Chapter 426 2 Strategies

Chapter 426 Two Strategies
"There is another point, and it is quite important. We cannot just look at our own reasons," Augusta continued. "The reason why the pure-blood enlightened faction has weakened to this point is certainly due to our own reasons, but I think it is even more inseparable from the rising star of the Malfoy family."

"Yes," Gerstad's tone did not reveal any emotion. Although she was a pure-blood and open-minded person, she received expensive Christmas gifts from Lucius Malfoy every year, as well as invitations to visit Malfoy Manor for the Christmas dinner, but she refused every time.

"That Shaylin Malfoy has almost become the most powerful person in the British wizarding world, and Dumbledore has become increasingly weaker as a result. If this continues, it is not a solution to just sit there and wait for death. I think we should discuss the main topic of tonight's meeting."

"Should we continue to bet on Dumbledore?" Gerstad's eyes were bright as she finally asked this pointed question.

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

After a long while, Augusta slowly said, "I agree. We must not sit still and wait for death, but..." She paused, then said, "It is too early to say whether to give up support for Dumbledore. Dumbledore is so smart. He has been planning in the wizarding world for many years. He cannot be defeated easily. I am sure that he must have a backup plan that he has not used yet."

"You're right," Muriel said, "We should have faith in Dumbledore."

Gerstad said carefully, "Dumbledore's power is unquestionable, but you also need to take into account the changes in the pure-blood extremists over the past month."

"Oh, have they undergone any changes recently that I don't know about?" Augusta asked in a low voice with a surprised look on his face.

"In the past year, the pure-blood extremists have successively destroyed the three major families of Lestrange, Rawl, and Shafik. In addition, the Avery family was exterminated not long ago. On the surface, they are also seriously injured like us, but in fact..." Gersta said slowly with a serious expression: "The remaining families have become stronger after annexing their resources. Moreover, under the flagpole headed by Schelling, the major families have the intention of uniting around him and have been able to form a cohesive and terrifying force."

Then, as if she was afraid that the two of them would not understand what she meant, she hurriedly added: "As far as I know, Burke and Parkinson were long-term loyal allies of the Malfoy family. Now, Selwyn, Yaxley, Nott, and Carrow all seem to be showing signs of moving closer to the Malfoy family."

"Among the pure-blood extremists still existing in Great Britain, there should only be one Travers family left, and they no longer follow the lead of the Malfoy family." After saying this, Gerstad looked at the two of them with a hint of expectation, but found that they only had stunned expressions. Suddenly, a hint of disappointment and loneliness arose in her heart.

"If what you say is true," Muriel said with difficulty, "then the Malfoy family is terrible..."

Augusta raised his brows and said in a deep voice: "We can't be afraid before the battle. We old bones may still be of some use. If we give up now, then we, the pure-blooded enlightened faction, will have even less hope."

"Then what should we do?"

Augusta pondered for a while, tapped the floor with his dragon-headed cane, and said, "We now have two countermeasures, both of which can be carried out at the same time—"

"First, we need to win over the neutral purebloods, and not just the 28 holy pureblood families. Not to mention the ancient traditional nobles like Abbott, Macmillan, Foley, and Slahorn, in my opinion, the Diggory family and the Smith family should also be included in our recruitment scope."

"What about the Bones? Aren't we going to contact them?" Muriel asked.

"Since the Bones family was almost completely killed in the last wizard war, a rift has arisen between Amelia and us. I think it may not be easy to recruit her." Augusta said, "As for the other pure-blood neutral families, such as the Greengrass family and the Bulstrode family, they have also shown a tendency to lean towards the Malfoy family in the past few years. It may be too late to recruit them."

"Okay, I agree with your first solution," Muriel said, raising her hand.

"I second that." Gerstad also raised her hand and said seriously.

A mysterious magical power entangled the three people, as if witnessing some oath they had made.

"Then, the first strategic direction is finalized. We will have to discuss the specific details in depth later." Augusta said in a deep voice, "Secondly, our several pure-blooded enlightened families are not just the main family. At this moment when the main family is showing signs of exhaustion, I think it seems necessary to promote the power of the branch families and let them participate as well."

"Well..." Muriel thought for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "I agree."

"Okay, I second that, too," Gerstad said.

The mysterious power from earlier descended here again.

"Let me talk about my situation first," Muriel spoke first. "The Weasley family has always been prosperous. Arthur has two brothers. A few years ago, Bilius died of illness, but the alcoholic Tristan Weasley is still alive. His eldest son Gawain Weasley is the current Unspoken Man and the highest person in charge of the Hall of the Dead. He still has a say in the Department of Mysteries."

The other two nodded. The employee of the Department of Mysteries was devoted to studying mysterious powers and was able to master some magic that was unknown to the outside world. He was a talented person who could be of great use.

"As for the Prewett family, Molly actually has a Squib cousin who works as an accountant for Muggles, but his daughter Mafalda Prewett is a genuine wizard. I heard that she was once a prefect in Slytherin. After graduation, she joined the Aurors and was highly appreciated by Umbridge, who took her in as one of her confidants." Muriel sneered, "Although she has only been an Auror for a short time, she is so talented that even Scrimgeour can't do anything about her unruly nature."

