Since last time, Harry directly made it clear to everyone that he had to seek permission from Dumbledore's portrait before he could satisfy everyone's curiosity.
However, everyone's reaction was strange.
None of them seemed willing to let Dumbledore's portrait know about it.
After that incident, everyone seemed to have given up their intention to continue asking questions, which made Harry feel a little funny inexplicably.
The original members of the Order of the Phoenix turned out to be like children who were afraid of being scolded by their teachers. Even their habit of eavesdropping disappeared, as if nothing had ever happened.
"I didn't expect that this would extinguish everyone's curiosity and easily solve the problems we encountered." Ron couldn't help but sigh.
To be honest, both Ron and Hermione were shocked by Harry's decision before, but after seeing how easily this matter could be solved, they couldn't help but admire Harry's decision from the bottom of their hearts.
No one likes to live under the surveillance of others.
After returning to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix some time ago, I found that it was no different from a prison.
This is the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, a very safe shelter, not an Azkaban prison. It is really not a pleasant thing to have to guard against your own people every day. The kind of person who has to worry about being punished for even a small whisper.
The feeling of monitoring was really bad, and it always made the three of them feel uncomfortable.
The situation is much better now than before, at least I no longer have to guard against others.
"This is probably what Albert said about bullying the weak and fearing the strong!"
Harry took out the Golden Snitch from his pocket and played with it in his hand, with a hint of self-mockery in his helpless tone, "Before, I was a little unconvinced, but now..."
"Harry!"
Hermione raised her head in surprise. She could clearly hear Harry's disappointment and loneliness.
The Order of the Phoenix tried to force Harry to reveal the secret, which really disappointed Harry.
What probably made Harry feel most disappointed was that his godfather Sirius was also among that group of people.
"Don't look at me like that. Those were Albert's exact words, but you have to admit that what he said actually makes sense."
Harry loosened his fingers and let the Snitch fly freely around the room.
"Dumbledore has just left, but his words are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. I guess he won't have such influence in a few years."
Harry stared at the Golden Snitch with his eyes fixed on him, not paying attention to the strange looks from Hermione and Ron.
"Dumbledore is dead, and they are not the first to want to know the secret."
"Who's the first one?" Ron asked with wide eyes.
"Professor McGonagall."
"You didn't tell her?"
"No, she's a little angry." Harry shrugged, "I suggested that she ask Albert, but I don't think Albert would tell them."
Hermione suddenly understood why Harry said he bullied the weak and was afraid of the strong.
She trembled her lips slightly and asked tentatively, "What are your plans next? Do you want to continue practicing the Fire Spell?"
"We have to determine...whose possession it is."
Harry picked up the wand on the table and cast a protective spell on the surrounding area to ensure that no one would eavesdrop on their conversation.
Even if Harry "succeeded" in persuading others to put aside their curiosity temporarily, he still did not forget that they should remain vigilant at all times.
It's not that he doesn't trust the members of the Order of the Phoenix, it's that he is not stupid enough to think that he can relax his vigilance just by convincing everyone.
After Hermione and Ron saw Harry's behavior, they couldn't help but feel ashamed. They had indeed ignored it.
"Although Albert thinks that Hufflepuff's gold cup may have been put into Strange's family treasury, the mad woman has been in trouble ever since she followed Draco Malfoy to invade Hogwarts and kill Dumbledore.
Totally missing."
After sealing the windows and doors with interference spells, Harry put down his wand and grabbed the Golden Snitch floating in front of him again.
"If we can't disguise ourselves as Bellatrix through the compound potion, I'm afraid we have to use other methods to sneak into Gringotts. And it's not easy for the three of us to break into the Strange family's vault directly.
It is more likely that he got lost and was trapped underground and died."
"Not only is it not easy, don't forget, we only have one chance, and we must succeed in a short time. I think it is necessary to make sure that the gold cup or crown is not in the Yaxley family's vault before breaking into Gringotts."
In Hermione's opinion, invading Gringotts to steal items was an extremely crazy thing, and she doubted that it would be difficult for the three of them to make effective progress without Albert's help.
