Chapter 1340 Invasion of the Castle
After Albert announced tonight's rescue plan to everyone, there was a burst of whispers in the conference room, and the noise became louder and louder. Everyone was complaining about assisting the Order of the Phoenix, thinking that the Defense Association could complete the task Have the ability to complete this rescue operation alone.
"Quiet."
Albert tapped his fingers on the table to silence the noisy conference room again.
"Someone is needed to help drive away the large number of dementors outside the castle, and to stop the dark wizards who may come for reinforcements. While preventing the team from being attacked from both sides, it is also necessary to buy enough time to rescue Ollivander and others. "Albert explained unhurriedly when everyone in the conference room was staring at him, "Furthermore, to pull the group of people captured by the Death Eaters into the team to resist the mysterious man, the Phoenix It’s obviously more suitable to come from the club.”
"We are fully capable of rescuing those captured by Death Eaters alone." Lee Jordan raised his hand to express his opinion.
Everyone felt that in the case of a sneak attack, the unsuspecting Death Eaters could not block their attack at all, not to mention that Albert was present. They never doubted that Albert alone could easily defeat the group of Death Eaters. only.
However, after being stared at by Albert for a while, Lee Jordan shut up obediently.
"This has never been a game. I need to be responsible for everyone who is willing to believe in me, instead of increasing the risk of possible accidents due to emotion." After Albert asked Shanna to announce the list of members participating in tonight's operation, he Let’s start explaining tonight’s actions.
"As far as I know, that old castle is Yaxley's secret base. It may have other uses besides being a prison for important people." Albert said to Kenneth: "I I need someone to help me search the castle. If there are valuable medicines, raw materials or items, take them all away. Remember to wear your dragon skin gloves."
After the meeting, Kenneth smiled and joked: "It seems that we have insufficient funds again."
"We will never have enough funds. Think about the free items provided to full members. You don't expect me to spend my own money to fill this bottomless pit. No matter how rich I am, it won't be enough. As for letting others pay for it, you can expect it even more. Not enough." Albert shook his head and said. Although the four of them did earn a lot of Galleons during this period of chaos, with the expansion of the Defense Association, the consumption of Galleons also gradually increased. This money is not worth it. It will appear out of thin air, and using the enemy's wealth to fill this hole is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.
“Don’t worry, leave it to me!”
Kenneth was not averse to doing this kind of thing. He also knew very well how difficult it was for Albert to maintain the Defense Association, but he still asked casually, "But how do you plan to turn those things into galleons?"
“There is always someone who can help us solve our problems.”
"Mundungus Fletcher?" Kenneth guessed who Albert was talking about, and not only shook his head, "That guy is not reliable."
"The thief has a purpose as a thief, and he can also contribute to defeating the mysterious man." Albert said calmly.
“I can help you...keep an eye on him.” Kenneth wanted to take over this lucrative job.
"You should look further." Albert shook his head, "It's just a small amount of money."
Kenneth was a little speechless, as he seemed to have heard this sentence more than once.
Hmm, he seemed to have said something similar to his father before.
Why is it my turn now?
In the end, Kenneth shrugged and gave up on trying to make money for himself.
Since this matter was finalized, the entire association has become extremely excited.
If they can successfully destroy the Death Eaters' secret prison and rescue the captured Ollivander and his gang, they will be able to add a lot of help, especially after losing Ollivander and the dark wizard who has his wand taken away. It's hard to get a reliable wand on short notice.
That was undoubtedly another great victory.
If you want to completely defeat the mysterious man, you need to accumulate your own advantages through victory after victory, and at the same time weaken and suppress the number of the mysterious man's minions.
While Albert was formulating a plan and mobilizing members of the Defense Association, the Order of the Phoenix encountered a little trouble.
Harry also wants to participate in the rescue operation.
Most members of the Order of the Phoenix were unwilling to let Harry take risks, but Harry's reasons were irrefutable.
“Wizards throughout the British magical community need to boost their confidence. My participation in this operation can enhance everyone’s confidence and make everyone realize that I am leading everyone to resist the mysterious man.
