Harry Potter: Transmigrated Detective Link

"Eh?"

Link was a bit dazed, for the moment not yet reacting to what had just happened. Or rather, he truly couldn't believe that Emily had suddenly stabbed him.

He wasn't like some protagonists in light novels going around building harems, why did he have to get hit with a betrayal knife too?

Link was roaring wildly inside.

And then in the next moment, Emily gave the answer.

"Mike, you monster! Give Link back to me!" Emily cried as she spoke. "I don't care why you want to be Slytherin's Heir, and I don't care how many people you've killed at Hogwarts, I just want my Link back!"

Hearing this, Link was stunned for a second, then felt somewhat wronged.

Granted, he truly wasn't the original Link, but he also wasn't Mike.

The most important point was, what gave Emily the confidence to determine that he was the Heir?

"I'm not… the Heir. I also… am not Mike!" Link gritted his teeth and said.

"Liar! I saw it all!" Emily shouted through her tears. "That night I was attacked! You waited for me on the way back, smiling as you walked out of the darkness, and had the Basilisk attack me!"

'Ah! So that's how it is! 'The Heir disguised as me to attack Emily!'

In an instant, Link's mind felt completely enlightened, and the previous confusion he had over Emily's drastic attitude shift vanished entirely.

Indeed, if that was the case, then Emily's reaction afterward made perfect sense.

"I will bring Link back!"

While Link's thoughts were whirling internally, Emily's expression suddenly became fiercely resolute.

Click!

Emily's finger gently pressed a mechanism on the hilt of the dagger, and right after, Link felt another wave of sharp pain from the place where the dagger was embedded.

'It's sucking my blood?' Link instinctively arrived at this conclusion.

But in the next moment, the Yoyo tucked at Link's neck finally couldn't bear it anymore.

With a screech, it burst from Link's collar, its wings flapping fiercely, and smacked Emily away.

Emily screamed as she was flung to the ground, and the dagger was pulled out with her hand.

"Urgh!"

Link clutched the wound and let out a muffled groan. His other free hand quickly pulled a bottle of pale pink potion from his utility belt, half he drank, and half he poured directly onto the wound.

Ssshh!

As soon as the potion touched the wound, it let out a terrifying sound, like raw chicken breast thrown into a hot pan.

Link's face went pale, and he curled up like a boiled lobster.

And while Link was handling his wound, Emily had already gotten up.

She seemed to still be unwilling to give up, waving her wand and repeatedly casting control-type spells like "Stupefy" and "Petrificus Totalus" at Link.

Unfortunately, the Yoyo, with its magic-resistant hide, wasn't just for show.

Every time Emily cast a spell, the Yoyo could dart over almost like teleportation to block the attack for Link.

Boom!

Another Stupefy was blocked by the Yoyo, but unlike before, this time the Yoyo seemed to be hurt.

It bared its fangs, showing two sharp teeth, and silently roared at Emily.

Seeing this, a flicker of fear flashed through Emily's eyes.

She naturally understood that this was the Yoyo's final warning to her.

But recalling the happy moments she had shared with Link, she still firmly raised her wand.

"Screee!"

The Yoyo screeched and shot forward. After being beaten for so long, it was really angry now.

But just as its fangs were about to make intimate contact with Emily's forehead, Link's voice rang out.

"Wait!"

Whoosh!

A wild gust of wind blew, Emily was swept off her feet and sent flying. The dagger in her hand flew free and clattered crisply on the floor.

But that was good news, it meant the Yoyo had held back at the last moment.

"Screee!" The Yoyo somehow landed back on Link's shoulder, shrieking in protest.

But Link had no time to pay attention to it right now. He first wiped the sweat from his face, then slowly stood up.

By now, the wound on his abdomen had healed. Though it still throbbed slightly when he moved, it was no longer serious.

The effect of concentrated dittany was just that strong.

The only downside was, it hurt too much. If he had the choice, Link would've preferred other slower but gentler healing methods.

After calming down a little, Link looked at Emily on the opposite side.

The girl still had tears at the corners of her eyes, and her expression was one of heart-wrenching despair.

"Emily," Link's voice unconsciously softened, "you've been tricked by the Heir, he..."

Link's words suddenly cut off, because through the power of the Sensory Charm, he could clearly sense a strong magical force rapidly approaching not far away.

"Watch out! Emily!" Link instinctively shouted.

His ebony wand instantly snapped into his hand. With a swift motion, he swung his wand, and a thin, transparent shield instantly enveloped both him and Emily.

In the next second, an overwhelming force smashed through most of the magical ceiling and pierced the protective shield.

"Cough! Cough!"

Link choked on the dust and started coughing violently.

And at the same time, the culprit who destroyed the observatory finally revealed its form.

It was a humanoid thing. And to call it a "thing" was because it only retained a human shape.

Most of its body was covered in thick, sticky black mist. The mist surged madly, not only obscuring its appearance but also giving Link a sense of chaos and absurdity.

However, thanks to the Sensory Charm's magic vision, Link could clearly perceive the evil aura radiating from the creature.

That scent, it was somewhat similar to the one he had encountered from Voldemort last year. But it was younger. And more energetic.

The black figure suddenly curled its finger, and the next moment, Emily floated to its side.

Whoosh!

Wind whooshed again.

Without hesitation, Link raised his wand and fired a Silent Sectumsempra.

But strangely, the previously unstoppable invisible blade had no effect at all, it passed straight through the black figure's body.

'No physical form?' Link instantly understood.

But it was already too late. The black figure took Emily and jumped directly off the observatory. At the very last moment before leaping, it even turned around to look deeply at Link.

Even though the black figure had no face and couldn't make expressions, Link somehow felt like it was mocking him.

"Emily!"

Link shouted as he threw himself toward the edge of the observatory's ruined platform. But by now, the darkness had already swallowed any trace of Emily and the black figure.

Luckily, with the help of the Sensory Charm, Link could still sense the disgusting magical aura left behind, like breadcrumbs leading in one direction, toward the Forbidden Forest.

"The Forbidden Forest, huh?" Link murmured softly, but his hands didn't slow at all.

He reached into his Undetectable Extension Charm bag, and with a casual pull, drew out a gleaming Nimbus 2000 broomstick.

This was compensation Madam Flamel gave him last year.

Mounting the broom, Link flew toward the Forbidden Forest with the Yoyo in tow.

And above the heads of this man and beast, that thin crescent moon watched the scene below with keen interest.

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