Chapter 183: The Last Phoenix

It's over......

The house elves' screams grew quieter and then disappeared entirely.

The traces of those "saints" also disappeared

Only a lonely castle remains

There were also three children who couldn't believe what had just happened......

"Unforgivable...... Unforgivable...... Unforgivable......" Hermione Granger muttered, her eyes red, tears barely gone, for she had dried her tears!

"Let's go," Neville whispered...... "get out of here...... We shouldn't be here. ”

The brave boy's voice also became a little trembling at this time...... What had just happened was almost beyond his capacity.

Matthew nodded slightly.

Then, Hermione stood up.

Just as they were about to turn and leave

Matthew Wakefield's face changed suddenly.

"Wait a minute!" he said quickly.

He squatted down steadily, then hid in the bushes again...... Then, he began to pull out a purse from his pocket, the Christmas present that Neville had given him at Christmas a few months earlier.

"What's going on?" asked Neville, curiously.

Matthew didn't speak, but quickly opened his wallet......

Just in his pocket, he felt his wallet burning all the time.

Sure enough...... The hot thing was the "Flor flower" that he had hidden in his wallet!

Flor flowers are a very amazing plant, they have fresh petals and have a deep connection to the rhizome...... Then the two have been separated from the body for a while, and the rhizome will still point in the direction where the petals are located.

And when such a guide is made, the rhizome will become heated.

But now it's weird, because I haven't tried to use this Flor flower since I sneaked it a few months ago...... All the petals are good to stay on top.

So, what is it directing now?

Matthew thought a little, and he could only think of one possibility

That is, before the Flor flower was plucked by him, the petals had already fallen to the ground...... So it was guiding the petals that had fallen unintentionally.

But it's also very strange...... If this is really the reason, then I should have been able to find out the day I got the Flor flower......

It wasn't until now that the Flor flower suddenly began to look strange.

What the hell is going on?

Who is using this Flor flower to deliberately guide themselves?

Matthew suddenly fell into thought.

......

Minerva McGonagall was taken away, along with three of her students, the three Azkaban fugitives. They were sent to Azkaban for the time being, but before that, they needed to be put on trial!

The house-elves have also been eliminated, and since they have chosen to disobey, they no longer have any value in the wizarding world......

And, of course, the centaurs, who must be thankful that they didn't stay at Hogwarts for long and escaped...... Otherwise, they will have the same fate as the house-elves.

Calm returned to the whole of Hogwarts, and the castle's caretaker, Mr. Pring, carefully cleaned the entire foyer so that the flesh and blood of the house-elves were too much of an eyesore. The students were also sent out of the castle for the time being, as they needed to search the castle for the remnants of the Order of the Phoenix......

The Last Remnant......

When Headmaster Gellert Grindelwald returned to his castle once more, Professors Vita Rozier and Remus Lupin were waiting for him.

"I'm sorry, Lord Grindelwald......" Rozier said apologetically, "we didn't find anything...... There are no strange faces in the whole of Hogwarts......"

"It's nothing," Grindelwald's voice was calm, "if he could show his feet in this kind of place, then he wouldn't have been hiding from me for so many years......"

"In addition, the three fugitives were interrogated very harshly...... Rozier continued, "but none of them really knew the truth...... They all only knew Minerva McGonagall, and they had only contacted Minerva McGonagall since Azkaban's escape......"

"Peter Pedirul, that Animagus is a wizard of rats...... He has been hiding in the castle disguised as a rat for the past year...... His main purpose is to find a secret passage into the Headmaster's office, and he keeps in touch with Minerva McGonagall......"

“...... The way they are connected is through a cat, and we are all well aware that McGonagall's Animagus is a tabby cat, and she herself knows that we are well aware of this, so she rarely appears at Hogwarts in her Animagus form...... The way she got in touch with Peter was through a cat that seemed to have a certain raccoon bloodline and was very smart enough to know the identities of McGonagall and Peter, so she had been helping them with the message!"

"Interesting!" Grindelwald smiled, "and what's that cat?"

"It should be a student's pet, and we've already executed it, by the way, Master Grindelwald, would you like to interrogate the cat's owner?" Rozier continued.

"No need...... Grindelwald shook his head nonchalantly, "I don't think they're going to show their flaws in this kind of place, they're just ordinary students...... The loss of her beloved pet is probably enough to make her uncomfortable......"

And James Potter ...... He has spent the past year disguised as an Auror of the Ministry of Magic, and then used his identity as an Auror to appear in various locations at Hogwarts under the guise of investigation...... The rebellions and riots of the house-elves were planned and instigated by Potter...... Potter is also an Animagus, but his Animagus form is a stag, but this form is obviously not good for camouflage and can be very conspicuous......"

“...... Also, the other Aurors of the Ministry of Magic ......," Rozier continued, her voice grim:

"I don't think they're necessarily going to be clean, because I don't think the Auror colleagues who get along day and night are disguised with Polyjuice Potion and they can't find out...... Of course, I don't have ...... proof."

"No proof is non-existent," Grindelwald replied, still very relaxed, "Honestly, Vita...... We have to put up with the complaints and objections of ordinary wizards behind their backs...... As long as they don't stand on the open side against us, then they will be potential allies......"

