Chapter 450: Preparation

After Ryan and Hermione left the Headmaster's office, they went straight to the school hospital to visit their friends who had fought alongside them in the Ministry of Magic. The Weasley siblings were happy to see Ryan and Hermione unharmed in front of them, and Ryan naturally told them that he had only triggered some kind of magic in the Department of Mysteries two days before, and when he opened his eyes, he appeared on the streets of London three days later.

Everyone accepted this explanation. Ron told them that he and Hermione were not the only ones missing in the battle of the Department of Mysteries, and that the Death Eaters were even worse, with five people missing. In addition to Crabbe and Goyle's father, there is Selwyn, an unknown Albanian dark wizard and a werewolf.

Ryan nodded slightly, and after coming out from behind the arch, he immediately contacted the rose crystal that had been evacuated according to his order. Now Ron told him that the missing man and the Rose Crystal were a perfect match for the corpse they had taken.

Of these corpses, the werewolf's corpse was the most important to Ryan. Because with this specimen, Ryan's research on werewolves can be greatly advanced.

"The only bad thing is that Umbridge's old woman was able to return to work at the Ministry of Magic unharmed. Fred said in a bad mood. "Even the evil things she did at Hogwarts were exposed. ”

"Didn't she suffer any punishment at all? Hermione asked, puzzled. "At least the lynching of a student with a black magic quill is illegal in any case, and there is no corresponding crime for torturing people with black magic in wizarding law?"

"Yes. George nodded. "However, the pure-blood wizards of the Ministry of Magic insisted that Umbridge was only acting excessively when carrying out the orders of the Ministry of Magic, and they believed that the damage caused by the dark arts was irreversible, so the quills could not be considered a dark magic item. However, the Ministry of Magic also made reparations, ranging from 10 to 80 Galleons for each student punished. ”

"That's it?" Hermione couldn't say anything about the wizards' approach to the mud. "And what do wizards do to make laws?"

"Well, except for the secrecy law and a few wizard laws, most of the remaining legal wizards themselves don't pay attention to it. Ron smiled a little sarcastically. "Most of these laws were made by specific departments, and my father, for example, would have certain laws regulating the enchantment of Muggle items. But as far as I know, he left several holes in the law for him to study the Muggle stuff, and if I extrapolate like that, I think the purebloods must have a lot of holes in the law that would work in their favor. ”

"It dawned on me that I didn't have the right choice to work for the Ministry of Magic in the future. After listening to Ron's words, Hermione felt that she had made the right choice when it came to career counseling, and that wizards really needed to change from the very basics. If you go directly to the Ministry of Magic, at most, with the help of those supporting wizarding families, you will not be able to realize your dream of changing the wizarding world.

"Yes, you can only change from the very basics little by little. Ryan chimed in.

"Of course, of course, although Umbridge is cunning, there are not many children of the pure-blood wizard family among her victims. However, the total defeat of the Ministry of Magic also made her miscalculate, perhaps to appease the victims, or to show her resolve. The Ministry of Magic transferred Umbridge to Northern Europe, and now she is appointed Liaison Officer for Non-Human Creatures in Northern Europe. And if there were no major problems, she would have been there today. George said with an eyebrow.

"That doesn't sound like a very heavy punishment. Ryan asked, frowning.

"No, no, no," Fred said with a smile. "This department was formed when Umbridge left Hogwarts that day, and she was the only one, and there was nothing but the establishment. This is equivalent to exiling her, just finding a good reputation to maintain the face of the Ministry of Magic. After all, she was the one who offended the first white wizard, and no one in the Ministry of Magic would have a conflict with Dumbledore over this wizard who lacked background and was not likable to most people. ”

"This is too realistic, the most basic rule of the wizarding world is that whoever has the biggest fist is justified. The Ministry of Magic refused to keep the loyal dog, apparently because his fist was not as big as Dumbledore's. Ryan thought about glancing at Hermione, the soul connection between the two of them could make Ryan vaguely feel that Hermione was thinking the same thing.

After a few more small talks, Ryan and the others were kicked out by Madam Pomfrey. Because the school doctor believes that these injured people need to rest more, long chats are not conducive to their recovery. As they were pushed out the door, they saw Fred and George grimacing together.

For the next few days, everyone enjoyed the end of the semester, and Hermione seemed to be on her mind. Lane naturally noticed, so he also prepared accordingly. For example, one night I went to the Wanjie grocery store, and on the one hand, I handed over the golden sand grain from a certain time turner to Teacher Luo Zhen that I got before. On the other hand, I took a trip to the world of The Lord of the Rings and customized something.

He first went to the dark jungle to prepare some raw materials, and then ran to the lonely mountain. After listening to Ryan's request, Thorin Oak Shield swore that what Ryan wanted was not easy to make, so he would build it himself, and he would just come to him in a week to pick it up.

Looking at Thorin, who had drunk a whole bottle of honey vodka imported from the Beorn people in Anduin Gorge and excitedly called his friends to start work immediately, Ryan smiled helplessly and left.

A week later, three days before the end of the semester. The Weasley boys were finally fully recovered and discharged from the hospital. Tea time was held for a small celebratory banquet. After eating, Ryan first went to the world of The Lord of the Rings to retrieve a palm-sized silver box, and then held the last book club party of the semester with Hermione.

Because all the exams are over at this time, plus so much has happened recently. So when they saw Ryan and Hermione walk in, they began to ask what had happened in the Ministry of Magic that day.

After Hermione cleared her throat to silence everyone, Ryan began to tell the story of what happened that night. In addition to what happened in the Hall of the Dead, he carefully told everyone what happened that night based on Harry's experience. And the Weasley twins excitedly added a lot of details.

"That means. Did the war really start?" Celia, a second-year Ravenclaw student, covered her mouth in surprise.

"Yes. Ryan nodded. "While no one wants to see it, it's true. So from now on we will face real danger. Given my Muggle background, I'm going to be against the Mysteries, so I'm completely understandable if you want to quit the book club right now for security reasons. ”

"I'm not going to quit. Unexpectedly, Neville, who usually seemed a little timid, was the first to come out and make a statement. "I was destined to fight the mystery man, and I think I learned a lot here. ”

"Neither will I. "I'm not a wizard myself, and mysterious people won't let me go. "Our parents fought him for a long time, and we've fought him once. We're not afraid of him—" Everyone said babbling, and no one chose to quit.

After listening to everyone's answers, Ryan felt that his efforts in the past few years had not been in vain. The next time is the practice time. In addition to reviewing the spells for the semester, Ryan handed out a booklet of common magic to each member so that they could practice during the summer vacation.

Just as the time was about to run out, Ryan suddenly ran under the stage and stopped Fred and George.