In fact, they don't even know the date of Strange's visit to the family treasury now. They must get the help of goblins.
"Don't worry Hermione, we have at least a year, or even longer, to plan Gringotts." Ron seemed to see Hermione's uneasiness and comforted him softly, "Don't forget, Quirrell has successfully broken into Gringotts before.
Lingge stole the magic stone."
"That's You-Know-Who, Quirrell doesn't have that ability." Harry corrected.
"Harry, I think you need to master the Imperius Curse." Ron said suddenly.
"That's the Unforgivable Curse."
Hermione frowned and reminded, she was well aware of the horror of these spells and was disgusted by people using these dark magics.
"I know, but it is undeniable that it is very practical." Ron ignored Hermione's gaze and continued, "Maybe we will need to use it to control goblins. You know, we need the help of goblins, but I learned from Bill
I learned that the goblins are not an easy group of people to deal with. Even if you try to exchange the Sword of Gryffindor for their help, you may be shamefully betrayed, because in the eyes of the goblins, the Sword of Gryffindor is the goblin.
of things, wizards are just shameful thieves."
"Perhaps we can solve the goblin matter one by one in the future. With the sword of Gryffindor, I believe we can temporarily convince those guys to cooperate with us." Harry nodded towards Hermione who took out her notes.
He continued, "The key is to figure out where the Gold Cup is. Although I think Albert's prediction should be accurate, it is also necessary to conduct a round of investigation before taking action."
"When the time comes, Hermione and I will take turns accompanying you, so that we can try to practice breaking away from the control of the Imperius Curse." Ron suddenly said, "Fred and the others have practiced how to break away from the control of the Imperius Curse more than once.
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"Well, it seems that my task of practicing spells will be heavier." Harry sighed, "But it's best not to let other people know, lest they make a fuss about it."
"Can we discuss Yaxley now?" Hermione knew that she probably couldn't stop it, so she changed the subject.
"It's not easy to catch Cobain Yaxley. That guy is now the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement." Ron put forward his own suggestion, "I still think we can directly seek help from Albert. That guy is better than us."
Be careful, he will definitely find out where Hufflepuff's golden cup is hidden."
"We can't all count on Albert." Harry shook his head. "Otherwise, Dumbledore would have given Albert the task of finding Horcruxes instead of me. I think there must be some reason why he did that.
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Harry never minded asking Albert for help, but he would not leave his responsibilities to others.
After hearing Phineas say that Snape put the fake Gryffindor sword in the Yaxley family's vault last time in the headmaster's office, Harry felt that he should not ignore Yaxley. After all, the mysterious man also
I also trust him very much.
"It's not easy to get rid of Yaxley quietly." Hermione took out a newspaper about Yaxley and spread it on the table: "Yaxley is also an ancient family, an ancient family's manor.
Usually there is some ancient magic protection, it is difficult for us to run to his house and ambush him without alerting him, and we have no idea where the Yaxley family is."
"Can we intercept him on the way to the Ministry of Magic?" Ron briefly stated his proposal, "I heard from Dad that they needed to arrive near the Ministry of Magic through Apparition, and then go to the Ministry of Magic through a special entrance. If
If that guy Yaxley didn't pass the privileges, and if he has the fireplace in his office, he will definitely need to go the same way. We can use Harry's invisibility cloak to sneak attack him, and then feed him some veritaserum and torture out the required information.
.If Hufflepuff's gold cup is really in his vault, we can also borrow some hair from him and then use a compound potion to disguise himself as him and enter the vault."
"No, we don't need compound potions." Harry suddenly said, "As long as we use the Imperius Curse to control Yaxley, and then let him pretend to put a certain treasure into his vault, we can easily follow him
To Yaxley's vault."
"Some treasure?" Ron muttered. "We don't have anything like that, unless you're willing to take out the Sword of Gryffindor."
"How about the Ravenclaw Diadem?"
