Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1175 Defense Association

   "How is your side?"

   "Still the same, how about you?"

"It's been very busy recently. The Death Eaters and their group of villains are making troubles in the UK. The Muggle Conciliation Committee needs to run around to help clean up the mess. Everyone is going crazy from them. I heard that the Minister I'm thinking about catching those troublemakers in the future, and treat them to a whip first."

   Truman raised his wine glass and touched Cedric lightly. After finishing the butter beer in the glass, he looked up at Old Tom across the counter, "The business in the bar seems to have been not very good recently."

"There were some people in the past, but thanks to Minister Scrimgeour, there have been fewer and fewer customers in the shop." Tom wiped the glass in his hand sullenly, and Scrimgeour caught most of the wizards who dared to drink in the bar. Azkaban Prison is gone.

   "I'm now debating whether to close the bar or find someone else to take over."

   "It is estimated that no one is willing to take over during this period." Truman shook his head and said, "If there is no ability, it will have to close in a few days."

"This is something that can't be helped. Whoever made the entire wizarding world unsafe, no one dares to run around now." Cedric put down his glass, smiled and said to Truman: "Okay, let's go back too, and try our best at night." Don't linger outside, lest you get into trouble."

   "You are right, safety is the most important thing."

  Truman took out two silver Sickles from his pocket, put them on the table, and left with Cedric.

  As soon as they walked out of the bar, the two used Apparation to leave.

  Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Old Tom didn't know what he was muttering.

  Cedric and Truman did not go home directly, but appeared together in a remote, desolate and semi-abandoned residential area outside the suburbs of London.

   "No one is following you!"

   Truman took out his wand, cast the illusion spell on himself, and touched his friend next to him with his wand.

"No."

  Cedric shivered, took out the pocket watch from his pocket, and after confirming that there was no red dot on it, he shook his head and said, "However, we may be late soon."

   They walked quickly into an abandoned house.

   "To be honest, it's quite scary to come to this kind of place in the middle of the night." Truman raised his wand to guard his surroundings to prevent surprise attacks.

   "There is no other way. They need to be careful and concealed. I heard that the Death Eaters are hunting them down." Cedric could understand Fred and George's caution.

   If you don't pay attention to safety, the Death Eaters may come to the door one day, and it will cause trouble for them.

   "Those two guys are probably hiding here!" Truman asked, looking at the desolate ruins around him, raising his eyebrows slightly.

   "I'm sure not."

  After lifting the illusion spell on his body, Digory lit his wand, looked around, pointed at the deserted wooden door in front of him with his wand, "It's right here, let's go in!"

   "Push the door and go in?"

   Truman looked at the dusty and cobweb-covered door in front of him, frowning slightly and asking.

   "No, just go through it directly, the entrance is actually here."

   After looking down at the content on the communication pen, Cedric passed through the wall next to the door and appeared directly in a hidden room.

   "Is this the so-called safe house? It's really safe." Truman looked around and couldn't help complaining.

  Honestly speaking, he didn't think anyone would be able to find such a ghostly place.

"Well, the entrance is very similar to platform nine and three quarters, and most wizards can't find it at all." Cedric said what he knew, "I will put some water and food in the future, so that the Others can temporarily stop to rest and avoid danger."

   "They are very cautious."

   "It's Albert after all, that guy has always been cautious."

   This is also the main reason why Cedric is willing to join the Defense Association.

  Although he supports Harry and opposes the You-Know-Who and Death Eaters, it doesn't mean that he is willing to risk his life to join those unreliable resistance organizations, and then lose his life for no reason.

   "That guy is really reliable, what are we doing now?" Truman looked up and down at the safe house in front of him with the help of the light from the tip of his wand, and asked Cedric.

  Cedric looked at the contents of the communication pen, and said to Truman next to him: "Someone will come to pick us up later."

   "Why do you want to do this? If you tell us the exact location directly." Truman muttered: "Are they afraid that we will reveal his location?"

  Although he said so, Truman didn't think there was anything wrong with being cautious. After all, what they had to face next was the group of vicious dark wizards.

   "I think it should be like this." Cedric put away the communication pen and said suddenly, "It should be coming."

  At this time, there was a crackling sound in the room, and a small shadow appeared in the safe house out of thin air.

   "It's actually a house-elf." Truman was a little surprised, as house-elves are rare in the magic world.

   "Gentlemen, please follow me."

   Dobby bowed slightly to the two of them, and stretched out his arms.

  The two looked at each other, reached out and grabbed the house elf's arm, and were taken away by Apparition, and the dark safe house fell into dead silence again.

"here it is?"

  Cedric looked around, but he wasn't surprised by the remoteness of the surroundings. It was very similar to Albert's style, and the Death Eaters probably couldn't find it here.

"plz follow me!"

  The house elf somehow took out a blue lantern from somewhere, and walked in front of the team to lead the two of them.

   They were surprised to find that there was a thick fog ahead.

   "This is a defensive measure, don't rush in without the guidance of a lantern."

   The two and their family raised elves and came to an abandoned Muggle village not long after.

"plz follow me!"

  Dobby led the two towards the edge of the village, and saw Lee Jordan suddenly appearing from the void to greet them.

   "Welcome to the Defense Association headquarters."

   "The defense measures here are really tight." Cedric sighed softly.

   "Ever since the Defense Association's base was completed, Albert has further improved the defense measures here." Lee Jordan said with a smile, "After all, you also know that whether it is the mysterious man or the Death Eater is looking for us everywhere."

"Only you?"

   "They are inside, come with me. Let's wash our faces first. Although I have confirmed that you are the real person, I still need to confirm whether you are controlled by the Imperius Curse."

   "It's really safe." Truman took out a handkerchief to wipe the water on his face, and asked casually, "Is Albert here too?"

