Are you sure? that the war was really over

Are you sure? that they really know all the secrets

Vernon Dursley

Chapter 3 :

Confronting the Dementors

Part of the route I had to drive through was a tunnel under a valley. On my way back, I didn't take this route because the traffic at that time was quite chaotic. The lights in the tunnel were still bright. There shouldn't be anything. Not long after my car entered the tunnel. The abnormality came immediately. Starting with the sound of music on the radio, there was some serious disturbance.

This is not just because tunnels block radio waves. Because the radio's dashboard and various signal lights in the center console suddenly flashed. This is definitely not normal. along with a sudden feeling of coldness even though the car's heater was still working normally. I pressed the accelerator harder to get out of the tunnel as fast as I could.

And suddenly the lights in the tunnel went out. Only my car's headlights were still shining. Fear suddenly multiplied. And finally, something truly terrifying appeared. When my eyes caught sight of something on the ceiling of the tunnel, Something like a dark shadow quickly formed.

It started out resembling a cloud of mist and then changed to a human-like shape. But is taller than the average human. It's probably almost the length of the car I'm driving here. An utter shock immediately came to my heart.

“Damn it,” I exclaimed. And there was no time to think about anything further. The black shadow quickly moved towards my car and seemed to try to cover the entire exterior of the car in the blink of an eye. A rattling sound filled the entire car as if something was trying to get into the car. The surrounding vision almost instantly darkened.

But still able to see the way forward I almost lost control of the car by that time as a feeling of dread spread through my body and mind. I kept control of the steering wheel and pressed the accelerator all the way down. And that thing clearly revealed itself on the front of my car.

Right now, its appearance was clearly human-like. But where the eye should be There was only bald, scaly, dry gray skin, stretched to cover hollow eye sockets, but it had a mouth, a gaping, shapeless hole. And the sound of his breathing was so loud that it almost drowned out the sound of my car's engine. Yes, what that youngster had said all those years ago immediately popped into my head.

The same thing that attacked my son Dudley almost 4 years ago... Dementors!!! The scariest thing in the world that boy ever tried to tell me And of course, the mouse also told stories about what it could do to its target victims. Now only the windshield kept it from the outside.

I am now in a state of extreme fear like never before in my life. My concentration on controlling the car was beginning to be compromised by fear. In addition, the front view is almost completely obscured. By the Dementor who was clinging to the windshield and staring at me. As if wanting me to see it as clearly as possible in order to hallucinate me, it was now so frightened that I couldn't find the words to describe it.. and it seemed like it was trying to use its pale hands and slender fingers to pump like a corpse. Tried to break through the windshield.

I tried everything to get it out of my car: honked the horn, slalomed, I even scraped the left side of my car against the tunnel wall. But that didn't seem to stop him from trying to break the windshield so he could attack me. Until I decided to flip the switch and turn on the high-powered halogen spotlights I had installed on the front bumper and roof.

It worked, and when the light became brighter, it acted as frightened as a vampire exposed to sunlight. Until it moved away from the front window until I could see the way clearly as before. And now it looks like it has fallen off the car's body. But I am still not confident that it will leave me easily. I reached out with my other hand and picked up a high-powered halogen flashlight that was rolling around on the floor of the car between the front and middle seats.

I keep it in my car at all times in case my car breaks down. Including using it when going out to repair electrical appliances for customers at home.

Now I'm out of the tunnel. The moonlight helped improve my vision somewhat. And suddenly there was a loud noise like a giant vacuum cleaner coming from the left rear of the car. Yes, the Dementors wouldn't give up and picked up speed and flew to flank the left side of my car. It regained control of the car and attempted to break the front passenger door window.

And in the end, it broke easily, which was because the car scraped against the tunnel wall, causing it to crack from the impact. But for whatever reason, I will let it play against me easily. I turned on the flashlight that was now in my hand and immediately shone it on it.

The entire cabin was as bright as the sun rising inside. and caused it to suddenly show signs of distress. I continued to point fire at it until it finally broke free from the car. This is my chance to escape. But when I turned to look intently at the road again, I realized that the road in front of me was a curve at an angle of about 45 degrees.