"I have also heard of the name Mafalda. It seems that she and the girl from the Black family joined the Auror training at the same time. But while she was still a junior Auror, Mafalda had already been promoted to an elite Auror. She is indeed a rare and outstanding figure among the younger generation." Gersta said. She works in the Ministry of Magic and is an examiner. She has a lot of knowledge about every outstanding young junior in the Ministry of Magic. Augusta nodded with satisfaction. "It seems that we pure-blooded enlightened factions still have a lot of young talents, but in the past our eyes were too limited to the main family. By the way, Muriel, I heard that you have a young cousin?"

"Yes," Muriel said proudly, "My little cousin, Lancelot Prewett, is currently the chief surgical healer at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Instructions. I think he and I have a close relationship. As long as I say a word, he will definitely be willing to join and support us."

"Very good. In this case, my Longbottom family cannot fall behind—" Augusta's eyes flashed with shrewdness, and she said, "My late husband had a younger brother, Alji, who has been living abroad in the past few years, but comes back to visit his family every year. Last year, he brought back a Mibumibao from Assyria for Neville..."

"I remember that they also have a son - Doug Longbottom, who is now an elite Auror in the Prison Department of the International Confederation of Wizards and the director of the Prison Department - one of the most trusted right-hand men of Colehaug, who just led a team to visit Great Britain. If nothing unexpected happens, he should join the team in Great Britain to hunt down Grindelwald in the near future."

"I have a talent to recommend, too. It's Milo Morn from the Morn family. He was the last student council president of Hogwarts. His seventh-year exam results were excellent, especially in potions," Gerstad said. "I heard that he was originally going to represent Hogwarts in the wizard inter-school potions championship to be held in France next month, but then for some reason he was suddenly replaced by Shaylin Malfoy from the Malfoy family."

"It doesn't matter. That's good enough," Muriel said slowly, summarizing: "So, let me summarize. Our main actions are divided into two parts - winning over the traditional neutrals, including Abbott, Macmillan, Foley, Slughorn, Diggory and Smith. Then -"

"Pick out outstanding talents from the branch families and have them officially step forward as members of the pure-blood enlightened faction. The five candidates confirmed so far are Gawain Weasley, Mafalda Prewett, Lancelot Prewett, Doug Longbottom, and Milo Moon."

"Yes, please work hard with me," Augusta said solemnly, "Whether the pure-blooded enlightened faction can turn things around and create a future depends on us old bones."

……

"Finally solved!" Xie Ling cheered.

Just as the meeting of the three pure-blood enlightened elders in Longbottom Manor ended, Sherin also successfully broke the magic on the mirror.

Xie Ling's magic wand gently tapped the mirror, and a dazzling silver light exploded. Then, the ancient mirror wailed and was covered with cracks. With the last crisp shattering sound, the mirror fell into countless fragments, emitting a faint blue light.

In the broken light, a wisp of soul slowly condensed and formed the image of Narida Vulkanova. She looked at Sherin with a smile, relief and gratitude in her eyes: "Thank you, young wizard."

She waved her hand gently, and an ancient parchment book emerged from the fragments, emitting a faint golden light. Nalida handed it to Sherin: "This is Abatail, may it help you accomplish the cause you seek."

Her figure was gradually enveloped by warm light, and her soul turned into starlight and rose away. Before leaving, her voice echoed in the secret room: "I wish you all the best!"

The secret room returned to silence, with broken lenses remaining on the ground. Xie Ling looked down at "Abatail" in his hand with determination and deep thought in his eyes.

……

Midnight, in the principal's office.

The noisy silverware seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and no longer made any noise. There were a few strange black shadows on the ceiling that were still moving back and forth, and no one could figure out what they were.

Seeing that Schelling was so comfortable and relaxed in Durmstrang, Karkaroff thought that he must be very satisfied with his careful arrangements. He sat comfortably on the recliner, savoring a glass of ice flower vodka in his hand.

Karkaroff's enjoyment was quickly interrupted by a knock on the door. Karkaroff frowned deeply. He was extremely strict in his rule and few people dared to knock on his door at this time.

Sure enough, the person who came in was Xie Ling.

After Schelling successfully obtained "Abatail", he quickly read through it and confirmed that it was the authentic copy and the fifth volume of Abatail, "The Curse".

When he carefully looked back on the entire treasure hunting process afterwards, he found many unreasonable coincidences. This feeling is hard to explain in words, as if... it was not Xie Ling who found the treasure, but the treasure found Xie Ling on its own.

He traveled to many places and asked many ghosts he met on the road, but there was no trace of the Black Knight. Those ghosts who were unfriendly in the first place also responded indifferently to Schelling's inquiries and said they had nothing to say.

Now comes the really weird part.

Now, Sherin hurried to the principal's office and asked Karkaroff about the origin of the Black Knight. Karkaroff was stunned at first, and finally replied hesitantly that there was no such ghost in Durmstrang!
["Abatail Volume 5" is obtained! ]