425 Unexpected hope, sad arrival, and hopeful person

425 Unexpected hope, sad arrival, and hopeful person

In the cold and dark classroom, Karan took off the invisibility cloaks on the heads of the three people.He unconsciously tightened the ash wand in his hand. When it comes to summoning the patron saint, ash is more suitable than elder.

"Are you all ready?" he asked, turning his head left and right.

"If you are just preparing to escape..."

Snape stared closely at the rags floating gently at the other end of the classroom, not even paying attention to the long hair hanging down: "I was already prepared before entering this room."

Lily also shrank back, and she couldn't help but asked with some fear: "Are you sure the method you are going to try next is okay?"

Karan looked at the two of them and replied earnestly: "To be honest, I don't have much confidence. Not only me, but you two may also be in danger soon."

Snape stared at Callan, but at this time he was not so scared.

Lily sighed helplessly, and muttered reluctantly: "You said so, then we definitely can't leave you here."

This was also Snape's plan.

Lily used her hands to rub her slightly stiffened face, and she also slapped the two of them on the back several times in an encouraging manner. However, she didn't pay attention to the strength of her hand, and both Karan and Snape's expressions became twitching. .

"Do not be afraid!"

Lily shouted while encouraging the two of them, but it seemed that the effect on herself was greater.

"That's just a Dementor! We've even seen Acromantula and Basilisk, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

Karan quietly glanced at Snape - it seemed that the hope of moving him away soon would fall on Snape.

"hurry up."

Snape rubbed his shoulders and urged. Fortunately, he had practiced the levitation spell well, otherwise his thin body would have stopped Karan's plan in advance.

Under the two anxious glances, Karan walked towards the worn curtain little by little, and then opened it all at once.

Two exclamations rang out - the two people standing behind Karan finally saw the dementors in the classroom with their own eyes.

The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped several degrees, and bits of cold air kept rising from the floor towards the soles of their feet.The moment the curtain was lifted, all the happiness in the world seemed to disappear completely.

Snape's face became even paler, and the memory of living in Spider's End couldn't help but come to mind.

Lily covered her mouth hard, her green eyes full of fright and fear. Even if she was mentally prepared in advance, she couldn't change this - the dementors looked more terrifying than she imagined.

Karan took one last look at the two people behind him. After they regained their composure, he focused his solemn gaze on the tall figure in front of him again - about three meters tall, wearing a black hooded cloak, his body was It's gray and looks like a rotting corpse.

This was the Dementor that Lucius was inexplicably and extremely concerned about.

The two people behind Karan stood stiffly, and Lily felt that her heart was beating fast. She was so nervous that it seemed like it would jump out of her chest in the next second.

"Hold my hand, Sev." Lily whispered suddenly.

"what?!"

Snape froze, the fear caused by the dementors in his heart being suppressed by shock.

"faster!"

Lily urged slightly anxiously, her outstretched palm trembling and shaking up and down twice: "I feel like I'm about to lose my balance. Hurry up and hold my hand - strength, hope, whatever. Give me some - I can't mess with Karan at a time like this, can I? He can't catch us and cast a spell at the same time."

"Oh...oh." Snape nodded vigorously, with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

He didn't even dare to turn his head and look at Lily, his palms trembling even more violently than when he saw the dementors in person.

Finally, Lily, who still felt something strange, turned her head and simply grabbed Snape's thin palm.

"It's much better now." After having this feeling of dependence, Lily finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Snape felt his heart stop.

He maintained a stiff posture, not daring to move.She kept praying in her heart not to let Lily turn her head again, her eyes filled with panic.

Karan didn't hear what the two people behind him were mumbling at all. He focused all his attention on the dementor in front of him.

Whether he wants to deal with this dementor or find some clues from the other party, it is not easy for Karan now.

After taking two deep breaths, Karan finally raised the wand in his hand.

The restrictions of Occlumency were removed in an instant, and Karan read aloud: "Invoke the gods to protect you."

A silver-white, dazzling animal flew out - it was Karan's patron saint - Thestral.

At the same time, a large amount of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Karan's forehead, and his body twitched unnaturally, as if he would fall down at any time.

Lily suppressed the exclamation in her throat - the two clasped palms pressed hard at the same time - Snape, who had come back to his senses, also suppressed the urge to step forward - this was the first time they had seen each other. Karan looked like he was in pain, but it wasn't time for them to take action before Karan actually asked.

The Thestral, as bright as the moon, stopped next to Karan, with sadness in its pupil-less eyes.

It gently pressed its head against Karan's forehead, understanding Karan's intention.

As a result, the silver light from Yeqi's body gradually merged into the surface of Karan's body, completely covering his whole body, as if he was wearing a piece of silver armor.

When the Thestrals disappeared, Karan finally regained his feet with difficulty.

