Chapter 269: Order of the Phoenix! (Updated for National Day, wishing everyone a happy National Day)

Moody took out a piece of paper and handed it to Harry, which read that the Order of the Phoenix was located at 12 Grimmauld Place, London.

When Harry saw the words on the note, houses number 11 and 13 in front of him began to move to the sides.

Then, a house with quaint decorations appeared.

Walking into Blake's family house, the whole house is filled with snake elements. The door knockers, candlesticks, chandeliers, clothes hangers... everything is made of snakes.

"They really are Slytherins," Aiden teased.

"But Sirius is a Gryffindor." Lupin winked at Aiden.

There was an umbrella stand made of troll legs at the door, and the walls were covered with house-elves' heads.

At the end of the corridor was a narrow reception room where many members of the Order of the Phoenix gathered for discussions.

Harry saw his godfather through the door frame and he smiled at Sirius.

And Aunt Molly came over and held out her hands, "Harry, it's so good to see you, you've lost a little weight."

Aiden tried to sneak past his aunt into the meeting room, but was hit on the head by Mrs. Molly.

Pointing her inside, Aiden quickly slipped over, and Mrs. Molly sighed and turned to Harry.

"You go up first, Ronnie and Hermione are already upstairs."

Aiden found a place to sit down in the living room.

"Sirius, your idea is too radical. There are no witnesses, no casualties, and no evidence." Arthur advised.

Due to the split between Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic, Arthur was ostracized in the Ministry of Magic, so he joined the reorganized Order of the Phoenix and appeared in the meeting hall.

"He almost killed Harry, isn't that enough evidence?" Sirius retorted.

"But, monitoring that secret weapon is the most important thing!" said Hai Sijia Jones.

"We should trust Dumbledore!" Lupin also expressed his opinion.

"But I destroyed that thing last year, and I guess he probably won't rebuild it on the same spot." Aiden raised his hand.

Everyone looked at Aiden, with confusion in their eyes.

"You know what we're talking about?" Moody asked.

"It's Voldemort's secret weapon at Riddle Manor, right? I fought him there and destroyed that thing," Aiden replied.

"Look, I told you we should take action tonight." Sirius pounded the table lightly.

"What's the situation at the Ministry of Magic?" Seeing the tense atmosphere, Aiden changed the subject.

"It's terrible." Arthur shook his head.

"The radicals led by Amelia Bones and the conservatives led by Cornelius Fudge are fighting each other fiercely." Moody laughed sarcastically.

"And Barty Crouch, who has returned to the International Cooperation Department after his recovery. Because of his son's incident, his power has been greatly restricted." Tonks added.

"However, as a neutral party, he has the most supporters under his command." Arthur spoke again.

"So, the Ministry of Magic is simply unreliable, and he's getting stronger every minute. We need to take action," Sirius suggested again.

Then, a group of people turned their attention to Aiden.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Aiden was a little confused.

"Just say the word. You're the best fighter here anyway." Moody spoke for the others.

"Lie and see what the Ministry of Magic is going to do. No matter what, we have to wait for the monsters to jump out before we clean them up.

Otherwise, how can we tell who is our enemy and who is our friend?" Aiden crossed his hands and rested them on his chin.

"But mysterious..." Sirius wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Aiden.

"Don't worry, everything is under control." Aiden gave him a reassuring look.

"So, what should Harry Potter do?" Snape asked in the corner.

"Tell him the truth." Sirius jumped out immediately.

"No, he's still a child!" Molly stopped him immediately, while Aiden started eating melon on the side.

"He's not a child anymore, Molly. We should let him decide his own future," Sirius advised.

"Oh really? He's not James." Molly retorted.

"He's not your son either," Sirius replied.

"I don't think this boy will become a felon like his godfather."

Snape spoke in a sarcastic tone, but in fact he didn't want Harry to know the truth.

"Shut up, Snotlout..."

The two then started arguing, and Moody was annoyed by the quarrel and simply announced the end of the meeting.

After the meeting, Aiden was sent upstairs by Molly. Snape did not accept Molly's request to stay and left in a hurry.

At the door, Hermione was already hugging Harry.

"Cough cough." Aiden pretended to cough, and the two separated immediately.

"Ronnie, have you gotten stronger?" Aiden asked confusedly when he saw his cousin behind Hermione.

"Aren't we together every day? Didn't you notice?" Ron asked with the same doubt.

Aiden, who hadn't seen Ron for thousands of years, said: "....."

"Forget it, don't worry about it." Aiden waved his hand.

Hedwig, who was standing by, immediately threw herself into Harry's arms and rubbed him coquettishly.

"Hedwig has been restless. She's worried about you and she pecked me to urge us to reply." Ron raised his hand to show Harry the wound on his hand.

"Sorry, Hedwig." Harry stroked Hedwig's head.

Downstairs, Mrs. Molly was calling everyone to eat, and everyone went downstairs together.

The twins Apparated and flashed downstairs. It seems that they both have a good talent in this area.

"That's enough. Even if you two are allowed to use this magic now, it doesn't mean you have to use it in everything." Molly hit each of the twins.

"Harry Potter." Sirius walked between the Weasleys and hugged Harry.

Everyone came to the dining table and Molly prepared a sumptuous dinner for them.

Crookshanks hid in Sirius's legs and acted coquettishly, while Tonks changed her nose into a pig and played with Ginny.

Aiden watched Tonks's magic flow with interest.

This miraculous talent was probably a remnant of her ancestors' exploration of the transformation of magical creatures, and Aiden soon lost interest in it.

And Arthur spoke up, "For some reason, it seems like the entire Wizengamot court will be attending your hearing at the Ministry of Magic."

Arthur seemed to be hinting at something, but Aiden saw through his little tricks at a glance and wanted to tell Harry the truth.

"I don't understand what grudge the Ministry of Magic has against me!" Harry's green eyes were filled with confusion.

"Tell him, he'll know sooner or later!" said Moody.

Kingsley handed Harry the newspaper, which showed Harry's picture, 'The Boy Who Lied.'

Harry's portrait and name appear in various stories and slang and are used as memes.

On the back of the newspaper it was written that with Fudge around, there was nothing to worry about.

The photos of Dumbledore and Aiden were also among them.

Dumbledore is branded as an old madman, while Aiden is portrayed as Prewett's new generation of war maniacs.