In the living room of the humble house, Mrs. Weasley, who had learned the good news, looked at Arthur with confused eyes, hoping to get the answer she wanted from her husband's face.
Just a few hours ago, Mr. Weasley received a notification from the Ministry of Magic that their family was on the second list of people allowed to move into the Ministry's asylum.
"Well, it is said that it is a very big house that can accommodate hundreds of families." Arthur was also a little confused, but he still told his wife what he knew: "That big house is protected by the Loyalty Charm.
, even the mysterious person can’t get in.”
"But... can hundreds of people live in one house comfortably?"
Mrs. Weasley really didn't dare to think about what it was like, and she was used to living here.
If we talk about safety, No. 12 Grimmauld Place, which is protected by the Fidelity Charm, is also very safe.
"I heard that the Ministry of Magic is secretly storing a large amount of food there." Arthur paused slightly, recalling the rumors he had heard and said, "It is said that the secret keeper is that kid from Albert."
In fact, when he received the notice, Arthur was equally confused and hesitated whether he should accept the Ministry of Magic's kindness and move into a big house protected by the Fidelity Charm.
I heard from Kingsley that the room he was assigned was not very large, but it would not be a problem for a family of four or five people. The most important thing was actually safety.
You don't have to worry about coming home one day and finding the Dark Mark hanging above the house. The most important thing is that the Auror's family members live in it, and the entire house is on duty every day, so there is no doubt about safety.
"What do you think?"
Molly still had no idea, so she asked the question to her husband.
"I think it's better to move there. Although the room over there is a bit smaller, it's safer, and many people will move there. We will all be neighbors by then!" Arthur considered moving there mainly because of Grimmauld Place.
The secret keeper of No. 12 is Dumbledore, and it is not good to stay at Sirius's house all the time. What's more, he is also the director of the Ministry of Magic's office for the detection and collection of counterfeit defensive spells and protective equipment, and should support the work of the ministry.
Well, he actually took advantage of it.
"Kingsley also suggested that we move there." Arthur noticed that his wife was still staring at him. He hesitated for a moment and continued: "It doesn't matter to others, but our family is a member of the Order of the Phoenix and we need to consider our own safety."
"How about we wait until Bill comes back to discuss this matter with him." Mrs. Weasley was not persuaded, and after much hesitation, she decided to listen to her son's opinion.
"I think we should move in."
During dinner, after listening to what Mr. and Mrs. Weasley said, Bill agreed with Kingsley's opinion.
"I know it's safer there, but..."
"This matter is undoubtedly Albert and Scrimgeour's preparation for the future where the Ministry of Magic may be controlled by a mysterious person." Bill patiently explained to his mother, "The current peace is only temporary, and the dark power is absolutely
It will come back again, so we must be prepared, don’t forget that we have all joined the Order of the Phoenix, and safety is sometimes more important than anything else.”
"All right!"
Mrs. Weasley was finally convinced by her son. If the Death Eaters really wanted to attack members of the Order of the Phoenix, the Weasley family would definitely be on the first list of unlucky people.
Don't say that Death Eaters won't kill purebloods. Those are all self-deception, especially after they were so embarrassed by the Ministry of Magic, they always felt cruel in their hearts, and the Weasley family was in their eyes.
It’s hard to say whether it’s pure blood or not!
The next morning, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley used the portkey to arrive at the location reserved by the Ministry of Magic. A large tent had been set up in front of them. Many employees of the Ministry of Magic were queuing up with their families outside the tent. Several Auror teams were standing vigilantly.
Patrolling all areas to ensure everyone's safety.
"I thought you were going to give up."
Kingsley stamped the temporary residence permit and motioned for them to sign their names on it.
"A lot of people came today. Can that house really accommodate so many people?" Arthur raised his head and looked around at the crowd, and couldn't help but ask.
"Don't worry, you will know when we meet again. By the way, bring this." Kingsley reminded Arthur after handing the temporary residence permit to Arthur, "Go over there, they will take you in, bring this with you then."
Give it to them and you will get the key to your room."
After saying that, he waved his hand to signal Arthur to give way to the others.
Arthur took the temporary residence permit and took Molly through the tent to queue up in front of another tent. When he walked into the tent, he was shocked to find that there were various dark magic detectors placed in the tent. The two of them were detected by Aurors.
The device was carefully inspected and released after confirming that there was no problem.
“So strict!”
Molly was very surprised. She didn't expect the Ministry of Magic to be so cautious.
