Cedric opened his eyes and looked at Fred beside him, who was peeling an apple to eat himself. Suddenly he didn't know what to say.
"do you want to eat?"
"Where is this place? You saved me?"
"Hogwarts."
George took the knife from Fred and started peeling the apple for himself.
"After we got the news, we contacted Albert and fished you out in time."
"Tell me what's going on?" Albert asked, putting down the latest issue of the newspaper.
"It was Varad. He betrayed me and told the Death Eaters." Cedric closed his eyes and said with a complicated expression.
"Vallard is probably under the Imperius Curse. You are really unlucky." Fred was somewhat gloating: "Such a bad thing has happened to you. I really don't know what to say about you."
"This is for you...it can reduce the impact of the Cruciatus Curse." Albert placed a bottle of potion in front of Cedric and asked, "Do you need us to help you?"
"Still, let's find Qiu to feed you."
"Those guys are so abominable. I've obviously been very cooperative, but they actually used the Cruciatus Curse on me." Cedric cursed in a low voice. It felt uncomfortable. "If I catch you, I have to let them try it too."
Taste the Cruciatus Curse."
"It is illegal to use the Cruciatus Curse." Lee Jordan reminded kindly.
"Also, we helped you get revenge." Fred continued.
"The guys who captured you will probably all be dead in a few days." George comforted him with a smile, "Anyway, you don't need to think about revenge."
"How many secrets did you reveal?" Albert asked directly.
"I told you the location of the stronghold, the news that you had returned to England, and... about joining the Defense Association." Cedric looked at Albert and continued, "The main reason why they kept me is,
Want my help to find the headquarters of the Defense Association.
"By the way, I have to tell you something. Bellatrix was not killed by the Ministry of Magic, so you may not be able to return to work at the Ministry of Magic." Albert said suddenly.
"Does this have anything to do with Bellatrix?"
Cedric really couldn't understand what Bellatrix had to do with his inability to return to work at the Ministry of Magic.
"That crazy woman wants to kill me and she's going crazy. Maybe other Death Eaters will worry about it being a trap and won't dare to trouble you, but that crazy woman will definitely trouble you and try to force me out of you.
whereabouts."
"If you don't want to cause trouble for your family, the best way is to hide and disappear, just like Fred and George, leaving no loopholes for the Death Eaters." Albert said softly, "Of course, if
If you regret joining us, I can arrange for you to hide abroad for a while until the war is over and then return to the UK."
"Do you know anyone abroad?"
"You should say that it's not safe even if you hide abroad." Fred waved his wand, making the apple core disappear.
"English is spoken everywhere in the United States. Of course, you may not like that country. In fact, I don't like it either." Albert shrugged and said, "Actually, I think they won't go too far, but
They are the minions of the Death Eaters, and there is no telling what those evil thugs will do.”…
"If you choose to return to work at the Ministry of Magic and are caught again, don't expect me to rescue you."
"Are you giving me a vaccination?" Cedric looked strange.
"The mysterious man seems to want to kill me, so he may weave a new trap and use my friends, lovers and relatives to find me and kill me." Albert said softly, "Of course, I have never
Give them that opportunity."
Cedric opened his mouth, and he understood what Albert meant.
"The mysterious man seemed to have appeared tonight, but we evacuated very quickly, so we didn't encounter him. Bellatrix was also rescued and was not killed by the Auror team of the Ministry of Magic." Lee Jordan reminded softly.
road.
"It seems that a lot of things happened during this period." Cedric sighed softly. Although the nerve pain was relieved after drinking the bottle of magic potion, he still felt very uncomfortable.
"Okay, maybe we should discuss Cedric's problem first." Albert asked seriously: "Are you going to the United States?"
"I'm not going to hide." Cedric shook his head.
"Don't take any chances." Fred frowned, "Then no one will save you next time."
"Don't seek death," Lee Jordan agreed.
"If you are caught next time, it will definitely be a trap." George explained seriously, "No one would know that it is a trap and step into it stupidly."
"We will not interfere with your choice. At most, we will give you some suggestions." Albert raised his hand to signal the three of them to be quiet, and said calmly to Cedric, "You have been recuperating in Hogwarts recently. Saint Mang
The Go Magic Hospital for Sickness and Injury is not safe.”
"Do you think the mysterious man will use me against you?" Cedric suddenly asked.
"Because you were rescued very quickly. As long as the mysterious person is not a fool, you can guess that I saved you, so your current situation is actually similar to the three of them." Albert explained.
"I'd like to hear your advice," Cedric said.
"Hide with them and work hard to defeat the mysterious man." Albert comforted, "If you want to return to work at the Ministry of Magic in the future, you can wait until the mysterious man is defeated. The British Ministry of Magic will definitely welcome you, and
Your promotion will also go smoothly."
"Sounds like a good idea."
"You can also take advantage of this time to get in touch with Qiu Zhang." Albert reminded kindly, "Remember to dictate a letter to your family, so as not to make them anxious."
"Can I ask a question?"
"Just ask."
"Why does the mysterious man hate you so much?" Cedric asked the doubt in his heart.
"Actually, we also want to know."
Fred, George and Lee Jordan all looked at Albert with smiles.
