After Dumbledore gave a few general instructions, he walked straight through the fireplace and left.
Following Lockhart's incident, the Great Arcana Council was like an awakened war machine, working closely together and quickly.
In less than a quarter of an hour, all the "emergency weapons" at the headquarters of "The Quibbler" were assembled. Except for the night guards who were scheduled according to the original schedule, all the other wizards boarded the Hyperion and prepared murderously.
Went to Armenia to perform a rescue mission.
A few minutes later, Xenophilius Lovegood heard a huge thunderous roar coming from the distant sky.
The huge war fortress seemed to appear suddenly, and then disappeared in an instant, and the clouds surged back crazily like the eye of hell.
In the living room of the Lovegood family, a group of "wizards in black" cadres looked at the unfathomable middle-aged wizard in front of them.
With the popularity of "The Quibbler" and the interpretations of many people in the news media, Lovegood's quotations are almost equivalent to the bible of journalism.
Compared to Gilderoy Lockhart, who is young, flamboyant, and rose to power with his superb memory magic, Xenophilius Lovegood, or more accurately, Mr. "The Hermit" of the Great Arcana Council
, he has always been shrouded in a thick fog in the eyes of most members.
No one knows how he sorted out the reality of the world from those fragmentary, seemingly unrelated and messy information.
But all the "Wizards in Black" cadres, including Kurt Meier, understand that this is a boss who is as smart as Dumbledore.
However, at this time, Mr. "Hermit" looked at the sky and around from time to time, and seemed a little confused.
As one of the Major Arcana, Xenophilius naturally knows the position of the "Wizard in Black":
This is a branch under the Destiny, mainly responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, internal counter-revolutionaries, destroying clues, and reconnaissance and espionage operations...
From the perspective of Xenophilius Lovegood, it is equivalent to an enhanced version of the Memory Cancellation Team of the Ministry of Magic, or a magical version of the National Security Council of the former Soviet Union, taking into account both combat power and a secret agent organization.
This is a pretty incredible armed force.
In fact, Xenophilis had raised a similar conjecture in "The Quibbler" several years ago.
In the shadow of the magical world, there must be many mysterious organizations that obey the orders of the dark forces to maintain the order of the dark world.
For example, the memory cancellation team of the Ministry of Magic will probably help senior officials of the Ministry of Magic deal with some shady things besides their normal work.
And now he has actually become one of them—perhaps the largest one—the boss of the black organization?!
Xenophilius Lovegood had no doubt that any of the wizards who appeared in his living room waiting for orders could probably remove his wand within five spells and turn him into a decryptor.
A poor tool who can't think of anything other than words.
Although he has provided a lot of guidance on "The Quibbler" before, he has never been the boss of a black organization!
What if there are traitors here? What if someone disobeys the order and questions it?
The most important thing is, if Gilderoy Lockhart never comes back...won't he have to do this forever?!
Amidst the ticking of the clock, a buzzing commotion began among the cadres of "wizards in black" standing quietly in the living room of Lovegood's house.
Unlike wizards in other business lines, as a field department directly under Gilderoy Lockhart, within ten minutes after Lockhart destroyed his Major Arcana badge, all members of the "Wizards in Black"
Everyone has been notified - because "The Hanged Man" is suspected of encountering a level one or above emergency, the authority of the "Hanged Man" within the organization has been completely frozen, and the supreme command of the black wizard has been reassigned by the Grand Arcana Council.
No one knows exactly what happened, but the depression of the impending storm has silently explained a lot.
War may break out.
Several "Wizards in Black" cadres standing at the front of the crowd exchanged glances.
After waiting for a few more seconds, Kurt Meyer couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Hermit, what should we do now?"
Several old wizards with gray hair next to him also frowned and responded anxiously:
"Yes, Mr. Hanged Man's life and death are unknown. The enemy and the situation of the war are all a fog to us. Maybe the Hyperion can help us win, but when we go to clean up the mess, we will not be able to win.
As for reciting the Forgetting Curse one by one?"
"Yes, even if you use memory magic indiscriminately, you still need to know the specific scope of erasing memory and the direction of modification..."
"Before taking action, Mr. 'The Hanged Man' will distribute the written script to us..."
"Information reconnaissance of the surrounding environment and warning missions are not available this time..."
"After all, we haven't even determined our imaginary enemy yet..."
Everyone was talking a lot. They saw that Xenophilius Lovegood had not spoken and seemed to acquiesce to everyone's discussion, so many senior officials began to discuss it seriously. Although Lockhart is a "wizard in black"
"The supreme commander, but he is only responsible for the general direction of leadership. In the process of some small and medium-sized tasks and long series of operations, it is more up to these cadres to make their own decisions.
