“…… McLean, what do you think? ”

As for whether Harry should know the current situation, Sirius slyly turned the conversation to Maca.

Almost everyone in the Order of the Phoenix is very convinced of Maca, and no one can treat him as an ordinary Hogwarts student.

Every encounter between Marca and Voldemort since he reclaimed the Philosopher's Stone from Quirrell possessed by Voldemort has been admirable, and as the head of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore personally commissioned it.

And his own strength even almost conceals the fact that "Voldemort's strength is now far greater than it was back then".

There is no doubt that Maca, who is at the forefront of the fight against Voldemort as Harry's peer, is the best person to decide whether Harry should be aware of the current situation.

Moreover, it was Maca who initially decided to hide it from Harry. It's just that almost everyone thinks that his reasons are similar to Mrs. Weasley's, so much so that they ignore the fact that he actually "didn't give any explanation".

What exactly did Maca think—under Sirius's reminder, everyone couldn't help but have a little curiosity.

"Harry," Maca thought for a moment, putting down the custard in his hand, putting away his smile and looking at him calmly, "...... What do you want to know? ”

Maca's tone was relaxed, as if she were asking Harry what he was going to eat tomorrow morning. But for some reason, Harry, who had felt a little depressed before, was silent at the moment.

“…… I want to know...... Where is Voldemort? And also...... Why did he let the Dementors attack me......"

Harry spoke slowly, and the hesitation in his heart was palpable.

Although Maca was as calm as ever, as long as Maca stood in front of him, he couldn't muster up the courage to face everything. Is he really qualified to face Voldemort?

"If you knew where Voldemort was, what were you going to do?" Maca asked again.

"Down with him, of course!" Harry gritted his teeth and said, "He killed my parents, and so many innocent people!" ”

"What do you want to do to bring him down?" Maca continued to ask calmly.

"I-" Harry's breathing grew heavier and his head drooped, the bangs on his forehead almost covering his eyes, "I...... I don't know. ”

"And do you want to know where he is?"

Under Maca's questioning sentence after sentence, Harry couldn't help but recall the words Hermione had mentioned, which were originally from Marka:

"Harry isn't in good shape right now, he needs to get out of the shadow of the Final Three first, otherwise he won't be fit to participate."

There was another oppressive silence, and Harry clasped his hands in thought for a long time before jerking his head up again.

"Yes!" He paused, then looked at Maka firmly and said, "If you don't understand him, won't you never know what to do to defeat him?" ”

"That's a good point!" A satisfied smile flashed across Sirius's face.

Maca also nodded and said, "Since you are willing to use your brain, it won't be a bad thing for you to know more about the situation...... Mrs. Weasley, sometimes it's more dangerous to know nothing, and I'm sure you know that, too. ”

"Harry has already been caught up in this maelstrom, and if he doesn't swim on his own, we won't be able to push him out of the maelstrom, no matter how hard we try, will we?"

"Alright," Mrs. Weasley said, taking a deep breath, scanning the dining table around, "Alright! It seems that my opinion has been overruled...... Suffice it to say this: at least some dangerous and uncertain situations, and it is best not to let Harry know that I, as a person who cares about Harry's vital interests—"

"He's not your son." Sirius whispered.

"But it's about the same as my son." Mrs. Weasley said angrily, "Who else is he?" ”

"He's got me!"

"yes," Mrs. Weasley said, pouting, "the problem is, you're locked up in Azkaban yourself, and you can't take care of him at all, can you?" ”

Sirius couldn't resist jumping up from his chair.

"Molly, you're not the only one at this table who cares about Harry." Lupin said solemnly, "Sirius, sit down." ”

Mrs. Weasley and Sirius pursed their lips tightly and slowly sat back in their chairs.

"As Maca just did, I think it's best to respect Harry's opinion in this matter," Lupin continued, "he's not too young to decide for himself." ”

"Yes, I want to know!" Harry said immediately.

He didn't look at Mrs. Weasley—he was touched when Mrs. Weasley said he was like her own son. But at the same time, he is also troubled by Mrs. Weasley's excessive doting on him.

He agreed with Sirius, he wasn't a kid anymore.

