After having lunch with regret that they would not be able to attend the opening party, Ryan spent the afternoon patrolling and reinforcing the defensive magic of Azkaban Castle.

While no one was paying attention to the defensive magic, Ryan and Hermione connected with Lupin through the previously strengthened wolf-headed sculpture tie clip. After some exchanges, they got an update on the current situation and the situation of some acquaintances.

Lupin told them that Percy had noticed something was wrong when Voldemort had raided the Ministry of Magic, and then found his boss, Lady Bones, and his father, and used the special portkey that Ryan had given him to take Lady Bones, Mr. Arthur, and the rest of the team to the Burrow before the Ministry of Magic was completely locked down, and that they were all right now.

The Weasley twins, along with the hemp wizard employees, took some of the goods to the Hogsmeade branch, but since the Death Eaters attacked Hogwarts at the end of last semester, Ryan and the twins have kept their goods mainly in the werewolf base in Norway. There were not many stocks in London and Hogsmeade, so the losses in this hasty retreat were not serious.

Their retreat was timely, as less than ten minutes after their retreat, a group of black-robed wizards with masks covering their faces seized the Weasley Joke Store in Diagon Alley in the name of the Ministry of Magic.

After receiving the news that the acquaintances were safe and sound, Ryan and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Hermione then asked into the liaison. "And how are Professor Dumbledore and his classmates doing?"

"They've all safely entered Hogwarts Castle now. "They used magic to speed up the Hogwarts Express, and the train had arrived just 15 minutes earlier." I think everyone is safely in Hogwarts Castle now. ”

"Actually, I'm in Hogsmeade right now. "Lupin suddenly said after all the situation, "Dumbledore summoned most of the Order of the Phoenix to meet at the Pig's Head Bar five minutes ago, and I just came from Norway. Most of the information coming in is confusing and inconsistent, so I can only tell you about it after this meeting, except for some confirmed acquaintances. ”

"By the way, didn't you fast into the school with Hogwarts?" Lupin suddenly reacted and asked after talking about the information he had gathered earlier. "Why are you asking about everyone now?"

"We're in Azkaban now, Professor Lupin. Hermione said, "We came here on our own initiative, to prevent the mystery man from sending Death Eaters to take control of this vital magical prison. ”

"—How's it going?" asked Lupin. "Is there anything I need to tell Headmaster Dumbledore?"

"A group of Death Eaters of a dozen men has just attacked Azkaban, but we have all driven them out. Hermione gave a brief account of the battle just now. "We judge that the enemy will not attack here again, but this place is seriously understaffed, and the magic array was broken just now, we now need the headmaster to send enough support personnel and materials to strengthen the defense here. ”

"No problem, I'll tell Headmaster Dumbledore what you're asking for. Okay, now I'm going to run to the Hog's Head Bar. With that, Lupin ended the communication.

"It's a mess. Hermione said after the comms. "I'm wondering if we would have been able to stop this catastrophe if we had done our best to investigate. ”

"It's unlikely. Ryan knew that Hermione was acting out of some kind of survivor's guilt, so he put his hand on Hermione's shoulder and comforted her. "Being able to occupy the Ministry of Magic so quickly this time, I believe that the mysterious man side must have enough internal responses in the Ministry of Magic. ”

"Come to think of it, none of the intelligence networks built by Professor Dumbledore over 100 years of experience in the wizarding world foresaw this attack. What can those of us who have only been in the wizarding world for six years do? ”

Seeing Hermione nod in agreement, Ryan continued, "Now this situation is just a matter of turning the previous covert war into an open war, and things are not much worse. We just need to cooperate with Professor Dumbledore to end this war and finally win. And you don't think it's much better now than it used to be, at least we know who is the enemy and who is the friend. It's time to do our best. ”

"You're right. Hermione's mood also adjusted at this time, "Besides, isn't this war what we have all estimated before, this is also an opportunity for us, a chance to change." ”

Over the next few days, Ryan worked with Hermione's help to repair and improve Azkaban's defensive magic. It wasn't until the sky had completely darkened, and they had finally received a message from Professor Dumbledore, who had been using a sandwich on the roof against Ryan for dinner.

The news came from the liaison room downstairs. After meeting with Director Bones, Professor Dumbledore successfully took over the various communication facilities of the previous Ministry of Magic, and after ensuring the safety of the students, he began to contact the locations of the Ministry of Magic to count the situation between the enemy and the enemy.

There is no way around it, as Voldemort has remained silent since he captured the Ministry, so the attitudes of the locations controlled by the Ministry of Magic are varied. There are those who firmly support the Ministry of Magic, and whoever controls the Ministry of Magic will support whomever they want, and there are those who declare their support for Voldemort after being controlled by the Death Eaters. There were also those who were inspired by Dumbledore and decided to join Dumbledore's side.

There were even skirmishes at several points, with the Death Eaters and members of the Order of the Phoenix, as well as Dumbledore's supporters, vying for control after confirming that Voldemort had captured the Ministry. In short, the wizarding world in the whole of Britain is now in chaos.

"It's good to hear that Azkaban is in our hands. Dumbledore's face appeared on the two-way mirror in the communication room, and with his level of magic and the key to the Ministry of Magic given by Lady Burns, he easily took over the entire communication network of the Ministry. "What's going on over there?"

"The group of Death Eaters who were trying to pick up the bargain were chased away, and no enemy came back to attack them. Ryan said, "And I've repaired the magical defenses of Azkaban Castle that was destroyed just now. ”

"But now we're in a big trouble. After saying what he had just done, Ryan began to get to the point. "We've eliminated all the Dementors, which means Azkaban needs to spare more men to guard the prisoners. But we still have to guard the castle, so we don't have enough people. Not to mention that Azkaban had been imprisoned before many innocent people who had been wrongfully arrested, and judges needed to be sent to screen them. In short, we need more people now. ”

"What do you need besides more people?" the Headmaster looked tired as he spoke, and it seemed that Voldemort's surprise attack today was beyond his imagination. As the greatest white wizard, he now has a myriad of things to deal with.

"Materials, especially enough magical materials. Ryan said solemnly. "There are enough food and water reserves here, and we and the prisoners can consume it here for more than a month. However, there are so few magic materials that can only be said to have been barely repaired and strengthened now, and it is basically impossible to do anything further. ”

"Okay, I get it. Dundedo nodded slightly. "Give me the list of supplies you need and your new Azkaban Magical Defense Key, and I'll have someone deliver them to you tonight. As for the possibility of new personnel, it will take you a while to trouble, because after the Ministry of Magic was raided, I really couldn't find anyone who could replace you in the defense of Azkaban. ”