"Maybe he's afraid that something strange will get in." Arthur can understand. After all, the lives of hundreds of families are involved, and this matter cannot be taken too seriously.
When they entered another tent, they found that they met Piers Thicknesse, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
"Give me your temporary residence permit."
"Oh, here."
Arthur quickly handed over the temporary residence permit. After taking it, the other party signed his name on it and motioned to Arthur to take out a key from the big box.
"Okay, you go over there and line up first, and then go out after I'll call you later.
There were several people queuing up at the tent. They were all senior executives of the Ministry of Magic, at least director level. After Scrimgeour proposed the shelter plan, many people came here temporarily to avoid possible dangers.
No one has any reason to believe in the integrity of Death Eaters, not to mention that once everyone hides, it will be very conspicuous before they arrive, and they will be easily targeted by Death Eaters.
"Amos."
Arthur was a little surprised to see his neighbor.
"Cedric was targeted by a dark wizard. Minister Scrimgeour probably thought that our family would be a target of a dark wizard, and there happened to be an empty spot in the shelter, so my family was allocated a spot." Amo
Si explained to Arthur.
Mr. Diggory actually didn't know that they would be here because Cedric asked Albert to take the place through Scrimgeour's relationship.
After all, Cedric has been targeted. One day the Death Eaters really go crazy and might do something stupid like threatening Cedric with the Diggory family. The kind of bad thing that happened to Peter Pettigrew once is enough.
Already.
"The next one."
An Auror opened the tent curtain and shouted inside.
Every time the next family was called, someone would come out of the tent. When it was the Weasleys' turn, Arthur finally knew what was going on.
"Here," Moody greeted gruffly.
"What's going on?" Molly asked quietly.
"Do not talk."
Moody thrust a piece of wrinkled parchment into Molly's hand and reminded in a low voice: "Take a quick look and remember what's on it."
This scene seemed familiar. They seemed to have had a similar experience when they entered No. 12 Grimmauld Place.
After the two of them recited the contents on the parchment in their hearts, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, because the house in front of them was indeed beyond their expectations.
"Don't hang around here, go in!" Moody urged, taking back the parchment.
"okay……"
"This house is really big!" Mrs. Weasley couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the hotel in front of her. "I finally know how it can accommodate a hundred households."
"This is a house built by Muggles. You also know that they like to build this kind of big house, which seems to be called a building." Arthur analyzed, "However, I heard people said that this place was originally an abandoned hotel, but I didn't expect it.
So big."
The two of them walked forward faster. When they entered the hotel along the steps, they found that the door was very busy. The entrance was a guard room. There were several Aurors on duty inside. Arthur knew several of them.
After saying hello with a smile, he took Molly and walked inside. There was a group of people gathered in the main entrance hall of the hotel. There were about twenty or thirty people. An Auror was talking to them. When Arthur passed by, he found
The person leading the team was Tonks.
"Okay, everyone is here, come with me."
After Tonks handed Arthur a map of the hotel, she motioned for everyone to follow her.
"You can only directly apparate into the shelter from now on. There is a special entrance here." Tonks led them to the hotel's underground parking lot, pointing to a large circle of empty spaces and said: "The whole building has only
Apparition is allowed here."
"Can't you come in directly from outside?" someone asked in confusion.
"There is a risk in doing that." Tonks reminded, "If the Death Eaters ambush outside, you will probably be finished, and may even cause unnecessary trouble for everyone."
"There will be at least five wizards stationed here from now on. Anyone coming back from outside needs to be checked to make sure there are no problems with the people entering and leaving here. I mean the Imperius Curse." Tonks said what others wanted to say.
Got blocked and went back.
"This place will continue to expand in the future and will become an activity area for everyone." Tonks led everyone to the usage area and continued to introduce, "In the future, independent cooking is not allowed here. You can eat in the cafeteria, right here.
"
"Should we eat here in the future?"
Everyone looked a little uneasy. If the Leaky Cauldron charged them, they wouldn't be able to afford it.
"Yes, but you don't need to worry. There is a food subsidy here, and the price is cheaper than you think. Moreover, the kitchen is currently recruiting temporary chefs. If you are good at cooking, you can sign up. Of course, you can also help with some housework.
, you know what I mean, there are no house elves here, so we need to recruit some temporary employees to help take care of it. Anyway, don’t worry about Galleons."
Tonks introduced the specific situation in the shelter to everyone one by one.
Everyone was surprised to find that the place had been expanded by the Ministry of Magic. The area was comparable to a small town. There were not only shops, but even bars. However, the activity area was restricted to the shelter, which made them feel a little depressed.