Unlike the short period of peace in 12th Grimmauld Square, the atmosphere in the magic world was extremely strange.
Ever since Dumbledore's defection from the Hogwarts was announced, there had been no news from the Ministry of Magic or the Daily Prophet.
Foggy seemed to have lost his life's purpose, and did not know what to do.
There was no decisive victory as expected, and the terrible situation did not change. All that was left was trouble.
Umrich's whereabouts were unknown, the Hogwarts' educational reforms had come to a complete halt, the escaped Death Eaters were still on the run, and there were demonstrations every day. The voices of distrust and dissatisfaction grew louder, and many of the controlled dark creatures began to stir.
The werewolves' activities grew more frequent, and not long ago on the night of the full moon, they appeared and attacked a small village.
Many people swore that they had seen vampires near their homes, and had even been bitten in their sleep.
There were also the Dementors, these terrifying monsters did not seem to be completely confined to Azkaban.
Some people even said that they had seen fire dragons and giants near the coast …..
In short, it was a complete mess, and the magic world seemed to have returned to the dark and chaotic middle ages.
Of course, all these added together could not compare to the ridiculous and inconceivable news of the Ministry of Magic going to war with the centaurs.
After Rita Skeeter reported this news, the people became incomparably furious.
They could not believe that with so many problems to solve, Foggy actually wanted to fight the centaurs!
Was he crazy?
In such an atmosphere, 12th Grimmauld Square welcomed an unexpected visitor.
That night, Elwyn and Hermione were sitting around the kitchen table reading as usual, when Harry's head suddenly appeared in a dark green flame.
"Thank God, you two are here!" Harry said, heaving a sigh of relief.
He was looking up from the kitchen fireplace at the long wooden dining table outside, and saw Elwyn and Hermione sitting together.
"Harry!" Hermione immediately stood up from her chair, looking extremely shocked, "What's wrong, are you alright?"
"I'm fine! How are you guys? " Harry said, but he didn't look too good. "I just want to know, um, I mean, I want to talk to Sirius …"
"He's upstairs with Kritcher!" Elwyn said, glancing at Harry. "I'll call him down."
When Elwyn left the kitchen, Hermione knelt in front of the fire.
"Well, where's Elaine?" Harry deliberately asked in a relaxed tone. "Why don't I see her?"
"She's upstairs sleeping!" Hermione said.
"Oh, so you've been staying here since you left school?" Harry said, looking around.
He felt a little nauseous. Using the flying net in this way, after the world spun around, it was as if his head was wrapped in an especially hot scarf.
Also, his knees were starting to hurt from kneeling on the hard stone floor for a long time.
"Yeah, we've been here for a few days and haven't gone anywhere!" Hermione asked. "Harry, how's school?"
"Not so good. After you left, Hogwarts became a mess. The only good news is that Foggy couldn't find Umrich, but he set up a special reform team to be stationed at the school," Harry said. "You might not have guessed …"
"We read the newspaper!" Hermione said quickly. "We know about it."
"Yeah, but you wouldn't have guessed that Malfoy's father is in the team. He was at Hogwarts Hall yesterday morning," Harry said sarcastically. "You and Elwyn should have seen Malfoy's face. He's so proud of himself!"
"In this case, you should abide by the school rules," Hermione said. "You can't give them a reason to cause trouble for you."
"Forget it, Hermione. Even if I don't do anything, they'll still cause trouble for me," Harry said. "I don't want to stay at Hogwarts. Ever since Dumbledore left with you, Foggy and the Ministry of Magic began to interfere with the teaching and management of the school. You have no idea how many special education orders the special reform team has issued in a day. They're no better than Umrich. They even have Slytherin's students to maintain order in the school. They've named it the Special Investigation Team."
"Special Investigation Team?"
"It's said that it was Umrich's idea. She mentioned it in her letter to Foggy. These investigation teams are made up of students trusted by the Ministry of Magic to maintain order among the students and even have the right to deduct points from the prefect."
"That's ridiculous. The prefect system …"
"It exists in name only. This is the current state of Hogwarts. Everything is in chaos." Harry said, an eager expression on his face. "I don't want to stay here. If I go there now, I can …"
"No, Harry!" Hermione hurriedly interrupted him. "You can't leave Hogwarts."
"Harry, I can understand how you feel right now, but you need to stay there." Sirius followed Elwyn into the kitchen and happened to hear this. He also knelt in front of the fireplace like Hermione and said in a soothing tone, "I know it's hard. I'm not teaching you to follow the rules, but you have to learn patience."
"Patience?!" Harry's tone was a little strange as if he was on the verge of exploding. "How long do I have to be patient?!"
"Almost!" Elwyn said.
"All of you leave Hogwarts to join the Order of the Phoenix and leave me here alone …" Harry raised his voice.
"We had no choice but to leave. Besides, you're not the only one left. There's still Ron."
"I had a fight with him last night," Harry said and suddenly fell silent.
"Why?" Hermione looked at him worriedly.
"Because of the D.A. event, after the two of you left, I wanted to reorganize it." Harry sighed. "But the current situation is that some people are willing to continue and some want to quit. After all, the Ministry of Magic has released evidence of Dumbledore's crimes, including the formation of an army. Everyone is very worried …"
"Ron wants to quit?!" Hermione said in surprise. "He won't do that!"
"He didn't say it explicitly, but it's more or less the same. Lavender is very worried. I don't know what I said to him, but he came over and told me that we'd better not do anything for the time being. He also didn't come to the gathering the night before yesterday." Harry said, "And Qiu's friend, the girl named Marietta, seems to be frightened. If she wasn't afraid of the magic left by Elwyn, she would definitely tell on us. When Qiu saw me this time, she kept talking about her. In short, nothing goes well. "
"Will anyone still go to the D.A. gathering?"
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