Chapter 144 [Order of the Phoenix and Lupin]
The news that Roque brought really shocked the little wizards around him.
In their hearts, the Ministry of Magic still has a certain authority, and they never thought that one day the Ministry of Magic would be attacked.
"The Ministry of Magic was attacked, how come I haven't heard my father mention it when it's such a serious matter." Ron said in surprise.
Mr. Weasley worked for the Ministry of Magic, and must have been the first to know about it, and he probably had his own considerations for not mentioning it to his family.
"Oh my God, the attack on the Ministry of Magic is a big deal, look! Even Ron knew how bad this was. Fred, who was sitting on the side, pretended to be surprised.
George chimed in: "Yes, even Ron knows. ”
"The Ministry of Magic didn't report to Ron, a genius, and maybe it was a big mistake in their decision-making."
"Hey!" Ron was immediately dissatisfied.
"Alright." Mrs. Weasley got up and picked up the newspaper on the table and patted Ron and Harry on the shoulder, "That's something for us adults to think about, you just need to go to Hogwarts and enjoy your student life." ”
"Especially you, Harry, good boy, don't think too much, just get to Hogwarts, there's Dumbledore."
"Tomorrow there will be two Ministry of Magic cars to take you to King's Cross Station, and then you will get on the train and you'll be at Hogwarts with your eyes closed...... "The lady said to Harry like a child.
Yes, as soon as the eyes are closed, it will pass, because when the Dementors get on the train, they will suck Harry unconscious...... Roark leaned against the wall to the side, thinking boredly.
Roque, who learned that the time turner might be in the soup, was in a really average mood.
He casually glanced at the bar, and to be honest, he had sensed it when he came over just now, and the average strength of the wizards in the bar seemed to be a step behind what it used to be.
It should be said that the content of the Aurors is much less than the previous days.
When Harry first came over, there were still a lot of Aurors in the Leaky Cauldron, and it was estimated that Fudge had arranged for the capture of Sirius.
But the Ministry of Magic suffered such a big blow last night, most of the Aurors should have returned to the Ministry of Magic, and they couldn't all stay on Harry's side, otherwise their homes would be stolen.
Suddenly, Roque raised an eyebrow, as he noticed that the eyes of the Aurors in the bar were suddenly focused on the door.
Roque followed and saw a stout little man in a pinstriped robe hurrying in at the door of the Leaky Cauldron.
Even Mr. Weasley noticed, "Minister Fudge? ”
Minister Fudge didn't immediately talk to Weasley, a member of the Ministry of Magic, but hurriedly looked around, looking for a figure.
He's going crazy, last night the Ministry of Magic was suddenly destroyed, several halls of the Department of Mysteries were destroyed, and his so-called elite Aurors didn't even see each other's faces.
Who else could this strength be? Fudge said Sirius's name to the outside world, but it was Voldemort that flashed through his mind.
Voldemort is making a comeback?! This conclusion really frightened him.
So Fudge immediately went to seek Dumbledore's help, although Fudge hated Dumbledore a little in his heart, and felt that the existence of this "greatest wizard" on weekdays was really a bit offensive to his own power.
But hate is hate, and when something really happened, Fudge still honestly followed his heart and went to Dumbledore, praying that the other party could solve this trouble.
And the main trouble is on Harry's side, whether it is Voldemort or Sirius, the target is Harry Potter.
But the Ministry of Magic really doesn't have so many people, if it's all arranged on Harry Potter's side, in case the other party kills the Ministry of Magic again, then Fudge feels that his career is likely to come to an end.
So Fudge originally wanted to ask Dumbledore to go out of the mountain, whether it was to stay by Harry's side and wait for the rabbit, or sit in the Ministry of Magic, in short, he had to help him relieve the pressure.
But Dumbledore said, "Harry already has a powerful and excellent wizard here, and the Ministry of Magic just needs to take care of itself......"
A good wizard?
All right...... It's not Dumbledore himself, it's the master of the Order of the Phoenix.
Fudge plans to meet this master, at least do some basic face engineering for politicians, and by the way, reassure himself.
"Oh, great, Harry, it's a pleasure to meet our savior at this time." Fudge looked at Harry with a smile on his face, as if he were looking at his beloved nephew.
Harry was a little overwhelmed by his enthusiasm.
"By the way, I wonder which one is Mr. Roque?" Fudge's tone of voice changed, and he suddenly asked everyone.
