Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 965 The Order of the Phoenix Council

The news of Percy's falling out with his family quickly spread to Fudge, just as Percy expected, Fudge did not give up on him because he could not continue to fulfill the task of monitoring his family and Dumbledore, and gave him to the assistant minister away from the location.

   After all, Percy had fallen out with his family because of this matter, and had already proved his loyalty to the Ministry of Magic and to Fudge with practical actions. Letting Percy spy on his family was just Fudge's idea on a whim, and he needed a loyal and reliable assistant to help with the heavy work to prevent Dumbledore from planting spies around him. Percy, who has proven himself to be loyal, is undoubtedly trustworthy and worthy of recognition in terms of ability, at least Fudge thinks so.

   As for the actual situation, it is really hard to say.

  After Percy fell out with his family, the Weasley family rarely mentioned Percy.

  Fred, George, Ginny, and Bill didn't even tell their family members about their guesses. No matter how it is explained, it cannot be concealed that Percy betrayed his family and chose to side with Fudge for his own benefit, in order to allow himself to go further in the Ministry of Magic.

  After Percy ran away from home, the Weasleys decided to join the Order of the Phoenix.

In order to ensure the safety of their family, the Weasleys, after obtaining the consent of Sirius, are planning to move to No. 12 Grimmauld Place to temporarily settle down. At that time, they can help station the temporary headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix and take care of Harry by the way. daily life.

   "Sirius, can we also join the Order of the Phoenix?" George put down his fork and asked tentatively.

   "No, you are still young!" Mrs. Weasley crossed her hands and stared at her son dissatisfied.

   "We are already adults." Fred complained, "And, Professor Dumbledore once personally invited Albert to join the Order of the Phoenix."

   "Really?" Ron looked up in surprise.

   "Of course it's true, what did I lie to you for? If you don't believe me, ask Sirius, he will know for sure." Fred slowly stuffed the last piece of potato into his mouth.

   "Yes, but Mr. Anderson is an exception." Lupine explained, "Members of the Order of the Phoenix only recruit wizards who have reached a certain age and graduated from Hogwarts, and you don't have his abilities."

   "You shouldn't involve children who are still in school." Molly Weasley stared at Sirius and Lupine a little angrily, and then cast her eyes on her husband for support. Mrs. Weasley still has a good impression of Albert and doesn't want him to take risks.

   "So, Albert is also a member of the Order of the Phoenix now?" Ron asked in surprise.

   "No, he declined." Sirius shook his head.

"Refused?"

  Everyone was surprised, they never thought that Albert would reject Dumbledore's invitation.

   "Why did he refuse?" Ginny asked curiously.

   No one answered, because at this time, the sound of something being knocked down came from outside the corridor, followed by a series of cursing.

   Not long after, the door of the hall was pushed open, and a blond witch walked in and greeted everyone: "Good evening, I received a message that there is an important meeting tonight."

   "Have you had dinner yet?" Mrs. Weasley changed the subject.

"not yet."

   "Then sit down and eat together!"

  Tonks hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. It is true that she hadn't eaten yet and hurried over just after get off work.

   "Sirius, why did Albert refuse Dumbledore's invitation?" Hermione brought back the topic just now, she wanted to know the reason.

   "That's the famous Albert, right!" Tonks sat down and asked curiously after hearing Hermione's words.

"He believes in Dumbledore, but he doesn't trust the Order of the Phoenix." Sirius shrugged helplessly and said, "That guy thinks that the Order of the Phoenix is ​​just a very loose organization, not reliable enough, and not safe enough. There will be traitors mixed in..."

   "Traitor, Albert suspects there is a traitor, I mean Albert thinks there is a traitor in the Order of the Phoenix." George was taken aback by Sirius' words.

   "Traitor, how could there be a traitor." Tonks asked suspiciously, "There are no traitors in the Order of the Phoenix. Everyone was summoned by Dumbledore, and they are a group of trustworthy partners."

   "Albert's intuition has always been very accurate. If he thinks that there may be traitors in the Order of the Phoenix, this is not a good sign." Fred frowned, looking a little uneasy.

  No way, their whole family basically joined the Order of the Phoenix.

   If a traitor really emerges, then it doesn't have to be finished immediately.

   "Don't worry, Dumbledore believes that members of the Order of the Phoenix are trustworthy." Tonks immediately recalled the members of the Order of the Phoenix, thinking that this possibility was unlikely.

   "No, Albert's premonition has always been accurate, with almost no mistakes." George also frowned.

   "I think he refers to someone!" Sirius pointed, "That guy has a good relationship with the professors in the school, except for someone, obviously he doesn't trust..."

   "Sirius," interrupted Lupine, frowning, "Dumbledore thinks he can be trusted."

