Chapter 213

H . P . S . T Chapter 213: Fighting the Inferi

Seeing Hermiones legs trembling slightly, Evan approached her .

Hermione turned her head and looked back at Evan uneasily . Panic showed in her brown eyes, as if she was to say something, but she opened her mouth and nothing came out .

Evan knew that she should be nervous to the extreme .

Compared to the rest of them, she was the only girl present, facing monsters like the Inferi . The pressure put upon her must be immense .

Without hesitation, Evan gently held Hermiones little hand, her palm was all sweaty .

Hermione, like a frightened fawn, subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back .

Evan didnt let go, then she seemed to realize that it was him holding her hand and her face turned red .

Evan

Dont be afraid, Hermione Evan comforted her and said, Well be all right, believe me, no matter what dangers may come, I will protect you .

I know, I believe you, Hermione nodded stiffly . With a reassuring smile, she took Evans hand and said in a firm voice, I said it before; Ill always believe in you .

Looking at Evan and Hermione whispering, Harry hesitated for a moment and quietly moved forward to Sirius .

He also had something to say to Sirius, his godfather .

Harry, are you scared? Sirius did not look back . He looked gloomy as he looked at the lake in front of him .

Im not scared, Harry shook his head, unsure, But Im a bit nervous . I never thought that things would turn out like this

Yeah, I didnt think things would develop like this . Sirius was silent for a moment, and said with a complicated look: I thought my brother Regulus was a stupid weak fool, but he was braver than I thought . In order to stop Voldemorts plot, he paid with his life . I thought that Pettigrew was trustworthy, and suggested that he should be James and Lilys Secret Keeper, but he was a despicable traitor . It was me who killed James and Lily .

Harry heard Sirius speaking about his parents, and didnt know what to say .

He didnt know how to comfort Sirius . In his opinion, Black didnt have to blame himself for the death of his parents .

Sirius

I have been looking at the wrong person, I didnt think about it, and I never thought of it Siriuss mouth showed a bitter smile, frustrated, Its all my fault . I screwed up everything, that was the case with James, and the same goes with Regulus . If I could have talked to him that year, he probably wouldnt have died

He is a hero, Sirius .

He is a hero, Sirius .

Yes, he is . Sirius wiped his eyes and said with relief, Harry, although I have been always misreading people, theres one thing Im sure about: youre very much like your father, James . This is something that that I cant be wrong about . I am proud of you .

Harry looked at Sirius . Although he had always heard others say that about him, said by Sirius, it was especially meaningful .

Well, this is not the right place for such a pleasant chat . Sirius regained his usual regard and continued . Come on, you can stand in front and let me see your dueling skills .

When everyone signaled that they were ready, Dumbledore tapped the stone basin with his wand and made a faint echo .

In the stone basin, the center of the green liquid, which could not be touched by anyway, suddenly appeared a ripple, spreading from the inside to the outside .

It was like a signal . The surface of the lake was no longer mirror-smooth; it was churning .

Evan looked up and saw a large herd of Inferius appearing in the dark lake .

White heads and hands were emerging from the dark water, men and women and children with sunken, sightless eyes were moving toward the rock .

Petrificus Totalus! yelled Harry in panic .

He pointed his wand at the nearest Inferius, and a red light hit him . He fell backward into the water with a splash; but immediately scrambled to his feet .

His withered hands crawled across the lake . His hollow, misty eyes stared at Harry . He was dragging his waterlogged rags behind him, and his sunken face looked grim and disdainful .

His withered hands crawled across the lake . His hollow, misty eyes stared at Harry . He was dragging his waterlogged rags behind him, and his sunken face looked grim and disdainful .

Dont worry, Harry, it shouldnt be done like that, Sirius said . The Full Body-Bind Curse does not have such range . You have to wait until they get into the right range to attack .

Harry nodded, held his wand in his hand and kept an eye on the Inferius .

Two seconds later, the Inferius climbed onto the rock, holding up his white hands by the lake and crawled forward as if to pounce on Harry .

Petrificus Totalus! Harry bellowed again, swiping his wand through the air .

The red light flashed, the Inferius stumbled and fell down to the ground without scrambling to his feet .

A good attack, thats what its like, aiming at their heads . Sirius waved his wand and screamed a few spells . At the same time, he knocked down the three or four Inferi and shouted excitedly . Good, Harry . Lets try the Impedimenta and the Incarcerous Spells . You have learned these two spells I believe .

On the other side, Evan and Hermione were also fighting .

It could be seen that Hermiones theoretical knowledge was very strong . She knew a lot of curses, and she mastered the specific skills of their casting . However, she was weak in actual combat ability, and she always shot off or pissed the critical hit .

Evan knew that this was mainly due to a psychological factor .

Although Hermione didnt say anything, and she didnt want Evan to worry about her, deep down she was afraid of those Inferi .

For this, the others had no way to help . Only Hermione could overcome it .

Although Hermione didnt say anything, and she didnt want Evan to worry about her, deep down she was afraid of those Inferi .

For this, the others had no way to help . Only Hermione could overcome it .

Evan looked at Hermione while knocking down a few Inferi .

He turned his head and looked at Dumbledore . The Headmaster held his wand and didnt attack . He kept watching them all the time . There was no emotion in his blue eyes .

Evan thought about it and understood that Dumbledore was protecting them . He began to try stronger magic .

A white light flew out from the end of his wand . But though gashes appeared in their sodden rags and their icy skin, they had no blood to spill . They walked on, unfeeling, their shrunken hands outstretched toward him .

Evan nodded . As he had imagined, a spell like Sectumsempra, which had a greater damage to the body surface, was of little use against the Inferi .

They didnt feel pain, they were not afraid of such injuries . That didnt even slow them down .

With such enemies, this powerful magic wasnt as useful as the Full Body-Bind Curse, Impedimenta and other magic of that kind .

Evan tried to attack a few more times . Dumbledore had just said that the best way to deal with the Inferi was to use fire, but Regulus had not yet been found, and it couldnt be done . He was not in a hurry, but instead treated those Inferi as experimental subjects, ready to try Transfiguration and several other powerful spells .

A few days ago, he had a duel with Snape, which gave Evan a great inspiration . He had never thought that magic could be used in that way before .

He was going to practice with these Inferi, which was a rare opportunity, not only without danger but also to improve his spell-casting skills .