Study Days at Hogwarts

Looking at the place where the silver lynx disappeared, Dumbledore fell into a brief silence.

Once upon a time, Harry had matured and was no longer the reckless child of the past. This change made him feel a little relieved and guilty. That child was really burdened with too many things.

However, Dumbledore was unable to rush over to support immediately because he had just received the bombshell news from Albert.

The Aurors discovered Voldemort's lair and all set out to encircle and suppress Voldemort.

This is undoubtedly Albert's handiwork, and only he can find Voldemort's hiding place so accurately.

Although Dumbledore was curious as to how the kid did it.

Rely on divination?

Although he doesn't understand divination, he still knows several famous fortune tellers, and he also knows very well how unreliable divination is.

However, everyone has their own secrets, and Dumbledore would not be stupid enough to explore it.

It would be enough if both parties could reach an agreement on dealing with Voldemort.

There are various signs that Albert is a good person, as can be seen from the "Self-Defense Guide". That book is very valuable to most wizards who are not ready to deal with future changes.

Send a message to the Aurors.

He probably guessed the meaning of Anderson's actions. Keeping Voldemort hidden in the darkness was indeed a big threat, especially the behavior of Minister of Magic Fudge, who to a large extent became Voldemort's accomplice.

As for why Albert told him the news, he hoped that he could rush to reinforce him, and he probably didn't want the Auror to suffer heavy losses.

When Dumbledore rushed to reinforce, the battle there was over, leaving only ruins. Judging from the traces of black magic remaining on the ground, it should be the Fire Curse.

The Ministry of Magic's Aurors had apparently fought against Voldemort.

This should be considered good news!

At the very least, Fudge may no longer be able to cover up the fact that Voldemort is resurrected.

"I hope Harry can also successfully destroy the prophecy ball." Dumbledore muttered to himself as he looked to the south. He really didn't want Voldemort to know the full content of the prophecy.

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At this moment, Harry was making a call in the abandoned phone booth leading to the Ministry of Magic.

Not long ago, after Harry learned from Sirius that Dumbledore had received the news and said he would rush directly to the Ministry of Magic for reinforcements, he began to take action.

He had been staying at 12 Grimmauld Place for too long. If he didn't rush to the Ministry of Magic, it would be easy for the Death Eaters to become suspicious.

So, Harry, Hermione and Ron rode their broomsticks and "hurried" to the Ministry of Magic.

Creating the illusion of flying from Hogwarts to the Ministry of Magic, with the help of the elixir, all three showed superb acting skills that are the envy of all actors.

Unfortunately, Lucius Malfoy seems to have forgotten to keep someone on guard.

After the phone booth elevator stopped, Harry glanced at the empty Ministry of Magic and curled his lips, not surprised that the Death Eaters were clearing the place.

"I really don't know what's going on in the minds of Death Eaters." Harry turned a corner and walked behind the security desk, and sure enough he found the knocked out security guard.

"You think, why didn't Voldemort come and get it himself? He must have a way to steal the prophecy ball without telling everyone."

This is actually the doubt in the minds of members of the Order of the Phoenix.

"Perhaps, the mysterious man just wants to find something to do for his group of Death Eaters." Ron didn't care about these things. Various signs from the Ministry of Magic showed that this was a trap carefully prepared by the Death Eaters, and they were about to plunge into it. into a trap.

Hermione reminded, "Harry, we should go."

The three of them didn't have much nervousness and looked like they were visiting the Ministry of Magic. This was due to the strong confidence brought about by taking the Felixir.

In fact, the only more dangerous part of the entire plan is not getting the prophecy ball, but when the battle breaks out.

Although members of the Order of the Phoenix will severely injure the Death Eaters through sneak attacks, there is no guarantee that the Death Eaters who are cornered will do something drastic.

"I've always felt that Voldemort and the Death Eaters were not in their right minds."

As they rode the elevator, Harry muttered under his breath, "Maybe incest has turned them all crazy."

"It is really bad to marry close relatives. The mortality rate of offspring is high, and patients with dementia, deformed children and genetic diseases often appear. They lack rationality and become irritable and violent." Hermione agreed with Harry's words. She had taken the time to read it before Similar books, "At first, Albert was right to suspect that the birth of some dark wizards was related to incest marriages."

