struggle

When Dumbledore came down from the second floor, members of the Order of the Phoenix immediately surrounded him, and Harry lowered his head again, trying to hide his whereabouts, so that Dumbledore would not find out that he was acting in a false manner.Ginny, on the other hand, shook off the invisibility cloak amidst the nervous expressions of Hermione and Ron, covering her and Harry's figures.

After Dumbledore sat down, Sirius was obviously the most impatient, and asked first: "Professor Dumbledore, how is your talk with him?"

Dumbledore shook his head: "Although he is much more sensible than the main soul and adopts much gentler methods, I am afraid his purpose is still the same as the main soul."

"Then needless to say, we can deal with him together. Anyway, one Dark Lord is also dealt with, and two Dark Lords are also dealt with." Sirius' eyes flashed with excitement, and he looked eager to try.

"No, for the time being, let's stand still." Unexpectedly, Dumbledore shook his head resolutely, "At least for now, although he and the main soul use different methods, the Death Eaters they want to win are The same group of people, this will definitely cause their internal contradictions and mutual restraint. Therefore, we will first look at the situation before deciding how the Order of the Phoenix should act."

Hearing that there was no action for the time being, Sirius slumped his shoulders in frustration, while Lupine patted him on the shoulder, and then looked at Dumbledore: "Professor Dumbledore, can't we do anything now?"

"No, I think we can make some arrangements first. Remus, I do have a task for you." Dumbledore looked at him gently, "This semester is coming to an end soon, when this semester is over, I hope you can contact those werewolf tribes, reduce their hostility towards wizards, prevent them from being won over by Voldemort, and try to win some allies for us."

"What about the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts?" Lupine asked worriedly, "and what about Harry's training?"

"I'll arrange it." Dumbledore signaled that he didn't have to worry. "I may consider letting Alastor Moody take over the courses for a school year, while continuing to train Harry and the others. Specifically, I will contact you during the summer vacation." After Alastor."

"Well, I'm fine." Lupine nodded.

"What about me? What can I do?" Sirius asked anxiously.

"Sirius, I hope you can go abroad for a while, contact wizards in other countries as much as possible, and find possible help for us. At the same time, inquire about various news for us in time, after all, in your Animagus form , is the most convenient way to inquire about news." Dumbledore pondered for a moment, and then said, "Also, I may still need to borrow your ancestral home - Black Mansion, as a contact point for us."

"Of course, you can use it as you like." Sirius nodded excitedly, obviously gearing up for the task Dumbledore entrusted to him.

"And Hagrid—" Dumbledore looked at him, "I hope you can help the Order of the Phoenix contact the giant tribe, and see if you can convince some people to help us fight Voldemort together."

"Okay, I'll go." Hagrid patted his chest happily, obviously happy for Dumbledore's trust.

"By the way, and Minerva, please come to my office later. The Beauxbaton School of Magic in France and the Durmstrang School of Magic in Germany have sent us invitations to join us in the next school year. Gewarz held the Triwizard Tournament. Now we have no reasonable reason to refuse, and I think we can also use this event to increase contact with other countries and see if we can discuss ways to jointly deal with Voldemort. But, Under the current circumstances, we may have to make some arrangements as far as possible for Harry's safety." Dumbledore finally said to his most capable assistant and the most trusted Gryffindor headmistress.

After receiving McGonagall's nod to express his understanding, Dumbledore stood up: "That's it for now, I'll go back first." After speaking, he walked out of the Three Broomsticks bar first, with a trace of disbelief on his face. Live tired.

After Dumbledore left, everyone greeted each other one after another, and each went to work separately.After hearing the word "Dark Lord", Harry, who had been stunned for a long time, suddenly lifted the invisibility cloak after all the members of the Order of the Phoenix left, and chased in the direction where Sirius left.Ginny, unable to stop her in time, could only hurriedly tell Ron and Hermione: "Go back to school and deal with it, I'll chase Harry back." Then she also hurriedly chased after him.

When Ginny caught up with Harry, Sirius had spotted them too.After being stunned by the accident for a moment, Sirius gave a self-conscious smile: "I told you that you won't really listen to Remus and stay at Hogwarts obediently, otherwise you wouldn't be James's." I have a son. How is it, dear godson, what do you want to ask?"

"Everything, including who is Professor Dumbledore meeting with today, including whether Voldemort has officially returned?" Harry was a little out of breath from running all the way, but his green eyes were shining with determination.

Seeing that Sirius was obviously about to have a long talk with Harry, Ginny could only shake her head and walked up: "Then at least, let's talk about it in another place, don't just discuss this issue on the street where people come and go. "

"Oh, yes, Harry, let's go to the hillside over there, it's quieter there." Sirius pointed to a hill not far away.

It was already evening at this time, and the number of students in Hogsmeade had obviously decreased a lot, and they were obviously going back to Hogwarts one after another.When the three of them reached the top of the mountain, the setting sun had already dyed the western sky red, and there was an open space around them, so there was no fear of someone eavesdropping.After sitting down on the grass, Sirius was about to start talking, but Ginny stood up first: "I'll watch over for you, you can talk slowly." She walked away a few steps, pulled distance from them.She knew exactly what Sirius was going to say, but, at least on the surface, she didn't want to be an insider, and she didn't want to be involved in the struggle between the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters prematurely.Even if Harry will relay the situation to her, Ron, and Hermione in private, it is different from hearing directly from Sirius, so she wisely chooses to stay away from their conversations, and instead Instead, help them carefully monitor their surroundings.

