At the same time that Wales encountered Batman, the Roly-Poly and the Clownish Monkey in the hall also collapsed.
Hermione withdrew her claws from her fingertips and skillfully took out a rope from her belt.
Tie their feet up, then hang them up.
She walked to a chair, sat down, and waited patiently.
Screams occasionally drifted into her ears, but the amber eyes beneath the Catwoman's eye mask remained unmoved.
After this operation, the Batman Family should no longer need to appear.
Not long after, Fred and George came down from the second floor, chatting and laughing.
Where is Batman?
Hermione looked towards the dark entrance to the tunnel. "He's not back yet."
"Could they have run into trouble?"
She shook her head. "He said he wanted to solve the Wales problem once and for all."
Fred and George felt a chill run down their spines for no apparent reason.
Throughout their numerous joint operations, Vincent has always been the one to deliver the heaviest blow.
At best, it can cause fractures; at worst, it can lead to coma.
After they woke up, those people were all a little neurotic, just like the Azkaban prisoners in the rumors.
If Vincent had been left to act alone, the people sent by the Ministry of Magic would probably have given up and resigned long ago.
Just as Daphne walked into the hall from outside, Fred and George had finished taking pictures.
"Where are Red Hood and Damian?"
She pointed towards the door, "There are a few people patrolling outside the school from the sentry post. I guess they'll be done soon."
Not long after, Rolf and Cedric walked into the hall while talking.
"Why did they suddenly start patrolling outside the school, carrying such conspicuous lanterns?"
"Whatever, at least it didn't take up too much time."
None of the six paid attention to the minor incident at the sentry post; instead, they all focused their attention on the entrance to the tunnel.
Under normal circumstances, Vincent should have returned long ago.
Daphne patted Hermione's shoulder gently. "Should we go in and take a look?"
"He won't have any accidents; he's Batman."
The famous Gotham industrialist Bruce Wayne once said, "Humans have limits, but Batman never will."
Moreover, he was Vincent Wayne, the legendary Alchemists and apprentice of the first Dark Lord.
The Temporary Headquarters post tunnel was thrown back hard by Wales.
Vincent, who was hiding in the darkness, stepped forward to confirm that he had been unconscious and took out a rope from his multi-functional belt.
The bat-shaped headgear has night vision capabilities, allowing you to clearly see everything around you.
Just as he finished binding Wales's feet, a small figure darted past him.
Vincent stopped what he was doing, looked up and looked to his left in confusion.
There should have been a magic wand lying on the ground here, but it's gone now.
That was Wales's wand; he had snatched it and thrown it away himself.
"Disappeared?"
The narrow tunnel could barely allow two people to pass through, so only a wizard could take the wand away silently.
Vincent took his wand from his multi-functional wristband and shouted, "Homenum Revelio!"
A pale blue light dispelled the darkness, and a small figure slowly appeared in the direction leading to the cell.
"How did you find me..." His voice trembled slightly, as if he were afraid.
Vincent didn't answer, but raised his hand and fired the hook gun straight at the target.
The little dwarf seemed very flustered and actually lay down on the spot.
"Ding—" The sharp claws stuck to the wall.
Vincent pulled the trigger again, and the rollers inside the hook gun spun wildly, generating tremendous force that pulled him over.
The knee armor slammed into the dwarf's face, then dragged him along the wall.
With a loud thud, his head slammed heavily against the wall.
The bat-shaped headgear's night vision function allows one to clearly see the dwarf's appearance.
Her hair was messy and dull, her nose was pointed, and her eyes were small, almost as if they were squinting.
Vincent released his foot and slammed his fist down.
"Pfft—" The little dwarf was beaten until he coughed up blood.
A few drops of blood splattered on the bat emblem on Vincent's chest.
But just as the second punch was about to land, the little man dodged it in an extremely strange way.
"Apparition?" Vincent stared in surprise as his body contorted in pain.
No, there's no magical fluctuation; this isn't Apparition.
This scene seems so familiar...
"Animagus!" Vincent's gauntlets rose up, slicing towards the rapidly shrinking dwarf.
"Ah—" A scream rang out, followed by a blinding flash of light.
Vincent covered his eyes with his arm, and once his vision returned, he immediately followed the trail of blood on the ground.
This little man was not on the list Tonks gave him, nor was he one of the seven legally registered Animagus of this century.
Regardless of whether they are from the Ministry of Magic or not, since they managed to escape from him, we should catch them first.
The bloodstains pointed to one of the cells, but inside there was only a dilapidated bed.
Vincent lifted the blanket and discovered a small hole in the wall.
Even a hand could barely fit inside; that illegal Animagus could transform into a very small animal, probably smaller than the tiny beetle Rita transformed into.
"Apparition Trail— " Silver lines drilled into the gaps and continued to extend inwards.
Suddenly, the tracking spell stopped.
Based on the location being off-campus, he is most likely an intruder.
"Have the traces been removed...?" Vincent put away his wand and looked down at the bloodstains on the ground.
He abandoned the pursuit, took out the swabs and small test tubes, completed the collection, and put them back into the multi-functional belt.
The little dwarf can't escape, but he needs to clean up the mess here first.
Vincent returned to the tunnel, hung Wales up, then eliminated all his magical aura before picking up the Batarang stuck in the corner.
After making sure nothing was missing, he slowly walked out of the tunnel and into the hall.
Seeing the solemn expression on his face beneath the mask, everyone understood that something unexpected must have just happened.
"Let's go back and talk about it first."
At 3:30 a. m., just as the seven people stepped out of the Temporary Headquarters, three dark figures suddenly darted into the gate.
The Room of Requirement, a secret base.
Vincent took off the bat-shaped mask and sat on the sofa in silence for a long while.
Hermione removed her eye patch and sat opposite him. "What exactly happened?"
Everyone sat down and looked at him.
"I was careless."
Even after successfully completing multiple missions, everyone has moments of complacency.
"Illegal Animagus!?"
Vincent waited until everyone had digested the information before continuing.
"I don't know if he works for the Ministry of Magic, but since he stole Wales's wand, it means he really needs it."
This illegal Animagus, who wasn't on Tonks' list, can be almost certainly identified as an intruder.
Then there's a very bold guess about his true identity.
Vincent picked up his pen and sketched a simple portrait of the little man.
His size and appearance are nothing like Sirius Black; in fact, they are the complete opposite.
Since he can Transfiguration Animagus, the little guy must be very skilled in Human Transfiguration. It's unlikely that a single Revealing Charm would be enough to show his true face.
Vincent did not voice these speculations.
Sirius Black is too dangerous; he got injured the last time I tried to track him.
Although it turned out not to be true, there was still no absolute certainty this time.
He glanced at Hermione, whose expression was just as solemn as his, and gave her a subtle wink.
"It's getting late. We'll have the answer to whether that little dwarf is from the Ministry of Magic or not after we wake up."
Despite the many questions that remain, it is already 4:30 a. m., with only a few hours left until dawn.
After they all returned, Vincent and Hermione simultaneously activated the Time-Turner.
The reason we abandoned the tracking earlier was to prevent unnecessary interference.
Regardless of whether the little guy is Sirius Black or not, and regardless of how good he is at escaping, he has countless opportunities to seize them thanks to the Time-Turner.
But after the two returned to the past, a violent explosion suddenly rang out outside the castle.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, there appeared to be a vast blue barrier.
It grew dimmer and dimmer, and soon disappeared.