The Handsome Dark Lord[Comprehensive]

Ten minutes later, Harry had placed more than one Silencing Charm around himself.Even though he was in the absolute silence of the Room of Requirement, there was no guarantee that someone who needed a hiding place just at this time wouldn't be overheard by the Order of the Phoenix on the other side of the two-way mirror.

Sirius had pocketed the double-way mirror, and they stopped talking, and Harry could hear Sirius' footsteps coming down the stairs.He spoke a few words to a few people, and then moved together, Harry knew they were walking towards the conference room.You can even imagine the route they took.

After some trivial noises and whispers, Harry heard a familiar voice, louder than ever.

"Okay, guys, let's get started." Dumbledore's voice.Different from the opening speech in the auditorium, the voice of the old principal lost some kindness and fun, and became calm and solemn.

The whispers ended and the meeting officially began.Harry held his breath, trying to control his heartbeat.Just in case it sounds unreasonably loud.

Dumbledore seemed to have counted the number of people, "Most of them are here. Some are still performing tasks, but it doesn't matter, let's have a brief exchange first, and we need more discussions in the future." He paused, confirming that all Everyone focused their attention and continued, "I just came back from Azkaban, and I did find some clues about the suspicions we discussed earlier."

Harry heard some slight gasps.He was also uncomfortable with the name of Azkaban, the prison where Sirius had suffered much.

"That's right, I think you can't wait to know the clues I found. Lupine and Alastor's suspicions have been confirmed—" Dumbledore said bluntly, "Azkaban has indeed been sneaked into Mark of."

Before Harry could finish digesting the news, Alastor Moody's voice burst out.

"Those Death Eaters!"

"Death Eaters—" Dumbledore said in a calm voice, "are indeed the prime suspects. However, I must say, the evidence is not sufficient. Alastor, wait until I finish."

Moody closed his mouth with a groan, as if he thought it was too ridiculous to talk about the evidence to the Death Eaters.

"I only found traces of outsiders sneaking in at the entrance, but there is no abnormality inside Azkaban." Dumbledore said objectively, "Not only that, but according to the guard on duty, the prisoners also have no abnormalities. However, I will find a way I went to observe the most dangerous Death Eaters, and found a suspicious point. Sirius."

Harry was startled, as if he had been called by name.However, Sirius' response could not hear anything unusual, which made Harry put his heart back halfway.

"Remember your cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange?" Dumbledore asked.

"Of course." Sirius said through gritted teeth, "That crazy woman."

"You also remember that she was a little crazy." Dumbledore pondered, "I know her limitedly, and I think you can guess some truths better than me. For example, will she be indifferent to being abandoned by Voldemort?"

Sirius seems to have misunderstood something: "She was, abandoned?"

"Yes." Dumbledore added to explain, "I told her that Voldemort had abandoned the Death Eaters in Azkaban, and wanted to test her attitude. Unfortunately, she hardly responded. As far as I know, it is true Unexpected. I'd like to know your opinion, Sirius."

Sirius' voice was pensive: "It's not quite right..." He murmured for a while before his tone became firm, "That crazy woman is crazy about everything about Voldemort, and so many years in prison will only make her She's getting more hysterical. Dumbledore, I'm sure she won't be indifferent!"

Dumbledore was silent for a while, and Harry silently pondered the meaning behind these words, and then heard the old man's voice say: "Very valuable information, Sirius. Then I think we have reason to suspect that Bellatrix It has been replaced by an impostor."

Harry covered his mouth, almost unable to restrain himself from gasping along with the man on the other side of the mirror.

"We have to make it public!" someone said in horror.

Dumbledore said calmly: "I'm afraid I can't. Fudge will not admit his negligence, and will destroy the evidence of Azkaban. What's worse, we will not only be slandered and spread rumors, but also more Monitoring and restrictions by the Ministry of Magic."

He waited for everyone to digest for a while, and said: "Don't worry too much. It's just a suspicion at the moment. I don't have conclusive evidence. However, we all know that it's best not to be too optimistic when dealing with extremely vicious guys, so I implore Sirius, you have Can you go to Azkaban to confirm this?"

Sirius replied loudly, "No problem!"

Can't!Harry yelled in his heart, it's a pity he couldn't speak, but someone spoke out for him. "It's too dangerous, Sirius is still on the most wanted list of the Ministry of Magic." Lupine said worriedly.

Dumbledore apologized: "I'm sorry, Remus, but only Sirius can do this, and it's too important to confirm. I will do my best to ensure your safe return, Sirius."

"Don't worry, I promise to complete the task." Sirius' voice even revealed excitement, as if his talent was finally useful.

"Thank you, Sirius." Dumbledore said, "This matter is very important. If Bellatrix has really escaped from Azkaban secretly, it proves that our previous intelligence is likely to be misled .”

"You-Know-Who's purpose is not the Ministry of Magic at all!" Moody cut in hoarsely, "Snape is lying!"

"That's why he didn't come to the meeting, right?" one woman asked.