Harry's conversation with Sirius went on for a long time, while Ginny just sat and thought about her own problems and her current situation.Obviously, the Order of the Phoenix already knows all about the existence of the main soul and Tom, and judging from what Dumbledore said after he came down today, Tom has obviously rejected Dumbledore's offer, so the current form should be a tripartite one. Contain each other.And after Dumbledore decided not to take any action for the time being, it should be as she expected, mutual suspicion among the Death Eaters.Thinking of this, Ginny smiled slightly with a sense of relief, but the smile froze at the corner of her mouth before it could fully unfold.

Standing not far away was Tom who hadn't seen him for a long time.Noticing her gaze, he smiled at her.Ginny looked back at Sirius and Harry nervously, but fortunately they were still concentrating on their conversation in a low voice, and didn't notice her movement at all.Ginny relaxed slightly, and was hesitating whether to take the initiative to step forward to prevent him from coming. Unexpectedly, he suddenly smiled a little strangely, turned his head slightly and moved his lips, and then seemed to pull a corner of something, There was a bright red out of thin air.

It turned out that there was still no escape, but not now, Ginny sighed and nodded towards him.Tom saw her move, knew that she knew what he meant, waved at her, and disappeared from her sight.Not long after, the conversation between Sirius and Harry finally ended, and the two walked towards Ginny together.Harry's face was a little heavy, but he still managed to smile at Ginny: "Okay, now I understand everything, let's go back first."

Ginny nodded, and looked at Sirius inquiringly, but the latter just smiled: "I'll take you back. When you get to Hogwarts, I'm going back too. Professor Dumbledore has something to give to you." I do."

That night, under Ron's questioning, Harry really told the other three about the basic situation.When Ron and Hermione heard that there were already two Voldemorts, they both froze unacceptably.Hermione took the lead in pushing away the chair and stood up, with a rare uncertain tone: "Horcrux? Soul piece? I haven't heard of it? I'll go back first and check to see if there is any record of this in the book. If I can't find it, I'll go to the library to look for it tomorrow." After saying hello to everyone, he left.

And Ginny also stood up accordingly: "Then I went back with Hermione. By the way, Harry—" She paused, and reached out her hand towards Harry, "Give me your invisibility cloak, I will I’m afraid you won’t be able to sleep after hearing the news tonight, and you’ll have to wander around to figure it out, so let me keep the invisibility cloak for you for a few days first.”

Obviously, Harry, who was being talked about, opened his mouth to object, but under Ginny's determined gaze, he could only compromise, and handed the Invisibility Cloak to her.And Ginny glanced at Ron again: "Ron, please look at Harry, don't let him run around at night, it's too dangerous. Moreover, if Headmaster Dumbledore knows, Sirius has already reported all the circumstances Tell Harry everything, it's not a good thing for Sirius, it's not a good thing for Harry."

Seeing Ron nod, Ginny turned and caught up with Hermione back to their bedroom.So, like every day, when Hermione took down the Time-Turner to take a shower, Ginny took it over secretly, but she knew that this time she had to switch back a few hours.Slowly twisting the timer under the time converter, when the time quickly returned to the afternoon and dusk, Ginny looked at the bright sky outside the window, picked up the invisibility cloak, put it on, and walked out of Hoag along the secret path Watts came to Hogsmeade village again.

Walking straight along the avenue, she waited directly on the hillside where Tom was seen in front. It didn't take long before she saw him appearing not far from her without any surprise.Tom leisurely sat down not far from her, while Ginny stepped forward and sat beside him: "Mr. Riddle, why are you still waiting here after finishing talking with Principal Dumbledore?"

Tom seemed a little surprised, but immediately laughed: "I was planning to go to Hogwarts to find you, but I didn't expect to see you here." He turned his head and looked in the direction of her voice , "Is it an invisibility cloak? I didn't expect you to have such a good thing."

"It's not mine, I borrowed it from Harry." Ginny didn't take off the invisibility cloak, "Tell me, what's the matter with you?"

"That savior is really generous to you." There was an inexplicable feeling in Tom's voice, and he hooked the corners of his mouth, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, "You came to me on the initiative today, and you still want to ask me whats the matter?"

Ginny was at a loss for words. Indeed, she knew he would come to her because she theoretically saw them together later, but judging from the current situation, it was indeed she who came to him on his own initiative. .It seems that she was simply deceived by this chaotic time and space.

Pulling back the invisibility cloak slightly, Ginny took out the time-turner with a little anger: "I made a mistake, this is simply a paradox in time and space."

Seeing the golden time-turner, Tom stretched out his hand and grabbed the small pendant, and suddenly understood what Ginny was referring to, and suddenly smiled: "It's really a magical thing, Ginny, I'm so sorry for this coincidence of time." Fun to organize."

"Unfortunately, I don't think it's funny!" Ginny wanted to pull back the chain, but Tom suddenly held his hand instead.She was startled, and looked up at him subconsciously, only to find that there was a happy smile in his eyes: "Ginny, since you are destined to meet me, why don't we just talk about it?" He deliberately emphasized The pronunciation of "destined" seems to be hinting, but also seems to be threatening, implying that she cannot escape, and also threatening her not being allowed to escape.Then, without allowing her to refute, he pulled her up and led her forward forcefully: "And the first thing we have to do now is to let you know that you must come back later and come to see me."

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The author has something to say:

The time-turner is really amazing, so, is it Ginny who wants to see Tom, or Tom who wants to see Ginny?