In the Harry Potter Without Harry Potter

Chapter 477: Lucius Leads the Charge

The scene was too chaotic.

There weren't many purebloods who chose to hide in this place that was fully positioned for battle by their enemies, and at the first sign of danger, of course, the only thing they could think of was to run away.

With Apparition magic restricted and no way to fly, the only way out now was this fireplace, and it was impossible for all of them to leave at once, the amount of Floo Powder was even more limited, and the Carrow family never considered that they would end up reduced to the point where they would have to rely on the fireplace to escape.

And so the scramble began.

Before Moody and the others could completely break through the Auror's defences and fight their way into the manor, these purebloods had already begun to run amok all by themselves.

Whether they were male wizards or witches or children who hadn't gone to magic school yet, all of them were scrambling to be the first to squeeze over to the direction of the fireplace, they completely lost the so-called pureblood's dignity and etiquette of the past, and only thought of escaping from here at the first opportunity.

After two or three purebloods scrambled for the Floo Powder fast enough, and ignoring the amount of powder they were using, grabbing a handful of it and sprinkling it into the fireplace, the atmosphere became even more pressing among the rest of the purebloods.

With the amount of Floo Powder remaining, everyone knew that at least two-thirds of the purebloods on the scene would not be able to escape, and would inevitably be left behind, and whoever could get their hands on the Floo Powder first would be able to successfully escape!

After understanding this situation, there was immediately a portion of purebloods who were inherently evil and vicious raised their wands in their hands!

When dealing with half-bloods and muggle-borns, they were able to act recklessly, and if necessary, when they confronted purebloods of the same class, they could of course also raise their wands without any psychological pressure!

This is also the reason why Witching Horizon planned to keep the Floo Network as the only channel to escape, as long as there is a hope to escape, then these people will hold on to the faintest hope that the one who can escapes should be themselves, and no longer think of resisting, and even kill each other for the sake of this faintest hope!

The situation is now developing towards what Moody had envisaged at the beginning, and just when the scene is about to unfold into a big chaos that will decide who are the people with the chance of escape in the end, a sharp and loud incantation sound suddenly rang out amid all the chaos!

"Confringo!"

"Boom!"

Under the shrieks of the countless purebloods in the vicinity, the fireplace, which was their only hope of escape, was blown apart by a blasting curse!

A few purebloods who were closest were hit by the bricks that shattered apart, and some were even unlucky enough to be hit in the head, suffering a bloody head injury on the spot.

And most of the purebloods were looking at the originator with a shocked face, whose face was flushed red and panting heavily!

"Lucius! What are you doing!"

The owner of this Manor, the younger of the Carrow siblings - Alecto Carrow - screamed and cried out.

Meanwhile, in the very next second, there were countless wands aimed at Lucius, while his wife, Draco's mother, Narcissa, nervously grabbed her husband's arm.

Lucius' mind was also now almost blank!

But he calmed down incredibly quickly in the face of the wands of his fellow pureblood peers around him!

He knew full well that he was making the best decision, and only this decision could possibly result in the maximum survival of those present!

"It's a trap!"

He bellowed, and that voice, which was loud enough to silence all the cacophony in the room even without the use of a sound amplifying charm, silenced the scene in an instant.

"This must be a trap set by Dumbledore's group! I don't know how the news that we're all here leaked out! But besieging us here and leaving only one fireplace to get out must be what they want to see! If we kill each other for this only way to escape, it's all over for everyone! There wouldn't be more than five of us who could get out!"

"So you blew it up! And let us all die here!"

Amycus Carrow screamed in a near-emotional breakdown as well, but Lucius didn't flinch as he glared angrily at the Carrow siblings!

"The Witching Horizon hasn't breached in yet! Those Aurors are all still holding out in the surrounding area! There are still so many of us here, who say everyone is bound to die! Each of us is holding a wand in our hands! Not holding a useless stick!"

Amidst Lucius' roar, the people who had regained their senses gradually increased, and they soon realised that he was absolutely right.

If they really put all their hopes on the fireplace, then the people present would only die or be mostly wounded before the Witching Horizon's wizards could even attack.

And if they dared to return to fight back at this time, whether they really wanted to repel the enemy or take advantage of the chaos to escape, then there was still a chance to live!

If the fireplace hadn't been blown up, of course, no one would have listened to such a sensible statement from Lucius, but now that their only safe escape route was gone, there was no room for choice.

Lucius watched as the scene finally calmed down gradually from the madness and chaos, and his heart, which had been racing, sighed with relief.

It wasn't out of any desire to preserve the purebloods present that he had made such a risky move, it was just that he and Narcissa simply couldn't rush anywhere near the fireplace, and if they continued to let things go on like this, the couple would surely die!

Lucius didn't want to die, and he didn't want Narcissa to die with him.

So he had to think of a way to stay alive, and the only way to stay alive right now was this!

He didn't know how many people from Witching Horizon had come this time, and he wasn't sure how long those Aurors could hold out, but at least it wasn't an absolute dead end like the fireplace dilemma!

Subsequently, as the initiator of the proposal of turning around and resisting, coupled with the command experience of having once served as the head of the Auror's office for many years, Lucius rightfully gained the temporary command of everyone present.

He immediately divided all the purebloods present into a group that could be used as combatants and a group of old, infants, weak women and children.

The latter group were all left behind in the Manor.

Of course, Lucius knew that letting these people stay behind would leave them all to be trapped to death here unless the Death Eaters and Aurors could turn the tables on them.

So Lucius left a few young purebloods that he could trust and left the old, infants, weak women and children to them, which also included his wife Narcissa, so that they could keep an eye on the situation of the battlefield outside, and once there was an opportunity they would immediately take all of them to escape from here.

Lucius gave Narcissa one last deep look, and then led the others out of the Manor without any hesitation!

He wasn't doing it for any pureblood honour, much less for his allegiance to his lord, he just wanted to save his family as much as possible.

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