Even if you don't have yourself, this defense group will still be formed. No, in fact, even now, the person who gathered these little wizards was not himself.

Although Maca can't remember exactly who gave the name to this temporary student organization. But he still vaguely remembered that this organization, which was formed by the gathering of these little wizards in front of him, was once called "."

This acronym can certainly be understood as "Defense Association", but it can also be extended to "Dumbledore's Army".

When Hermione suddenly asked what to name it, many vague memories flashed through Maca's mind for a moment. It's been a long time since he came here, but these memories can still evoke countless emotions for him.

“…… Perhaps, the name doesn't need to be changed, right? He whispered to himself without paying attention.

"What?" Hermione clearly didn't hear what he was saying.

"Oh, I mean—"

Maca is trying to put "." said it, but just as he was about to speak, he paused inexplicably. Because he found that everyone was watching him, and no one wanted to think of a name in his place.

It's as if the right to name it should be in the hands of him, Marka McLean, so that it would be the most appropriate.

Maca looked at the bright eyes, and the faces with different expressions, but most of them with a hint of immaturity, and couldn't help but think of a photograph that had been shown to him by the long-disappeared Mad Eye Moody, which gathered a series of old magical photographs of members of the Order of the Phoenix.

"I don't need a name," Maka said suddenly, "In the past, Professor Dumbledore secretly formed a secret organization to resist Voldemort's evil deeds. The members of this secret organization are mostly unknown, and they don't look like heroes who can save everything......"

Most of them, however, were brave and fearless. They were able to fight so hard for their families, for their friends, and for peace in the wizarding world as a whole, that they even sacrificed their lives for it. ”

"Because of this, with the struggle against the darkness again and again, this secret organization, which was once full of courage and strength, has lost too many excellent partners."

Hearing Maca's slow and solemn words, Hermione and the others in the know couldn't help but feel heavy. Harry and Neville, in particular, had parents who were members of the Order of the Phoenix, and both had been consumed by darkness in their pursuit of light.

The Potters died at home, while the Longbottoms were tortured to the point of mental collapse by the Psychic Curse, and still spend the rest of their lives in St. Mungo.

Maca's words really made them extremely worried.

“…… For now," Marca continued, "after Dumbledore's death, I and another good member of this secret organization have temporarily taken over the role of the head of this secret organization. At a time when there are many bad things to deal with, I hope to pick out some new members from all of you who can take up the spirit. ”

"I do! I'm willing to join! "Of course, so do I!"

Harry shouted when his hand was raised in the air, and Hermione and Ron followed.

Beside them, Neville, who was now tall but still very introverted, suddenly stretched out his arms in the same way, his eyes full of determination.

"Of course, I understand!" Maca pressed down on her palm and gestured, "I can understand the desire of some of you to join right in!" In the same way, I hope you understand the weight of responsibility that comes with being a member of this organization! ”

"I can get it!" Harry immediately shouted, "I'm not afraid of death!" ”

"I'm not afraid!" This time, Neville shouted as well.

"No, you don't understand!" Maca suddenly shouted solemnly, "Is this responsibility decided by such a thing as 'fear or death'?" Who would want to die when things don't have to happen? If you die, how do you protect your loved ones and friends you want to protect? ”

Maca's sudden scolding startled everyone. Truth be told, they've never seen a stern maca like this!

After severing the urge of Harry and the others, Maca's tone quickly softened.

"Yes, you must understand that it is very important to have a strong determination; But if you have determination but not enough strength, then your determination will be wasted! ”

Maca earnestly admonished everyone present, her tone calm and calm.

As his gaze swept over each student's face, everyone fell silent. It wasn't until these words were seared deep into the hearts of the students in a deep atmosphere that he nodded slightly.

"I've already decided on a name," Maca shrugged, as if to take it for granted, "It's not too complicated, it's called '.' - Reserve Army. ”

Like the original members of the Order of the Phoenix, among these little wizards in front of him, there are still some people who are not strong-willed. For Maca, if these people can't get his approval in the change, they can only be decisively excluded.

