Hermione was holding a copy of the Daily Prophet's and looked bad. Transfiguration Today was published today, and Phoenix's article "Magic Animagus Verification and Limitations" was published. He writes in great detail, from the selection of magical creatures, to the relationship between magical creatures and wizards, spells, abilities, dangers when transforming, sequelae, etc. He was reading some of the most famous wizards and commenting on them.

"It's crazy, how could he think Dumbledore is old and foolish?" Hermione was furious, and the newspaper said that Dumbledore was too old to be the president of the International Confederation of Wizards.

"It's normal, Fudge won't forget how many people supported Dumbledore's Minister of Magic. Britain had been at peace for more than a decade, and he certainly didn't want everything to be a mess. ”

"Perhaps, talk to Fudge, he could-"

"Nothing has changed, maybe it could be worse. Besides, it's useful for me to have a good relationship with Fudge now, isn't it?" Hermione looked at him in bewilderment.

"Yesterday, Harry was prosecuted by the Ministry of Magic for using magic in front of his cousin. If nothing else, I should be the presiding judge. Phoenix spread his hands and looked relaxed. Tell Hermione the story briefly.

"It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make any sense, does it? Harry certainly wouldn't summon a Patronus for fun. Hermione spoke very quickly, "There must be something special, like a Dementor." Maybe it's a mystery man—"

Taking advantage of her gasping for air, Phoenix said, "Voldemort—"

Hermione shuddered. Still, he continued, "--I don't want to attract attention." His plan was inadvertently ruined by me. He was supposed to reappear with Harry's corpse, but got nothing. Continuing to hide in the shadows will do him a great deal. ”

"For example?"

"First of all, he wants to rebuild his army," Phoenix said, holding out a finger, "and in the days old he commanded a large number of members, wizards and witches whom he coerced or was bewitched by him to follow him, his loyal Death Eater minions, and a large number of different dark creatures. It is also quite possible to re-recruit the giants, they were also a group of his men, and Voldemort could not rely on the Death Eaters alone. ”

He held out a second finger, "He's had plenty of time to learn the lesson, it's not an accident that he's chasing down the Potters, and it's not a matter of being repulsed by the Death Curse." He will find a way to make up for this. In fact, this is probably his most important task at the moment. ”

"Finally, the attitude of the Ministry of Magic," Phoenix held out a third finger, "I must say, Voldemort is definitely a master of figuring people's hearts, and he knows that as long as he doesn't swagger at the entrance of the Ministry of Magic, Fudge will never believe that he is back." Now Fudge was pressing on Dumbledore, just as he wanted. You also know a lot of Death Eaters who escaped trial more than a decade ago, and they are also very influential in the Ministry, as long as they provoke a little-"

He lowered his hand, got up and paced back and forth, "—if he continued to openly rebel against the Ministry of Magic like this, Dumbledore would be left with only two options: escape from prison and rebellion, and either choice would make the situation even more difficult, which was exactly what Voldemort wanted. ”

"How so? Professor Dumbledore, no—" Phoenix waved his hand.

"If you are bent on making someone guilty, just impose some felony on him. The Wizengamot is not as just as you think, and there are many wrongs, misconvictions, and misconvictions. ”

"Is it because of Dumbledore's high prestige that he should be subject to this kind of suspicion?" Hermione said disappointedly, and after listening to Phoenix's remarks, she couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

"Oh, well, you're on the point," Phoenix smiled with satisfaction, "it's a long-standing problem in the wizarding world. ”

"Fudge is scared of Dumbledore, you know. In the final analysis, Dumbledore is invincible, and with his popularity, he is the uncrowned king of England and even Europe as long as he wants. Fudge was a man of power, no prestige, and no great magical skills. He has a smooth career all the way, is sleek, and has all the right and left sources, which are what politicians need. ”

"But people don't like such wizard leaders, humans naturally like the strong and follow the strong, and those archmages always have their own followers. If this strong man is not willing to hold real power, it is inevitable that he will be suspicious of those in power. "The strong must experience pain, and pain makes itself strong." You have difficulty mastering wandless casting, and in addition to being accustomed to wands, you are not strong enough. It's easy to learn magic, but it's cruel to really learn it in depth. ”

With Hermione's wisdom, I immediately thought of the incident at the end of the third year. Until then, Phoenix was considered a good student in school. After Phoenix slaughtered the dragon in Triwizard Tournament, everyone gradually began to see him no longer as a peer, but as he - as Phoenix himself said the strong, became the leader of Slytherin and some people, and they liked him and followed him.

Even if Phoenix doesn't care about them at the moment.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that, let's go to dinner. Hermione took his hand and shook it hard.

"It's okay, I'm going to change my clothes. ”

He deliberately decorated the open-air dining room on the second floor. Candles float in the air and illuminate the surroundings. Several potted plants also flickered and flickered. There was a faint smell of flowers in the air—mostly from the petals on the ground, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to do that, so he ended up next to the plants.

The table is covered with a beautiful tablecloth, on which some patterns swim. Two beautifully crafted high-backed chairs with lace cushions.

Phoenix checked aside, felt that nothing was missing, and sat down in his seat and waited for Hermione. When the sky was full of stars, he finally remembered in his ears that the high heels made a 'click' sound when they stepped on the floor.

She seemed to have taken a long time—wasn't that what Muggles used to wear. With a question, he walked in the doorway, where Hermione was already standing.

Even Phoenix couldn't help but breathe for a while, quite beautiful - Hermione was wearing black high heels, which suddenly felt a head taller than him, and her slender legs were wearing black stockings and a tight dress, solemn and elegant.

Phoenix reached out to take her hand, and Hermione whispered with a slightly red face, "You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

"These Muggle costumes that I specially prepared, so do I. Phoenix said with an innocent look on his face. Hermione was speechless for a while, she knew that Phoenix was from the wizarding world and didn't know much about Muggle things, but this time it was- when she went upstairs to change her clothes, she found that the clothes in the closet were thin and transparent, and the clothes she had taken off were gone.

It's not that he's doing it.

The dinner was exquisite, both ornamental and appetizing. Phoenix was really not in the mood to play with this, but he knew that most girls were happy about it, and while flirting with Hermione, he looked at Hermione aggressively.

Soft music dances slowly in the night.

"Why are you such a scoundrel. Hermione snapped. Phoenix didn't answer, still looking at him.

Hermione looked up to meet Phoenix's gaze, no words spoken. The table between the two suddenly became extremely small.

Phoenix got up and kissed Hermione, like some kind of signal, and the two kissed together.

"No, it can't be here—" Hermione resisted his hand resolutely, one of her heels kicked off, and her black stockings were torn open.

Phoenix picked her up and took her to the nearest break room, where he placed her on the floor. Hermione's slight resistance didn't help in the slightest. The clothes were torn apart, and the panting and moaning echoed.