Chapter 626 Status Quo

After lunch with the regret of not being able to attend the school opening banquet, Ryan and the others spent the whole afternoon patrolling and strengthening the defensive magic of Azkaban Castle.

While no one was paying attention to the deployment of defensive magic, Ryan and Hermione contacted Lupine through the wolf head sculpture tie clip that had been strengthened before. After some exchanges, they got information about the latest situation and some of their acquaintances.

Lupine told them that when Voldemort raided the Ministry of Magic, Percy immediately noticed something was wrong, and then found his boss, Ms. Burns and his father, and used the special Portkey Ryan gave him to take Burns with him. Ma'am, Mr. Arthur and the team escaped to the Burrow before the Ministry of Magic went into full lockdown, and they are all fine now.

The Weasley twins, along with the few bitch wizard employees, transferred some of the goods to the Hogsmeade branch. Fortunately, since the Death Eaters attacked Hogwarts at the end of last semester, Ryan and the twins have been Put the goods mainly in the werewolf base in Norway. There are not many stocks in London and Hogsmeade, so the loss of this hasty retreat is not serious.

In hindsight, their retreat was considered timely, because less than ten minutes after their retreat, a group of wizards wearing black robes and masks covering their faces seized the Weasley joke shop in Diagon Alley in the name of the Ministry of Magic.

After getting the news that the acquaintances were safe and sound, Ryan and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Hermione asked afterward, pointing to the communicator. Then how are Professor Dumbledore and his classmates doing now?

They're all safely inside Hogwarts Castle now, said Lupine. They've magically sped up the Hogwarts Express, which arrived 15 minutes ago. I think everyone They have all safely entered Hogwarts Castle.

Actually, I'm in Hogsmeade right now. Lupine said suddenly after telling the whole situation, Dumbledore summoned most of the members of the Order of the Phoenix to gather at the Pig's Head Pub five minutes ago, and so did I. I just rushed over from Norway. Most of the information coming now is confusing and inconsistent, so apart from some confirmed acquaintances, I can only tell you after this gathering is over.

By the way, didn't you follow Hogwarts to the school quickly? After talking about the information he had collected before, Lupine suddenly reacted and asked. Why are you asking about everyone's situation now?

We are in Azkaban now, Professor Lupine. Hermione said, This is our initiative to prevent the mysterious people from sending Death Eaters to control this crucial magical prison.

—how is it going? asked Lupine. Is there anything I need to tell Headmaster Dumbledore?

A group of more than a dozen Death Eaters attacked Azkaban just now, but we have all driven them away. Hermione briefly introduced the battle just now. We judge that the enemy will not attack here again for a while, but there is a serious shortage of manpower in this place and the magic circle was broken just now. We now need the principal to send enough support personnel and materials to strengthen the defense here.

No problem, I will pass on the request to Headmaster Dumbledore. Alright, now I'm going to run to the Hog's Head Bar. At this point, Lupine ended the communication.

It's a mess, said Hermione after the call was over. I was wondering if we could have stopped this catastrophe if we had done our best to investigate before.

It's unlikely. Ryan knew that Hermione was out of some kind of survivor's guilt, so he put his hand on Hermione's shoulder to comfort her. To occupy the Ministry of Magic so quickly this time, I believe that the Mysterious Man definitely has enough internal support in the Ministry of Magic.

Think about it, the intelligence network established by Professor Dumbledore in the wizarding world for more than 100 years did not predict this attack in advance. What can those of us who have only been in the wizarding world for six years do?

Seeing that Hermione nodded in agreement with her point of view,

Ryan went on to say: The current situation is just converting the previous secret war into an open war. Things are not that bad. We just need to cooperate with Professor Dumbledore to end this war and win in the end. .And don't you think it's much better now than before, at least we know who is the enemy and who is the friend. We can use our strength to the fullest.

You're right. Hermione also adjusted her emotions at this time, Besides, isn't this war what we have all estimated before? This is also an opportunity for us, an opportunity for change.

In the following time, with the help of Hermione, Ryan tried his best to repair and improve Azkaban's defensive magic. It wasn't until the sky completely dimmed that Ryan and the others, who were eating sandwiches for dinner on the roof, finally received the news from Professor Dumbledore.

The news came from the communication room downstairs. After meeting with Director Burns, Professor Dumbledore successfully took over the various liaison facilities of the previous Ministry of Magic. After ensuring the safety of the students, he began to contact the locations of the Ministry of Magic to make statistics on the situation of the enemy and us. .

This is also a no-brainer, because Voldemort has remained silent since Voldemort captured the Ministry of Magic, so the attitudes of those locations controlled by the Ministry of Magic are varied. Some firmly support the Ministry of Magic, and whoever controls the Ministry of Magic will support that, and some declare their support for Voldemort after being controlled by the Death Eaters. There are also those who decided to join Dumbledore's side after being inspired by Dumbledore.

There were even skirmishes at several points, with Death Eaters and members of the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's supporters vying for control after it was confirmed that Voldemort had captured the Ministry of Magic. In short, the entire British wizarding world is in chaos right now.

Glad to hear the news that Azkaban is under our control. Dumbledore's face appeared on the double-sided mirror in the communication room, based on his magic level plus the information given by Ms. Burns He easily took over the entire Ministry of Magic communications network after obtaining the Ministry of Magic key. How is the situation on your side now?

The group of Death Eaters who were trying to get cheap just now were driven away, and no enemy has come to attack again. Ryan said, And I have repaired the magic defense of the Azkaban Castle that was destroyed just now.

But now we are in a lot of trouble. After talking about what he had just done, Ryan began to talk about the main points. We have wiped out all the dementors, which means that Azkaban needs to spare more manpower to guard the prisoners. But we still have to guard the castle now, so the manpower is far from enough. Not to mention Azkaban A lot of innocent people were mistakenly arrested in Zkaban before, and judges need to be sent to screen them. In short, we need more people now.

Aside from more people, what else do you need? The headmaster looked tired when he spoke, it seemed that Voldemort's surprise attack today was beyond his imagination. As the greatest White Wizard, he has countless things to attend to now.

Materials, especially enough magic materials. Ryan said solemnly. The food and drinking water reserves here are sufficient. We and the prisoners can consume it here for more than a month. But there are too few magic materials. Now we can only say that we have barely repaired and strengthened the defensive magic circle. I want to do more. What is basically impossible.

Okay, I understand. Dumbledore nodded slightly. Give me the list of materials you need and the secret key of the Azkaban magic defense you newly set up, and I will ask someone to deliver the materials to you tonight. As for the new manpower, it may take a while for you to trouble , because after the Ministry of Magic was raided, I couldn't find anyone who could replace you in defending Azkaban in a hurry.

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