Hogwarts: Storm Chaser

Several days passed, and after repeated reviews by Ministry of Magic officials, the incident was finally reported by the Daily Prophet, calling it an "unprecedented victory and betrayal."

Victory refers to the "Battle of Knott Manor" and the thorough investigation of Knockturn Alley.

The name "Battle of Nott Manor" was the result of a compromise between the Ministry of Magic and the pure-blood families. The Ministry of Magic benefited and the pure-blood families saved their face.

The content inside has also been heavily modified:

"...Our Aurors discovered the Death Eaters who were attacking Nott Manor during their inspection. In order to protect the people's property, the heroic warriors bravely stepped forward to fight them..."

This section turns the Nott family from possibly Death Eaters or their lackeys into victims. They provided the family manor to the Death Eaters as a stronghold, but turned into an illegal attack and invasion of their manor by the Death Eaters.

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However, considering that some people will eventually know the truth, the Knott family also published an article stating that it was a private opinion of a family member, that they did not know the truth, and that this person has been removed from the family tree.

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In "Unprecedented Victory", the hardships of the Aurors' battle with the Death Eaters are described in detail, as well as the bravery of the Minister of Magic and the Directors of the Departments to face the battlefield, and it is also stated that the man who cannot even be named is not invincible.

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They also spent a certain amount of pen and ink describing Dumbledore's rescue, but the rhetoric was far less gorgeous than that of the Aurors and the Ministry of Magic. Although the newspapers did not describe it too much, everyone knew that Dumbledore was involved in it.

effect.

For example, in the paragraph "...Dumbledore helped the Aurors in time to block the flying fire...". Without Dumbledore, they would have faced great danger, and the fierce fire

The strength of fire is not described in detail.

Only in the end, "Under the wise leadership of the Minister of Magic and the Directors of the Departments, the Aurors worked together with Principal Dumbledore to extinguish this fire disaster that contained a huge conspiracy!"

Not only that, the "Daily Prophet" also reported the number of Death Eaters who were captured, as well as their specific names and punishments. Their wands were broken and they would spend the rest of their lives in Azkaban.

However, the report did not mention in detail the matters involving the Death Eaters' surnames. Instead, it criticized those wizards who betrayed their families and country and joined the Death Eaters in "Betrayal."

It also beautifies the current pure-blood aristocrats, saying "...the one who is born is the end of others' struggle for life...Why do you still betray the family..."

There are also many dynamic photos of pure-blood family patriarchs talking to reporters, and some of their words are reported in the article.

"I am very sad about this. Protecting the safety and interests of wizards is what we so-called nobles have always done... We often talk to officials from the Ministry of Magic about the darkness, just to give our wizards

Fight for better benefits..." - Lucius Malfoy.

"They are shameful traitors and despicable thieves. They betrayed the glory of the family, tarnished their original noble bloodline, and brought shame to their ancestors!" - Head of the Nott family.

Aberforth shook his head while looking at the newspaper and sneered. When the other adults at the banquet saw this place, they felt ashamed for those so-called noble blood people.

Today, a banquet was held in Hogsmeade village. Everyone attended, including Buchanan.

Due to his outstanding performance, he was promoted and became the captain of an Auror team, and the place where his team patrolled was in Hogsmeade.

Therefore, Buchanan rarely had time to attend the village banquet. It should be said that this banquet was specially held for him to celebrate his safe return from the battlefield.

At the banquet, everyone expressed their concern for him, especially Mr. and Mrs. Froome.

Grandma Bonnie even asked him to resign, stop being an Auror, and just inherit the family candy store.

Emily also intervened, saying that while the Frooms still had the energy to take care of the shop, Buchanan was temporarily allowed to go to her bar, but the waiter could not do it.

This made everyone laugh,

Mr. and Mrs. Froome and Mrs. Romestad looked at each other and smiled happily.

At this time, Buchanan also regretted telling them the truth.

The newspaper published several Auror deaths, but one of them did not die, but the Ministry of Magic was embarrassed to tell his ending, which would severely damage everyone's morale.