This was the method he came up with after thinking for a long time - a simple patron saint could not contact the dementors in the Room of Requirement, and he also needed to face the magic that trapped the dementors - that is, the curtain in front of him.

Fortunately, Karan had already learned the magic of dealing with the curtain from Aberforth in another world - integrating the patron saint with himself, so as to be full of hope and isolate all despair.

Perhaps because of an illusion, or perhaps because the pain in his soul is deepening - Karan gradually regained his strength.

He walked forward slowly with two frightened and worried eyes behind him.

Finally, he pressed his silvery palm on the hood above the Dementor's head.

Karan never anticipated the consequences of this.

In his frightened gaze, the dementor slowly raised its head.

It actually woke up from the coma.

"Get Karan back quickly!"

Lily also saw this horrific scene. She shouted anxiously, and the next second she rushed towards Karan along with Snape.

The distance of just a few steps became so far away in the face of awakening despair.

The hood on the top of the Dementor's head slowly fell down, revealing its head covered with gray scabs and thin skin, empty eye sockets, and a large, shapeless hole in its mouth.

It pressed its hands on Karan's shoulders, as if smelling the most wonderful smell in the world.

The silver light on Karan's body dimmed, and he suddenly realized what the dementor in front of him was trying to do - give him a kiss to suck away his soul.

"You are delusional!"

Snape's face was horribly distorted. Regardless of the coldness and despair approaching, he used his arms to hug Karan, who was unable to move, and then pulled him back forcefully——

With two bangs, Karan and Snape fell to the ground one after another.

Karan was still unable to move due to pain, but Snape quickly endured the pain of falling and got up again. He subconsciously cast a floating spell on Karan's body, and then did not care whether it took effect or not. , immediately picked up Karan again, trying to drag him back.

"Sev...look..."

Lily, who was about to help, stretched out a trembling finger, and Snape also noticed the sudden change in Callan's eyes.

He quickly looked back - perhaps because he pulled too hard just now, or perhaps because there was a mistake in some magic - the dementors who were originally trapped behind the curtain also escaped!

The despair increased many times in an instant, and the memories of living in Spider End Alley became clearer - the cowardly wizard mother, the disgusting man who clearly had no magical abilities, but could abuse them wantonly. .....

Lily's scream was suppressed in her throat. She didn't know whether she screamed or not, but her eyes kept thinking about Petunia who hated her at the beginning, and the experience of almost dying in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets... ..

A dark figure floated toward them, stretching out a scabbed and rotten hand that was deeper than the darkness——

Snape suddenly stood up. He defended the two of them tightly, and the expression on his face became even more twisted and terrifying - I don't know if he was protecting Karan and Lily, or for the hallucination of Mrs. Prince: "Don't. .....don't hurt...don't..."

At this moment, Karan finally murmured like a roar: "Guard...Guardian...God..."

The insignificant whisper seemed to be a life-saving straw, suddenly waking up the two people who were still in panic.

"Yes, Patronus!"

Lily was the first to react. She raised her willow wand and shouted to Snape with all her strength: "Sev, think of something happy!"

Snape blinked desperately to see more clearly, and shook his head vigorously to get rid of the faint screams and cries that he began to hear in his head——

Happy things...

The first thing he thought of was what happened just now - Lily took the initiative to hold his hand.

"Huh...huh, God's protection! Huh, God's protection!"

The tip of the wand only emitted a faint light, which was a faint layer of silver mist. The dementors slowed down under the threat of silver mist, but Snape understood that this was not enough, not even as good as what he had done in class. Excellent performance!

Why is this happening? !

Snape didn't understand why he wasn't happy about this. He was so nervous that his heart almost stopped beating. Isn't that enough? !

The panicked face turned to look at the two people behind him. Snape's eyes were full of help, and he was completely panicked.

But Lily didn't give up hope yet. She insisted on shouting loudly: "Calling God for protection!"

And Callan, who was staring closely at Snape - but Snape didn't understand the meaning of Callan's eyes at all -

Until the distance between the dementors and Snape got closer and closer, the picture he wanted to forget reappeared in his mind——

Snape finally remembered.

Right in Hogsmeade!

Just when he first saw the Gobstone Club Store with his own eyes, just when he first saw the smile on Mrs. Prince's face——

Snape finally realized what it was like to have a family.

It was a warm feeling he had never experienced while living in Spider End Alley.

It was also his complete rebirth.

"Call God Guard!"

"Call God Guard!"

This time, a silver animal jumped out from the tip of the staff, followed by a string of dazzling silver lights behind Snape - Lily also successfully summoned her Patronus!

A silvery cat and a sinister snake flew silently through the air. They were speeding around the black shadow. The dementors immediately began to retreat, as if they had encountered their own natural enemies and did not dare to fight with them. touch.