"But Albert's hunch has always been accurate. He doesn't trust the snot-nosed man, just like he never trusted that fake Moody. From the very beginning, he thought that there might be something wrong with him." Sirius didn't bother with this matter and continued. : "However, thanks to him reminding us, Dumbledore used the Loyalty Curse on this place not long ago, and now the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is ​​completely different from last time. It is more rigorous and safer."

   "Who are you talking about?" Fred and George looked at each other, and both looked at Sirius. "This matter is very important."

   "Fred, George." Mrs. Weasley looked at her son dissatisfied.

"Mom, you don't know, Albert's hunch has never been wrong." George ignored Mrs. Weasley's stern gaze, and warned: "Don't underestimate Albert's hunch, or you will pay for it, Harry It's a ready-made example."

   "What does this have to do with Harry?"

  A tall, dark-skinned wizard quietly pushed open the door of the restaurant and walked in.

   "Good evening, Kingsley, would you like something to eat?" Mrs. Weasley got up and greeted the other party.

   "No, I've already eaten." The wizard named Kingsley looked at the twin brothers and asked curiously, "Can you tell us about this?"

"Even before the third project, Albert had a premonition of the coming danger. He thought it had something to do with Harry, and suggested that Harry stay at the entrance of the maze and stay within Dumbledore's sight until the end of the game." George Looking at each other with Fred, he told everyone what he knew: "Professor Dumbledore also knew about this, but they didn't take Albert's reminder seriously at all, and finally Harry was taken away gone."

  Ron and Hermione looked at each other, and they also knew about it. Harry's training with Sirius and Lupine was related to this.

   "I heard that Albert Anderson is a master prophecy." Kingsley looked at Fred and George, "Is this true?"

   "Master of Prophecy?" Tonks was taken aback, they both knew what that meant.

   It has been a long time since a new master of prophecy appeared in the UK.

   "His predictions are indeed accurate, with almost no mistakes." Fred and George said in unison. As Albert's roommate, he knew Albert's ability to predict better than anyone else.

"It is a great pity that he was not invited to join the Order of the Phoenix." Sirius noticed that everyone was looking at him, and continued: "He predicted this day a long time ago, and even believed that Fudge would be ousted. As well as the impending breakout from Azkaban, he also predicted... the downfall of the Ministry of Magic."

"Okay, don't discuss these things in front of the children. There are a few of you, go back to your room and do your holiday homework after eating, don't stay here." Mrs. Weasley is about to drive away, and there will be more It's not appropriate for members of the Order of the Phoenix to come here for a meeting and let children hear something they shouldn't hear.

  Mrs. Weasley was right. More and more members of the Order of the Phoenix came here, and they were all notified by Dumbledore that there was an important matter today.

   "What happened to the downfall of the Ministry of Magic?"

   This news really shocked everyone.

"I don't know. Anderson thinks that in a few years, Fudge's successor will die at the hands of Voldemort. The entire British wizarding world will usher in the darkest moment. The Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts will be controlled by Voldemort, and Muggles will be born." wizards will be persecuted, and Harry will become a wanted man by the Ministry of Magic." Sirius handed some parchments to Kingsley and said, "This is his prophecy."

   "Are you sure you're not joking?" Kingsley looked at the content on the parchment, frowned and said, "Dumbledore will definitely not allow this to happen."

   "Who knows!" Sirius was also unwilling to believe these prophecies, but he didn't think Albert would be joking.

   "The prophets are a group of mysterious guys, but considering his level, to be honest, there are basically no mistakes. At least, I asked him to predict, and it was very accurate."

"real?"

   "Next, we plan to release the news in the parchment." Sirius showed a malicious smile: "I think Fudge will probably go crazy!"

"Are you going to publish this in the "Defense Guide"?" Tonks asked curiously. She felt that if this article was published, the entire magic world would probably explode in place. She reminded: "Fudge will not tolerate this The magazine continues to publish."

"It doesn't matter, we will provide the magazine privately to those wizards who ordered the magazine, and we will also set up a radio station to broadcast to other wizards." Lupine comforted, and he also knew that the magazine's ban was inevitable, but... "The situation is not so Too bad when people find out that the wizarding world is in disarray, they'll think of our magazines and radio."

  As far as Lupine knew, these were suggestions from Albert, and it was no wonder that Dumbledore wanted to pull Albert into the Order of the Phoenix.

   In some ways, Albert is better than them, more professional, more thoughtful.

   "What are you talking about?"

  Moody thumped through the corridor into the hall, scanning the people who were talking.

   "Anderson's prophecy." Tonks said excitedly: "He thinks Fudge will step down next year and get out."

