Chapter 1355: Spiral Town
St. Augustine's Abbey, a structure that was ostensibly left in ruins by a storm but was actually restored by the British Ministry of Magic as the entrance to the newest wizarding ghetto.
Since the number of wizards in the wizarding world has been increasing year by year with the opening up of the concept of bloodlines, the Ministry of Magic has had plans to establish a new pure wizard street decades ago.
To be honest, the construction of this street has not been very fast because of the lack of funds. If there hadn't been so much mess these days, it might have been a decade or two before the wizarding quarter in Canterbury would have been officially opened to the public.
But now, in the old neighborhood of Diagon Alley and Tumbledown Alley...... No, even if the whole of London had to be temporarily abandoned, the early opening of new neighbourhoods that had not yet been fully completed became an imperative way for evacuees to settle down.
At the moment, the first to enter this place, called "Hilextown", was the British Ministry of Magic, which had just withdrawn from London.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've been here since I took office...... I'd heard about the plans for this new wizarding town before, but I never came to see it for myself......"
Scrimgeour stood at the front of the crowd at the Ministry of Magic, looking at the wide street in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little subtle.
"By the way, what's it called?"
"'The town of Hilex,' sirβwas the name given by the minister who initiated the construction project at the time." The secretary behind him replied suddenly.
"'Helix Town'?" Scrimgeour nodded, "What a fitting name." β
As you can see, this street alone and the spiral buildings on both sides of the street are very different from the old-fashioned style on the Diagon Alley.
It's just that the construction work here has been going on for decades that the architectural style has a sense of graduality.
For example, if you are near the entrance, you can clearly see the traces of decades ago, but the further you go, the more new the style becomes. Even in the far street, modern buildings such as high-rise buildings have already appeared.
But it's worth mentioning that at the end of the road, which is furthest from this entrance, they can still see unfinished buildings and even large vacant lots waiting to be built.
"Alright," Scrimgeour said after a moment's thought, then waved his hand, "Go to someone and inform the Diagon Alley evacuation team of the temporary camp!" Evacuees can be arranged...... Spiral Town is still far from complete, but it can't be done now, is it? β
"Yes, Minister! I'll have someone send a letter......" the same secretary just now said, "but there is also St. Mungo's team, do you want to inform them as well?" β
"Come according to the number of people and the distance from the city of London!" Scrimgeour said, "The first people to be refuge in Diagon Alley came in, then St. Mungo and the Museum, in batches...... It will take time for us to prepare. β
"Okay, I see, Mr. Minister."
Before he could finish speaking, the minister's secretary immediately turned around and hurried to get the owl.
Scrimgeour watched him leave, then looked at Kingsley, who had just arrived to meet them:
"Defend and guard the Auror Office, especially the St. Augustine's Abbey as the entrance - the ruins are just a Muggle trick, and if you want to hide them, you'll have to think of other ways to hide them!"
"Well," Ginslerlo bowed slightly, "and I think we can go and ask Mr. McLean what he thinks about the security work here, what do you think, Minister?" β
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When Lupin received the letter from Canterbury, he honestly had a bit of a headache.
Of course, it wasn't the sending of the evacuees to the new neighborhood that was a headache for him...... Well, at least the most direct reason is not this.
"Mr. Lupin? I think we have to send someone to London - Mr. Stewart must be in some trouble after not coming for so long! We can't just wait here all the timeβ"
It was the deputy leader of the group of American wizards who was in charge of leading the group of American support when Stuart was away.
And right now, the other party is standing in front of Lupin with all the men brought by Barlow Stewart.
As for what happened...... In fact, it has been made clear that it is their leader, Stewart, who has not appeared until now. In the case that they can't wait, they seem to be a little unable to wait.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not unaware of your concerns, but...... Some of you have come in the last few batches, and I believe you have already seen the black flame pillar that appeared in the center of the city at that time. Obviously, the city of London is becoming more and more dangerous, and even if we send someone, the chances of not being able to return are very high. β
"It's because of the danger that we have to get Mr. Stewart back!"
Hearing the big man in the crowd retort like this, which in turn aroused the approval of many people, Lupin only felt that he had a headache even more.
"Well, so be it!" He paused, secretly suppressing the helplessness in his heart, "Give me some more time first, I'll contact Mr. McLean to see his opinion, and then we can make a decision?" β
Whether it was Maca's help to the American wizarding community in the past, or the strength of Maca in the disaster this time, it left a quite good impression on the hearts of this group of American wizards. So when Lupin offered to go to Maca for advice, they couldn't help but exchange inquiring glances with each other.
After a few moments, the deputy leader spoke on behalf of everyone in the group:
"Mr. Lupin, we understand your dilemma, after all, you are right, London is very dangerous now. It's just that...... Well, forget it! Anyway, if you want to ask Mr. McLean, then as soon as possible! In order not to cause trouble to you, we will wait another half hour......"
As he was talking, he suddenly changed his words and said very seriously:
"But as soon as the time passed, we had to go to London on our own. I hope that our itinerary will not have too much impact on your plan. β
After saying that, Lupin only had time to nod, and those American wizards turned around and left here. He subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at the letter in his hand again.
Scrimgeour was telling them to move to a new neighborhood, but there was still work to be done, and he didn't have the time to get people on the road again.
"Well, please wait!"
Lupin put the letter aside in his hand, then took out a blank piece of paper, leaned down and rustled to write a letter to Maca.
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By the time Maca received Lupin's letter, it was already noon, and he was eating the lunch Hermione had brought him. Finally leaving the foggy London where supplies were running low, the lunch was much more hearty than the previous days.
In the tent, the three of them sat around the table, eating with round stomachs.
With the sound of wings flapping, the owl landed outside the tent and "cooed" at the tent a few times.
With a flick of her backhand, Maca lifted the curtain at the entrance of the tent and let in the owls outside.
However, not long after, Maca, who had roughly read the entire article, was suddenly stunned.
"Maka, where did the letter come from, what happened?"
Hearing Hermione on the other side ask, Maca threw the letter paper and the envelope on the table, and motioned for the two to pick it up and read it themselves if they wanted to.
"Mr. Stewart...... I remember, he was the headmaster of Ilvermorny in the United States? Maca, do you think he's really still in London? Hermione asked first, but then shook her head again, "Well, or with his strength, if he was still in London, would he have survived until now?" β
"Huh?"
Maca thought for a moment and couldn't help but shrug her shoulders.
"Maybe it's still alive! Principal Neves Stewart is very good, and it seems to have been hidden before, so I'm afraid it's even stronger than we thought. However, the premise is not to fight head-on easily, and if you can run, you can run! β
"That'...... Lupin asked you to give me a suggestion or something, what do you think? β
"Of course, it's better not to go over and look for someone," Maka said, shaking her head, "London is not so easy to get in these days!" β
That being said, since Lupin was so worried that he sent a letter to ask for his opinion, it showed that the group of American wizards was afraid that they would not be able to bear it anymore.
But then again......
"Stewart hasn't gone over yet?" He secretly pondered in his heart, "Although that guy does look awkward, he has never done anything harmful...... What the hell is he here for? β