Hermione lay on the table with her hands on her forehead, almost crying. Crookshan, who didn't know when, had jumped onto the table, stretched out his paw and patted his master's head.

Harry and Ron were also looking at the recent newspaper with bitter faces, and almost cried.

During this period of time, the "Prophet Daily" has been full of clear rivers and singing and dancing, and wizards throughout Britain have lived in a peaceful and prosperous world, without the slightest trace of the life and death of the two groups of people half a month ago.

From the first day they were locked up in the dungeon, all kinds of newspaper advertisements and merchandise advertorials swept in like a tsunami. For a while, the "Prophet Daily" could be renamed "The Prophet Business Daily".

With the exception of the fingernail-sized news of the two ministers of magic who each promised the people of the country a peaceful and peaceful Christmas in a corner of the newspaper one day not long after, news of the North-South business war filled every corner of the newspaper.

On the evening of the opening of the exhibition, Lao Ma, who claimed to be "wearing makeup and going deep behind enemy lines to investigate the enemy's situation," convened a meeting with all the merchants he could muster overnight. Early the next morning, Diagon Alley also started the "Christmas Shopping Carnival", intending to compete with Hogsmeade for economic turf.

In order to stir up the shopping atmosphere in Diagon Alley, Lao Ma even temporarily allocated a part of the public funds of the Ministry of Magic as the year-end bonus of the Death Eaters, and asked them to go shopping in Diagon Alley to make money.

So in the newspaper the next day, the photo of the crowded Diagon Alley was able to attract some customers.

"I didn't expect such a fun thing to happen in this time." Harry grimaced, "I saw Lupin in the picture. ”

After learning that Mrs. Weasley was safe, Harry finally landed on the big stone in their hearts, and began to be in the mood to think about other things.

"How did Lupin get along with Patil and Padma?" Ron wondered, "There's nothing in the newspapers about Mom, it's selling stuff all over the world!" ”

"So, why are we locked up?" Harry lamented.

Seeing that they had suffered so much, that the earth was spinning the same way, and that someone was able to do what they planned to do at the cost of their lives, the trio fell into self-doubt and wailing.

"He must know something!" Hermione suddenly looked up and said.

"Who?" Harry and Ron looked at her.

"Who else?" Hermione said through gritted teeth.

Harry and Ron saw Hermione's expressions and remembered the daily torture they had been subjected to during this time, and their expressions became hideous.

"He said he didn't know about it." Ginny stroked Harry's cat and said, "I asked him that day." ”

At that moment, the diners opened, and Lupin, Black, and Mrs. Weasley entered.

It's just that Lupin and Blake's faces are obviously not good, and Blake still has a piece of parchment in his hand.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked.

Blake sat down at the table and said, "The Wizengamot sent me a summons saying that I was involved in a theft from many years ago, and asked me to come to the Ministry of Magic at three o'clock this afternoon for questioning. ”

"How so?" Harry was surprised, "What kind of case is that?" Any news from Mr. Weasley's side? ”

Listening to Harry's question, Lupin and Blake's faces turned even worse.

"Not Hogsmeade's Ministry of Magic." Lupin explained, "Lucius Malfoy of London completed the Wizengamot reorganization this morning, and the first thing to do after the reorganization was to issue a subpoena to Sirius. ”

"What happens if you don't go?" Hermione asked.

"Judgment in absentia." Blake replied, "And they didn't allow me to ask the defender to represent me in court, I had to go in person." ”

The faces of the other people present were darkened, and if Blake went to the Ministry of Magic controlled by Voldemort at this time, it would be no different from sending him to death.

"Forget it, no matter what, I'm not going anyway." Blake said, tossing the parchment into the fireplace, "I have other things to do in the afternoon." ”

"What's the matter?" Harry asked curiously.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Blake stammered a little, "I'll talk to you when I come back in the evening." ”

After Blake finished speaking, he ran away.

