Dumbledore stood on the edge of the Hyperion's bridge, looking out the window at the silent dock with a complicated expression.
It was extremely quiet on the Hyperion. A translucent giant magic light curtain hung in mid-air. A dozen small window pictures were constantly flashing and changing on the light screen. Waterfall-like words and values wafted out of the screen from time to time.
There are shallow traces of light imprinted in the air on the bridge.
The Ministry of Magic has fallen, not just one, or just a few - but most of the European magical governments.
"Mr. Pope, the operation is progressing extremely smoothly. All ministries have captured all targets as planned."
This was the first sentence Dumbledore heard after boarding the Hyperion, followed by real-time footage of the main halls of the Ministry of Magic in various countries.
What Grindelwald failed to do decades ago, the "little witch" made it a reality overnight:
While senior officials from the Ministry of Magic and Aurors from various countries went to the Armenian forest to carry out a "just encirclement and suppression" of the werewolves, the wizards in black, fund owners, the Destiny Group...all the forces that Elena could mobilize came out, under the shelter of the night.
Next, launch a blitzkrieg against the magical governments of various countries.
The Floo Network, which the wizarding world spent hundreds of years building on thousands of fireplaces, was completely paralyzed by the dual attacks of money and magic.
The Ministry of Magic buildings in various countries are like undefended shops, allowing those "dark wizards" to loot and destroy - magic research, alchemy items, wizard household registration information, prophecy balls, old files, internal meeting minutes of the Ministry of Magic... all existing entities
Everything is a target for looting.
Dumbledore could not imagine what a spectacular tsunami would appear in the European wizarding world when the sun rises tomorrow.
"Ai, oh no, where is Miss Fool now?"
The old wizard took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calm.
"There are no casualties. This operation follows the 'Proposal 17 - Stealing some information from the Ministry of Magic.' This is the document and message Captain Kaslana entrusted us to transfer to you. She does not want you to comment on this
If there is a misunderstanding about this operation, please contact Mr. 'Gaota' for details..."
"I want to know...Captain Caslana, where is she now?" Dumbledore exhaled slowly and asked softly.
"England, Little Hangleton Village, she is personally responsible for the evacuation of London personnel——"
The goblin first mate said cautiously, recalling the additional performance rewards promised by Her Majesty the Queen, and swallowed.
"Miss Fool suggested that instead of wasting time arguing and discussing with her, we should first help the Ministry of Magic officials trapped in the Armenian forest to return to their respective countries smoothly, and at least help repair the fireplaces... After all, with the efficiency of the Ministry of Magic,
It is very likely that you will miss the news tomorrow morning. As the most powerful wizard in the wizarding world today, your appearance can also relieve the restlessness of those politicians——"
"And Mr. Tower, you'd better sit on the bridge of the Hyperion as a precaution..."
"Oh? Do I have a new mission tonight?" Grindelwald raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Yes, but it depends on whether each action group has encountered a top wizard..."
A slight cough sounded without warning. Grindelwald turned his head and saw the current patron saint of the wizarding world looking at him calmly. His blue eyes were without any waves, just like the sea before a heavy rain.
, asked patiently "calmly".
"So, Mr. Gaota, can you first explain to me what is going on?"
Dumbledore glanced at the magic light curtain not far away, twitched the corners of his eyes, and breathed out softly again.
"If I'm not stupid, the content of the 17th proposal should be 'stealing information', not capturing the Ministry of Magic, right? What's the matter with the Floo network being paralyzed? And the 'stealing' goal we discussed before should be
There’s only one for the British Ministry of Magic, right?”
"Of course, certainly not to capture the Ministry of Magic - not to capture it, just to get some things while no one is around."
Grindelwald's peripheral vision swept across the flickering magic light curtain, and he grinned, the wrinkles on his face full of happiness from the bottom of his heart.
"The Floo Network is to prevent wizards from being accidentally injured during this 'material collection' operation. Just turning off the fireplace for a short while at midnight can eliminate dozens of conflicts. What a kind and smart idea. As for you
The issue of target selection for discussion, if I remember correctly, we were talking about the 'Ministry of Magic' from beginning to end, not the British Ministry of Magic or the French Ministry of Magic, I thought you wouldn't be surprised?"
"Don't worry, Albus, that kid has some sense of control - the Wizarding War won't break out yet."
Grindelwald casually took the pile of documents from the goblin first mate and stuffed them into Dumbledore's hands.
"But you may be busy later. This century... oh no, the most dangerous, cunning, and craziest dark wizard in the history of the wizarding world is back. As the leader of the International Federation of Wizards, this time your enemy is in
A dark world connected in secret."
I have to say, that cute little witch is so surprising, she seems to be better than her predecessor.
Capturing most of the European wizarding world overnight, this alone is enough to make her the most dangerous Dark Lord of this century.
What makes Grindelwald even more impressed is that the child doesn't seem to want to come to the stage yet - compared to old guys like them, the child obviously prefers to be a "good guy", and the fastest shortcut to becoming a good guy is to want to be a "good guy".
Find a way to participate in defeating the dark wizard.
Of course, before that, there must first be a "notorious" dark wizard, and the kind who "does all bad things".
The politicians of the Ministry of Magic are not fools. If the situation is not unavoidable, in order to avoid chaos and uncertain disputes, when they find signs of the return of dark wizards, their first reaction is probably to cover the lid rather than find a way to solve it.
, to deal with the problem. This situation does not only exist in the British wizarding world, almost all wizards who become high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic in peacetime will make similar choices invariably.
In fact, in Elena's model deduction, after the large-scale "theft" of the Ministry of Magic, the Ministry of Magic of various countries chose to minimize the major issue. The possibility of responding to the minor issue is still about 20%. After all, taking into account various factors, today
Late action will not intensify the conflict with casualties.
In this case, the magical society and even Ministry of Magic officials may be temporarily fooled by the Ministry of Magic for a period of time.
unless……
"The bones reappear!"
In the main hall of the British Ministry of Magic, a huge green light and shadow rose high.
The magic canvas that originally hung Cornelius Fudge has now turned into tattered cloth strips, and above the tattered cloth strips that seemed to have been cruelly cut by someone, a huge green skull hung in the air, and a python.
It emerged from the skull's mouth like a tongue.
At the same time, in the London night sky directly above the Ministry of Magic, the same green light and shadow were rising higher and higher.
Against the dark night sky, it looks like a green, strange constellation.
And in a more distant place...
The same spells and the same magic symbols lit up in various Ministry of Magic halls one after another.
Perhaps outside the British wizarding world, people will not quite understand the meaning of this fancy, twenty-legged mark for the time being.
However, when news magazines from various countries start working, they will soon know why the British call "Voldemort" the "most dangerous and terrifying" dark wizard in contemporary times, and the first story they come across is about him.
and the madness of his followers…
"It's almost time, we can evacuate—"
Kurt Meyer glanced at the ugly mark he had been practicing for a long time, and waved his hands at the people behind him with a look of disgust.
"Okay, let's burn this place down!"
Behind the middle-aged wizard, red fire suddenly rose.