Elwyn was carefully combing through all the information he could find about Gringotts. He was going to take the Golden Goblet after Bill and Hibiscus Chinensis's wedding.
Hermione sat on the bed not far from him, flipping through the latest newspaper.
This summer vacation, the two families spent together.
They were currently in an old English manor in Derbyshire. Elwyn, Hermione and their parents spent almost the entire holiday here.
This was Elwyn's own manor, located in the famous Peak District National Park.
It was said that this used to be the mansion of a certain Duke of Muggle in history. The decorations were very grand, retaining the architectural style of the 16th century. There were many items left from that era. Elwyn checked, there was no magical aura.
This was like the other Muggle manors scattered in the Peak District National Park. It was low-key and luxurious, far away from the world of magic. Other than the regular Muggle tourists who came to visit with great interest, no wizards would be interested in coming here.
As a temporary hiding place and holiday spot, it was very suitable.
With the help of the Order of the Phoenix, Elwyn and Hermione fetched their parents almost as soon as they got home.
Elwyn knew that he was a big target, especially after he showed off the Twin Serpent Sceptre in front of so many people. Presumably, the Lord Voldemort already knew about it.
He would not foolishly stay at home and wait for a bunch of Death Eaters to come to him.
Mason and his wife had always wanted to bring Elwyn on a holiday. This time, Elwyn agreed to their request and also invited Hermione and the Granger couple.
In the past few years, Ivan had rarely stayed at home during his holidays. In order not to have any regrets, he wanted to accompany his parents.
Perhaps, this might be his last summer holiday.
Overall, this holiday was quite enjoyable.
At the beginning of the holiday, Elwyn invited Elaine, Ron, Ginny, and Gabri to come with him. The six of them toured the entire Peak District National Park.
Then, a few days ago, except for Elwyn and Hermione, the others had all returned to the Burrow to prepare for the wedding of Harry and Bill and Hibiscus Chinensis, as well as for Elwyn and Hermione to say goodbye to their parents.
After a few days, Elwyn planned to cast the spell on them according to his original plan.
His parents were going to China, where they had investments, while Hermione's parents were going to Australia …
This was to protect them. Under the effect of magic, they would not think of Elwyn and Hermione. If something happened to them, they would not be in so much pain.
This arrangement sounded inexplicably sad, but it was the last resort. Muggle could not integrate into the magic world like wizards, and Elwyn and Hermione's parents could not join the Order of the Phoenix to fight like Weasley and his wife, so they had to leave the country temporarily.
Under the shadow of the impending war, many people were fleeing England.
Elwyn hoped that he could stop the crazy Lord Voldemort from summoning the evil god. Otherwise, people would not flee the world like the ancient warlocks thousands of years ago …
"When are we going to pick up Harry?" Hermione suddenly asked.
"Next week, the day Harry comes of age. The magic his mother left in his blood will be ineffective then," said Elwyn, looking up at Hermione.
Adults could do many things. Hermione was already an adult, but Elwyn still had to wait for half a year.
According to the plan made by Sirius and Moody, they had to pick up Harry on his birthday and escort him to the Burrow. There would be a fierce battle then.
Not long after the holidays began, or more accurately, after the Ministry of Magic sentenced all the Death Eaters who broke into the Hogwarts that night, Azkaban fell again. All the Death Eaters imprisoned there were rescued.
The laws of the Ministry of Magic were too merciful to these evil Death Eaters.
Rufus Scrimgeour had no choice. He wanted to authorize the Auras to take extreme measures against the Death Eaters, but the law had not been passed until now.
In a sense, the Ministry of Magic had already fallen into enemy hands.
No one knew how many Death Eaters, officials controlled by the Soul Snatching Curse, and wizards who supported Lord Voldemort. They were not trustworthy at all.
The Order of the Phoenix could only rely on themselves. Sirius had repeatedly told them to protect themselves and use extreme magic when necessary...
The best assumption was that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters did not know when Harry would be transferred. The Order of the Phoenix had also spread fake news, hoping to deceive them. But Elwyn knew that this was unlikely. With Snape around, and Harry's transfer plan was left behind by Dumbledore before he left, it was impossible for them not to know.
What they had to do now was to prepare for battle.
But Elwyn did not want Hermione to be too nervous. She had been in low spirits for the past few days because she was about to part ways with her parents. Elwyn did not continue the topic. He asked, "Is there any news in the newspaper?"
"Well, Muggle Research Professor Caredy Bubagi resigned. That's strange, isn't it?" Hermione said as she flipped the thick newspaper to one of the pages. "I remember she wrote an article a few days ago, condemning Voldemort's pure-blood theory. She said she wanted to stay in the Hogwarts, but now she suddenly resigned!"
She did not dare mention Lord Voldemort's name because Elwyn was sure that Lord Voldemort had cast a spell on his name. If she mentioned it, he would sense it.
He had used this spell before, and now it was working again.
Suddenly disappearing was not good news.
Elwyn did not want to continue the discussion. Disappearing was too sensitive a topic, especially when it happened to someone they knew. Elwyn had not attended Bubagi's class, but no matter how he thought about it, the poor professor probably did not have a good ending. She did not realize the nature of the matter.
The current situation was not a theoretical dispute. It was not wise to openly express one's love for Muggle and oppose Lord Voldemort without any protective measures …
"Is there any other news?" Elwyn said vaguely. He wanted to avoid death.
"No, the Ministry of Magic is still doing the same thing, telling everyone that it's safe at the moment, but they can't even find the shadow of the Death Eaters." Hermione said, "The rest of the articles are related to Dumbledore. People are missing him. Here's an obituary written by his good friend, Eifeas Dorji. I think it's very well written. Do you want me to read it to you?"
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