"I'm afraid Severus is in trouble." Dumbledore said reassuringly, "Please believe me, his loyalty is beyond doubt. The reason why he did not attend this meeting is because he has been Order the development of a highly difficult potion, which can almost squeeze out all his rest time."

Harry was a little surprised, but he finally knew how he had escaped the Occlumency nightmare.

"Indeed." Professor McGonagall's serious voice came out, "Professor Snape has been in his potions office for weeks on end."

"We suspect," continued Dumbledore, "that Voldemort has grown suspicious of him."

"And we don't suspect him!" Sirius' voice sneered.Harry couldn't agree more.

But Dumbledore's answer was very serious: "Sirius, I hope you can respect Severus-if you can't agree." He reminded in a dignified voice, "I don't think we have forgotten who was the first Proposed the Death Eaters' plans for Azkaban. Indeed, Severus initially told us that the Death Eaters were ordered to keep a close eye on certain departments and staff of the Ministry of Magic, but he noticed that some of the Death Eaters' His whereabouts are always different. Originally, with his aptitude, he should have access to the most core orders, but recently due to some reasons, he suspects that he is not so trusted. It was Severus who took the initiative to warn me not to rely on him information. After enduring unimaginable pressure, he still saw the suspicious point of the matter with his tenacity and keenness, and found out the direction of Azkaban's suspicion for the Order of the Phoenix at the risk of being further suspected by Voldemort."

Dumbledore rarely delivered such a long speech.He adjusted his breathing slightly, and concluded.

"—I think such a person should at least be respected."

For a long time no one spoke.

From the silence, Harry felt everyone's wavering and hesitation.Because that was exactly how he felt.

If Harry had the chance to express his opinion, he would have to say that Dumbledore's Snape was a different person altogether.

"We trust you, Dumbledore." Moody broke the silence gruffly.

His words seemed to have reached a certain compromise for everyone, and others echoed them one after another.

Harry noticed that Sirius' voice was not among them.

Then Dumbledore asked about some other people's mission execution, Harry was confused, and only understood a little when they discussed Arthur.

"Fudge is crushing me," said Arthur Weasley. "I'm going to be fired, and the new Bart Crowell will take over as Head of the Prohibited Objects Division."

"That idiot Fudge!" Moody's voice sounded like an old door banging in a strong wind, "Isn't Hogwarts enough of a scourge for him? Why did he start attacking you again? Could it be the guy who took over? Trickster?"

Arthur seemed to be thinking about his question, and didn't answer for a moment.

Dumbledore asked softly, "What do you think Crowell is, Arthur?"

"...Actually, it was indeed my fault that he exposed me for using the vacuum cleaner in violation of the rules before." Arthur's voice was a little lacking in confidence, but he was still calm enough, "I thought he didn't like me, but... Jin Sly told me privately that he recommended me to the Auror Division, and Fudge was very unhappy about it."

"Sounds like an unselfish man," said what seemed to be Tonks' voice.

Moody said loudly: "Absorb him into the Order of the Phoenix, Arthur!"

Dumbledore asked, "What is his position?"

Arthur sighed softly: "I can't see it. I'm afraid he won't want to show his position in this sensitive period. Crowell is a man who does things."

"We can convince him!" said Moody, and Harry heard his crutches tap the floor, seeming to emphasize his point.

Dumbledore pondered: "I don't think Mr. Crowell will be easily persuaded. Don't worry, Alastor, there will be opportunities in the future. The most urgent thing now is whether we can find a way to keep Arthur in the Ministry of Magic. The Order of the Phoenix needs The power of the Ministry of Magic."

Then their discussion became more political, and Harry felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, probably because he had eaten too much lunch, and he was prone to sleepiness in the middle of the afternoon.Fortunately, the meeting was over before he actually fell asleep.The sound of tables and chairs rubbing against each other was heard one after another, and Harry heard Lupine's voice asking Sirius if he wanted to go for a walk, but Sirius refused on the pretext of taking a rest.

He returned to the bedroom, walked around the room, whispered a few spells, and finally took out the double-way mirror from his pocket, and said to Harry that he could talk.

"You heard it all, Harry."

Harry swallowed nervously: "...um."

"Dumbledore may die of anger if he finds out." Sirius smiled a little rebelliously, and the face that was engraved by the years showed a trace of heroism in the early years, "But I don't care about that."

The almost innocent fearlessness was so contagious that Harry couldn't help smiling at him, remarkably free of guilt for the first time he had disobeyed Headmaster Dumbledore's orders. "Um."

Afterwards, Sirius' expression turned serious.Harry realized that the real test was coming.

"But it is impossible for me to allow you to just participate in a life-threatening war." Sirius said, "Harry, you just heard about the situation of the Order of the Phoenix. The Death Eaters have disappeared very cleverly recently, and the Order of the Phoenix is ​​still there Busy with intelligence gathering. You don’t need to be anxious, the war has not yet broken out. Once the situation changes, I will find a way to inform you, if you want, we can try to fight side by side—”

Harry's eyes lit up.

"—But," Sirius' eyes became extremely serious, "I have a prerequisite."

Harry asked eagerly, "What?"

"You must learn to Apparate."

Sirius said indisputably.

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