Chapter 1 The Babbling Newspaper
"Fudge is crazy!" Daphany closed the newspaper in her hand and leaned back on the couch.
Her mind went back to a month ago.
On the night of the last event of the tournament, after returning from the cemetery. Fudge checked the memories provided by Daphany and left Hogwarts without saying a word. He turned around and brought a Dementor into the castle and gave Barty Crouch Jr., who was bound and unconscious, a Dementor kiss.
Professor McGonagall had no idea that Fudge would do such a thing, so much so that she didn't even react.
Fudge firmly refuses to accept that Voldemort has been resurrected, believing that Daphine's memories are the result of hallucinations.
"If that's true, why didn't the wizard who killed Verharen stop you? Judging by his performance, he is fully capable of this! Fudge yelled loudly.
"And what about Verharen? And how did Horton die? That's when Blake asked.
"Horton's death was an accident! It's normal to die in tournaments! This time there is only one, which is not surprising! Fudge apparently refused to admit anything against his views: "As for Lord Verharen, there is currently no proof that he is dead!" How can the words of two children be fully believed? Verharun and them appeared hundreds of kilometers away at once? As far as I know, Hogwarts doesn't allow any apparitions or similar magic! That tournament trophy is a special Portkey that opens purposefully! ”
For this statement, Blake and others have no way to refute it. Because Hogwarts really can't use apparitions or similar magic, except for the Headmaster. So, how did Verharen get to the place Daphany they said they were?
Daphine didn't say anything, because she knew Fudge was crazy. He was scared crazy! Cowardly, he couldn't accept the fact that the Dark Lord had returned. So he's like an ostrich, burying his head in the sand and refusing to accept it all. Even as if there was a persecution paranoia, Fudge actually thought that Dumbledore wanted to take his power!
For more than two months, Fudge has been reporting all sorts of unfavorable news about Harry and Dumbledore in the newspapers in an attempt to confuse the public. In fact, he did it successfully! Dumbledore had been in the ivory tower for too long! People are also too afraid to go back to those dark days.
The tournament ended in this chaotic atmosphere. Harry and Daphne were the only two survivors to come across the tournament trophy, sharing the ultimate victory and honor. Although the Nagud Inafer Academy expressed strong dissatisfaction with this, it had nothing to say. Tournaments allow participants to die, which is written in the terms. Not to mention that they didn't prove that Harry or Dafanie killed Horton, even if they were, it wouldn't make a difference to the ownership of the championship.
Ilvermorny College said nothing and calmly returned to the United States. Only Jacob showed a strong reluctance to Hermione.
Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were not so easy. Although Voldemort's influence was mainly in Britain before, it is impossible to say that he had no influence at all on several surrounding countries. Durmstrang in particular, their headmaster, Karkaroff, was a former Death Eater, and after sensing Voldemort's resurrection, he fled without saying hello to anyone. No one knows where he went.
This makes Durmstrang's return trip very troublesome – the students won't be able to steer that magic ship!
"Yes, he's crazy!" A voice pulled Daphany back from her thoughts, it was Tonks, who was sitting across from her.
At this time, Daphany was in the Lupin family's estate, which was smaller than the Lestranzi estate, but Daphany had been here for a summer vacation. Lupin even set aside a small building for Daphany instead of a guest room.
The Potions Factory has been moved here, and the magic enchantment that was originally used in the Potions Factory is also used to strengthen the magic enchantment here. The four elves that originally belonged to the Lestranzi family were all transferred here. Daphany enclosed the Lestrantz estate. Although Azkaban has not yet been breached, Daphany knows that it will be sooner or later!
Daphany didn't know the exact time, and she wasn't willing to take any chances!
"The Daily Prophet is completely manipulated by the Ministry of Magic, and lately it has been all against Dumbledore and Harry!" In the other corner of the room, Ron and Ginny were equally flipping through the newspapers in their hands. Ginny's face was very ugly, and she always looked like this whenever she saw a newspaper saying bad things about Harry.
"Hehe, Rita Skeeter is obedient and didn't talk nonsense again!" Ron burst into laughter. There is an article by Rita Skeeter very far back in the newspaper, an article that has nothing to do with the current state of affairs, which is very inconsistent with Rita Skeeter's habit of writing whatever is popular.
Daphany and Ginny couldn't help but smile. Originally, although Rita Skeeter didn't dare to write nonsense because of Daphany, she was still very keen on all kinds of scandals. I just didn't dare to touch on Daphany. But the intelligent and observant Hermione caught her and recorded evidence of her Animagus.
Ron and Harry, as well as even Ginny, couldn't believe that such a female reporter had turned into a beetle to gather news. Because the handle was in Hermione's hands. Rita Skeeter didn't dare to write about Harry and Dumbledore now. But even so, there were large articles of the kind in the newspapers.
