bella, it's time to retreat!" Alecto shouted to Bella, "This is a trap from beginning to end. We must bring back the news of Snape's betrayal."
In fact, except for Bella, a crazy woman who was still trying to kill Dumbledore, the other Death Eaters were mostly protecting themselves and helping to contain Dumbledore, and even helped the Death Eaters who were knocked down by Dumbledore.
This is also the reason why there are still so many Death Eaters persisting to this day.
However, all this was in vain. There seemed to be an insurmountable barrier between them and Dumbledore, no matter how hard they tried, they could not cross it.
"Shut up." Bella growled angrily at Alecto, "You damn coward."
Bella was slightly distracted, and Dumbledore immediately seized the opportunity.
"It's just you..."
Although Bella successfully blocked the disarming spell that Dumbledore used as a bait, she did not notice Dumbledore's subsequent move. The robe on her body came to life and wrapped around Bella's body like a giant python.
He restrained her tightly, and even the wand in her hand fell off due to this huge binding force.
When fighting, there is no room for distraction.
Bella clearly made more than one stupid mistake.
Her curses stopped abruptly with a flick of Dumbledore's wand.
After Bella was subdued by Dumbledore, the remaining Death Eaters retreated. Even though they were extremely cruel, they were still afraid of death and afraid of not seeing hope.
I originally thought I was prepared for everything, but I didn't expect that I would step into someone else's trap and face the invincible Dumbledore. All of this was extremely disappointing.
Alecto didn't hesitate, turned into a black smoke, and jumped down from the tower.
This move caused everyone in the Astronomy Tower to be momentarily stunned. Then, under the guidance of the Elixir of Fortune, the Death Eaters jumped off the tower to save their lives.
As long as you still hold the wand in your hand, you will not fall to death even if you jump from a high tower. The unlucky guy who fell to death earlier did so because he lost his wand.
However, not everyone managed to escape. After realizing what the Death Eaters wanted to do, Dumbledore sprayed a red light from the tip of his wand and entangled one of the Death Eaters who was trying to escape by jumping from the tower, killing the Death Eater.
The unlucky guy pulled back and became a caterpillar.
Probably no one thought that what was supposed to be a thrilling assassination ended with the Death Eaters escaping by jumping from a tower.
While Dumbledore was casting the anti-Apparition spell on the Death Eaters, members of the Order of the Phoenix headed by Professor McGonagall finally broke into the observatory roughly.
"Professor, are you okay?"
Harry looked at the Death Eaters tied up with ropes all over the ground, and then looked at Dumbledore who was casting spells on the Death Eaters beside him, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"You did well, Harry." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I thought you would wait a little longer before arriving."
"Albus, what on earth is going on?" Professor McGonagall couldn't help but ask.
"This was a trap from beginning to end." Dumbledore explained to everyone. "Albert had divined this attack a long time ago, so I convinced Severus to cooperate with Mr. Malfoy to bring this group of people together."
Death Eaters were lured here to carry out so-called assassination operations, and then all the Death Eaters who came to assassinate me were captured."
Everyone opened their mouths slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Can……"
"Fighting Death Eaters can weaken Voldemort's power." Dumbledore said mischievously, "Scrimgeour will definitely be very happy to see the Death Eaters here."
"More than happy, I will definitely go crazy with joy. I heard that the Ministry of Magic has been searching for Death Eaters recently." Sirius showed such an expression.
"By the way, where is Severus?"
"I'm here."
Snape appeared out of nowhere.
"Minerva, I'll leave the matter over there to you for the time being. They have broken through the main entrance of Hogwarts. I'm worried that Hagrid may be in trouble."
"What about you?" Professor McGonagall asked with a frown.
"I'm going to have a few words with Severus and Mr. Malfoy before I go over."
"Oh, no problem!"
Seeing that Dumbledore was safe and sound, everyone felt a backbone in their hearts and rushed to the entrance of the castle to prepare to deal with the Death Eaters and Dementors who invaded Hogwarts.
"Harry, please help me bring Fawkes back to the office. He helped me a lot today." Dumbledore bent down, picked up the baby bird of Felixir from the ashes on the ground, and placed it on Harry
in the palm of your hand.
"Oh well!"
Harry took the baby phoenix bird, looked at Snape and Malfoy with complicated expressions, and walked quickly towards the principal's office.
Although Harry still suspected that there was something wrong with Snape and Malfoy, as long as Dumbledore was fine, they would not cause any trouble.
After everyone left, Dumbledore turned his attention to Snape again, "After this incident, I'm afraid you won't be able to return to Voldemort's side to continue your espionage work. I suggest that you stay safe and protected by the Loyalty Curse for the time being.
In the room, according to Mr. Anderson's prophecy, Voldemort has only a few years left to live. I think you can continue to return to the school after a while."
"Don't worry, I have a way to make the Dark Lord trust me again." Snape shook his head and rejected Dumbledore's kindness, "We will find time to talk about this matter when the time comes."
"Oh, okay." Dumbledore turned to look at Malfoy: "Draco, let's discuss your options now."
"My choice? I don't seem to have a choice." Malfoy glanced at Snape and laughed at himself, "With so many Death Eaters dying here, the Dark Lord probably wants to kill me."
"You can hide together." Dumbledore said with a smile, "This war will not last long. Mr. Anderson's predictions have always been accurate."
"I really have a way to make the Dark Lord trust me again, just like this." Although Snape's voice was soft, his tone was very firm. He raised his wand at some point and pointed at Dumbledore.
"Severus, you..." The expression on Dumbledore's face froze, obviously he did not expect that Snape would suddenly betray him.
"Avada Kedavra!"
A green light shot out from the tip of Snape's wand, hitting Dumbledore squarely on the chest, causing the old man to fall backwards.
"you you……"
The sudden change shocked Draco Malfoy.
Snape looked away from the dead old man and glared at Malfoy fiercely, "Hurry up and wake up the alive Death Eaters. We must leave Hogwarts immediately."
