Author's note: Hello, dear readers. It has been months since I touched this fanfic. So, I am warning beforehand that my writing style has changed. I believe it is for the better because I started using simpler words and lesser explanations. Most importantly, I stopped using AI to correct the grammar.
-Chapter begins---
---------Arjun's pov------------
AWOOOOOOOOOOO
Everyone was spooked by the sound of the howling, even me. Though, I was spooked by the sheer possibility that the fucking Dark Lord will appear at any second.
"....Fuck off Weasel."
"Buzz off, Malfoy."
SIGH
That's it. My patience wore thin. I immediately turned back and shouted at the idiots, "Shut up! Do you understand how dangerous this forest is?"
The fact I was on the verge of losing my composure or the sheer anger in my voice, I don't which, but it got them to stay silent.
I really wish I learned the charging type charms or these intense pre-preparations transfigurations, because their power would be out of the world. It was at this moment that I decided to pursue duelling or combat magic with passion.
WHOOF WHOOF
The moment fang started shouting, I whipped my wand up ready to blast things up. But, I found nothing.
I felt like making fang fly. However, my rational side won over impulse.
"Fang. I am sorry to say this. Stop being a coward. No worries, 'Arry."
I ignored Hagrid's scolding of Fang and looked over the combat spells. At least the ones that can actually be useful against a dark lord.
Magical skills : Bombarda Maxima [36/100], Sectumsempra [1/100], Accio [50/100], Portego [1/100], Muffiltio [79/100], Illusiont [100/100] Lumos Illusio [100/100], Occlumens [20/1000]
Yes, I am really useless against him with such half-assed mastery. The problem is that my magic is not enough to train these spells properly. Using these spells a few times is enough to give me magical exhaustion.
Seems like I am sticking to Incendio and Augumenti. At best, it can hinder him for a while. Weakened or not, he is the same guy that causally spit magical fire from his mouth in the hall of prophecies.
I patted on Hagrid's thick knee and said, "I am counting on you, buddy."
Hagrid has the track record of surviving encounters with the Dark lord, so I can trust him. Hagrid blushed at my sudden gesture and said, "Don't worry, Arjun. I am here."
WHOOF WHOOF
"Enough, you bloody dog. Stop scaring us already."
Draco was pissed, and he burst forth with his insults. Him keeping silent this long is already a miracle. However, I maintained my vigilance because I saw what made Fang bark in fear.
Seeing the shiny silver fluid on the ground, I gulped and checked its consistency with my finger. "Thick and viscous. Most importantly, it is warm. Fuck, Hagrid, this is unicorn blood."
The moment I got assigned detention with Hagrid; I kept researching Unicorns. Scouring the library and ROR, even buying the books using Draco's connections when our relation was good. There is a reason I am stubbornly sticking with Draco. The books on hunting unicorn are forbidden to the core, but he can get them by asking his father.
"*GULP* This is bad, this is terrible."
Harry immediately asked, "What's wrong with unicorn blood?"
Ron explained to Harry, even with his voice trembling, "Unicorn may never bleed in their lifetime because of their magical fur and powerful body. In fact, the only instants they bleed is because of dark magic."
Draco, for the first time in all the time I knew, agreed with Ron by nodding, "Not just any dark magic. It would be on the level of the Fiend Fire or Unspeakable."
"What's the Un-"
"SILENCIO,"
My spell made Harry mute. Before the rest of them can kill me by talking, I silenced them too. Everyone was silenced except Hagrid, who was experienced in understanding the situation.
"MUFFILTO."
Everyone's voice and sound became muffled beyond our presence, before they can talk and even make the slightest buzzing sound. I silenced them by showing my finger over my lips.
They understood the universal sign of Shush. Good. However, I am not done.
"ILLUSIONT,"
The disillusionment charm took hold, and we blended into the surroundings like a chameleon.
