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Ron continued to speak ill of him, which did him no good at all.
So Harry stood up, walked over to Ron, and, using the excuse of going to buy some food, pulled Ron out of the box.
He wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Ron, to help him understand that Levin's excellence did not diminish his own worth, but rather inspired them to grow together.
“Krum lost so badly, Levin didn’t show any mercy at all…” Ron continued to grumble, “They actually kissed in public, what will Hermione think?”
“Ron,” Harry suddenly stopped and looked around, “stop talking bad about Levine. He helped us a lot back then. Think about it, he was the one who rescued us from the Chamber of Secrets.”
“But, but,” Ron stammered, trying to say something. Whenever he thought of Hermione, dressed up so beautifully and charmingly, he regretted it so much that he wanted to strangle his younger self from half a year ago.
His jealousy of Levin deepened.
However, he couldn't ignore Harry's advice.
This was the first time Harry had spoken to himself so seriously…
"Okay... alright. I understand."
He nodded silently, but inwardly he felt even more dissatisfied with Levin.
Harry, you actually talked to me like that because of me... After taking Hermione, are you going to take Harry too?
Ron's despondency went unnoticed.
Soon, a surging tide of people leaving the stadium to return to their camp surrounded them.
As Levin and his companions walked back along the lantern-lit path, a series of high-pitched cries echoed through the night sky—the mascot of the Yin Kingdom team, a fire dragon, was singing and roaring.
This was also the first time most wizards had ever heard the song of a fire dragon.
Finally, they returned to their tent, but it wasn't time to sleep yet.
The joy of winning the game is profound, but more important is how to deploy defensive measures tonight to deal with the impending danger.
To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Levin, without having time to appease the jealous girls, persuaded Cho Chang, Luna, and Hermione to use the "Mansion Spell" to return to the tower to rest.
Before going inside, Hermione made sure to bring her pet Crookshanks.
As for Ai Wu, Xiao Long's strength is tied to Levin's.
Don't let her playful and adorable antics fool you.
In a real fight, a mere Death Eater would be no match for her.
At the same time, Jaina Proudmoore also began summoning her subordinates.
She decisively and calmly assigned tasks clearly under the guise of a preventative drill.
The entire defense operation was carried out in an orderly manner.
Soon, singing and strange crashing sounds came from the other end of the camp, echoing in the night sky for a long time.
Faintly, one could still hear people screaming and running around in panic.
All of this was just as Levin had "predicted."
The riots began.
"Everyone, act according to the previous orders," Ms. Proudmore declared definitively.
Military orders are absolute, and the Aurors immediately rushed out of their tents.
They faced unknown darkness and potential dangers, but their goal was firm and clear—to protect the camp and defend against the enemy.
Levin quietly left the tent.
He was like a ghost in the night, hiding and waiting at the entrance of the magnificent tent next door.
Inside the tent, Lucius was dressed in a black cloak, the hood of which cleverly concealed his light blond hair.
Beside him, his wife Narcissa Black Malfoy held his hand anxiously. "Lucius, be very careful."
"My dear, take good care of Draco." Lucius gently kissed his wife's cheek, then resolutely walked out of the tent.
Seeing the man leave, Levin walked up to him and gently patted his shoulder.
The sudden touch made the middle-aged man stiffen.
“It’s me,” Levin whispered. “As per the plan we agreed on, I will follow you invisibly.”
He paused, then reminded him, "Don't give yourself away."
Lucius nodded slightly, his stiff body instantly returning to normal.
He then realized that he hadn't noticed Levin's presence at all after he went outside, and the warning magic around the tent hadn't activated at all.
Thinking of this, Levin seemed even more unfathomable in Lucius's eyes.
He was even more grateful that he had betrayed the Dark Lord.
Lucius then left according to the Death Eaters' plan.
Levin followed him silently, like a shadow.
"At the camp... someone has captured a family of Muggles..." A man, also wearing a hood and a mask, excitedly rushed over and told Lucius.
Lucius immediately quickened his pace and arrived at the camp.
Above their heads, four struggling figures floated in the air, twisted into various bizarre shapes, as if the masked wizards on the ground were puppeteers, while the people above them were marionettes controlled by invisible strings emerging from their wands.
Levin noticed that two of the figures were very small and appeared to be two children.
Levin witnessed it all.
He saw a protester use a magic wand to turn a woman upside down, her pajamas slipping down to reveal a pair of fancy underwear, which caused the crowd below to cheer and scream.
