svetikya Chapter 176 Saints
Chapter 176 Saints
"Overnight?"
These four simple words made everyone feel a chill for no reason.
What kind of ability can make all wizards in an entire country disappear?Even Voldemort or Grindelwald have never had such terrifying power and strength.
A terrifying, breathless cloud hangs over the entire wizarding world, and everyone understands that a huge conspiracy is quietly going on.
The scary thing is, they don't know anything about it.
"Well - Anthony, the potion brewed by Severus is in the potions classroom. Can you help me deliver it to Madam Pomfrey?" Dumbledore turned to look at Severus. Si, after nodding towards him, his eyes turned to Anthony again, and then he spoke in a low voice with an unquestionable tone.
"Of course Professor, I'm happy to help."
Knowing that this was Dumbledore who wanted to 'invite' him out, Anthony nodded immediately, then immediately stepped forward and left the principal's office alone.
And after the only little wizard present left.
Dumbledore immediately made arrangements. He said: "This time it's Lupin you..."
"No, he has just come back. Let me do the task of protecting the Muggle Prime Minister!" Sirius immediately interrupted. His expression was serious and solemn, and he exuded a serious and determined aura.
He could guess a little about Lu Ping's life over the years. This old friend was probably not much better than himself.
Think about it, two of his three best friends died, and one went to Azkaban.
A friend he absolutely trusted betrayed them. A huge change happened in a short period of time, which gave Lu Ping a heavy blow in his heart.
From their first meeting many years later, with Lupine's haggard face and patched clothes, Sirius knew that his recklessness not only cost him his life, but also made Lupine bear the consequences for more than ten years. pain.
Now, it was time for him to make amends, he had to do something for this old friend.
Dumbledore looked directly into Sirius's firm eyes and understood what Sirius was thinking.However, he was unwilling to leave such a matter of protecting people to him.
Sirius was too reckless and could easily fall for the enemy's tricks.This time the stakes are high again.
But, it’s hard for me to refuse...
Just when the old principal was hesitating, Lu Ping suddenly spoke to help him out. He said, "I'm already very familiar with them, and I have experience in this area."
Having said this, he suddenly paused, and then his tone became gentle. "They trust me, and suddenly there is a replacement, and that trust has to be brewed again."
Now wearing a gray robe and a brown suit, Professor Lupine seemed to be a different person.
What he said makes sense. He has had a good relationship with the local British army in the past few months. WIC even paid him a salary. Although it was in pounds, but - his clothes were bought in a Muggle clothing store. .It doesn't feel any different from the ones made by wizards when worn.
Except without those additional enchantments.
For a moment, Lupine was surprised to find that Muggles seemed to be much more receptive than wizards.Regarding the strange and weird things hidden in the world, they have more of an adventurous spirit and are willing to explore everything.
They accepted the existence of wizards very naturally.
Of course, this may be because the people he came into contact with were all Muggle soldiers.Their minds are simpler than ordinary people.
While several professors in the principal's office were discussing the details of the Muggle meeting.
The fireplace beside the wall suddenly burst into green flames.
That is the only link between the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts.For ministers only.
In the past, Fudge, who had just become Minister of Magic, often used this passage to come to Hogwarts and ask Dumbledore various questions.
"Kingsley?"
Several professors present were surprised by the man walking out of the flames.
Now he is in a high position. As the target of Fudge's suppression, Barty Crouch immediately reversed the situation after he came to power. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Kingsley can take this opportunity to jump into the Auror office. deputy director.
"Something's wrong, Dumbledore!"
Kingsley ignored the confused looks of several other professors and walked directly to Dumbledore, with a look of intense anxiety on his face.
"What's wrong."
"Azkaban was attacked."
"what?"
His words immediately aroused exclamations from everyone present.
Even Dumbledore's face flashed with shock.The old principal immediately asked in a deep voice: "When and what exactly happened?"
"A long time ago, it must have been one day in September. I don't know much. The Ministry of Magic blocked the news. You know, the Minister has just come to power. If such a scandal spreads, it will have a great impact on him."
"Currently, according to the information I got from the minister's secretary, at least half of the prisoners in Azkaban have escaped. The Aurors have been hunting for two months, huh! It's ridiculous. I, the director of the Auror Office, am actually the last one. I know. They are guarding against me, Dumbledore!" A trace of warm anger flashed across Kingsley's face. Anyone who knew that he was kicked out of the ministry would not feel good.Originally, he had some illusions about the new minister, but now, haha!It turns out they are all the same!
The only difference is that Barty Cratchit is more sophisticated than Fudge. He was unlucky enough to encounter this kind of thing.
"Two months! It's a shame they could hold it in for so long." Sirius said coldly, his words full of bitter sarcasm. He was sent to Azkaban in a daze back then. In addition to his unwillingness to plead, more importantly The problem is that the Ministry of Magic's trial process is chaotic.Some people want to get rid of him quickly!
Sirius had long seen through that group of Ministry of Magic officials. They were all just outsiders. When Voldemort was raging, they secretly sent information and hedged their bets. After Voldemort fell, they immediately withdrew and tried their best to belittle people like Sirius. 'Death Eaters' create a righteous and awe-inspiring persona for themselves.
Even rely on this method to wash away the stains on your body.
snort!These people will never change.
"Those henchmen of Voldemort?" Professor McGonagall asked hesitantly.
"I'm sorry, Professor, if nothing else, they all escaped."
"Oh! God!"
"Wait!" Suddenly Professor Lupine stared at Dumbledore nervously and said, "Is there a connection between the Muggle meeting and the Azkaban escape?"
"You mean, they went back to attack Muggle leaders of various countries?" Flitwick said with wide eyes and disbelief.
"This seems like Tom's method." Dumbledore sighed slightly. The situation was worse than he imagined. If it goes as predicted, a major conflict between wizards and Muggles would occur.
