studiobondurri Chapter 72: Unexpected Bystanders
Chapter 72: Unexpected Bystanders
Chapter 72: Unexpected Bystanders
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"Dialogue"
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Chapter 72: Unexpected Bystanders
"Wow...it worked." Lyra stared at the stairs in disbelief.
The noises they were hearing before got a lot louder after the painting opened. It sounded like rocks and metal being hit.
'What is my brother doing down there?' Lyra wanted to know more than ever.
Astoria glanced at her while pointing at the stairs like saying 'Do we go?'.
"Yes, but let's move slowly, try not to make any noise," Lyra whispered.
"Mmm...I don't have a good feeling about this." Ginny didn't like this situation but still followed behind Astoria.
The trio descended the set of stairs with care until they saw a small arch of stone at the end of it.
This one led into another room. The one where all the noise was coming from.
They all hid behind the entrance and peeked inside.
A stone golem passed by them, and the construct was moving quickly while wielding a metal sword.
Lyra and Ginny had to cover their mouth in order to avoid screaming.
It did not help the situation when they saw a second menacing-looking golem just a short distance away.
Or when they realized that the target of their blades was no other than Harry himself.
Lyra stared in complete shock as her brother ducked one attack and moved away from another one.
The room was not big enough to allow him much space away from the two golems and their sharp swords.
Despite being in its current shape, the transfiguration that Harry had used on his wand, allows it to retain its core and one is able to still use it to cast magic.
This combination of magic and swordmanship was something originally created by none other than Godric Gryffindor and later on perfected by one of his best friends and the one who taught him this style...Neville Longbottom.
The golem only needed a couple of seconds to break free but it gave Harry some time to recover his breath.
The sword shone again but it now gained a purple color and a baleful aura.
The golem arrived at his side and lunged at him.
Harry moved behind it and readied his blade.
"Divulsa!" a purple wave of magic cut this golem in half, this time horizontally, leaving behind a purple substance that started to corrode the golem.
After it passed through the stone body of the construct, Harry's magic continued until it hit the wall next to the entrance.
He then heard the scream of two girls.
"What was that?!" Lyra shouted.
"Lyra?!, what are you guys doing here?" Harry exclaimed. He was too focused on his training and didn't notice the three girls entering the room.
He hurried to remove the magic from the wall before it consumed it. Or any of the girls if they got too close to the corrosive magic.
"Harry!, behind you!" Lyra was the first one to react. She screamed while pointing.
Harry noticed the movement and reacted by moving quickly as a blade came lunging his way.
This one still managed to stab his left shoulder.
It seemed like the second golen, the one he had cut first, still had a bit of magic left. But it stopped moving right after getting a hit on him and promptly collapsed.
"Noo!" Screamed Ginny.
Despite having been cut in half and corroded. The other golem still had part of its upper torso and arms, so it continued to move and attack the closest target it detected.
During its creation, Harry's orders have been very simple. 'Just Kill whatever is in front of you'.
He wasn't expecting visits.
"Finite incantatem ." He hurried to dispel the remaining magic on the golem and this one went back to being pieces of rock.
"Ugg..." He groaned and up a hand to cover the wound on his shoulder to stop the bleeding.
"Harry!, you are hurt." Lyra forgot about her million questions when she saw him bleeding and ran to him.