In the principal's office, everyone waited for a while, but there was no new movement in the surveillance footage.

"Oh, it's late." Sirius said, "Those kids shouldn't dare to disturb the mystery man." ”

Moody said, "Let's disperse first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

Everyone else stood up.

"I'll keep an eye on it." Dumbledore said.

"Let me keep an eye on it." Professor Moody said, "At least I'm younger than you." ”

"Oh, thank you, Alastor, but no, the elderly don't need much sleep."

"Then I'll go back to my dorm first, Professor Dumbledore, and [the magic mirror] will be with you."

Scott said a word, said goodbye to the others, and left the principal's office.

Back in the dormitory, the roommates were already asleep, and Scott lightly finished washing, went to bed, and quickly fell asleep.

The next day had a peaceful day, and Scott received no new messages.

Instead, the members of the Tower of Babel asked him about what was going on, and Scott told them what he had seen last night, satisfying their curiosity.

"You're going to get involved."

Luna looked at Scott.

"I'll help." "But I'm not sure if I'm going to get involved." ”

Luna's voice wandered, "Maybe the result will be a little unexpected." ”

"Oh? Do you see anything? Scott asked curiously.

"It's a little vague." Luna shook her head, "I didn't see clearly. ”

Her abilities still don't seem to be stable.

"It's okay."

Scott was not worried about his safety.

Even if there is an accident, he is confident that he will walk away.

That night, Scott was still invited to the principal's office.

It's the same people gathered here as they did last night.

"Voldemort has sent someone to verify it."

Dumbledore said to the crowd.

"So the end of the Vanishing Cabinet is where the mysterious man is now?"

Sirius asked excitedly.

"What are we waiting for?"

Dumbledore and Professor Moody turned their heads at the same time, looking at Shackle.

Shackel nodded, "I've told Minister Bones that it's ready over there. ”

"Then let's do it."

Dumbledore snapped his fingers, and the two house-elves appeared in the office carrying the Vanishing Cabinet.

"Dear Mr. Headmaster!"

"We've brought the cupboard!"

Dumbledore nodded to them, "Thank you for your hard work, and I'm going to need your help next." ”

These words brought tears to the eyes of the house-elves with excitement.

"Dear Mr. Headmaster, we will resolutely carry out your orders!"

"Resolute execution!"

Dumbledore got up and walked over to the fireplace and said to the others, "We'll go through Floo Net, remember, the address over there is 'House of Mirrors'. ”

He let the others go first.

Sirius, the most aggressive, immediately stepped forward and grabbed a handful of Floo powder, shouting and disappearing into the rising flames.

"Come on, you go first, Scott."

Dumbledore beckons to Scott.

"Don't call the wrong address."

Scott nodded and walked over to the fireplace.

"Wait." Professor Moody spoke suddenly, "Is that okay, Albus, to get a student involved." ”

Dumbledore smiled and said, "Alasto, Scott's abilities and intelligence are excellent, you can't treat him like a child. ”

"But he's just a kid." Mr. Weasley also looked at Scott with some disapproval.

Scott reminded, "I'm an adult, Professor Moody, Mr. Weasley. ”

Professor Moody turned his head to stare at him, "I don't deny that you are excellent, Mr. Trollope, but this operation is dangerous, and the wizards involved may even sacrifice their lives. ”

Scott confidently said, "At least I have the ability to get out of it." ”

"I hope you don't regret it."

Professor Moody didn't stop him anymore.

Scott reached for a handful of Floo powder and threw it into the fireplace.

"House of Mirrors!"

As soon as Scott stepped out of another fireplace and into a room that looked a little old.

"Oh, Scott."

Sirius was standing in the doorway.

"Come and see, it's a little scary here."

He beckoned.

Scott walked over to him, saw the scene outside the door, and immediately understood why he said it was a little scary.

The living room outside the door was filled with all kinds of mirrors, and the colors of dreamy girls such as pink and lace were used uncontrollably, and it did look a little scary for men.

"Is this anyone's home?" Scott asked.

He thought it must be scary for someone to live in such a place.

Sirius shook his head.

At this time, other people also came out of the fireplace, including the house-elf carrying the vanishing cabinet.

When they saw the room outside, everyone looked shocked in unison.

"Oh! You're coming. ”

At this moment, a sharp, thin, and somewhat pretended sweet voice sounded.

The door on the other side of the living room opened, and a short, chubby pink figure stepped out.

"Welcome."

The visitor had a broad, loose-skinned face, and was dressed strangely.

She wore a small black velvet bow on her short curly hair, a plush pink cardigan, and an uncomfortable artificial smile on her face.

"I'm Senior Undersecretary of Magic, Dolores Umbridge, and welcome to my secret base."

She said to herself.

"It's my favorite place to live, but Minister Bones said the operation needed a secluded place, so I volunteered to contribute it."

"Oh, thank you, Dolores."

Dumbledore stepped forward to shake her hand.

"No thanks." Umbridge laughed and said, "I have always been an active supporter of the minister's work. ”

On the other side, Sirius lowered her voice and said unhappily, "She's still the deputy minister?" ”

He clearly didn't like Umbridge a lot.

Shakel also whispered: "She has always been the deputy minister, and it was Minister Fudge who promoted her in the past. ”

"Could it be that Bones trusts her too?" Sirius frowned, "I don't trust him, I think we should execute the plan in a different place." ”

As he spoke, he turned to look at Professor Moody, as if trying to enlist his support.

Professor Moody's magic eye was spinning, constantly surveying everything around him.

"You don't have to trust her, Sirius." "She's just trying to get in touch with the Minister of Magic, whoever it is." ”

"In short, she's going to support the minister's decision-making, and of course, whatever the minister is and what the difference is, she'll do that." ”

By this time, Dumbledore's conversation with Umbridge had ended.

