So far, the Hogwarts's flying network was not under the Ministry of Magic's surveillance, at least not in Dumbledore's office.
Using this fireplace, Foggy and the Ministry of Magic would not know where Elwyn and the others had gone.
As for Lord Voldemort, he had probably sent messengers to contact the giants. They would meet sooner or later, and it would probably be a fierce battle.
The giants were hidden in Sicily, Italy, and it would not be easy to find them.
They lived in a very secluded place, deep in the mountains. It was difficult for ordinary people to enter, at least for humans.
Dumbledore had been there before and could give them directions, so he told Hagrid about it.
In terms of communicating with the giants, Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim were in charge. Elwyn and Sirius were only cooperating. Although they knew it would be difficult to convince the giants, they had to know Dumbledore's attitude and persuade them not to completely turn to Lord Voldemort.
From Elwyn's point of view, this was a journey that was destined to fail from the perspective of persuading the giants.
Lord Voldemort could provide the giants with much more, far more than what Dumbledore could promise, and more attractive.
However, they had to take the initiative to get in touch with the giants and try their best to communicate.
Because the giants were very strong in battle, they were very powerful magical creatures and could not be ignored.
"I hope you can understand that this is a very difficult journey. Not only is the environment terrible, climbing rocks, sleeping in caves, and so on, but you may also encounter Death Eaters at any time and fight with them." Dumbledore said, looking at the four of them. "Communicating with the giants is not a small difficulty. You must be vigilant at all times and not relax!"
"I'm fine!" Maxim said worriedly. "But this child is too young, he can't …"
"I can do it!" said Elwyn hastily.
Except for Elwyn, Dumbledore, and Sirius, they didn't tell anyone else about Elwyn's real purpose this time. Even Hagrid didn't know. Everyone thought that he was going to accompany Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim to find the giants.
For a 13 or 14 year old Magus, this was too dangerous!
After knowing this, Mrs. Maxim had been against it. She didn't know Elwyn well and didn't have confidence in him.
"This journey is indeed unusual. You will face many unimaginable dangers. This will be a great test for Elwyn, but I believe that he will be fine. He has used his past experiences to prove that he is trustworthy." Dumbledore said calmly.
"That's right, I can also prove this point. Elwyn is already an outstanding wizard!" Sirius agreed.
"Wizards can only grow the fastest in life and death battles. A flower in a greenhouse can never shoulder the heavy responsibility." Moody said in a rough voice. He turned around and looked at Elwyn. "I don't know how this kid performed in the past, but the giants are a good opponent. I agree that he should go."
"But …" Mrs. Maxim was still a little hesitant.
"Alright, Orim! Elwyn is indeed a great wizard. We have to admit this! " Said Hagrid, looking at Mrs. Maxim. "He can help a lot if he goes with us. We can't look down on him just because he is young."
After Hagrid finished, Maxim nodded doubtfully and didn't say anything.
"Very well. If there are no other questions, I want to say a few more things about getting rid of the surveillance of the Ministry of Magic and communicating with the giants. There are a few things that we must pay attention to." Dumbledore continued, "Elwyn, you can go to Mrs. Maxim's office and wait for them. Nico is already there. He has something to say to you."
Elwyn nodded and glanced at the five of them. He then turned around and walked to the fireplace.
A green flame flashed. After a moment of dizziness, he was the first one to come out of the exquisite fireplace in Boosbottom Castle.
This was Mrs. Maxim's office. It was located at the top of Boosbottom Castle. It was well-lit.
Just like the main building of Boosbottom Castle, everything was surrounded by gold and red. The decorations inside were also very luxurious.
The whole room was divided into two floors. The two huge stone pillars at the innermost side were carved into the shapes of two young witches. They looked very pretty. They were holding two magic wands in their hands and crossed each other. Starlight flashed on the dome in the middle from time to time.
Mrs. Maxim's desk was below the curtain. The desk was full of thick documents.
The desk and the chair behind it were much bigger than normal. They were specially made according to Mrs. Maxim's figure.
On the right side of the room, there was a staircase leading upward. On the upper floor, there were rows of summer vacation rooms and a small tea room.
An old man in a dark gold wizard robe was sitting at the tea table. In front of him was a cake and a cup of hot coffee.
"Good morning, Elwyn. It's nice to meet you!" Nico Lemour said with a smile and looked up at Elwyn.
"Hello, Professor Lemour!" Elwyn replied respectfully. He looked around.
"I had a feeling that we would meet again when we separated last year, but I didn't expect it would be so soon!" Lemour said and walked down from the stairs. "Yes, Albus told me everything. We have a special way of contacting each other. How have you been in the past year? How much progress have you made with the alchemy I taught you? "
"I'm still learning the ancient magic text. I also read some basic alchemy knowledge," Elwyn said embarrassedly.
His progress in this area was indeed not fast. In the past year, it had taken him a lot of time just to understand the meaning of the messy ancient magic text, not to mention the actual alchemy operation. He had not even started at all.
"It took me fifty years to understand what the text said. You've done a good job. I always believe that you will achieve more in the future than I will," Lemour said. "But the current situation is unusual. If possible, I hope you can hurry up and go to Egypt as soon as possible. It will be very helpful for you to master alchemy. I heard Albus talking about those monsters. I'm very worried … "
"I plan to go this summer. Professor, what's worrying you?" Elwyn asked. He was curious about what Lemour wanted to tell him.
"Six hundred years ago, when I was still a student, there was a fanatical religious organization in the magic world. It was founded by a group of wizards who graduated from Hogwarts Ravenclaw Academy. They worshiped the Goddess of War, Kerrigan …"
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