Third-Years Can Get into Fights with Aurors / The Aurors Lose the First Skirmish
Compared to when Harry last came, there were far fewer Dementor on the outskirts; most of them were still lingering outside Hogwarts.
"Dobby, you stay here in your Invisibility Cloak, I'll go in by myself." After successfully finding Azkaban, Harry used his Golden Eagle form to scout the terrain and finally decided to have Dobby wait below the cliff on one side of the island.
Of course, he didn't come alone this time; he brought the House-elf along as an escape insurance... In his previous life, Harry had watched quite a few shows related to prison breaks. It was said that as long as the protagonist jumped directly into the sea from the side of a cliff, they would eventually escape from prison and live on.
So if Dobby waits here, the House-elf can Apparition and take Harry away without him noticing when Harry jumps down.
Furthermore, Harry wasn't worried at Dobby being discovered by the Dementor. While these guys were stationed at Hogwarts, Harry had already verified it many times, both openly and secretly... that all the Dementor's abilities only worked on humans.
They themselves have no vision, and their perception of emotions and mental states is basically only effective on pure humans. Even if wizards use methods such as Animagus to temporarily leave human form, it will seriously disrupt the Dementor's perception.
As for a House-elf that is not human and has an exceptionally strong ability to conceal its presence, Dobby stand right in front of Dementor without the latter even noticing its location.
As for the Dementor' most fearsome kiss, although Harry had never actually seen one, both Rowena and Andros agreed that the Dementor's Kiss could only work on humans.
This inevitably led Harry to question the origins of the Dementor, because without a doubt, these bizarre, non-existent creatures were humanity's mortal enemies.
"Sir, please be careful. Dobby will be here waiting for you to come back."
Dobby's anxious words snapped Harry out of his reverie. He looked up and saw that the House-elf's face was filled with worry.
Hidden within the buildings at the heart of the island are countless lurking evils, Dobby a vague sense of them sends chills down Dobby's spine.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Harry patted Dobby head, then transformed his body into transparent water and quietly seeped into Azkaban's cell.
Slipping through the crack in the heavy iron door, Harry was quickly enveloped in complete darkness. Dementor have no eyes, so there was no need for any lighting in Azkaban's cell.
However, this was not a problem for Harry at all. His night vision was now comparable to Hedwig's, and he was quite adept at stealth in such an environment.
As they passed through the deathly quiet cells, the number of Dementor patrolling the corridors had decreased considerably, but the imprisoned prisoners did not get much of a chance to catch their breath; in fact, they were even weaker than before.
However, upon closer reflection, this situation makes sense.
These are the only prisoners held here. There used to be many Dementor guarding this place. If they all swarmed in and began to feed on emotions, Azkaban would soon become an empty shell.
Since Dementor themselves do not exhibit significant individual differences, there are no leaders among these prison guards. Therefore, when food is scarce, they are forced to unite and maintain a rudimentary order for eating.
However, now that more than a hundred Dementor have been transferred to Hogwarts, the situation of too many monks and too few porridge in Azkaban has been immediately alleviated. The Dementor left behind will naturally begin to feed on the emotions of criminals without restraint.
After all, if they were to be reassigned to stand guard at Hogwarts, they would have to go hungry for a long time.
In short, Harry should thank the Dementor; their 'efforts' undoubtedly made his prison break operation much easier.
After wandering around the prison carefully for a while, Harry had no interest in the criminals imprisoned for petty theft or violating the Statute of Secrecy. His target was the Death Eater whose hands were stained with blood, whom he had learned about from previous intelligence!
"Hmm... that's him~" Finally, as they arrived at the door of a cell, Harry had transformed into water, splashed up a tiny spray of water.
He found a kidnapping target that satisfied him: a male wizard with tangled, slicked-back hair and a face covered in pockmarks. He was currently squinting, his body convulsing with exhaustion, clearly having just been feasted on by Dementor.
August Rookwood, one of Voldemort's veteran Death Eater, was also a spy originally planted in the Ministry of Magic, and once served as Unspeakable in the Department of Mysteries.
If Harry were to take this guy back, he could not only use him for infection experiments, but might also be able to uncover many secrets about the Death Eater and the Department of Mysteries through Legilimency, making it absolutely worth the money.
"Rookwood, wake up... Your master has come to take you."
"Master... is it really you, Master?! Hmm..."
A hoarse voice suddenly drifted into his ears, and Rookwood, still groggy, barely opened his eyes. He then saw a strange orange snake eye, and his entire body instantly turned to stone.
It's not entirely fair to blame Rookwood for being unvigilant. When Harry called him, he not only infused his voice with seductive magic, but he also used both English and Parseltongue. Given Rookwood's loyalty to Voldemort, he would definitely have fallen for it.