To be precise, he was asking the Aurors and Weasleys.
Because of the imminent start of school, most of the students and their parents are sitting in the cauldron bar.
Fudge only saw a group of students waiting to go to school here, and did not see the "Order of the Phoenix Masters" that he was expecting.
"Roque?" Mr. Weasley subconsciously glanced at the handsome boy beside Harry, he didn't know what Fudge was going to do with the kid.
To be honest, Weasley still has a pretty good impression of Roque, and it comes from his own child Ginny.
Ginny, who aspired to be the wife of the county magistrate since childhood, swayed towards Harry and Roque at home every day.
"I'm Roque." Roque, who was leaning against the wall and chatting with Hermione and the others, suddenly spoke up.
It immediately caught Fudge's attention.
"You're Roque?" He followed the voice and looked over, frowning at first, then stretching out.
"Haha, kid, you have a very interesting name, just the same name as the person I'm looking for."
Fudge stepped forward and tried to pat Roque on the shoulder as a gesture of friendship, but Roque was well developed and Fudge was a stout little man, which made his attempt to pat the shoulder look very uncoordinated.
Fudge smiled playfully, "And you look like I did when I was younger, and I used to be very popular at Hogwarts." ”
Then, he hurriedly walked up to Weasley and whispered, "Hey, Arthur, Arthur Weasley, come here!" I'll talk to you about something. ”
"Hmm...... I knew that you and Dumbledore had been very close. Well, I mean I'm the same as you are now......"
"The same?"
Weasley didn't know what Fudge was talking about.
"Don't play dumb! What else could it be? Fudge clenched his fists, and his voice was low as he spat out the last three words: "Order of the Phoenix!" ”
You? Order of the Phoenix?
Don't make a fuss, Dumbledore will let you join the Order of the Phoenix?
The Order of the Phoenix is an organization founded by Dumbledore to fight against Voldemort, he can be any unknown person, but he can't have anything to do with you, Fudge.
Arthur Weasley laughed, it was the first outrageous thing he'd heard in recent times.
The second outrageous is the accident of the Ministry of Magic, and the third outrageous is Sirius's escape from prison.
Seeing Arthur Weasley laughing directly, Fudge was even more annoyed, but at this moment, he had to suppress his anger: "Okay, I do have nothing to do with the Order of the Phoenix, but now at this critical juncture, everyone is their own ......"
"Hurry up and let your friend show up and get to the bottom with me, otherwise I won't even be able to sleep well now."
Arthur was also helpless: "I really don't know what you're talking about, and I don't know who your friend is?" ”
"Roque!" Fudge gritted his teeth and said, "Don't tell me, you don't know Roque?" ”
"Of course I do." Arthur pointed to the boy not far behind him, and his daughter seemed to be accosting him: "He's Roque." ”
“sh*t!” Fudge clenched his fists, "I'm talking about Roque!" Roque Anderson! A good wizard, a master of the Order of the Phoenix! ”
Arthur was silent, how did he not know that Roque was from the Order of the Phoenix.
But Arthur still answered the Minister of Magic truthfully, after all, the other party was theoretically his boss: "If you add Anderson, then I am more sure that it is him." ”
Fudge: "......"
He finally sensed that Arthur didn't seem to be joking.
But if Arthur wasn't joking, Dumbledore must be joking!
Fudge's face darkened suddenly, he took one last look at Roque, and then turned away without hesitation.
The Aurors in the bar hurriedly followed.
"Contact the people of Azkaban." As he walked, Fudge shouted to the Aurors behind him, "Release me all the Dementors!" Put as much as you can! ”
This was his original plan, but now it's a little more extreme, and he wants to release more!
Lacking manpower, the Dementors can only be used as Aurors of the Ministry of Magic.
"Uh...... How much can you put? The Aurors hesitated.
The number of Dementors has grown to an extremely high number over the years due to their unfettered appetite for people's pleasures.
The main thing is that wizards don't have any means to harm Dementors, and if they are all released, I am afraid it will be difficult to control.
At this moment, the Aurors even began to wonder if Fudge was stupid to eat his brain by eating dungstone?
Hearing his men's questioning, Fudge suddenly turned around: "I was tricked by the damn Dumbledore!" Now if you don't save yourself, it's over! ”
"Dumbledore...... Damn, he must have wanted to take the opportunity to remove me from power...... I've known for a long time, I've known for a long time,......" Fudge muttered incessantly.
