Chapter 13: Parting Ways

Wizarding Britain is at war!

The Daily Prophet was full of singing and dancing, and Wizarding Britain couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. With events such as the Tournament also taking place within the school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is cementing its position as the strongest wizarding school in the world. Every day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is about studying, Quidditch, having boyfriends and girlfriends, figuring out how to complete homework, and going to Hogsmeade for Butterbeer.

How could war come overnight without warning?

No country, anywhere, a state of war is beyond the reach of the average Ministry of Magic, not to mention that since the last rise of Voldemort, more than ten years of peace have just passed, and many wizards still remember the horrors of the Death Eaters, and another war broke out again.

At this time, many wizards were in the same state of mind as Muggles who had just experienced World War I, unprepared for the upcoming wizarding war, and even couldn't believe it, thinking that they were alarmist.

For many Muggles, being born at the beginning of the twentieth century was the most miserable, as the most important years of their youth would be completely burned in the two world wars. War is not just rhetoric, it is a complete challenge to the survival of an entire race. Many war criminals have been convicted of the greatest crimes against humanity and civilization. Genocide, biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons in the name of war are the complete destruction of a city or even a country.

Wizard Merlin is pessimistic about the wizarding world as a whole, and he does not think that wizards can control themselves well and not perish in civil war and madness. In order to prevent magic from becoming the guillotine used to decapitate the sorcerer's head, Merlin used an incantarily powerful spell that prevented almost all of the magical inheritance of the war.

Many wizards resented Merlin's actions, insisting that it was not the war magic itself that was wrong, but the evil dark wizards. Since Merlin used a powerful curse to ban war magic, there has been no large-scale war in the wizarding world, perhaps the wizarding world has greatly reduced the possibility of being destroyed at once, but from another aspect, the wizarding world is dying a slow death.

Carrying the props of committing a crime does not necessarily lead to a crime, just as normal men are not necessarily sex criminals. Those who insist that the magic of war itself is all to blame is a prejudice, but if the magic of war is allowed to spread, it is most likely that the Animagus dynasty will eventually destroy itself under the erosion of madness and bestiality.

If the entire wizard race was really born for the purpose of forging a powerful weapon, then this root nature was undoubtedly innate. From the era of the demon god to the current era of the end of the law, the instinct of hunting and eating the jungle has been written into the inheritance of wizards in the form of genes. Some wizards once believed that Voldemort's brutal nature might have been caused by the Gaunt family's insistence on marrying close relatives in order to maintain the purity of their bloodline.

This is completely misleading in terms of what Gellert Grindelwald knew about Muggle genetics. Is there a so-called magical gene between wizards and Muggles? Are wizards with magic genetically closer to Muggles or closer to those so-called Animagus? You know, for example, Sirius can become a black dog, James Potter can become a bighorn deer, and Peter can become a mouse dozens of times the size of wizards.

There is no more puzzling distinction between vampires, werewolves, merfolk, centaurs, elves, elves, etc., and if you consider Voldemort's or wizard's predatory instinct from the logic of Muggle genetic science, it will be completely chaotic.

From a higher point of view, after the end of the Demon God Era, the so-called God Sage Era will soon come. These powerful beings were once glorious for a while, followed by various dynasties, all the way to the current wizarding era.

The strongest known wizards are a series of demigods such as Don, Le Fay Witch, Witch Jarja, Queen Anne, etc. Although these demigod creatures carry the word "god", their power is much less than before, and even less than the heroes of the ancient dynasties.

In addition to the fact that these demigods have a lifespan far beyond that of ordinary wizards, their power has actually weakened to the point where they can be speculated by ordinary wizards. Empress Anne, for example, lived for more than a few centuries. The actual magic strength and comprehensive ability far surpassed Albus Dundondo, but compared to the hell picture in Xie An's body, or the destruction and erosion will behind the hell picture, it was far from being able to fight.

Some wizards insist that war is the driving force for the advancement of magic, while others believe that war is the fast track to the destruction of the wizarding world. Now that Wizarding Britain is undoubtedly in a state of extreme danger, Albus Dumbledore's declaration of a state of war in Wizarding England is like a trumpet for the phoenix's nirvana: either reborn from the ashes or reduced to ashes and become the raw material for the construction of a new world.

After a moment of silence, the noise erupted like a torrential rain, and the wizards, whether they knew each other or not, began to talk among themselves. Some of the young wizards became very excited, as if they saw the opportunity of the sea, some were so frightened that they seemed to see the gates of hell slowly opening under their feet, and most of the young wizards were dazed, feeling at a loss for what was to come.

Hermione stared at Albus Dumbledore with her mouth wide open in disbelief, as if she had just uttered an unforgivable spell from the mouth of the respected wizard. Ginny was looking for the Harry Potter in the crowd at this time, and she hadn't seen Harry since the attack on the Quidditch pitch. Luna stood beside Xie An, her usually casual eyes even more relaxed, as if she had wandered away. Qiu grabbed Xie An's hand, and the two of them clasped their fingers together, and Xie An could feel the trembling on Qiu's hands and the sweat on his palms.

Only Xie An was expressionless at this time, as if what Albus Dumbledore said was irrelevant.

Arrived in this world from the apocalyptic world, escaped from the hands of the Star Skeleton Monarch, and arrived in this world with the full help of Master and many comrades-in-arms. Xie An has long understood that the road ahead of him is not all smooth sailing.

The world is continuous. The reality of Wizarding England will not change much because of a word from Minister Fudge or Lord Albus Dumbledore.

Looking at the world from different angles, you may come to different conclusions, but what is the thing itself, or what it is. The self-deluded Minister Fudge could have continued to sit back and relax, as the reality was that the Ministry of Magic still ruled over wizarding Britain. If the Minister can continue to hold on, whether or not this rule is in its current form, as long as he continues to dominate the Ministry, then the "self-deception" approach may serve as an example for future Ministers.

