Hogwarts Homecoming

The gray-yellow buildings of Diagon Alley gradually faded away amid the rhythmic roar of the Hogwarts Express.

When the green of the wilderness came into view, the train had already driven out of the clouds.

The seats in nine of the ten carriages had been moved out in advance. As a transport carriage, only one dining car was transformed into a temporary headquarters.

A paper airplane with a stamp on its wings rushed into the speeding train through the open window. Alastor quickly caught the paper airplane and took a look.

"Letter from Kingsley. He says they'll be arriving at King's Cross Station in ten minutes!"

This was undoubtedly good news. Once the train arrived in London, Amosta would intervene. If the Death Eaters wanted to plot any conspiracy, they would have to weigh it carefully.

However, as Alastor's deputy and a follower of wisdom, Remus's expression did not relax much, but became more solemn.

"Don't you think something's wrong, Alastor?"

Remus said worriedly,

“The ministry decided to split the gold into London in three trains perhaps to avoid too much gold being taken away in the event of an attack.

But we all know Voldemort, and we all know that he will definitely do something, and the only reason for him to launch an attack is to respond to the Ministry's provocation, not to help the Death Eaters regain their wealth."

"You think just as I do, Remus!"

Alastor's magic eyes penetrated several carriages and saw that everything was normal in the lane in front of the train, but his hand still clutched his crutch tightly.

"In my opinion, he will not let go of all three trains. This is in line with his style unless he has other plans!"

Remus also immediately understood what Mad-Eye said,

"You're saying that he wants to attack the east and west, but the possibility of success is low, right? The news that Albus is guarding the Ministry of Magic is not a secret, and he will definitely find out."

There was silence for a moment, only the wind that poured into the high-speed train through the window whistled in their ears.

"Let's do this for now--"

After a brief reflection, Remus shook his head without getting any answer.

"Whatever Voldemort is up to, we can only..."

Boom!

A dull thunder suddenly came from the howling wind.

Remus and Alastor, who had been stunned for less than a second, suddenly came to their senses and rushed toward the open window!

"It's Diagon Alley!"

Diagon Alley was only a vague outline in the world, and Remus couldn't see it clearly at all. But with the help of the magic eye, Alastor could vaguely see a thick smoke rising in the sky above Diagon Alley!

Alastor's already ferocious face was even more horribly distorted at this moment.

"Those scumbags are taking action!"

he shouted.

"What now, Alastor?"

The mood that had been suppressed all morning was suddenly exploded. Remus looked at Mad-Eye and said,

"Are we returning to support or are we?"

Many thoughts passed through Mad-Eye's mind, but before he could make a decision, a black shadow suddenly flew out of the window a few carriages away from them, speeding against the wind towards Diagon Alley, which he had just left. !

"Don't be impulsive, Sirius!"

Alastor immediately stopped thinking and roared at the black shadow, but his roar was drowned in the rumbling wind and did not cause any waves.

"Damn it!"

Alastor knocked the floor hard with his cane and turned to look at Remus who was also livid.

"Send a message to Kingsley and Amosta, Remus, and I'll go after that reckless bastard!"

"I'm afraid those bounty wizards can't handle it. Alastor, they really need support!"

Sirius's impulsive and decisive actions also made Remus helpless and annoyed. However, when he turned around, he somewhat approved of Sirius's actions.

"Then Sirius and I will provide support, and you and the rest will be responsible for continuing to escort this train!"

Alastor yelled,

"Tell the remaining people in the car that no one is allowed to leave without permission unless ordered!"

After that, he quickly picked up the broomstick leaning on the bar, raised his hand to smash the car window, and flew into the vast wasteland under Remus' nervous gaze!

The carriage loaded with gold coins set off again, slowly heading towards Hogsmeade Station at the end of the line of sight.

According to the pre-arranged personnel list, another third of the beaters in front of the shops on both sides of the street followed the convoy, and the remaining people quickly gathered together and came to the marble stairs in front of Gringotts. .

"You better explain it to me, Foley!"

All the good players from the Order of the Phoenix left in front of them, leaving only some mediocre and less famous attackers.