I unsilenced them, looked towards Hagrid, who immediately nodded. Very good. He sent the signal for the Hogwarts Allies in the forest who will reach here within a few minutes.
The same signal can also inform the professors, but I don't think they will come. At least, until Harry encounters the Dark Lord.
The emergency is here because the unicorn blood is glowing. It means only one thing that the owner of the blood, the injured unicorn, is within 100 meters.
I followed the bloodstains while giving the orders to my AI.
'AI, give me an illusion model without our presence.'
[Processing the data...]
Erasing the host and his friends from model….
Model established.
Injecting- 10L Consumed]
It didn't even take a few minutes before the processing of my surroundings was completed. However, it left me with a headache, but I didn't care at this point.
We soon arrived in a clearing that scared the shit out of me.
Dark, pitch black flames that are giving the sounds of screams are extending in the entire clearing like a spider's web. The entire clearing is bright red, the same red as blood, except for two places.
The injured unicorn neighing into the air in pain that made me almost cry and want to save it immediately. Fuck, I can't lose control.
"Lumos Illusio,"
The illusion immediately took hold, erasing even the slight outline from the view of naked eyes.
With that, I immediately tied up Hagrid, who is almost leaving the field of illusion, "Incarcerous."
Holy animal or not, the cry of a unicorn can drive a person crazy and make them try their best to save it.
The meter thick rope held Hagrid enough for me to shout at him, "Hagrid look at the cloaked figure. Who does he remind you of ?"
"Who is it?"
The sheer fear one feels when one looks at a Dark Lord knocked some sense into Hagrid, away from the allure of the unicorn.
CRACK
I felt the silencio, muffilto, even the disillusionment charm break at the wave of his wand.
"Hmm, it seems to be some kind of forest dweller."
"My Lord, P-please focus."
"YOU FOOL, do you think I need to put effort for this menial task?"
Thankfully, the illusion held because it works by bending the light rather than a charm.
It was at that moment I realized the flight risk- Harry Potter
I almost let out my breath seeing Harry forcing his hands on his mouth to stop himself from screaming. Though, the angry red scar on his forehead tells me he can't hold for long.
I gestured for Hagrid to stay quiet and activated the muffilto again.
"Wait, Hagrid. It is not yet time."
NEIGHHH
Again, my heart trembled, but I focused on myself. It was only because of the months of harassments from the Slytherins that toughened me up enough to stop me from making a scene.
Seeing the Dark Lord making the cut on Unicorn with a greenish cut on its side, I waited.
Even as Hermonie and Ron took up the wands, I waited.
Not even when Draco realized who the cloaked figure is. I didn't move; I waited.
The moment of the Dark Lord's lips were about to touch the unicorn blood flowing through the veins of a living unicorn, I moved.
"BOMBARDA."
Drinking a unicorn's blood curses the drinker with a fate worse than death. It was not a joke. Within a second, I felt the dark chains of fire disappear, the intimidating presence of the dark lord diminish and even the Dark Lord grew sluggish.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Not waiting for a second, I used Incarcenous again to bring forth a rope that tied the unicorn and extended towards us, "HAGRID PULLL."
"YEHHHH,"
NEIGH
The next sequence of events was a blur that I didn't even think.
The Dark Lord emerged from the smoke of my half-baked explosion with a roar of anger. "Avada Kavedra."
"Aviors."
The flock of birds I barely conjured on time saved my life by an inch. I turned to see that the rest of the kids were stunned into silence and became immobile from fear.
Knowing they are useless, I shouted at them, "RUN!"
It didn't even take a moment before another ray of green flash appeared. It was only my experience in karate spars and dodging spells in the last few months that allowed me to dodge again.
"Aviors. Aviors. Aviors Aviors."
I kept casting the birds without even a hint of pause, but the scary thing is the killing curse in all its greenish glow kept appearing more times than birds.
"DIE."
It was at this moment Hagrid moved. He proved himself his half saint lineage by a conjuring a pile of boulders with his umbrella and throwing them one by one.
