[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wizard-war-at-hogwarts":3,"chapter-wizard-war-at-hogwarts-wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-29":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Wizard War at Hogwarts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358002,4612,"Chapter 29","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>“The most critical points are these; I’m now preparing to apply for evacuation,” Pei Xu said. “The Embroidered Uniform Guard may already be suspicious of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about the power distribution in Hogwarts? What about Agent ‘Iron Cutter’?” William looked at him. “You know this is what matters most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing. Completely blank. Aside from one exchange student named Zhang Qiu who has ties to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, no other factions show any activity,” Pei Xu said. “If we don’t evacuate now, we might not get out. I’ve eavesdropped on every professor—none have any connection to the Soviets. ‘Iron Cutter’ is just a child under seventeen at most. I suspect there’s no intelligence network here—he’s just a lone mole.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Headquarters wants us to stay,” William said calmly after a silence. “If the Soviets can monitor Hogwarts’ movements, we must too. You’re the most suitable. I’ll move to Hogsmeade tomorrow morning, reduce contact frequency, and dispel their suspicions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t keep hiding,” Pei Xu’s voice trembled slightly. “Zhang Qiu convinced Harry to find a way to get me out. I don’t know how much more intelligence I can still pass along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we lose contact, we’ll organize a rescue,” William said coldly. “Keep investigating ‘Iron Cutter.’ Study Harry’s mental state. We need to know if we can sway him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll say it again—unless we evacuate now, it may be too late,” Pei Xu said calmly. “Zhang Qiu hasn’t shown up in days. I believe she’s deploying an action team—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Execute the order, Pei Xu.” William had already hung up and was packing his gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Pei Xu sighed, transformed back into a cat, and darted into the trees, vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pei Xu is still a child. My Master said he still has potential for reeducation,” Zhang Qiu whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said I’m the future leader of the British magical world? Is the magical world caught up in the Cold War too?” Harry asked eagerly. “Are you really connected to that Embroidered Uniform Guard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumbledore sees you as his successor—that’s widely known,” Zhang Qiu answered his first question quickly, then hesitated before replying to the second: “After a coup, the wizard Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev became leader of the Soviets in both worlds, so the magical world could no longer remain detached from the Cold War.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the Embroidered Uniform Guard,” Zhang Qiu said vaguely, “they’re law enforcers of the Celestial Empire’s magical community—similar to Aurors. After I discovered William, I wrote to them for help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was about to ask more questions when he suddenly spotted three dark figures darting from the woods, surrounding the small tent in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three wore strange robes, each donning a small black round hat, and all carried knives. From their attire, Harry deduced they must be Embroidered Uniform Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one wielding a two-handed greatsword slashed through the air—a red curved incantation shot from his blade’s tip, striking the tent directly. William emerged with his hands raised, but all three tensed as, in the blink of an eye, he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Harry’s astonishment, the three Embroidered Uniform Guards walked to his and Zhang Qiu’s hiding spot, then knelt on one knee and bowed to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He escaped using a Portkey. We deeply apologize. What should be done with Pei Xu? Please give your orders, Miss,” the leader said in English with a strange accent—Harry barely understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to the tallest tower tomorrow night at nine o’clock to retrieve him. Bring him back for my Master to decide,” Zhang Qiu replied in English.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry had wondered why these four Celestial Empire people spoke English—but he quickly realized it was deliberate, meant for him to understand. Zhang Qiu concealed nothing from him; the faint unease in Harry’s heart dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go. The Centaurs will be coming soon,” Zhang Qiu said. The three bowed again, then spun on the spot and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhang Qiu draped the Invisibility Cloak back over Harry’s head, they heard rapid hoofbeats. Two Centaurs with bows circled the clearing suspiciously, then angrily shot several arrows at the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An outsider has intruded and stayed here a long time!” one Centaur growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must have used a spell,” the other Centaur kicked the tent hard with his front hoof—then hopped about in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, I’m smashing this thing,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—that looks like a Muggle object,” his companion tried to stop him. “We should tell Hagrid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is our forest, not Hagrid’s,” the Centaur said, then began venting his fury on the tent and the radio inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go,” Harry said. “We won’t find anything now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t