Bella's Sneak Attack

Members of the Order of the Phoenix and Death Eaters kept arriving in the hall.

It was clear that both the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters attached great importance to this operation.

And out of wariness toward one another, both sides had chosen to hold something back.

The Death Eaters' greatest advantage had originally been the number of magical races that had joined them.

But now, that advantage seemed to be gone.

The Death Eaters had Werewolves led by Fenrir, Vampires, and other violent races.

The Order of the Phoenix, meanwhile, had Werewolves led by Victor, House-elves, and the Centaur tribe.

The Werewolves of the Victor Faction had long been allied with Eli, so it was only natural for them to come.

The Centaur tribe had originally intended to remain neutral. Years of secluded life in the Forbidden Forest had left them unwilling to deal with the outside world, and being skilled in divination, they were even better at avoiding danger and seeking advantage.

They did not support Voldemort, but neither had they intended to oppose him.

According to Firenze, if Voldemort won, they could simply hide farther away.

The reason these Centaurs had come was largely thanks to Eli's persuasion.

Eli pointed out that when Voldemort had possessed Quirrell, he had once entered the Forbidden Forest at night to attack Unicorns, and had been pursued by the Centaurs because of it.

With Voldemort's cruel and vindictive nature, if he gained power, he would certainly not spare the Centaur tribe.

Perhaps because of his friendship with Eli, or perhaps because Eli's words had moved him, Firenze, as clan chief, directly led the Centaurs' elite warriors into the war.

They were born archers, with tremendous strength in both arms. When they drew their powerful bows to full stretch,