"Really?" Ron was a little surprised.

"Muggles have done detailed research on this. In fact, Muggles prohibit incest marriage." Hermione felt that wizards were just like the royal families in Europe, marrying each other, and finally made herself miserable.

When the elevator stopped, a cold woman's voice spoke: "Department of Mysteries."

The three of them opened the fence and walked forward.

"I have been having nightmares about this corridor. I didn't expect to be here now." Harry raised his wand, exchanged glances with the two friends next to him, and walked towards the black door in front.

"I remember that Stooges fell on this door." Hermione looked at the black door in front of her and analyzed, "Since the Death Eaters plan to let us go in to get the prophecy ball, there should be no problem with this door."

"I'll go first."

Ron muttered and stepped forward to push open the black door. Someone had to try. Harry could rule it out directly. Hermione was better at dealing with unexpected situations than he was.

Moreover, there is no warning from intuition, which means that this door is not dangerous.

It turns out that Ron's intuition is quite reliable.

"They saved us a lot of trouble."

Harry put his hand on Ron's shoulder and walked through the door first. Even if he was in danger, the Death Eaters would not kill him immediately, but the same could not be said for others.

"come in"

Harry found himself standing in a huge circular room. He immediately looked around and made sure there was no danger before speaking to Hermione and Ron outside.

"Remember not to close the door. We may have to evacuate from here later." Hermione looked at the escape route and seemed to feel uneasy, so she put a mark on the door.

There's no way, all the doors here look exactly the same. If you don't mark them and get the wrong door at a critical moment, it will undoubtedly be fatal.

"Why didn't they leave a mark for us? Do they think we can't see such an obvious trap?"

"This must be a trap specially prepared by the Death Eaters to target your character weaknesses." Kingsley analyzed.

Members of the Order of the Phoenix hide themselves under the Disillusionment Curse.

"My weakness?" Harry was a little surprised.

"I like saving people," Hermione reminded.

"Does this count?" Harry raised an eyebrow.

However, he admitted that Hermione was right. If he hadn't known about it in advance, he might have fallen into the Death Eaters' despicable trap.

"Thanks Anderson," Harry muttered.

"This is not a place for fighting." Sirius also walked in from outside.

"Perhaps, we can lead them into other rooms." Lupine looked around the twelve rooms.

"Or, fight directly in the prophecy hall." Mad-Eye looked at the doors in front of him, frowning slightly and said, "These doors block the magic eye's perspective."

"I can only try one fan at a time."

"What about the plan to lure Voldemort out?" Harry asked with a frown.

"At least we caught those damn Death Eaters. As for Voldemort's problem, I think Albert will definitely have a way to expose him. We don't need to worry about this matter from beginning to end." Sirius patted him. Li's shoulder, comforted, "Even if there is really nothing we can do, the worst we can do is hide and watch Fudge's misfortune."

This matter has been clearly arranged from beginning to end, so Sirius is not worried about any changes at all, not to mention that Dumbledore will arrive soon for reinforcements.

"Okay, Potter, it's time to start!" Moody raised his finger and pointed at the black door in front of him, reminding him, "Remember to pretend to be more realistic later to buy everyone more time."

"I know what to do." Harry reached out and gently pushed the black door in front of him. The door was easily pushed open. The inside was square with a sunken center, like a huge stone pit.

The stone steps surround the entire house, like stone benches, descending step by step, like the courtroom Harry once visited. On the lowest stone platform stands an ancient, shabby arch, and some tattered curtains. Hang on it.

"It's not here. I always feel like it's dangerous here. We'd better stay away." Harry muttered, "I just heard a weird noise."

"You're right, I feel the same way." Sirius nodded in agreement,

Everyone exited the weird room and tried to push through other rooms. This time it was a room full of clocks.

Then they opened a room full of water tanks.

"What's that?" Ron muttered.

"Brain, it's disgusting."

"This door doesn't seem to open."

"Make a mark first."

When Harry pushed open the black door for the fifth time, he finally found the place. The room was as high as a cathedral, lined with towering shelves filled with little dusty oracles and nothing else.

"This is a good place for fighting." Tonks said in a low voice, and Mad-Eye glared at her fiercely. He raised his finger to signal everyone to keep quiet.

