Chapter 285 283. Death Eaters on the Ice Field
Eric prepared Jon well. Not only was the invisibility cloak that could cover the entire sled, but he also cast some small spells on the sled's skateboard so that it would not leave marks on the ice.
At the same time, he also prepared a pair of goggles for Jon to protect his eyes from the sunlight reflected by the ice and snow.
After expressing his most sincere thanks, Jon finally waved to Eric, and then the two polar bears in charge of pulling the cart stepped forward and ran towards the North Pole.
In front of the ice castle, after watching the back of the sled gradually disappear in the snow, Eric returned to the fortress that had been isolated in the North Pole for five full years.
He did not stay in the room, but came to the utility room, and then opened a movable floor, followed the steps cut in the ice, all the way down, and finally came to a room in the ice. Chamber of Secrets.
He put on the gloves and put on the white coat that he was most familiar with. The gentle smile on his face faded away. Looking at the ice wall in front of the strange creatures, he changed into a crazy and obsessed smile. .
"Aha. The idlers are gone, I'm back, my babes"
The sled car led by a polar bear gallops across the ice field.
Gabriel was very happy. Along the way, she proposed to adopt a white whale three times, asked to capture a polar bear twice, and begged to ride a walrus once, but was rejected by Jon.
Now she finally has two legitimate pets, and she is sitting on the back of one of the polar bears, letting the cold wind curl her long silver-gray hair and fly backwards like a flag.
Jon didn't interrupt Gabriel's happiness at this time. According to the map Eric marked for him, they are still some distance away from the area where the Death Eaters started scouting, so there is no need to be so cautious for the time being.
"He has a problem with his Arctic research."
After staring at the map for a while, Jon turned his gaze to the bear under Gabriel, and at the same time deliberately lowered his voice, talking to Nick beside him.
Nick frowned slightly.
"I took Gabrielle around after lunch, and nothing unusual happened. However, this is indeed the biggest problem."
Jon thought for a moment, then he asked softly.
"You have been in Hogwarts castle for so long before, have you heard of any bear magical animals?"
Nick followed Jon's words to think, but soon he shook his head.
"No, I got along pretty well with the wizard who taught the protection of magical beasts at Hogwarts for a while. He talked to me a lot about magical animals, but I never really knew about bears. I've heard of it. The only recorded one seems to be a creature called a panda in the East, and there will be a strange species with magical properties in this animal."
But soon he patched up his judgment again.
"But this world is huge, and there are many types of magical animals. No one can be sure that they can know all the magical animals, not even a Hufflepuff student who was expelled. What's more, this is In the far North Pole, there are very few wizards to come and go, and maybe there are polar bear magic species that no one knows about. Do you suspect that the secret of the young wizard lies in these two bears?"
Jon's eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"It's just some unfounded suspicions, and it's definitely not just a secret of that wizard named Eric"
He didn't say anything more, but focused on studying the map.
Grindelwald's trip made him come to the North Pole for a very clear purpose, which is to go to the place where Hogwarts's originally scheduled voyage ended.
The location of this point was deeply in Jon's mind when he was on the boat, and it was twenty or thirty miles northeast of the North Pole.
And this place was also marked with a prominent red dot on the map Eric gave him, and it was not far from this red dot, as he deliberately emphasized, there were not many Death Eaters gathered at the beginning, But two months ago, the North Pole where most of the Death Eaters gathered.
The two points are very close to each other. According to the scale on the map, it is probably less than two miles.
The location where Jon is located is about 400 miles away from the pole. Two polar bears can run at full speed and can maintain a speed of 35 miles per hour. Three or four hours.
But of course Jon would not be that inhumane, and it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when he set off. Even if the closer to the pole, the longer the daytime, it would definitely be dark after ten hours.
So today's goal, he set a place not far from the pole, which is far from several places where the Death Eaters are stationed, and it is a good place for hiding.
After continuing to move forward for about two or three hours, Jon called Gabriel over, and stopped letting her continue to wander around the sled car, but hid her under the invisibility cloak.
The invisibility cloak that Eric prepared for them obviously couldn't compare with the one that Lily lent him.
There are only two manufacturing techniques for invisibility cloaks in the magic world, one is to directly peel off the fur of the invisible beast, and then weave it into clothes, and the other is to use the illusion spell on special fabrics.
Invisibility cloaks made of invisible animal fur are more expensive, and the invisibility effect they can achieve is also better, but as time goes by, the invisibility effect on it will weaken or become completely ineffective.
The price of the invisibility cloak made by the illusion spell is relatively cheap, but the specific invisibility effect depends on the individual level of the caster, and the shelf life is shorter, basically no more than three months. Such an invisibility cloak will completely become A plain cloak.
The one Eric gave them was obviously an invisibility cloak made with the Disillusionment Charm, and it was precisely because of this that he was able to choose a cloth large enough to cover the entire sleigh.
Just as they continued to drive for an hour, Jon and the others finally saw the first Death Eater they met on the North Pole.
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Mike is an old man who started working hard with Voldemort in the 1970s. It is precisely because of his long experience and loyalty that he has the prominent identity and status he has today.
What can be exchanged for it is also a more important and dangerous job.
Just like this trip to the North Pole, before he was transferred, he had already heard that dozens of colleagues had died at the hands of the world-famous wizard fifty years ago, even in the French Legislative Council. After great efforts, Rabastan, who had just returned to China to accept the reward from his master, also died in the hands of a boy.
