Chapter 285 283 Death Eaters on the Icefield

Chapter 285 283. Death Eaters on the Ice Field

Eric was well prepared for Jon. Not only was he an invisibility cloak that could cover the entire sled, he also put some small spells on the skis of the sled so that it would not leave traces on the ice.

At the same time, a pair of goggles was prepared for Jon to protect his eyes from being stung by the sunlight reflected by the ice and snow.

After expressing his most sincere gratitude, Jon waved to Eric at the end, and then the two polar bears in front of him who were responsible for pulling the cart stretched out their limbs and started running in the direction of the North Pole.

In front of the ice castle, after watching the back of the sled gradually disappearing into the snow, Eric returned to the fortress that had been isolated in the Arctic for five full years.

He did not stay in the room, but came to the utility room, then opened a movable floor, followed the steps cut in the ice, all the way down, and finally came to a room in the ice. Secret room.

He put on his gloves and put on the most familiar white coat. The gentle smile on his face faded away, and turned into a crazy and obsessed smile when he looked at the ice wall in front of him that was filled with strange creatures. .

"Ah ha. The rest of the crowd has left. I'm back, my babies."

A sleigh led by a polar bear speeds across the ice field.

Gabrielle was extremely happy. Along the way, she offered to adopt a beluga whale three times, captured a polar bear twice, and begged to ride a walrus once, but Jon rejected them all.

Now she finally had two legitimate pets, and she was sitting on the back of one of the polar bears in high spirits, letting the cold wind roll up her long silver-gray hair and fly back like a flag.

Jon did not interrupt Gabrielle's happiness at this moment. According to the map Eric marked for him, they were still some distance away from the area where the Death Eaters started to scout, so there was no need to be so cautious for the time being.

"His research in the Arctic is questionable."

After staring at the map for a while, Jon turned his eyes to the bear under Gabrielle, and at the same time deliberately lowered his voice and spoke to Nick beside him.

Nick frowned slightly.

"I took Gabri around there after lunch, and nothing unusual happened. However, this is indeed the biggest problem."

Jon thought for a moment, then he asked softly.

"You have been in Hogwarts Castle for so long. Have you ever heard of any bear magical animals?"

Nick thought along Jon's words, but soon he shook his head.

"No, I got along pretty well with the wizard who taught Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts for a while. He talked to me a lot about magical beasts, but I have never heard of bears. I’ve heard of it. The only one recorded is the creature called the panda in the East. There are alien species with magical properties in this kind of animal.”

But he soon patched up his judgment.

"But the world is very big, and there are many types of magical animals. No one can be sure that he can know all the magical animals, not even a Hufflepuff student who was expelled. What's more, this is In the remote Arctic, there are few wizards, and there may be some unknown magical species of polar bears. Do you suspect that the secret of the young wizard lies in these two bears?"

Jon's eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"It's just some unfounded suspicions, and this is definitely not just the secret of the wizard named Eric."

He didn't say anything more, but focused on studying the map.

Grindelwald's purpose in coming to the North Pole was very clear, which was to go to the place where the Hogwarts' original scheduled voyage ended.

Jon had already remembered this location deeply in his mind when he was on the boat. It was twenty or thirty miles northeast of the North Pole.

This area was also marked with a prominent red dot on the map Eric gave him. At the same time, it was not far from the red dot. As he deliberately emphasized, not many Death Eaters gathered at the beginning. But two months ago, the North Pole was where most of the Death Eaters gathered.

The two points are very close together. According to the scale on the map, it is probably less than two miles.

Jon's location was about four hundred miles away from the pole. Two polar bears running at full speed could maintain a speed of 35 miles per hour. In other words, if he didn't rest in the middle, it would take about ten minutes to reach the set goal. Three or four hours.

But of course Jon would not be that inhumane, and it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when he set off. Even if the daylight got longer the closer he got to the pole, it would definitely be dark ten hours later.

So today's target was set at a place not far from the pole. It was far away from several Death Eater stations and was considered a good place for hiding.

After continuing on for about two or three hours, Jon called Gabriel over and no longer let her wander around the sleigh, but hid it under the invisibility cloak.

The invisibility cloak Eric prepared for them was obviously not comparable to the one Lily lent him.

There are only two manufacturing processes for invisibility cloaks in the magical world. One is to directly peel off the fur of the invisible beast and then weave it into clothes, and the other is to use a disguise spell on special cloth.

The invisibility cloak made of invisible animal fur is more expensive and can achieve better invisibility, but as time goes by, the invisibility effect will weaken until it completely fails.

The invisibility cloak made of the Disillusionment Charm is relatively cheap, but the specific invisibility effect depends on the caster's personal level, and the shelf life is shorter, basically no more than three months, and such an invisibility cloak will completely become an ordinary cloak.

The one Eric gave them was obviously an invisibility cloak made of the Disillusionment Charm, and it was precisely because of this that he could choose a large enough cloth to cover the entire sled.

Just as they continued to drive forward for an hour, Jon and his friends finally met the first Death Eater they met in the Arctic.

…

Mike is an old man who started working with Voldemort in the 1970s. It is precisely because of his long experience and loyalty that he has the prominent status and position he has today.

But in exchange, it is also a more important and dangerous job.

Just like this trip to the Arctic, before he was transferred here, he had heard that dozens of colleagues had died at the hands of the wizard who had already become world-famous fifty years ago. Even Rabastan, who had made great contributions in France and had just returned home to receive his master's reward, died at the hands of a boy.

