Chapter 278: Prison Break Duo
"I'm hiding down there like you, what can I see?"
Gar said unhappily, and then he looked at the sea in the distance, and saw a shark swimming past the side of the boat, and he retracted his head with lingering fear.
"In short... it must be a powerful wizard, or an Animagus... I saw a bird flying out of the sea."
"What bird?" Lockhart asked again.
"An eagle, maybe." Gar guessed.
He didn't know much about birds.
The two were silent for a while and looked at each other.
"Peter is dead, what should we do?"
...
The scene of Lockhart grabbing the wand and escaping from his cell was naturally seen by the prisoners around him, and they all clamored for him to let them out as well.
But during his time in prison, Lockhart was not only sucked away by the patrolling Dementors and fell into sadness and despair, but was also often insulted and bullied by other prisoners.
The halo of appearance and fame in this place at the bottom of morality not only did not bring him any benefits, but also made him fall to the bottom of the class.
Therefore, after escaping, Lockhart not only did not rescue his cellmates, but instead used the Oblivion Charm to call out their names one by one.
With the strength of his spell, it was enough to make those guys be empty-headed idiots for the rest of their lives.
Then Gar in the cell across the street called him.
Gar was also a prisoner with a lighter crime. He was a vampire and knew a little magic.
Because he was witnessed using magic to steal the blood bank of a Muggle hospital, he committed theft and violated the Statute of Secrecy and was sent to Azkaban.
Lockhart had no intention of releasing him, but Gar changed his mind with one sentence-
"You can escape from the cell, but do you know how to deal with Dementors?"
Lockhart thought he knew the Patronus Charm, so he released him.
But in fact, Gar did not know such a profound spell as the Patronus Charm, and he had not even been to school.
After encountering the Dementors, his only way was to transform into a big bat and then knock the Dementors away.
——This monster that feeds on human positive emotions seems a bit clumsy when facing simple-minded animals.
But after colliding with three Dementors in succession, Gar was so depressed that he almost turned into a mushroom. Lockhart had to carry this dejected big bat and run away.
While running around, they met Peter Pettigrew who was imprisoned in a special prison.
News about Peter has been on the front page for a while. Lockhart and Gar both recognized this famous betrayer and loyal subordinate of the Dark Lord.
At that time, Peter was circling in his prison. After seeing the two, his little eyes immediately lit up, and he rushed forward to grab the iron bars and said, "Help me! Get me out!"
Even the windows of his cell were densely gridded, and at most only one finger could be stretched out, and food had to be delivered through special thin tubes.
The floor and walls were shining with metallic luster, narrow and cramped, and looked very solid.
The facilities in this cell ensured that even if Peter turned into a mouse, he could not dig a hole to get out, but correspondingly, he was miserable because of this.
Seeing that Lockhart and the other man had no intention of unlocking the door, Peter pressed his face tightly against the railing and said loudly:
"Even if you escape, you are still wanted criminals! Except...except the Dark Lord, who else can protect you? Dumbledore?"
...
In short, they became three people later.
Peter wanted to release more prisoners, but most of the prisoners in short-term detention refused.
If they don't escape from prison, they can return to normal society after staying for a while; if they are caught after escaping from prison, they may get a Dementor's kiss.
What's more, it's still unclear whether they can escape from prison.
Azkaban is in the vast ocean, and no one has ever escaped before.
And the prisoners with long sentences are almost all sucked into a daze by the Dementors, and some have even gone crazy. They can't be their helpers, but only a group of drags.
Gar suggested that Peter go find his former companions.
Everyone knows that there is a place in Azkaban where Death Eaters are imprisoned for life. Those lunatics were crazy before they were imprisoned, and they have not completely lost their minds even after being imprisoned for more than ten years.
Peter was so scared that his face turned pale, and he firmly rejected this crazy proposal.
The person he fears most now is not Voldemort or Dumbledore, but his former Death Eater companions.
Especially the most loyal ones... They know that it was Peter who conveyed the message to Voldemort, and they also know that their master disappeared after that.
In the eyes of some people, Peter Pettigrew is the culprit of the disappearance of the Dark Lord.
For example, Bellatrix...
If she is released, Peter has no doubt that the crazy woman will first give him a dozen Cruciatus Cruciatus, or even kill him directly.
Only when the Dark Lord is found and under his protection, Peter dares to meet those crazy "colleagues".
He painted a big pie for Lockhart and Gar - as long as they help the Dark Lord to make a comeback, they will not only no longer be criminals, but also regain power, wealth and fame!
The Dark Lord is never stingy with his subordinates!
The three of them began to escape.
Peter and Gar can both turn into animals. Rats can easily hide, bats can fly, and Dementors can hardly "see" them.
Lockhart had no talent for Animagus, but his Oblivion Curse actually worked on Dementors.
The dementors who were hit by the spell would forget what they were going to do and stand there blankly for a few minutes. The three of them escaped from the magic world without any danger.
It is not easy to swim back in the vast sea. Fortunately, Gal could fly, and he quickly found a nearby fishing boat...
Unfortunately, their luck seems to have ended here.
"What will we do if Peter dies?" Lockhart asked.
The man who promised to take them to the Dark Lord died, and Lockhart was immediately disoriented and didn't know where else to go.
"Let's find a way to survive in Muggle society first."
Gal thought for a while, then said with a grimace: "The city is so big, it will be difficult for the Ministry of Magic to find us... It's just that we can't use magic casually, and we may have to find a normal job..."
Lockhart deeply misses his fans and his best-selling books, but at this moment, he has no other choice but to follow Gal's words.
The two wolfed down their stomachs with the fishermen's dinner.
"What to do with these fishermen? Throw them overboard too?" Lockhart asked.
"No, if they stay, they can also provide us with a cover. You just need to use the Forgetting Curse to make them forget they have seen us." Garr said worriedly: "Otherwise the killer will come back..."
They both shuddered, terrified.
After making their decision, they got back into the cabin to hide, and followed the old fishing boat towards the unknown future.