Wade was about to drink his coffee when he heard the screams. He immediately stood up, alert, and looked into the distance.
Bill, however, remained quite calm. He smiled and said, "Maybe the Ireland fans are just getting creative? It's hard for ordinary people to imagine how crazy they can get."
Wade didn't relax at Bill's words. He saw the distant camp growing brighter, and suddenly, flames shot up, illuminating that whole section of the night sky.
The next second, a deafening explosion came from that direction, followed by people's screams suddenly rising, becoming dense, terrified, and shrill. Countless chaotic sounds cut through the night sky like sharp blades.
"Something's wrong!" Bill's eyes suddenly sharpened. He dropped his beer, grabbed his Wand, and stood up, quickly saying, "I'm going to check it out. You wake everyone else up!"
Then Bill vanished with a pop. Theo and Ryan, who hadn't been sleeping soundly, rushed out of their tents, asking in a panic, "What's going on? Did something explode?"
"Something happened at the camp," Wade said, his expression grave. He turned and said, "Wake everyone up. We need to move to a safe place."
Without another question, the two turned and rushed back into their tents. Soon after, the sleepy-eyed crowd hurried out. Hermione didn't even forget to grab her school bag.
By this time, the camp was filled with people running in a panic. Adults shouted, children cried, and all sorts of sounds echoed in the night sky. Countless dark figures ran around. Wade even saw a figure struggling as they were sent flying into the sky, only to suddenly fall back down!
A long scream ripped through the night sky. Padma instinctively hid behind Michael. Hermione said nervously, "What's wrong? Oh, how stupid of me—Lumos!"
A bright light dispelled the surrounding darkness. Then, with another pop, Bill reappeared.
"What happened, Bill?" Charlie asked loudly.
"The Mascots have gone mad," Bill said, pulling Ginny. "Quick, let's go to the forest first!"
"What? Mascots?" Harry didn't understand.
But the next moment, he had no more questions—
A Veela flew over from afar. Her perfectly beautiful head had transformed into a bird's head, with a sharp beak on her face and a pair of scaly wings behind her shoulders that could carry her far with a single flap. Even her legs had become like eagle talons.
That Veela, who seemed to have transformed into a harpy, appeared completely mad. She threw balls of fire at the camp tents, then suddenly swooped down, grabbing a fleeing Wizard with her claws and carrying him straight up into the sky.
"No————"
The person struggled in a panic, letting out desperate screams.
The Veela carried him dozens of feet high, then suddenly released her claws. The person screamed as he fell. Several Wizards on the ground frantically cast Spells, trying to catch him, but their aim was terrible.
Just as that person was about to smash onto the ground and turn into a bloody mess, a figure suddenly flew out from the side, extending both hands and catching the unfortunate soul.
Before people could even celebrate, their hearts plunged into an icy lake once more.
"Oh, no—"
Padma covered her eyes in fear.
That figure was actually Ireland's Mascot, a Leprechaun. Its body had swelled to the size of a horse, with bulging muscles and a hideous face. After catching the Wizard, it let out a "ga-ga" cackle and flew into the sky, its expression evil and bizarre.
Looking closely, the Leprechaun's small vest was covered in bloodstains. As it flew over their heads with the Wizard, Wade and the others saw the person's bloodless face, as if they were about to breathe their last.
"Merlin... the Mascots... they've really gone mad!" Ron muttered.
"Don't look, let's go!" Charlie pulled at the others to run, but was suddenly held back by Wade.
"No, it's too late!"
Wade thought of the nearby forest, which had been utterly destroyed. If they tried to hide in the forest, the distance they'd have to run would be much farther than anyone realized.
Moreover, the forest might not even be safe tonight.
He pulled a Pencil Case from his pocket, threw it on the ground where it transformed into a Wardrobe, then slapped Harry's back, saying, "You all go in here—quick!"
Michael glanced at Wade, then was the first to pull Padma and run inside. Seeing the two successfully rush into the Wardrobe, which was a person's height and half a meter wide, Ron's eyes immediately widened.
Bill's eyes lit up. He immediately pushed Ginny inside, then urged the others to hurry in. Charlie, meanwhile, vigilantly watched the sky, lest they be ambushed by the Mascots.
No one wasted words. They rushed in one after another. Even Kreacher packed up the Black Family tent, dragging that sack-like bundle, and gruntingly squeezed into the Wardrobe Space.
The only underage Wizard left outside, besides Bill, Charlie, and Percy, was Wade. Charlie and Percy had already taken their Wands and instinctively ran off to deal with the Mascots flying all over the place.
"You go in and hide too," Bill said to Wade. "I'll help you hide this thing somewhere safe."
"No, I can help too."
As Wade spoke, a red light and a Cloak flew out of the Wardrobe Space, landing beside him. Wade then tapped the Wardrobe with his Wand, and it turned back into its original Pencil Case form.
The Cloak diligently picked up the Pencil Case and handed it to its master.
Beside them, a golden-red little bird was turning its head to preen its wings. Although it was only fist-sized, it gave Bill a sense of extremely deadly danger.
Bill looked at Wade, then at the Cloak and the Firebird beside him, and nodded, saying, "Be careful, protect yourself!"
Then, without hesitation, he ran to help a witch who was being attacked by a Veela.
"Mihail," Wade said softly, looking at the Firebird. "Don't reveal your Fiendfyre true form. Just make sure those attackers can't fly."
The Firebird chirped and spread its wings, flying off. When it reached its maximum speed, it looked like a red lightning bolt streaking across the night sky.
Mihail swept past behind a Veela, and that creature's wings immediately tore and ignited from the base.
She let out an extremely painful scream, spinning as she fell from a great height. Before she even hit the ground, she was struck by a dozen Spells.
The Firebird then collided head-on with an enlarged Leprechaun, causing the opponent's entire body to burst into flames. In less than two seconds, the Leprechaun's expanded body shrank back to its original size.
The flames disappeared, and the Leprechaun's eyes rolled back. It plummeted straight down from a height, then was bound by a rope that appeared out of thin air.
Wade observed for a while. Although most ordinary Wizards' Spell skills were terrible, as long as they didn't drop their Wands in panic, they could still deal with the Mascots Mihail dropped from the sky.
He relaxed, put on the Cloak, then took out his Polyjuice Potion, dropped a black hair into it, stirred it twice, and drank it all.
A moment later, another "Harry Potter" appeared in the camp.
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