Buchanan told his family about the Auror's situation. He was tortured by the [Cruciatus Curse] and lost his memory and consciousness. His whole body was in a daze, and he was very slow to react to the outside world. Not only did he forget himself

Parents, and cannot take care of themselves.

Not only that, that encounter left a great psychological shadow on him. He was afraid of dark environments and people wearing black robes and iron masks.

Under these two factors, his body will tremble unconsciously and keep making begging sounds; in severe cases, he will get violent, hit people and destroy things, and try to escape. If the wand is given to him, he can even release some

Hexes commonly used by Aurors.

Buchanan was in a depressed mood as he described the scene, sympathizing with his teammates and even more with his parents. Fortunately, the Ministry of Magic would pay for all of the Auror's treatment, making the couple's lives less stressful.

Reduced a lot.

He would rather die than be like this, letting his parents with gray hair take care of a stupid son. How painful it would be!

While the Frums were listening, they unconsciously brought themselves into this scene. The couple looked at each other and thought it was too scary.

So, it happened that Grandma Bonnie asked Buchanan to resign.

"Burt, you'd better resign and stay at home. It's too dangerous."

Grandma Bonnie said to him with a worried face. Bert was Buchanan's nickname.

"Mom! I'm not going to be a spy. This won't happen. At most, it's..."

Buchanan said carelessly, but before he could say the word "death", his father slapped him on the head.

"Try saying that word again."

Old Mr. Froom stared at Buchanan with wide eyes and said.

"No."

Buchanan shrank his head and said.

"Why don't you come to my bar and be a waiter? In the candy store, it's enough to have Uncle Ambrosio and Aunt Bonnie. Sometimes there's also Ralph to help. That's like my bar. I'm the only one there.

people."

Emily said, but was quickly beaten by her mother.

"Do you think I'm lazy, or do you think I'm not a human being?"

Mrs. Romestad laughed and scolded.

"No, no."

Emily shrank her head, just like Buchanan, and whispered.

Everyone looked at this scene and felt that it was very warm and a complete family.

Aberforth looked at the distant scenery outside the window, and as if remembering something, he turned his head and happened to catch Ralph's eyes.

Ralph gave him a bright smile, and Aberforth smiled too.

"I see that the Hogwarts Welfare Store is quite busy. You can try to apply for a job. It's still safe and you might even be able to become a professor. How fun it would be to teach Ralph at the same time!"

Aberforth gave his own advice.

Everyone thought it was pretty good. Only Ralph gave him a look and said:

"Being a professor, a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? There is a curse in that."

When everyone thought about it, it was true that Hogwarts didn't have that many empty seats.

Upon hearing the words Defense Against the Dark Arts, Aberforth's expression changed and he told Ralph quite formally:

"Remember to respect your new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. He has a bad temper, and he will probably teach you until you graduate."

"Graduation? Isn't he afraid of curses?"

Ralph looked at Aberforth in surprise and said. The people around him also looked over in surprise. I don’t know since when, a professor who can teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for a full year without any accidents is worthy of the United Kingdom.

The wizard was surprised.

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Do you think you would be afraid of someone like Albus when he was young? At most, he has some small influence, and he has the means to get rid of it. Remember to respect him and don't let him teach you a lesson."

Aberforth said with no expression on his face.

"That's good. Doesn't Professor Twining Woods have a bad temper? I've met him before and found him to be quite gentle. Like the principal, he is very knowledgeable."

Ralph said with some confusion.

"Have you met him? He didn't say anything to you, right?"

Aberforth was a little surprised, but he suppressed it.

"Well, when I went to the principal for help. He was in the principal's office at that time, studying the pensieve."

Ralph explained, and then said a little embarrassedly:

"We just talked about some academic stuff. But the professor was asking questions, I answered, and then he pointed out my mistakes."

"Is that so? Maybe it's because he's getting older and his temper has softened. When he was young, he was really the type to fight against the sky and the earth."

Aberforth said.

He already knew that the new professor was Grindelwald.

