The day began with a fierce quarrel between Sirius and Harry.
Elwyn, Hermione and Elaine stayed in the room to give Sirius and Harry space to talk, but when there was a loud crash downstairs, the three of them had no choice but to go down!
Elwyn walked down the stairs, only to see a corner of Sirius's cloak disappear by the door, and then the door was slammed shut. Because of the force, the sleeping Mrs. Blake was woken up, and her shrill screams echoed through the house.
"Quiet!" Elwyn walked over quickly and cast a powerful stun spell on the old woman in the portrait.
Then, he quickly drew the curtains, and the whole house suddenly fell into a terrible silence.
The kitchen was a mess. The chairs had fallen to the ground, and the house-elf Kritcher and Dobby were nowhere to be seen. It seemed that a fight had just taken place. Harry stood there with his wand in his hand, trembling with anger.
"Harry, you used magic on Sirius?" Hermione asked in disbelief.
"He deserved it!" Harry said to Hermione sternly. "Don't look at me like that!"
"Enough, Harry, are you going to start fighting with her?" Elwyn asked.
"No, no, we can't fight," Hermione said sadly, and walked between the two of them.
"Fighting is wrong," Elaine said calmly, and directly jumped onto the table.
"What the hell is going on?"
"He still treats me like a child, and doesn't let me participate in anything, not even to save Ron..." Harry was silent for a moment, and then continued, "He clearly said many times before that he wanted me to participate in the action, and that he would take me to adventure with him, but it was all a lie. He is a complete liar. I asked him, if he was captured by the Lord Voldemort, would my father just stand by and watch? "
"I don't think so." Elwyn picked up the chair and let Elaine get down from the table. He then looked up at Harry and said sternly, "Also, don't mention that name. Do you still remember, that name was enchanted? The moment we said it, he would sense it. Even though the Darklord might not be able to see this house, he should already know that someone has mentioned his name near Grimmauld Square. Many Death Eaters know that this is the old house of the Blake family. They will soon link this place to us and know that the four of us are hiding here. "
"I don't want to hide anymore!" Harry said hatefully, as if he did not care that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters might already know where they were hiding. "Since my dad can save Sirius, why can't I save Ron?! Does he think I'm a coward who is afraid of death?! "
"We all know you're not..."
"But I'm playing this role. It was like this before, and it's still like this now. I've always been a role protected by others. Others can sacrifice themselves for me, but I can only watch from the sidelines." Harry said, "I've had enough. I don't need Sirius, I don't need the Order of the Phoenix. I will save Ron myself."
"What are you going to do? Fight against nearly a hundred Death Eaters alone? "
"You don't even know where the Malfoy Manor is."
"There will be a way." Harry said.
"What we need now is time, Harry, and not to fight the Darklord head-on. We have no chance of winning. We've talked about this many times before, you should know this very well." Elwyn changed his tone and tried to persuade Harry. "You're asked to stay here and be protected because you're important enough. Because only you can defeat the Darklord. No one can replace you. But now is not the time for the final battle. We still have a lot of things to do, such as deciphering the secrets of the gold cup and the title deed, and the relics left behind by Dumbledore. "
"Are these things more important than Ron's safety?"
"I think so." Elwyn said quickly and firmly, "We can't save someone just because he's been captured. There are many things more important than a person's life. Dumbledore taught us this. Harry, death is not the most terrible thing. What's more, if Ron really has a soul tool, then they won't kill him. The Order of the Phoenix will find a way to save Ron. His life won't be in danger. "
"Just like what Sirius said, this is your opinion. It's really safe to do nothing here and wait for the Order of the Phoenix to save Ron..." Harry said with a hint of ridicule in his tone.
He looked down at his feet and thought about his father.
What would Jaime do in such a situation? Would he hide in this old house forever? Would he disregard the safety of his friends for more important things, for greater benefits, and to protect himself?
Would Jaime do this? Would he be more rational or act on his emotions?
Then, Harry seemed to have gotten the answer.
He quickly raised his head and said, "I'm going back to the house. If there's any news, remember to tell me."
Harry walked out of the kitchen and heard Harry's heavy footsteps in the corridor.
Hermione looked a little uneasy, as if she wanted to say something.
"Let him be alone for a while. It's good for him." Elwyn sighed and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll ask Kritcher and Dobby to come out. By the way, I'm going to the library to look for information later to see if the ancestors of the Blake family left any information about the home of the house-elf. Hermione, are you coming with me? "
"Well, I want to find a few maps of ancient Greece!" Hermione said.
"I'm not going. I'm going back to catch up on my sleep. Call me when it's lunchtime!" Elaine said lazily.
Because of Harry's absence and Sirius's sudden departure, the entire breakfast passed in a dull atmosphere.
Elwyn ate two mouthfuls of bread and stopped. He asked the house-elf Dobby to bring some food up to Harry while he flipped through today's Daily Prophet. There was still a lot of news in the newspaper. For example, on the front page, there were wanted photos of Elwyn, Harry, Hermione, Sirius, and other members of the Order of the Phoenix.
The excuse for the arrest of Elwyn and Harry was also outrageous. It was actually to investigate the death of Albus Dumbledore.
This was no doubt infuriating. The new Ministry of Magic was distorting the truth. They tried to accuse Elwyn and Harry of being the murderers of Dumbledore, but as Sirius said last night, the wizards were puzzled by the news of Dumbledore's sudden death. People wanted to know the truth, and the fact that the Daily Prophet was able to publish this information showed that the coup was smooth and almost silent.
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