I can't imagine how they will fare in the future.
"The Ministry of Magic has done something about this. They probably guessed what will happen in the next few days. The Aurors have already started setting up arrangements in London."
"Where's the Muggle Prime Minister?"
"I am responsible for protecting the Muggle Prime Minister, and there are several Aurors. They are all old people from the Ministry of Magic. They are absolutely reliable." Kingsley said with certainty.
"I hope, I hope it won't cause too much confusion." A hint of bitterness flashed behind Dumbledore's half-moon glasses, and he sighed, with a somewhat lonely look on his face.
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On the other side, after sending the pile of refreshing pills to the school nurse's room, Anthony did not return directly to the Gryffindor lounge, but went to the stargazing tower.
This is where they take their astronomy lessons.
Ginny, Colin and other first-year Gryffindor wizards told him that they had seen Ravenclaw's Euros at the observatory. She seemed to like looking at the stars, although she mostly stayed in the daytime. come.
Anthony knew that the observatory was a good place, a good place to get cold, especially when the professor took them to observe star trails at one o'clock in the morning. Although at that time, they could overlook the entire Hogwarts, which was the most beautiful night view, but the fact was that , he has never been here outside of class.
At the last level of the steps leading to the observatory.Anthony paused.
Sure enough, he saw a familiar figure.
Orosi, wearing a white raincoat, was at the top of the tower.
She looked into the distance, her long hair blown to both sides by the wind, revealing a beautiful face. Her cheeks were slightly red, probably from the cold, but Orosi had no intention of leaving and was still standing there, like What are you thinking about.
"I thought you wouldn't come!"
Just as Anthony walked over quietly, and when he was three meters closer to her, Euros suddenly spoke.
"You knew I was coming?"
"It's obvious, Your Highness." She turned her head and looked at Anthony coldly. The rain fell from the hood of her white raincoat like tears.
Anthony held up his magic wand, and the magic turned into a transparent umbrella, covering him from the rain.
"Ginny said: Orlos often appears at the observatory. She likes stargazing. You know? I just told her yesterday. In fact, this is the first time I have been here except for class. .”
"Everything - it's easy to guess, isn't it?" Her tone was as casual as explaining what she had eaten for lunch.It is her usual style not to express too many emotions.Just like now, she was just staring at Anthony quietly with her gray eyes, although her gaze was so cold and suffocating.
"Wizards are not much smarter than mortals. They are even easier to control. Their minds are too simple and boring."
"I don't have time to discuss these metaphysical things with you. Let me ask you, what else do you know about the Fall of London?" Anthony frowned, and the umbrella in his hand had a hole for a moment, and a drop of rain fell on his face.
This was enough to prove the anger in his heart at this moment.
Anthony is not the kind of ambitious person. If he can, he just wants to spend the seven years of Hogwarts in an ordinary way, and then leave the country, travel around the world, and see wizards and magic around the world. That is what he wants life.
Therefore, his background is very similar to Humphrey, that is, they both pursue stability!
Whether it is the stability of the government or the stability of the magical world, because only with stability can Anthony realize his dream of traveling around the world to witness magic.
But don’t push him too hard. The wand in his hand has changed from a unicorn to a phoenix tail. This shows that his heart is quietly changing. If the Riddlers in front of him are still nagging, he doesn’t mind using some. Unconventional means.
"Oh! Has His Royal Highness finally started to get involved with this country?" She remained expressionless, but her tone was inexplicably colder: "Everything is too late. You are at least about 20 years too late."
"So what if you can prevent this attack? Where you can't see it, the change has already ended. All they need is time, waiting and waiting for the change to spread."
"Place?" Anthony narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said tentatively: "Libya?"
"It seems that you are not ignorant." Orosi suddenly reached out and took off the hood on her head.Let the rain fall on your face.
"There has been a wizarding organization in Europe since the end of World War II." She said: "I remember that their logo is a triangle, um - a simple structure. This is the information you want."
"Triangle logo? European organization? After the end of World War II?" Various keywords popped up in Anthony's mind crazily. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, and the name of a popular organization suddenly popped up in his mind.
"Saints!? Followers of Grindelwald? They planned this attack?"
"To my surprise, Your Highness, it seems that you know as much about this world as I do!" A trace of surprise finally flashed across Orosi's face.
Anthony took a deep breath and immediately connected the information in his mind.
Attacking Muggle leaders, exposing the entire wizarding world, and provoking a war between Muggles and wizards, this indeed looks like Grindelwald's handiwork.
No, no, Grindelwald himself may not have been involved, and he did not establish the Saints organization.
It was his followers who established this organization after Grindelwald's failure.
So everything can be explained.
But the question is, how could the girl in front of him know so much?Even if she had been exposed to Moriarty - Anthony didn't believe that a Muggle would know more than herself?
Are all his seven novels and eight movies for nothing?
Vaguely, Anthony noticed something was wrong, but he couldn't find the answers to those questions.
"Remember our game." Orosi reached out and flicked the rain off her face, "The fresh breath." Then, she put on her hood again and walked towards the bottom of the tower.
"saint!"
Anthony sighed.
Holding an umbrella, he saw the entire Hogwarts in the rain for the first time. It was magnificent and majestic and full of traces of time.
He stood there in silence for a long time, until his nose became sore again, before Anthony left here.When he returned to the lounge, his cold came back again.
It should be said that he was not very agile in the first place. After being exposed to the wind and rain on the rooftop, his nose became blocked again.
Hermione talked to him for a while, but finally took out another refreshing potion.
After drinking the potion, he felt much better, except for the steam that kept coming out of his ears, which looked a little funny.
Unfortunately, Harry also had steam coming out of his ears, which didn't make him look any weirder.