Chapter 657: Signs (Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Collections, Asking for Tickets)

In the next two or three days, the newspaper's distribution was completely on track. As the first newspaper in the UK to share knowledge on a large scale, it was loved by countless people. So much so that on the third day of the newspaper's release, they had to hire a man from among the hemp wizards who had fled to Hogsmeade to deal with letters from readers.

Again, this made Ryan and Hermione enthusiastically sought after in Hogwarts Castle. Almost every student will greet them warmly when they meet them on the road.

To their surprise, the column of letters from contributing writers and readers, which had been promised for Mr. Lovegood's appointment as editor-in-chief, was unexpectedly welcomed, because the nervous people wanted to have a space to let themselves go. So that column receives more than 100 letters a day.

It seems that everything is on track now, but there is not much time to breathe in the war years. At noon on the third day of the newspaper's successful publication, Professor Deng Liduo suddenly came to the door of the alchemy laboratory and knocked on the door.

"Professor, are you here for something?" Ryan asked with some strange curiosity as he opened the door. Because the ritual of removing the piece of Voldemort's soul from Harry's soul was theoretically supposed to be on the weekend, and other than that, he really couldn't figure out what Professor Dumbledore needed to find him at this time.

"A terrible situationβ€”ah, Miss Granger, I'm not going to go in yet. Professor Dumbledore politely declined Hermione's invitation to come in and sit down. "I've gotten word that Voldemort and the Death Eaters are likely to attack Hogsmeade tonight. ”

"Is the news reliable, Professor?" Ryan said as he realized something. "Of course I don't doubt you, I mean, don't let the mysterious gang scatter our strength elsewhere this time. ”

"Your worries are normal. Professor Dumbledore nodded. "However, this time the information should be accurate, because Voldemort was very angry about your previous attack on the London Ministry of Magic, and he directly punished several people with the Heart Dash Charm when he arrived at the London Ministry of Magic. Then the order was given to strike back, and in just three days they could not have hatched a complex conspiracy like they had done last year. ”

"In addition to this, those patrolling around Hogsmeade since noon have begun to notice signs of some unknown person. Professor Dumbledore came up with another piece of information. "According to the results of our reconnaissance, the scale of the opponent's build-up is definitely not the previous feint. Even Voldemort may have made a direct move, because at noon today Voldemort left the Lestrange Manor where he had been before, and his whereabouts are currently unknown. ”

"Sounds dangerous. Ryan said after taking a deep breath. "So is there anything we can do? I mean, other than logistical support. ”

"There is one thing. Professor Dumbledore looked a little embarrassed. "I want you to be in Hogsmeade tonight as a reserve, because you're the only one who can stand up to Voldemort head-on and make sure everything is under control. Of course you don't need to fight Voldemort alone, I promise you that as soon as he appears, I will come and join you as quickly as possible. ”

"Well, no problem. Ryan nodded, "We'll get ready now, and then I'll apparition directly to the top floor of the Weasley Joke Store to ensure the secrecy of our operations." ”

"Good luck!" Professor Dumbledore nodded slightly and left the door, and fifteen minutes later, Ryan and Hermione packed up all the things they might need and Phantased made their way to the common room upstairs of the Weasley Joke Shop.

"Why are you here?" As soon as he walked out of the lounge, Ryan saw a large herd of furry animals crowded into the warehouse outside. After a closer look, it was revealed that they were werewolves led by Lupin.

"Because it's a great opportunity to destroy the Death Eaters. "The place we have to defend is not only here, but also the non-magical world, which is too large, so the best means of defense is to destroy the living force of the other party." In addition, if you want to be accepted as a werewolf who has been ostracized before, you must contribute. And we who have been living on the dark side of the wizarding world before, at least at the level of combat, are much better than the average person. ”

"So are you familiar with the props we gave you before?" Ryan nodded noncommittally at Lupin's thoughts, it is true that fighting may result in sacrifices, but for the werewolves who have been on the fringes of society and stigmatized in various ways, only the comradeship and blood that fight side by side can quickly bring them closer to ordinary people.

Therefore, Ryan did not stop the werewolves' action, but in order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, he hoped that the werewolves would be able to bring the alchemy items he gave them before.

"Of course, we have all those things with us. As he spoke, several werewolves showed Ryan the long fur of their wolf form, and the two heavy metal signs they wore on their chests and waists. As their savior, Ryan's prestige among the new werewolves is very high. Therefore, after these magic items were sent to Northern Europe, the new werewolves specially selected the elite to train and use this magic item.

"That's good, these things will save your lives on the battlefield. After a brief pleasantry, Ryan began to inquire about Hogsmeade's side.

"Since the Ministry of Magic moved here, Professor Dumbledore, the other professors at Hogwarts, and the staff of the Ministry of Magic have set up a magical defense system near Hogsmeade. "Especially the Ministry of Magic, when Ms. Bones escaped, they took advantage of the chaos to take a set of magical defense system cores that were originally stored in the Ministry of Magic, which is why we were able to build a magical defense system that enveloped the entire town in such a short period of time." ”

"This magical defense system is a combination of multiple magical defense arrays, which can defend against most types of attacks. It can also be used for reconnaissance in normal low-energy operation, monitoring magic and spatial transformation within the scope of the defense system. ”

"And who is monitoring all this?" Ryan asked as he thought of something.

"The Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Lupin immediately knew what Ryan's focus was, "The possibility of a smooth raid under the response of the Ministry of Magic in London is completely non-existent, because this thing is multiple surveillance. It is impossible for someone in a key position to defect and others will be completely unaware of what is going on outside. ”

"So what if someone reveals the situation in the town to the Death Eaters?" Ryan asked with some concern, although he could guarantee that the Ministry of Magic would not be able to detect the way he and Hermione arrived, but it would be troublesome if the news of reinforcements like Lupin and them leaked out in case they were targeted by the enemy.

"So we apparition into the woods on the edge of town, and then turned into wolves and climbed over the back wall. Even in order to avoid the vigilance caused by magic fluctuations, we do not dare to lift the current state. But that way, we can confirm that no one but the Weasley brothers now knows we're here. Lupin finally said.

Ryan looked at the 12 werewolves in front of him, and had to say that this was a strong new force. Therefore, he felt that his plans could now be changed, and that the good men in front of him should be able to deal a terrible blow to the guys who were about to attack Hogsmeade.

"Since you didn't alarm anyone when you came in, I think I have a good way to teach those Death Eaters a profound lesson-" Ryan motioned for the werewolves to come over, and then half-knelt on the ground and whispered about his arrangement.