Chapter 1316 Wait until I ask Dumbledore
England, Scottish Highlands.
In a remote area shrouded in several protective spells, Harry was waving the wand in his hand intently, practicing the fire spell he learned from Mad-Eye Moody, lighting the simple fire pit in front of him, and trying To control the black flame and prevent the fierce fire from spreading around at will.
To Harry's left, Hermione and Ron nervously clenched their wands, ready to use the cracking spell Moody had taught him not long ago to extinguish the fire in the firepit.
Unfortunately, all three attempts failed.
Shortly after Harry finished reciting the Fire Spell, the black magic fire turned into a rolling wave of fire, showing signs of losing control and tending to spread beyond the fire pit.
After the black magic flame spread out of the fire pit, Ron and Hermione waved their wands at the same time and used the cracking spell taught by Moody to try to suppress the out-of-control devil flame.
However, the two men only suppressed the black magic flame slightly and failed to prevent the spread of the fierce fire.
In the end, it was several members of the Order of the Phoenix around the three who took action together to completely contain the churning black fire and extinguish it in a short time.
“Failed again.”
Harry couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. This was already his third day practicing the Fire Charm.
Unfortunately, the difficulty of advanced black magic is completely beyond imagination, and they still make little progress after practicing hard.
After summoning the fierce fire, it was impossible to control it. It quickly became completely out of control and spread and expanded to devour everything.
Even the breaking spell that Ron and Hermione practiced had no effect on Li Huo, as if the breaking spell was fake.
“I really don’t understand why you have to learn such dangerous black magic.” Mad-Eye put away his wand, looked at the fire pit burned by the magic flames, and couldn’t help complaining.
Even he was extremely afraid of that evil magic flame, and he didn't dare to use it rashly. However, he actually taught Harry the Fire Curse. Sometimes Moody wondered if he was crazy.
A few days ago, Harry, Hermione and Ron returned to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix and proposed to everyone that they wanted to learn the Fire Curse. From then on, they took time every day to practice this dangerous black magic with the three of them.
However, it is not difficult to summon the fierce fire. What is really difficult is to control the fierce fire. Moreover, as the fierce fire gradually spreads, the difficulty of control will be further increased. The behavior of Albert, who only let the fierce fire burn down the Malfoy Manor without spreading to the surrounding areas, shocked many people.
"Don't worry Harry, you've done a great job. Many dark wizards can't control the fire well." Sirius reached out and patted Harry's shoulder, comforting him, "At least you can use it. Yes, it’s definitely no problem if you just need to spend time practicing the control.”
"Shut up Sirius, do you know how many stupid dark wizards have been burned to death by your own fire throughout the ages?"
Moody glared at Sirius fiercely and signaled him to shut up before turning to Harry and said: "If there are not a few of us present, please do not try to practice the Fire Curse. Once the Fire is completely out of control, the consequences will be disastrous. "
After speaking, Moody turned his head and looked at Hermione and Ron, "And you two, you must concentrate when using the breaking spell, otherwise it will be difficult for you to suppress and extinguish the fierce fire."
“That is a very advanced black magic after all.”
Lupine said it was fair to say that it was obviously unrealistic to expect Harry to master it in a short time, not to mention that Harry was not good at dark magic.
Even for them, it would be difficult for them to master the Fire Spell in a short period of time.
"Do you think Albert has any knack for using the Fire Curse? He burned down the Malfoy Manor with a fire spell." Ron muttered, not forgetting what Moody and the others mentioned after the meal. and this matter.
If Albert is willing to teach them, the progress of the three mastering the Fire Curse may be faster.
"We don't have any evidence to prove that the fire in Malfoy Manor is related to Albert." Hermione reminded impatiently.
"Besides him, do you think anyone else has the ability to do that, You-Know-Who?" Ron asked, "Don't be stupid Hermione, some things don't require evidence at all, because there are really people with that kind of ability. There are only a few wizards in the entire magic world."
“Everything must be based on evidence.”
Hermione was quite dissatisfied with this. She felt that Ron was completely unreasonable. She directly blamed the incident on Albert, just because he had the ability to do that?
It’s simply ridiculous.
Ron shrugged and stopped arguing with Hermione about the matter, lest the two sides get into a verbal conflict and stalemate the relationship.
"Harry, did you learn the Fire Curse to use it against the mysterious man?" Kingsley felt that using the Fire Curse to deal with the mysterious man was very unreliable.
Other members of the Order of the Phoenix were also listening with their ears pricked up.
“Of course not, I was never stupid enough to think that I could defeat the mysterious man by relying on the Fire Spell.”
