Chapter 1142 Seize the truth
Fred, George and Lee Jordan were all stunned, obviously not expecting that Sirius would actually deliver the message to them at this time, and even invite them to "have dinner".
Of course, the so-called dinner was just an excuse. Sirius obviously had something to discuss with them, or maybe he had something to discuss with Albert.
Other than that, they couldn't think of any other possibility.
After a brief silence fell in the restaurant, George broke the silence first and complained: "He should have said it earlier, we are almost full."
“I think Sirius wants to talk about cooperation by the way.”
"How about you guys go there later?" Li Jordan continued, "By the way, can Professor Luping work overtime recently?"
“Okay, but you’d better not have too high expectations.”
George and Fred quickly finished their portions of dinner and left in a hurry.
“Are you so busy every day?”
"Yeah, it's a shame that you came to help me, otherwise I would be even busier." Li Jordan looked at the two people leaving and sighed: "But I did make a lot of galleons. In the past few years, Just hold on and it will be over, and you won’t have to worry about galleons in the future, so you don’t have to care about the high salary Albert gives you, you deserve it.”
When Fred and George hurried to No. 12 Grimmauld Place, they discovered that the so-called invitation to them for dinner was just an excuse.
Sirius, Lupin, Mad-Eye Moody, Kingsley and Professor McGonagall all had extremely serious expressions, as if something bad had happened.
“What’s the matter?” George asked.
“Can you contact Albert?” Professor McGonagall asked immediately.
"I'm afraid it's difficult. Albert has just gotten married and he definitely doesn't want anyone to disturb his post-marriage trip." George was not too surprised by this and asked directly: "Do you have anything to do with Albert?"
There was a brief silence in the restaurant, which made Fred and George a little curious about what they were looking for Albert.
“About Dumbledore,” said Professor McGonagall.
"What's wrong with Dumbledore?" Fred raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought he might have guessed the reason.
"Dumbledore is injured. The last time I saw him, I found that his left palm seemed to have been scorched by flames." Professor McGonagall's voice was full of uneasiness, "I feel that it is very serious. His injuries were dry and black, as if he was dead."
“What kind of magic do you think caused that kind of damage?” Mad-Eye Moody asked with a frown.
"No, that's not the point Moody." Professor McGonagall said irritably: "Do you remember Albert's prophecy? The prophecy that the Ministry of Magic will collapse in the future."
"The Ministry of Magic now doesn't look like it might collapse at any time." Kingsley shook his head. He knew the situation of the Ministry of Magic very well. Although Scrimgeour's actions were a bit chaotic, the Ministry of Magic was indeed much better than before, and everyone was better. United, Scrimgeour showed them confidence.
“There is only one possibility that could lead to the downfall of the Ministry of Magic.”
In fact, everyone present knew what possibility Professor McGonagall was talking about.
Dumbledore is dead.
Only when Dumbledore dies can Voldemort kill Scrimgeour without restraint and take over the Ministry of Magic directly.
The living room fell into silence again.
Fred and George exchanged glances, obviously not expecting to be called to discuss this matter.
In fact, they had also guessed what Professor McGonagall said, because Albert once said that the wizarding world would be even more chaotic in the future, and Muggle wizards would be in big trouble.
"But...why did Dumbledore hide this matter?" Lupine asked in confusion.
“Maybe he thinks we don’t need to know?” Sirius curled his lips and said, “Harry told me that Dumbledore would give him lessons this year.”
“So, you think Dumbledore is dying and decide to tell Harry?” Moody also felt that this possibility was very high.
Dumbledore hinted to them more than once that Harry was important.
In fact, as early as when Albert predicted that the Ministry of Magic would collapse, there had been such doubts and speculations. However, the probability of the prediction coming true is really low. Even if the person who made the prediction is Albert, everyone would only be dubious at best.
After all, no one wants to believe the absurd thing that Dumbledore will die. What's more, Albert didn't directly predict that Dumbledore would die, it was all their own speculation.
However, the fact that Dumbledore was suspected of being possessed by black magic completely aroused everyone's uneasiness, so they tried to figure it out through Albert.
"I dare say Anderson must know something." Professor McGonagall said firmly, "On the day of the wedding, I saw them going out together. I don't know what they talked about."
“Ahem!” George coughed lightly, attracting everyone’s attention.
“Did you find something?” Sirius looked at George expectantly.
"I think you'd better not place your hopes on Albert." George reminded helplessly, "If Dumbledore is unwilling to tell, Albert will probably not tell us."
"Yes." Fred nodded in agreement: "Perhaps, Albert knows a lot of things, but he rarely tells others. He probably feels that there is no need to let too many people know, or that it is not appropriate to let others know yet. ."
Fred, George and Albert have been together for seven years and know each other's character very well. He feels that even if Professor McGonagall really asks Albert for divination, the guy will probably ask her to ask Dumbledore directly.
"You don't think he will tell us?" Lu Ping raised his eyebrows.
"If Albert is not willing to give us divination, the result will not be very good." Sirius speculated, and he knew Albert relatively well. "One more thing, if Dumbledore is really killed, I will I suspect Snape will be the one to do it."
"Sirius."
Everyone frowned. This was not the first time that Sirius targeted Snape.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask them." Sirius pointed at Fred and George, "Don't forget, professors at Hogwarts, it's very strange that Snape didn't receive the invitation. Don't tell me. Because their relationship was not good, Albert did not invite Snape to the wedding."