"Because I can predict the future, and because I am strong, the mysterious man is afraid of me, afraid that I will discover his weaknesses, and afraid that I will kill him." Albert curled his lips and said, "Although I think his worries are somewhat unnecessary.
, after all, Harry Potter is the savior, he should be afraid of Harry, not me."
"Weakness?" Cedric asked with a raised eyebrow, "You know the weakness of the mysterious man."
"The so-called weakness actually refers to the secret of the mysterious man's immortality." Albert explained, "Only by turning the mysterious man into a mortal again can we have a chance to kill him. Before that, any attempt to kill him will be avoided.
It’s all stupid.”…
"Do you know?" Cedric asked with wide eyes, "Do you know the secret of the mysterious man's immortality?"
"You have to ask Dumbledore about this. I think he is the only one who knows best." Albert did not answer the question directly: "We just need to wait patiently for the results, and..."
Albert took out a large bottle of potion from somewhere and poured it directly on Cedric's face.
Fred, George and Li Jordan were all stunned, obviously not understanding what Albert was doing, but they quickly pulled out their wands and reached out to help Albert hold down the struggling Cedric.
There must be a reason why Albert did what he did.
"What's going on?" Fred asked confused.
"It should be the Imperius Curse." Albert said, looking at Cedric.
"you sure?"
The three of them were all surprised, and George even took Cedric's wand directly from the table.
"Even if you make a mistake in judgment, you will only waste a bottle of potion." Looking at Cedric's reaction, Albert became more and more sure that this guy was under the Imperius Curse.
"It's so cunning, I almost got deceived."
"Who do you think cast the Imperius Curse on him?"
"I don't know, but we must have encountered a cunning guy."
"Is your potion reliable? Do you want another bottle, in case he fails to break free from the control of the Imperius Curse?" George looked at Cedric's embarrassed appearance and turned to ask Albert, a spy controlled by the Imperius Curse.
It's really scary to be among them.
"Wait a little longer, I believe that Cedric will definitely be able to break free from the Imperius Curse." Albert glanced at Cedric, seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly said, "It seems that I will have to find time to train in the future to enhance my ability to resist."
Resistance to the Imperius Curse."
"Does it work?"
"It will definitely work. At least it can easily resist the lame Imperius Curse."
"Damn it, what's going on, and can you let me go?"
"It seems that you have woken up." The four of them looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"But maybe, we'd better test it again."
"No, I'm awake. Thank you. And what's on my face?" Cedric wiped his cheek with a handkerchief and asked angrily.
"It seems to be a potion that can wash away the curse." George explained, "Albert used it to wash away the Imperius Curse from you."
"Who controlled you?" Albert asked his doubts.
"A Death Eater, and he wears a mask."
"When you get better, just train with the rest of us." Fred patted Cedric on the shoulder and said, "If it were the three of us, we wouldn't be easily ambushed."
"There were a bunch of them." Cedric said dissatisfiedly. "I knocked down several of them."
"You can retreat strategically." George reminded, "ensuring your own safety is the most important thing."
"What about recruitment?"
"Let's do this for now, and we'll talk about it later. It's not an urgent matter anyway." Albert said without hesitation, "Of course, you can cooperate with Harry Potter and help train the students of Hogwarts. After you graduate from seventh grade,
, I believe there will be a group of people willing to join us and resist the mysterious man together.”…
"how about you?"
"Of course I have my own things to be busy with!" Albert said lightly, "Besides, the mysterious man is likely to lock my location through divination, so I have to hide for a while."
"By the way, there is one thing I have to emphasize again. Before finding the weakness of the mysterious man, it is not a good choice to confront him. So what we need to do now is to slowly accumulate strength and wait for the time to counterattack. That day
It’s not far away, so you have to be patient now.”
"Okay, in that case..." Cedric reluctantly agreed.
"I'm actually very curious, how did you realize that Cedric was controlled by the Imperius Curse?" George asked the doubts in his heart. This was also the doubt of Fred and Lee Jordan. The Imperius Curse is generally difficult to be controlled.
If you find something wrong, at least it will be difficult for people to notice something is wrong in a short period of time.
"Intuition doesn't require evidence for everything."
"Cedric, are you okay?"
At this moment, a figure rushed in from outside and came to Cedric's bedside like a whirlwind.
Qiu Zhang looked at his boyfriend worriedly.
"It's okay, I just ran into some trouble." Cedric coughed lightly.
"You guys talk slowly, and we'll leave first!"
The four of them cast ambiguous glances at Cedric, stood up and prepared to leave.
"By the way, remember to send a letter to your family so that they don't worry." Albert stopped and turned his head to remind.
As soon as the four people walked out of the ward, they saw Dobby the house elf standing outside waiting for them. After seeing Albert, they immediately bowed slightly to him and said: "Mr. Anderson, Principal Dumbledore asked me to tell you,
He hopes to invite you for a cup of afternoon tea and is waiting for you in the principal's office."
"I understand, Dobby, please send the three of them back first!" Albert was a little surprised by Dumbledore's request and said to the house elf with a smile.
"Okay sir." Dobby stretched out his hand towards Fred, "Three gentlemen, let's go."
