The Temptation of Family

"Impressive..." one of the rescued students murmured.

But he immediately received a stern look from Daisy Potter. "How many times has Professor Wallop told you?! Never let down your guard on the battlefield!"

"S-sorry!" The boy immediately realized he had been staring at this senior for far too long.

Pretty, with an amazing personality, and the best Patronus in the entire school... But many people realized they needed to revise their impression of this beautiful senior once again.

She was not a mascot or a pretty ornament.

Not far away, Snape, who had been watching this place from the corner of his eye, withdrew his gaze.

Not bad Sectumsempra. Ten points to Daisy Potter—he rather wanted to say that, but the occasion did not seem appropriate.

"Avada Kedavra!" A Returner clad in a pitch-black robe shrieked, green light shooting straight toward the great bat.

Snape merely frowned in displeasure, as though the interruption to both his thoughts and his gaze had annoyed him.

"A powerful spell... plenty of force and speed... but that is all it is..." Snape coldly dodged the enemy's Killing Curse.

With a flick of his hand, he drew the curtains, blocking Daisy's concerned gaze.

The black velvet curtain trembled. Light flashed, and a figure collapsed limply.

Snape's indifferent voice rang through the entire corridor. "The enemies are not much different from living wizards. Their defenses and Magic Resistance are stronger, and they recover quickly, but they can die."

Originally, Hogwarts had been fighting with their hands tied because of these strange enemies. More or less, they all knew something about the Returners.

Naturally, Sean could not reveal everything about the Returners, Herpo, the Timeline, and so on. But without providing at least some information, his side would have no clear understanding of what they faced.

Now,