In the study of Harris Tower, Owen Harris and Allen sat opposite each other, a steaming cup of Ceylon black tea placed beside them.
"I will help you contact the school board of directors of Hogwarts and try to get them to support your proposal." Owen Harris was satisfied with Allen's proposal. This would further expand the family's influence over Hogwarts. If Dumbledore was really kicked out as Allen predicted, even if it was only for a short period of time, it would be enough for him to handle this matter.
"This matter shouldn't be difficult for Family Harris now." Allen raised the teacup beside him and took a sip.
At this moment, the study door was knocked three times. The two men's conversation stopped and the door opened automatically. Lunn walked in holding a piece of parchment paper.
The study was half lit and half dark. The steam above the teacup was dense. Lunn, who was wearing snow-white pajamas and a sky-blue woolen coat, had a rather solemn expression. It was as if the joy of the day had never appeared. He handed the parchment paper to his father.
Mr. Owen Harris was sitting in a high back chair behind the desk. He used the faint candlelight on the table to quickly read the note. His eyebrows furrowed. After reading it, he handed the note to Allen.
"Arthur Weasley was attacked while he was on duty at the Ministry of Magic. Family Harris needs to make a statement on this matter. Albert and I will immediately go to the Ministry of Magic. In addition, Allen, you will go to St. Mungo's Magic Hospital. Arthur's life and death is unknown. You will go to his house and express your concern. We can't leave him alone. After all, apart from his position at the Ministry of Magic, Arthur Weasley also works part-time at Family Harris to develop television for us. He can be considered one of our employees. As the successor of Family Harris, you can't do nothing about this. "Owen Harris crossed his fingers. After a moment's thought, he instructed.
Allen nodded. He changed into a wizard's robe and left the tower. He used Transfiguration Phantom to go to St. Mungo's Magic Hospital.
12 Grimmauld Square. Harry had finally convinced everyone at school to believe in his dream. After telling Dumbledore that he had saved Arthur, they were brought over from school. Earlier, Harry had resisted the irritation and embarrassment in his heart and told Jenny, the twins, and the others about his dream with slight modifications. He concealed the fact that he had possessed the body of the snake at the time. It was as if he had seen the snake attack Arthur Weasley from the side, and not directly through the snake's eyes.
Arthur's children, who were worried about their father's safety, immediately wanted to rush to St. Mungo's, but they were angrily stopped by Sirius. This was Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix's decision.
??? This was because they couldn't reveal that Harry Potter could dream things thousands of miles away. They didn't want to expose the fact that they already knew that Arthur had been attacked before the hospital informed Mrs. Weasley. This could very well be misunderstood and used by Foggy and the others. After all, under those circumstances, Arthur Weasley's children couldn't have known about the incident within a few seconds after it happened. This would have seriously undermined the stability and plans of the Order of the Phoenix.
Therefore, after Fred and George were persuaded after a fierce argument with Sirius, the twins could only sit in Blake's old house with their younger siblings and Harry to wait for news. They sat silently around the table, worried about Arthur Weasley's safety. Every minute and second felt like an eternity.
Footsteps came from outside the door. "Fortunately, that mirror door can be opened from the inside and doesn't require Blake's blood. Forgive me for being presumptuous. Good evening, everyone." Allen Harris walked in.
Everyone turned to look at him. Seeing that it wasn't Mrs. Weasley, the Weasleys' faces were filled with disappointment.
Blake, on the other hand, jumped up from his chair. He noticed that the children hadn't reacted yet. He instinctively reached out to touch his wand, but after a second or two, he gave up on the action. "How did you get in? This place is clearly under the Scarlet Loyalty …"
"Don't worry, Blake. If I looked for you outside the door, I wouldn't have seen you even if I stuck my nose to your window. But do you still remember this?" Allen took out a pair of dragon-skin protective gloves. "After I let Maggie use it, I hid it in your treasure room. It's still stained with her blood. I don't need to try to find the house under the Scarlet Loyalty Curse. I only need to teleport to the gloves."
"Allen, you're here for … Aren't you supposed to be in Demstrand?" Harry jumped off the chair and deliberately stood between Sirius and Allen. He wanted to prevent a conflict between them.
"My family had a gathering today, but when I learned that Mr. Arthur Weasley was attacked, I went to St. Mungo's Magic Hospital for Patients. You know, Mr. Arthur Weasley is also an employee of my family. I can't leave such a big thing alone," Allen explained.
"How's Dad?" Upon hearing that Allen had already gone to the hospital, Jenny, who was anxious to know her father's safety, couldn't help but interrupt.
"Mr. Arthur is still alive. The healers are doing their best to save him. I think it's better for you to see his condition yourself. After all, I think the children should see with their own eyes that their father's life is no longer in danger. " Allen shrugged. "That's why I'm here. I met Mrs. Weasley at the hospital, and we had a little disagreement. She thought she knew what she was doing, and didn't want you to go over immediately … But after knowing your situation, I felt that as a mother, I didn't have the right to deprive the children of the right to visit their father … or even see him for the last time, not to mention the Order of the Phoenix. So, I'm here."
"Wait a minute. Theoretically, the children should still be in school. Professor Mag found an excuse for Umrich. You can't let them appear in St. Mungo's now —" Sirius tried to stop Allen, but his words got stuck when he saw Allen's sharp gaze.
