Chapter 287 285. Help
Jon used the Shattering Curse to destroy the sleigh they were riding in before.
There is no way to take this thing away, and there is no point in taking it away. It is easy to reveal whereabouts if you keep it, so destroying it is the best choice.
After that, he didn't plan to find a place to continue his interrupted sleep, but planned to stay away from this supposedly safe place overnight.
Without any entanglement, Jon directly used the magic power stored in the second gem of the ring, used the levitation spell to fly in the air, and then put the invisibility cloak on himself and Nick Gabriel.
Although some measures to keep warm and avoid the wind were used, the cold temperature still could not be completely shielded. Jon could only slow down his flying speed, and at the same time kept at a low altitude of only about five meters from the ground, and began to continue towards the destination .
Just six or seven hours after he left this area, Norm and Hanks, who failed to capture, came back from the snowstorm with haggard faces.
"I feel like my spell just now almost hit the bear, but it just dodged it!"
Hanks had a look of resentment on his face. He just wanted to have a supper, but he didn't expect that not only did he miss the supper, but he was also tired all night.
Although there was disappointment on Noam's face, there was not much negative emotion. Even if no Death Eaters noticed it before, this foodie is not a brainless person. The behavior of these two bears today is not like any ordinary thing. Animals, and there couldn't be any ordinary animal that could survive the pursuit of two Death Eaters.
He said thoughtfully.
"This is not our problem, is it possible that these two bears have problems themselves?"
His words made Hanks visibly stunned, and he hadn't turned the corner for a while.
"You mean, what kind of special breed are these two bears?"
Noam shook his head. He looked at the camp where Jon was stationed before through the wind and snow. The uninterrupted snowfall had completely covered the traces left here. From the outside, there was no problem.
"When we were chasing the two bears, I vaguely felt that there seemed to be something hidden here. But I didn't pay much attention to it at the time."
Hearing that Norm's tone didn't look like he was joking, the expression on Hanks' face also became serious.
He clearly knows that although his partner is usually very keen on eating, he is actually quite smart.
"You mean, who controlled these two bears?"
"It may be controlled, or it may be that they are who they are." Norm said in a speculative tone, while pulling out his wand to search the nearby snow.
The sky was completely lit up, and Hanks was not idle. He and Norm used spells to disperse the snow that was newly covered on the ice around them, but nothing was found.
Jon handled it very cleanly, leaving almost no evidence that could provide clues.
However, just as Hanks frowned and pushed aside a piece of snow, Norm suddenly reached out his hand to stop his follow-up actions.
The wizard of the Greenglass family who was forced to join the Death Eaters squatted on the ground, stretched out his hand and grabbed the pile of snowflakes that Hanks swept away, and gently kneaded it on his hand.
But strangely enough, these "snowflakes" were not clenched into a ball by his hands, but instead drifted back onto the snow like the powder of some hard object.
This scene made Norm squint his eyes and Hanks held his breath.
"We seem to have found some big clues, Hanks." Norm said softly.
Hanks and him looked at each other, and both of them saw the thoughts in each other's eyes by coincidence.
Together, they pointed their wands at the white powder on the ground, and cast spells in exactly the same voice and wand gesture.
"Back to the original!"
The powder that had been cast with the repair spell flew up from the snow. They were obviously only part of a destroyed object, and many of them had been blown to other places by the wind and snow.
With these alone, it is enough to build its original wheel frame.
"This is." Hanks said hesitantly with his eyes wide open.
Norm fills in what he left off.
"A sleigh!"
After confirming what it was, Noam's face became serious.
"This matter must be reported!"
Jon didn't know that his whereabouts had been exposed.
He had indeed cleaned up enough, even the dust from the sled that was crushed with the Pulverizing Curse was separated and scattered into the snow by him.
But even if this has been done, Noam and the others still found the problem from the two polar bears, and thus found these clues.
There is no shortage of elites among the Death Eaters, just like there are many elites like Scarbio among the Aurors.
Being able to control the entire United Kingdom plus Hogwarts Castle means that Voldemort has control over the most basic source of talent, and almost all of these people have joined the Ministry of Magic.
But whether he knows his whereabouts or not, Jon can't make any changes now.
Unless he gave up the task that Grindelwald gave him and turned back directly to Durmstrang, he would always find a way to reach the destination near the pole.
Moreover, it is not easy to find a person in the North Pole, especially a person wearing an invisibility cloak.
At least since Jon started to use the Levitating Charm that night to start his journey, he has not encountered any traces of humans for three consecutive days, let alone Death Eaters.
In the early morning of the third day, when Jon rubbed his face and just got out of the tent where he was stationed, he saw Nick and Gabriel sitting side by side in front of his tent, looking at the sky in amazement.
Jon also followed their gazes and looked up. The half of the sky was colorful, and the brilliant colors were enough to make everyone who saw this scene stop and stare.
The beauty of nature is fully displayed at this moment,
"It's the aurora."
Jon rubbed Gabriel's head.
Gabriel propped her chin on her hand, her big eyes reflected the majestic sky.
"It would be great if my parents and sister could see it too."
"Yes, there will definitely be such a day."
Jon said softly.
This gorgeous sky did not stop Jon and the others from continuing to move forward. The three-day journey brought them closer to the finish line of more than 80 miles, and now there are only 20 to 30 miles left.
If they speed up, basically they can reach the established target point tonight.
In just one morning, Jon ran into four Death Eater squads, which was more than the total number of people he had encountered before.