Yes, in the hands of a boy.
After all, at that time, many Death Eaters who saw that scene escaped with Rodolphus, and they had passed this matter to other colleagues before the gag order was issued.
A boy who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old at most used a Death Curse on the sea, killing Labastan Lestrange, who was a very high-ranking figure even among pure blood.
Most of the Death Eaters who didn't see that scene with their own eyes reacted in disbelief after hearing the news.
It's nothing that Rabastan died under the death curse. After all, no one has survived this spell since ancient times, but what is really unbelievable is that the person who used the death curse is still a student in a magic school. kids!
Until the higher-ups ordered all the insiders to shut up and block the news, those who had doubts before all believed it to be true.
This can't help but make some people secretly wonder, is the boy who killed Rabastan a student of Dumbledore's?
You can use the Killing Curse at this age, even if it comes from Hogwarts Castle, where Voldemort himself is the headmaster, there is some suspicion of throwing the blame on Voldemort.
However, this incident also made all the Death Eaters who were transferred to the North Pole extremely vigilant. It has been so long since the incident of Rabastan's death, and they still have not relaxed. Be vigilant, always loyal to their duties and patrol the designated area, at most they will secretly complain in their hearts, after waiting for so long and there is no movement, why don't the people above let them withdraw from here.
Mike thought of this question again this afternoon.
In fact, many people suspected that it was their leader. Rodolphus was unwilling to reconcile his brother's death, and he didn't have the courage to go to the wizard's territory that rescued the boy to kill people, so he could only try his luck here and bet that they would come again.
But Mike only thinks this is Rodolphs' fantasy.
No one is a fool, they have already caught them at sea, anyone with a little brain will guess that they will have an ambush here in the North Pole, and they will not come here in a short time, even if they do come, they must be There is no point in waiting with wizards of the same level as their masters.
Thinking in this way, Mike, who shrank his whole body in the robe, was suddenly attracted by two polar bears running side by side.
The two bears seemed to be chasing and fighting each other, running wildly on the ice field, one behind the other.
Mike didn't feel anything special about this. Of course, polar bears are the most common animals here. These stupid bears seem to have never seen anyone, and there are basically a few such bears squatting around where they gather. .
The Death Eaters didn't care about them, and some even wanted to practice with them. Unfortunately, these bears looked bulky, but they were very flexible in actual movements. They easily avoided the flying spells by moving left and right on the ice field However, those Death Eaters who were interested in hunting only caught a few arctic foxes and seals at most.
Watching the two stupid bears running away, Mike put his hands into his sleeves and continued to walk on the ice field, silently thinking about when such a day would end.
Before he knew it, there were six eyes staring at him and passing by him just now.
The cover of the invisibility cloak is indeed very useful. Although the invisibility cloak made by the Illusion Curse is generally ineffective, but this is the North Pole, and it is white except for white. Even if the effect is poor, it will not have any effect.
Sunlight shining on the ice field during the day will make a big impression on people's eyes. When the Death Eaters first arrived, they were not familiar with the conditions here. Many people's eyes were swollen, and they still haven't recovered.
Not to mention the night, the night is the best protection.
"This person looks a little dull."
After the Death Eater could no longer be seen, Gabriel whispered.
Jon patted her on the head.
"Same as Gabriel."
"Ah~ No! Gabriel is the smartest!"
Different from Jon playing with Gabriel, the expression on Nick's face became serious.
"Encountering the Death Eaters means that we have entered their scouting circle, and we must be more careful next time."
Jon pressed Gabriel's head so that she couldn't hit him with her hand, and nodded with a serious face.
"Slow down, we're not in a hurry anyway."
His words attracted Gabriel's attention, and the little girl finally didn't want to get back the place just now, but volunteered to slow down the two "drivers" pulling the cart in front.
Jon certainly didn't refuse her for such a small matter. The two polar bears are indeed very unusual. Not only do they have enough stamina, but they can really understand human language. After receiving Gabriel's message, they automatically slowed down.
In this way until it got dark, Jon and the others were less than a hundred miles away from their destination.
Did not choose to stay up all night and rush on the road. They arrived at the pre-booked location, set up a tent, and at the same time let the bear, which had been running for almost seven or eight hours, stop to rest.
Didn't do anything else. After putting the invisibility cloak on the sleigh, Jon got into the white tent to rest.
Tomorrow they will arrive at their final destination, so it is best to sleep well tonight and recharge your batteries.
However, things are often so unsatisfactory. After falling asleep for about four or five hours, Jon was woken up by Nick who was watching the night outside.
"Someone's coming, Jon! We'd better find a place to hide!"
Jon sat up very quickly. He only took off a coat when he was sleeping, and now he can walk out of the tent as long as he puts it back on.
After getting out of the tent, he tapped the roof with his wand, and it disassembled by itself and fell neatly on the snow.
"They're coming!"
Gabriel, who was lying beside a raised snowdrift, whispered to them.
Jon and Nick immediately bowed and walked quickly towards Gabriel's direction. While walking, Jon also took out the invisibility cloak that Lily lent him from his pocket, and came to Gabriel. After being around, the three of them were enveloped together.
Maybe the 12,000 the day before yesterday exhausted my energy, this chapter is 4,000 words of two in one, let’s continue with the daily 6,000 words tomorrow
(end of this chapter)