Harry put a photo on the table and said, "Pay some money to ask Albert to make a new one. I believe that with his skill, he can definitely make a good fake."
"The premise is that our plan can go smoothly, and Hufflepuff's gold cup must also happen to be in the Yaxley family's vault. I'm afraid this requires luck and probability, and I think the Death Eaters abused their power.
The possibility is very high, such as opening the fireplaces in his home and the office of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement."
Hermione took a sip of the intelligence-enhancing potion, began to pick out loopholes in Ron's plan, and wrote down the plan with a quill.
"Perhaps, we should also find someone from the Floo Network Administration to ask about the specific situation, and then use the forgetting spell to make him forget that part of the memory. By the way, we can also practice this."
"Hermione, the more complex the plan, the more likely it is that there will be loopholes." Harry didn't think this was a good idea.
Ron shook Hermione's communication bookmark and said, "So, we should ask Albert for help. I think it shouldn't be difficult to ask him to help us deal with Yaxley."
"Forget it, there's no need to rush now anyway, let's take it step by step and master the Fire Curse first." Harry really didn't want to trouble Albert about this matter. He was actually very suspicious of him.
Will you agree to help him?
"If that doesn't work, find Yaxley's house first, and then set fire to their house. This will definitely force that guy out." Ron gave them a bad idea. Since Charlie's death, Wes and his family have been
Very hostile to Death Eaters.
"Ron, this isn't funny!"
"With all the bad things Yaxley did, he would have deserved to die a hundred times over." Ron said angrily, "Don't forget those Muggle wizards who were thrown into Azkaban and died miserably."
"In the next few days, I plan to go to the shelter to have a look. I heard that besides the expelled students, there is another shelter." Harry coughed lightly, trying to distract the two of them so that they would not be affected by this.
And unpleasant conflicts occurred.
"I thought you regretted it after you went there last time." Ron was a little surprised by Harry's decision.
"We have to go after all, otherwise how can we convince everyone to side with us?" Harry noticed the surprised looks from Hermione and Ron and explained: "You don't have to look at me like that, since I will have a battle with the mysterious man.
, naturally I need to be fully prepared. Albert once said that it would be a big battle, so he suggested that I choose Hogwarts as the location. By then, the dark wizards and dark creatures who have been attracted by the mysterious man will definitely also
I will participate. How can the Order of the Phoenix and the Defense Association stand in the way of the mysterious man and his minions?"
"Harry, you never told us about this." Hermione frowned.
"I remember I mentioned it."
"Is there really going to be a big melee?"
"That's not the point, Ron." Hermione took a deep breath and asked, "So, you plan to let people from the Order of the Phoenix teach the refugees defense against the dark arts."
"They are not refugees." Harry corrected, "They are just a group of people who are oppressed by dark wizards. I believe that as long as someone is willing to take the lead, they will be willing to stand up and resist."
"But I heard the situation over there is very bad." Hermione said suddenly.
"That's not what you would say." Ron looked at Hermione with surprise.
"I will go with Sirius and Lupine." Harry laughed at himself, "Many people think that I should stand up and lead everyone to resist the mysterious man. Now that I have stood up, I hope that the title of this savior can be of some use.
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Harry knew he had to do something. Although he never considered himself a competent leader, Harry knew that his title of savior still had value.
"Harry, you are becoming more and more like our leader now." Ron reached out and gently hammered Harry's shoulder.
"No, I'm not. I'm just a mascot. Albert is the leader of everyone. Although we don't want to admit it, we do need his wisdom and his predictions, just like Dumbledore back then." Harry
There was no confusion in his mind, he knew exactly what he should do, "It's best to contact Albert about this matter first and see if he has any good suggestions, and then we will take action."
"I'll leave this matter to you, Hermione." Harry said to the girl beside him: "If you can, help me ask if there are any tips for practicing the Fire Curse."
"Okay, but I still think you'd better not have too high expectations."
Hermione knew very well that it was not easy for others to muster the courage to resist the mysterious man. Otherwise, Harry would not be needed at all, and Albert would have done it for him.