And just like that, Harry easily secured his first test subject.
Chapter 457 Third-year students can fight Auror in group brawls.
After successfully petrifying Rookwood, Harry did not choose to reveal his identity immediately. Instead, he used a stream of water to envelop Lukwood's body and cast Shrinking Charm on the Death Eater Wandless Magic.
Simply kidnapping one prisoner is clearly not enough. Since Harry has come all this way, he naturally wants to bring back more local specialties.
Otherwise, if his experiment is about to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but he is unable to verify his conclusions due to a lack of materials, that would be quite a blunder.
As for Rookwood, just leave him in the cell; the Dementor can't see him being shrunk anyway.
Once Harry has found enough test subjects, he can naturally return the way he came while revealing his identity, and then use the Summoning Charm to easily summon the petrified Death Eater in the cell to his side.
Having made up his mind, Harry continued on his way and soon encountered his second target, Mulciber Jr..
However, compared to Rookwood, this guy, although he was also quite wicked, was just a small fry and certainly didn't know much.
Therefore, Harry still wanted to go deeper, preferably to those high-security prisons with more stringent security measures, to see if he could catch a few big fish.
For example, the infamous Death Eater Antonin Dolohov, or those few lunatics from the Lestrange Family.
Death Eater of their caliber would certainly know a great deal about Voldemort's secrets; moreover, their strength is generally far superior to that of ordinary Death Eater, so killing them sooner would definitely be beneficial to our side.
Thinking about this, Harry couldn't help but complain. These guys were clearly utterly wicked, but after all that effort to catch them, they were only given a life sentence on the surface.
In reality, these Death Eater often lived a life worse than death in Azkaban, and some with weaker constitutions were even tortured to death by Dementor.
However, if they escape from Azkaban midway through their sentence, no matter how long they were originally sentenced to, their final punishment will be a Dementor's Kiss, turning them into idiots by the Dementor's 'sexy red lips'.
Not imposing the death penalty is to uphold human rights; allowing Dementor to torture prisoners is a trade-off with the guards; at the same time, they absolutely cannot tolerate acts of defiance against authority, such as prison breaks...
To be fair, the Ministry of Magic's performance of this hypocritical act was quite impressive; they truly are a group of seasoned politicians.
Soon, Harry had passed the cell that Sirius was originally imprisoned. If he went a little further in, he would see the most serious criminals being held in the deepest part of the cell.
However, just as Harry was about to turn the corner of the corridor, he suddenly heard a chaotic series of Voice of Magic!
They're wands... and several wands at that!
Is there an ambush ahead?!
In an instant, Harry's mind raced, and he immediately understood the cause and effect of the matter.
Without a doubt, the only one capable of lurking deep within Azkaban with a wand could be Auror.
The only reason these Auror would appear here so mysteriously is that they're here to ambush me!
So... it's Peter Pettigrew?
Harry quickly realized that the only person who could have leaked the information to the Auror was Peter Pettigrew Peter, who was lurking in the shadows.
To lure them in as much as possible, Harry made Greengrass leak some information this time... For example, to prevent Voldemort from making a comeback and to avenge his deceased parents, Harry decided to infiltrate Azkaban and assassinate the core Death Eater currently in prison.
Whether Peter Pettigrew believes it or not, he can simply leak this information to the Ministry of Magic; it won't cost him anything anyway.
If the Ministry of Magic didn't believe it, they could simply dismiss it as a prank; but if they had, things would have turned out this way, with Harry being intercepted in Azkaban by sheer luck.
"Six... Tonks is here too, is it because he's mastered the Patronus Charm?"
After carefully listening to the sounds coming from the wands, Harry roughly confirmed that there were six people lying in ambush ahead. However, he did not feel nervous; on the contrary, he was somewhat eager to try.
Although there were six Auror, Moody, whom I had encountered before, was not among them. With my current spell power, I could handle them.
Let's give it a try!
In his first year, Harry fought against Slytherin students; in his second year, he fought against Centaur from the Forbidden Forest; and now, in his third year, his opponents have been decided to be these Auror!
"Travers... he's barely qualified."
Now that he knew there was an ambush ahead, Harry naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to rush in headfirst, so he definitely wouldn't be able to catch the core Death Eater.
It just so happens that Travers, the prisoner next to Harry, is also a ruthless murderer. He once brutally murdered the Order of the Phoenix members—Marlene McKinnon family —who were said to be friends of Harry's mother, Lily. It would definitely be the right thing to do to bring him back.
Having successfully created Travers, the water that Harry had transformed into began to gradually coalesce and take shape, returning to Harry's original form.
Suddenly, a completely new emotion emerged in the prison: all the Dementor in Azkaban were starting to riot!
These Dementor are all too familiar with Harry's emotions!