It's just that his words made the Aurors laugh a little, and he almost didn't hold back.
……
Soon, the day of the start of school at Hogwarts arrived.
There was chaos before the Leaky Cauldron Bar departed, and several young wizards were busy carrying their luggage down the narrow stairs of the Leaky Cauldron.
"Hey, what kind of magic is this?" The twins, Fred, looked at Roque's dark blue transparent hand with some curiosity.
"It's an upgraded version of the levitation charm."
Roque explained, condensing a mage's hand to help the twins take their luggage.
"Hermione, take care of your cat!" Ron shouted at the back of the line, "He's biting me to death!" ”
"Oh! I'm sorry. Hermione hurriedly said, "I don't know why, he went crazy when he saw your spots." ”
"Alright, kids!" Weasley shouted at the group, "The car is coming." ”
Weasley led the team through a short sidewalk, where two old, dark green cars were parked.
The person who drove the car, Roque was very familiar, it was the Auror who was at the Leaky Cauldron before, and he followed Fudge that day.
"Get in the car." The Auror said to Roque, "Just put the trunk in the trunk, where the Traceless Stretching Charm is cast. ”
"No, I'm just here to take my friend in the car." Roque lowered the brim of his hat as he spoke, and his body twisted and vanished in place.
Phantom shifting?!
Or is there no mantra?
The Aurors' eyes widened, are the Hogwarts students so outrageous now? He turned his head to look back at the other students, and saw that they were all used to it.
Even Percy, an upperclassman, thought it was normal.
Hell, the Auror opened the door and sat in the driver's seat, suddenly thinking of Minister Fudge's complaint that day.
Well...... Perhaps, Headmaster Dumbledore didn't play tricks on him.
The Aurors shook their heads, started the car, and headed for King's Cross Station.
……
Roque crossed Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, where the black and red Hogwarts train was now docked at the edge of the platform, white steam gushing out of the locomotive's chimney......
Because he came directly to King's Cross Station by means of apparition, Roque was one of the early ones, and most of the boxes were empty.
However, he still habitually walked inside, trying to find a box a little bit inside.
“…… Your wizard robes are so cool. An unfamiliar voice suddenly came from behind Roque.
Roque was wearing a first-year duel victory prize, representing the costume of Ravenclaw College, and a dark blue robe with a golden eagle tattooed with gold thread, which would glow with the wizard's spell.
He also didn't have much extra money to buy clothes, so the wizard robes he usually wore at school were the four college suits he won at the beginning, and he took turns to wear them.
There are not many students in other colleges who say that he wins by strength, after all, he wins by strength, but on the first day of school, Roque still likes to wear the robes of his own college.
Roque turned around and was greeted by a stranger, dressed in an extremely shabby wizard's robes, patched in several places.
He looked sickly and exhausted, and he looked young, but his pale brown hair was already mixed with spontaneity.
The box at hand read: "R. Professor J. Lupin"
"Hello, Professor Lupin." Roque nodded politely at the other.
Lupin was stunned, he didn't expect the other party to know him, but then, he looked down at his box and knew the answer.
"Ah, hello."
Because he is a werewolf, Lupin actually rarely greets people, and he is not very willing to deal with people, and the behavior of praising Roque's clothes just now makes Lupin himself feel strange, as if Roque has an affinity that can make him let go of his defense.
"Are you a student at Eagle Academy?" Lupin pointed to the clothes on Roque's body: "No matter how many times you look at it, your clothes are very beautiful, they match you very well." ”
"It's the costume in the academy's treasure chest that has been circulated in the school! When I was in school, my friends and I collected it, but we didn't collect all the ...... until we graduated."
"It's not easy to collect all of this......" Lupin sighed a little, he remembered his past school days, but then he remembered his friends, and his face gradually darkened.
Peter Pettigrew is killed, Sirius is imprisoned, and Potter is killed by Voldemort.
Now that he is returning to Hogwarts, the person who knows him most well in his age is actually Snape.
I wish Snape hadn't told him about being a werewolf by then......
This matter must not be exposed, otherwise his career as a teacher may be over.
Just as Lupin was thinking this, the student in front of him suddenly said:
"Professor Lupin, you're a werewolf."
(End of chapter)