Chapter 335 - Illusions (2/2)

Time for some undetectable exploration of ancient Vampire Castle.

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Miles away, under the delusion spell, Luna was slowly making her way towards a small village, leaving Ginny and Colin in the tent, which was deep inside the forest. But she had barely entered the village when an unnatural chill, a descending mist and a sudden darkening of the skies made her freeze where she stood.

”Dementors,” Luna very quietly and slowly let out her breath. Looking around she forced herself to walk again. But the more she progressed ahead her mind started to become fuzzy with dark and sad thoughts. Luna shivered, and finally against her better judgment she pointed her wand out and muttered, ”Expecto Petronum.”

A beautiful sliver hare burst out from the tip of her wand and sprinted ahead of her chasing the dark hooded dementors away from her path. Luna quickly collected the food from a nearby shop under the protection of her Patronus and hastily ran back into the forest.

”We need to move,” Luna said as soon as she reached the camp.

Colin was sitting outside the tent and hearing Luna's voice Ginny came out. They both were still a little pale and weak, and their injuries hadn't healed entirely.

”Did someone see you?” Ginny asked urgently drawing her wand.

”No, but there are dementors in the village and I cast my Patronus. My guess is there are other spies here, so it's a matter of time before someone informs Malgino's minions or the death eaters,” Luna explained quickly. ”I brought a lot of food. We should have no problem living in the woods for a while. We need to get away from towns and villages.”

”Alright,” Colin got up at once and started packing their stuff. ”Should we use my portkey?”

”No, we cant travel by portkey considering Ginny and your condition,” Luna responded. ”You guys aren't ready to use any kind of thing like that. We have to move on foot for now. But I have a plan for later.”

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To be continued. . .