Chapter 111: Tavern Talk
The tavern fell silent, apparently unwilling to say anything more about what Sirius had done to his best friend, and Augustus noticed that Harry under the cloak seemed to be moving forward with some urgency, and there was no more anxious to know all the listeners about the relationship between his father and the godfather.
"Brave Loyalty Curse, in the dark ages of the Dark Lord's rule, there is absolutely no better way to hide it than this, but it's a pity, it's a pity, Harry's father chose the wrong person, betrayed by his best friend, this must be very uncomfortable, maybe when the Dark Lord appeared in front of their family, the biggest feeling besides fear must be hard to believe, there is a person in this world who can completely give his back to others, does it exist?" Malfoy sneered disdainfully and drank the rest of the butterbeer.
"Maybe if you think about it from another angle, it is actually a good thing to be able to catch the traitors hiding on the side of the Order of the Phoenix, a screw determines a war, and the ghost is discovered in advance, maybe it is also the real reason for Voldemort's downfall in the future, the devil is hidden in the details, and any small thing that is ignored will be the real balance that determines the outcome of the victory." Augustus actually doesn't care much about the so-called betrayal, as a former legendary mage and the only strategic mage of the empire, his vision will definitely not be limited to one place and one city, at any time, he has to consider the whole overall situation, in the otherworldly world, the cruelty of war is definitely not something that these wizards living in peacetime can feel, success or failure, determines survival, extermination and even slaughter of cities, it is definitely a common means in war.
Lillian was playing with the wine glass a little absentmindedly, for her, Augustus's words were obviously a little too cruel, could it be that in order to win, we can ignore the lives of Potter's parents, we can ignore the so-called friendship, what is the difference between doing this and the Dark Lord, justice is justice, only because we don't want to abandon those things that we don't want to give up.
"So Blake is the Potters' secret keeper?"
"Naturally," Professor McGonagall said, "James Potter told Dumbledore that Blake would rather die himself than tell where they were, and that Blake himself intended to hide like that, and Dumbledore was still worried. I remember him offering himself to be the Potters' secrecy. ”
Harry clenched his hands slightly, it seemed that his father did not let Dumbledore be their secret keeper, otherwise he would not have sent people under the fence now, he would not have to be careful even to Hogsmeade, and he would not be envious of the happy and complete life of the Ron family. All this is only because his father chooses the best friends and chooses the least likely to betray them. It's ridiculous that he should have a godfather who has never met and is bent on killing him.
"Did Dumbledore have already guessed that Sirius was an inner ghost at that time? That's why you insist on being the secret keeper of the Potter family? If so, it can only be said that this old bee is really quite knowledgeable. Lillian turned the glass in confusion, the golden liquid rippling in it.
"I didn't think Dumbledore had such foresight, it must have been an inner ghost at that time, and in the case of not knowing who the Dao is, it is the responsibility of a Phoenix Order leader to take some necessary precautions by himself, maybe it is just a personal practice, if he really finds out that Sirius is an inner ghost, it is naturally absolutely impossible to sacrifice the Potter family, so as to chill the hearts of other members. So, this was just an insurance measure that Dumbledore had planned a lot, in fact, at that time, there were quite a few ways to do so. Augustus smiled slightly while affirming Dumbledore's actions, the traitor is indeed the most commonly used method in war, and at any time, how to find out the inner ghost is the most important step for a qualified commander to consider.
"He's sure that someone close to the Potters has been telling the mystery man about their whereabouts," Professor McGonagall said gloomily, "and indeed, he suspected for quite a long time that someone on our side had become a traitor, and told the mystery man a great deal of information. ”
"But Jaime insisted on using Blake, didn't he?"
"Yes," Fudge said heavily, "and yet, it's been less than a week since the Loyalty of Courage Spell was cast??"
"Did Blake betray them?" Rosmerta asked. Indeed, he betrayed them. Blake is tired of duplicitous characters. Preparing to publicly declare his support for the Mystery Man, it seems that he intends to do so at the very moment of Potter's death. But, as we all know. The mystery man lost his hand at Harry Potter Jr. He lost his mana and was so weakened that he had to flee. This puts Blake in a dilemma. No sooner had Blake revealed his true face as a traitor than his master fell. He had no choice but to run for his life??"'" Dirty, smelly traitor!" Hagrid said, so loud that the bar fell silent.
"Funny, it's funny, Blake is really a thing to be punished for, actually, on the other hand, I seem to be somewhat related to him, you know, between purebloods, there is always some history of intermarriage, my mother and his cousin are sisters, so what should I call this traitor? I guess I want to call my uncle, if Harry knows about this, it seems that the hatred between me and him will go further, well, it's really sad. Malfoy grinned as he fiddled with the wooden table, his expression sad.
"Come on, stop continuing to taunt your so-called pure-blooded family, it's disgusting, even a notorious villain like Blake, you're really cold." Lillian looked at Malfoy with disdain, and moved a little to the side, looking like she didn't know the man.
"Actually, Sirius seems to be a little too unlucky as an inner ghost, Voldemort just collapsed at the decisive moment of his rebellion, and a traitor who has lost his master is probably useless. For an internal ghost, he has to bear the pressure of the trust of relatives and friends, and also have to report information to a master who has no humanity, it is difficult to imagine how he survived, a person with a slightly worse psychological quality can't bear such a huge burden at all, I have to say that he is indeed seamless in disguise, even Dumbledore did not find the slightest flaw, such a resolute person, it is a pity to be a traitor. Augustus shook his head regretfully and sighed softly.