Go Hagrid.
Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse. It was not even the kids or me or even Hagrid who made a mistake. Instead, the ones we are trying to save, the same fucking Unicorn woke up and run away like a pig.
NEIGGHHH
The bitch when running away even knocked down Hagrid, who was beside it. As if this stupidity was not enough, it even used Hagrid as a foothold and jump away from the clearing.
"AGH!"
Looking at Hagrid, who was being dizzy and the rays of green light that completely tore thought he birds and boulders, I shouted with all my might, "BASTARD HORSE, I WILL PEEL YOUR SKIN IF I GET OUT OF THIS ALIVE."
Not caring about the magic reserves, I used my wandless magic to pull aside Hermonie and Draco, who were in the path of the killing curse.
"Fuck Draco, you better man up and remember this for the rest of your life."
Seeing this is not going well, I used leviosa wandlessly to bring the remaining pile of boulders in front of us.
[Magic reserves: 0. Magical Exhaustion imminent.
Warning.]
Not caring about that, I squeezed my body for more magic; it provided condemning me to the fate of magical exhaustion. "BOMBARDA."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
I fell down as soon as the spell leaved my wand, not even knowing if it hit.
"Well, that was interessting."
I felt a chill go down my spine because I heard the voice from behind me. I barely looked back to see the clocked Dark Lord standing over Hagrid, who seemed to be tied up with a series of chains.
As for Hermonie, Ron and Draco, it was a miracle they were only tied up and not killed.
"I heard about it, but to Ssee a broken wand decorated as an umbrella is hilarious. Isn't it SScum. Might as well set it right. I am ample experience with this."
"INCENDIO,"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO,"
Hagrid's cries of pain and sorrow echoed in the clearing as the dark lord became the reason for loss of Hagrid's wand for the second time. Looking at the ashes, I believe this time is permanent and much more direct.
"No, No, Why?"
Not bothering with the sobbing Hagrid, he came towards me while levitating Harry towards us.
"You are one interessting wizard, Arjun Prassad."
I could barely speak through my hoarse voice. "Thank you for the compliment. It is an honour I would rather avoid, but it is an honour to get this compliment personally from the Dark Lord Voldemort himself."
"KU, HA HAH AHAAH. sSo young and so bright. It is a pity to kill you."
I couldn't help but ask while hoping that Draco heard this, "What, is my muggle blood not problem any longer?"
My frustration was true. I expected backlash, but never to the extent I faced.
"While your mud blood iss regrettable, I don't mind looking passt it for such a bright wizard."
Looking at his extended hand, I took it.
"ARJUN."
Even as I was being pulled up, I shouted towards Hermonie, "No need to worry, Hermonie! I love my parents."
Disregarding the pain from magical exhaustion, I tackled the fucking Dark Lord to the ground and shouted, "Now, Harry!"
Harry, who somehow got up and lifted his wand up, shouted, "Diffindo."
Feeling the cutting curse pass by above me, I groaned from the strain. Especially as I was being lifted into the air by the Dark Lord.
The dark lord's clock turned immaterial, as if it was smoke and finally into the solid figure of the standing Dark lord. Not even tear less or more since the beginning of the fight.
"That was insulting."
"Whoa! No stretching of 's', looks like I am fucked."
My sheer confidence made him hesitate for a second. That was enough for Hagrid, who got freed because of Harry's cutting curse, to get up.
"AHHHHHH,"
Looking at the spelled chains that wrapped around the Dark Lord from Hagrid's lasso throw, I said, "Bye, bye."
I couldn't even hear a reply as Hagrid pulled the chains over his shoulder with all of his strength to lift the Dark Lord up and slam him into the ground.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
Hearing the distant sounds of horse echos, raining arrows and a rising dark smoke from the crater, I drifted into sleep muttering, "Dumbles, we are going to have a talk."
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TITLE : Stupid Horse.