Furthermore, I also need to let the mysterious person know what I have been doing recently, so as to conceal my true purpose, so as to reassure him. "
Harry really didn't think there was any danger in this operation. The mysterious man was still abroad. Even if he received the news, it would take time to rush back from abroad. As long as they could complete the rescue mission within the time ordered by Albert, there would be no need for it at all. How much risk needs to be taken.
"Okay Harry, but you must obey the command, this is very important." Sirius nodded in agreement.
"Sirius."
Mrs. Weasley frowned deeply, dissatisfied with Sirius' decision.
“Harry knew exactly what he was doing.”
Kingsley hesitated for a moment and finally agreed.
As long as they follow Albert's plan, they usually don't run into much trouble. Moreover, as Harry said, his participation in this action can invisibly increase everyone's confidence, which is especially important when calling on everyone to stand up against the mysterious man.
It was not only Kingsley who thought this way, but other members of the Order of the Phoenix also agreed. The only requirement was that Harry must obey the command.
Mrs. Weasley was unhappy about this.
After the meeting, Sirius stopped Harry alone.
“What’s the matter, Sirius?”
Harry followed Sirius into the room confused.
“This is for you, remember to wear it under your clothes.” Sirius handed Harry a leather jacket.
"What's this?"
Harry looked at the leather jacket in his hands curiously.
"Dragon leather jacket, I asked Anderson to customize it for you." Sirius patted Harry's shoulder and said, "Remember to follow the command for tonight's operation. Anderson will ask people from the Defense Association to help us buy time. It must be within ten minutes. End the mission and rescue the people."
"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" Harry raised his eyebrows slightly, seeming to think of the reason why Albert asked them to finish it within ten minutes, "Is it because you are worried that the mysterious person will come back from abroad?"
"Yes, no one can be sure whether the mysterious person will suddenly appear. It is unwise to confront them directly now. We are just going to save people. The success of the operation is more important." Sirius continued to explain to Harry: " The reaction speed within the Death Eaters is very slow. If they encounter a sneak attack late at night, they will definitely not be able to react in a short time. Moreover, not all Death Eaters have the courage to use the Dark Mark to summon the mysterious man. Once things are messed up, The dark wizard who used the Dark Mark to summon the mysterious man will be severely punished. The most important thing is... the mysterious man should not be able to figure out what happened in the UK in ten minutes and rush back from abroad."
This is the advantage of a surprise attack. No matter who encounters it, the reaction is actually the same.
Having said that, this was actually a trick used by the Death Eaters before, but it was just carried forward by Albert and used on them in turn.
It can be said that it is the way to return the body to the other side.
“Harry, what are you holding in your hand?”
Ron, who had just returned to the bedroom and was discussing the meeting with Hermione, noticed the leather jacket in Harry's hand.
"This thing is very expensive. One piece costs several hundred galleons." Ron took the dragon leather jacket from Harry with a look of envy on his face. "Fred and George also have similar clothes. It is said that this thing is very powerful." The defensive effect can easily block ordinary spells and weaken the power of black magic."
“Can it only defend against ordinary spells?”
To be honest, Harry didn't really care. In his opinion, this thing was better than those defensive props.
“No, no, Harry, trust me, this dragonskin jacket is worth every penny.”
Whether the dragon leather jacket was worth the money, Harry didn't know. He only knew that it was very expensive, which made him want to return it to Albert, but there was obviously no return function for this kind of custom-made product.
In the following time, everyone was studying the rescue plan, observing the number of Death Eaters and the location of the hostages in the castle through the Marauder's Map, and proposing and analyzing how to solve problems encountered.
“I bet Anderson has spies among the Death Eaters.”
After seeing the Marauder's Map, Ron whispered to Hermione.
If it weren’t for the deployment of manpower inside the castle, it would definitely not be possible to accurately obtain the structural diagram of the castle, let alone create this Marauder’s Point Map.
"He probably used the Imperius Curse to control some unlucky Death Eater and asked him to provide him with information. I remember that the mysterious man killed Avery not long ago. It is said that the guy was a traitor."
Moody didn't think there was any problem with this. Instead, he admired Albert's ability very much. Not everyone could insert people into the Death Eaters without being discovered.
As for using the Unforgivable Curse?
Then let’s win the wizard war first and then discuss it.
What's more, they don't have any evidence to prove that Albert used the Imperius Curse on the Death Eaters.
After a simple dinner, everyone took sleeping aids and went back to rest.
