Chapter 1094 Calculation
On the eighth floor of Hogwarts, a DA party is taking place in the Room of Requirement.
Harry had gradually adapted to his role in the party, walking back and forth among the crowd to provide help to those students who were not yet familiar with the Patronus Charm.
“Everyone, please be quiet.”
Harry walked outside the crowd, pointed his wand at his throat and said to everyone.
Everyone was attracted by Harry's voice. The few patron saints that were originally summoned gradually faded and turned into silver mist. The Room of Requirement seemed much darker than before.
“The final exam is approaching, and DA activities should stop.” As soon as Harry started speaking, he brought bad news to everyone.
“Will there be another DA assembly next semester, Harry?” Luna asked. She was one of the few students who successfully summoned a Patronus.
"I don't know, maybe, maybe not." Harry hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "After all, we will definitely be able to get rid of Umbridge next semester. Maybe the school will welcome a powerful Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. If so, That way, there's no need to continue the party, right? You don't have to worry, Albert's "Self-Defense Guide" will be officially published soon, and everyone can buy the book and learn the above knowledge on their own."
“I like DA gatherings. I can learn a lot here!” Neville had a look of disappointment on his face. He liked gatherings like this very much, and it never hurts to learn more useful things.
Hermione started to persuade: "Harry, I think the DA party should continue."
Hermione's words were recognized by many people, and everyone was persuading Harry to continue the DA party.
“Don’t refuse Harry in a hurry.” Ron advised.
"I will think about it again." Harry did not refuse directly. "However, even if DA gatherings continue next semester, they will not be as frequent as this semester."
"Very good."
Seeing Harry relent, Hermione couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She knew very well the significance of the DA party. Harry needed the party to gather the students of Hogwarts and gain everyone's support.
Amid everyone’s cheers, the DA party officially came to an end.
Many people came to thank Harry and hoped that Harry could turn the DA party into a formal club, which made Harry feel both gratified and helpless.
“I think it’s good to keep DA gatherings going if you don’t hate them.” Ginny turned to Harry and said, “Everyone likes DA gatherings and likes the feeling of being able to learn something.”
"I have nothing left to teach you." Harry said with a helpless smile. There wasn't much he could teach you. If it weren't for the "Self-Defense Guide," he really didn't know what he would do.
“It can be based on the contents of the Self-Defense Guide.” Hermione said without thinking, “Most of the contents in that book were carefully prepared by Albert, and they are all very practical magic.”
"That's right," Harry said softly.
“Can you still get in touch with Fred and George?”
Looking at Lee Jordan who was distributing mail packages to everyone, Ron asked curiously.
“Still in contact.”
“Where are they hiding?”
“I don’t know.” Lee Jordan shrugged, “They usually contact me.”
“Mum is almost going crazy with them and is very worried about their safety.” Ron said helplessly to Harry and Hermione.
"They are safe. As for where they are hiding, I don't know." Lee Jordan carefully checked the list in his hand. After making sure it was correct, he put the parchment into his robe pocket, patted Ron on the shoulder and comforted, "They should be hiding in the safe house prepared by Albert. Don't worry, those two **** are living well, and there are house elves taking care of their daily life."
“House elf?” Hermione captured Lee Jordan’s words keenly.
"I remember it was called Dobby." Lee Jordan explained to Hermione: "Albert said that he might not have that much time to help take care of the store, so he hired a famous house elf to help in the store. Currently, the store has not Once we’re settled, we’ll help take care of Fred and George’s daily life.”
"Look Harry, I'm just saying there will be people who are willing to hire house elves and they won't have to worry about finding a job." Hermione was happy that Dobby could find a job.
"No, I think they can only find jobs with Albert, because that guy is not short of Galleons at all, and he doesn't care much about Galleons." After hearing Hermione's words, Ron couldn't help laughing at himself, " If you don’t believe it, you can try to hire a house elf to take care of yourself when you earn money from work in the future, and you will realize how luxurious it is.”
Just as Hermione was about to retort, she heard a scream suddenly coming from the castle.
No one had much reaction to this, and even thought the sound was quite beautiful.
Nowadays, everyone has no other complaints about Umbridge who is stranded in Hogwarts. They even hope that Umbridge can stay until the end of the semester and then get out. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Magic seems to be planning to suspend her for investigation.
“The toad finally got his comeuppance!”