Umbridge walked over to Scott and the others in a pretended graceful manner.

Seriously, even though Madame Maxim in Beauxbatons is several times taller than Umbridge, Madame Maxim's elegance is much more natural.

"Oh, how are you, Arthur......"

Umbridge greeted everyone in a self-proclaimed manner.

When she and Sirius had a "cordial conversation", Sirius's expression was like swallowing a fly.

Umbridge quickly walked up to Scott again.

"Are you...... The one who competed in the Triwizard Tournament? ”

She turned to look at Dumbledore.

"Oh, Dumbledore, how did you bring our little warrior here?"

Dumbledore said, "Scott is the best student at Hogwarts, and his magic can help us a little. ”

"Really?"

Umbridge looked Scott up and down.

Looking at the skeptical look in her eyes, Scott suddenly regretted participating in this operation.

He really didn't want to deal with such a strange thing.

At the same time, he was also wondering if the accident that Luna was talking about was something Umbridge had done.

Fortunately, Minister Bones came out of the fireplace with a group of Aurors.

Umbridge's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran to Minister Bones.

She bent down slightly, and said in a voice that was many times sweeter than just now: "Minister, you are here, welcome to the Mirror House, please tell me directly if you have any needs." ”

Ms. Bones looked at the strange room and frowned slightly.

Everyone could tell that she didn't like this place very much.

But Umbridge seemed unaware and still entertained her, inviting her to sit down for a cup of tea before work.

"No need, Dolores."

Ms. Bones stopped Umbridge's courtesy.

"Let's get out of here and get moving."

With that, she found the direction of the gate and walked straight towards it.

"What do you mean, Minister?"

Umbridge quickly followed Ms. Burns, with a leg shorter than Ms. Bones.

"What we are about to face is a brutal war." "It's better to go outside to avoid your house being affected," Ms. Bones said. ”

"It doesn't matter...... Minister ......"

Probably because the rapid movement of her legs made her gasp a little, and Umbridge barely managed to maintain the sweetness in her voice.

"It's one of my favourite places to stay...... But if it's for work, I can give it up. ”

"No need."

Ms. Bones was resolute.

The group quickly walked out of the house and went outside.

Although it was late at night, the moonlight was bright tonight, allowing people to see their surroundings clearly.

Scott discovers that it is a very small island, not much larger than the house behind him.

He also sensed that there were traces of magic everywhere in the place, hiding the entire island.

Scott couldn't help but ask Dumbledore, "Professor, what exactly is the plan?" Does it make sense to choose here? ”

Dumbledore told him that the plan was to attack Voldemort and the Death Eaters through the Vanishing Locker, taking them by surprise while they were sleeping late at night.

Of course, if Scott could use supermagic to expand the space supermagic, their chances would be greater.

As for choosing this place, it is because it is very remote and very private.

Even if Voldemort and the Death Eaters had the upper hand in the war and chased after them through the Vanishing Cabinet, they would have been able to retreat calmly with the advance arrangement here.

Remote? Hidden?

Aren't there places like this everywhere?

Perhaps seeing Scott's confusion, Dumbledore smiled, "After all, Miss Umbridge is the Senior Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Magic. ”

So Minister Bones also wants to give her a face?

Scott was a little disappointed.

He always felt that this was an important operation, and there was an additional element of instability.

Thinking about the mirrors he had just seen, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Professor, I've come up with a better way."

He said to Dumbledore.

"Oh?"

Dumbledore was a little surprised.

Scott gestured with his eyes, and the two stepped aside.

"I think it's probably better to wait than to be proactive," he said. ”

Dumbledore shook his head, "Waiting for the rabbit? Unless we keep the Vanishing Locker in the Slytherin dormitory, we'll only be able to catch one person at most. ”

Scott, of course, understood that it was too risky not to do so.

But everyone has fallen into a misunderstanding before.

"We could replicate a Slytherin dormitory somewhere else, or even the entire Slytherin common room."

For wizards like him and Dumbledore who are proficient in Transfiguration, it won't be difficult to do that at all.

"Of course, for more realism, we might be able to place the battlefield near Hogwarts, on the other side of the Black Lagoon."

"Oh...... You are right. ”

It didn't take Scott to say more, Dumbledore already understood.

Replicating a fake dormitory, with carefully arranged methods against the enemy in advance, and an anti-illusion disfigurement charm, will greatly ensure your chances of victory.

When Voldemort and the Death Eaters take the bait, Scott can even use "Yggdrasil" to temporarily carve out a space and trap them completely.

He has a disposable magic stone in his hand, as well as a [magic crystal], which can do that.

If it weren't for the fact that the Vanishing Cabinet couldn't span multiple dimensions, they could even have placed the battlefield directly in the [Eye of Odin] space.

"Looks like we're going to have to change our plans."

Dumbledore immediately took Scott's advice.

He found Ms. Bones, who was preparing, and whispered a few words with her.

Ms. Bones immediately announced the change in public plans.

Everyone was shocked to hear her words.

But when she asked Dumbledore to tell him about the new plan, everyone thought about it and changed their minds, thinking that the new plan would be better.

So Scott and his party returned to Hogwarts through the fireplace.

Instead of stopping at the headmaster's office, they left the castle and crossed the Black Lake by boat, coming to the other side of the Black Lake.

Lady Bones and Shackel have arrived here with a large army of Aurors via Apparition.

Next, Dumbledore and Scott teamed up to cast a spell and conjure up another Slytherin house territory beneath the lake.

Including the dormitories and common rooms, everything is exactly the same as the Slytherin house inside Hogwarts.

Of course, since Scott is not so familiar with Slytherin's territory, Dumbledore still contributes more to the transformation part, and Scott only outputs magic to help stabilize the transformation effect.