   "Oh, this is really good news. I think Dumbledore will be very happy?" Moody pulled up a chair and sat down, "I heard he didn't agree to join the Order of the Phoenix."

"He thinks there might be traitors among us, don't look at me like that, Remus, I was there at the time." Sirius shrugged and said: "At the beginning, Albert suggested that Dumbledore mobilize his forces to drive Fudge out of power early , let Amelia Bones become the Minister of Magic, you know, Amelia Bones' brother... He thinks that changing a minister who is beneficial to us can greatly weaken Voldemort's power, although it is very It's surprising, but it's a really good idea, and at least Amelia Bones won't hold us back."

   "So, that incident is true. Everyone says that Dumbledore is seeking the position of Minister of Magic." Tonks widened his eyes in surprise, and even his face changed.

"No, Dumbledore didn't agree." Sirius shook his head and said, "He thinks it's difficult, but I think Anderson dares to make this suggestion, and he must be sure to drive Fudge out of power, otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned it at all .”

   "No wonder Fudge went mad," Tonks muttered.

"Some people think that Anderson kept in touch with at least half of the top of the Ministry of Magic." Kingsley recalled some rumors he had heard, "Later, the Wizengamot held a meeting to allow him to join the Wizengamot British youth representatives." Council, and vote to force him to be the Wizengamot's alternate."

   "Exaggerated," Tonks muttered.

"That guy has a lot of magic. For example, the parchment in your hand is the manuscript he asked Rita Skeeter to help write." Sirius reminded, "It is said that he thinks Rita Skeeter is more Good at writing these articles."

   "It's incredible how he did it."

  Everyone present was surprised, they knew exactly what Rita Skeeter was.

   "I don't know, he is always so powerful."

  The discussion about the prophecy did not continue. More and more members of the Order of the Phoenix rushed to the headquarters, and the table was soon full of people.

  Tonks is excited to share the good news that Fudge may be stepping down next year.

   "Where did you get the news?"

   Everyone is very curious, it would be really nice if Fudge could step down, the guy is just messing with them now.

   "A master prophecy, as for his identity, you can ask Dumbledore if he is willing to tell that person his identity."

   Sirius didn't tell everyone about Albert, and he also signaled others to shut up.

   "Is this thing accurate? Many prophets are liars."

   "I asked him for divination, and it was very accurate."

   Before they had time to continue discussing the prophecy, Dumbledore came, looking a little rushed and a little tired.

   "I summoned you to ensure Harry's safety." Dumbledore looked at the members of the Order of the Phoenix staring at him, and said straight to the point: "We need to prepare guard posts to ensure Harry's safety."

   "Do you think the Death Eaters will attack Harry?" Sirius asked first: "Maybe, we can take him to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, where it is safer."

"No, Harry is safer staying with his Muggle relatives, the ancient magic left by Lily is still protecting him, Voldemort and his minions can't do anything to Harry, but we need to make sure others don't. Leigh do something, you should know what Fudge has been up to lately, he wants to catch Harry. If they want to deal with Harry, they can also use the power of the Ministry of Magic, so we need to make sure that Harry does not encounter If you get into trouble, don't give Fudge a chance."

   "So, we need sentries to take turns to ensure Harry's safety. Of course, Arabella will help keep an eye on Harry, but you should also know her situation."

   "Why don't you just tell him? I think Harry should be able to..." Sirius was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

   "Harry is not as mature as you think, especially after what just happened." Dumbledore said softly.

   "I need to know what Voldemort is going to do."

   As he spoke, he looked at Snape.

   "I haven't received any news yet." Snape looked up and said, "If the Dark Lord takes any action, I will definitely receive the news as soon as possible."

   "I need to find out what he is looking for as soon as possible?" Dumbledore nodded and said, "Arrange the matter of the sentry as soon as possible, Alastor, and I will leave this matter to you."

   "No problem." Moody nodded in response.

   "By the way, Hermione and Ron are here, right?" Before leaving, Dumbledore looked at the Weasleys.

   "Yes, they are here, what's the matter?" Mrs. Weasley was a little nervous.

   "I have something to tell them about Harry." Dumbledore soon saw Hermione and Ron.

"I hope you can keep it a secret from Harry, and don't tell Harry anything important when you write. The owl is not safe and may be intercepted halfway." Dumbledore looked at the two and said, "It's best not to Harry knows everything, okay?"

"But…"

   "Okay, we promise." Hermione said, kicking Ron with a look.

   "I promise I won't write to Harry casually, and I won't say important things." Ron said.

   "Very well, remember your words." Dumbledore left in a hurry after receiving the assurance.

   "Poor Harry, I think he'll be mad when he finds out." Ron muttered softly after returning to his room.

  (end of this chapter)