Among the crowd, the tall Thanatos was the first to attack. He roughly squeezed his "colleagues" away, walked to Karkus aggressively and grabbed him by the collar.

"Why did the Ministry of Magic want us to escort Gringotts' gold!"

"I seem to have solved this problem just now, Thanatos--"

When dealing with these blood-licking wizards, threats are commonplace.

Facing the fierce Thanatos, Karkus smiled bitterly,

“Needs to be shipped to London”

"Don't look down on me, Foley, what's going on!"

Thanatos asked fiercely,

"Why did the ministry want to transport gold from Gringotts? Whose gold is it? And what happened in the past few days when we lost contact with the outside world!"

“Sir, although I don’t know who you are——”

Before Karkus had time to explain, one of the remaining strikers in the ministry came out and looked at Thanatos with an unkind expression.

"Mr. Foley is the commander in charge of escorting the third train. I hope you can respect him!"

"Get away, boy!"

Thanatos ordered unceremoniously,

"Unless you want to be one of my collections after you die!"

"I can explain, gentlemen—"

Foley turned his head and smiled gratefully at the batter. He waved his hand to indicate to the batters not to be nervous, and then turned his head back.

"That gold belongs to the Death Eaters who escaped from Azkaban--"

call--

The cold wind blew by, and Thanatos unconsciously let go of Foley's collar, and all the bounty wizards looked at Foley with dull expressions!

"During the days when you were sealed, Mr. Brain announced a message to the magical world. He ordered all the Death Eaters who escaped from Azkaban to be brought to justice within a limited time limit. If you do not comply, the Ministry of Magic will Forfeit their wealth in Gringotts' vaults."

Kacus looked calm,

"And the entrusted task you received is to protect the gold that needs to be transported back to the ministry."

Escort the Death Eaters' confiscated gold.

All the bounty wizards were silent.

It’s self-evident what this mission entails.

"I'm quitting, Foley!"

Thanatos was the first to come to his senses again, and he said directly,

"I do not accept this task."

"Sorry, Thanatos--"

Kakus said with a smile on his face, "tactfully\

,""I'm afraid not. You have already signed a contract with the Ministry. You must ensure the safety of your wealth to the Ministry of Magic. You all know the effectiveness of the contract."

"You are really looking for death, Foley!"

Tafel, who had been shocked by Mad-Eye before, also came to his senses. He stared at Foley with murderous eyes.

"You tricked us into going against the Dark Lord, and your end will never be any better!"

The unloading speed at the station was very fast, and the carriage convoy returned to the front of Gringotts again.

The goblins turned a blind eye to the conflict in front of the door. They completed their tasks wholeheartedly and quickly transported the last batch of treasure chests onto the carriage.

Facing Tyfel's naked threat, Foley did not have the same weak attitude as before, but looked at these bounty wizards very calmly.

Each of these people was carefully selected by him.

"What I just want to tell you is——"

Foley said,

"The reward for this task is not just the remuneration stated in the contract, but also something more valuable."

"What is it?"

Thanatos asked with narrowed eyes.

"After the plan to use you to escort gold passed the high-level meeting of the ministry, Mr. Brain proposed that if you can complete the task with all your heart, then all the criminal records registered in the ministry will be cleared, and if you agree, the magic The ministry is willing to recruit all of you into the ministry.”

Enter the Ministry of Magic. Become an employee of the Ministry openly? !

"You should know, Foley, that we are not wizards like you. Is the Ministry willing to use people like us?"

Tafel asked sternly, but it could be heard that he was indeed surprised by this condition.

Foley was about to answer, but at this moment, something happened!

A fierce, ferocious storm suddenly came without any warning, knocking down the unprepared Strikers and Bounty Wizards!

Before the people rolling on the ground could recover, a huge roar followed by an even more turbulent wind!

Boom!

The carriage convoy parked in front of the gate of Gringotts instantly fell apart. The horses pulling the carriages turned into a rain of blood in the impact, and the scattered carriage frames and gold coins scattered in the sky mixed in the sky and then fell to the earth!

Through the golden and blood-red rain curtain, Thanatos, who was the first to jump up, looked at the Knight Bus that suddenly appeared in front of the Gringotts gate and fell into a daze! (End of chapter)