Chapter 1156 National Defense Against Dark Arts
“Speaking of which, why do you have to pretend to be me to see Jokowi?”
Lee Jordan looked up and down at the guy who looked exactly like him, reached out and touched his chin, and murmured, "Is it because I'm more handsome?"
“No, I think I’m more handsome!” Albert said with a smile.
Fred, who had just sipped the black tea, spat out the tea in his mouth.
"Hahaha!"
George patted Lee Jordan **** the shoulder and said with a smile: "I think what Albert said makes sense. He is indeed much more handsome than you!"
"What are you talking about? And how come there are two Li..." Shanna was slightly stunned when she saw that there were two Li Jordans in the hall. She quickly realized and asked tentatively: "Amber special?"
"Yes, that unscrupulous guy actually turned into me and went out to fool that hapless guy Jokowi." Lee Jordan stared at his face resentfully and couldn't help complaining, "You can't change back. Is that so? It’s scary to look at yourself like this.”
"The effect of the compound potion lasts longer than I expected." Albert took out his pocket watch from his pocket, looked at the time and reassured, "But don't worry, the effect of the medicine should be quick."
“You haven’t said why you turned into me to see Jokowi?” Lee Jordan asked.
"Because of safety." Albert explained helplessly: "Once I go there by myself, it will cause a lot of trouble. You should also know that the Malfoy family is looking for me, those greedy guys living in the gray area. , probably swarming in like sharks smelling blood.”
“What is a shark?”
“A very dangerous sea creature.” Shanna explained with a strange expression.
"What's more, there are Death Eaters. I guess those guys want to kill me. Even if I'm not afraid of them, I still need to worry about being attacked by a sneak attack." Albert paused and continued, "If it were someone else, , what they do should not be that extreme, they may attack you secretly, or try to use the Imperius Curse to control you to deal with me, but it will definitely not be as extreme as dealing with me."
The room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Albert in unison.
“What’s wrong? Is there anything wrong with what I said?”
Albert was obviously aware of the change in the surrounding atmosphere, put down his tea cup, and asked doubtfully.
“Have you met?”
George couldn't help but frowned and asked, "There is indeed something wrong with that Zuko, right?"
"Well, that unlucky guy was indeed controlled by someone using the Imperius Curse." Albert shrugged, "Although I noticed it as soon as I saw him, that situation is still hard to guard against. If you go there, you will probably be He was knocked down with a glass of butterbeer."
“Butterbeer?”
"He said he was happy to cooperate and wanted a drink. What do you think?" Albert reminded, "Don't eat and drink randomly outside. God knows if anyone added anything to it. Well, when dealing with Death Eaters, it's okay. Use this trick."
"Is it because we went to Hogwarts to see him last time?" George had already realized the reason. "When we went to Hogsmeade, we were targeted?"
"That's not right. We were very careful at the time. How could it be possible..." Fred was a little confused. When they went to Hogsmeade Village, they had confirmed in advance that there was no danger in the village before going to see Zuko.
"Well, there is probably a Death Eater spy in Hogsmeade." Albert said without thinking, "There is probably someone controlled by the Imperius Curse, so the detector didn't detect it."
"But, don't worry." Albert comforted, "This matter is not a big problem."
“Isn’t it a big problem?”
Shanna looked at Albert with surprised eyes. She really couldn't understand the other person's calmness, and couldn't understand why Albert could say these words in an understatement.
"Then what should we do next? If Zuko is unreliable, the plan to open a branch in Hogsmeade Village may not be able to continue." Fred frowned and asked: "What are you going to do? There can't be any You’re not making any money, are you?”
“Just let Kenneth get in touch with Joko.” Albert had already arranged it.
Since the last time Mr. Toller was sent to Azkaban by the Ministry of Magic for organizing an attack on a specialty store, Kenneth has taken the initiative to come to the door, hoping to prevent his father from being sentenced to death by the Ministry of Magic. People got closer, and the two parties signed a magic contract in exchange for their initial trust.
“That’s okay, let Kenneth go.” George nodded.
“So, that’s why you let him go?”
Lee Jordan was suddenly enlightened, and he asked why Albert had exposed this matter so easily. It turned out that there was still a trap somewhere.
“It sounds like my conspiracy.”
“It is.”
However, after listening to Albert's words, the three of them have realized that they had better not take the lead easily, lest they really become the target of the Death Eaters. If they get into trouble at such a critical moment, they may miss the most important moment. Time to make money.
This is undoubtedly an uncomfortable thing.
According to Albert's plan, as long as they work hard in the past few years, they will almost never have to worry about making money in this life.
“What are your plans next?”
"Prepare a few more safe houses for refuge, and reorganize others to conduct black magic defense training." Albert motioned for a few people to listen quietly to him: "The next situation will only get worse, and you need some self-protection. Ability."
"Do you really think Scrimgeour will be assassinated soon and the mysterious man will completely control the Ministry of Magic?" Zannah frowned slightly when she heard this.