This made Jon feel that something was wrong.
Even if the Death Eaters will deploy the most stringent defenses at the core, according to the information Eric gave him, there are less than a hundred of these Death Eaters staying in the North Pole.
If they deployed reconnaissance hundreds of miles away, it should be impossible for them to be so tightly defended in the core area.
Unless they are aware of any troubles, they have arranged everyone to the most important location in advance!
Jon was vigilant, but he didn't stop moving forward, and even accelerated his speed deliberately.
So it was half an afternoon earlier than planned, and Jon and the others had already arrived at a place a mile away from their destination.
It wasn't that he didn't want to get closer anymore, but that a group of guards had changed in this area, and the guards here were no longer Death Eaters, but dozens of Dementors!
They can ignore the existence of the invisibility cloak, and can judge the position of a person simply by their sense of smell, which hinders Jon's progress.
But seeing these dementors also confirmed Jon's guess in disguise.
These Death Eaters must have discovered something!
Otherwise, it is impossible for dementors to appear here. This kind of creature is born to feed on people's positive emotions. In Azkaban, their food is those prisoners. In the UK, they can privately find any suitable objects to suck.
But now this is in the North Pole, besides the Death Eaters, who else can these dementors come into contact with?
Of course, there are also scientific research stations established by Muggles in the North Pole, but these places don’t say where the dementors can’t find them, and the number alone cannot support the long-term survival of these large numbers of dementors.
They must have been temporarily recruited in the last few days, and why would the Death Eaters recruit these things that people hate dogs for no reason?
It can only be that they discovered the abnormal movement in the North Pole and wanted to rely on these dementors to help find Jon's trace.
Jon didn't think that after his identity was exposed on the sea that day, it would be clear that information about him would not be investigated. The fact that he summoned two patron saints in Azkaban was seen by so many dementors present, so there must be no possibility for them to hide anything.
And for wizards who have learned to summon Patronus, especially two Patronus, Dementors will no longer be a threat.
These Death Eaters will not be ignorant, so the arrival of these dementors is not to provide them with any help in combat power, but only for the purpose of helping with reconnaissance.
Looking at these dementors, Jon fell into thought.
Of course it would not be difficult for him to deal with these things now, but once the Patronus is summoned, it will definitely attract the attention of all Death Eaters.
Jon doesn't even know what's in the destination area now, so he doesn't intend to expose his whereabouts rashly.
But if it is not exposed, this defensive circle composed of dementors is indeed not so easy to pass
While Jon was thinking, his eyes suddenly turned to Nick.
"Ghosts can't be affected by dementors, right?"
Nick didn't hear the meaning of Jon's words at first.
"Of course, didn't you see it in Azkaban? Those dementors have nothing to do with me. I'm already dead. As a dead person, how can I let them absorb what I want?"
"And as a ghost, you sure don't have something they can smell?" Jon asked seriously.
Nick realized what he wanted to do.
"You want me to help you go to scout first?" He shook his head soon, "These dementors can't do anything to me, and they can't smell me, but they're not blind, they can definitely see me Where, unless I put on an invisibility cloak. But as a ghost, I have no way to pick up the actual invisibility cloak.”
While he was speaking, his gaze suddenly turned to Gabriel, and at the same time, Jon's gaze also turned to Gabriel.
Gabriel hadn't reacted yet, she was staring at them with her big, confused eyes blinking.
"But Gabriel can, she is not a real ghost, she can touch real objects selectively!"
Nick said excitedly.
"And she perfectly possesses all the characteristics of a ghost. She will not be affected or discovered by the dementors. She can go there with me!"
But at this time, Jon hesitated instead. He looked at Gabriel.
"But as you said, Gabrielle is not a real ghost, so if she is discovered by you, will she be in danger?"
"No!" This time it was Gabriel's own answer, and she heard Nick and Jon discussing whether they could help, "At school, Ginny and Luna tested together, and Gabe Li won't be hit by the spell! So it's sure to be safe and help!"
Jon frowned and shook his head.
"They must be using petrification spells and stun spells on you. If those Death Eaters find out, they will definitely kill you. Can you even be immune to death spells? Can be sure."
"Yes." Nick shrugged, "I'm sure of this, Gabriel can resist the death curse, but the price is that her soul will undergo a fundamental change, and she will never want to return to her body in this life. people."
Nick's words made Jon stop thinking about Gabriel and working with Nick to avoid the idea of these dementors.
Obviously, even if he didn't want to, Gabriel wouldn't just let it go.
"Gabrielle promises!"
"Gabrielle's guarantee is void!"
Jon patted her raised hand and began to think of other better ways.
Gabriel's face suddenly puffed up, like a steamed bun.
At this time, Nick organized his words and tried to persuade Jon.
"Actually, you don't have to think about this being so dangerous, Jon. With me here, as long as Gabriel is wearing the invisibility cloak, there will be basically no problems. After all, Gabriel definitely didn't want to come out this time. Just to hold you back, you have to give her a chance to contribute to the best of her ability, protection is necessary, but protection can't be overdone, right?"
Hearing Nick speak for herself, Gabriel nodded like a chicken pecking rice, then turned to look at Jon eagerly.
Jon pondered for a moment in silence, then met Gabriel's eyes.
"Do you really want to help?"
"This means that Gabriel is useful to everyone, right?"
The little girl said in an almost pleading voice.
Jon finally let go, and he nodded helplessly.
"Okay, but you promise to listen to Nick!"
(end of this chapter)