"Good—" Mrs. Weasley's voice was hoarse, "Ginny! Ron! Hermione! Fred! George! I want you to get out of this kitchen, right now! ”

Immediately, the house was like a nest exploded.

"We're adults!" Fred and George shouted at the same time.

"Harry can know, why can't I?" Ron yelled.

"Mom, I want to hear it too!" Ginny screamed.

"No way!" Mrs. Weasley yelled and stood to her feet, her eyes wide, "I will not allow—"

"Molly, you can't stop Fred and George," Mr. Weasley said wearily, "they're adults. ”

"They're still in school."

"But they're legal adults." Mr. Weasley said in the same tired voice.

"I-oh, well, Fred and George can stay," Mrs. Weasley's face flushed, "but Ron and Hermione! You've known enough lately! ”

"Anyway, Harry will tell us everything you said!" Ron said indignantly, "Y-will? ”

He met Harry's gaze and asked uncertainly.

For a moment, Harry wanted to tell Ron that he wouldn't tell him a word, and that he would get a taste of what it was like to be in the dark.

But when the two looked at each other, his urge to be cautious disappeared in an instant.

"Of course I will." Harry said.

Ron and Hermione were overjoyed.

"Good!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed, "Good! Ginny - go to bed! ”

Ginny didn't leave in obscurity.

They heard her shouting and screaming at her mother as she went upstairs, throwing a tantrum at her. In the foyer, Mrs. Black let out another deafening scream, making the noise even more unbearable.

Lupin hurriedly rushed out, he had to calm the portrait again, or it would be too much to continue the conversation.

At this time, Maca also stood up and said, "Then you continue to talk, I have to go to sleep first." ”

……

That night, they finally revealed some of the truth in front of the children, and although Hermione and Ron knew some of them beforehand, there were many things they didn't know.

For example, there are some anomalies within the Ministry of Magic, and some of the latest actions taken by Lord Voldemort.

To be honest, the situation is actually very complicated, especially on the side of the Ministry of Magic, even Mr. Weasley, Tonks, Kingsley, and others, who work in the Ministry of Magic, are not very clear about the specific situation.

All they knew was that someone was putting pressure on the Daily Prophet not to report anything about Voldemort, which was undoubtedly a dangerous sign.

Fortunately, Maca's previous audition was effective, not only establishing Lockhart's image, but also reminding wizards in the wizarding world that Voldemort had returned, a fact that could not be changed.

"So, the news of Voldemort's return has already gotten, hasn't it?" Harry frowned, "Then why did he bother to cover it up?" ”

"Voldemort didn't swagger to someone's door and bang on their door, Harry," Sirius said, "he cast magic on them, cast evil spells, coerce and lure...... He has a knack for clandestine activities. ”

Regardless, snagging followers is only one of the things he's interested in. He has other plans, plans that he can implement without even knowing it, and for that he needs to keep a low profile as much as possible in order to suppress the bad influences. ”

"What else does he want but followers?" Harry asked with a quick response.

He seemed to see Sirius and Lupin quickly exchange glances before Sirius answered.

"Something that can only be obtained by sneaking around." Seeing that Harry was still confused, Sirius added, "...... For example, a weapon - something he didn't have last time. ”

"When he was in power?"

"Yes."

"What kind of weapon, like?" Harry said, "More powerful than the Avada Curse?" ”

"Enough!" Mrs. Weasley spoke loudly from the shadows beside the door.

Harry had been listening so intently that he hadn't even noticed that Mrs. Weasley had returned from sending Ginny upstairs.

She folded her arms and her face was full of anger.

"I want you to go to bed quickly, everyone goes!" She added, glancing at Fred, George, Ron, and Hermione.

"You've told Harry enough...... Mrs. Weasley said to Sirius again, "and you'll be able to recruit him into the Order of the Phoenix right away!" ”

"Why not?" —the phrase swirled around Harry's lips before he swallowed it back.

He thought of Maca, and though she wasn't here at the moment, he remembered him - Harry knew that he wasn't qualified enough to join the Order of the Phoenix, at least not yet.

"I think Molly is right," Lupin said calmly, "Sirius, we've said enough. ”

Sirius shrugged slightly, but didn't say anything more.

Mrs. Weasley greeted her sons and Hermione domineeringly, and one by one they stood up, and Harry had to reluctantly stand up.