In the dining room, Harry's trio looked at each other, this was the first time they had seen such a Blake. Lupin, Mrs. Weasley, and Ginny put on funny expressions.

"What's wrong with him?" Harry asked Lupin.

"Let him tell you about it." Lupin smiled and said to Harry, "It's a good thing. ”

Not only Lupin, but even Mrs. Weasley's mother and daughter sold off their sons.

"How about we go to Hogsmeade in the afternoon?" Mrs. Weasley said to the three ex-prisoners, "I think I'm going to have to buy more stuff this Christmas." ”

The three men who had been in the newspaper looking for clues about Mrs. Weasley's rescue already knew about Hogsmeade's shopping carnival, and if they hadn't been released because they had just been locked up for their unauthorized actions, they would have thought about going to see the excitement.

At first, they all thought that they would not be able to leave Blake's house half a step during the holidays, and that it would only be a small cell for them to move to a large cell where they could eat and drink.

Now Mrs. Weasley said that they could go out and let off steam, which really surprised them.

"Can we really go?" Harry asked.

"No problem, I just contacted Arthur, and someone will protect you then." Mrs. Weasley replied.

Mrs. Weasley's words made Harry feel a little uncomfortable, he didn't like to be protected as a mascot, but he couldn't help it.

When he was in the dungeon, he figured out that the current wizarding war cannot be solved by individual bravery. And as an accelerator that accelerates the process of ending the war, he is sometimes not allowed to serve the entire war.

After eating enough and resting for a while, Harry and the others were immediately full of strength as soon as they heard the news that they could let the wind out.

After emerging from the fireplace at the Hog's Head Bar, Harry found himself being watched.

Percy surrounded Harry with four men.

"This is the famous Harry Potter." Percy explained to his teammates, "Our job today is to keep an eye on him and not let him slip away. ”

"Of course, Harry, it's not free for us to protect you today." Percy turned to Harry and said, "You're going to have to treat us to a drink tonight." ”

"Percy!" Mrs. Weasley, who was on the side, shouted out to Sanwa a little unhappily.

"It's okay, Mom." Percy said to her mother, "Secretary Scrimgeour has agreed. We just wanted to talk to Harry. ”

Harry nodded noncommittally, it was better to be dealt with by Percy than by an unfamiliar Auror.

Harry's trio, Ginny, Mrs. Weasley, and Percy, a team of ten of them, left the Hoghead Bar and headed out into the streets of Hogsmeade.

Originally, Ginny wanted to talk to Harry about the recent events, but Percy kept standing by Harry's side as a telephone pole, making her speechless.

As soon as Percy's four teammates hit the street, they scattered and protected Harry and the others.

The fresh air outside was so inviting that the trio couldn't miss it.

However, their attention was quickly drawn to a scene on the street.

A giant panda shouting "I want to see the Queen" was dragged out of a shop by two ladies with their paws and walked towards the coffee shop.

Behind them, a little girl with silver hair licked a fist-sized lollipop and jumped up and down to watch the excitement.

Not far from them, a man and a woman were standing, one of whom was recording the scene with his camera.

Soon, the two men spotted Harry and his party, and walked briskly over.

"Hello, are you Mr. Harry Potter? Can I take some of your time and do an interview with you? The blonde, blue-eyed lady of the two, asked Harry.

"Who are you?" Percy took a step between the comer and Harry.

Before his teammates in front of him could react, the two appeared in front of Harry. Those two teammates were elite Aurors from other countries, and they were able to break through their interceptions without a trace before they could react, and these two were obviously not simple characters. If the other party is someone sent by Voldemort, then the consequences are serious.

"I'm Diana, a reporter for Reuters." The visitor introduced himself, "Mr. Weasley, I'd like to do an interview with you too, but it will have to be after Mr. Porter. ”

Percy took the document and found nothing wrong. Then he noticed that the male photographer with the camera on the other side was looking behind him in a daze, and when he turned around, he realized that the person he was looking at was Hermione.