"Leave now? Do you want everyone to go to the door separately to issue a warning?"
Ludo Bagman was stunned for a moment and said, "Well, I mean, shouldn't we wait?"
He had just stepped into this room for less than five minutes, and he hadn't even figured out the situation yet - although it was indeed serious from the description alone, if this was regarded as a temporary base camp, then there would be too few manpower "stationed" in the base camp.
?This time it all came out in full force...
Barty Crouch first glanced at the broom in Bagman's hand and shook his head with a subtle expression:
"Maybe, no one will come. I immediately sent an emergency signal to all senior officials. With their magical skills, even if the floo network completely collapses, it's almost time to arrive now, and the reason why no one has arrived
There is only one: Combining the contents of the emergency signal and the status of the Floo network, they judged that the Ministry of Magic is now very dangerous, and chose to stay in their respective homes for the time being to wait and see what happens——"
Was I the only high-ranking official who rushed over? Everyone else was hiding at home?
Ludo Bagman was a little proud at first, but the smile quickly disappeared from his face... However, it would not be good if he became the only one among everyone... It would make him look uncomfortable.
Sociable and not smart enough. The young director of the Department of Magical Sports touched his stubble and smiled awkwardly. After pondering for two seconds, he tried to show his indifference and asked:
"No, I mean, someone has to stay here, right? We must at least have a temporary headquarters while the Ministry of Magic falls."
"I originally considered changing the gathering place, but if you put it this way, the Leaky Cauldron is indeed a good choice. Everyone knows how to get here. I think those dark wizards are not as strong as we thought, otherwise,
They had launched a frontal war long ago, instead of using the 'werewolf' trap to divert the Ministry of Magic's main combat force and then make a surprise attack." Scrimgeour suddenly let out a breath, "The Ministry of Magic has fallen. This is the first time in my life that I have encountered this kind of war.
Damn it, let’s change the plan. First try to persuade everyone to gather here and see the manpower situation..."
Kingsley coughed twice and took the initiative to join the discussion, reminding everyone of what they had missed:
"Mr. Scrimgeour, I think the first priority is to repair the Floo network. Do you know who we should call now?"
"The Floo Network Authority is under the Department of Magical Transportation. I just tried to contact Mr. Arnold, the director of the Department of Magical Transportation, but I didn't get a timely response - the emergency signal between senior officials is one-way. He should be working on it now
Solve the floo network..."
Barty Crouch said with some uncertainty, his voice gradually became smaller, and a bad possibility gradually emerged in his mind.
"So, what if someone intercepts your request for help, or controls Mr. Arnold in advance?"
At this time, Tonks, who was sitting by the stove and responsible for baking sausages and bread, turned her head and revealed the thing that everyone was most worried about.
"If the collapse of the Floo Network is caused by man, then there must be an insider in the Floo Network Management Bureau. The biggest reliance of those dark wizards now is to cut off the connection between the fireplaces. Since the Floo Network has not been restored yet, then the situation is absolutely
It’s trickier than we thought.”
"That's right. If we separate rashly, we may fall into a trap——"
Mad-Eye Moody nodded in agreement, said in a hoarse voice, and glanced at Tonks with his normal normal eye.
"So, Miss Nymphadora, do you have any good suggestions? Regarding the next action."
He had heard about this newcomer, Nymphadora Tonks, a natural Disguise Magus. She had reached the level of a senior Auror on independent missions only one year after joining the job. She was among the best in the Auror Office in recent years.
The new guy... is also the most troublesome, lazy and crazy guy.
"Well, rather than traveling hundreds of miles to find Mr. Arnold, I prefer to ask Mrs. Acmore directly for help——"
"Who?" At this moment, all four men in the room frowned.
"Hetty Acmor, she is a staff member of the Floo Network office. She is responsible for the daily maintenance and monitoring of the Floo network fires," Tonks shrugged and spread her hands and explained, "Mr. Arnold is a very nice person.
But if we want to solve the problem as quickly as possible, maybe it's best to go to the person directly responsible?"
"Do you know the home address of Mrs. Acmore?" Kingsley asked.
"Is she reliable?" Scrimgeour was concerned about something else.
"Of course, she is in London." Tonks nodded and replied, "Don't worry, her daughter is studying at Hogwarts, and she will definitely not be a dark wizard. I did her a little favor before... Well
!Anyway, she is definitely more reliable than the superior directors regarding the Floo Network,"
Tonks bit her tongue, mumbled a few words, quickly returned to the topic, and answered seriously.
"Help?" Scrimgeour raised his eyebrows.
"I don't think having a child studying at Hogwarts has anything to do with whether he or she is a dark wizard -" Moody said coldly, "In our time, Death Eaters usually emerged from one family to another...