"Mr. Blake, do you want to visit Mr. Arthur Weasley with the children, or do you want me to leave your uniform here, and then take the children to St. Mungo's?" Allen asked calmly.
"I don't want to be the bad guy who stops you, either." Sirius's face was pale as he stepped aside. "I think no one has any reason to stop you from seeing Arthur now. At least I can say that I've tried."
In the cold night, a group of people appeared in front of an old-fashioned red-brick department store.
"We've arrived at St. Mungo's. There's not enough land in Diagon Alley. It's not hygienic to build it underground like the Ministry of Magic, so we chose to build it here so that the patients can blend in with the crowd," Allen said simply when he saw Harry and the rest looking around.
This department store called Taotao Limited looked decayed and deserted. There were only a few broken dummies in the window. They wore wigs askew and different postures. They were wearing clothes that were at least 10 years old. On the dusty door hung a big sign that said "Closed for Renovation".
"I used to come here with my mother occasionally when I was young. This is where she worked. This department store has never been open, so the Muggle wouldn't notice it." After that, Allen leaned close to the window and looked up at the ugly dummy. His breath blurred the glass. "Hello … I'm here to see Arthur Weasley." The dummy nodded slightly and waved its connected fingers. Allen went straight through the glass and disappeared.
The waiting room was very empty in the middle of the night. The wizards in green robes asked the patients who came to the emergency department about their conditions with tired faces and made quick notes on the board. Harry noticed the emblem embroidered on their chests: a cross formed by a wand and a bone.
"That means that the healers don't scare people as much at night as during the day. At least, you won't see too many scary patients wandering around the hospital." Allen said to Jenny who was a little scared. He then took the lead and led the way. The others followed behind him. They moved quickly in the corridor.
They came to the door of the emergency room. Molly Weasley leaned against the wall, tired and weak. She looked anxious. Through the transparent glass, they could see that Arthur Weasley was lying on the bed in a coma. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive. The healers were anxiously treating him. "It's really troublesome to be bitten by a snake. There's a special ingredient in the snake's venom that can prevent the wound from healing …"
"We can't find the antidote for the time being. Clean the wound and take the blood tonic temporarily. Madam Morgan-le-feil and Miss Daisy also came back temporarily to help. They will find a treatment plan. "A male healer instructed.
"Dad!" Arthur's children immediately ran to the glass and cried.
"How did you … Allen, didn't I tell you the reason? How did you find the house?" Madam Molly who was worried about her husband only noticed that Allen brought the children over.
"If anyone asks, just say that I turned into a phoenix and brought them over from school after I found out. Madam Molly, if something really happened to Mr. Arthur, do you think Dumbledore would have time to attend the funeral to mourn for him? He didn't even want to spend time on such a simple excuse. He just didn't let the children come over. " Allen put his hands behind his back and looked at Molly Weasley. "Will the Order of the Phoenix take care of the families of the members who died? Arthur was also my employee. I won't let his children not see their father at a time like this. Neville Longbottom's parents who were tortured to the point of insanity by Lestrange are also in this hospital. Other than poor Neville and his family, no one else has been here for so many years. "
"It wasn't Deng's idea to not let the children come over … Forget it. Thank you, Allen. Thank you for bringing them over." Molly Weasley wanted to defend Dumbledore, but then she shook her head. Allen had been a great help to the Weasley family, not to mention now that he had found a good excuse for the children to visit Arthur. Even if the other party had misunderstandings about Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix and had his own motives, Molly didn't intend to argue with Allen at such a time and place. She would do her best to resolve the misunderstanding between them in the future.
However, it was clear that the Weasley children didn't know the details. Molly was used to keeping the adults' affairs from the children and not letting them come into contact with things that she thought were still too early for the children. So after this incident, in addition to the previous series of events, although the adults could still maintain their own judgment, in the hearts of the Weasley children, especially the twins, their superstition towards Dumbledore had dropped to the lowest point. Even Ron, who still hated Allen, agreed with Allen's words and didn't want to refute Allen like usual.
After a long wait, early in the morning, an exhausted Daisy and the therapists pushed out Arthur, whose wounds were wrapped in layers of bandages. Without giving them a chance to exchange greetings, they sent him straight to the ward. The others had no choice but to follow.
"How is he, Miss Harris?" After the therapists left the room, Molly Weasley leaned over and kissed her husband's cheek. She looked at his face worriedly and asked, "He looks very haggard."
Daisy hugged Mrs. Weasley and patted her back comfortingly. "Don't worry, Mrs. Weasley. We've used a special bandage to help him stop the bleeding, but don't take it off. His wounds haven't healed yet. The snake's teeth have a special kind of snake venom that will cause the wounds to continue to open. My mother is brewing a special kind of magic medicine as an antidote, but it will take some time. During this time, Mr. Arthur will need to take a blood tonic every hour. I still have work to do at the Ministry of Magic, so I'll be heading back first." With that, Daisy let go of Mrs. Weasley and left with her Aura bodyguard, Tonks, who was waiting outside the ward, who was assigned to her by the Ministry of Magic.
After a while, Allen spoke from the side. "Mrs. Weasley, I'm very sorry. The Aura searched the entire area. Even though they summoned hellhounds to track it, they couldn't find the snake anywhere. It seems that it disappeared after attacking Mr. Arthur. The Ministry of Magic is too lax in monitoring themselves. I think they need to improve this. "
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