"There is no more of her, no less of her, there are so many people who are willing to be a sounding board for the Ministry of Magic!" Daphany laughed and shook her head, indicating that it didn't make much of a difference.
At that moment, the door opened, and a tired Hermione walked in. Reading nests
"You don't have to be here." Daphany looked at the tired Hermione and couldn't bear it: "You should spend more time with your parents!" ”
"I'm there for them, maybe I'm going to be dangerous for them, right?" Hermione shook her head and sighed deeply, "And if I don't do anything at home, I'm going crazy." ”
"Then you don't have to work so hard, I'm not in such a hurry!" Daphany smiled wryly.
"No, it's important!" Hermione shook her head again, "Still, you can relax in the next few days!" ”
"You mean!" Daphine stood up suddenly, her eyes shining. Ron also had the same expression as Daphany.
"Yes!" Hermione finally smiled, and although she still looked very tired, she could still see her smugness: "I've finished improving Ron's puppet!" Now it's ready for mass production! ”
"Oh! Hermione, you're amazing! Daphany almost jumped in surprise.
Hermione read the newspaper and couldn't stay at home anymore, so she went to Weasley Manor. It now serves as the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix - a little more secure than the quiet Blake Ancestral House!
However, Dumbledore and Mr. Weasley modified the properties of the defensive enchantment after arranging Weasley's Manor as the Order of the Phoenix. Entering Weasley Manor is a hassle right now - it's essential to be safe.
There are only two ways to get into Weasley Manor. One is to go through a very complex set of magic processes. There are several key points in this process, which are unknown to all the core members of the Order of the Phoenix. The second is through a specific fireplace at the Lupin Manor. That's usually what everyone does.
As a result, Lupin Manor became a transit point into Weasley Manor, or the headquarters of the outer members of the Order of the Phoenix.
There is also a hidden fireplace in the Weasley Manor that leads directly to the Black House. This is the only way to get to the Black House, which is now in complete seclusion. There is no way to get into this closet except for this. As soon as anything happens to the Weasley Manor, the people in the Manor can immediately enter the Black Manor through the fireplace, and as long as the last person destroys the fireplace, they can block any pursuit.
Because the atmosphere in Weasley's Manor was too tense, several of the Weasley's children went to Lupin Manor instead, and Hermione could only be here. Seeing that she couldn't do it all day, Daphne simply gave her a task to improve the kind of puppet that Ron had made and use it as a potions factory.
Originally, Ron was doing it with Hermione. However, the improvement work is to make the puppet more simple and maneuverable, not to increase its combat effectiveness. Ron quickly lost interest. So in the end, Hermione studied alone. However, Hermione is worthy of being a super scholar who is invincible in theory. It took three days to get to know the puppet - just the puppet. And then it only took a week to improve it!
Keep in mind that Daphany and her twin brothers didn't succeed in a school year - although none of them put too much effort into it!
"So, let's put it into production as soon as possible!" Daphine was excited. He inspected Hermione's improved product to confirm that it did exactly what it needed. Daphany immediately made a decision. With this puppet, several high-level potions can be put into production! The Potions Factory will become even more influential.
"But the material of this kind of puppet is not cheap, and the core is quite rare!" Hermione was a little worried.
"That's not a problem! Fred: They've got a way! Daphany smiled and didn't care.
Not only the Potions Factory, but the twin brothers' toy factory has also moved to Lupin Manor. The twins also complained about this, as they had only moved the factory to Weasley Manor for a few months before moving again.
But it's just a complaint. The current situation of Weasley Manor is not suitable for business! In fact, Lupin Manor is not so suitable. But Dumbledore made up his mind anyway.
It takes money to build a team! Dumbledore valued the twins' gains. Of course, he also values Daphine's benefits, but Daphine doesn't take the initiative to mention it, and the white wizard is naturally not easy to speak. Finally, the toy factory's income was large enough that he didn't have to open that mouth for the time being.
And, although no one told Daphany, Daphany still knew that a considerable part of her share of Lupin's share was dedicated to the Order of the Phoenix. Daphany gave Lupin two ingredients after the Potions Factory moved to Lupin Manor! Don't look at only 20%, that's quite a huge number!
Hermione was busy for two days and didn't read the nearest newspaper. He took the one that Daphany had put down and glanced at it. was about to complain about two sentences. The door was opened again. This time it was Lupin who came in, and his face was very unsightly.
"What's wrong? Remus? Tonks greeted him, taking Lupin's hand and stroking it gently. Fiercely fed the other little wizards in the room a large mouthful of dog food.
"There's something wrong with Harry! Suspected of using magic in front of Muggles and currently in danger of being expelled! Lupin said in a heavy tone.