Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 206 The 'I'-Shaped Long Snake Formation! A Sudden Change in the Tracking Process!

In a dense forest somewhere in Albania.

Five spiraling black shadows and a stone suddenly appeared, transforming into five powerful wizards.

It was a special snake-catching team temporarily formed by Hogwarts.

Upon arriving at their destination, the group ignored the stone door key, as it was a one-time use item.

Dali first surveyed the surroundings, then confirmed that all four of his teammates were present, before cautiously whispering to them:

"Everyone line up in the shape of the letter 'I', I'll lead the way, Professor Flitwick will bring up the rear, and we'll use the Tracking Charm to track down Nagini together!"

Everyone must remain vigilant at all times. If danger arises, we must quickly coordinate with each other, changing our formation from the letter 'I' to the letter 'C', and join forces to fight the enemy!

Dali used simple and easy-to-understand language to explain the use of the "One-Character Long Snake Formation" to a group of foreigners from another world.

The three professors and Sirius Black were bewildered but impressed. They were facing Voldemort's split soul and had no better solution, so they did not object to this approach and quickly formed a formation.

Dali walked at the front, raised his hand and chanted a spell: "Show me your tracks, guide me!"

A green, snake-like, winding, glowing path suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

No one dared to be negligent; everyone became more vigilant, donned their armor spells in advance, and began to take action.

Dudley, carrying Smetine's staff, followed the tracking spell and flew slowly close to the ground, leading the team forward.

While tracking, he also took out beef sandwiches from the paper bag, stuffed them into his mouth without even looking at them, to fill his stomach.

But as the distance they tracked them further and further away, Dali gradually realized that something was wrong.

Nagini's route was chaotic, sometimes heading east, sometimes north, not like he was on a journey, but more like he was... running for his life!

Escape?!

Dali was startled by his own idea.

Could it be that Nagini has already discovered them? Knowing they are no match, they fled before the battle even began?

Or perhaps Voldemort also learned the ability of prophecy, foresaw that his powerful snake-catching team would come to harm Nagini, and escaped in advance?

That doesn't make sense!

If Nagini has already discovered their tracking and does not intend to fight, he should walk in a straight line as fast as possible to get away from them and escape the maximum tracking range of the tracking spell.

Alternatively, the Voldemort clone attached to him could use a spell like an anti-tracking charm to disrupt Dudley's and his teammates' tracking magic.

Instead of what we're doing now, jumping left and right as if dodging some relentless attack within the range of the Dudley Tracking Charm.

Keep in mind, Dali and his group haven't even seen Nagini's snake shadow yet!

Nagini doesn't need to waste energy taking detours in advance to avoid them.

Or is it that the Voldemort fragment in Nagini's body is so clever that it has remotely confused the effects of Dudley's tracking spell?

That's unlikely, isn't it?

Dudley's current magical skill level is close to that of an elite professor-level wizard, which is 1.7 times higher. Voldemort doesn't even have a proper physical body yet. Could he really interfere with his spellcasting remotely with just a fragment of his soul?

Furthermore, if Voldemort's split soul was that powerful, why was Nagini hiding? He could have just come and wiped them out; why go through all this trouble?

"Professors, and Sirius, please all use your magic to enhance the effect of my Tracking Charm, give it your all!"

Dali was completely baffled, but in order to verify his guess, he still decisively proposed a testing plan.

Upon hearing this, the four professor-level wizards behind him were somewhat unsure of Dudley's intentions, but they still all used their full strength to cast a tracking spell, attaching it to the guiding mark that appeared from the tracking spell that Dudley had used earlier.

In an instant, the tracking spell that Dudley used shone brightly, its power multiplied.

However, the direction indicated and the crawling path of Nagini remained unchanged.

This shows that Dudley's tracking spell was not interfered with.

Even if Voldemort were at his peak, it would be impossible for him to influence the spell cast by five professor-level wizards without leaving a trace.

Among them, Professor Flitwick, Professor McGonagall, and Dudley are not just ordinary professor-level combatants; they are definitely elite professor-level fighters.

Thinking about it this way, there's pretty much only one answer.

And it was the most direct and outrageous one.

That is, there is another powerful figure currently pursuing Nagini! And it's a pursuit that's right behind him!

They were much closer to Nagini than their snake-catching team!

Thinking of this, Dali landed and stopped, turning back to the three professors and saying:

"Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout, you should have mastered the Love Protection Magic by now, right?"

“That’s right! Why did Assistant Dursley suddenly bring this up?”

Professor McGonagall asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Please cast a protective spell of love on me now, based on your friendship with your colleagues and your care for your students, to strengthen my defensive attributes!"

Dudley said crisply, followed by a concise explanation, "I suspect someone is trying to steal our prey. I can fly fast, so after strengthening our defenses, I'll go ahead. Professors and Sirius can catch up quickly."

"This……"

Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout hesitated for a moment, somewhat worried about Dudley's safety.

Professor Flitwick, however, greatly admired Dudley's abilities. Without a word, he raised his wand high and cast the ancient magic, Love Protection, on Dudley.

Seeing this, Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout stopped hesitating and immediately cast a Love Protection spell on Dudley as well.

The combined effect of the three professors' protective love spells was similar to a weakened version of Dudley's protective maternal love spell, enhancing Dudley's immunity to instant-death attacks.

However, in terms of the duration of the magical effect, it is far inferior.

Love without sacrifice cannot last long; the protective magic of love cast on Dudley by the three professors would only last for a week at most.

After receiving the loving protection from the three professors, Dudley did not immediately fly off to track Nagini, but instead cast a loving protection spell on himself.

This move nearly made the three professors' jaws drop.

Because the Love Protection Magic can only be used based on love, it is usually cast on one's own relatives and friends.

They never imagined that this magic could be used on themselves.

What was the source of Dudley's love in casting this spell? Why is the light of this magic at least ten times brighter than the light they cast on Dudley?

"Please excuse my poor performance. This is a protective magic of love that I cast based on my self-respect and self-love. You professors may also try it in the future."

Dudley explained at lightning speed, and at the same time, he quickly conjured four strands of light and handed them to the three professors and Sirius.

"Everyone, this is a tracking thread. Keep it safe. It will allow me to locate you all at any time. I'm off!"

After saying this, Dali soared into the sky, following the guidance of the tracking spell, and flew at an extremely fast speed through the dense forest towards Nagini's location.

The three professors and Sirius were left bewildered in the woods.

"Self-respect and self-love? Isn't that just narcissism?"

Sirius muttered to himself, making a comment that revealed the unspoken thoughts of the three professors, who were ashamed to admit it due to their positions.

Although Sirius doesn't yet understand the Love Protection Magic, he has a fairly accurate understanding of Dudley and his critiques are quite precise.

He dared not say this to Dudley.

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