Yes, at the hands of a boy.

This news could not be suppressed at all. At least it was a well-known secret among the Death Eaters.

After all, many Death Eaters who saw the scene fled with Rodolphus at the time. Before the gag order was issued, they had already passed the matter on to other colleagues.

A boy who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old used a killing curse on the sea and killed Rabastan Lestrange, a big man with a very high status even among pure bloods.

Most of the Death Eaters who did not see the scene with their own eyes did not believe it after hearing the news.

It's nothing that Rabastan died under the Killing Curse, after all, no one has ever survived this curse from ancient times to the present, but what is really unbelievable is that the person who used the Killing Curse is a child who is still studying in a magic school!

Until the order was issued from above to shut up all the insiders and block the news, those who were originally suspicious now all believed that it was true.

This made some people secretly wonder whether the boy who killed Rabastan was a student of Dumbledore?

At this age, he can use the Killing Curse. Even if it is said that it came from Hogwarts Castle, where Voldemort himself is the principal, there is some suspicion that Voldemort is trying to blame him.

However, this incident also made the Death Eaters who were transferred to the Arctic extremely vigilant. It has been so long since the death of Rabastan, and they still did not relax their vigilance. They have always been loyal to their duties and patrolled in the designated area. At most, they would secretly complain in their hearts. After waiting for so long without any movement, why didn’t the people above let them withdraw from here.

Mike thought of this problem again in his heart that afternoon.

In fact, many people suspected that it was their leader. Rodolphus was unwilling to die for his brother, and he didn’t have the courage to go to the wizard’s territory who rescued the boy to kill people, so he could only try his luck here and bet that they would come again.

But Mike just thought it was Rodolphus’s fantasy.

No one is a fool. They have already caught them red-handed at sea. Anyone with a little bit of brains would guess that they would have an ambush here in the Arctic and would not come here in a short time. Even if they really come, there must be wizards of the same level as their master following them. Such waiting is meaningless.

Thinking this in his heart, Mike, who had huddled up in his robe, was suddenly attracted by two polar bears running side by side.

The two bears seemed to be chasing and playing with each other, running wildly on the ice field, one in front and one behind.

Mike didn't feel anything special about this. Polar bears are of course the most common animals here. These stupid bears are like they have never seen people. There are basically several such bears squatting nearby where they gather.

The Death Eaters didn't care about them at all, and some even wanted to practice with them. Unfortunately, these bears looked clumsy, but they were actually very flexible. They easily avoided the flying spells by moving left and right on the ice field. Those Death Eaters who were interested in hunting could only catch a few Arctic foxes and seals at most.

Watching the two stupid bears running away, Mike put his hands in his sleeves and continued to walk on the ice field, silently wondering when such days would end.

He didn't know that six eyes just stared at him and passed by him.

The cover of the invisibility cloak is indeed very useful. Although the invisibility cloak made by the Disillusionment Charm is generally not very effective, this is the Arctic, and it is white, so even if the effect is a little worse, it will not have any impact.

During the day, the sunlight shining on the ice field will make a big impression on people's eyes. When the Death Eaters first came, they were not familiar with the situation here, and many people's eyes were swollen, and they have not recovered yet.

Not to mention at night, the night is the best protection.

"This person looks a little stupid."

After the Death Eater could no longer be seen, Gabrielle whispered.

Jon patted her head.

"As stupid as Gabrielle."

"Ah~ No! Gabrielle is the smartest!"

Unlike Jon who was playing with Gabrielle, Nick's expression became serious.

"We have encountered the Death Eaters, which means we have entered their reconnaissance circle. We must be more careful next time."

Jon pressed Gabrielle's head so that her hand could not hit him, and nodded seriously.

"Slow down a bit, we are not in a hurry anyway."

His words attracted Gabrielle's attention. The little girl finally didn't want to get back at the place just now, but volunteered to ask the two "drivers" in front to slow down.

Jon certainly didn't refuse her for this little thing. The two polar bears were indeed very unusual. Not only did they have enough endurance, but they could really understand human language. After receiving Gabrielle's message, they automatically slowed down.

It was like this until dark, and Jon and his team were less than a hundred miles away from their destination.

Instead of staying up all night to travel, they came to the previously reserved location and set up a tent. At the same time, they also let the bear, who had been running for nearly seven or eight hours, stop to rest.

Without doing anything else, Jon covered the sled with the invisibility cloak and went into the white tent to rest.

They will reach their final destination tomorrow, so it is best to get a good night's sleep tonight and recharge their energy.

However, things are often not as expected. After sleeping for about four or five hours, Jon was awakened by Nick who was on guard outside.

"Someone is coming, Jon! We'd better find a place to hide quickly!"

Jon sat up very quickly. He only took off a coat when he went to sleep. Now he can walk out of the tent by putting it back on.

After leaving the tent, he knocked on the roof with his wand, and it disassembled itself and fell neatly on the snow.

"They are coming!"

Gabrielle, who was lying next to a raised snow pile, whispered to them.

Jon and Nick immediately bent over and walked quickly in the direction of Gabrielle. As they walked, Jon took out the invisibility cloak that Lily had lent him from his pocket. After he came to Gabrielle, he covered the three of them together.

Maybe the 12,000 words from the day before yesterday exhausted my energy. This chapter is 4,000 words in two chapters. I'll continue with the usual 6,000 words tomorrow.