"I see, Master Grindelwald......" Professor Rozier, Vice Chancellor, nodded thoughtfully.

"Finally, there's Cyris Black...... His Animagus was a black dog, the same big black dog that Remus had seen with his students a few months earlier...... He was the one who planned the Centaur rebellion, and of course he didn't seem to be able to control the situation in the end......"

"These three members of the Order of the Phoenix, they are all one-way contacts with McGonagall...... No matter what means, there is no way to ask for another person's name in their mouth...... The only person who knew the true identity of the last phoenix was McGonagall......" Professor Rozier's voice was obviously very disappointed.

"Then I think there's nothing we can do...... Grindelwald shrugged, "there's no way she's going to tell us who that last person is...... And, I'm afraid, she herself has also deleted her own memories ......"

"So, we're going to have to go back in vain this time?" Rozier asked, frowning and disappointed.

"No, I don't think it......" Grindelwald suddenly spoke again:

"Because I feel like I've guessed who he is!"

"Lord Grindelwald......," Rozier said in shock.

"So, just leave it to me......"

The figure of Headmaster Gellert Grindelwald soon disappeared from their eyes.

As Headmaster, you can apparition on the Hogwarts campus.

......

Professor Horaceslaghorn, lying leisurely in the recliner in his office.

Holding a large glass of delicious mead in one hand, and picking up a box of pineapple compote in the other hand from time to time, he doesn't forget to lick his fingers after stuffing it into his mouth.

It's not so laid-back.

Until a cloud of pale blue smoke suddenly appeared, and Headmaster Gellert Grindelwald suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Good afternoon, Horace!" Principal Grindelwald greeted very graciously.

"Good afternoon, Headmaster...... "Professor Horaceslughorn also looked unusually calm, "Would you like to have a taste of pineapple preserves?"

"No, no, no, Horace......" Grindelwald shook his head, "Actually, I'm more interested in what is the real purpose of your plans today?"

The Potions teacher raised an eyebrow slightly.

But he soon regained his composure.

Once again, I poured a glass of mead leisurely, and after drinking it all:

"I'm sorry, Headmaster...... I guess I can't tell you the answer to that question......."

"Actually, Horace......" Grindelwald's voice suddenly appeared a little incredible, which is very rare in normal times, "I can't figure it out, that phoenix is actually you...... You've always been a very sleek, very intelligent person for as long as I can remember...... A smart person like you wouldn't be like a fool like me, who would not even give up his life for the sake of the so-called ideals......"

"Headmaster, I'm honored to have such a high opinion from you......" Slughorn smiled and licked the icing on his finger again.

"But honestly, I'm not surprised...... I've had ......more flaws in the past year than I've had in the previous fifty years combined," he sighed, "Well, I'd like to enjoy a few more years...... Tell me, how the hell did you find me?"

"That girl named Elaine Shafiq......" Greenwald said earnestly.

"Is that so...... Sure enough, the kid is still not very reliable!" Slughorn sighed as well.

"Yes, after all, it's only an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, and when she saw me, she was so frightened that she said it all......" Grindelwald explained.

"A very smart little girl, but it's a pity that she's going to spend the rest of her life in Azkaban. Slughorn sarcastically said.

"yes, smart...... Smart enough to save her father from prison, he would actually think of practicing the fugitives of Azkaban...... "Greenwald doesn't seem to be weak.

Slughorn did not refute.

In fact, the flaws left in Elaine Shafiq are too big......

It was through her that Minerva McGonagall infiltrated Hogwarts...... Elaine Shafiq's father, who had been sentenced to life in prison in Azkaban for his heinous crimes, found her and told the girl that she had taken Potter, Black, and Peter before she could take the criminals from Azkaban, making the young girl on the verge of collapse feel like she was grasping at the last straw.

In this way, the two sides reached an agreement on cooperation......

McGonagall turned into a cat and hid in her backpack, then infiltrated Hogwarts with her.

When it comes time to scout inside Hogwarts, McGonagall will take on the form of Elaine Shafiq.

This is also the time that Matthew saw the truth about the two Elaine Shafiq in the castle of Hogwarts......

......

"But you haven't answered me yet, Horace?" asked Grindelwald again, "why do you do that?

"My character?" said Slughorn coldly, "Indeed, I, Horace Slughorn, am a snobbish and slick man...... I don't care who controls the wizarding world, whether it's you or Dumbledore, it's not even a madman who knows nothing but the dark arts......"

"But, I care about Hogwarts!" Horaceslughorn's expression suddenly became serious.

This may also be the first time he has shown such seriousness in front of outsiders.

"I love Hogwarts...... I've been teaching in this castle for many, many years......" he said slowly, "I remember my colleagues and my protégés...... Aside from everyday pleasures, they are the reason I exist in this world, the ...... I have."

"But with your arrival, Grindelwald, everything is ruined!" Slughorn's voice suddenly became a little angry.

Principal Amanddo Dipeth...... Albus Dumbledore...... Minerva McGonagall...... Youssef Shaker ...... "They die to death, to disappear from this world." My friends at Hogwarts, they all left me like that......

"And my former protégé...... Tom...... Mikel...... Lily...... They had to disappear from this world as well, and I may never have contact with them for the rest of my life......"

"You've ruined everything I hold dear, Grindelwald...... That's why I'm against you!"

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