   "That guy is the secret keeper here, and he wouldn't appear here easily if it wasn't necessary." Fred and George appeared out of thin air and shook hands with Cedric.

   "Secretary? Sounds like a powerful protection magic?"

   "Yes, the Loyalty Curse is the most powerful protection magic known so far." Fred introduced, "Unless the Secret Keeper allows it, no one can find the hidden place."

   "When Albert got married, he used the Fidelity Charm to cover the entire manor." Lee Jordan reminded.

   "As expected of Albert." Truman sighed softly, "If it can be further promoted, it is estimated that everyone will not have to worry about the threat of the mysterious man."

   "It's difficult. After all, it is a very advanced magic, much more difficult than the Patronus Charm." George shook his head and said, "We have also learned it, but we haven't learned it yet."

   "You must have been exposed to a lot of advanced magic with Albert, right?"

   "Will Albert teach us himself?"

   "I don't know, but I think it should be like this. Many advanced things can only be taught by him. It depends on when that guy returns from his post-marriage trip."

   "Is that guy still traveling?"

   "After all, he was targeted by the Death Eaters, and he probably won't be returning to England for the time being." George wouldn't even blink his eyes when he lied, and it wouldn't do them any good to let others know about Albert's whereabouts.

   "By the way, this thing..."

"This is…"

   After noticing that George handed over a silver metal card, Cedric froze for a moment and guessed what it was.

   "After reading the content on the card, just keep it in your heart, and you will be able to see the entrance later."

   "If you don't get the secret keeper's permission, you won't be able to find the mysterious person even if you come." George seemed to think of something, and reminded, "You should know that the mysterious person's name can't be said nonsense."

   "What is the specific reason?"

  Truman, who was born in a Muggle wizarding family, still doesn't know some secrets of the wizarding world.

"Once the name is spoken, the mysterious person will use the spell to lock the specific location of the speaker at the first time, and can immediately apparate to find the vicinity." George explained, "Although the loyalty spell can block them, But other protective magic around here may be completely ineffective, so we only call him Mysterious Man."

   "I don't think many people would dare to call the mysterious man by his name." Cedric handed the silver card to Truman.

   "We all know, but we have to prevent any possible accidents." George explained, "No one wants to put us in danger because of someone's stupidity."

   "Is this the headquarters?"

  Cedric and Truman stopped and looked at the newly renovated house in front of them. They were both a little surprised. How should I say it?

  It was not the same as they imagined.

   Truman asked suspiciously: "Do you live here?"

"Of course not. We live elsewhere. Come with me. This is just the entrance to the hidden stronghold." George explained to the two, "In order to prevent someone from invading here, Albert has prepared several lines of defense. Keeping an eye on it can also buy us enough time."

   "Of course, I don't think that kind of situation should happen. After all, this place is protected by the Fidelity Curse, but there may be accidents in everything."

   After finishing speaking, George took the two of them to the hall and entered the real headquarters of the Defense Association through the secret passage under the carpet.

   "How do you... here is simply..."

  Truman looked at the cement underground base, his mouth widened in surprise and he was speechless.

   "This door is so narrow!"

   Looking at the entrance that can only accommodate one person, Cedric asked curiously: "Is this to prevent invasion?"

"Yes, if someone tries to invade our headquarters, they will be hit right away." Fred nodded, "Actually, I don't think these things will come in handy, but it is undeniable that seeing these things will It makes people feel very safe.”

   "You're right." Cedric agreed with Fred's words.

"The next one is the guard room, which has many black magic detectors, and there is a similar room in the headquarters, which is responsible for monitoring all safe houses." George paused, and continued, "Of course, that room is not open to the public. .”

  After passing through the front hall, they came to a wide and narrow corridor with various wooden doors on both sides of the corridor, and a spacious hall at the end.

   "This looks a bit like the hall of Hogwarts."

   "Yes, it is imitating the hall of Hogwarts." Fred nodded, "However, the construction was a bit hasty, but I think it should be enough to accommodate nearly a hundred people to train Defense Against the Dark Arts."

   "How on earth did you build this place?"

   Truman asked again the doubts in his heart. He had noticed that the cement was used here, and it was obviously built only recently.

   "This place is actually much smaller than you expected. It was simply expanded by Albert using the No Trace Stretch Curse. As you can see, there are many things here that are not perfect, and can only be completed slowly by other members."

   "I feel like I've joined an amazing organization." Truman sighed softly: "When will the assembly start? And we all have our own jobs. Is it like the Ministry of Magic's black magic training?"

"Albert is still compiling our special books, and will teach you more fighting skills at that time. After all, what we need to face in the future will be those evil black wizards. It is impossible to have no self-defense skills." Lee Jordan To signal them to be still,

   "I thought you all joined the Order of the Phoenix." Cedric said suddenly

   "Yes, we have all joined the Order of the Phoenix, but that doesn't prevent us from joining another organization." Fred shrugged, "After all, it's all about resisting the mysterious man."

"Albert believes that Harry and the mysterious man will eventually have a battle. He believes that Harry and the members of the Order of the Phoenix are not enough. More supporters are needed to win the final victory of this war." George explained to the two road.

   "It seems that Harry won in the end!" Cedric was very satisfied with this. No one wants to face a failure, and this news can increase everyone's confidence.

   "Of course." Lee Jordan said as a matter of course: "One day is not far away. Before that, what we need now is to gather more like-minded partners."

   "Are we going to fight, against dark wizards?"

   "Maybe in the future, but definitely not now. After all, everyone is a group of rookies. Even if they really want to go to the battlefield, they need to go through strict training instead of dying in vain. Such sacrifices are meaningless."

  (end of this chapter)