After experiencing the dual influence of Albert and Dumbledore, Harry still has this self-knowledge.
“Black magic is the field that the mysterious person is good at. It is simply wishful thinking to defeat the other party in the field that the other party is good at.”
“Then why did you…” Kingsley hesitated.
"I don't want to use this dangerous spell if possible, but we need to use it as a backup plan to ensure that the next plan can be completed smoothly."
"It seems that you have a big plan next." Kingsley looked into Harry's eyes and said.
“Sorry, we need to keep this secret for now.”
“Keep it secret?”
Sirius exchanged glances with the others. They had heard "keep it secret" countless times.
“Before the plan starts, we need to be fully prepared, because there is only one chance and failure is absolutely not allowed.”
Harry looked helpless. He could see that everyone was curious about what the three of them wanted to do. Especially after he started learning the Fire Curse, everyone became even more uneasy and lacked trust in him.
Harry actually wanted to tell them that he was no longer a child, and that their worries would only be unhelpful and completely meaningless.
But in the face of the concerned looks from everyone, Harry couldn't say anything in the end.
“Are you planning to break into Gringotts?”
Sirius remembered that Harry had asked Bill to help keep an eye on the goblins, and naturally the only one who could contact the goblins was Gringotts.
After all, the three of them went to Hogwarts not long ago. Although they didn’t know exactly what they were going to do, everyone suspected that they were looking for something.
“Perhaps, if necessary.”
Harry looked at Sirius with a helpless smile on his face, "Random guesses are meaningless at the moment. If our plan goes well, it won't take long to complete the task assigned by Dumbledore."
“Sorry Harry, I… was just too worried.”
Sirius noticed Harry's gaze and realized that he seemed to have made a stupid mistake.
"I know, but...it's best not to let the mysterious person know what we are doing before we complete the task, otherwise all Dumbledore's efforts during his lifetime will be meaningless."
“This is all to defeat the mysterious man.”
After Harry looked away, he tried to change the topic and shift everyone's focus.
"I think you can work more on other people and teach them the knowledge of defense against black magic. Sooner or later, we will have a battle with the mysterious man and his minions. By then we will not be able to fight alone. We still need everyone's support. If everyone If the level of black magic defense can be improved in stages, the number of casualties will definitely be greatly reduced."
Everyone looked at each other and realized that they should not continue to ask questions.
“Okay, let’s go back, I think you are all hungry!”
Lupine tried to lighten the atmosphere. He felt that there was a reason why Dumbledore was unwilling to reveal too many secrets to them. Everyone continued to explore, not only distrusting Harry, but also distrusting Dumbledore.
Even if Dumbledore is dead.
…
“Harry, are you okay?”
After returning to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Hermione looked at the emotionally unstable Harry slightly uneasily.
“I’m fine, Hermione.” Harry shook his head.
"no thank you."
"Everyone is just too worried about you." Hermione tried to reassure Harry, "Especially after you plan to master dangerous dark magic like the Fire Curse. To be honest, I have never had the courage to use the Fire Curse in my life."
"Of course I know they have no ill intentions and are trustworthy, but do you know? As long as they are accidentally caught, a simple Legilimency or Veritaserum can crack their heads open and make all our efforts unavailable. The flowing water."
"Harry..." Hermione looked a little uneasy.
“Therefore, some things are not suitable for too many people to know.”
Don’t they even know this?
Harry believed that the members of the Order of the Phoenix were not that stupid, but Sirius and the others were still trying to figure out what the three of them were doing.
why?
Worry?
I’m afraid it’s more curiosity and distrust!
After all, Dumbledore is dead, and things are a little different.
Just like when they were in Grimmauld Place, they used telescopic ears to eavesdrop on what was being discussed in the Order of the Phoenix meeting.
Everyone seems to have endless curiosity and wants to find out what they are doing.
It’s just that now the roles of the two parties have been reversed.
The temptations again and again made Harry feel funny and helpless.
He suddenly understood a little bit about Albert's impatience back then, and also understood why he would rather set up his own defense association than join the Order of the Phoenix.
Yes, he finds it troublesome.
Of course, Sirius also sent a message asking Albert about this, but he was ignored directly.
"We can't take risks, especially when we are so close to success." Harry said softly, "There is no room for failure in any of this, and you know it."
Harry's words were not only addressed to Hermione and Ron, but also to other people who might be eavesdropping on their conversation.
"time to eat."
There was a knock on the door, and Ginny's voice came.
"coming."
Ron responded and made a go-go gesture towards the two of them.
