As the flames disappeared, countless arrows flew into the air like a shower, causing a few screams. However, they fell far away from the crowd. Elwyn knew that this was the centaurs' way of mourning. He saw them turn around and disappear into the shade of the trees. The merfolk also slowly sank into the green water and could not be seen anymore.
Dumbledore's funeral was over, and a new chapter had begun!
"We are going to war!" Elwyn stood up and said softly.
At this moment, a loud wail sounded in the clearing. Hagrid finally could not hold it in any longer and cried out, his voice echoing across the lake.
Glop hugged him and cried bitterly.
The crowd walked around them and returned. Elwyn's gaze followed the crowd and landed on the Hogwarts Castle, trying to remember it.
Then, he looked down and saw that Harry had already hugged Ginny and was talking to her in a low voice.
He knew that Harry was bidding farewell to Ginny.
These few days, the two of them had discussed alone and decided to complete the remaining tasks alone. They would leave the Hogwarts and fight against Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. They would destroy the remaining soul vessels and find Slytherin and Hufflepuff's secret treasure key. This was Harry's destiny and Elwyn's mission.
To put it more crudely, it was to save the world of magic!
Although Elwyn did not think of himself as noble, he was definitely doing this.
He and Harry had to do this, but the others did not have to take the risk, even if they did not care.
Elwyn had thought about it. Due to the involvement of the evil gods and ancient wizards, the current situation had become very dangerous. He did not want Hermione, Elaine and the rest to take the risk.
The Hogwarts were about to close, or worse, be taken over by Lord Voldemort.
But they could stay in the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. Sirius, Lupin, and Keresis were still there. During Elwyn's absence, they would protect them.
Or, they could return to Boothbottom with Gabriel. The power of the Lord Voldemort would not seriously affect the operation of the French magic circle for the time being.
If worse came to worst, Elwyn even considered letting Hermione leave England with his parents.
He felt that when he returned this summer, he would personally cast a spell on his parents, and the people of the Order of the Phoenix would send them out.
At that time, Hermione and her parents could also come along.
In recent years, Elwyn's father had also expanded his real estate business in China, and they could go there. It was an area that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters could not touch.
There were two secret magic schools in China, one of which had a history older than the Hogwarts. There were many magic books that could not be found here, and Hermione would definitely be interested.
Elwyn still remembered that a few years ago, Dumbledore had promised to help him get a place as an exchange student, but he did not know if he succeeded.
Beside Harry, Ron still seemed a little dazed and did not stand up from his chair.
He stared at the white grave that suddenly appeared, and his face shrunk into a ball, as if the sun was so bright that he could not open his eyes …
Gabriel's face was full of sparkling tears, but Hermione had stopped crying. She met Elwyn's gaze with a resolute and passionate expression.
"Hermione, I have something to tell you …" Meeting Hermione's gaze, Elwyn said in a very soft voice, "I've discussed it with Harry, and the next adventure must be completed by the two of us. You and Elaine …"
"Of course we will follow you, no matter what danger there is." Hermione paused, and asked, "Elwyn, you're not thinking of leaving me behind, are you? Do you think that if we announce that we have nothing to do with you and Harry, Lord Voldemort will let us go? In fact, when you discussed it with Harry, we also discussed it. Me, Elaine, Ginny, Gabriel, and Ron, we don't care about any danger at all. This is not an adventure that belongs to the two of you. All of us have to fight. "
"But …"
"No matter what happens, I will be by your side." Hermione said resolutely, and suddenly hugged Elwyn tightly.
Elwyn's body suddenly tensed up, and then relaxed again. He sighed softly, and hugged Hermione for a while.
After a long silence, Hermione leaned on Elwyn's body, and whispered in his ear, "Don't leave me behind, Elwyn. I will go with you. I've already thought about it!"
"Okay." Elwyn grunted. He knew that it was impossible to leave Hermione alone.
Previously, he had only thought of the danger, and in order to protect the safety of Hermione and the others, he had not considered their feelings.
Hermione was not just someone who needed protection. She could provide a lot of help.
"Elwyn, Harry!"
Elwyn let go of Hermione, and turned around to see Rufus Scrimgeour limping around the lakeshore with a cane.
"Elwyn, Harry, you two are here. I've always wanted to talk to you. Speaking of which, this is a terrible tragedy. When I heard the news, I was so shocked that I could not describe it. Sigh, Dumbledore is an amazing wizard. We have our differences, you know that, but no one knows him better than I do … "
"What do you want?" said Harry, cutting Scrimgeour short impatiently, directly to the point.
Scrimgeour seemed a little annoyed, but like before, he quickly adjusted his expression to one of sadness and understanding.
"I understand, Harry. You must be in a lot of pain right now," he said. "I know you are very close to Dumbledore, and I think you are probably his favorite student in his life. The relationship between you two is so …"
"What do you want?" Harry asked impatiently again.
Scrimgeour listened, and his body leaned on his cane. He stared at Harry, and his expression became stern.
But very quickly, he regained his previous sad expression, and turned to look at Elwyn.
"I have something to say to the two of you in private. Do you have any objections if you accompany me for a walk?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Minister. Everything we can tell the Ministry has already been conveyed to you by Sirius." Elwyn said, "If you want us to publicly support the work of the Ministry of Magic like you did on Christmas, and tell people that you are doing a good job, that the World of Magic is safe now, or something like that, then we cannot cooperate. In fact, the World of Magic is not safe now. We cannot control the situation, and the war has already begun … "
"I do not deny that there is a war, but the situation is not as bad as you think. We will win, you …"
"We are Dumbledore's people through and through, and we always have been," Harry interrupted, and interrupted Scrimgeour again. "This is what we want to tell you."
Scrimgeour stared at Elwyn and Harry for a long time, and his expression was stern.
Then, Sirius walked over. Seeing him, Scrimgeour turned around without saying a word, and limped away.
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