After Grindelwald agreed to come to Hogwarts as a professor, Albus wrote to him, hoping that he would agree to Grindelwald teaching Ralph.

Between the hatred that had long since drifted to nowhere and Ralph's education, he still compromised.

Aberforth also asked Ariana for her opinion, and she very much agreed with this matter. After all, she was also considered Ralph's elder. At the same time, Ariana also hoped that they could reconcile and be like a family. She knew her eldest brother very well.

I was obsessed with that person.

The Albus when she was with Grindelwald was the happiest, most energetic and smiling Albus she had ever seen since she was a child.

In the past, Albus had returned from school, locked himself in a room, and exchanged academic knowledge with those famous masters.

Although when Ariana went to him, he would always smile and look at her dotingly.

But Ariana knew that Albus was not satisfied with this family, not at all. Here, he could not fully display his talents and needed to spend his time taking care of this family that was already riddled with holes.

For this reason, Ariana often blames herself. She thinks that she made this family become like this. She hates herself and her own magic.

Since then, the obscurity in her body has become more and more serious, and finally turned into the last straw that overwhelmed the family and broke out.

Her mother, who had been taking care of her at home, died during her Obscurus outbreak, leaving a black spot on the wall that can never be removed. That is a pain that the three siblings can never erase.

Although her two brothers did not tell her the truth, they just said that their mother was out. But as time passed, she gradually began to doubt herself. She became better behaved and began to hide her true self in front of her two brothers.

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Behind the masks of the three siblings, they hide the same grief.

Because of this incident, Ariana became increasingly reluctant to face herself and her own magic.

Albus had to drop out of school to look after his sister at home, and then met Grindelwald who came to see his aunt.

After getting Ariana's answer, Aberforth also agreed to the matter. However, he still made a request, which was his last stubbornness and persistence. He would not approve of them.

"Once Ralph graduates, that person must also resign as Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts and shall not serve as a professor of any subject at Hogwarts."

To this, Albus readily agreed and immediately wrote back to Aberforth without any intention of counter-offering.

Under the night, the sounds of insects gradually became more abundant and began to have the vitality of summer. They were introduced from the outside world and did not disturb the peaceful reunion of the family members.

Although the banquet was not that lively, it was still warm and cozy.

Through Buchanan, everyone also knew the details of the award ceremony held by the Ministry of Magic in the award ceremony that was highly publicized in the Daily Prophet.

All Aurors who die on the battlefield will be

Awarded the Order of Merlin, Third Class.

After the award ceremony, the Ministry of Magic decided to speed up the training of some Auror candidates, make more Aurors regular, and then recruit some new Auror candidates to take over the jobs of their predecessors.

However, everyone feels that the Ministry of Magic may not be able to find many people this time, even though they are just candidates and do not need to be sent to the front line.

For the sparsely populated magical world, their casualties this time are still too great. For some time in the future, parents of children will not want their children to become Aurors, but other positions in the Ministry of Magic will be more attractive.

Although the Ministry of Magic won the battle against the Death Eaters, they did not stop patrolling important places.

Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade Village have always been the focus of prevention, with Aurors patrolling the surrounding area almost all the time.

Of course, there is also their home base, the Ministry of Magic. The last time the Auror was sent into the hall of the Ministry of Magic, it made them break out in a cold sweat, and they quickly strengthened the security of the Ministry of Magic.

The fireplaces entering the Ministry of Magic are all closed, and only those with approved applications are allowed to enter through the fireplaces. Moreover, there are Aurors patrolling the fireplaces in shifts, so there is no unguarded time gap.

They also planned unified entrances and exits for all personnel except Aurors. The Ministry of Magic also launched an anti-Apparition system just like Hogwarts.

This battle made the British wizarding world more and more depressed. Unless necessary, everyone basically stayed at home.

However, the commercial street in Hogsmeade Village still has a good flow of people.

Because it is close to Hogwarts, and Dumbledore often appears in the Hogwarts Benevolent Store, the safety here is guaranteed to a certain extent.