Albert had been right. Their infiltration had not been perfect.
The moment they entered the village, the powerful Shielding Charms on them prevented the Invasion Charm from sounding an alarm, but the Dementors floating within the dense fog above the village still spotted them.
Most spells had little effect on those evil Dark Creatures, which was the main reason wizards feared Dementors.
Yet after realizing someone had invaded, the Dementors did not rush at Albert and the others immediately. Instead, they notified the Dark Wizards in the village.
Their enemies had clearly been waiting for the four of them to take the bait.
The Ministry of Magic had spoiled them. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, those Dark Wizards would have used their numerical advantage to capture them already.
Of course, they might have nearly suffered a setback when they captured Cedric last time. This time, they had become much more cautious.
That caution seemed meaningless, because they were facing someone even more careful and cunning than Cedric.
After noticing that something was wrong, Albert had no intention of changing the original plan, because it had been designed to handle most unexpected situations from the start.
"Put in your earplugs."
Albert gestured to Fred, George, and Lee Jordan. After plugging his own ears, he pulled a cylindrical metal object from his pocket. It had been a long time since he had used the Banshee's Wail.
The main reason was that simply throwing Mandrake roots made it too easy for Dark Wizards to copy the trick. One day, they might use it against him, and he could very well be the one caught off guard.
Albert had no desire to encounter that.
Only after the three had put in their earplugs and he was certain they could no longer hear anything did Albert