A rapid knock on the door startled the four people in the cubicle.
It was Qiu and Cedric. They were restless, as if they had encountered something urgent.
"What's wrong?" Joel opened the compartment door and let the two of them in.
Now the compartment, which was not spacious, suddenly became crowded.
"Dementors, I saw them through the window." Cedric breathed heavily. He held the wand tightly in his right hand, and held Qiu's palm with his left hand. "Turn off the fluorescent light, Dementors."
We will find it by following the light."
Joel hesitated for a moment, then followed Cedric's words and extinguished the wand's light source.
It's not that he hasn't considered this, but the students in the other cubicles all took out their wands to illuminate. Even if he was an old unlucky guy, the Patronus Charm was enough to protect several people in the cubicle.
"Why do Dementors appear?" Ginny couldn't help complaining, "Shouldn't they be guarding Dark Wizard criminals in Azkaban?"
"Since Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban, the Ministry of Magic has approved the deployment of dementors in key areas in the UK," Qiu said. Her mother worked in a senior position in the Ministry of Magic and had more information than Mr. Weasley.
"But I didn't expect them to stop the Hogwarts Express directly."
"What does this mean?" Ginny didn't know. "Could it be that the dementors thought that Sirius Black would be on the Hogwarts train? Isn't that too magical?"
Cedric kept staring out the window as he spoke. It was still pitch black and everything was unclear. "We wizards can't understand the thoughts of dementors..."
"Wait, the dementors will leave here after checking the carriage." Joel was not worried.
They could vaguely hear the sounds of other compartment doors on both sides of the corridor being forcibly opened, followed by a burst of screams and screams. Those frightened sounds seemed to have been suppressed for a long time and were released from their throats.
After all, Haylis couldn't hold it back, her face was as pale as paper, and she held Joel's arm obediently.
The air in the cubicle instantly cooled down, and Joel felt a chill on his exposed body skin, and goosebumps appeared on his skin.
The compartment door was slowly pushed open, and a tall black shadow dominated the six people's field of vision.
This is the first time Joel has seen the Dementor. According to visual inspection, Joel thinks it should be about the same height as Yao Ming. It is a good player in basketball. It is estimated that it can play directly without practicing for two and a half years. It is probably because of its ugly face.
, the Dementor hides his face under a black turban so that no one can easily see it.
The six young wizards huddled in the corner of the compartment away from the Dementors. Joel carefully protected Haylis behind him. Cedric did the same. Ginny and Luna were well protected by their four senior students.
, you can’t see the appearance of the Dementor at all.
The dementor's head slowly scanned the surroundings. Joel had learned in the textbook that the dementors' eyesight was very weak, but their night vision ability was acceptable. They mainly relied on their emotional perception ability to hunt prey.
After scanning half a circle, the Dementor's gaze shifted from the luggage rack to Joel's direction.
Are you looking at me?
Joel was stunned for a second. He wouldn't be so domineering and cool that he would possess the protagonist's aura and make this weak-looking dementor surrender, would he?
The dementor took two more steps forward, and inhaled hard through his mouth hidden under the hood. This breath was extremely long, as if he was smoking a cigarette (there should be a picture of Yue Yunpeng imitating Yu Qian's smoking at this moment), and he moved his body
They were all trembling with pleasure.
Joel could feel a bone-chilling chill spreading from the air to his mouth. As he involuntarily breathed in, the cold air fell into his body, causing his heart to fall straight down. The coldness occupied his heart, and his vision gradually turned black.
, like the cold sea water submerged his body, and boundless despair rushed up.
Cedric's clenched wand also fell vertically. His eyes were blank and showed no fighting spirit, not to mention how depressed the mental state of the other four companions was.
The Dementor continued to move forward reluctantly. It stretched out a hand from the black cloak. The thin gray palm was covered with rotten wounds. The wounds seemed to have been soaked in water for a long time and rolled outwards. The Dementor pushed.
The palm moved slowly towards Joel's face.
Joel could feel the endless desperation and greed from it, and it seemed to be longing for something.
But...could this Dementor have squinting eyes?
Joel saw that the Dementor's palm was obviously away from his face.
He didn't have time to think too much, and while he was still conscious, he quickly pointed the wand in his hand at the Dementor.
"Calling the Guardian!" After the first successful attempt this summer, the difficulty of casting the patron saint spell became much lower. He recalled fragments of happy memories in his mind, and a silver-white raven appeared.
He emerged from the silver mist and headed straight towards the dementors.
The Dementor hidden in the black cloak was startled by the silver raven and flew back quickly. The Raven Patronus controlled by Joel mercilessly hit the Dementor's body with lightning speed.
, it let out a shrill, inhuman scream, and then weakly exited the compartment.
No one spoke in the cubicle, everyone seemed still immersed in the fear and despair caused by the dementors.
"...What does that guy want to do to us?" Cedric felt cold all over as he recalled the dementor's behavior just now.
"I can't figure it out either," Qiu pulled her head out of Cedric's arms, "it seems to have discovered some delicious food."
Hailis' face turned pale and her body was trembling slightly.
"Eat some chocolate." The candies that Joel bought before came in handy. The six people present shared the remaining candies. Sweets can make people forget their unhappiness and eliminate negative emotions. After a while, they resumed talking and laughing.
status.
The crystal lanterns in the corridors and compartments were bright again, and the Hogwarts train started slowly with the sound of whistles and continued to move towards Hogwarts Castle. The students were safe and sound.
A wizard with a sick and tired face knocked gently on the door of the cubicle. The shabby robes could not hide his tall body. It was Remus Lupin, this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
"How do you feel?" He handed over two large pieces of chocolate, "The dementors didn't make it difficult for you, did they?"
Before Joel could speak, Qiu and Cedric had already revealed what happened in the previous compartment. Professor Lupine glanced at Joel lightly without stopping too much.
"It's okay kids," he said in a gentle tone, "eat the chocolate, we will arrive at Hogwarts in a little while."
Lu Ping said a few words of comfort and left in a hurry. Judging by his posture, he wanted to send condolences to the students in the entire carriage.