Plus my car was traveling faster than the speed that could safely enter the curve...I pulled off the accelerator and turned the steering wheel into the same direction as the curve. along with pulling the handbrake..this risky cornering method I used to do some times when I was young and on cars designed for sporty driving and doing it in controlled racetrack conditions.

But this time I had to do it to survive the dementors who wanted to take my life. With an old van that was not designed for driving like this. On public roads where there is snow...and finally Because of the slipperiness of the road from the ice layer caused by snow and the excessive speed when cornering.

The back of my car slammed into the curved guardrail and my car slid on the guardrail. It was the only thing that kept my car from going off the curve and flipping over. I turned the steering wheel with all my might and used everything in my power to keep the car from spiraling further out of control. Even if I can come out of the curve But it was too late because my car was now hurtling towards the other side of the road.

Slamming on the brakes with all your might is almost meaningless. Eventually, my car sped off the road onto the snow-covered roadside. The car crashed through many large bushes in the area. and finally stopped and crashed into a large tree. Luckily the overall build of the car was quite rugged in nature for a European car and I was wearing my seat belt. But the force of the collision made me almost see stars.

Probably because of fear of Dementors. It allowed me to recover from the impact faster than it would take me to buy a soda from a vending machine. I looked around and found myself in the middle of a roadside field covered in white snow. No bone in me was broken. I checked the inside pocket of my coat. That film is like that.

But it was a high-powered halogen flashlight that saved me from a near-death moment. Damaged from the crash to the point of being unable to use..I have to get out of here as quickly as possible. I was able to start the engine again. But both front wheels were quite deep in the snow. No matter how much you accelerate, the car can't move but the wheels spin free.

“Dammit,” I swore out and looked around. And I still haven't thought of anything. The Soul Protector's signature loud, vacuum-like breathing sound reverberated throughout the area. I turned around and saw a dark shadow moving towards the left side of the car. The only thought that came into my mind at that time was...I had to use that thing...

Which is the only and last way that I can do right now if I don't want to die because of that Dementor. I opened the glove box between the front seats to take it out. The Dementor stopped next to the broken window and seemed to stare at me clearly before attacking me as he wanted.

I won't let you play against me. I took out that thing...a camera.

Pocket size

brand

Canon

which I took out with me when I left the house The flash was installed. I turned the front of the camera lens towards it and immediately pressed the shutter.

A large flash of sound came out from the flash. And the reaction he received from the flash of light had an immediate effect. It was noticeably distant from the car. And it showed signs of extreme torture even more than when it was exposed to the light from the flashlight before. And what is happening in front of me now? It's like what I've seen in modern movies about vampires dying from exposure to sunlight.

The body of the Dementor was moaning in agony. At this moment, it was as if a fire was burning from within the body, radiating outward with a bright light. And finally, his body shattered before his eyes, the bright light disappeared, and the surrounding atmosphere returned to normal again. The feeling of extreme fear I had just recently disappeared from my heart as if a mountain had been lifted.

I looked around again to be sure. before leaning into the driver's seat and sighing in relief.

“Thank God,” I said. Now the next thing I had to do was. Me and my van How can I get out of this field?

2:00 AM I finally arrived home safely. With a van that was in a fairly damaged condition. After nearly dying because of the spirit protector I had to use my cell phone to call police emergency services to get a tow truck to drag my car back onto the road. Of course the police would have to ask why this happened.

Would anyone believe me if I answered as it actually happened? So I answered that it was because the road was slippery. I had to waste time giving evidence about an accident at the police station and almost got charged with reckless driving. The only people I called were Andrew and Henry. As for Petunia and Dudley, I don't want them to worry about this.

I parked my car in the garage. Enter the house and lie down on the sofa. Please rest and get some good sleep. Because tomorrow there are still many matters to deal with. Including preparing to travel to Suffolk to join the two friends to prepare for what had just happened to the three of us.

“Is the war starting again?” I thought to myself before falling asleep on the living room sofa.