#12 - Encounter

After a satisfying meal, the three of them sat chatting while digesting, inevitably discussing the mysterious man and the Death Eaters.

"They're just a bunch of vipers hiding in corners, good for nothing but jumping out to bite you when you're off guard," Hagrid said, clearly disdainful of the mysterious man and his Death Eaters.

"But it seems calm recently, and there hasn't been any news about the Death Eaters in the newspapers for a long time," Anduin asked, looking at Hagrid's indignant expression.

"Yes, those damned guys have gone into hiding again recently, but don't be careless, they must be brewing some new conspiracy, but we still have Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix, I believe we will win this war," Hagrid said firmly.

"Isn't the Ministry of Magic also fighting against them? Why did Dumbledore have to form an Order of the Phoenix?" Anduin still had doubts in his mind, because wouldn't the Ministry of Magic be suspicious of a private armed force like the Order of the Phoenix? War should still be organized by a regular army. Anduin had also served in the military in his previous life, so he didn't think such a private armed organization was necessary.

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"The Dark Lord is very good at bewitching people, and the Ministry of Magic cannot be completely trusted, because there are many people inside who support the Dark Lord's ideas and serve him. Who knows if there are any Death Eaters lurking inside," Hagrid said, then leaned over, with a mysterious expression, and whispered, "And many Aurors from the Ministry of Magic have also joined the Order of the Phoenix, just as Dumbledore said, we must use secrecy to fight against secrecy."

Hagrid's eyebrows danced, and he explained to Anduin with great enthusiasm, as if showing off something.

No, did you just tell me this kind of information so casually?

Seeing Hagrid spreading the information everywhere with such a big mouth, Anduin suddenly felt very worried about their future.

The two chatted in the Leaky Cauldron until very late. Hagrid saw that it was past curfew time, and hurriedly said goodbye to Anduin and the others, preparing to return to school.

"How are you going back?" Anduin carried the oil lamp and sent Hagrid to Diagon Alley. He saw that the shops on the street were basically closed, and the shop providing Floo Network services was also tightly closed.

"At this time, I can go to Knockturn Alley. Borgin and Burkes there can provide Floo Network services even very late. Anduin, that is a shop that specializes in selling dark magic items. Many of the items inside are very dangerous."

Anduin was very curious about the shop in Knockturn Alley that Hagrid introduced, and he felt very hot after eating the dragon liver. Diagon Alley has been very peaceful recently, so he decided to send Hagrid along the way and get some fresh air. Hagrid was also very carefree and happy that someone could chat with him on the road.

The two of them entered Borgin and Burkes. The boss didn't know what he was busy with and wasn't at the counter. Anduin looked around and felt that everything around him was very interesting. There were masks with terrifying expressions hanging on the wall, and a glass eyeball that kept staring at people, and a shriveled human hand placed on a cushion in a glass box.

"Okay, Anduin, you should go back quickly. Knockturn Alley is not a safe place. Don't touch the things here randomly. You don't know if there are any unknown curses on them." After saying that, Hagrid walked into the fireplace in the shop, grabbed a handful of Floo Powder, and shouted "Hogwarts" in a loud voice, disappearing in a burst of green flames.

"Isn't the boss here afraid that someone will steal something?" Anduin looked around and found that there was no one in the shop at all, but he didn't dare to touch the things on the counter randomly.

Walking out of Borgin and Burkes, Anduin identified the direction and walked towards the exit.

Suddenly, just as Anduin was about to walk out of the alley where the shop was located, a blurry figure appeared out of thin air in front of him.

Anduin recognized that it was the effect of Apparition. He was stunned for a moment, then frowned, it seemed that he had run into some trouble.

But Anduin reacted quickly. He quickly lowered his body and leaned against a pillar next to the alley.

At this time, Anduin was in the middle of the alley. This alley was located in Knockturn Alley, and both sides were connected to many shops in Knockturn Alley. There were many stone pillars that protruded halfway for hiding, and some boxes and wooden barrels were piled on both sides of the alley. Anduin, who had lowered his body, hurriedly extinguished the oil lamp in his hand to avoid exposure.

The person in front seemed to be chased by someone and ran into the alley. In a hurry, he also knocked over several wooden boxes. Maybe it was because of nervousness, he didn't notice that there was a person squatting by the road, quickly passed Anduin and ran into the depths.

Seeing this, Anduin breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he hadn't been discovered. He could leave safely after he left this alley. He didn't know whether this person was a friend or an enemy, so it was better to avoid exposure.

Who knew that two black smokes suddenly fell from the air, revealing two figures wearing black robes and wearing skull masks.

As soon as the two appeared, one of them raised his hand and shot a curse at the person in front. The person running away in front saw the people coming after him closely. He didn't continue to flee, as that would expose his back to the enemy. He took out his wand and flicked it, deflecting the oncoming curse to the side.

With a "bang", it turned out that a wooden barrel by the roadside was smashed by the curse, and wood chips splashed out.

Next was a mutual shooting of spells between the two sides, like a lively game of ping-pong.

The current situation was that the person who was running away was at the end of an alley, and two masked people were constantly launching attacks from a distance of more than ten meters, while Anduin was not far behind the two.

Seeing this, Anduin couldn't help but frown. It was really an unexpected disaster. It seemed that the peace and tranquility he had been experiencing recently had made him relax his vigilance. Plus, he had eaten some dragon meat, which made him feel hot and unsettled. After all, it was still wartime, and he shouldn't have run out for a stroll late at night.

Even a fool could see that the two people who appeared later were Death Eaters. He didn't know whether the other side was an Auror or a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Anduin took a few deep breaths to calm himself down again, thinking about how to resolve the trouble he had encountered.

The battle between the two sides was still very glued, and they were launching spells while verbally attacking each other.

"Snivellus, don't think I can't recognize you just because you're wearing a mask. I can smell the stench on you from hundreds of meters away." The light of the spell illuminated the figures of both sides in the darkness. The person supporting alone had black hair that didn't reach his ears, a rebellious look on his face, and laughed loudly in the chaos.

"Sirius, you idiot, you still have the strength to talk, think about your last words, I won't let you run away this time." The person called Snivellus coldly taunted while desperately launching spells.

"Stop talking nonsense with him, quickly finish him off, the master is still waiting for us to report back." Another Death Eater next to him kept urging, and took two steps back, chanting words, it seemed that he was preparing a powerful spell, ready to take down Sirius in one fell swoop.