Albus Dumbledore can certainly also speak out: wizarding Britain has reached its most dangerous moment, magic is declining, goblins control the economic lifeblood of wizards, foreign powers continue to encroach on native wizards, and vampires, goblins, fishmen and other magical animal races are plotting rebellions. In this way, it seems that Wizarding Britain is on the verge of complete destruction.

As soon as the results are decided, the success or failure theorists will jump out and tell Albus Dumbledore: "Look, I said you are a complete alarmist, and you will not hesitate to throw out such absurd arguments in order to become famous." Or they turn to Minister Fudge and say: You should be responsible, take the blame and resign, it is your stubbornness that has made things so bad!

And the truly visionary wizards face another dilemma: they have an amazing ability to see where things are going, and if they are really willing to give or sacrifice, things will of course change. But it turned around and hurt themselves. Wizards don't notice what hasn't happened. An asteroid that could destroy the entire planet flew through the earth and drank blood, and the primitive people would not know that there were gods who used all their strength to avoid the destruction of the planet.

Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. Those who are really powerful may not be the generals who go head-to-head on the battlefield, but the unknown ones behind them.

From this point of view, Xie An is very clear that whether Albus Dumbledore announced the news in advance or not, it will not have an immediate effect on the entire wizarding Britain. It still depends on follow-up means.

Maybe the long-vanished Phoenix society will be in the spotlight again, and maybe Fudge will be furious and officially part ways with Albus Dumbledore, the chief wizard of the Wizengamot. Maybe Hagrid, who has just returned from an outing, will be asked to go to the giants' territory again to try to win over the tyrannical giants, Severus Snape will ask to return to Voldemort and try his best to gain Voldemort's trust, and Lupin, a member of the Order of the Phoenix, will become a spy among the werewolves....

In short, Albus Dumbledore's declaration of a state of war was a turning point in many children's lives. But for Xie An, it was a clarion call, and it was sounded to fully open the battle signal.

Harry Potter and Ron Weasley stood in the middle of the Gryffindor table, some distance from Ginny at the back. Ron was looking forward to his own time, and hearing Albus Dumbledore's words, Ron felt that his opportunity had come.

Harry Potter was much more cautious. Regardless of common sense, and what people like Rita Skeeter thought, Harry instinctively had a cautious attitude towards any fight.

In dueling lessons, the Savior Harry Potter and the Draco Malfoy have fought each other, Harry Potter is very cautious, and Draco, like an aggressive rooster, is always trying to prove that he can defeat the Savior.

While it's hard to know for sure whether Harry's caution was inherited from his mother, it's certain that Harry and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore have a lot in common, but their inner personalities are almost completely opposite.

Hearing the Headmaster's words, Harry immediately sensed that something was wrong, and he had a vague understanding of Voldemort's strength. The two had never faced each other, but Harry Potter knew that Voldemort could easily defeat him.

If, as rumored has been rumored, Voldemort has defected to the wizarding army, then how powerful is the wizarding army, which almost dominates the continent? Harry didn't have time to think about it before the Headmaster began to speak again.

"Minister Fudge doesn't want me to tell you this, but I think you have a right to know what you ought to know. The Ministry of Magic is in dire need of support at this time, and I want Hogwarts to be a powerful addition to the Ministry. ”

"For this reason, I have decided to establish a wizarding community at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, train well, and be ready to defend the castle. The basic requirements are similar to those of the tournament, with age and some other restrictions..."

As the headmaster announced one by one, Xie An found that Albus Dumbledore was definitely not an impromptu decision today. He has been thinking about it for a long time and has been carefully arranged.

Wizards: Almost all potential wizards in Britain have graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Establishing a community at Hogwarts Castle will not only protect the castle and Hogsmeade, but also gain experience for the future.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a key object of protection for the Ministry of Magic, and its importance is no longer below the main department of the Ministry of Magic, Diagon Alley, and Gringotts.

Moreover, Hogwarts Castle has a dense demonic pattern formation, and there is also an extremely powerful protective enchantment. At present, these professors are first-class in their respective fields. As long as Albus Dumbledore persists, these children will be groomed to be elites in all respects.

In the more than ten years since Voldemort disappeared, Albus Dumbledore has repeatedly suggested that the Wizengamot Wizarding Order establish an arrangement specifically for Voldemort's return. But no one believed that Voldemort would make a comeback in just over a decade.

The actual situation was even worse than thought, not only did Voldemort reborn from the Black Forest of Albania in just a dozen years, but the enemies of wizarding Britain changed from one Death Eater to several at once, and the strength of each enemy was no weaker than the Death Eaters.

Albus Dumbledore believed that his mistake was a compromise and he did not take any further steps to ensure that Wizarding England was reformed. So much so that now, Wizarding Britain is in a dilemma both internally and externally.

Against this backdrop, Albus Dumbledore took such a radical approach, making an almost open break with Minister Fudge. He was not trying to become the Minister of Magic, but to force the Ministry of Magic to take stronger measures.

At this time, Minister Fudge, who was far away in London, was feeling a little glad that the crisis at Hogwarts had been resolved. Lucius Malfoy claims that some very valuable magic items have been lost from the Borgin Burke Store, but strangely does not mention the Vanishing Cabinet. Rufus Scrimgeur, who had been sent to negotiate with the elves, had also sent back the news that under his strong pressure, the elves had agreed to unconditionally assist the Aurors by infiltrating the underground vaults of Gringotts through secret passages and carrying out sneak attacks on the looters.

Fudge had no idea that the chief wizard of Wizengamot, whom he had relied on the most, had just given him a big problem.