In the darkness before dawn, almost all members of the Order of the Phoenix, who were full of energy, went out.
However, they were not very lucky. They were hit by bad weather as soon as they appeared.
It was raining heavily in the dark night sky. The cold rain hit his face, making Harry shiver.
“I hate rain!”
Harry tightened his raincoat and moved closer to where Ron and Hermione were.
“Are we going to wait for them here?” Ron asked in a low voice.
"No, we have to go to the pre-arranged meeting point to meet them. Everyone should follow, don't be left alone."
Moody got on his broomstick and flew into the air, signaling for everyone to follow him.
A broomstick flew through the dark wilderness, and under Moody's guidance, headed to the back of the hill not far away. When they arrived in a hurry while staring at the heavy rain, they were surprised to find that people from the Defense Association were already waiting for them here.
“Harry, I didn’t expect you to come to participate in tonight’s rescue operation.” Angelina took the initiative to greet Harry.
"It's been a while since I last saw Angelina. I heard they said you joined the Quidditch club." Harry was a little surprised to see Angelina here. It was said that the Gryffindor team seemed to have bravely stood up to resist the mysterious man.
“Okay, be quiet.”
Albert stood up from the crowd and used magic to make his voice ring in everyone's ears, suppressing the sound of rain and noise.
"I think there is no need for me to repeat our respective tasks again. If there are any problems, just raise them now. Once you start taking action, you need to race against time."
Albert looked around at everyone present. After making sure everyone was fine, he waved his hand: "Let's go."
Their target is an old castle not far from this meeting point, on another hillside, and it only takes a few minutes to fly there on a broomstick.
Approaching the castle, after noticing the increasingly biting chill and the traces of dementors, Albert raised his wand and took the lead in summoning the patron saint.
The members of the Defense Association who were following Albert also raised their wands and summoned their respective patron saints to open the way.
These guardian gods are like sharp blades, tearing open the night in front of them.
The small number of dementors who were originally responsible for guarding the area around the castle were quickly dispersed by the large number of patron saints.
"Master the Patronus Charm for all!"
Kingsley was surprised to find that this group of young people showed superb defense skills against the dark arts, and seemed to be better at cooperating than the Order of the Phoenix.
He had only seen this level of performance in the Auror squad.
After a large group of patron saints helped clear the way, the entire team was not harassed by the dementors. The dementors that Yaxley had high hopes for originally collapsed under the impact of the patron saint.
Who would have thought that someone would dare to invade an ancient castle that was heavily protected by a large number of dementors.
“They’ve discovered us, you’d better hurry up.”
Albert quickly landed on a hillside, raised his wand and waved it forward, just like a knight waving a sword. He actually forcibly tore apart the ancient magic that enveloped the outside of the castle, completely exposing the entire castle to everyone's eyes. before.
“Ron,” Moody called.
“What, oh, okay.”
After being reminded by Hermione, Ron, who was shivering from the cold, immediately reacted and turned on the dimmer, sucking out all the light sources in the castle and plunging the surroundings into darkness again.
“Follow up.”
Several people, led by Kingsley, rushed forward with a thick iron plate on their heads. They all wore glasses specially prepared by Albert. Even if the surroundings were pitch dark, it still did not have much impact on them.
“I still think it would be better to sneak in quietly using the Disguise Charm.”
“Don’t be stupid, the alarm will be triggered when we get close to the castle. The people here must have discovered that there is an enemy invasion.”
After the Order of the Phoenix poured into the castle, the Defense Association also began to act according to the original plan.
"Cedric, take your team to keep the Dementors out. If there are enemy reinforcements, use flares." Albert raised his wand, released the Phoenix mark of the Order of the Phoenix into the sky, and then took the others. Clear out the dark wizards stationed near the castle.
After all, this is the home of the interest group formed by Yaxley, and naturally a lot of dark wizards gathered here. After everyone invaded here, it was like poking a hornet's nest, waking up the dark wizards who were still resting in bed. Except for the night watchers, most of the dark wizards were still confused and confused about the situation. No one thought that this castle would be invaded one day.
You must know that ancient wizard families usually have strong defensive magic protection and are almost difficult to be invaded.
However, this kind of thing actually happened.
(End of this chapter)