"Is it almost dawn?"
"I don't know... Maybe an hour or two?"
"Oh! That's what you said just now... Seriously, I can't lie down."
"Bear it again! I want Ginny and them to have a rest - they finally fell asleep. I don't want to wake them up so soon."
In the ward, Ron and Harry were whispering. From what they said, we could tell that they had hardly really fallen asleep for most of the night.
It was just that Harry loved his little girlfriend, so it seemed that Ginny finally fell asleep in the middle of the night. Even if he couldn't sleep, he just lay silent until now.
Of course, Ron probably has the same mentality, but he can't stand lying now.
"Ah, yes, let them sleep a little more!"
Ron nodded and sat up as lightly as he could, twisting his neck, which was stiff from lying dry for a long time.
"I'll go to the bathroom and walk in the corridor outside..."
But just then, Hermione's voice suddenly sounded, and she didn't deliberately lower the volume. For a time, it seemed very abrupt in this quiet ward.
"All right!" she said angrily. "Do you think we're really asleep? Don't be silly! Ginny, don't pretend any more. I know you want to reassure these two fools... But it's obviously meaningless."
"Yes."
Ron and Harry looked at Ginny's figure on the other side and sat up, looking at each other sadly.
Immediately after that, almost all the little friends in the whole ward were afraid from some hard bed cushions, and there was no sleep in their eyes.
As for why we say "almost all", it is naturally because
"Fluorescent flashing"
The next moment, Hermione's wand glowing spell lit up the dark ward. Then everyone found that there was another person in the corner who was quietly hiding in the quilt and didn't get up like everyone else.
Needless to say, that's obviously Luna.
"Uh... Hermione, maybe you should keep your voice down?"
"I don't think that's necessary," Hermione said with a pursed mouth. "Luna, I think I have to remind you that if people really fall asleep, their breathing will become heavier."
"Oh, really?"
Luna, who was shrinking her head in the quilt, quickly pulled down the quilt and revealed her head.
"Hermione, you're great - you know what you're like when you sleep," she said, staring at her big eyes. "I can't."
Hermione shook her head reluctantly and did not go to gossip with Luna, but continued:
"In short, I think since we really can't sleep, we'd better not sleep... Anyway, it's not long before dawn. Even if we can sleep right now, we'll only get tired more and more!"
"Then we..." Ron thought, "why don't we go to talk to Marca and try to discuss a plan that we and he can rest assured?"
"Now, don't say anything to worry about," sighed Hermione. "But you're basically right. We really need to talk to him now."
Just then, she suddenly turned back and looked at pansy and the windbreaker witch by the window.
"Miss Parkinson, what about you?" she said. "In fact, Maka is right. If you leave London at this time, there may be no danger for the time being. It's only our personal choice to stay. Therefore, if you want to leave, you don't have to stay and suffer."
"No, I can't leave here," replied pansy almost without thinking, "because my friend... She should still be in the dungeon of the Ministry of magic... I have to find her sooner or later."
Behind her, although the windbreaker wizard didn't speak, her intention to stay was clear.
……
When Hermione and others came downstairs to the waiting hall, they suddenly found that a group of people were talking to Maka near the door.
Most of us remember the old wizard headed by Mr. aginbad, President of the wizard Federation.
To be honest, aginbad looked a little scary after he was disabled because of fighting with the basilisk. But now most people here actually know how his injury came from. They have only respect for Mr. aginbad, who is desperate to support the vargado School of witchcraft and Wizardry.
On the other hand, when Hermione and them came down, Maka had already noticed the existence of those little friends. But now he just looked back at them, and then he turned back and continued to listen to aginbad.
"... yes, after we rushed into the fog, we first met some crazy black wizards. Taking advantage of their few people, we caught those guys alive."
"However, after that, with our further deepening, we soon encountered another fierce battle at the junction of the eastern and central areas..."
"It must be said that the battle was very sticky, and those madmen worked too hard. Even if they were seriously injured, they would continue to fight as long as they were not fatal. Therefore, even though we had a great advantage in the number of people, it took a long time to break them up and break in."
When she heard this, Maka nodded.
"That's right," he said. "In fact, I've met them too - they're really difficult because they're completely controlled."
"Well," aginbad agreed with a slight nod, but followed him again, "not enough. That battle is not the most difficult to deal with. In fact, we lost some hands when we came here... Because we met a strange wizard whose eyes became completely dark."
"Completely dark?"
"Yes, just like a black gem, it looks a little uncomfortable," aginbad said. "The man's combat ability is stronger than the previous enemy, and his body is as tough as a giant. Even hitting him with a stone has no effect..."
"We have so many hands, but we are stunned. He broke in alone and seriously injured several people. Even three people died on the spot because they were hit by the Killing Curse."
As aginbad said, it is obviously different from the halbo apprentice Maka had dealt with before.
Because he still remembers that the guy who escaped from his men has not high physical defense ability, and his eyes are only a kind of muddy gray black, not to the point of pure darkness.
"I see," after hearing aginbad's account, Maka got a general idea of the outside situation, "then I'll leave it to you... I'll take the remaining half of my staff to Diagon lane."
"Hey! Wait, Maka -"
Hearing that he was about to leave, Hermione and others hurried over.
"Marca, we'll go with you too!" Hermione volunteered. "We know you have something you need to do, so let's go to Diagon Lane - we can help Sirius when you face bigger problems."
"You --"
Marca paused at the door, looking at Harry with Gryffindor's sword in his hand and Hermione's magic tablet in their hand. She didn't know what to say.
But now he finally waited until aginbad brought someone. He didn't want to delay any longer.
"If you insist..." Marcello hesitated, but finally said, "remember, don't be brave in danger, and then listen to Sirius."
Considering that going to Diagon lane at this time, half the people in the British magic world brought by aginbad are accompanied. With so many people around, he can at least feel a little relieved.
In addition, the more the number of Hermione's magic stone, the stronger the power. He nodded after all.
"Hermione, when you get to Diagon lane, take out your slate and let Mr. aginbad's support team try it."
With that, Marca went straight out of the gate of St. mungo.
Hermione and others were stunned when they saw this - seriously, if they hadn't just caught the opportunity, they might not have persuaded Maka to let them out so easily.
After a little stunned, Hermione immediately trotted to the exit, followed by Luna.
As soon as she came outside, Hermione saw Maka forming a team.
Since it has long been planned that half of the people will go to Diagon lane, including a team that will be left to the Ministry of magic for negotiation and docking, more than half of the support team is still left on the street outside.
"Because I asked Mr. aginbad to stay in St. Mungo, Mr. aginbad has temporarily entrusted me with the responsibility of command." while saying this, Maka glanced at Hermione a little reluctantly. "Next, you follow me to reinforce the defense line of Diagon Lane... You must be familiar with the two refuge points in London."
"Finally... Although I don't think I'm qualified, I still want to thank you for your help again and again on behalf of the wizards and Muggles in London."
Before these supporters spoke, Maka even waved his hand and said:
"That's it! There's not much time. Let's go now!"
"Wait, Marca!"
But when Maka was about to turn back and let Hermione and others follow, he suddenly heard Luna suddenly shout to him. At the same time, a wave of magic that was not strange stopped him half turned.
"Hermione, take someone back! Now!"
He said without looking back. His staff had been raised in his hand. The surrounding temperature began to drop rapidly in an instant, and ice crystals and snowflakes had even dispersed in the air.
"Go back!"