The woman struggled to cover her body, but to no avail.
Levin saw them raise their wands, and in mid-air, the smallest Muggle child—sixty feet above the ground—began to spin like a top, his head limp, tilting erratically from side to side.
Even after visiting Rwanda, seeing such things again still left him with a deep sense of unease.
But he suppressed his anger and did not make a move, instead secretly marking the wizards in front of him.
Today is not his day to shine.
"As planned, everyone move out. The main force will continue to cause destruction, while the rest of you will act independently to confuse the Aurors. Be careful to move around frequently and avoid getting caught." A deep, resonant voice rang out from the crowd.
Levin quietly followed, marking every wizard he encountered with magic, like a predatory tiger silently approaching its prey, waiting for the crucial moment to arrive.
At the same time, Jaina heard singing coming from the other side of the camp, and strange crashing sounds echoed in the night sky.
Faintly, they could still hear screams and the sounds of people running in panic, as if something terrible was happening.
"That's it, let's get moving!" Ms. Proudmoore gave the decisive order, and everyone immediately rushed out of the tent.
By the light of the still-burning campfire, Tonks saw people fleeing into the woods, as if escaping some terrifying thing moving across the camp.
The thing was flashing with a strange light and making a sound like a gunshot.
Immediately afterwards, loud jeers, wild laughter, and drunken shouts drew closer to them.
Tonks' heart raced, a sense of foreboding washing over him.
Suddenly, a bright green light flashed, illuminating everything around them.
Tonks could see it clearly: it was an enormous skull made up of countless emerald green, star-like things, with a large python emerging from its mouth like a tongue.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the skull rose higher and higher, emitting a dazzling light in the green smoke. Against the backdrop of the dark night sky, it resembled a new constellation, yet this "constellation" brought endless fear to the people.
Penelope remained stationed beneath the iron-gray giant eagle sculpture, her observation point, yet she could not leave without permission.
A familiar shimmer of silver mist appeared, and a figure materialized beside her.
Penelope knew who it was without even turning her head. She couldn't help it; she had seen this kind of appearance countless times during her Auror training and was all too familiar with it.
“You’re finally here, Ciri,” Penelope asked with concern. “It must have felt great to kiss him in public, right?”
Upon hearing this, Shirella's previously composed expression suddenly became somewhat uneasy.
She lowered her head, unsure how to answer the question for a moment.
"Well...it was all because everyone was teasing us," Shirella explained softly, a rare look of embarrassment on her face. "I really didn't mean to do it. You know the situation; everyone was just joking around, and I acted on impulse..."
Penelope chuckled softly at Cirella's appearance.
She stepped forward and gently patted Ciri's shoulder. "Relax, Ciri. It's really not a big deal. Everyone's teasing you because you two look like a perfect match. Don't worry too much about these details."
"Thank you, Penelope." Cirira nodded; her best friend's comfort made her feel much better.
Although she has always been bold, she has never experienced anything so exciting before.
Ciriara didn't see it, but Penelope's eyes flashed with a hint of envy.
At that moment, a voice suddenly came from Cirira's badge, and the same was true from Penelope's badge.
My best friend, who was just chatting casually about relationships, suddenly turned serious.
They all lowered their heads, checked the information against their collar insignia, and exchanged glances.
Cirira reached out and grabbed Penelope, and in a flash of silver mist, the two disappeared from the spot at the same time.
The colored lights that used to illuminate the way to the stadium have now been turned off, plunging the entire camp into darkness.
Some dark figures stumbled along in the woods, children cried, and anxious shouts and voices echoed in the cold night air, adding to the chaos and unease.
In the camp, the ranks of those Muggles were even larger than before, huddled together helplessly, their fear rendering them unable to move.
Some of the Ministry of Magic's wizarding staff desperately tried to rush in and get close to the hooded wizards in the middle.
However, they encountered great difficulties.
They seemed hesitant to use magic, fearing it might cause the Muggles to fall, which further heightened the tension on the scene.
At this critical moment, the rhythmic sound of leather boots and the scraping of metal approached from afar.
The drum-like sound seemed to herald the approaching end of the dark night.
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Chapter 278 The Aurora Army
The sudden sound of footsteps caused a commotion between the two sides.
Just by listening to their voices, you can tell that the people coming are definitely organized.
Both the masked man and the ordinary wizard assumed that these were reinforcements from the other side.