Every time Umbridge is unlucky, it always puts everyone in a good mood for the whole day.
"No Hermione, Umbridge has not yet received her retribution. Spending the rest of her life in Azkaban is her retribution." Harry had no intention of letting that vicious woman go so easily. Azkaban This is her final destination.
At this moment, Harry suddenly felt the scar on his forehead burning. He instinctively reached out to cover his hot forehead, as if something had invaded his brain.
“Harry, are you okay?”
Hermione supported Harry who almost fell, her face full of worry. Ron next to her quickly came over to help prevent Harry from falling directly to the ground.
Ginny, who had not gone far, heard the sound and turned back with Luna. She looked at Harry who was covering his forehead and asked worriedly: "What's wrong with Harry?"
“I think you should send him to the school hospital.” Luna reminded kindly.
“Oh, yes, let’s go to the school hospital first.”
Hermione took a deep breath and calmed down again.
“I’m fine!”
Harry opened his eyes and struggled to stand up from the ground. He looked like he was ill and his face was slightly pale.
He took out a bottle from his pocket, poured out a few vitality tonics and threw them into his mouth. Some strength returned to his weak body.
"You don't look like you're okay." Luna looked Harry up and down and said, "Maybe you should go to the school hospital for a checkup."
“No, no need, I’m fine.”
Harry took a deep breath and walked forward quickly, and Ron and Hermione quickly followed.
“What’s wrong with you Harry?” Hermione asked anxiously.
"I saw Voldemort. He was torturing Sirius in the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic." Harry lowered his voice and said, "He wanted to use Sirius to get the Prophecy Ball. He was torturing Sirius. He said he Will kill Sirius in the end!”
"But... how could it be?" Hermione seemed to have thought of something, and her face turned extremely pale. Although Harry had mentioned this matter long ago, she always felt that this was not a good idea.
"This is a trap," Harry said firmly.
Even though the trap seemed ridiculous to Harry, he knew exactly what it meant.
“Harry, are you really going to take the risk?” Ron asked weakly.
"But, it's strange, isn't it? How did the Death Eaters break into the Ministry of Magic without the employees of the Ministry of Magic being aware of it." Hermione was still trying to convince Harry, "Maybe the Death Eaters did it deliberately. I have set a trap to lure you into the trap, and I think Fudge will be happy to fire you."
"The Ministry of Magic has long been infiltrated by Death Eaters. This is not a secret." Ron was not surprised by this.
Things like Lucius Malfoy are working in the Ministry of Magic. You can imagine the situation in the Ministry of Magic.
"Don't worry Hermione, the situation is not as bad as you think, we have been prepared!"
Harry took out the leather bag from his robe pocket and took out a well-protected box. There was a bottle of golden potion in the box.
“Lucky Potion!”
Ron's lips trembled slightly. He had heard people mention this magical potion more than once.
"Yes, I think having this thing should be able to ensure my safety." Harry took off the sealing wax and took a small sip. "This bottle of Felixir can keep me lucky for a whole day, but I don't need it. That’s a long time, about four or five hours is enough.”
"Don't be stupid, we don't want you to go alone." Hermione muttered.
Ron licked his lips and said, "I've always wanted to taste the elixir."
“Where are you going?” Neville appeared out of nowhere.
"What's going on?" Ginny, who hurried over, looked at Harry uneasily, "Where are you going?"
"Nothing, I encountered a little trouble." Harry said casually.
"Little Trouble, are you sure?" Luna raised an eyebrow and said, "Your expression doesn't look like Little Trouble."
"You'll definitely need help, Harry," said Neville.
"No, it's not necessary for the time being." Harry shook his head and said, "Okay, we should go."
“How are we going to get to the Ministry of Magic?” muttered Ron. “On a broomstick?”
“The Floo network in Umbridge’s office should still be working.”
Harry had countless ways to get to the Ministry of Magic, but he quickly rejected them one by one. He needed to give the members of the Order of the Phoenix enough time to react.
Harry seemed to have thought of something. He raised the bracelet on his wrist and sent a notice to Sirius and his group. If they ran to the Ministry of Magic now without giving the members of the Order of the Phoenix time to react, they would probably get into big trouble. .
"Perhaps, we can go to Grimmauld Square 12 via Floo and discuss this matter with Sirius and the others." Hermione still didn't want Harry to act rashly.