"Dumbledore probably won't let the mysterious man control the Ministry of Magic." When Zannah said this, she suddenly turned her head to look at Albert, and she had a terrible guess.
“Sure enough, is that so?”
"Although that is indeed consistent with the results I predicted, things have not happened after all, and everything may change." Albert calmly comforted: "I will give them a warning, but the specific results are hard to say."
“Could it be that you can’t either…”
Shanna looked at Albert. She felt that with Albert’s ability, he might be able to...
"I have never been arrogant enough to think that I can change the future." Albert laughed at himself. "All I can do is give them a warning, that's all. As for their final outcome, it should be decided by themselves, not me. ."
“Besides, I don’t have the qualifications either.”
"you're right."
Shanna seemed to realize something and sighed softly.
“Are you going to teach us Defense Against the Dark Arts?” George changed the subject.
"I will teach you some more important things. As for other magics, you can only rely on your own training." Albert recalled his rough plan, "Cedric, I will tell him then. "
“It seems that you are planning to do something big.” Fred was a little excited.
“I think the biggest question is where to put our secret stronghold?” George asked.
Although there is a place for practicing magic here, it obviously cannot accommodate too many people, and since they still live here, letting other people come will pose a certain risk to their safety.
“It’s not decided yet. I’ll tell you when the time comes. I’ll tell you first.” Albert smiled and said, “You guys should help me think of a solution when you have time.”
“It looks like the situation ahead is going to be very bad.”
Shanna is not optimistic about the future change of the situation. If the situation is not very bad, how could Albert need to prepare many safe houses, which are obviously not prepared for them.
"It's really not that good, if you don't defeat the mysterious man." Albert said calmly: "Of course, that is Potter's mission."
"You also think he is the savior and can defeat the mysterious man?" Shanna was a little confused. In her opinion, Albert was more like the savior.
“Although my prediction is that Harry Potter wins, after all, he is only one person and needs everyone’s support.” Albert continued, “Moreover, everyone also needs a certain ability to protect themselves.”
“Perhaps, we should talk to the Order of the Phoenix…”
"Well, you're right. We can consider setting up a dark arts defense training institution with the Order of the Phoenix." Albert clapped his hands and said excitedly: "You can ask Sirius and Lupin to cooperate, and remember to pull on Crazy Eyes. Han, he is the best sign, a famous former Auror, although he has a weird personality, he is really suitable, isn't he?"
"But, will they agree?" Fred didn't think Sirius would agree to such a thing. After all, they both had their own things to be busy with.
"They will. They only need to spare a few hours a week to pull... I mean, if there is a chance to help Harry win over a group of supporters, why not?" Albert's mind was running rapidly, and he took out his wand. With a slight wave of his hand, a quill was quickly recording the ideas he had just thought of.
“I don’t think there are many people who are willing to participate in training. After all, it costs money.” Lee Jordan clearly pointed out the biggest problem, “And…”
"This training institution can be organized by cooperating with the Ministry of Magic." Albert interrupted, "I believe many people will be willing to participate. This is more practical than the Ministry of Magic distributing boring pamphlets. I believe Scrimgeour will not Giving up this opportunity easily, after all, he can gain a good reputation without spending much effort, and can also greatly alleviate the threat of dark wizards."
“The Order of the Phoenix can also use this to get some reliable support. It is necessary to at least find some supporters for Harry.”
“By the way, you also need to prepare a secret radio station...”
“Sounds crazy!” Zannah muttered.
They were all startled by Albert's idea. Is this the plan for all the people to learn Defense Against Dark Arts?
In order to increase credibility, they actually plan to let the Ministry of Magic take the lead and ask members of the Order of the Phoenix to help with training?
"If you don't have a suitable stronghold, I can provide you with one for free. Well, it's the manor where the Ministry of Magic arrested the dark wizards last time."
“That manor is yours?”
"Well, Mr. Flamel left the manor to me." Albert nodded and said, "The manor is very large and can accommodate many people."
“Actually, you just want to leave everything to other people.” Lee Jordan unceremoniously exposed Albert’s sinister intentions, “Do you just want to be lazy?”
Several other people stared at Albert with suspicion.
"I'm not making a plan for you. This is the most difficult job." Albert picked up the parchment and checked it carefully. After slightly modifying some of the content on it, he handed the parchment to George: "You You can give it to Sirius first, have him give it to Kingsley, and then pass it to Scrimgeour from Kingsley. I believe our minister will definitely be interested in it!"
“Are you sure there are really any wizards willing to go?” Lee Jordan was still doubtful.
“If it were you, would you be willing to participate?”
"have no idea."
"That's why the Ministry of Magic takes the lead!" Albert reminded, "We are not training them to be warriors, but teaching them how to protect themselves."
"Well, since you said so..." George took the parchment, "I hope you are right."
(End of this chapter)