Just as Snape was staring closely at the Patronus of Serpents - on the other side, without Karan reminding him again, Lily wisely commanded: "Sev, we have to drive the dementors back into the curtain! "

"Oh...right!" Snape suddenly came to his senses. He stopped himself from thinking about the appearance of his Patronus and began to try to control his Patronus.

But this is much more difficult than the two imagined. Now they can only use the patron saint to drive away the dementors, but it is still too difficult to achieve precise control.

The Dementor seemed to be unwilling to be locked up again. It floated to the other end of the room very cunningly, and was getting closer and closer to the exit of the Room of Requirement.

Anxious sweat broke out on the foreheads of Lily and Snape. They had no time to think about what kind of punishment they would suffer. Just letting the dementors appear in the castle was terrifying enough.

At this moment, the entire cold classroom suddenly shook violently - Karan almost thought there was an earthquake in the school, but he quickly realized that this was almost impossible to happen, not to mention that they were all staying in Inside the Room of Requirement, a very special magical room.

Lily and Snape also looked around hurriedly. They and Karan soon discovered the direction of the strange movement, and watched helplessly as a dark hole appeared on the wall at the end of the classroom——

Then, a blond girl came out.

Ariana immediately realized that this room was different from the room she and Kahlan had first met, and it didn't have a werewolf boy who had just returned to his human form.

She saw the Patronus in the sky, the Dementor about to escape, and Karan lying on the ground unable to move.

"You look miserable, Karan."

Lily was surprised by the appearance of this girl who was not much older than herself. She didn't care about the other person's identity at this time. Just knowing Karan was enough for her to trust the other person.

"Hurry and help us drive this dementor back into the curtain," Lily shouted anxiously, "otherwise it will successfully escape -"

Before Lily could finish her words, the girl suddenly disappeared.

What then appeared was a large cloud of black mist that enveloped the entire classroom, and strange noises continued to come from inside - the black mist blocked the exit door.

The Dementor seemed helpless, and stopped in front of the door.

At the same time, Ariana's face suddenly appeared again from the black mist beside Lily, startling Lily.

"What else is more suitable for dealing with dark creatures than the Obscurus? I guess this Dementor is still wondering why I stopped it... You two move faster, and I might be able to hold on a little longer. It's been a while, but your patron saint has become increasingly bleak."

Lily shook her head vigorously, and Snape stupidly resumed control of the Patronus.

With the cooperation of the three people, the dementor was finally forced back to the vicinity of the curtain, and in the last leap of the viper, he rushed inside the curtain and fell into the previous coma again.

The crisis is resolved.

Both Lily and Snape had consumed too much magic power, and coupled with the influence of the dementors, they immediately sat on the ground together, without even the strength to stand up.

Ariana slowly returned to her human form. She dug in her pocket and took out two chocolate frogs and handed them to the two of them respectively.

Lily whispered her thanks, and Snape accepted Ariana's kindness after a brief moment of hesitation.

Unlike Lily, he knew better what Obscurus meant.

But Ariana didn't look at the two of them anymore. She took out the third chocolate frog and waved it in front of Karan: "Can you... still eat it now? You don't need others to feed you, right?"

Karan's eyes expressed a firm refusal.

Suddenly there was only the sound of chewing in the room. Neither Lily nor Snape moved. Ariana walked curiously to the unconscious dementor and carefully looked at the non-existence.

Finally, after another moment, Karan could gradually speak.

"What... were you thinking about just now?" He looked at Lily and asked.

Lily put down the chocolate in her hand absentmindedly, her voice was almost inaudible:

"I thought about how I escaped from Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets in my second year and found that I was still alive and you were also alive..."

That's what Lily feels happiest about, finding hope in the aftermath of despair—not just for herself, but for her friends as well.

Then, after hesitating for a moment, Snape also told his memory when he cast the Patronus Charm - he finally had a family that was no longer full of quarrels, and his heart was no longer filled with pain.

There was a brief silence.

Then Lily took the lead in stretching out her arms, and she took the initiative to hug the three of them together, as if she was silently comforting them, or celebrating the aftermath of the disaster they had just experienced.

"It's really touching."

Ariana turned around and said something sour.

Lily looked at the girl who was not much different from her own age. She freed one arm and waved to her.

Snape hesitated to warn Lily about the dangers of the Obscurials.

But Lily just gave him a weak look, and Snape couldn't say anything.

Ariana looked at Lily blankly, but Lily insisted and refused to put down her arms.

"OK then......"

As if deliberately planning this, Ariana transformed into an Obscurus again in front of the few girls she met, floated into Lily's arms, and then transformed back into her human form.

Karan found Ariana's behavior a bit ridiculous, but also full of tragedy.

She didn't want to be hurt, so she simply showed her worst side first to avoid losing hope.

But what Lily is best at is being hope.

She leaned close to Arianna's ear and said with her remaining strength: "I want to tell you, no matter what you are-"

"You're so cool!"