The whole entire day, Link and the other two stayed in the compartment chatting leisurely with Lupin.
Years of bounty hunter life, although difficult, had brought Lupin extremely rich experience. Topics were thrown out one after another, never causing him to run out of words.
This also made the three of them very happy.
Even Emily, who originally was a bit unfriendly towards Lupin, also changed her opinion of him after a whole day of conversation.
She even released that sled dog, Skar that Link had given her. At this moment, Skar, after being catalyzed by Link, had already grown very large. One moment sniffing Emily's body, another moment rubbing against Link's body, looking very lively.
And entering the second half of the journey, outside the window suddenly heavy rain began to fall.
One by one, bean-sized water droplets densely hit the glass, made particularly atmospheric against the pitch-black sky outside.
Such a scene could always make a person's heart calm down.
Inside the compartment, the four people also stopped talking, all together gazing outside the window.
And just in this peaceful atmosphere, a faint buzzing sound suddenly rang out abruptly.
At first, everyone didn't really pay attention, but as the buzzing became more and more piercing, John finally couldn't bear it.
"Damn it! Where the hell is it coming from!"
John cursed angrily and pushed open the compartment door, only to see that the compartment door directly opposite them was wide open, and Harry, Hermione, and the others were sitting inside, looking surprised at John.
"Harry?"
Link timely stood up, greeting them.
His appearance made smiles appear on the faces of the three opposite. Hermione even looked like she was about to jump up from excitement. But after seeing Emily still sitting beside Link, her face darkened again and she sat back down.
However, Harry and Ron wouldn't care that much. They quickly stepped out from the compartment.
"Link! What a coincidence!" Harry said excitedly. "Ah! Professor Lupin, you're awake!"
"Hm? You know me?"
"Of course, it's written on your suitcase."
Lupin instinctively glanced at his shabby suitcase. Sure enough, his name was engraved on it.
For a moment, everyone laughed.
But at this moment, John impatiently waved his hand and said, "I'm saying, where exactly is that weird noise coming from? My head's about to explode."
"Ah! Sorry!"
Hearing that, Ron flusteredly pulled out a small pocket Secrecy Sensor from the suitcase. The thing was spinning rapidly in his hand and emitting dazzling light.
Obviously, this was the source of the noise.
"This is a Sneakoscope, said to be able to predict danger," Ron said, angrily slapping the little Secrecy Sensor, "but I think this cheap thing must be broken. Since getting on the train it's been making noise nonstop, but nothing has happened!"
"Uh, I think it might not be broken."
"What do you mean…"
Ron turned his head in confusion to look at John, but only halfway through his sentence, he stopped.
Because, without knowing when, the sky outside had gone completely dark. The Hogwarts Express had begun to gradually slow down, and a cold, gloomy atmosphere was spreading inside the compartment.
Everyone stood stiffly in place. Ron and Harry even shivered. An ominous feeling lingered in everyone's hearts.
"Emily, stay by my side. And Skar, don't move."
Link pulled out his wand and protected Emily and the silly dog Skar behind himself, while Lupin on the other side also shielded the others.
The two of them stood alert, one in front and one behind.
The next moment, the already dim magical lights in the compartment all went out.
Hermione and Ron couldn't help but scream, while Link and Lupin immediately waved their wands.
"Lumos!"
Soft light exploded from the tips of their wands, lighting up the narrow compartment.
Skar barked uneasily, crouching at Link's feet, trembling. Emily also raised her wand.
And in this eerie silence, a tall figure wearing a cloak slowly emerged from the compartment door.
Its face was completely hidden under the hood, making it impossible to see its appearance.
It just floated quietly at the doorway. A gray, corpse-like claw extended from within the tattered cloak, pointing a few times at Link and the others, as if counting the number of people.
Then, it slowly withdrew its claw and took a deep breath.
"Grrrrr..."
A series of strange sounds came from its throat. And with its inhalation, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped.
This was not just in Link and the others' minds, because a visible layer of frost had already appeared on the surrounding tables and chairs.
"Thud!"
Harry fainted instantly. Emily also began to tremble. She originally still wanted to raise her wand to resist, but as the creature inhaled, all the positive emotions in her body were sucked away, causing her to be completely unable to use any strength.
"Expecto Patronum!"
Lupin shouted with all his might. A large mass of silvery-white light burst from his wand, rippling toward the cloaked monster.
That monster immediately retreated, but soon two more monsters floated in.
Lupin's expression turned extremely ugly, because through that earlier light, he could clearly see that outside the window, these creatures were floating all over.
The entire Hogwarts Express was now surrounded by these monsters.
Link's face also didn't look good, but not because he too had lost his positive emotions, rather, because he was not affected at all.
Yes, these creatures that made Harry faint and caused Emily and John to immediately lose their ability to fight, had not affected Link in the slightest.
In fact, after being inhaled by them, Link even felt a bit refreshed.
This made Link very surprised.
He tried to raise his wand, and a surge of invisible, formless curse power erupted from it, turning into sharp blades that slashed at the monsters.
Unfortunately, although the curse power could also harm them, the damage was very limited.
The monsters that had been attacked by Lupin and Link not only didn't retreat but became even angrier.
"Grrrrrr!~"
That strange sound rang out again. The three cloaked monsters approached in a triangle formation.
"Link! Quickly get everyone behind me. I'll hold them off!"
Lupin stepped forward with a serious face, his wand tip once again rippling with silvery-white light.
But Link didn't listen. He just quietly stood in place, staring straight at the approaching cloaked monsters.
He had a feeling that right now, the ones who should be afraid were not them, but these monsters.
Finally, the monsters floated to the front of Link, tilting their heads and baring their claws, sizing him up, as if trying to scare him away.
But in the next moment, a sharp, hell-like roar burst from Link's mouth. "GET LOST!"
The monsters froze.
They stared blankly at Link. After a moment, they fled the train like they were escaping, and while fleeing, they even let out a silent scream, just like the painting The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
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