It's him... the human with the emotion of supreme deliciousness, he's appeared!!
"Roar!!" *N
In an instant, the Dementor's excited roars echoed throughout Azkaban!
However, Harry remained calm and unhurried. He deftly put on the black robe, gloves, and mask that had been prepared beforehand, then popped a special Polyjuice Chocolate into his mouth, and finally slowly took someone's wand from his ring and pointed it at the corner of the corridor ahead.
Meanwhile, the Auror were originally lying in ambush in the hardened criminal prison were now furious.
"Damn it, what are these Dementor doing? Didn't I tell them not to make any rash moves? Why did they suddenly riot?!"
The one who was muttering and cursing was a male wizard who looked to be of a certain age. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his brown hair was disheveled and hung down his back, making him look like an angry old lion.
He was supposed to be the leader of this operation, and as he was getting angry, the other five, including Tonks, all showed a hint of tension on their faces.
"Master, what should we do now?" At this moment, a male wizard wearing a red robe and with a ponytail asked cautiously.
"Of course we should go after him immediately! We absolutely must catch him! Everyone, follow me!!" The lion-headed Auror, known as the director, shouted sharply, then quickly got up and rushed towards the corner of the corridor.
His leg seemed to be a little lame, but he ran with surprisingly long strides, and seeing him take the lead, the other five Auror followed closely behind.
However, just as they turned the corner, wands raised high and eyes wide open, wary of the slightest disturbance, what greeted them was... a ray of 'sunlight' poised to strike!
"Lumos Solem!!"
In an instant, the prison corridors were brightly lit.
Chapter 458 The Auror suffered losses in the initial encounter.
In the dark and gloomy Azkaban prison, Harry demonstrated to the Auror through his actions that... sometimes you might not find love around the corner, but you might also encounter a flashbang.
So now you know why drivers who drive at night hate drivers who use their high beams so much?
Because in such a dark environment where vision is extremely important, the blinding effect of strong light is incredibly powerful.
Even if the opponent is a battle-hardened elite Auror, they will inevitably be hit on the spot.
"Ah!!"
What worried the Head of the Auror Office and his subordinates even more was that they also heard a muffled thud of flesh colliding and a scream of their companion amidst the sudden flash of light!
By the time the Auror had barely regained their sight, Harry was nowhere to be found.
Meanwhile, the male wizard who had previously worn a red robe and had his hair tied in a ponytail was now stuck to the mottled wall of the prison corridor in a bizarre posture.
"Please, get me down here! I was just kicked in the stomach and I'm about to throw up!"
He struggled, trembling all over, but his head and limbs were all fixed to the wall, making it impossible for him to move. Even his wand had been broken, with the two broken pieces lying at his feet.
"Williamson, we'll put you down right away! This... this is incredible skill!" The Head of the Auror Office with the lion's head initially wanted to rescue his companion, but after a careful examination, he was astonished. "How could a third-year student do this?!"
First, he blinded Williamson with Lumos. Then, taking advantage of the obstructed view, he kicked Williamson against the wall, breaking his wand and even using Permanent Sticking Charm to stick his clothes and hair to the wall!
This... what an incredibly shameless tactic!
The reason this group of Auror was blocking the way was because Cornelius Fudge seemed to have received a secret letter.
The sender revealed that Harry Granger, a third-year student at Hogwarts, was planning to secretly Azkaban to assassinate the Death Eater who had been imprisoned in the previous war, in order to avenge his parents.
The letter also stated that Harry Granger was actually acting on Dumbledore's orders to revive the former Order of the Phoenix so that Dumbledore could successfully replace Fudge.
The letter also contained some particularly absurd accusations, such as Harry Granger harboring and torturing Werewolf, and that Lucius Malfoy's disappearance was also related to him...
Originally, the director of the Auror Office and his subordinates were completely unwilling to believe the nonsense in the letter.
That anonymous, mysterious guy, if you're going to spout nonsense, at least pick a more reliable person to talk to!
A third-grader can accomplish all this? Do you think he's some future demon king?
However, Cornelius Fudge believed the contents of the whistleblower letter, and at his urging, the newly appointed Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Piers Thicknesse, also believed it.
The Auror were now out of options. After all, they were a department under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and they had to obey the Director's orders.
Therefore, Rufus Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror Office, personally led a team of five Aurors, all of whom had mastered Patronus, to Azkaban Auror.
However, after their recent exchange, Scrimgeour did not believe that a third-grade child could accomplish such a feat in the blink of an eye.
Well... I can only say he doesn't know Harry well enough.
"I don't think so either," another dark-skinned wizard chimed in, "A typical third-year student could never have this kind of strength."
Of course, although he said that, you could tell from the glint in his eyes that he was just being sarcastic.