Everyone raised their wands and were ready to fight at any time. They had all taken a small amount of Felixir, and their intuition told them that there was an ambush inside.

However, it’s hard to say who ambushed whom now.

"Harry, do you know the specific location?" Hermione asked in a low voice.

"I remember it was... row 97."

Harry walked slowly in the dark passage between the two rows of shelves, lowering his head to examine the flashing silver numbers under the shelves, and raising his ears to listen to the sounds around him.

There was no sound, and he couldn't feel any movement, but Harry knew that the Death Eaters were definitely inside, and they had used the Disillusionment Charm to hide themselves.

However, Harry was not worried now. The Death Eaters would never act rashly before he got the prophecy ball.

Harry suddenly looked forward to what the Death Eaters would look like when they knew they had fallen into someone else's trap.

However, Harry still acted very nervous and seemed to be looking around for any trace of Sirius.

"Harry?"

With the help of Felixir, Hermione showed amazing acting skills, "I, I don't think Sirius is here."

"This is impossible, with my own eyes..."

"Harry, it's... there's your name on it." Ron reminded hesitantly, knowing that once Harry picked up the prophecy ball, the battle would completely break out.

"my name?"

Harry turned his head and looked in the direction of Ron's finger and found the prophecy ball that needed to be destroyed. In other words... the Death Eaters were nearby?

"found it."

Harry was destined to go to that abnormal area in the darkness. The Death Eaters were standing not far away, trying to double-team the three of them.

When Harry reached over, Hermione suddenly said sharply: "Harry, I don't think you should touch it."

"This is most likely what Voldemort asked Sirius to get. I may need to use him."

Harry reached out to hold the dirty little ball on the shelf and took the glass ball off the shelf. Harry did not look at the contents of the crystal ball, but was alert to possible attacks at any time.

"Very well, Potter, give it to me." A lazy voice sounded from behind them on the right. Lucius Malfoy did not take the opportunity to make a sneak attack, but appeared in an extremely arrogant manner, looking like he had a chance to win. appearance.

Several Death Eaters blocked the trio's retreat and pointed their wands at them.

"Give it to me, Potter," Lucius Malfoy repeated slowly.

"Where is Sirius?" Harry asked. He needed to attract the attention of the Death Eaters and buy time for the Order members.

Twelve Death Eaters.

Harry's side did not have a numerical advantage, so the initial sneak attack was very important.

This group of guys needs to grab the prophecy ball, so they will never attack rashly at the beginning. This is their advantage.

"The Dark Lord is always good at predicting things!" Bella said proudly.

"Give me the prophecy ball, Potter." Lucius Malfoy looked like he had a chance to win. "You can't escape."

"I want to know where Sirius is!" Harry repeated, giving Ron and Hermione a look ready for action.

"It's time you understand the difference between reality and dreams, Potter." Malfoy said sarcastically, "Hand over the prophecy ball. I think you don't want your friends to get hurt."

"It seems that Voldemort wants it. If it breaks, I dare say Voldemort will be unhappy." Harry pointed his wand at the prophecy ball in his hand.

"Don't play tricks on us, Potter." Malfoy said viciously, "You are at the end of your rope. If you destroy it, all your friends will die here."

"Are you sure?" Harry sneered.

"What?" Malfoy suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Fall to the ground!"

The three of them used their wands to point to the shelf in front of them where the prophecy balls were stored, and let them hit the unlucky group of Death Eaters, buying Harry and the other three some time.

At the same time, members of the Order of the Phoenix also launched sneak attacks on the selected Death Eaters, and the three Harrys took the opportunity to disappear from the Death Eaters' attack range.

"Damn it!"

Lucius Malfoy's mind went blank. After a brief daze, he finally realized that he had been ambushed by the Order of the Phoenix. From the beginning, Porter saw through their plan and used it against them.

"How stupid. You don't think Voldemort's stupid plan can fool me!" Harry's voice came from behind a nearby shelf. He also did not forget to verbally hit Malfoy to relieve the pressure on other Order members.

"Shut up!" Bella screamed, "How dare you taint it with your bastard tongue."

"Voldemort himself is the bastard?" Harry mocked without scruple. "His mother is a wizard, but his father is a Muggle. Has he always told you that he is a purebred?"