Harry Potter: Another Chance

Chapter 416: Hogwarts Defenses

Chapter 416: Hogwarts Defenses

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

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Chapter 416: Hogwarts Defenses

"How curious. Are those living statues?" A curious voice asked.

Two more figures descended from the skeletal dragon and stood beside Voldemort.

One was a beautiful black-haired girl wearing a dark dress and holding an ornate umbrella.

This was Enkara, the Vampire Lord whom Harry had met recently.

The one who spoke was next to her. He was an elegant-looking middle-aged man with blonde hair and a well-groomed mustache. Like Enkara, he was also a Vampire Lord, though far less ancient.

"Something like that, Lord Sebastian," Voldemort replied carefully. Those two were the only ones he had to treat with tact. "They are created by combining several branches of magic. There are many ways to make them."

Voldemort had not requested the presence of these two today, but Sebastian had insisted on watching the 'Grand Event' and he could not refuse a request from them.

Also, Lady Enkara was the one whom he had promised the Hogwarts castle after it was conquered, so is not like it didn't make sense for them to be here.

It still made him uneasy and was very much looking forward to the day when he would not have to interact with them again.

"Ah yes, I've seen you create those flesh golems using corpses," Sebastian noted with a nod.

"Yes... the Inferi," Voldemort clarified.

"Aren't they fascinating, Lady Enkara?" Sebastian asked his companion. "The things that these wizards can makeshift to compensate for their physical shortcomings." There was a not-so-hidden mockery towards wizardkind in his tone.

Something tried to grab him. He sidestepped just in time as a white stone hand passed by, brushing against his robes.

"What is..." Voldemort turned to see the upper torso of one of the shattered golems crawling toward him.

He was certain he had reduced all of them to rubble...there shouldn't have been anything left.

Then it happened again. Another broken golem reassembled itself and attempted to attack him.

"They regenerate..." Voldemort realized.

Now he could see it clearly... the fragments of broken golems reassembling themselves, as though they were under the effect of a massive Reparo charm.

A self-repairing golem wasn't entirely unheard of, but these constructs regenerated far faster than anything Voldemort had ever encountered. He also noted that they had some magical resistance on top of that. Otherwise, his blasting spells would have reduced them to dust, instead of big chunks of rock.

"Did the old man always have these hidden away somewhere?" Voldemort wondered aloud with some wariness.

An army of such golems could have decimated him and his followers in the previous war. Back then, he only had a handful of Death Eaters with him, and his magic was much weaker.

The only plausible conclusion was that either Dumbledore hadn't possessed them...or they could only operate within the grounds of Hogwarts.

"I see... so this was your last obstacle left behind for me, you old fool." Voldemort's crimson eyes narrowed. "I'll show you..."

The undead dragon shifted from its position, taking flight.

"How pointless this is!" Voldemort bellowed as the dragon descended upon the golems, crushing most of them beneath its bony claws.

Their remains were drenched in a viscous, acidic liquid conjured by Voldemort, causing the constructs to dissolve rapidly.

Once the golems were neutralized, Voldemort resumed his march.

"This is nothing but a mild inconvenience to me. Today...I'll destroy the rest of your legacy and take this castle!."

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