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HP - Chapter 385: Refusal to Speak
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Chapter 385: Refusal to Speak
“Draco!” Alecto screamed. She wanted to do something, but it was too late to save him.
“Sis! Come on!” Amycus shouted with urgency in his tone while he pointed at the warding device that was on the ground, just a few feet away from their position.
Alecto understood her brother immediately. They had to escape, and for that, she needed to grab the device and turn it off.
“Bombarda!” Amycus aimed his wand at the ground, casting the blasting charm.
It struck the stone path leading to the house, causing an explosion that sent debris and dust everywhere.
Amid the chaos, Alecto rushed to grab the small device, which was only a few feet away.
“Do you have it?” Amycus asked with panic, they could not waste a single second, but his sister was not responding. On top of that, while the dust was still settling, the visibility was very low so he could no longer see her.
“Wait!” Alecto said after a few more seconds passed.
“Alecto, bloody hell!” Amycus already had his portkey in hand, but it was useless until she disabled the wards they’d set up.
“I can’t find it!” Alecto finally said. She was on her knees, feeling the ground with her left hand, squinting against the dust but unable to see much.
She was certain the device had been right there a moment ago, before her brother used the spell.
‘Did the Bombarda blast push it away?’ she wondered. But it shouldn’t have; the explosion was too distant to affect it.
Suddenly, a powerful gust of wind hit them.
“Let me save you the trouble,” said Harry.
As the dust cleared, Alecto realized that the device was gone. “Where is it?!” she exclaimed.
“Alecto!” Amycus shouted, and she saw he was pointing at Harry.
“You were looking for this?” Harry held the device in his palm. “It looked like you wanted it back, so I assumed it was important.”
“Give that back!” Alecto demanded.
“Maybe… if you answer something first,” Harry said. “Who else is being attacked tonight?”
Amycus and his sister exchanged a look.
“Amycus…” she nodded.
They seemed to reach a decision.
Amycus pointed his wand at Harry. “Avada Kedavra!”
A green bolt of magic shot out of his wand, aimed directly at Harry.
If there was one spell Harry had learned to defend against, it was this one. He’d lost count of how many times Death Eaters had tried to use it against him.
He conjured a large rock in front of him, letting the spell collide with it.
Chunks of the rock shattered, but a significant portion remained floating in the air, shielding Harry.
With a light tap of his staff, he sent the rock hurtling toward Amycus like a cannonball.
The rock struck him squarely in the chest, sending him flying back until he crashed against the manor’s entrance wall.
He was still alive, but just barely. Blood dribbled from his mouth, and his internal injuries were severe.
“Brother!” Alecto stood up and rushed to his side.
“Save yourself the trouble and don’t do anything stupid,” Harry said coldly. “ You can't win and you can't escape. Just answer my question… I won’t ask a third time. Who else are you targeting tonight?”
“Alecto, we have to…” Amycus managed to lift his head to look at her.
“I know…” Alecto took his left hand, placing it atop his right arm, then did the same with her own.
Harry watched closely, wary of any tricks. The spot where they placed their hands was…
‘The soul brand?’ He briefly wondered if they were trying to call for reinforcements.
It quickly became clear that wasn’t the case.
Daphne, watching from a short distance away, called out, “Harry, what are they…?”
Suddenly, the Carrow twins began making painful choking sounds.
“What’s happening to them?” Daphne asked.
“This isn’t of my doing…” Harry replied, narrowing his eyes as black lines appeared beneath their robes, spreading across their necks and faces.
The sounds continued for a few more seconds, then abruptly stopped as the twins fell silent and motionless.
“Are they… dead?” Daphne asked in shock.
Harry approached cautiously.
The duo was clearly dead. He had no doubt about that.
Using the lower part of his staff, he lifted Alecto’s sleeve to reveal her right arm.
“So it can be used like this too…” There were black, vein-like lines spreading from the dark brand, extending over her body like poison.
They hadn’t been calling for reinforcements after all...the Carrow twins had decided to end their lives once they realized they couldn’t win or escape. Their fear of what their Lord would do to them for failing the mission was higher than anything else. A quick death was preferable.
“Daphne?!”
They both turned toward the sound. Someone was peeking out from one of the windows.
“Mother!” Daphne called immediately.
“By Merlin! Are you okay?” Lord Greengrass’s head appeared beside his wife’s.
“Daphne!” Astoria’s head popped up below them.
“We’re fine. You can come out, it’s safe now,” Daphne said with a beaming smile. “They’re safe…” A huge weight seemed to lift off her shoulders as she spoke.
She then turned to Harry, running over and throwing her arms around him.
“Thank you!” she said. None of this would have been possible without him.
“No problem,” Harry replied.
“And thank you for letting me deal with Draco myself. I needed that.”
Harry tapped her back. “I knew you could handle it.”
She leaned closer, whispering in his ear, “And you can remove the protective charm you placed on me now.”
Harry flinched. “You noticed that?...”
