In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

"The Dark Lord will not be willing to bear this tone. He will definitely find a way to get back what happened in the first half of the year. Now it seems that he has already taken action."

Dumbledore's words caused Mr. and Mrs. Weasley to freeze in their seats. Arthur quickly reacted and asked in a quick voice.

"You mean, someone in the carriage is instigating Percy to betray us?"

Dumbledore looked at him and said with relief.

"It's not that exaggerated, Arthur. Percy didn't do anything harmful to us. Logically speaking, he could have done more to us to get closer to what he wanted, but he rejected that person. He Now he just thinks that the future is on the other side, and he has to take the path he thinks is right."

"Percy is not the person who caused us problems, but the problem itself. It's just that the problem has already happened. As a result, we have no way to change it, but the person who created the problem is obviously still on the carriage."

"Maybe he sneaked into the carriage early in the morning, but I never found him. It wasn't until this period that he started to take action. I don't know when he started to come into contact with Percy, which intensified his resentment towards us."

Molly wiped the tears from her face. Although she was sad about Percy's rebellion, she had not lost her ability to think.

"But why choose Percy? Even if his academic performance in school is very good, instigating him to betray us, what impact will it have on us? What good will it do to the Ministry of Magic? This will not only expose the person who sneaked into the carriage The information has not changed the current situation at all.”

Lupine replied thoughtfully.

"Maybe they want to use Percy's betrayal as an example. After he joins the Ministry of Magic, he will be reused openly. The Daily Prophet will report this matter in a big way. Originally, there were only a few pure-blood families. People will be more inclined to us, but their descendants may not necessarily see it that way, and Percy has set a benchmark for them. The attitude used by the Ministry of Magic towards him shows that as long as pure bloods are willing to serve the Dark Lord, Even if their positions are similar or different from those of their parents, they will not pursue them or even focus on cultivating them."

His words did provide a possibility, but Mag also put forward a different view.

"This is not in line with the character of the Ministry of Magic and the Dark Lord. Percy's incident can indeed set a benchmark, but it cannot have much impact on us now. In terms of public opinion, they may be able to use this incident to make a difference. There is a lot of momentum, but in fact we have always had no say in the public opinion field. If they really want to make some vengeful response to what happened in the first half of the year, this is a bit too loud and small."

Percy's rebellion, especially the image he left behind, really made both the Weasleys and the professor on the carriage feel bitter.

But to be honest, the actual significance of his rebellion is not very big. Even if he is indeed the best among his peers, he is not so strong that one person's movements can change the situation.

If the person who came into contact with him used the Imperius Curse to force Percy to do something more extreme on the carriage, or even more cruelly, to directly kill any student in the school, then the situation would become worse, for Hogg Both Watts and the Order of the Phoenix were hit hard.

Now he has chosen a method that can be said to be a slight "retaliation", which is very confusing.

But no matter what the reasons behind this incident were, the fact that Percy had rebelled could not be changed. Arthur took a deep breath, bowed his head to Dumbledore and said.

"I'm sorry for what he did to my son, Dumbledore."

Of course, Dumbledore couldn't have any prejudice against the Weasleys because of this incident, he said broadly.

"It's not your fault. People have different ideas. That's for sure. He just chose the path he wanted to take, even if we all think this path is wrong."

"I want to put my work in France aside for a while." Arthur grabbed Molly's hand, his mood was obviously very low, "Take Molly out for a walk, and, if Percy really Joined the British Ministry of Magic"

Dumbledore interrupted him with a serious expression.

"He will not affect you, Arthur. No one will doubt you, I can guarantee that."

"Of course I know, this is my own idea." He looked up at Dumbledore, with a hint of pleading in his eyes, "Give us some comfort."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment and finally nodded.

"Okay, I respect your idea, and I will let Sirius bring someone to hand over your work."

After determining Percy's final whereabouts, the Weasleys did not stay in the carriage for long. They did not visit other children who were in school because they did not know how to tell them such a result.

After they left, McGonagall asked Dumbledore.

"Is it possible for Arthur and Molly to go find Percy alone?"

Dumbledore took off his glasses tiredly.

"Don't worry and let them do it on their own. If necessary, Arthur will never hide it from us."

"Then if the Daily Prophet later reports on Percy joining the Ministry of Magic, should we hide this from the students on the carriage?"

Dumbledore shook his head.

"This is different from what happened with Horace. We are protecting these students, not blocking their contact with the outside world. If we only selectively tell them some news, sooner or later they will discover all the information." After this incident, they will lose trust in us.”

He didn't say how this time was different from Slughorn's, but McGonagall wouldn't ask any more questions. She would faithfully perform the tasks assigned to her by Dumbledore.

Later, things developed exactly as they expected in the principal's office.

The next day's Daily Prophet headline was about Percy "bringing order to order" and joining the Ministry of Magic.

[The third son of the Weasley family, a famous pure-blood scum family, surrendered and was pardoned. Minister Fudge specially appointed him as Secretary of the Office for the Prohibition of Abuse of Magic in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement]

The carriage did not conceal this matter. At noon on the fourth day of Percy's disappearance, George Fredron and Ginny, who were still a little worried about Percy's disappearance, all read the report.

Parents of mixed-race students sent that day's daily report to the carriage. On that day, all students in the school knew where the missing Percy had gone.

At noon on this day, all the Weasley children who were going to school on the carriage gathered together.