...If she was in charge of the Floo Network before, then logically, she is even more suspicious. Maybe she is at the Ministry of Magic now, or has set up a trap waiting for us——"
"Because of this, we have to go see Mrs. Aikemo even more."
Barty Crouch said coldly, as if he had returned to the time when he was the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
"Whether she is related to the whole thing or not, it will be clear when we get to her residence. When the floo network is restored, even if Minister Fudge and others cannot come back for the time being, we can urgently convene the memory cancellation team and reverse the accident team...
…Try to take it back—oh no, try to corner those guys inside the Ministry of Magic, arrest them all on the spot, and send them to Azkaban in one go! Anyway, the Floo Network office will definitely investigate them strictly from now on."
"Mrs. Aikemo will definitely not be an accomplice of those dark wizards!"
Tonks said hurriedly, her pink bubblegum hair starting to turn red.
"She is a very nice person. I often go to Mrs. Acmore's house to enjoy Hogwarts food. People who like food cannot be bad people."
"...I finally know where the batch of dishes 'smuggled' from Hogwarts on the market recently came from."
Scrimgeour's mouth twitched, and he pressed his forehead with a headache. He understood what the "little favor" Tonks meant.
Some time ago, "contraband" of Hogwarts meals from unknown sources appeared on the market. He remembered that Tonks volunteered to deal with this problem at that time. Later, the matter was dismissed. After all, this kind of
Small things are not the focus of Aurors.
"Don't worry, at least until there is no evidence to prove that Mrs. Ikemo is related to tonight's incident, we will not do anything extraordinary."
Scrimgeour glanced at the rude newcomer, looked around at everyone in the room, thought for a while and said.
"Let's do this, Kingsley, you and Mr. Bagman stay here as support. If there are any latecomers, please help explain. By the way, let Old Tom prepare a few more rooms, food, and drinks. Mr. Crouch or
According to the original plan, we will directly visit the directors to inform them."
"As for Mrs. Acmore's side, Tonks, Moody and I will accompany you. Let's go there and have a look -"
As he spoke, he stood up, picked up the gray coat that was hanging on the armrest of the sofa, and put it on.
"Stop baking those breads and sausages, you're not a house elf!"
"Okay." Tonks said, reluctantly putting down the baking fork and butter in her hands, and quickly flashed through tonight's tasks in her mind.
I was on duty at the Ministry of Magic in the first half of the night, killing time, waiting to witness the "Death Eaters" breaking into the Ministry of Magic, having an encounter, and in the process of retreating, destroying the surrounding environment, maximizing the tragic effect of the battlefield, and then following the other left-behind personnel.
Go to the safe house and observe the Ministry of Magic's response process in a crisis. If the fireplace issue is discussed, then guide them to restore the floo network normally, and do their best to protect the Ministry of Magic throughout the process.
When Cornelius Fudge and others return and start cleaning up the mess, they can go home and sleep peacefully while waiting for bonuses to be paid out.
Well, by the way, she also had to apply for a leave of absence. After all, she and Kingsley had resisted the attacks of dozens of vicious "Death Eaters" on the frontline battlefield.
…………
The end of the main hall of the British Ministry of Magic is in a mess.
Several "ferocious" "Death Eaters" had just come down from the elevator, holding a stack of documents in their arms.
"We emptied the public file shelves in the Auror Command, but left the personal desks untouched. There may be a magical trap there."
A tall "Death Eater" said that beside the ruins made of golden gates and piles of rubble, several wizards dressed in the same black clothes were patiently checking the current "Ministry of Magic Cleanup" with a record board.
progress, "But we have found the address information of all wizards in Britain, and this should be most of them. The trial files of the Wizengamot Tribunal should be below. The three groups will come up later to take a look at the situation..."
On the other side, several wizards happened to be walking out of another repaired elevator, their expressions looking a little solemn.
"We are in trouble here, sir. The prophecy ball must have been enchanted by someone."
"Then just cut off the shelf and pack it away. Do you still need me to teach you these things? Aren't there various ways to deal with it in the mission manual? If you encounter a curse that cannot be lifted temporarily, then physically cut it from the outside.
, cut the whole thing off in one go——"
"Well, but in this case, there is a high probability that we will not be able to transfer all the prophecy balls within the specified time."
"Is there much left?"
"More than 70% may remain, so——"
"I understand." Kurt Meyer, who was in charge of this operation, nodded, "In this case, let's start the cleaning operation in the Prophecy Hall in advance. Remember the mission objectives we said, there are several crystal balls.
...You must survive in the ruins 'smartly'.
"Especially the crystal ball that records the prophecies of the Dark Lord and the Boy-Who-Lived..."