“Mrs. Weasley.”
Harry could not help but widen his eyes in surprise when he saw a familiar figure as soon as he entered the kitchen.
“I’m sorry for making you worry.”
Mrs. Weasley put down the large pot of stewed potatoes and gave Harry a big hug.
Today’s dinner was extremely sumptuous and everyone enjoyed it.
After dinner, Mrs. Weasley took Harry to the kitchen alone and wanted to say something to him.
As expected, it is about the Fire Curse.
Mrs. Weasley hopes that Harry will not continue to do those risky things. After all, there is Albert who is far more capable than them, and there is no need for him, Hermione and Ron to work hard.
Facing Mrs. Weasley's gaze, Harry couldn't help but smile bitterly, "There are some things that I can't escape, even if I am willing to hide, because the mysterious man is unwilling to let me go. So, I can only face it, I don’t want to die trying to escape, that would be a shame.”
“But Albert…”
"Albert is also trying his best to help, but this is a personal grudge between me and... the mysterious man, which cannot be escaped." Harry's calm tone made Mrs. Weasley feel uneasy, "The mysterious man and I will eventually meet. There is a decisive battle, and it is destined that only one person can survive, so I will not escape, nor can I escape, because those who are weak and escape will inevitably die."
Mrs. Weasley opened her mouth slightly.
“I won’t lose, please believe me.”
To be honest, Harry had forgotten how many times he said this, but he knew he had to say something.
"I believe."
While Mrs. Weasley was holding Harry back, Mad-Eye Moody, Kingsley and Sirius took Hermione and Ron to the classroom to ask about recent events in the name of teaching them how to break the curse. .
There is no way, Harry has changed a lot in recent times.
He seemed to be less concerned about many things, and all he could think about was Dumbledore's mission.
“We promised to keep it secret, and there’s no point in saying it now.”
Facing the questioning looks of several people, Hermione closed her mind as much as possible and answered expressionlessly, "Harry said it a long time ago that the fewer people know about it, the better."
"I don't know what your plan is, but Harry actually started to learn dangerous dark magic like the Fire Curse." Kingsley hesitated for a moment and said, "You should know very well how dangerous that kind of magic is."
In fact, except for Mad-Eye who knows the Fire Spell, other members of the Order of the Phoenix will not try to use the Fire Spell. Even in order to prevent the Fire from getting out of control, so many people are there to help keep an eye on it, which shows how dangerous the Fire is.
"I think you should focus more on training everyone's defense against dark magic. After we complete the tasks assigned by Dumbledore, there will inevitably be a battle between Harry and the mysterious man. And by then we will be the final victors anyway, but Harry needs more help, unless you want to deal with the mysterious man's minions alone." Hermione took a deep breath and said to the people around her, "Also, it's not that Harry doesn't want to tell you, but that Dumbledore thinks It won't do any good to solve the problem if more people know the secret, and you have no idea what your mission is."
A group of people were speechless by Hermione, and finally turned around and left silently.
"Do you think what I just said was too much?" Hermione looked at Ron beside her uneasily.
"No." Harry said out of nowhere, "Thank you Hermione, actually I've been meaning to tell them."
"You're welcome."
Hermione suddenly panicked.
"Sometimes I even feel that they are like me a few years ago, knowing nothing, just trying to learn something from Dumbledore, even making things messy." Harry said with a wry smile. "It's no wonder that Albert doesn't like dealing with them. They always only think that they are right."
“Don’t blame them Harry,” said Hermione.
"I don't blame them, I'm just tired of them being good for you." Harry shook his head, "Maybe I should have asked Dumbledore if he could tell them the secret."
“Harry!”
Hermione and Ron both looked a little uneasy. As Harry's friends, they could feel the changes in Harry better than anyone else.
That is the madness under calm.
He was ready to take Voldemort to death with him.
“What’s the matter, Ginny?”
Harry turned to look at the girl standing outside the door.
“Mum has baked some potato pancakes, do you want to come out and eat some?” Ginny asked, looking at Harry.
“Oh, here we come.” Ron said.
"Is there a portrait of Dumbledore here?" Harry asked suddenly after sitting down next to Ginny.
"Harry, what do you want Dumbledore's portrait for?" Sirius asked doubtfully.
"I know you are curious about what we are doing recently, so I plan to ask Dumbledore for his opinion first. If Dumbledore agrees, I will tell you." Harry took a bite of the potato pancakes smeared with ketchup. said calmly.
The surrounding atmosphere suddenly fell into a terrible silence.
(End of this chapter)