Chapter 10: Speculation

Hogwarts was originally a very mysterious place, and it was a castle with a story before it became a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Whether it's the legendary Land of Inheritance or the more mysterious Ancient Battlefield, the secrets here have always been a source of great curiosity for all wizards. The attack was so successful that it had almost taken down the entire Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but they didn't kill or commit any other violence, according to the black-robed wizards, they were just looking for something, and it has now been found.

"I don't know. "The expression on Elder Dora's face wasn't pretty either. You know, Voldemort is also a demon king for the elf family, and when facing Voldemort just now, the elf elder was ready to die, but Voldemort strangely did not take any action, but disappeared in silence.

"Professor McGonagall, now that the crisis is over, the most important thing is to make sure if any children are hurt. Professor Flitwick wasn't interested in those things, he told Professor McGonagall. Professor McGonagall nodded slightly.

"The students were just knocked unconscious by the water of life and death, and as long as there was no riot, there should be no problem. However, it is best to gather all the prefects and student council members to make sure that there are no after-effects for each child. Several professors agreed to Professor McGonagall's arrangement, and Severus Snape removed the shield, this shield magic is very strong, if it wasn't for the protection of the shield just now, these injured professors might have been killed by now.

I didn't expect Severus Snape to have such powerful magic. Although Voldemort didn't pay too much attention to Snape just now, Voldemort must have something else in mind in this situation. In this way, perhaps Voldemort will do something about Snape.

The professors were free, and the strange sealed space naturally disappeared with the disappearance of the three attackers. Professor McGonagall summoned all the prefects and student council officers and asked them to check the list one by one to make sure that none of the students were unclear.

The student cadres of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are complex Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, while the officials of the other five schools check their respective lists. In addition to these children inside the castle, there are many comatose children at the Quidditch pitch. These children were also knocked unconscious by the water of life and death.

The effect of the water of life and death is relatively long-lasting, and generally wizards will sleep for about twelve hours, and those wizards who are forcibly awakened will generally be accompanied by severe headaches, unable to hit the spirit, mental weakness and other sequelae. Fortunately, after being awakened, it was confirmed that the crisis at Hogwarts was temporarily resolved, so the children could temporarily return to their dormitories and rest.

Shea Ann found Barty Jr., who was in the midst of a group of wizards, helping to arrange the groggy little wizards.

"You have to leave now, McGonagall has regained control of the school's enchantment and changed the rules of the enchantment, I'm afraid the enchantment will soon find out about your anomaly. Xie An knew that Albus Dumbledore had not yet appeared, which was completely different from Albus Dumbledore's being lured away, and the enemy might have really done something to stop Albus Dumbledore's actions.

However, Professor McGonagall, as the vice-principal, also has the authority to change the Hogwarts Castle enchantment, and the severity of the rules of the enchantment depends entirely on the arrangement of the headmaster or the master, if Professor McGonagall does not want any other foreign wizards to enter, then the enchantment will check for any foreign wizards and issue an alarm.

In this case, if Barty Jr. stays here, there may be problems. "Well, it did a little help. See you again later?" Barty Jr. breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that these children were just a matter of life and death, and not poisoned, Barty Jr. was happy.

"I'm going to get some news now, and I'll go to the Screaming Shack to find you in a moment. Xie An knew that at this time, something big must have happened in wizarding Britain, so he thought about it and said, "You can find a way to contact London to see if the Ministry of Magic is still under Fudge's control." ”

"It can't be that serious, will Fudge step down?" Barty Jr.'s relaxed expression disappeared, Fudge was the legitimate Minister of Magic, and if he stepped down, then the era of chaos in Wizarding Britain might really come.

"I also know now, by the way, you use the owl to send a new letter to my sister about the matter here, just tell the truth, don't mention my guess. Tell her that we can handle it for the time being. "For the time being, Queen Anne is still trying her best to solve the matter of destroying the magic, and she can't do it at this time.

After the two separated, Xie An went directly to the elves' office, the mess here had recovered, but many elves stayed together in frustration, and the logistics minister was comforting these elves one by one.

"Elder, what's going on, have the elves been seriously hurt?" Seeing that some of the elves couldn't help but shed tears, Xie An asked in surprise.

"Well, this time the elves made a big mistake and poisoned the students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the children were terrified, thinking that the elves had not done their duty, and they all felt a great deal of remorse. Elder Dora said.

"It's not the elf's fault at all. Those black-robed wizards are so strong, even Headmaster Albus Dumbledore can't solve it immediately, let alone these elves. The elves were also forced to make mistakes. They don't have to blame themselves. Xie An frowned and said in a low voice. These elves have been brainwashed for many years, and now that there is such a big mistake in their work, the panic in their hearts can be imagined.

"Andy, you can't imagine these elves. They are willing to give everything for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and now that the result is that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry may expel all the elves. Hearing Elder Dora's words, the elves were even more saddened. The elves have always been vassals of the wizarding family, and if they are expelled from the family, it not only means losing their jobs, but also becoming a bad person with a bad reputation among the elves.

Xie An thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, let's not say that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will not expel you, even if Hogwarts really makes a wrong decision under the pressure of the board of directors, you can still join the Li family." Although the Li family does not have a big power like Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there is no problem in feeding dozens of elves. ”

Albus Dumbledore would never have made a decision to expel these elves. But the fate of these elves is not in their own hands, nor in the hands of Albus Dumbledore, but in the hands of the Hogwarts Board of Directors. If the situation becomes serious and the board needs a scapegoat, then there is a real possibility that these elves will be fired altogether.

However, the Li family is now financially strong, and a few more elves are not a big burden. And during this time, Xie An was also thinking about a problem, the elves in Luna's clothing store showed a huge role, and they could easily make exquisite clothes, these elves were all good at life magic, if you consider this aspect, establish a special elf catering, accommodation, clothing comprehensive enterprise, maybe let the elves have a share of their own industry.