With the experience of the Order of the Phoenix, he naturally will not allow himself to repeat the mistakes of the past.

"Of course I hope that everyone will eventually join in, and again, I have to take responsibility for you. If you don't pass my final test, I won't let you join in, because I will send you to the path of death! ”

……

That night, "." The official establishment of the school is like planting a fresh seed in the hearts of these students. And in their own experiences in the future, this seed will be watered and germinated by themselves.

As for whether this seed will eventually grow into an evergreen tree, no one knows now.

After that day, the last part of school life before Christmas seemed relatively peaceful. While there is always an element of uneasiness behind the scenes, at least on the surface, Hogwarts must remain stable.

The daily lessons continued, the homework and exams didn't go away, and even the annual Quidditch House Tournament went on and on.

Obviously, training assemblies don't usually fit into one or two evenings of the week, because everyone has schoolwork and school activities.

For example, some members of the Quidditch team, such as Harry, can reduce training, but they can't completely stop attending. And because of the continuous snowstorms, the weather conditions have become quite bad, and the training schedule has changed frequently. The training time has become more uncertain.

In the end, at Hermione's suggestion, the meeting time was determined by the reports of the various members.

In fact, there is a certain advantage to not fixing the time, at least in this way, their collection will be much less regular. Even if there are enemies lurking in Hogwarts, the chances of being spotted will be much lower.

Soon, Hermione and Maca came up with a clever plan to send a simple notification message to all the members in the event of a last-minute change in the meeting time.

"See the inscriptions on the sides of these gold gallons?" At the end of a training session, Hermione held a coin and said, "On a real Golden Galleon, it's just a numbered column representing the elves who minted it." On our coins, these numbers change to indicate the time of the next gathering......"

The coins glowed golden in her hand, and Ron seemed to be quite interested in them.

"If the time changes, it heats up – you can feel it in your pocket. Of course, if you hold it directly in your hand, it may be a little hot, so you should try to be careful! ”

Hermione was chatting with her coin, while Maca stood by and watched quietly.

He also thought that Hermione's idea was really good, so when Hermione brought it up with him, he didn't object to it.

Sometimes, this clever girl does have a good way.

"Oh! It's really cool! Ron flipped through the fake gold coins that had been distributed to him, curiously flipping through them, "Is this a change spell?" I remember this spell in Maca's profile. ”

"That's right, it's the Transformation Charm that is used on it." Hermione nodded immediately.

"It's a very difficult spell, no wonder you're talking to Maca!" Harry snapped.

"Oh, you're wrong." Maca spread her hands and said, "This idea was conceived by Hermione, and all the spells on it were cast by Hermione, I just nodded in agreement, and nothing else has been done." ”

Hearing Maca say this, everyone immediately looked at Hermione in surprise.

Hermione was obviously a little embarrassed by everyone's gaze. Although Maca is very sure of this, she is really not sure that everyone will think it is good.

"Hmm......" she pursed her lips and said softly, "I don't think it's a bad idea, you see, it's just an ordinary gold galleon, and it's not suspicious at all...... Right? ”

She paused, but then continued, "Of course, if you don't want to use it......

"No, no, that's pretty powerful," one of the Ravenclaws praised, "you're going to cast a transfiguration spell?" I remember, the level of .. ”

"Oh...... Yes, yes," Hermione tried to make herself look a little more humble, but at the bottom of her heart she was still very happy, because it was undoubtedly a recognition from others, "yes...... I think so. ”

"I think you should come to Ravenclaw," the student said, "you and McClain should come!" You see, you have such a good brain, and the patronus of McLean—"

"Don't mention this stubble, Professor Sprout will pull the mandrake out in front of me......" Maca quickly waved her hand and said with a smile, "Besides, I've already graduated?" ”

Before the words fell, many people couldn't stop laughing.