harry potter book of crimes

"... Everyone move faster, bring only necessary things, and hurry up! The third team has already set off. Let the fourth team gather outside quickly. The escorts will be in place immediately!"

As the largest and most important evacuation camp, there are more people in Diagon Alley than the other two evacuation sites combined. Just to organize the evacuation, we have to be divided into several teams to prevent the evacuation team from being too bloated and causing various problems.

A problem occurs.

However, when it comes to security work, the team in Diagon Alley also does the best job.

In addition to the fact that Delphi personally led the team at St. Mungo's, each evacuation team in Diagon Alley had sufficient accompanying wizards who were responsible for full vigilance in the front, middle and back to deal with unexpected situations that may occur.

And all of this, aside from the few suggestions Maka made at the beginning, it can basically be said that this is all Lupin's plan and arrangement. If several evacuation teams can safely and quickly withdraw from London this time, his

The credit is definitely the greatest.

At the moment, Lupine is in front of the damaged wall in the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron, busy and nervously directing the scene personally, while maintaining order in the venue.

"Mr. Luping, the fourth team has also gathered in the open space outside the bar. They can set off immediately after the second count. In addition, the third team has completely left this block. The gathering place on the left is

It’s free!”

After a witch ran over from the bar in front and made such a report, Lupine quickly nodded.

"Very good," he paused, then waved his hand and said, "Then, gentlemen and ladies assigned to the fifth team, please gather in the open space designated outside the front door of the bar as soon as possible!"

But just as other volunteers responded one after another to lead the fifth group of refugees who chose to evacuate to gather outside, a figure suddenly ran out of the bar behind Lu Ping.

"Mr. Lupin, Bill Weasley from the Weasley family came over just now and said that the situation has changed and asked us to speed up our retreat again."

As she spoke, the witch paused for a moment, and then added:

"Oh, the other party also said that this was what Mr. MacLean wanted him to convey."

"What about Bill and others?"

"He left after saying that. He looked very hurried."

After hearing this, Lupine couldn't help but frown. Bill's coming and going in such a hurry showed its seriousness. In addition, it was Maka who said this, and the problem became even bigger.

"Makata...is he fighting?"

Thinking of this, Lu Ping couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his forehead. After thinking for a while, he immediately continued:

"From now on, the number of people in the team will be counted after they leave the city limits of London. After gathering, they can leave! In addition, each team will add four escorts!"

No one raised any objections, because during this period of time, Lu Ping's command has been recognized by most people.

The next moment, the flow of people in Diagon Alley suddenly became busier. As people came and went, a large number of refugees entered through the back door of the Leaky Cauldron one after another, passed through the bar and went to the open space outside.

Because there was one less time-consuming step, the overall efficiency was indeed much higher. Not long after, the fourth and fifth teams were on their way to the suburbs.

However, the evacuation of London not only made the refugees feel at ease, but also made them worried. Even their trust in Lupine and their gratitude to the Aurors and supporting wizards who rescued them could not eliminate their feelings for them.

Worries and fears from the outside world.

Is it really safe outside? As refugees who have been staying in Diagon Alley, they have no way of knowing for sure.

Lu Ping looked at the faces that passed in front of him one after another, some were older, some were young, some were depressed, some were anxious, and no face was relaxed.

Especially after hearing that he had just announced the cancellation of the counting process, everyone naturally felt a little more heavy and uneasy.

In fact, even Lu Ping himself had hidden anxiety in his heart.

"Don't be in a daze, keep moving forward! Don't worry, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic and the supporters of the Federation will be responsible for protecting everyone's safety! Please don't be nervous, let alone be afraid. The precautions have been reminded many times before

Well, as long as nothing goes wrong, we can at least minimize the risk!"

After a few words of comfort, Lu Ping took a breath and looked further away.

All the stores in Diagon Alley, without exception, have closed their doors tightly, and their store owners and employees have already been mixed in with the people taking refuge.

People crowded together on this narrow street. Although there was no chaos due to good order maintenance, the low morale and gloomy crowds made the scene become increasingly gloomy.

Yes, just like the sky covered by gray fog, lifeless.

A few days ago, who could have imagined that the once peaceful and prosperous Diagon Alley would have turned into this without even realizing it?

"Um?"

Suddenly, Lu Ping saw a familiar figure in the crowd, which brought his slightly wandering mind back to reality.

Then, he turned sideways and said to an Auror beside him:

"Is that Mr. Ollivander? Please help me invite him over. I have something to ask him."

"Okay, Lupin."

Seeing the Auror pushing forward in the crowd, he took a few steps back and walked to the corner of the backyard.

After a while, the young Auror came over with an old man with gray hair and a slightly haggard appearance, and nodded to Lupine.

"Thank you, go ahead and do your work! I'll be back in a moment."

After Lupine politely asked the young Auror to leave, he slightly leaned forward and saluted the old man who slowly walked up to him.

"Mr. Ollivander, I'm sorry! I have something to do with you, so I may need to delay you for a while."

"Oh, there's no need to delay..." Old Ollivander shook his head, his silver-white eyes seemed to be much dimmer than before, "I'm not young anymore, I'll leave earlier and later..."

It doesn’t even matter whether we can leave or not. It’s just a pity that our Ollivander family’s wand craftsmanship inheritance...my son is not very smart, and my grandson is far from truly enlightened!"

"This..." Lupine heard this and said quickly, "Don't say that! Mr. Ollivander, you are the treasure of our British magic world. Logically speaking, we should arrange you in the second team. It's just that

Because I was worried that some people would think it was unfair, that’s why”

If anything, wand masters like Mr. Ollivander are the top technical talents in the wizarding world. After all, there are only a handful of wand makers with recognized skills like him in the whole of Europe.

In the past, such characters already played a very important role in magical society, not to mention the current disaster period and the future post-disaster reconstruction period.

However, Mr. Ollivander, who has been obsessed with skills and theories all his life, obviously has no awareness of these things.

"Mr. Ollivander, I have a question... Where are the wands in your shop now?"

While asking this question, Lu Ping's eyes subconsciously fell on the suitcase carried by the old man. It can be seen that the suitcase looks a bit old and inconspicuous, but it is very likely that there are a large number of things stored in it.

The wand is regarded as the fundamental spell-casting tool by modern wizards.

Sure enough, after hearing Lupine's inquiry, Ollivander quickly picked up his suitcase and gestured.

"It's all in here," he said, "including all the ones that have been registered with the Ministry of Magic, as well as the newly made ones recently, and of course several sets of production tools from my shop. They are all in it!"

Even though Ollivander has no estimate of his own identity and value, he does cherish the wand he made.

"Oh! That's good...by the way! If you agree, I will arrange for several Aurors to follow you at all times to protect your personal safety."