matter. The embassy will contact the Ministry,” Zhang Qiu said. “Now we just need to send Pei Xu away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never thought the Cold War would come this close to me,” Harry said bitterly. “I don’t even understand Britain’s own stance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No major figure escapes the Cold War,” Zhang Qiu said. “And you’re a major figure in the magical world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry fell silent. He had already realized many in the magical world knew Harry Potter had ended Voldemort’s dark reign—and with Dumbledore’s favor, he might one day hold real influence here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the magical world can never become a battlefield—not with the Statute of Secrecy,” Zhang Qiu said. “You can simply stand on Britain’s side and do what you believe is right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I am truly drawn into the Cold War,” Harry said calmly, “I’d choose the Soviets. Setting politics aside, I genuinely believe the magical world suits communism.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, in the not-so-distant future,” Zhang Qiu stopped and extended her hand, “I hope you’ll represent British magic and join our Magical Communist International—to fight for the liberation of all wizards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—shouldn’t it be the liberation of all humanity?” Harry questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Communist International recognizes the Statute of Secrecy, so freeing Muggles isn’t our concern,” Zhang Qiu said cheerfully. “Two worlds. Two organizations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not bad,” Harry nodded. “Shall we send Pei Xu off tomorrow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Uncle Lu and the others will come tonight to pick him up,” Zhang Qiu said. “Go back to sleep, comrade. Remember—health is the foundation of revolution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before returning to his dormitory, Harry stopped by the kitchen. The house-elves were surprised a student came for food at this hour, but they warmly served him anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he removed the Invisibility Cloak beside his bed, Pei Xu’s emerald-green cat eyes stared fixedly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, little cutie, you’re still awake too,” Harry picked him up and let him sniff the food on his clothes. “I just had a midnight snack. Want some dried fish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Xu obediently chewed the dried fish in Harry’s hand. Harry felt he still didn’t know his secret had been discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day after class, Harry carried Pei Xu to the library and did homework with Zhang Qiu. He often did this—Zhang Qiu loved teasing the cute kitten—but this time, she held a talisman clenched in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sleeping talisman she’d taken from the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Once applied, it rendered a person unconscious for ten hours—longer for a child like Pei Xu. More than enough time to send him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry found a small cardboard box, lined it with soft straw, and placed Pei Xu’s favorite cushion inside. Now he understood how Hagrid must have felt sending Norbert away—he knew Pei Xu had done wrong, knew it was better for both sides, but remembering how adorable Pei Xu had been, sorrow welled up in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron knew nothing else. He only knew Zhang Qiu had contacted the Celestial Empire’s best psychologist. As he carried the box, his face was equally reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under cover of night, cloaked in invisibility, they carried the box slowly toward the agreed-upon tower top. Ron complained: “Every time I have Astronomy class, I want to say—this path is too long, and we have to climb stairs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Qiu explained that because they carried Pei Xu, they couldn’t use Apparition, so the three would use brooms to transport him. To accommodate Embroidered Uniform Guards unfamiliar with Hogwarts, they had to meet at the highest tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third floor,” Harry counted as they climbed. Just then, they spotted two figures ahead, apparently talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three held their breath. From their silhouettes, they were clearly two professors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you not to take risks again,” Snape whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Headmaster won’t find out,” Harry realized—it was Quirrell. “His attention is on the Boy Who Lived—and the Boy Who Lived doesn’t care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumbledore pays attention to every student,” Snape said irritably. “Besides, you’ve already gotten what you wanted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But that was only the backup plan,” Quirrell’s expression twisted. “I need to go down again. I need a surefire strategy for wizard’s chess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I warn you,” Harry saw Snape hand him a small vial. “Each use of the Living Hell Potion weakens its effect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. This is the last time,” Quirrell nodded. Then Harry watched him walk toward the end of the corridor—his heart pounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Snape passed them, Harry felt his own heartbeat was deafening. But Snape seemed lost in thought, staring straight ahead as he walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>",1515,"2026-06-21T04:54:27.874Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","00f782794514fa62ca9a1c374063db7c377d231d2963b14656cecc5a7a91d515","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-30","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-28",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwizard-war-at-hogwarts-cover.jpg"]