After a few minutes, the backbone of these "wizards in black" quickly locked onto the core issue at hand.
"We must first determine who the enemy is, otherwise any discussion will be meaningless."
"How to determine? Guess the name? Or just mark the entire area?"
"There's nothing wrong with it! The Armenian magic world is included in this list. Since we are imaginary enemies anyway, we will definitely not miss anyone!"
"Since the Hyperion recovery project began, we have been extremely cautious every step of the way. Who would have known that the odds of winning in a direct fight are high, but if a large-scale conflict does break out, do you want to see the third Wizarding War? Take it all.
Come on, you will be a war criminal by then!"
"I am a war criminal? The Major Arcana may have been tortured by the enemy long ago and is ready to destroy the body and eliminate all traces——"
In a short period of time, a fierce quarrel broke out again.
This is almost the daily routine of the hawks and doves, and in the process of arguing and taking sides, more senior cadres are still looking at the "hermit" gentleman who seems to be wandering outside. At this time, the room
Suddenly a fire appeared in the center, and a golden-red feather fell lightly.
Immediately afterwards, under everyone's gaze, dazzling sparks suddenly burst out and turned into a small note floating into Xenophilius's hand.
Obviously, as the Hyperion arrived at the "frontline battlefield" for the second time, Dumbledore's message also arrived.
Xenophilius Lovegood subconsciously reached out, took the small note, and quickly opened it and read it.
"The werewolf Lockhart's whereabouts are unknown. Wizards are suspected to be involved, and his power is unknown."
There wasn't much information on the note, just a few short lines of words.
This is not because Albus Dumbledore is being mysterious, but because a phoenix tail feather can only carry so much content - this is the fastest and longest journey across thousands of kilometers without disturbing any magical network.
A safe way to communicate.
"A werewolf force, but that shouldn't be the case. With that gentleman's ability, he should be able to at least protect himself and escape..."
"Didn't you hear that there are wizards involved? This may be a trap for the Hanged Man."
"Well, but after all, we still haven't said anything... How do we know who the enemy is?"
"That's right! What's the scope? Even if you want to gather information and prepare for the aftermath, what's the scope?!"
Several old wizards frowned and continued to discuss loudly.
They began to wonder if Mr. "Hermit" was still asleep.
At this moment, Xenophilius Lovegood suddenly knocked on the table, seeming to have made up his mind.
Xenophilius took out his wand and waved it lightly towards the wall of the living room.
The next moment, a huge world map appeared and fell silently from the ceiling, covering almost half of the living room wall. With a flick of his wand, the coordinates of Lockhart's last whereabouts appeared.
It begins to turn red and shiny rapidly and spreads outward.
"From here as the center, all the surrounding forest areas, as well as the magical societies that may be adjacent to the forest areas -"
Xenophilius Lovegood took a deep breath and said in a somewhat broken voice.
"In tonight's operation, they all exist as imaginary enemies, and the gathering place is from the borders of various forest farms, converging towards the forest next to the Muggle town where the 'Hanged Man' last disappeared. If they are werewolves, they will
It must be hidden inside."
"But...but..."
I glanced at the small half of the map that was dyed red almost instantly.
The corners of Kurt Meyer's mouth twitched, and he looked at the Major Arcana with an unpredictable expression with a subtle expression.
"If it spreads in the direction of the forest border, we can use this to calculate the magical society that may be involved as an imaginary enemy..."
"So strictly speaking, maybe we are facing half of the European magic world. Isn't this a bit exaggerated? If we follow this logic to collect intelligence, it may waste a lot of manpower and financial resources. Maybe the Armenian magic world
Is that enough?"
"No, my intuition tells me - this matter is definitely not as simple as imagined."
Xenophilius Lovegood shook his head seriously and said seriously.
"Gilderoy Lockhart, he may have just been involved accidentally. I don't think he is the protagonist of the story. But he has always wanted to be the protagonist of the story. So I think Mr. 'The Hanged Man' may have found someone.
With a special opportunity, he temporarily became the protagonist of the story. Considering the legendary performances in the novel, with his current status, his opponent will definitely not be that simple..."
Since Professor Dumbledore believed in him, there was no need for him to be timid. After all, he spent the money of the white-haired witch.
"Okay, I've finished my words. I'll leave the rest to you..."
Xenophilius waved his hand, looked around at the troubled wizards, and suddenly felt fearful in his heart.
"Yes, the unusual movements in half of the European wizarding world - this sounds a bit exaggerated, eh. Could it be that the budget given by Gringotts Wizarding Bank for the operation is not enough, or is it necessary to carry out the operation in accordance with the practice of the 'Wizard in Black'?
Vote? I just give you a suggestion, if..."
Before Xenophilius could finish his words, all the "black wizard" cadres quickly calmed down their expressions.