"I don't think Albert is that kind of person. There must be some reason why Albert thinks Snape is not worthy of trust." Sirius's targeting of Snape was not all because of conflicts between the two parties, but Snape himself. It's very suspicious that he never forgot that one of the reasons why Albert didn't want to join the Order of the Phoenix was that he thought there might be a traitor in the Order. "
"Dumbledore swore that Snape was from our side." Professor McGonagall frowned. "He was sure that Snape's confession was absolutely from the heart... He also said that he didn't want to hear a word about Snape. Bad words!"
"I dare say that Albert already knew that Snape was a double agent." Sirius tapped his finger on the table, "And he obviously felt that Snape was not worthy of trust..."
"Yes, Albert doesn't trust Snape." George agreed with Sirius' statement. "I once asked Albert why he didn't want to join the Order of the Phoenix. He said that the Order of the Phoenix was unreliable and full of loopholes."
"It's useless for us to speculate here." Moody actually didn't believe Snape very much. "The best way is to talk to Dumbledore directly, but I think the possibility of him telling us is not high, so talk to Al Bert’s prophecy is the best option right now.”
“What should we do if our guess is true?” Lu Ping suddenly asked.
The living room fell into an eerie silence again.
Everyone just wants to know the truth, but no one thinks about the consequences.
Even if Dumbledore might die in the near future, what can they do?
There is nothing they can do!
I can only pray in my heart that this will not happen.
"Sure enough, you should still talk to that guy. I know you will definitely have a way to contact that guy, right!" Sirius looked at Fred and George. He was sure that with Albert's character, he would definitely leave an urgent message. Contact information.
Fred and George looked at each other, shook their heads and said: "It's useless, and your timing is terrible."
"You should know how important this matter is." Professor McGonagall stared at Fred and George sternly.
Being stared at by a group of people, Fred and George were under great pressure and finally had no choice but to compromise.
“Okay, we’ll go back and get it, but we can’t guarantee whether we can contact Albert, and we still stick to our point of view. Even if he really knows something, he won’t tell us.”
After saying that, Fred and George left in a hurry.
After a while, they brought a small mirror.
"this…"
Sirius looked at the small mirror in his hand in surprise. He also had a double-sided mirror, but it was completely different from the one in front of him.
In fact, if Fred hadn’t said it was a two-way mirror, no one would have recognized it as a two-way mirror.
"Albert made it." George explained: "We originally planned to sell it as a couple's mirror to couples to connect with each other, but it is a bit difficult to make. Only Albert can make this thing, and that guy is lazy now... This project can only be put on hold for the time being.”
Sirius did not try to use the double-sided mirror, but handed the double-sided mirror to Professor McGonagall. Probably only Professor McGonagall contacted the other party at this time to avoid misfortune.
“How do you use this thing?” Professor McGonagall looked at the mirror in her hand curiously.
"Just call the other person's name directly. If he hears it, he will respond to you." George briefly explained the usage, "However, I suggest you not to have too high expectations."
It turns out that Fred and George were right. Professor McGonagall shouted at the two-way mirror for five minutes, but the mirror showed no reaction.
“This thing can’t be fake, right?” Moody cast a suspicious look at the Weasley twins.
"This is impossible. We tested it when we first got it." Fred took back the double-sided mirror and suggested, "If you want to find him for the truth, I suggest you wait until his post-marriage trip is over."
"I think it's useless for you to look for him now. If Albert really thinks that Dumbledore will be in big trouble, he will definitely give Dumbledore some warning in advance. After all, their relationship has always been very good, Albert I will definitely not watch Dumbledore get into big trouble or even lose his life because of it." In fact, before Fred and George came, they had already contacted Albert, or the house elf, through the double-way mirror. Said this.
The reply they received was as expected, and Albert asked them to ask Dumbledore themselves.
Neither of them were fools. Albert's meaning was actually obvious. The speculation that Dumbledore was likely to die should be true, but for some reason, Albert did not tell them directly.
The two ultimately did not tell the other members of the Order of the Phoenix about this incident, because it would be of no use.
They suddenly understood why Albert was unwilling to talk about this matter, but asked them to ask Dumbledore themselves.
“This matter will be kept secret for the time being and don’t let others know.”
"Especially Snape." Sirius reminded, "If he really tells Voldemort about this, maybe..."
“I think Sirius is right. Although Dumbledore thinks Snape is worthy of belief, everyone can make mistakes.” Mad-Eye Moody agreed.
Professor McGonagall hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "I will ask Dumbledore about it myself."
“You’d better stop talking nonsense,” Kingsley said to Fred and George.
“Don’t worry about that, we know what to do.”
…
“If you want to ask anything, just say it!”
After Albert handed the two-way mirror to the house elf, he turned to meet the gaze cast by Isobel.
“You don’t want them to know?”
“Even if you know it, it won’t solve the problem.”
Looking at the endless sea, Albert said calmly: "Furthermore, I believe Dumbledore also has his own plan. It's best for us not to disrupt his plan."
"I think this is more like an excuse for you to be lazy." Isobel pinched Albert's cheek and said, "Just throw the question to Dumbledore."
"This is not a question I should answer in the first place." Albert shook his head. "Otherwise, how do you want me to tell them that Dumbledore will die next year and Snape killed him?"
“Snape killed Dumbledore?” Isobel was shocked.
“Yes, Snape did it!”
“You told Dumbledore about this.”
"said."
“What did he say?” Isobel asked curiously.
“He believed Snape.”
“He believes Snape?” Isobel couldn't believe it.
“Snape was actually a double agent. Both Dumbledore and Voldemort thought Snape was theirs.”
“Where is Snape from?” Isobel asked curiously.
"Is it important?" Albert asked, "Even if he is really Dumbledore's man, who knows whether he will choose to sacrifice others to save himself at a critical moment?"
(End of this chapter)