“Let’s go to Grimmauld Square to meet Sirius first. I think they should be meeting there now.” Harry finally finalized the plan and rushed to Umbridge’s office with Ron and Hermione.
Neville, Ginny and Luna all felt that the whole thing was a bit baffling, but they all knew what must have happened, and followed Harry and others to Umbridge's office.
The situation here was not optimistic. The whole room still looked like it had been blasted by fireworks before. Harry found the broken clay pot with some floo powder left in it.
Hermione had used her wand to light the fire in the fireplace.
Harry grabbed a handful of flywheel powder and sprinkled it into the furnace. Green flames burned in the fireplace. He immediately stepped into the dancing flames and shouted: "Number 12 Grimmauld Place!"
Looking at Harry, Hermione and Ron disappeared into the fireplace one by one. Ginny also planned to follow, but was stopped by Neville and Luna.
“Did Harry say something just now?” Neville asked doubtfully.
“Place name.”
Ginny was a little depressed, but she still stayed and explained to her two friends who were still close friends.
A place protected by the Loyalty Charm. Before being informed by the Keeper, even if other wizards tell it, others will not be able to know it because it is completely hidden.
“They seemed to have said someone had been caught, and they were planning to go to the Ministry of Magic...” Neville always felt that Harry was in big trouble.
"You guys go back and rest first. I want to follow you and have a look." Ginny grabbed a handful of floo powder and threw it into the fireplace. It also disappeared in the flames, leaving Neville and Luna looking at each other.
In No. 12 Grimmauld Square, Harry, Hermione and Ron were talking to Sirius.
"Harry, what happened?" Ginny walked out of the fireplace and looked at the people in confusion.
"Harry, you...why are you here?" Lupine opened the door suddenly and looked at Harry and the others with the same confusion. He hurried over as soon as he received the news.
"Come and discuss the next steps with Sirius. By the way, have you contacted Professor Dumbledore?" Harry asked.
"We haven't contacted him yet." Lu Ping shook his head, "But I believe he will receive the news soon."
"We must find Dumbledore, only he can deal with Voldemort." Sirius said seriously.
Ginny on the side was stunned. Harry seemed to be carrying out a conspiracy against Voldemort?
"It takes about two to three hours to fly from Hogwarts to the Ministry of Magic on a broomstick." Hermione frowned and asked, "How long does it take to fly from here to the Ministry of Magic?"
“Half an hour is certainly enough.”
Lu Ping actually didn’t know, but he felt that half an hour would definitely be enough.
“Potter, this is for you.”
Mad-Eye Moody, who had just arrived, handed Harry a fake prophecy ball and ordered, "After you read the contents of the prophecy ball, destroy it quietly. Do not let Voldemort know about the prophecy ball." The prophecy in it. If the situation is critical, take out this fake one and use it as bait."
"It's not easy to hold it in," Harry muttered under his breath as he finished using the Prophecy Ball.
"Just use the Seamless Stretch Charm on the pocket of the robe." Moody walked up to Harry, pointed his wand at Harry's robe pocket and recited a spell.
“Has any of you contacted Dumbledore?”
Kingsley asked directly as he and Tonks walked through the corridor and entered the restaurant.
Everyone knows that Dumbledore is the key to ensuring the success of the plan.
"not yet."
"Sirius, you must make sure Kreacher doesn't let the secret out." Arthur reminded breathlessly, still holding a package in his hand. He hurried back home just now to get the things Fred and George had sent to Harry.
"Don't worry, Kreacher has been punished. To make sure, I knocked Kreacher unconscious." Sirius glanced at Hermione and continued, "And, I also forbid Kreacher to leave this house."
"Sirius…"
"Okay Hermione, now is not the time to discuss this matter. We must ensure Harry's safety first." Lupine interrupted.
"Others should be arriving soon." Mad-Eye Moody suggested. "I think we should take some time now to discuss the entire next plan and formulate other preparatory plans to ensure that the entire plan is foolproof."
"Timing is very important. Voldemort must be forced to appear, and wizards from the Ministry of Magic must be allowed to see Voldemort with their own eyes." Kingsley knew the two key points of this plan very well.
Destroy the prophecy ball and cut off Voldemort's peek at the prophecy. The other is to completely expose Voldemort to everyone in order to reverse Dumbledore's reputation and the Ministry of Magic's attitude towards Voldemort's resurrection. If the Ministry of Magic cannot respond correctly, the situation will get worse.
(End of this chapter)