Of course, he was too busy during this time, and Xie An's life was threatened by the pressing of the hell picture, and he didn't think much about these things to make money for the time being.

The elves regained some courage when they heard the Kirin wizard's promise, but most of them were still immersed in self-blame.

Xie An whispered to Elder Dora: "I am afraid that relying on wizards all the time is not a long-term solution, after this period of time, I still have a relatively long-term plan, and I hope that Elder Dora can consider it when the time comes." Elder Dora's eyes lit up, she had long hoped to establish an elf industry like a fairy, but unfortunately she never had the opportunity. This time, Xie An took the initiative to bring it up, and Elder Dora was very interested.

"But before we can do that, we need to make sure the Ministry of Magic is up and running. Xie An smiled bitterly, if Wizard Britain fell into chaos or even war, then no matter what business it did, it would be affected.

"What do you want to know, Andy?" Elder Dora motioned for Xie An to enter the office with him, and the two sat across from each other. The elder said, "The timing of this attack was indeed too sudden. There is no traditional wizarding family involved. "As a wizard family servant, the elf is extremely well-informed, and in this case, the elf is the first to attack, and the enemy is obviously not a traditional wizard family.

"They're extremely powerful, you see, it seems that even Voldemort is subservient to them. It's unclear who it is, but I think it's most likely Gellert Grindelwald's wizarding army. "Elder Dora's inference is very reasonable, the elves are well-informed in wizarding Britain and have ruled out the possibility of local forces. Then the only possibility is external forces.

Nowadays, the most powerful external forces are the wizarding armies of the European continent. Although the organization Tang is also very powerful, after all, he is from the distant Far East, and he has not completely inserted his tentacles into the entire wizarding Britain for a while, let alone such a strong force Voldemort to cooperate.

In order to successfully force Voldemort to cooperate, he must grasp Voldemort's weakness or what he wants. This is not something that ordinary forces can detect, even Xie An himself is ignorant of Voldemort's weaknesses and ideals, and of course, those public propaganda that rules the world and overthrows the Ministry of Magic do not count.

In this way, this group of black-robed wizards know the Death Eaters very well, and they also know very well about the inside of wizarding Britain, and they came directly to Hogwarts this time, and they probably know a lot about Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am afraid that the only one who can meet these conditions is the wizard army.

"Is Gellert Grindelwald really planning to invade wizarding Britain?" Shayne whispered. The situation on the European continent is very uncertain at this time. Since wizards generally live in scattered places, and some smaller countries do not even have their own ministries of magic, the specific situation on the European continent can only be speculated through the situation of some relatively large ministries of magic.

After controlling the Ministry of Magic in Ukraine, according to official information, the wizarding army has actually controlled the entire eastern Europe, and central Europe, including most of France, is already under the control of the wizarding army, and there are only a few relatively large ministries of magic that are still holding on.

"I'm afraid that's it. And I noticed that those black-robed wizards all have one characteristic," Elder Dora said after a puzzled thought, "They don't seem to be ordinary wizards, as if they are missing something compared to ordinary wizards. I can't tell. ”

"There's a lack of flexibility and emotion. Xie An said. Both saw terrible inferences in each other's eyes. "I've heard that Gellert Grindelwald has mastered a new kind of magic that can greatly improve the abilities of wizards. Could it be...," Elder Dora said with an ugly face.

"Royal" magic is not a type of control magic, but a variant of Animagus magic, a new type of magic created by Gellert Grindelwald that combined Muggle theory with dark magic.

Those black-robed wizards have no feelings and no fear when their companions die, and although their strength can only be regarded as the level of an ordinary Auror, it is very abnormal to be afraid of death. Ordinary wizards who have been caught in the Imperius curse, although they will involuntarily do something against their will, but the instinct to survive will never disappear.

Xie An felt that he still had too little to grasp the situation. After exchanging some more information with Elder Dora, he left Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

At this time, the Ministry of Magic seemed to know that the crisis at Hogwarts had been resolved, and a team of Aurors had been arranged to take control of the situation. Shea didn't go to the Quidditch pitch and didn't know what was going on there.

He first went to the screaming shack and found that Barty Jr. had not returned, and should have gone to London to inquire about the news. Xie An used Floo powder to get to where Hermione Cho was, and when she arrived at Manor Castle, she found that Ginny, Cho, Luna, and Hermione were all sleeping on the couch. It seems that their life and death waters have also flareed up.

This place was originally Xie An's own safe house, and there was no problem in terms of security. The only drawback may be that the Floo Network has been opened, and this node may be found through the Ministry of Magic's Floo Network Management Department. However, there are thousands of nodes, and if you don't have a heart, you shouldn't notice here.

Xie An left a note, briefly explaining the situation, and told a few people that they were just hit by the water of life and death, and there was nothing serious, and after explaining their purpose, Xie An returned to the screaming shack.

When he arrived at the screaming shack, little Barty had not returned, it was already early, and Xie Anxin had an indescribable sense of urgency, as if something terrible was about to give him a fatal blow. Xie An couldn't tell whether it was because of the further deterioration of the hellish picture or because of some other potential danger, so he made himself a cup of green tea, sat on the sofa, and thought about it.

After a while, a middle-aged, dark-skinned wizard came out of the fireplace.

"You have quite a few recipes for your compound decoction. Little Barty had changed his appearance, and he was now wearing a brown wizard's robe and a strange hat, and he came out of the fireplace in some embarrassment.

"It's all sparkling and configured. After looking around, he found that Sparkle was not there, and he should have gone back to take care of old Barty, who made himself a cup of green tea and sat on the other sofa by himself.

"How's it going, did you get any useful news?"

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